The Outside World

[CalypsoNakamura]

Daniel winced at his wound. "the one place I'm not metallic...and I get shot there..."  

[Baddicus B itch]

Blanche nodded sagely. "Those lab dogs know how to put up a good fight." She said. "Ow!" Her head turned to Tomoyo and she glared. "Watch what you say, glow stick." She said.  

[CalypsoNakamura]

Daniel sighed and rubbed his head. "Tomoyo, how are your wings?"  

[Baddicus B itch]

Tomoyo moved her left wing. It hurt like hell but it felt better, and after all, she could move it. "Better... I'm sorry. I'm not good at fighting in midair." She said, rubbing her head. Blanche glared at her. "Hot head." "I thought you were Ms. Bright-and-sunny?" Blanche threw a twig at her, rolling her eyes.  

[CalypsoNakamura]

Daniel cracked a small smile, but after everything that happened...and what he almost did...he was in no mood to smile and be himself. Something snapped in his mind and he jumped to his feet, looking around frantically. "The box! Where'd it go?"  

[Baddicus B itch]

Tomoyo looked at him. "I... I don't know.. I didn't.. What is it?" She asked.  

[CalypsoNakamura]

"That box has the only thing left of my mother! Help me find it please!" Daniel was running arounda nd searching everywhere, frantic.  

[_xTriBlackFlyingSheepsx_]

collin watches confused... "You dropped it don't you remember?"  

[CalypsoNakamura]

Daniel kept looking though, frantic. He didn't listen to anyone as he kept searching.

Icarus watched, worried. "Maybe we should help him...?" She whispered to Collin.  

[_xTriBlackFlyingSheepsx_]

collin nods, stands, and starts looking, he spots something in the branches of a tree, he points up. "there!"  

[CalypsoNakamura]

Daniel scurried to where Collin was pointing and grabbed his box, holding it tightly and looking around like a crazy person, stroking the box gently.  

[Baddicus B itch]

Blanche looked at Collin with a furrowed brow, seeing him come to blows over a box. She jumped up on the branch, taking a good while to regain balance. She bent down next to him and put a hand on his arm. What could she say? To drop whatever was in there and just deal with it? He wouldn't be going with them if that was the case. Be gentle... She didn't know how to do that. "Hey... This box.. It's going to weigh you down..." She whispered. "Maybe.. It's time to say goodbye." She said softly.  

[CalypsoNakamura]

Daniel looked at Blanche blankly held gripped his box tighter. "It's not just a box..." He mumbled, shuddering. "It's my mother...all that's left of her...I can't leave it..." He sounded like a person in a trance. Maybe she was right? Maybe he should leave it...? Daniel looked down at his box and went silent as he tried to make his brain think.  

[Baddicus B itch]

Blanche got in a little closer. She had to find some way to get to him.. How? She took her hand off of his arm and put it onto his shoulder. "Your mom would have wanted you to keep moving..." She said. What the hell, she was done being nice. "Look. If you keep coming back for this thing, you can die. No, you will die. I'm not going to let you get caught in the crossfire." Why was this such a big deal? Blanche wasn't sure, she had never had anyone she truely never wanted to lose. Until..
Until she and the flock got out. She realized now that she cared about them, more or less. "I'm not letting that happen to you..." She said softly. Her voice was losing that commanding timbre all of the big-shot leaders and kings seemed to have.  

[CalypsoNakamura]

daniel looked back at the box, strocking it softly. he took a breath and sighed. "ok..."