At least he's not going to be instantly prickly if she's just, like, existing nearby?? SMALL MERCIES. Kanda's more interested in changing back into his normal clothes anyway... there's a second long coat on the ground beside him, with a sheathed sword resting on top of it. He's got one of his weird glove things on, but not the other, since he's frowning at his palm--which, in addition to the papercuts from yesterday, now has leech bites on it from the water?? Great cool awesome
Unfortunately he probably won't strike up a conversation though so I'm shoving that part onto you I'M SORRY]
[nona's also back in her normal outfit hurrah anyway she bounds over to kanda when she sees him. she recognizes you!!! you're the exorcist from when she and ichiban were looking for one in the profiles!!
but also—]
Are you okay? [she asks this but she also has leech bites now probably] Aaaah, why did our things have to come from the swamp water after all the warnings we gave to stay away from it...
If she gets too close he'll put his sword up between them in warning--not pointed at her, just held in his fist to block her. PARANOIA... but otherwise she just seems concerned, which is tolerable. He does not yet know she is friendshippy...]
It's fine. It'll heal soon. [He sighs, putting his weird glove bracer thing back on.] Did you see any bodies in there?
Yeah, the layout and selection of buildings are pretty weird. Plus with the cemetery and mortuary, it's like we were just dropped in the death zone of the village... Maybe there's more past the fog—that we can't get through.
[The way he looks at her like "why are you going in the water? weirdo" and turns around to start walking away so he can look for, like... a bridge or something... I THINK THERE ARE STEPPING STONES HERE RIGHT]
[I'M LOSING IT I THOUGHT WE WERE AT THE SWAMP ANYWAY HELPPP it's fine it's fine we have slippery stones now
Kanda will use them!! With, perhaps, more patience than would be expected of him given the way he's behaved in public--he's at the mercy of the elements like everyone else, but he does, at least, seem pretty comfortable trekking through a natural obstacle, so there's that. Is Nona following or is she just going to watch him from the other side...]
[she will follow along! she is not thrilled about going near leeches because who is, but they're not spooky so she's not, like, scared of them. adventure awaits on the other side...]
He also has a word on his hand, actually, but his says falling. Kanda is not going to learn anyone's lore because he doesn't ask questions, which kills me.
Anyway he makes a slight face.]
It's too loud. [HE HASN'T EVEN MET ICHIBAN PROPERLY YET AND HE'S STILL LIKE "NO"]
[I'm freeing us from this one because my inbox is a disaster but it's so funny that the adventure is just more fog. Help. He'll just grouchily stomp off when he realizes it... HE DRAGGED NONA THROUGH THIS FOR NOTHING]
[I realized I misread and thought there were more than 2 beds to a room so he's actually less against this than I thought, but he is still antisocial enough that he's not crazy about this so it's fine
This would be the perfect opportunity to ask her to elaborate and talk about herself, so naturally Kanda doesn't do that.]
Did they [The npcs] say how long we were supposed to be here?
Hm... they said about two months, since that's how long it'll take to prepare the ritual. The one that's supposed to, uh, sacrifice us all, I think. Which is definitely not my plan for the future.
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