divineimpulse | RITA CATCHALL

They did?
Good.

Do you mind talking about what happened?

I can, but it might not make a lot of sense.

That's fine. I want to hear it, anyway.

Can I visit you at the dorm?

I'll let you in.

[sure enough, when rite rocks up to summer, byleth is already there waiting.]

[she enters, looking over her shoulder like she expects someone's watching her? it's fine.]

Guess you do look better than the last time I saw you.

[the arm really completes the look!

also this is her first time seeing the inside of summer dorm, so she's looking around curiously.]

Come in.

[she has her newly-reattached arm in a sling! other than that, she looks roughly the same, plus a load of bandages. it's nice not to be bleeding everywhere.]

Your voice has returned.

[she summer dorm is cozy! beanbags and cushions and whatnot everywhere.]

[she's momentarily flustered at that.]

Uh--yeah. Whatever that was, it only lasted for a few hours. It's fine now.

Did you figure out what happened?

[she gestures rita over to her apparent tea nook, which has cushions, and two steaming mugs of tea, as well as a plate of sweets.]

I've got an idea.

--But that's not what I'm here to talk about.

[okay yeah she'll sit down for tea first, though.]

What happened to you guys?

[byleth sits herself down on a beanbag, slightly unsteadily—but if there's any pain, she's not showing it. instead, she picks up the mug.]

This is a fruit blend. I hope you like it.

[and sips.

...]

We appeared suddenly inside of an elevator in a building.

[she sips it...

... it's good! turns out rita's pretty fond of sweet flavors.]

Right... another random abduction, I assume.

Right.

We went to the top floor, and met a man there who gave us microphones—they amplify noises—and told us they were special tools—and sent us out into the world. Except, he wanted to talk to me for a moment.

And then I don't remember anything until I woke up in a room with Caleb. For some reason, I had a concussion.