action ☁ feb 26

[clearasil]

[ Natalie has always been a private person.  It might be obvious to those who are especially concerned about her that she hasn't been seen in a couple of days since the quest departure.

What a waste of her last drachma for the month, she thinks.

She doesn't want to bog anyone down with her troubles - there are things far bigger than her happening all around, and she is only one girl, one girl who likes to think she can handle it all, but in truth is unprepared for everything sent her way. The only person worse than Natalie at trying to fool the world is her own father, who she had spoken to via Iris Message just after Leo and the others left.

There are a few signs to her poor state, like two singed targets at the archery range and a trail of smoke that follows her when she finally emerges from her various treks around camp and away from everything else. She leans against a stone column outside of Hecate cabin and pulls her parka hood over her head, hugging herself around her empty stomach.

Your vision might go a little haywire if you approach her, with various dizzying effects. She's having a few control problems. ]





( ooc | preemptive warning for discussion of mental illness as portrayed in her canon. nat isn't entirely clear about the subject. )

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[weneedasign]

[If only it was a bug. That might be the most normal thing to befall them in a long while.]

I could ask you the same thing. Everything alright?

[And he will call 'bullshit' if she tries to wave it off as everything was fine, because it's clear something is very wrong here.]

[clearasil]

No.

[ Her shoulders slump and she lets her head drop and she leans it against the column, sighing deeply. They know each other well enough and she is at least somewhat comfortable with disclosing some information about her personal life. ]

I talked to dad.

[weneedasign]

[A red flag goes up at that. He frowns, more concerned then before.]

Something happened back home, didn't it?

[He doesn't know the full story of the Goodman family, but from the bits and pieces he's gotten... Well, this doesn't bode well at all.]

[clearasil]

[ She nods slowly. Natalie keeps a lot of her personal issues to herself and there are very few people who know enough to piece together what might be wrong with her today. Even if this doesn't directly effect her, it's still a huge blow and she doesn't know how to handle it. ]

Can we walk somewhere?

[weneedasign]

Of course.

[He offers her his arm - partially because she doesn't look entirely steady on her feet, but also maybe in an attempt to make her smile. He knows it's a bit of a silly gesture.]

I don't think anyone's at the shore right now.

[clearasil]

[ Natalie raises her eyebrows at him, snorting because, yes, he does know her well enough to know that this kind of thing makes her laugh.

Okay. First, she needs to eat but she doesn't want to go to the dining pavillion... So, she pauses and reaches forward, conjuring a poppyseed muffin from the Mist. Hey, she needs it. Someone would insist. ]

Sounds good.

[weneedasign]

[He looks at the muffin, then at Natalie.]

Do you want to grab something to actually eat first? I'm not sure how nutritious a Mist Muffin is.