((K'airos' character is going to walk out of this thread and into this scene))
(K'hai Tia) Luha, you there?
(K'luha Haaz) K'luha laid shakily on the inn room bed. She'd gone and locked the door and wasn't planning on opening it. Her mind had been racing so much it had turned to an absolute blank. She remained still and unresponsive to K'ahi laying with her back to the door.
(K'hai Tia) *stronger knock*
(K'luha Haaz) Luha remained the same despitethe louder knocking.
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos walks in a straight line across the hallway, stopping at each door, staring at its number for a moment before continuing and walking into K'hai's personal space.
(K'airos Thalen) "Oh! I'm sorry!"
(K'hai Tia) *turns to K'airos* Well well. Hello there *gives a big grin*
(K'airos Thalen) The sight of that grin made her shrink, figuratively, dropping her ears and tail. It's like she was about to run away. "I'm sorry! I didn't see you there and I'm looking for someone...!" She paused, ears twitching. "Wait, don't I know you?"
(K'hai Tia) Of course you do. And I see you are still as short as ever K'airos. It's me. K'hai.
(K'airos Thalen) "K'hai?" The name came out of her mouth like a thin line. "You mean...K'hai! K'HAI!" she shouts and immediately forgets all about social protocols and lunges to hug him.
(K'hai Tia) *picks her up and swings her around* good to see you kiddo.
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos realizes what's going on and becomes visibly ashamed. She mumbles: "I...well...in the...it's good to see you, too! What are you doing here? How's the tribe? OH! Are you with K'luha?" Her words speed up as she speaks.
(K'hai Tia) I don't know the state of the tribe. I've only just returned... as for Luha, she is in here. I failed in honoring her request. *he staggers a bit from obvious dizzyness*
(K'airos Thalen) "She is? I was told she's around and that she needed help with some food. Is this her room?"
(K'hai Tia) I assume so. I tracked her scent here. As for the food. K'ile broke into the outsiders storage place, with a little help from me. Up to him to retrieve his food.
(K'airos Thalen) "What? That's illegal! He can't do that!"
(K'hai Tia) Hmph he wouldn't go back to the tribe camp as told. Seems my niece did something foolish and he said he doesn't care about her.
(K'airos Thalen) "I'm...not sure what that's about, but let's find K'luha. Are you sure she's in the room?"
(K'hai Tia) Her scent is definitely in there.
(K'hai Tia) But she wont open.
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos tries knocking on the door herself. She's much less loud than K'hai was previously. "K'luha! If you are there and alive, say something!"
(K'hai Tia) *looks down at K'airos* I could always break the door down if she doesn't answer.
(K'luha Haaz) K'luha was still sitting quietly on the bed, her back to the door. She didn't want to move. It was difficult to even think about answering but eventually she lifts her head lightly and blinks wearily at the door.
(K'airos Thalen) "I'm sure you could!" she answers, staring up at K'hai with a strange look. Probably imagining him kicking the door down and being all the more handsome for it. She quickly snaps out of it by shaking her head. "But we could get the key from the innkeep. Less violent and less legally grey!"
(K'hai Tia) Hmm alright. Lets knock one more time.
(K'airos Thalen) She knocks on the door three times. "It's me! K'airos! And K'hai's here too!"
(K'luha Haaz) K'luha lifted her head further and rubbs her forehead. Someone at the door? She slowly and shakily stood before limping over to the door and opening it faintly. "Who...?" She squints outside with hazy eyes, looking hopefully for K'ile but somehow knowing it wouldn't be him.
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos hops in place as soon as she sees K'luha taking a peek. "K'luha!" she exclaims, clapping her hands together.
K'luha Haaz) K'luha blinks at K'airos, confused at what she saw.
(K'hai Tia) *kneels* I am sorry sister. I failed in your request to send him back. He declared he does not care about your daughter.
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos doesn't stop her nervous hoping. "K'ailia's here too?"
(K'luha Haaz) K'luha looks to K'ahi, her ears flatenning against her head. Ghosts, she was looking at dead people. It couldn't but, and yet K'airos was there. And her dead brother too. K'luha turned a further pale shade and began shivering. "N-no... y-you're wrong..."
