Scattering the roses;

[unicornered]

[ it was a blur, one Sharon had tried to latch onto, because she needed to know what had happened. It hadn't been long since her bond with Equus had returned, and she knew they'd been headed to Sablier, but whether they had been close and the Abyss' effects had come into play or whether it had been something else... she couldn't say. She had felt a tug (to put it lightly), and before she could call out to Break, she fell.

And kept falling.

Had she still had her ribbon, she would have lost it to the force tossing her in every which direction, but she can't bring herself to think of that right now, when it feels like she can't draw a breath under the weight of this pressure.

Then, abruptly, it ends. She has enough awareness to register that much, at least, that everything hurts and that the ground is hot-- but with the promise of something solid and a last thought towards her family, she loses consciousness.

Sorry, citizens of Xian Du, please don't mind that limp, somewhat battered blonde figure on the ground as you go about your day. ]

Comments

[expendablepride]

[He's just done settling things with the cashier when he hears Sharon, and he distantly notes that that was quick.

He grins at her question.]

As cute as ever.

[He hasn't done this in a while, certainly.]

[unicornered]

[ LE SIGH, Alvin. ]

"Cute" isn't something you should be calling a lady...

[expendablepride]

[Aww.]

Well, how about beautiful, then?

[unicornered]

[ erk.

Watch Sharon go from Slightly Pouty to REDDER THAN RUFUS BARMA'S HAIR. ]

T-that's--! Saying it for the sake of saying it isn't much better!

[expendablepride]

[Now there's what he was looking for. Have a look of mock hurt.]

Why Sharon, I'd never. You aren't doubting my credibility, are you?

[unicornered]

Rest assured, your credibility as a cunning and rakish cad is alive and well!

[ Complete with the hands on her hips and a look of the most polite FEROCITY. ]

You'll give someone the entirely wrong idea!

[expendablepride]

Ouch. Y'know, words can hurt just as much as sticks and stones do.

[Is what he says, but the accompanying laugh doesn't really give it any weight.]

[unicornered]

Which is precisely why I'd expect you to watch yours better.

[ SHE'S ONTO YOU. ]

[expendablepride]

Whaaaat, so now I'm not allowed to tell the truth?

[unicornered]

I'm well aware that I still look like a child...

[expendablepride]

Well that's why I called you cute to begin with. S'more appropriate, isn't it?

[Hee.]

[unicornered]

I'm still a woman!

[ and with an irate huff, she's gracefully stomping off to look at something else because she probably shouldn't get annoyed over silly things.

And it's silly, she knows that. Still, the irritation is there, and she can't quite understand why, when it's his typical teasing. ]

[expendablepride]

Wha--

[He's left blinking for a second or two before he moves to catch up with her, hang gently clasping around her upper arm.]

Hey, Sharon, c'mon... I'm sorry, okay?

[unicornered]

[ She'll let him deal with a minute or two of silence, before she looks up at him. She's still debating whether to be angry or not, but again, she's aware that she shouldn't be. ]

No... I should be the one to apologize. Losing my temper over something so trivial... [ When she'd already acknowledged her choice and its consequences years ago. ]