Just a Scratch [Henry/Natsumi]

Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:47 pm

Natsumi lowered her outstretched hand as the hollow’s form vanished in front of her. Her reiatsu calmed and a dull ache reminded her of the fight—a shallow gash on her arm from the hollow’s claw was still bleeding. She gritted her teeth, muttering a string of curses.

“Stupid, fuckin', jerk… I hate hollow!”

Natsumi plopped down on grass in the middle of a park she didn't know the name of, holding her hand over her wound. By some miracle, she was in Paris. Looking to the side, she could see that weird tower that made this place so popular, but she found nothing interesting about it.

“Lil’ bastard put up a fight,” she said, glancing around the now-empty street. She knew she’d need to patch herself up, but there was no way she’d go running for help over a scratch. Taking a slow breath, she muttered, “This is what happens when ya let y'er guard…”

Sat Oct 26, 2024 10:19 pm

"Seems pretty serious, need a hand?" Came a voice from nearby, a brimming wide smile piercing through the dwindling twilight. Jogging up to the woman laid out in the grass, a young man carrying an ice cream swirled high on a cone and a steaming paper to-go cup of some sort of piping hot drink. Standing over her, he looked between both of his occupied hands, pausing briefly before handing her the ice cream. "Hold this for a sec? Looks like you need it alittle more than I do anyway!" Kneeling down, he eyed the gash on her arm and nodded his head as if surveying the severity of the wound, "I'm Henry by the way! What's got you all banged up?!" His tone was jovial and lighthearted, even in the midst of this injured stranger.

Henry had decided to take a trip to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower up close and personal, and brush up on his French while he was at it! He had been out for a stroll this late evening and was trying out some of the local shops, couldn't resist a double scoop of vanilla and a piping hot hot chocolate. He had heard European chocolate was way different than in the states, although thinking about it now maybe this isn't exactly what they meant. Either way, as always, fate had him in the right place at the right time it seemed.

Sat Oct 26, 2024 10:57 pm

Natsumi turned her head to the voice that seemed to call out in her direction, blinking at the rather joyful guy approaching her. She wanted to warn him that she was going to eat that ice cream if he was silly enough to hand it to her, but… that seemed to be his intent. Like an excited child wanting dessert, she took the cone and immediately began eating. She was a little distracted, but clearly wary of his intentions.

“Natsumi,” she said with a full mouth. She waited to answer the rest of his question until after she swallowed her bite. "Hollow... I killed it."

Sat Oct 26, 2024 11:08 pm

His eyes lit up as she talked, looking to her with his wide grin. "Really?! And all you came out with was this little scratch? You must be pretty strong, Miss Natsumi." He offered, running a thumb across her arm beneath her wound as he examined it for but a moment more. "Alright! How about we get you patched up, hmm? Lucky for you, I have a very special ability! We'll have this bad boy healed up in no time... just, do me a favor? Hang on to that ice cream!" He jested, nodding his head to her and giving her a prompt thumbs up and a wink. Then, with a sing-song tune, he squeezed and loosened his fist, "Here we go! 1, 2, 3! Aaaand...!" With as much warning as he could give, he suddenly swung his fist into her arm with a punch-buggy that would undoubtedly sting like the dickens. Normally a punch like this would hurt anyway, much more so on an open wound, but with Henry's powerful strike, a sudden rush of rejuvenating energy would flood from his knuckles to seal up her wound lickety-split, a glittery golden glow fading quickly as he withdrew his fist, revealing the already healing cut. "Ta-da! Good as new!"

Sun Oct 27, 2024 3:15 am

Natsumi watched him closely as he examined her arm, but not for a moment did she let up off her ice cream. She bit into the cone after destroying the top at a speed most would get a brain freeze.

“You can heal?” she asked, her words muffled because she was talking with a full mouth. Before he answered, however, he warned her about her ice cream, so she put a small invisible barrier around it. He could sense a small amount of reiryoku being used, but he wouldn't see it.

Having absolutely no idea this guy was about to PUNCH her, Natsumi's eyes just widened as he wind back. Confusion kept her still and she tensed up as he went in for the swing. She groaned and whined when she felt his fist hit her arm. And then she suddenly felt... better?

