A throbbing around Okuni's neck

[Anonymouse]

-B-bump-

Dusk is falling

-B-bump-

Okuni, wherever she is, may feel a heat, starting to smolder at the end of her necklace...

[Blaze]

Okuni is in fact riding her motorcycle home from grocery shopping when the necklace starts burning her! With a gasp, she pulls over and gets off the bike, trying to take it off!

[Anonymouse]

...Kuni...

The voice is quiet but familiar--and as she pulls it off, she can see that her necklace--Cataclysm's heart--is indeed, throbbing with heat!

[Blaze]

Okuni's frosty demeanour begins to melt as a grin spreads across her face!

"Cee? Are you reforming?"

[Private Crudface]

The stones surface seems to burn slightly.

Still...weak.

[Blaze]

Okuni's grin fades a bit, but Cee can talk, so it's a start!

"Is there anything I can do?"

[Private Crudface]

For a long moment, there is silence. It seems like ti could almost all have been her imagination.

Warmth
I...need...heat.

[Blaze]

OKuni lifts the hear to her ear, listening close and worrying she was starting to lose it when she hears what Cee needs!

"Right away!"

Cupping the heart in her hands, she presses it against her chest, right over her heart.

[Private Crudface]

-Ba-bump-

That's...better. I meant like a fire though, Kuni...

There is an imperceptable chuckle.

I...suppose I can settle for your chest though.

There is a weak crackle, as the ground in front of her sparks...and a thin veil of smoke billows...if she squints, it looks like Cataclysm. He's smirking.

[Blaze]

A blush spreads across Okuni's cheeks.

"R-Right, of course."

Putting the neklace back on for now, she gets to work! Taking several ofuda, she rips them up to create kindling and breaks several arrows across her knees for wood! Arranging them into a campfire on the ground, she lights it with a match and places Cataclysm's heart in the centre of it

[Private Crudface]

The smoke billows and whirls, feeding the small smoke-Cataclysm.

Ah...that's better. Almost like smoking...

The figure looks Okuni over for a moment, and then.

So! What've I missed, babe?

[Blaze]

Okuni beams happily as Cataclysm appears before her.

"Well, not too much really... you... I..."

Suddenly, she swings her right palm at Cataclysm's smoke head, likely slapping through him!

[Private Crudface]

Through him indeed! Her hand gets a little soot on it fr her trouble, and his face reforms after about a minute.

Whoa whoa whoa! Cool it Kuni! Are you slapping at me for being too smolderingly attractive? I can't help it you know!

He grins

...But good instincts, meeting a long-delayed reunion with a little violence! I knew you'd make the perfect girlfriend, Kuni...

[Blaze]

Okuni narrows her eyes at Cataclysm's, her cheeks red and her eyes watering! She folds her arms and looks away from the smokeman, fighting back her tears.

"You... enormous fool! You didn't need to sacrifice yourself for me, I could have helped too! We could have escaped together! But no, you just had to be the hero didn't you?!"

[Private Crudface]

The smoke billows.

Oh c'mon babe! Me--play the hero? Don't be ridiculous! There were violet girls practically crawling in my ears!

He whirls around to face her.



But I did save a a little, didn't I? C'mon, admit it.