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[youngestboxer]

[Video]

[Yuta looks... shaken. And judging by that ominously red-stained cloth he's holding up to the side of his forehead, he has a fairly good reason to be.]

...So I slipped. I think... I hit my head on the edge of the sidewalk. It happened so fast, and I was dizzy, and there was a lot of blood-

[There is a pause. He's still trying to sort all of this out.]

Anyway, some people saw it happen and came to help. They got me to the hospital somehow-- I don't remember too well - but something was weird.

[He slowly lowers the cloth. The wound is highly visible, but not what you would expect from one having been inflicted not too long ago. In fact, it looks reasonably well on the way to recovery. There are no signs of stitches, and yet it has not only stopped bleeding but also begun to heal somewhat.]

...Do people... usually heal faster here?

Comments

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

No faster than they did back home, I think. Maybe you got some sorta healing factor.

[healeveryone]

I don't think so...are you really okay? That sounds really bad!

[youngestboxer]

Healing factor...? What do you mean by that? Like, some kind of power?

[youngestboxer]

I'm doing better. It's sore, but the doctor said it's healing fine on his own.

[Which is part of what has Yuta so disturbed.]

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

Yeah! You know, super powers! NEXT abil -- er, never mind that, you probably wouldn't know what I'm talking about. But hey, why complain?

[youngestboxer]

...It's just weird. I've been thinking I was a normal kid all this time, so I'm not sure what to think now that it turns out I might not be.

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

Hey, nothing wrong with having an extra ability or something! Doesn't mean you can't live a normal life!

[youngestboxer]

What do you mean? The minute you stand out, it's kind of hard to convince others to treat you the same.

[the_ko_stands_for_tiger]

Hey, it's all in how you handle it! Get the right people around you, and you'll grow up fine! Besides, this place isn't really a place to worry about being weird.

[stinglikeabat]

I don't think so! I've taken a few knocks and it's pretty much normal.

Why do you ask?

[youngestboxer]

[There is a pause before Yuta responds, and it's clear that even now he isn't fully convinced.]

...I guess...

[healeveryone]

Well, that's good! I don't know why you're recovering so fast, but...it's better than the alternative, right?

[youngestboxer]

...I'm healing way faster than I should be.

[youngestboxer]

Well yeah, but...

[He... doesn't look thrilled, that's for sure.]

...I wish I knew why.

[healeveryone]

Maybe that'll be the next thing you remember. It could always happen, right?

[youngestboxer]

I sort of hope so. I don't like being in the dark about all of this...

[rainbowbrush]

[Relm is torn between something almost like concern and fear. EW BLOOD IS KIND OF SCARY.]

...You should stop falling down. Dummy.

[youngestboxer]

[He plops the cloth back over the wound at least?]

It's not like I was trying to fall. Stupid.

[rainbowbrush]

[Oh that's good, now she can look at him without feeling ill.]

Maybe you were. Or maybe you forgot how to walk, too.

[youngestboxer]

Forgetting how to walk? As if. We lost all of our memories when we got here, but I haven't heard of a single person who forgot how to walk.

[stinglikeabat]

Really? It must be just you!

[healeveryone]

Yeah, I understand. I've never had anything like that happen to me, but I know there are a lot of things I'd like to know more about. Have you remembered anything while you're here yet?

[rainbowbrush]

You must be the first, then!

[youngestboxer]

...That's what I was worried about.

[stinglikeabat]

Why worry about it? It might come in handy one of these days!