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Sebastian "weirdo nerd" Michaelis (servingdinner) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-03-23 23:54:00

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angelina burnett, ciel phantomhive, sebastian michaelis, yuuri shibuya

[backdated to Day 367] classy Victorians can afford being late to the party
a;

[Watch out! When they said, "let's launch our kids into the future", they probably didn't mean this: a Victorian boy sailing at inhuman speeds over everyone's heads.

The kid's desperately screaming "Sebastian!" even as he collides with… well, Sebastian. Who just so happened to arrive in the prison a moment prior. Saying that Ciel "collides" with him is selling Sebastian short: what happens is that Sebastian, in that one moment between arriving and having a flying kid crash into him, manages to turn around just in time to catch Ciel in his arms.

It’s… not Sebastian's best heroic catch. Managing to catch someone at a moment's notice is one thing – bracing for the unexpected impact at the same time is another entirely. With a grunt he takes a stumbling step backwards—

possibly right into you. You know, if you just happened to be innocently standing there and didn't have the reflexes to move out of the way of two people who were literally not there a moment earlier. Sorry?]

[[OOC: Let us know if you'd like Ciel, Sebastian or both for this option!]]

b;

[Five minutes later and Ciel's off, doing his part in finding more intel on this place. He's approaching people at random, turning wide lost eyes on others and wandering around like a lost child. Anyone in the vicinity will hear him poshly asking for help.]

I think I'm lost. [Looks down at his jumpsuit. How awful. Not to mention ill-fitting, the sleeves spilling over his fingers and his legs being dwarfed by bunches of cloth. Looks back up.] No. I'm definitely lost. Have you seen my caretaker? Tall, dark, ridiculously useless when faced with cats? We were separated and...I don't even know why I'm here.

[So innocent. Much helpless. The powers that be definitely screwed up with this one. Feel free to spill anything you know about this place to him, even gossip if need be.]

c;

[Five minutes later, Sebastian is on the other side of the dome, to do his part of the investigation. "Try to find a way to break us out." Not the easiest task when his demon powers are restrained, but of course he'll give it his all regardless.

At least his part doesn't require any helpless act - he's changed out of the jumpsuit, is strolling alongside the edge of the dome with seemingly perfect composure before calmly stopping, looking up at the wall... you'd think he isn't a new arrival at all, acting so cool about everything. That is, perhaps, before he turns his head towards any passerby and asks, pleasantly and with a smile:]

The dome truly has never shown signs of cracking, has it?

[Maybe he is a little worried, after all.]

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a; of course!

soularpower
2016-03-23 11:53 pm UTC (link)

[Considering he's been tossed around like a bloody yo-yo by every supernatural creature in existence (that he knows of), he really should be used to this by now. Instead, he's stunned by the landing because for heaven's sake, did he just slam into a brick wall?

Except brick walls don't move, or wrap their arms around him in a protective shield.

Right. Demon. Can move faster than a striking snake, Ciel thinks, even as he lays there panting, heart beating out a military tune. Even when he's been impaled by a scythe.

...

The scythe! Undertaker! Ciel shoots up, pushing at Sebastian's hands so that he can turn and take stock of the demon's condition.]

Sebastian!

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servingdinner
2016-03-24 03:32 pm UTC (link)

[In Sebastian's case it's not getting the wind knocked out of him (the wind isn't knocked out of him) that has him remaining on the ground for those first few seconds. It's more the instinct to protect Ciel, to make sure nothing will suddenly snatch him away after that sudden unexpected projectile adventure.

They have the same idea, though - to disentangle to make sure the other is okay. Sebastian just has the idea a moment after Ciel does, so-- uff. That's an elbow in his solar plexus. Sebastian obediently lets go. Go on, use him as a kneading pad all you like.]

What's going on? What happened? [What's with the coming flying straight at him?

For someone who was supposedly just impaled, Sebastian is remarkably non-bloody and in one piece.]

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soularpower
2016-03-24 05:33 pm UTC (link)

[Is Sebastian in shock? Do demons even experience shock from injuries? How can Sebatian ask that at a time like this?! KneadingPad!Sebastian is a go! Except this time, he's using his knees to apply a few more bruises here and there while turning, just before he straddles Sebastian's waist.

He likes watching magic tricks (and ruthlessly debunking them) on occasion, but he'd rather his butler not become one. No need to see Finnian through a hole in his torso. Small hands pat tersely at Sebastian's front, Ciel's expression going from panicked to bewildered fairly quickly.

No wound?

Inappropriate master is inappropriate as he starts silently pulling at Sebastian's vest.]

Where is it?

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servingdinner
2016-03-24 07:34 pm UTC (link)

[So inappropriate. Aren't their roles usually reversed when inappropriateness is concerned? Sebastian kind of just lets him, though, looking utterly bewildered all the while.]

Where is what? What in the world is--

[No, you know what. Slow down. Sebastian places a hand over one of Ciel's frantically moving ones, wanting to still it.] Young master.

["Calm down." More importantly:] Are you all right?

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soularpower
2016-03-24 08:24 pm UTC (link)

No! You should be asking yourself that! [The answer's torn from him by frustration and Sebastian's inability to get with the program. He was impaled by a scythe from a reaper. It looked excruciatingly painful from the expression on Sebastian's face, in the split second before his Record engulfed him. He can't afford to lose Sebastian now, not when he still hasn't gotten his revenge.

The hand Sebastian captures is stilled, but the other goes on lifting Sebastian's outer layer to reveal...a pristine, unwrinkled white shirt. No blood. No hole. But...]

You're not injured.

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servingdinner
2016-03-24 09:35 pm UTC (link)

[...As if Sebastian being uninjured is a strange occurrence?]

A fall like that wouldn't injure me. [Surely Ciel knows he's taken worse? In another situation Sebastian might say that arrogantly, maybe joke about Ciel seeming worried... but right now he just sounds confused. Really, what in the world is going on here?]

Did something attack? [Why else were you flying through the air? In this thread: Sebastian doesn't come across as very bright.]

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	soularpower 2016-03-24 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	Yes. Something unexpected. [Suspicious squints at Sebastian.] Do you truly not remember? Undertaker threw me from the balcony. You were trying to catch my hand and... [You kind of failed?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	servingdinner 2016-03-24 10:16 pm UTC (link)
	[Sebastian frowns up at Ciel for a moment.] Did you have a nightmare? [Reaches up to gingerly touch his temple. No head injuries in the fall?] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

soularpower
2016-03-25 09:06 pm UTC (link)

[No, unless Sebastian counted being caged by a metaphorical steel frame and knocking his head against it as they impacted as a head injury. He allows the touch without any reaction, used to Sebastian's lack of physical boundaries by now.]

Don't insult me, Sebastian! I'm well aware of when my mind is playing tricks on me and what I saw... [He breaks eye contact with Sebastian, looking down with a thoughtful expression.]