[It was true Xiaolang had tagged along for this to see if he could help dig up any information on Retrospec, and see if there were any connections that brought them a step closer to solving whatever the hell was happening these past few months. But, in all honesty, he was mostly here for Sakura-- even at Sorey's insistence, this still seemed all sorts of dangerous to him, and he would never forgive himself if she got hurt without him being able to do something about it. Thankfully, the trip so far seemed to be pretty benign, for the most part-- rusty materials, odd chills and sad atmosphere aside, nothing screamed out as a threat to him.
... except when there IS an actual scream, loud and agonizing, echoing throughout the building. The only reason why he doesn't chase after it is because Sakura is here, and he wasn't about to leave her alone to deal with some unknown threat if he can help it. He wasn't about to be reckless! He was going to stay with the group and figure out what was going on!!
... until Sakura herself bolts away from the group, towards the source of the horrifying noise, and it takes all of his willpower not to curse. This is what he was trying to have NOT happen???? Sakura???? He doesn't think twice as he bolts right after her, away from the others, reaching out to try to grab her arm before they got too far off. Not that he was entirely sure where they were now, himself, but...]
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... except when there IS an actual scream, loud and agonizing, echoing throughout the building. The only reason why he doesn't chase after it is because Sakura is here, and he wasn't about to leave her alone to deal with some unknown threat if he can help it. He wasn't about to be reckless! He was going to stay with the group and figure out what was going on!!
... until Sakura herself bolts away from the group, towards the source of the horrifying noise, and it takes all of his willpower not to curse. This is what he was trying to have NOT happen???? Sakura???? He doesn't think twice as he bolts right after her, away from the others, reaching out to try to grab her arm before they got too far off. Not that he was entirely sure where they were now, himself, but...]
SAKURA...!!