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[ One moment she's watching this Zero struggle with strange medication, the next she's gasping as she sees the blood dripping down the scratches at his tattoo. She's about to speak his name, but then he's noticed her, the windows are shaking, the wind is rushing, and then he flicks one of those pills at her and--

---And she's out of those memories, almost stumbling back from where she stands. ] ...Zero. [ She whispers, her voice scarce as she sees the real one in front of her, noting the concern in his eyes. Her own are misting, what with the big heart that she has and the scenes she's just seen. Her mind is still trying to make sense of everything, and a bead of cool sweat drips down the side of her face from the experience.

First the other, long-haired Zero. The "defense mechanism" as she now dubs him. Then the room when he was younger, the scratching at his tattoo on his neck, the pills on the ground. From what she's glimpsed of the marking on his neck, it seems like some sort of sigil or seal. Definitely not natural. But what it is and why it may be on his neck, she doesn't know. And the pills are a mystery as well, strange tables that turned the water red.

Blood red. ] ...Allow me to see your neck. [ She then says, taking her hand away from his. ] Please.

[ He's about to break contact when she stumbles back, which has alarms ringing in his head and he quickly moves to steady her. ]

What happened? Are you okay? Do you need to sit down?

[ He's about to her pick her up and set her down when her words draw a confused look on his face. His neck? What about it? He's more concerned with her current state, but he can also tell that she won't back down without an answer, so he compromises instead. ]

Sit down first. Then, you can take a look.

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Alright... [ She concedes. Sanae tucks her skirt underneath her, sitting down upon the ground next to her bag.

She brings her hand up to wipe underneath the corner of her eyes, and then looks back up at him. ] ...I have more clues, but I need to confirm them first.

[ He crouches down in front of her, and sets one knee on the ground. He's still worried about her but she seems okay... so far. ]

What do you need me to do?

I just want to confirm a few things.

[ She begins after a breath. The best thing she can do for him is to remain calm. ] ...Like if you have a tattoo on your neck. [ She can't exactly bring up his other self within that mind palace of his, or the memories she's seen. That could possibly trigger him to be blighted, or worse-- to be turned into an ayakashi. ]

[ His brows furrow, but he nods nonetheless. ]

I do. [ And to accommodate her earlier request, he tugs down the tie and pulls aside the collar of his shirt to show her. The skin is pristine, no scratch or scar just the Hunter tattoo. ]

I've never seen a tattoo before like that in my life. [ Interwoven thorns with blades. ] It almost looks like a flower of some kind... [ She has half a mind to reach up to touch it, but thankfully she stops herself before then, withdrawing her hand to her chest. ] I'd wager that it's a seal.

[ It wouldn't have been just a tattoo if he didn't claw at it before. Clearly, the seal remained even though the skin was damaged. What else, what else...? Her brow furrows as she thinks back to the memories she's seen. A tattoo on his neck. Pills that turn the water red. A cruel alter personality that shoots without question. ] Zero, do you, um, ...take medication for anything?

A seal?

[ People his age got tattoo's all the time, so he thought... ]

What kind of seal?

[ His eyes furrow at the unexpected question. ]

I don't know.

[ And then he thinks back, only then remembering the initial inventory check he'd done when he'd arrived. ]

Maybe.

I'm not quite sure what kind of seal, since it's not one I've seen before. [ Well, clearly its not of her world. So she wouldn't have studied it. A pause, and then a head tilt. ] ...Just a "maybe"?

[ His lips press together as he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a small silver case. ]

When I arrived. [ He slides the top of it open with his thumb and shows her the pills inside. ] I had these with me. I don't know what they're for.

[ She leans over, looking into its contents. They look like ordinary pills. ] I suppose you haven't taken any of them, have you?

[ She doesn't know if they're dangerous or not, or perhaps they're only for him. ] Hm... [ She's going to reach in the bottle and pluck one out, and then in out of her bag she takes out a small cup. With her power, she pours clear water into the cup, and then places the pill inside it.

Just like it was in the memory, it turns the water red. She brings it up, sniffing it, and then makes a face. ] It smells like... blood. [ She looks back at Zero. ] But I doubt this is some sort of strange medicine for anemia...

[ He shakes his head. If he was dead, why would he need medicine? Besides, he didn't know what it had been for and until this moment had forgotten all about them. ]

...........

[ The pill drops into the water turning it red like wine, and it sloshes around with the same consistency. It doesn't smell like anything just a regular drink but Zero immediately knocks it out of her hand and it splashes on the ground as the startled Hunter looks on surprised by his own reaction. ]

.....................

I'm-- I don't--

[ He takes a step back at his senses clash with each other. The scent had been appetizing yet the moment it reached his senses he felt a sharp aversion to it, but he didn't know why! ]

[ She notices his aversion, and her gaze once again becomes concerned when he knocks the glass out of her hand. ] ....It's okay, it's okay. Just-- [ She's starting to put pieces together, the report of his eyes changing, the blood-red color of the pills in water, his hunger. Staring to.

There's just a little bit more information she needs, but she feels she's close to figuring this out. ] Just... please, tell me what you're feeling right now. What sensations does that liquid evoke? [ She's determined to help him through this. ]

I-- [ He shakes his head. This... it wasn't right. He didn't want to drink it. He didn't know why but-- He pulls out one of the pills and stares at it in his hand. ]

I don't like it... like that. [ Like them. The vampires who drank it to ease their bloodlust. ]

It feels wrong.

[ He only ever swallowed them whole, his own little rebellion. He didn't know he was a vampire and the pills would do little to reveal it to him when they were only a means to ease the hunger and right now, Zero wasn't hungry. He'd forced himself to calm down before posing his question. ]

I don't think I'm supposed to take it that way.

[ A gut feeling, nothing more. ]

[ Right, so. Having these put in water is not the answer. ] ...And you haven't bothered to try one for yourself yet, I take it?

[ She brings up another pill, this time to her own mouth, seemingly about to pop it between her lips. ] I suppose it couldn't hurt if I tried it, then? It looks like it turns the water into some sort of blood-colored liquid. Maybe I could let you know what effects it has. [ And since she's a god, she supposes that she'll be okay? Maybe? ] Iron is good for you, after all. [ And blood has iron!

...Nope it's still gross to her, but SHE'D BE WILLING TO BE THE GUINEA PIG FOR HIM IF IT WOULD HELP. ]

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