(K'hai Tia) I await your pummeling. He would not return to the camp. Instead he wanted his food back. So I helped him get into that building. *braced himself to be pummeled*
(K'airos Thalen) "Luha, are you feeling well? You look...pale!" She stops hoping, at last. "Don't worry about K'ile! I'm sure he's fine and didn't mean what he said!"
(K'luha Haaz) K'luha still shivered while she stood, paling further. He went to get his food back? Hadn't she told him not to? Her eyes looked over to K'airos, dialating and fearful. "He's..."
(K'airos Thalen) "Fine!" the young woman completed Luha's sentence. "I'm sure he's fine! Does he still have that smelling sense? I'm sure he could pinpoint every guard's location within a malm with his eyes closed and a big wespe buzzing next to him!"
(K'hai Tia) And he had my help getting in. It's quite amuzing seeing a guard dancing around trying to get away from a swarm of captured gnats.
(K'luha Haaz) "H-he's... I-i told him not to..." K'luha whimpers and stumbles backwards a bit. "Why...? I-i can't..."
(K'hai Tia) Sister, your hip. Be careful.
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos walks into the room. "Are you...?" Her ears drop at K'hai's words. "You are wounded!"
(K'hai Tia) *also walks in, worry on his face for K'luha*
(K'luha Haaz) Stumbled backwards again trying to get away from the two ghosts. Why did K'ile always run off and get hurt? Why couldn't he just stay with her for once? Luha stumbles further backwards and tripped over her satchel, landing hard on her back.
(K'hai Tia) *rushes over to make sure she did not injure herself any further*
(K'hai Tia) Do you need a healer?
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos holds her hands together a few ilms in front of her chest, only the tip of her fingers meeting with each other. She looks down, worried at K'luha.
(K'luha Haaz) "S-stop it!" Luha yelped, cringing away from K'hai and grabbing her painful hip. "I c-can't! T-this... g-go away! Y-you're both dead and you have been for five years! D-don't just show up like this on me!"
(K'hai Tia) *Sad look* What has happened...? *looks over at K'airos* Should I find a healer for sister?
(K'airos Thalen) "I don't know!" she says, and then looks at K'luha without a clue on what to do. "Did you see a healer?"
(K'luha Haaz) "Stop just... stop it... if he didn't go home, where is K'ile?" Luha mutters shakily, forcing her panicked stare to the ground.
(K'hai Tia) *looks back at K'luha* He was obsessed with some stolen food. So I assisted him in getting into that storage place. He also forbade me from taking you home without his permission, as though you were his property.
(K'hai Tia) Where he is now, I cannot say.
(K'airos Thalen) "Ah! Where was this place? I can see if he got away or not!"
(K'hai Tia) It is in that market place.
K'luha Haaz) Luha snapped her head back at K'hai, fury in her eye along with panic. "And you just LET him go? What's WRONG with you!? Did you forget your sense with your sickness!?" She snaps ferally. Luha turns her head back to the ground. She pauses and looks up to K'airos. "Airos... aren't you dead too...?"
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos simles at that, closing her eyes in amusement. "It seems everyone thinks that!" She shakes her head. "I'm alive, though! The Flames gave me for dead but Aijeen found me and nursed me back to health! So I'm not surprised everyone thinks I'm dead..."
(K'hai Tia) *looks back to K'luha* Fool, do you not think I tried to get him to return home? He refused. He said he does not care about your daughter. Family, no matter their judgement, is still family and should never be spoken of so poorly.
(K'luha Haaz) "Aijeen...?" Luha shivers again and looks to the floor. "This is... I c-cannot even begin to process any of this..."
(K'hai Tia) *Stands slowly, muscles flexing* So be it. I will go home and see to your daughter. Unless you request my aid further.
(K'luha Haaz) Luha looks furiously to K'hai and snarls. "You will do no such a thing! You ABANDONED K'ile to Ul'dah when you should know better than to leave family behind!" Luha actually snarls at K'hai before looking back to K'airos.
