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[stripartist]

[So. This is a Problem. Yusuke'd heard that there were vines to be found in the western part of the island and that a few people were gathering them because you can never have enough rope, and he wants to be helpful so he thought maybe he could do the same!

And then he got a little lost. But he found his way to the vines eventually!

And then he, like the easily distracted by art boy he is, got distracted and started toying with a few of the vines in an attempt to see if he could do anything with them other than use them as rope.

And now he's in trouble. Thank God for telepathy?]

If-if anyone can hear me, I've found myself in a...situation!

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[mapsio]

I'm on my way.

[Haru already had her shoes on and everything.]

[stripartist]

Bring something to cut the vines with! A butcher knife, maybe.

[mapsio]

Don't worry, I have something. Just...try not to move around? What if they try to tighten?!

[stripartist]

Thankfully they are no where near my throat, just around my arms and waist. But please hurry?

[mapsio]

I'm going as fast as my feet will carry me! Just keep talking to me and I'll be there in a flash!

[Also she's bringing an axe so, NO WORRIES ON NOT GETTING DOWN.]

[stripartist]

Thank you, Haru. I'm sorry for this--I simply wanted to help.

[mapsio]

Don't be sorry. I guess this is a lesson learned, correct?

[Almost there...almost there.]

[stripartist]

Yes: borrow your axe if I want to try and cut down any plant life in this world.

[. . .]

Do you have your axe here?

[mapsio]

It's not my axe, no. I wish.

[She's arriving, waving at Yusuke now. Her axe currently? It was a gift from someone at the beginning.


Do the vines raise to resist her cutting at them?]

[stripartist]

--oh!

[He can't wave, but the vines fall easily under her axe if she wants to try.]

I should have realized it wouldn't be your axe. I can't find my katana, after all.

[mapsio]

[She's going to very skillfully (read: carefully hoping she doesn't chop Yusuke instead) begin cutting at the vines holding onto Yusuke.]

Not even when I was able to change into my Phantom Thief outfit in the other world did I have my normal weapon.

[stripartist]

Really? Did you have it with you when you arrived here?

[He has to move his elbow, but she's doing good so far.]

[mapsio]

My thief outfit? No.

[Chopping more of the vines down.]

[stripartist]

I was fighting when I was brought here. Maybe that will make a difference when we go someplace we can use our persona?

[mapsio]

Perhaps? I can only hope that the next place we travel will give us that option.

[Almost freedom for Yusuke!!]

[stripartist]

It would be nice to speak with Kamu Susano'o again, after being so abruptly cut off from him...

[mapsio]

[She's going to tug Yusuke away from the vines, hoping for the love of everything that they don't come after the both of them.

She hums, a little wistful.]

I feel the same about Milady. I had a while to feel the connection again when we all went to Aimintas. But the island isn't a place where we can establish that kind of connection.

[stripartist]

[They don't, thankfully. It seems they're done with Yusuke.]

It's strangely lonely without them, isn't it?

[mapsio]

Empty. After having them with us for this long, it's empty. Strange. But I'm sure it'll get easier...

[Good talk, Haru. Great talk. It's not like she really wanted to get used to not being able to use Milady.]

[stripartist]

Hopefully we will someday be able to call them on this island.

[He doesn't want to be without his Persona for any longer than he has to.]

[mapsio]

If it became possible I would be happy. But as of now? It doesn't look like Qri has any plans to implement that.

[Waving him to walk with her. Let's maybe get away from the vines?]

[stripartist]

Perhaps she can't yet.

[Yusuke is going to gather up what he can first and then follow, yes.]

[mapsio]

I didn't think about it that way, though... I don't really find myself trusting Qri. She has asked us for a lot, and though she has given us magic there haven't been many answers in turn.

[stripartist]

Perhaps she's under a geass? Maybe she can't tell us.

[mapsio]

Perhaps. But I believe she just chooses not to tell us.