[Except... no, that's not entirely true; the dark and chilly cavern they had found themselves in before had felt almost uncannily familiar to the tomb they had found in Reverie's cathedral-- the tomb he had unfortunately met his end in only a mere month before. Perhaps he had gotten too optimistic, heading out on one of these things so soon after that horrendous failure, but he hadn't expected them to land in someplace like that right out the gate. One couldn't blame him for being a bit shaky as he finally gets to his feet, abruptly shoving down the bubble of anxiety that emerged from that hastily scabbed over trauma. There wasn't time for any of that right now-- there was a much bigger threat in front of them at the moment, and luck just so happened to have landed them upon her gazebo-step.
Hanako levels Crimson's glare with a grim, cautious expression of his own, a look that was at odds with his usual carefree demeanor. He remembers all too well the damage she did to his Hakujoudai during their last encounter, and it hadn't necessarily endeared him to her-- let alone all the other weird dream nonsense she may be responsible for at the moment, either. But even he knew that picking a fight with her wasn't a good idea right now-- they needed answers, not a battle.]
We're not here to rescue you-- we just want to talk. Will you allow us that?
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[Except... no, that's not entirely true; the dark and chilly cavern they had found themselves in before had felt almost uncannily familiar to the tomb they had found in Reverie's cathedral-- the tomb he had unfortunately met his end in only a mere month before. Perhaps he had gotten too optimistic, heading out on one of these things so soon after that horrendous failure, but he hadn't expected them to land in someplace like that right out the gate. One couldn't blame him for being a bit shaky as he finally gets to his feet, abruptly shoving down the bubble of anxiety that emerged from that hastily scabbed over trauma. There wasn't time for any of that right now-- there was a much bigger threat in front of them at the moment, and luck just so happened to have landed them upon her gazebo-step.
Hanako levels Crimson's glare with a grim, cautious expression of his own, a look that was at odds with his usual carefree demeanor. He remembers all too well the damage she did to his Hakujoudai during their last encounter, and it hadn't necessarily endeared him to her-- let alone all the other weird dream nonsense she may be responsible for at the moment, either. But even he knew that picking a fight with her wasn't a good idea right now-- they needed answers, not a battle.]
We're not here to rescue you-- we just want to talk. Will you allow us that?