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[reluctantjinrou]

[There's a bit of a small thump as Natsuno leans against the wall and slides down to the floor, sitting there. He sounds a little breathless of all things.]

E.C....Sora... You have to... kill me. I can't stop...I want it.

[His breathing is ragged and there's the sound of a package opening, and a crunch as Natsuno takes a bite.]

Nobody come near me!

((OOC Note: Natsuno is having some serious cravings for blood. Beware, you may be bitten if you approach.))

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[reluctantjinrou]

[It's at this time that Natsuno truly understands the anguish that Tohru must have endured, how painful it was for him physically and why he was so insistent that he couldn't go off and leave the life he was 'living'. He can survive without this, it's just that it's so much better with the blood. Natsuno reaches out and grasps Ace's arm, pulling it close to him. There's none of the strength he had before, it would be easy to escape.]

[While he doesn't have the strength, he is still fast. His instincts take over for him, his eyes dying themselves red and his fangs appearing from behind his teeth. He opens his mouth and chomps onto Ace's arm in one singular move. The puncture is clean and should not hurt too much and the reward is so much better as Natsuno's mouth is flooded with hot sticky blood.]

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[hiken]

[So the fangs in and Natsuno's aura turned a bit more dangerous, but it went unnoticed. Ace was more worried about Natsuno panicking and running off.

The baptism at Impel Down made this feel like nothing. Being boiled in water heated by a molten forge could make anything seem extremely pleasant in comparison. Ace reached up after a certain point and tapped on Natsuno's temple with his left index finger, giving him a curious look.

The feeling of being 'drained' at the arm was a little weird, but not painful enough that he needed to get away. It was more so because he didn't think Natsuno needed to drink 'that' much.]

That enough?

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[reluctantjinrou]

[Natsuno was almost finished when he tapped, he needed about two cups of blood, which didn't sound like a lot, and on a first round it wasn't. He was regaining his senses by then and he retracted his fangs, ran his tongue over the wound and sat back, a small trickle sliding down from the corner of his mouth.]

[He felt incredibly guilty though. He looked down at the ground. His body felt amazingly strong again, his senses blossomed into life so quickly, he nearly got whiplash.]

Does it hurt? I can...make the pain stop.

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[hiken]

[In return, Ace hiked a brow in some surprise. The difference between Natsuno then and now had been immense. So, he really did make the right decision. If anything, Natsuno might have felt even better.

Ace's blood was as vibrant as it could possibly get.]

You don't gotta worry about that. I've taken a lot worse than that.

[He looked down at the two punctures in his arm, even more curious.]

Feelin' alright, though?

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[reluctantjinrou]

[Natsuno felt a lot better physically, it was exactly what he craved, exactly what his body wanted and his powers were back in a surge. He was still nowhere near Tatsumi, but he was back up to his usual standards.]

Oh...[He murmured a little, but that still didn't make it better. He'd actually bitten someone again, and not for part of his master plan. Just because he had to. He really did understand how Tohru felt. Tohru...he must be dead by now.]

I'm...I'm fine.

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[hiken]

Do your best to beat yourself up a little less.

[It would be impossible to not notice that this had affected Natsuno for better or worse. The problem was morale.

If one member of the crew felt horrible, the rest were at risk of that negative infection.]

As a member of my crew, you're on the way to great things. Don't let this hold you up.

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[rikuheyriku]

[That had definitely been one of the strangest things he'd ever witnessed. Sora blinked a couple of times, before scratching his head. Well, that had actually went... pretty well. Letting out a sigh of relief, he leaned against the wall and gave each person a questioning look.

So was that really all there was to it? It hadn't even hurt Ace. And... he seemed... fine.]

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[reluctantjinrou]

I didn't want to bite anyone. [Natsuno hisses this a little bit, putting his head in his hands.] This was never supposed to come up. I am supposed to be dead!