log; for better or for worse

[contemptibility]

[It should be clear to Minato that something's very, very wrong. For starters, while Tiir hadn't been clear on the details beyond that their "king" was coming, Minato would've been informed that today was going to be an important day.

And for the past while, he's been unable to move. That might be just a bit off.

Then, as suddenly as it happened, Minato's body is freed. Should he seek any of the God's Eyes bearers, he'll find that they're just as confused as him. Sooner or later, though, Tiir, approaches, a slight smile on his face.]

Ah, Minato. We'll be moving again. It'll be a bit of a long trip, so get ready.

[Well, not that they've really had anything but "long trips", running from place to place in order to avoid humans.

However...]

... With any luck—though I'm loathe to leave this to something as fickle as fortune—this should be the last time we'll have to move like this.

[Again, he offers Minato a reassuring smile.

... Kindly ignore the fact that there's blood on him, he looks utterly exhausted, or that his eyes are red as if he's been crying (which is something Tiir does not do)—]

Comments

[messianic]

[When he found himself frozen, it was hard to not panic. There are so many dangers in this new world of Tiir's that to not be able to move at all is ominous beyond belief--he just wants to make sure that his friends, new and old, are okay.

But then, suddenly, he can move again, and Minato takes a quick breath before he goes to do just that--check on everyone, that is. But they have no answers for him, and he can't help the concern and worry growing in the pit of his stomach.

But finally, he finds Tiir...or rather, Tiir finds him. And despite the smiles, despite the reassuring tone...Minato knows that something is wrong.

So he blinks and looks up at Tiir and takes a deep breath.]

... Are you okay?

[He wants to ask "what happened", but he's always been one to parse his words and peel them down to what he finds most relevant, and...well, that's what he's most concerned about.]