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[hostclubshadowking]

I apologise for my lengthy absence. I'm afraid I became rather ill, one of the symptoms being a severe case of fatigue. [What he isn't saying is how -- by combining low blood pressure with voluntary bloodloss, which led to anaemia. No one else needs to know any of that.] I've been trying to keep tabs on what's happened, but I may have missed some things, I admit.

It seems we're in quite a bit of trouble, aren't we?

On that note, if the crew of the Antoinette could please join me on the top deck, there's something very important we need to discuss. Thank you.

- Otori


(There is a log for Antoinette crew here.)

Comments

[princelycharm]

Because you're calling everyone on deck.

..and well, nothing significant has happened since the fog lifted.

[hostclubshadowking]

[Kyouya takes a deep breath and lets it out.]

People here, I'm sure you've noticed, vanish without warning. I-- attempted to inform Lundenberg-san about my recovery... and she's gone.

[princelycharm]

Well I've been busy hiding from the sunlight and taking care of you...

I thought she was just hiding in her cabin.

[hostclubshadowking]

There's no sign of her.

Which means we don't have a captain for the Antoinette. I... felt we should address the matter as a crew.

[princelycharm]

Did we do something wrong? Did I bite her or kill her unconsciously?

...what will happen now?

[hostclubshadowking]

You didn't do anything, Tamaki. [And just in case Tamaki needs further assurance--] There's no blood anywhere. You didn't do anything.

We'll... figure it out. Together.

[princelycharm]

[He lets out a long sigh of relief.] That's good. I thought I accidentally killed her. I wasn't 100 percent myself at that time.

It'll be okay right? I mean, Kaoru is still with us.

[hostclubshadowking]

We'll be fine.

[It's more sentimental than he normally lets himself get, but, in cases like this, maybe it's due. Besides, he can always blame it on recovering from fatigue.]

As long as we stick together, we'll be fine.

[princelycharm]

[He smiles weakly.]

as long as we are all together, ne?

[hostclubshadowking]

We're a club, aren't we? We're stuck with each other.

[princelycharm]

For better or for worse? [He chuckles a bit.]

[hostclubshadowking]

[Kyouya chuckles, his voice almost airy.] In sickness and in health.

[princelycharm]

Til DEATH DO US PART! [He screams happily before he hugs his friend.]

[hostclubshadowking]

[Which might be sooner than not, in this situation.

But Kyouya knew better than to say that, than to put it so bluntly how dangerous this place was. They knew it already. In more ways than he'd ever known.

He knew about disease, about injury... but he'd never imagined vampyricism.

Still, it was die alone or die together.]

We'll discuss what we do next with the crew. It's the only way to handle something like this, I think.

[princelycharm]

[He nods. Though deep inside, he knows that this was not going to be a joke for any of them. Their lives depend on it.]

I hope it'll all be okay.