[Voice - Action for the Koumyou] Guess who's back?

[bravelittlehero]

[There's a small crash as a journal has fallen onto the deck of the Koumyou, in the middle of the night. Then there's a voice, a familiar voice but it's a little deeper, Clementine sounds a little older.

She's not yet aware that her surroundings have changed and for those that come to see her she's splattered with blood on her face and her hands and her left sleeve is soaked through. Clementine is about a head taller, as she's no longer nine, but eleven.

Her voice is strong and defiant and she'd been in the process of turning around.]

I'm still. Not. Bitten.

[She's breathing a little hard from exertion.]

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[bravelittlehero]

Yeah, maybe you could wrap my arm for me.

[She definitely doesn't mean a band aid. Clementine pulls up her sleeve. There's a poorly sewn gash along her forearm, nearly the entire length.]

[collagehero]

Uwaaaah, that's awful!

[Hajime gets to work immediately, pouring some water from a canteen onto a cloth and washing the blood from the gash and from Clem's arm.]

There's gonna be a big scar. I wonder if I could sew it up better...

[She prods at the gash, examining the stitches and trying to figure out just what she could do about it.]

[bravelittlehero]

I put the stuff on it, you know the stuff that cleans it. It stings a lot. I don't think I want to go through sewing it again, the first time was enough.

[Clementine hisses and squirms, but she doesn't pull her arm away.]

[collagehero]

Hmmmmmm.

[Hajime doesn't sound convinced, but if that's what Clem wants to do...

She takes out some clean linen and cuts a length of it off before putting the bundle back in the box. Bandaging Clem's arm is simple and she does it efficiently and neatly. Later, she's going to have to find something to liven it up a bit, since plain white is a bit dull, but it will do for now.]

There you go! All better.

[bravelittlehero]

Thank you.

[Hajime finally gets a small smile from Clementine and she pulls her sleeve back down.]

I'm surprised I'm here again.

[collagehero]

I'm surprised you came back! I don't know if anyone else has done that before. You must have really wanted to see us again!

[Hajime grins and pokes Clem's cheek. There's the smile!]

We should go wake up everybody! I bet they'll be really excited to see you, too.

[bravelittlehero]

I don't know if everyone would like that. I don't think I'm going anywhere. You can if you want. I'm going to get something to eat though.

[collagehero]

Why wouldn't everyone be excited to see you? Even Rin would be! Rin especially would be, even if he tries to be a grump about it.

[Hajime nods emphatically. It's not like Clem to be so down like this. Seeing everyone else should help cheer her up!]

[bravelittlehero]

They're sleeping right now. It's fine if they want to rest. Rest is important.

[collagehero]

Friends are more important! You can always rest later, but right now is only ever gonna be right now and right now is when Clem came back!

[bravelittlehero]

Alright, you can go tell everyone, I'm going to make a sandwich though, okay?

[collagehero]

Okay! I'll tell 'em all you're in the galley! Oh, but I don't think you're gonna meet Tager that way, because I don't think he can fit in there. He's tooooootally big, you're gonna be amazed!

[One day she's gonna get a stepladder and see if she can talk to him face-to-face that way.]