catch-all - Rapunzel

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[okitactless]

[Quickly, he shakes his head, pulling off his haori to wrap around her shoulders. "Something stupid" is definitely a cause for concern, but that can wait until he's sure she's alright. It's worrying to see her like this, but he hasn't the slightest idea how to help.]

What do you need? What can I do?

[hairbrain]

I... I'm fine. I just need time.

[ and painkillers??? but she clutches the haori a little tighter around her shoulders. ]

Just... don't go into the hedge maze, okay? No matter what you do.

[okitactless]

[Alas, Yasusada doesn't know what painkillers are... and he's decided that oil hands are less important than comfort, so he sits down, carefully putting a gentle hand on her back.]

Can you tell me what happened?

[hairbrain]

[ neither does she.... ]

I went into hedge maze --- and I saw her. Gothel. [ yams can probably guess from context that gothel was the woman who'd kidnapped her and killed eugene. oops. I mean, not really her.... it was a Gothel made of plants. She attacked me.

... So did a lot of animals. I don't know why.

[okitactless]

Attacked...

[Well... he can't say he's all that surprised, really. Not with what he saw in her memories. Thankfully, he isn't dumb enough to say that.]

Eh, but-- animals like you a lot, don't they? [Considering: Saizo and Pascal, y'know...]

[hairbrain]

[ well, listen, he wouldn't be wrong, she does have nightmares about gothel. ]

Normally, yes. But these ones--- they were savage. Even Pascal couldn't calm them down. I don't even know why or how--- maybe they were hurt before.

.... And then I found the petal. As soon as I touched it, I was teleported back at the entrance. It was... I don't know.

[okitactless]

[Hurt before... somehow Yasusada doubts that's the case; he's more inclined to believe that it has to do with this castle than any sensible explanation like that, but he lets it go. That's not the most important thing here.]

Is this what you went in there to look for?

[hairbrain]

No, I--- I went to look for answers. I didn't expect to see this.

[ and it does noting: that's the twist. ]