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[modore]

[It's late in the evening and the feed is giving a low level view across the lake. For a moment or two, it's totally still. Nothing is happening, as though the device were switched on by mistake.

Then, Satoru breaks the surface of the water, thrashing like he's drowning. It's a moment before he gets himself under control enough to drag himself out of the water, and even then, his movements are uncoordinated. He's visibly shaking with cold, as though it weren't a perfectly fine spring evening.]

Th-this is...

[He doesn't finish his statement, in part because his teeth are chattering too hard, and partly because it's obvious that he's back in Wonderland. He stares around himself for a moment before spotting the device, and when he grabs it, it shakes in his hands.]

Is K-k-kayo still h-here? She...she is, right?

[At least he's got it together enough to remember that, if he remembers this place, he probably wasn't gone for long.

He tries several times to get to his feet before he manages it. Then he starts to stumble toward the Mansion. He's probably suffering from hypothermia, he thinks, so getting inside and getting warmed up again is vital.]

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[jivitadana]

Fujinuma-kun.

[And Minato is already out the door to get to Satoru, a towel in hand. He saw that Satoru had returned and of course, it had to be the lake. Somewhere wet and inconvenient.]

We should get inside.

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[modore]

[Satoru stops walking when he hears Minato's voice through the device, but then he just stands and looks at it for a moment as though he's not quite sure what to do about it. He's still standing there when Minato finds him and he looks dazed.]

.....Arisato?

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[jivitadana]

[Minato got the towel around Satoru.]

You remember. But let's talk inside.

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[modore]

Yeah...inside.

[Satoru grips the towel with both hands and nods vaguely, stumbling along beside Minato.]

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[jivitadana]

[It was a while before they could get to the mansion. Since Satoru seemed to remember Wonderland and him, then maybe Satoru and the towel wouldn't mind getting picked up and carried off to the mansion since, well, Minato's been Satoru's chariot before.]

How long were you home?

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[modore]

[Satoru is thrown off by being picked up and it takes him a minute to mentally regain his equilibrium long enough to answer.]

A...week? N-no...more than th...that.

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[jivitadana]

You weren't gone long here.

[Maybe about a week or so? People had come and gone. Satoru was just one of them. Minato did manage to get them to the mansion, pushing open the front door but not setting Satoru down just yet.]

We need to get you warmed up. I can get us to a room to get you dry clothes.

[Since those wet ones were not going to be helpful in treating hypothermia at all.]

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[townwithoutme]

[Kayo has kept to herself for the last week. She hasn't known what else to do - Satoru was gone, but his belongings were still in his room. It's been hard not to think that she did this somehow, that she made him go by telling someone recently she was happy to be there as long as he was.

Then, she sees the feed of someone struggling in a body of water outside. When it finally focuses enough for her to see who it is, she gasps.

Even Kayo, for all of her stoicness and calm, can't keep herself together at the sight of him. She had no idea people could even turn up in dangerous ways. What if he had really drowned?]

Satoru? Satoru!

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[modore]

[That shakes him into focus a bit and he looks at the device quickly.]

Kayo! Y-you're here.

[He is so relieved. His smile is a little shaky, but he manages it.]

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[townwithoutme]

[She should be happier to see him, and she is happy, but in the immediate moment she's more worried than anything else.]

Are you stupid? I should be saying that to you! You've been gone for a week a-and--

[And she was getting concerned at that point. What was she going to do if he didn't come back?]

Where are you?

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[modore]

B-by the lake.

[Or at least, he's closer to the lake than to the Mansion.]

I'm...coming back there.

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[townwithoutme]

Don't push yourself too hard. You just got back, so I'll be really mad if you die.

[She doesn't sound as flippant as she wants to. She can't when he's on the screen shaking from cold.]

Do you need help?

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[modore]

Someone's coming. I...I should be there soon.

[And hopefully he will be significantly warmer by then.]

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[entreats]

[ Wait, it looks like he just showed up here or something, judging from his reaction.. Ange didn't even notice him being gone though, which makes her blink at the device for a few moments in surprise before she replies.

All of that didn't look too good - the weather can't be that warm, so she supposes she should at least ask.. ]

.. You doing okay?

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[modore]

Kind of...kind of c-cold.

[Really, a lot cold. He looks toward the lake, frowning in confusion.]

At least...I'm not drowning.

[entreats]

That's a start. [ It's said a little dryly, even though Ange's voice is slightly more quiet than usually. ]

You should get yourself warmed up. You can always find whoever you're looking for later.

[modore]

Y-yeah... Um...yeah. I'm going inside.

[Just, y'know, give him a little while.]

It d-doesn't seem like I've been...been gone long though.

[entreats]

[ Hey, she's not going to hurry him too much. He seemed like a smart kid before, so he probably knows that he should be heading there anyway. ]

To be honest, I didn't even really notice it. [ Then again, Ange isn't the most social of butterflies.. ] So it probably wasn't that long. Although that might be a lucky thing if you're looking for someone, huh?

[modore]

[Satoru is noticing he has a number of reclusive friends. But he can't really blame them--as an adult, he was too.]

You're right. She prob-bably noticed...but she'd have b-been okay for a little while.

[Really, Kayo could look after herself in a lot of ways, but that doesn't mean Satoru wants to just abandon her, even if it's against his will.]

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[bibliocorn]

[OH, WELL THAT SURE LOOKS LIKE A GIANT PILE OF NOT GOOD! ]

Satoru? Are you...um. [Well, he's blatantly not okay.] Do you need help?

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[modore]

[Not okay is a good way of putting it.]

I....yes. I think so.

[He manages to get the words out without stuttering, but he seems a little confused.]

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[bibliocorn]

Are you sure? Do- do you need anything? Can I help?

[This isn't any less concerning, not even a tiny bit. ]

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[modore]

I need to...um.

[He stands still, just kind of looking around for a minute.]

I-I'm really cold...

[He can't think of the word hypothermia just now.]

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[bibliocorn]

Okay, um- right, right.

[He#s already getting up. ]

Where are you? I can bring you towels, get you someplace warm.

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[modore]

By the lake. I-I was headed toward the...the mansion.

[He's starting to feel a bit more coherent, at least, which is a good sign. Moving around is helping a little.]