We were the kings and queens of promise

[Is leaning against tree SOMEWHERES, going once more over those oh so special invites from camp... He's already pushing it enough with just being here and besides he's not going to leave Nunnally and Suzaku to wonder again where he's gone, especially after the work Nunnally has gone through in attempts to rebuild her family. Besides, he still has to be prepared for whatever might happen to Kallen's own time line while she is gone...

Closing his eyes, he quickly rips the letter in half.]

[Having left his sister in the company of those he deems trustworthy, Lelouch waits by the outskirts of the woods, nearer to the barrier than most care to venture -- probably for fear of accidents. He appears in better spirits than he had the other day and twirls one of his chess pieces idly in between his fingers, as he mentally counts down the minutes. Lateness is a non-issue.]

[cont. from here. This d'awww moment is being interrupted by a very loud and possibly jealous yowl.]

[And here we have a little chibi, reading a book under a tree. His ever-mischievous but faithful cat napping beside him.]

[In their oh secretive way, one student-cum-terrorist and one gray witch have arranged an impromptu meeting in the uppermost level of Boys 4. Luckily for them, most of the cabin residents fail to even note the vertical annexation exists half of the time. This particular day, Lelouch is placing a hand lightly against his left eye, having been plagued by an insistent prickling sensation in the back of it for the better part of the morning. He regards C.C. as she sits on the bed, idly running her hands through her hair. Lelouch removes the hand, blinking slightly and glaring at his accomplice for answers.]

I have not even used it recently. Nothing that would have provoked this sort of reaction. What aren't you telling me?

[To most, a day of remembrance is a somber occasion. And Lelouch has already filled that requirement, having spent the majority of the day where he is now, in his room. For perhaps the second time, his laptop is closed and shunted to the side to make room for box containing Marianne's necklace. The box is open, although he has yet to touch it this entire time. Instead his attention is focused on an overturned jar of origami stars on the upper end of his desk. Some spilling onto the papers and schematics that crowd the desk's edge and tumble softly to the floor.

Another star bounces off his leg and falls onto one of pages already cluttered on the ground. Absently, his gaze travels to it, briefly reading the writing. Suddenly he jerks his head up from where he had been resting it on his palms, elbows doing their best to dig into the table. Lelouch snatches his jacket from the chair, not bothering with the mess he has made for the moment.

Eventually, he finds himself on a course only briefly trodden but one he has studied well enough to know his way. It helps that his destination is not a place. His walk is brisk and immediate, and it doesn't take him long to find what he's after.]



Should we be concerned?

[continuation from here

Winces again, though this time more due to Suzaku's sudden determination than any actual strain to his hair. Also lowers his voice.]

More so, he is continuously evasive.

[away from some of the post-holiday mingling, one emo exiled prince is spending some quiet time inside his cabin, sitting at the table in the common room. the table is decorated with various multi-colored shapes designed from folded paper and a reasonable stack of not-yet-folded paper sits near his elbow. he starts making the creases for his next creation, expecting to be uninterrupted for the next hour or so...]

[following his encounter with cornelia, one ill-fated prince who really has had better weeks is in route to the sewers to seek assistance from the only person he can really ask right now]


((OOC Notes: Because I screwed up my timing, the top and bottom threads are about a week apart. We are assuming after talk with C.C., Lelouch chilled in the sewers for a while and later ran into Suzaku while the knight was Zero-hunting. Just go with me here. o/))