Hiraeth | God Eater 2

Dodici

It had been a few days since that incident between Gil and Brynn happened. The two, along with the other members of Blood (with the exception of the captain) were currently lounging around Friar's lobby. The Vice Captain had just came from the upper lobby, after casually chatting with Fran.

"I'm telling you, there's more to her than just being an idol. I mean, c'mon." Romeo rapidly waved his arms in the air as if trying to intensify his reasoning out. He stopped midway upon noticing the arrival of the Vice Captain, "Yo, Brynn!" He was the only one that called her by her first name, instead of Vice Captain.

Not that she cared, she actually prefered that. She gave him a warm smile before stopping in her tracks the moment that the speakers had began echoing words.

"Attention, all aboard Friar. We are currently moving through a red rainstorm. Access to the exterior has been temporarily restricted." The line was repeated a few more times before it died down.

Nana was the first to react, "Message received, ma'am! Good boys and girls don't go out in the rain." She joked with a small smile on her face following. Brynn couldn't help but find the flaw in the words.

Brynn definitely wasn't a good girl, in fact, she was a troublemaker. She was tempted to do things that she knew she wasn't supposed to do. Like barge into random member's rooms and steal food or use their stuff.

She, however, definitely wasn't going to do that with a certain brown haired man. She gulped at the thought while giving a side glance towards the man.

"It certainly won't let up." He remarked, currently leaning against the electronic merchant where they would buy their materials. Ciel turned towards him, causing her to brush against the Vice Captain who had sat beside her.

"It's been this way ever since we entered the Far East. At least we should arrive at the branch soon."

Wait, they were going to the Far East? Why wasn't she informed of this? Everyone began to notice the confused look on Brynn's face.

"Vice Captain, don't tell me that you don't know?" Came Nana's surprised voice. Great, even Nana knew. She shook her head no.

Ciel was next to respond, "It was on the note that was left on our desks." Brynn began to think deeply of a note. Her eyes lit up.

"Ah! The one that I threw away!" She voiced out, earning a sigh from Gil and laughter from Romeo and Nana. Even Ciel couldn't help but crack a smile. "What? I thought that it was trash." She added, clearly not caring about what the others were thinking of.

"The Red Rain..." Romeo began, drawing all the attention to him, "That stuff was the stuff that came down before, right? While we were rescuing Ciel. I mean, is the Red Rain really as bad as all that?" Brynn cringed at the memory. She remained silent and waited for the youngest to answer. She knew quite little about the Red Rain before she actually encountered it. After reading about it on NORN, she began to understand how dangerous it actually was.

Before Ciel could answer, Nana affirmed with a hum, "Mmhm! It gives people a disease called..." She paused, bringing a hand near her face as she stared up at the ceiling, trying to remember the word, "It's called... What's it called again?" She gave up after being unable to remember the name.

"The Black Plague." Both Ciel and Brynn came to the poorly dressed girl's aid. Brynn looked at Ciel for her to continue the explanation, "It shares its name with an ancient epidemic. Earned by the black scars that form. Any contact with the rain could cause it." Everyone listened to her explanation.

"There's no known treatment, even symptoms can't be suppressed, anyone who contacts it, is destined to die." Brynn continued, remembering what she had read on the Norn database. After those words, she saw the male swallow the lump that had formed in his throat.