the half
08-18-2021, 04:16 PM
Hanako hadn't been expecting company, after all who else was mad enough to venture out into the waves like this? But she had no intention of turning down a helping paw either. She whipped around, almost giving herself whiplash as she finally managed to bundle up the majority of her bedding. Backing up she foisted them in the girl's general direction, using all her effort to keep them above water. The stranger offered to help and the scents, beyond the wash of saltwater, that clung to her coat were of the Armada, leading Hanako to assume she was a newcomer of sorts. Perhaps eager to do her part and fit in. Not an approach she'd ever tried to take but each to their own.
"Take this to dry land." She wasn't exactly polite about it but given the circumstances it made sense she was a little frazzled, her voice strained and high.
She turned back and was quick to duck back inside as she rushed to gather the smaller, more finicky items she collected during her stay here. Hanako paused for a moment despite it all, the pink of her pads gently smoothing over the lid of her jewellery box. She hadn't opened it in what felt like forever and felt a pang of guilt for having rarely worn one of the bracelets that was housed within. For obvious and numerous reasons. Now wasn't the time for that though, there was not a moment to lose. She backtracked out of the den, gently grasping the box between her teeth as she turned as best she could and offered the box out. Having not realised that the clasp which was supposed to hold it shut was loose, leaving the box cracked slightly ajar.