Blink, blink...

"An' what the hell was that?!" Natsumi jumped to her feet. "You're lucky you gave me ice cream or I'd send ya flyin' across the park!"

It was then that Natsumi realized the pain was gone. She blinked, looked down to her arm, and raised an eyebrow. "Wait... You healed me by hittin' me? An' what kinda strange power you got there?"

Sun Oct 27, 2024 9:44 am

Bringing himself to his feet to join her standing, he never dropped that brandished smile, giving her a thumbs up." Always good to have alittle insurance when meeting new people!" He gestured to the ice cream, waiting a moment for her to realize the situation, having been through this many a time before. People don't normally take too kindly to getting socked, especially from strangers, and especially when they were hurt already. Henry has gotten his own chin tapped a few times in situations like this, but a small price to pay to help where he can.

"Sure is strange ain't it?" He agreed with a jest, clenching his hand into a fist a few times. It still barely made sense to him, he just knew he was brimming with energy and was blessed to be able to offer it to others around him. "There are plenty of strange powers out there, huh? See something new everyday!"

Wed Oct 30, 2024 3:04 am

Natsumi’s annoyance was snuffed out by this guy’s brilliant energy. She wasn’t sure if he was nice or a bad guy in disguise. An’ she wasn’t sure how to respond with anger when he just… didn’t. So, she calmed down, took another bite of her ice cream and nodded in agreement.

“I guess…” Natsumi said, tilting her head to the side and giving the guy a curious look, “Y’er a strange one, ain’tcha? Why so happy?”

Thu Oct 31, 2024 5:25 pm

Henry chuckled as she teased, offering up a lighthearted volley back to her, "You're one to talk! Who comes to Paris to fight monsters in the park?" Taking a sip from his hot chocolate, he turned briefly to look up at the towering metal monument peaking over the skyline in the distance that made this city famous. Finally, looking back to her with an almost exasperated 'duh' expression, he lit her up with another warm smile, "Are you kidding me...? Who wouldn't be happy out here! Look around!" He waved his hand around and basked, "And last time I checked..." Placing a pair of fingers up to his neck, he paused as he counted his heartbeats, "Yup, still alive! And there is plenty of air to breathe! Of course I'm happy! I bet you're pretty stoked too, kicked some monster butt and lived to tell the tale, AND a nice big scoop of ice cream to boot!" Brandishing an even bigger grin than before, if that was possible, he practically radiated that same glittering golden ambrosia in these dim Parisian mood lights.

Fri Nov 01, 2024 7:38 pm

Natsumi proudly pointed her thumb back at her chest, “Me, of course! Gotta kill as many hollows as I can. Makin' up for some trouble I caused a few weeks back.” Yeah... that she looked a lot less proud of.

Natsumi's brain was frying. So, he was just happy because he was breathing? "You think I should be happy too just cause I got me some ice cream...?" Natsumi said, looking down at her treat before taking a few more bites, finally digging into that cone. "This one of those 'it's the little things'? You happy about all those? How do you do that?"

Fri Nov 01, 2024 7:47 pm

"Sure as heck alot easier than moping around all the time!" He said matter of factly, starting to do a few squats as he stood there, stretching as if working out some extra energy. "So you must be pretty dang strong to be kicking Hollow butt all day! What's your secret, special workout routine?" He beamed, plucking a small leatherbound notebook from his back pocket, a tiny pencil slotted in the loop on its spine. "Any tips? Feel like those suckers are crawling just about everywhere these days!"

Back home, the streets he grew up on had changed even in the few years he had been alive, monster sightings becoming more and more frequent it seemed everyday. World could be a tough place, but luckily he was able to do his part to help out. Being a high energy individual was great for sports, and boxing just so happened to come in pretty handy when it came to showing Hollows whos boss, and even more importantly great exercise! Hopping from one foot to the other, Henry ducked and rolled his shoulders as if dodging invisible punches, letting loose a few of his own in retaliation to his imaginary assailant, "I usually just give 'em the old one-two, but that doesn't always work with some of the tougher guys..."

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