[ One moment, she's speaking. The next, she can feel her stomach drop in a splash. The sounds around her muffle, and there's nothing left but as an incessant ringing, drilling straight into her head. She can see bubbles rising up from her mouth. She's underwater, and at her chest, there's a source of glowing, colorful light that she can't identify.
...Light. Warmth...
She looks down to see what it is, and immediately a loud crackling like glass can be heard as tips of her toes turn into icicles. She tries to gasp, her voice is drowned out by the water, and it's at that moment she realizes how cold the water truly is.
Ice travels from her toes up both her legs, and she fights it, but she can't move. The more she struggles, the faster she freezes, and only a statue is left, eyes wide and helpless.
Footsteps...
Suddenly a man appears before her like they aren't underwater at all. A pipe protrudes from his mouth and smoke puffs out, travelling up like bubbles. Silver hair sticks out from his signature deerstalker, and her heart swells with hope when she realizes she knows who he is.
Sholmes.
Which means the older, larger man coming up behind him can only be--
"Wait!" Yujin Mikotoba exclaims, paying his daughter no attention at all. "My good man, these legs aren't what they used to be!"
"Come, Mikotoba," Sholmes replies. He doesn't seem to hear him, and he regards Susato even less. "The game is afoot!"
Sholmes breaks into a run, with his partner closely at his heels. Neither of them look back even once. Their frames only become smaller and smaller with distance, and Susato, still encased in ice, is forced to watch and never follow. Somehow she can still breathe, still feel the rise and fall of her chest. She feels a cocktail of fear, anger and despair all at once, and in a rage, her hands shake as they try desperately to make fists. The crackling of ice gets louder, but still seems to hold as tears form at her eyes. A dangerous warmth starts at her chest, spreading throughout her body.
And in reality, the temperature of the bath has risen dangerously quickly, sending Ryu into a violent, incessant hissing fit.
"Wake up! Wake up, Susato. Don't make me bite you!" ]
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...Light. Warmth...
She looks down to see what it is, and immediately a loud crackling like glass can be heard as tips of her toes turn into icicles. She tries to gasp, her voice is drowned out by the water, and it's at that moment she realizes how cold the water truly is.
Ice travels from her toes up both her legs, and she fights it, but she can't move. The more she struggles, the faster she freezes, and only a statue is left, eyes wide and helpless.
Footsteps...
Suddenly a man appears before her like they aren't underwater at all. A pipe protrudes from his mouth and smoke puffs out, travelling up like bubbles. Silver hair sticks out from his signature deerstalker, and her heart swells with hope when she realizes she knows who he is.
Sholmes.
Which means the older, larger man coming up behind him can only be--
"Wait!" Yujin Mikotoba exclaims, paying his daughter no attention at all. "My good man, these legs aren't what they used to be!"
"Come, Mikotoba," Sholmes replies. He doesn't seem to hear him, and he regards Susato even less. "The game is afoot!"
Sholmes breaks into a run, with his partner closely at his heels. Neither of them look back even once. Their frames only become smaller and smaller with distance, and Susato, still encased in ice, is forced to watch and never follow. Somehow she can still breathe, still feel the rise and fall of her chest. She feels a cocktail of fear, anger and despair all at once, and in a rage, her hands shake as they try desperately to make fists. The crackling of ice gets louder, but still seems to hold as tears form at her eyes. A dangerous warmth starts at her chest, spreading throughout her body.
And in reality, the temperature of the bath has risen dangerously quickly, sending Ryu into a violent, incessant hissing fit.
"Wake up! Wake up, Susato. Don't make me bite you!" ]