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos jumps in place. "You can't go anywhere! You have to show me where K'ile was, and then the three of us can go help him!"
(K'hai Tia) *low deep growl* First off, I did not abandon him. He is obsessed with food. Food we could easily get plenty of on the way home. *Looks to K'airos* But since you would like to save him, I will gladly show you.
(K'luha Haaz) "Because the tribe is starving to death you idiot! You've been dead for five years! Don't talk about shit you know nothing of!" Luha hisses at her brother.
(K'hai Tia) I still care for family. And never would I say I don't care for your daughter, even if she did make a mistake. But since you too wish to find the fool, I will let you ride on my back. You should not be walking.
(K'luha Haaz) "You obviously DON'T care for family K'hai, because K'ile is also our family! Or did you forget that?"
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos places her hands forward, showing her palms to both of them. "Let's...let's calm down! We find K'ile first and then I can help you all with the food issue!"
(K'hai Tia) *looks to K'airos* The girl is right. We will find the fool, then take care of whatever business is needing done, then get home. Sooner we are away from outsiders. The better.
(K'luha Haaz) Luha looks furiously at K'hai and uses the wall behind her to get to her feet. She hobbles painfully across the room, using the wall to balance herself.
(K'airos Thalen) She is saddened of hearing that. "But we have so much to catch up to..." she mumbles, following with her gaze at the angry K'luha. "Ah! If...K'hai can't help you move, maybe I can?"
(K'luha Haaz) "I'm not going to be helped by dead people or imposters or people who forget what family means." Luha snaps, limping out of the room and down the hallway.
(K'airos Thalen) "But...Luha! I didn't know!" she shouts before running behind her.
(K'hai Tia) Has the world gone crazy since I left?
(K'airos Thalen) "Wait!" K'airos shouts. "I thought the tribe had died and scattered after the Calamity! But then I found an article, and then I found...ah...I found..." she strumbles with her own words, as if she was physically uncapable to say what she wants. "...and then K'hai! I just found out!" she finishes after a pause.
(K'hai Tia) Luha, you there?
(K'luha Haaz) K'luha laid shakily on the inn room bed. She'd gone and locked the door and wasn't planning on opening it. Her mind had been racing so much it had turned to an absolute blank. She remained still and unresponsive to K'ahi laying with her back to the door.
(K'hai Tia) *stronger knock*
(K'luha Haaz) Luha remained the same despitethe louder knocking.
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos walks in a straight line across the hallway, stopping at each door, staring at its number for a moment before continuing and walking into K'hai's personal space.
(K'airos Thalen) "Oh! I'm sorry!"
(K'hai Tia) *turns to K'airos* Well well. Hello there *gives a big grin*
(K'airos Thalen) The sight of that grin made her shrink, figuratively, dropping her ears and tail. It's like she was about to run away. "I'm sorry! I didn't see you there and I'm looking for someone...!" She paused, ears twitching. "Wait, don't I know you?"
(K'hai Tia) Of course you do. And I see you are still as short as ever K'airos. It's me. K'hai.
(K'airos Thalen) "K'hai?" The name came out of her mouth like a thin line. "You mean...K'hai! K'HAI!" she shouts and immediately forgets all about social protocols and lunges to hug him.
(K'hai Tia) *picks her up and swings her around* good to see you kiddo.
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos realizes what's going on and becomes visibly ashamed. She mumbles: "I...well...in the...it's good to see you, too! What are you doing here? How's the tribe? OH! Are you with K'luha?" Her words speed up as she speaks.
(K'hai Tia) I don't know the state of the tribe. I've only just returned... as for Luha, she is in here. I failed in honoring her request. *he staggers a bit from obvious dizzyness*
(K'airos Thalen) "She is? I was told she's around and that she needed help with some food. Is this her room?"
(K'hai Tia) I assume so. I tracked her scent here. As for the food. K'ile broke into the outsiders storage place, with a little help from me. Up to him to retrieve his food.
(K'airos Thalen) "What? That's illegal! He can't do that!"
