[IC] horrible things happen to people I know

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[Man, I haven't seen a certain hobo around in... a while. Worst month to lose people in camp. I wonder if he just went on a trip for a while without saying something...

ANYWAY, Kon is wandering around camp, looking for his hobo friend \o/]

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[buggereye.livejournal.com]

[his normal camping spot is empty, but after a bit of poking around you can see a familiar box set up at the edge of a clearing and an an equally familiar white-haired head poking out from under a thick layer of blankets.

also, soft snoring.]

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Hmm, still around after all, huh? I wonder if I should be offended...

[coming over there then--crunch crunch on the twigs and things on the ground]

[buggereye.livejournal.com]

[the snoring stops. and Ginko shifts, sitting up sleepily.]

... someone there?

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It's Kon. Sorry for waking you. Was packing up leftovers and realized I hadn't seen you in a while so I thought I'd try to find you.

[buggereye.livejournal.com]

[.... this is perhaps a slightly guilty expression]

Ah. It has been a busy couple of weeks.

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Oh yeah?

[buggereye.livejournal.com]

[nods slightly]

Things tend to come up in October. ... did you bring any of those leftovers with you?

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Aah? Maybe I did.

It's been October for a week and a half. Haven't seen you since before that, I'm pretty sure. [ARE YOU INJURED SOMEWHERE? LET ME CHECK.]

[buggereye.livejournal.com]

Ah, well. A few things came up before October as well.

[he looks healthy enough :|a but his hair isn't parted to one side like it always is; instead, it's covering both of his eyes.]

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[jiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

[buggereye.livejournal.com]

[doesn't seem to notice your staring. ... he does notice the pause, however.]

Kon?

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[Man, only in camp in October would I wonder if something horrific will happen to me if I reach over and push your hair out of your face. Not that... the thought stops Kon from doing it...]

[buggereye.livejournal.com]

[flinches, jerking his head back. both eyelids are squeezed shut.]

-- don't do that.

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Oi, why're you...


What do you need to keep your eyes closed for?

[buggereye.livejournal.com]

...

[slowly opens them. the left is a black void, as per usual. the right one is a healed (but empty) eye socket.]

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[yeah, the hand that was pushing Ginko's hair aside pulls away rather sharply]

[buggereye.livejournal.com]

[closes them again. small sigh.]

I was hoping to get it fixed before you noticed.

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Get it fixed?! How the hell do you lose an eye like that in the first place!?

[buggereye.livejournal.com]

[runs a hand through his hair, arranging it so that it falls back in front of his eyes]

There are healers here that specialize in regenerating body parts. I just haven't found them yet.

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[Dropping to a crouch] I know there are healers like that here but if you don't know their names and can't see to make any ads or requests or whatever, how's wandering around on your own gonna help you?

[buggereye.livejournal.com]

I've been keeping an eye out, metaphorically speaking. And I do know their names.

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You suck! You're an idiot! Tell me their names!

[buggereye.livejournal.com]

Raphael and Peter.

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--Raphael... tch. I think I know that guy...

[buggereye.livejournal.com]

... if you do, I wouldn't mind being introduced to him.