二; Mallynappings suck 「action/voice」

[onifukuchou]

[Hijikata stumbles out of the edge of the forest, barely managing to not trip over his own feet. He looks decidedly unwell - pale, sweaty, tired. A small part of his mind realizes he can't remember what day it is - or why he feels so awful, or how he ended up in the woods in the first place - but the larger part is concerned with more immediate problems like not falling over, and moving slowly enough that his vision doesn't start blurring again.

After a few largely fruitless minutes of trying to figure out where he is and where home is - gods, it feels like his brain has been replaced with mush - he realizes he should probably let someone know he's alive. Or something. He digs out his journal, not bothering with filters.]

Souji...? Someone...?

[...no, he doesn't sound a lot better than he looks]

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[action]

[etherealblast]

[Fayt doesn't hear Hijikata over the journals, rather he actually has the strange luck of passing by when he sees him, on his way back to the community building after some time at the dome.

He vaguely recognizes the man, if only thanks to spotting him around Souji's place on occasion, and it's enough to cause him to pause in step, brows creasing in worry when he sees how pale he looks.

...Was he sick?]

Hey... are you alright?

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[windandrain]

[It's not unusual for this one to be out in the forest, which is what ultimately leads her to stumble across a man who does not look well. She hadn't seen the broadcast, but she wasn't about to leave someone who needs help she can provide.. Rushing over, Saori crosses towards him quickly, calling out to the vaguely familiar looking stranger:]

Stop. Let me help you to the clinic, stranger.

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[ahappylie]

[Of course. Of course Hijikata would return in the short window when Souji finally fell asleep. He'd been staying up as much as possible since he'd gone missing. The fear that he wouldn't come back had been stronger this time than any time before. Perhaps it was just because, well, he had finally been given something good and so he had that much more to lose.

When he woke, he saw the entry was a few hours old already. There weren't any responses yet, and that made him panic. What if Hijikata were still stuck somewhere?]

--ijikata-san?! Where are you? I'll come to you immediately.