( semi-open ) they can take my breath

[regives]

Who: Leanne (regives) & various
What: Your girl's a fugitive on the run.
When: The first of October and the days following!
Where: All around Olympia.
Warning(s): None... for now.


a.)

[ A situation going from bad to worse should be relatively familiar to Leanne, but that doesn't save her from the overwhelming amount of surprise that hits her when news of the explosion finally surfaces. She of course experiences concern for who may be close to the blast, and then is immediately taken aback when the announcement that included her name also rings through.

Undoubtedly there's an explanation that needs to be made. But given her wavering trust there's no way for her to turn herself in, especially when she's being accused for a crime she didn't commit.

Though her luck continues to be a distant thing as the podcast is made when she's trying to make herself back to her apartment. Taking the back streets in hopes of avoiding those who are fully prepared to round up those accused without hesitation, she knows a little silver is enough to motivate anybody. So when she's peering around the next corner and makes blatant eye contact with another person she immediately shrinks back. Way to go, girl, hopefully they didn't notice? But if they did... maybe if she acts normal then they could go on their way without there being an unnecessary bump in the road.

Or not. She's a little glad she left the house with better shoes to run in today. ]

b.)

[ So are you trying to help her get from point A to point B without getting noticed? Great, you're a pal, and Leanne's got the greatest idea known to man: by acting like your terribly non-suspicious girlfriend! With an oversize jacket on her shoulders with the hood pulled up on top of her head she's pretty much the definition of ominous. And while she wouldn't say that she is some sort of award winning actress she does at least try to make the plan of her pretending to be your sick significant other work somehow.

Leanne keeps a hand firmly around the other person's arm. Holding onto them tightly as a heavy weight of anxiety rests on her shoulders. ]

I'm kinda surprised that this is working. [ Oh! Someone's looking, she pretends to cough. ] But I'm glad... sorry for dragging you into this.

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Comments

[regives]

When you say "us", are you referring to the fugitives? [ Because from the people she's met no one who has purposely made trouble for themselves or the people around them. But then she realizes that her question may come off as a little too personal, her offense evident. ]

For someone who doesn't know you speak with a ton of confidence.

[shikomizue]

Aa. [He doesn't withhold confirmation, though without more invasive questioning - without a sense of need or a brash display of something like stupidity or bravery, Takasugi won't elaborate.

Suffice it to say he's not the only one with such inclinations. He's met others, though this attack seems too soon for any of their capabilities.]

Better to say I don't know than to be one of the loud mouths claiming they do, wringing their hands and hoping for a lead.

[Those in charge, those rabid dogs would chase anything that crossed their path, made obvious by the announcement not moments earlier.]

[regives]

Well... there's no loophole in that, I guess. I'm surprised they're not interrogating more people given the situation but that's their decision.

[ She won't think too much about the logistics about it. Instead she decides it's a better decision to hurry to her next location than wait any longer and have a conversation with a man who clearly doesn't care or isn't aware of just who she is for the time being. ]

I should get going. I gotta go, uh, shopping.

[shikomizue]

Give them time. [No matter who was behind it, everyone would be expecting just the same as this girl. Government interrogations, rewards for leads or associates, all of it to protect its people.

Or at least look the part.]

Oh? [Shopping, huh? Odd priorities - or they would be, if that was at all believable.] I'm sure some must still be open. [In the aftermath, many would surely be closed. But her cover relies on at least a few stubborn souls selling their wares, and he won't stop her from leaving if she wants to run off.]

[regives]

[ Let her just tell a white lie without judging her, God!!!! ]

Oh the place I'm heading to is definitely open. [ Her apartment? A friend's workplace that isn't currently surrounded by rubble from the bombing? It's a question she isn't in any rush to verbally answer and give out her future whereabouts. ]

Um... you, uh... you stay safe.

[shikomizue]

[He's humoring her, at least!]

Sounds like an interesting place. [And for a moment he makes it seem as if he might care to come with her, to see what a venue that stays open during all of this upheaval is like.

But he'll step away with a casual wave, hand raised and not much else to the gesture.] You too.