(K'hai Tia) Hmph he wouldn't go back to the tribe camp as told. Seems my niece did something foolish and he said he doesn't care about her.
(K'airos Thalen) "I'm...not sure what that's about, but let's find K'luha. Are you sure she's in the room?"
(K'hai Tia) Her scent is definitely in there.
(K'hai Tia) But she wont open.
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos tries knocking on the door herself. She's much less loud than K'hai was previously. "K'luha! If you are there and alive, say something!"
(K'hai Tia) *looks down at K'airos* I could always break the door down if she doesn't answer.
(K'luha Haaz) K'luha was still sitting quietly on the bed, her back to the door. She didn't want to move. It was difficult to even think about answering but eventually she lifts her head lightly and blinks wearily at the door.
(K'airos Thalen) "I'm sure you could!" she answers, staring up at K'hai with a strange look. Probably imagining him kicking the door down and being all the more handsome for it. She quickly snaps out of it by shaking her head. "But we could get the key from the innkeep. Less violent and less legally grey!"
(K'hai Tia) Hmm alright. Lets knock one more time.
(K'airos Thalen) She knocks on the door three times. "It's me! K'airos! And K'hai's here too!"
(K'luha Haaz) K'luha lifted her head further and rubbs her forehead. Someone at the door? She slowly and shakily stood before limping over to the door and opening it faintly. "Who...?" She squints outside with hazy eyes, looking hopefully for K'ile but somehow knowing it wouldn't be him.
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos hops in place as soon as she sees K'luha taking a peek. "K'luha!" she exclaims, clapping her hands together.
K'luha Haaz) K'luha blinks at K'airos, confused at what she saw.
(K'hai Tia) *kneels* I am sorry sister. I failed in your request to send him back. He declared he does not care about your daughter.
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos doesn't stop her nervous hoping. "K'ailia's here too?"
(K'luha Haaz) K'luha looks to K'ahi, her ears flatenning against her head. Ghosts, she was looking at dead people. It couldn't but, and yet K'airos was there. And her dead brother too. K'luha turned a further pale shade and began shivering. "N-no... y-you're wrong..."
(K'hai Tia) I await your pummeling. He would not return to the camp. Instead he wanted his food back. So I helped him get into that building. *braced himself to be pummeled*
(K'airos Thalen) "Luha, are you feeling well? You look...pale!" She stops hoping, at last. "Don't worry about K'ile! I'm sure he's fine and didn't mean what he said!"
(K'luha Haaz) K'luha still shivered while she stood, paling further. He went to get his food back? Hadn't she told him not to? Her eyes looked over to K'airos, dialating and fearful. "He's..."
(K'airos Thalen) "Fine!" the young woman completed Luha's sentence. "I'm sure he's fine! Does he still have that smelling sense? I'm sure he could pinpoint every guard's location within a malm with his eyes closed and a big wespe buzzing next to him!"
(K'hai Tia) And he had my help getting in. It's quite amuzing seeing a guard dancing around trying to get away from a swarm of captured gnats.
(K'luha Haaz) "H-he's... I-i told him not to..." K'luha whimpers and stumbles backwards a bit. "Why...? I-i can't..."
(K'hai Tia) Sister, your hip. Be careful.
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos walks into the room. "Are you...?" Her ears drop at K'hai's words. "You are wounded!"
(K'hai Tia) *also walks in, worry on his face for K'luha*
(K'luha Haaz) Stumbled backwards again trying to get away from the two ghosts. Why did K'ile always run off and get hurt? Why couldn't he just stay with her for once? Luha stumbles further backwards and tripped over her satchel, landing hard on her back.
(K'hai Tia) *rushes over to make sure she did not injure herself any further*
(K'hai Tia) Do you need a healer?
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos holds her hands together a few ilms in front of her chest, only the tip of her fingers meeting with each other. She looks down, worried at K'luha.
(K'luha Haaz) "S-stop it!" Luha yelped, cringing away from K'hai and grabbing her painful hip. "I c-can't! T-this... g-go away! Y-you're both dead and you have been for five years! D-don't just show up like this on me!"
