[Honestly, Hanako hadn't even wanted to go looking for Crimson in the first place-- sure, he was curious about the turn of events that had gotten the DU into a tizzy, and he was always happy to have a reason to head out on an Excursion, but... this seemed like a problem for the adults, not for him. He was only about three years old when she had originally vanished, after all, so he didn't have quite the same level of knowledge or attachment to her compared to the other Dreamers around him at the moment, so it didn't really seem like his place to go and investigate. But, as usual, Chaosbringer had decided to drag him along, despite his protests, and now they've found themselves...
... wherever this is.
Reading the bulletin about this was one thing, but actually experiencing it for himself... it felt off, somehow. Like wandering down a hallway during the dead of night, or an abandoned shopping mall, all silent and still and horribly tense. Even the moon seemed to be bearing down on them in this place, and it gnawed at his instincts to up and run and LEAVE, before someone realized they were here. This was no spooky mansion with poisonous miasma, but somehow it felt ten times worse.
But instead, Hanako forces himself to stay calm as he sits up from sea of flowers beneath him, reaching for his cap that had rolled off his head upon arrival. Dusting it off, he rises to his feet as well, hovering just above the lilies as he observes the surroundings, his face and tone uncharacteristically serious]
Pretty sure we aren't. If we died, we'd be back in our beds right now.
[That much he knew was true, at least. Quietly, he summons his Haku-Joudai to his side, the twin orbs hovering close to their master. There might not be anything to fight here that he could see, but at least their presence helped him feel a bit more secure.]
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... wherever this is.
Reading the bulletin about this was one thing, but actually experiencing it for himself... it felt off, somehow. Like wandering down a hallway during the dead of night, or an abandoned shopping mall, all silent and still and horribly tense. Even the moon seemed to be bearing down on them in this place, and it gnawed at his instincts to up and run and LEAVE, before someone realized they were here. This was no spooky mansion with poisonous miasma, but somehow it felt ten times worse.
But instead, Hanako forces himself to stay calm as he sits up from sea of flowers beneath him, reaching for his cap that had rolled off his head upon arrival. Dusting it off, he rises to his feet as well, hovering just above the lilies as he observes the surroundings, his face and tone uncharacteristically serious]
Pretty sure we aren't. If we died, we'd be back in our beds right now.
[That much he knew was true, at least. Quietly, he summons his Haku-Joudai to his side, the twin orbs hovering close to their master. There might not be anything to fight here that he could see, but at least their presence helped him feel a bit more secure.]