[Chizuru would feel bad for just abandoning him, but the truth is she doesn't even hear him call out after her - the excitement of having possibly found some kind of a solution to his problem is so exciting that she's all but blocked everything out. It's fortunate, then, that she's with someone she can trust, because if she were alone it would sure as hell be easy to sneak up on her.
It's also fortunate that her father's supplies are well-labeled. She reads, she mixes, and after some time she emerges somewhat triumphantly with a handful of packets of medicinal powder and a folded-up piece of parchment that she's condensed her father's notes onto. Only somewhat triumphantly, though, because continuing to read after finding that first promising bit of information had taught her something more than a little discouraging.
But they're better off than where they were, and that's something to smile about, at least. Chizuru comes to Shinpachi's side and crouches down next to him with a smile.]
Nagakura-san. [She wishes she could say she's solved all his problems. She can't, but - ] I've found something that will give us more time to figure out an alternative to the blood.
[She turns out her hand so he can see the packets.] My father had notes about a medicine that can suppress the bloodlust... It's, um, it's not perfect. The more you take it, the less effective it becomes... [She wilts a little at that, but forges ahead, because they're still better off than they were before.] But I followed the directions exactly, and if you take it... it's supposed to help. It will give us more time for me to keep researching it. Maybe if I keep following his ideas, I can even make a medicine that will stop it entirely..!
[It's a long shot, she knows, and she has a lot to learn. But she's willing to learn it if it means saving him.
(...there's another option, too; Sannan has been studying the rasetsu longer than anyone. Maybe, if she cooperates with him... he'll cooperate with her, and will help her look into this. But that's something she keeps quiet about, because she has the distinct feeling Shinpachi wouldn't want to hear her making that kind of a bargain.)]
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It's also fortunate that her father's supplies are well-labeled. She reads, she mixes, and after some time she emerges somewhat triumphantly with a handful of packets of medicinal powder and a folded-up piece of parchment that she's condensed her father's notes onto. Only somewhat triumphantly, though, because continuing to read after finding that first promising bit of information had taught her something more than a little discouraging.
But they're better off than where they were, and that's something to smile about, at least. Chizuru comes to Shinpachi's side and crouches down next to him with a smile.]
Nagakura-san. [She wishes she could say she's solved all his problems. She can't, but - ] I've found something that will give us more time to figure out an alternative to the blood.
[She turns out her hand so he can see the packets.] My father had notes about a medicine that can suppress the bloodlust... It's, um, it's not perfect. The more you take it, the less effective it becomes... [She wilts a little at that, but forges ahead, because they're still better off than they were before.] But I followed the directions exactly, and if you take it... it's supposed to help. It will give us more time for me to keep researching it. Maybe if I keep following his ideas, I can even make a medicine that will stop it entirely..!
[It's a long shot, she knows, and she has a lot to learn. But she's willing to learn it if it means saving him.
(...there's another option, too; Sannan has been studying the rasetsu longer than anyone. Maybe, if she cooperates with him... he'll cooperate with her, and will help her look into this. But that's something she keeps quiet about, because she has the distinct feeling Shinpachi wouldn't want to hear her making that kind of a bargain.)]