(K'hai Tia) *Sad look* What has happened...? *looks over at K'airos* Should I find a healer for sister?
(K'airos Thalen) "I don't know!" she says, and then looks at K'luha without a clue on what to do. "Did you see a healer?"
(K'luha Haaz) "Stop just... stop it... if he didn't go home, where is K'ile?" Luha mutters shakily, forcing her panicked stare to the ground.
(K'hai Tia) *looks back at K'luha* He was obsessed with some stolen food. So I assisted him in getting into that storage place. He also forbade me from taking you home without his permission, as though you were his property.
(K'hai Tia) Where he is now, I cannot say.
(K'airos Thalen) "Ah! Where was this place? I can see if he got away or not!"
(K'hai Tia) It is in that market place.
K'luha Haaz) Luha snapped her head back at K'hai, fury in her eye along with panic. "And you just LET him go? What's WRONG with you!? Did you forget your sense with your sickness!?" She snaps ferally. Luha turns her head back to the ground. She pauses and looks up to K'airos. "Airos... aren't you dead too...?"
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos simles at that, closing her eyes in amusement. "It seems everyone thinks that!" She shakes her head. "I'm alive, though! The Flames gave me for dead but Aijeen found me and nursed me back to health! So I'm not surprised everyone thinks I'm dead..."
(K'hai Tia) *looks back to K'luha* Fool, do you not think I tried to get him to return home? He refused. He said he does not care about your daughter. Family, no matter their judgement, is still family and should never be spoken of so poorly.
(K'luha Haaz) "Aijeen...?" Luha shivers again and looks to the floor. "This is... I c-cannot even begin to process any of this..."
(K'hai Tia) *Stands slowly, muscles flexing* So be it. I will go home and see to your daughter. Unless you request my aid further.
(K'luha Haaz) Luha looks furiously to K'hai and snarls. "You will do no such a thing! You ABANDONED K'ile to Ul'dah when you should know better than to leave family behind!" Luha actually snarls at K'hai before looking back to K'airos.
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos jumps in place. "You can't go anywhere! You have to show me where K'ile was, and then the three of us can go help him!"
(K'hai Tia) *low deep growl* First off, I did not abandon him. He is obsessed with food. Food we could easily get plenty of on the way home. *Looks to K'airos* But since you would like to save him, I will gladly show you.
(K'luha Haaz) "Because the tribe is starving to death you idiot! You've been dead for five years! Don't talk about shit you know nothing of!" Luha hisses at her brother.
(K'hai Tia) I still care for family. And never would I say I don't care for your daughter, even if she did make a mistake. But since you too wish to find the fool, I will let you ride on my back. You should not be walking.
(K'luha Haaz) "You obviously DON'T care for family K'hai, because K'ile is also our family! Or did you forget that?"
(K'airos Thalen) K'airos places her hands forward, showing her palms to both of them. "Let's...let's calm down! We find K'ile first and then I can help you all with the food issue!"
(K'hai Tia) *looks to K'airos* The girl is right. We will find the fool, then take care of whatever business is needing done, then get home. Sooner we are away from outsiders. The better.
(K'luha Haaz) Luha looks furiously at K'hai and uses the wall behind her to get to her feet. She hobbles painfully across the room, using the wall to balance herself.
(K'airos Thalen) She is saddened of hearing that. "But we have so much to catch up to..." she mumbles, following with her gaze at the angry K'luha. "Ah! If...K'hai can't help you move, maybe I can?"
(K'luha Haaz) "I'm not going to be helped by dead people or imposters or people who forget what family means." Luha snaps, limping out of the room and down the hallway.
(K'airos Thalen) "But...Luha! I didn't know!" she shouts before running behind her.
(K'hai Tia) Has the world gone crazy since I left?
(K'airos Thalen) "Wait!" K'airos shouts. "I thought the tribe had died and scattered after the Calamity! But then I found an article, and then I found...ah...I found..." she strumbles with her own words, as if she was physically uncapable to say what she wants. "...and then K'hai! I just found out!" she finishes after a pause.
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