5th sin - [action]

[shiningbinds]

[Kratos is met with confusion when he awakens in the forest, clad in only the white pants and shoes given to men who arrive in Luceti.

What happened? He doesn't remember. There was the draft... both him and Yuan had fallen ill... but what after that? Nothing. Had he been killed? He's out here like this, so it was a possibility. Or was it? He has no recollection of being killed. So maybe--

--maybe he had been. As Kratos props himself up, he quickly realizes that he can't feel the ground beneath him. Shock floods him, and he shakily stands up. When he has to lean against a tree for a moment, he notices that he can't feel the bark, either.

He had been struck down. He doesn't remember it, but it had happened. And the penalty appears to be his ability to use his sense of touch.

It's disgustingly fitting, considering how many Chosen Ones he had led to become the exact same way.

The man allows himself to let the shock pass a bit before making his way back to House Eight. One may bump into him as he makes this journey, but while he'll be polite, he'll also act very rushed.]

[Yuan Only]

[After Kratos returns to House Eight and fixes himself up, he'll see if Yuan is actually home. He's probably caused the man... concern? Frustration? Who knows, with how complicated their friendship is at the moment. Either way, he should make his return known to the other man.]

Yuan?

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[childofthefullmoon]

[Estelle is walking through town when she notices someone familiar in new feather pants. She blinks and immediately goes towards Kratos.]

Kratos? Are you all right?

[It's been a while since she saw him, although she did catch a glimpse of him among the other draftees. But... the fact that he's in new feather pants isn't usually a good thing.]

[Action]

[drawnbythesword]

[Asbel spotted the man while he was traveling through on his own errands. At first, he pauses and stares from a distance while the man drew closer. He seemed familiar. That long messy mop of auburn hair and blank expression seemed so familiar to him...

...And then it hit him. Of course. This was... that man from the draft. The one he had to kill. So he was a resident of Luceti. He must've been brought back then. He couldn't hold the man's actions against him. It wasn't his fault, after all. The virus had driven him to that primal, almost beast-like state. And if he was back, it must have cost him something in return.

In a way, Asbel felt responsible. No... He was responsible for this man's death, regardless of the circumstances. The least he could do was try to be hospitable, despite whether the man recognized him or not.

He jogs up to Kratos now.]

Ah, hey! Are you alright?

[House 8 action]

[fortunefail]

[Normally, Yuan would've emerged from his room the moment Kratos stepped through the front door, but he's a bit preoccupied. That is, he's fast asleep. While his schedule is still a bit off, just as it was before the draft, he's found that he no longer lies awake for hours on end. When he does sleep, he has a perfectly good night's rest. Or afternoon's rest, as it is in this case. Whatever it was that had caused his insomnia over the past half year, it's gone. Now it's just a matter of going to bed at the right hours.

Kratos can find him in his room, fully clothed but out like a light.]

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[It takes Emil a moment to even realize that this is Kratos, given the fact that he's currently clothed in New Feather pants rather than his usual outfit. But people don't usually come back from kidnappings dressed like that, do they? Something else must've happened to him.]

... Kratos? Are you okay?

[noexit]

[Misato was on her way to work when she saw Kratos up ahead, and she decides it doesn't matter if she runs a little late. She bustles up to him.]

Kratos... You look a little under-dressed for the weather. [Words that should be joking, but she says it in all seriousness. Had he been kidnapped by the Malnosso? He looks unhurt, but...]