He didn't start the fire (except he did)

[theskyaccepts]

🧙 WHO: Tsuna and you
⚔️️ WHAT: Burning down buildings and thinking thoughts
🕒 WHEN: May
🗺️ WHERE: Camelot and possibly surrounding area
⚠️ WARNINGS: n/a but will change if needed.



[A - What's the Number for 911??]

[Tsuna is freaking out.

That's a natural state of being for him on a good day, but at this moment it seems a little more pronounced. It might have something to do with the burning building in front of him. The building's not fully on fire but fire has definitely started licking up the siding and there's a good deal of smoke.

If you had to ask whether or not the building's on fire, it very much is.

And Tsuna is panicking because his hands are also on fire, though the warm, enchanted glow of magic flames rather than anything burning. He'd just wanted some light while he was walking home. He didn't mean to touch the building. Certainly didn't mean to have it go up so fast.

But now it is and he's kind of hyperventilating so switching on his water is a little tough right now. Would it even be enough?]

HELP!!

[He finally manages to get out. He doesn't know if anyone's in the building or what. Someone might need to snap him out of this. Or snap a picture.]

[B - Twilight Thoughts; Network/Action]

[Tsuna doesn't go straight home after his part time job.

He meanders for a bit, not to anywhere in particular but he's not quite ready to go home yet. He's got thoughts that he needs to sort out. A lot more than usual, if he's being honest.

Because he's never been the kind of kid to let things go easily. There might have been a time when he used to, but then, that was back when his world was very small and he could just get by. Now his world is bigger, with friends, with more responsibility, with the fact that even though it was thrust on him and he is reluctant to take up the mantle, he is a leader.

It's hard to be a leader when it feels like his world keeps getting a lot bigger every day. And affecting his friends in more ways than he, at 15 years old, can really conceive.

He finds a quiet place in a park, flopping down on the ground and looking up at the darkening sky.]

I don't know what to do...

[He mutters, before digging out his phone. There has to be something.]

UN: Tsuna27

What's a good way to cheer up a friend?


[C - Flick Would Have a Field Day]

[It's always him. It's always Tsuna.

Why can't the universe just give him a break?

He was having a nice time! It was fun, if a little weird, to be picking cookies from trees like apples. And he was going to bring home a bunch to, because why not?

But of course, this is Tsunayoshi Sawada, the universe's chew toy, and he'd bumped a wasps nest. He'd taken off at a sprint, not wanting to get stung or to disturb anyone else. Of course, he didn't really try to figure out where he was running to and by the time he thinks he's outrun the wasps he is lost.

It's quiet and lush and green and somehow unnerving, and so Tsuna tentively starts to retrace what he hopes are his steps before some bagworms drop down in front of him. Tsuna stumbles back and screams! which sets off several moths who fly quickly past him.]

Why are there so many bugs!

[D - Wildcard]

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Comments

A

[cantgetanyworse]

[The amount of buildings being set on fire isn't something that escaped Jane's notice, but she hasn't been (un?)lucky enough to have found one of the fires just beginning until she hears that shout for help and smells the unmistakeable scent of burning wood.

She doesn't give a second thought to running towards it, her skirt bunched up in one hand, and she does need to take a moment to absorb the scene unfolding as she comes upon it.]

Oh my goodness. [The young woman's attention goes to the boy first. Is that-- fire on his hands?

Well... one can't simply make assumptions.]

What happened here?

[And then she's looking around for some way to quench the blaze before it gets out of control. Her own magic isn't going to be much use for that.]

[theskyaccepts]

[Tsuna's face freezes in a combination of relief and terror at Jane's arrival. Relief simply because there is someone here to help him and terror at the realization of what this looks like. There is a building on fire, his hands are on fire, and no one else around?

As much as he misses his tutor, Tsuna is extremely glad Reborn isn't here to exacerbate this particular situation.]

Um. That is. I.

[He's struggling to find the words, still panicking and not entirely calm.]

It just started burning.

[cantgetanyworse]

It just started...

[Why does she not believe this?

It's probably the panicking. But then, he could be panicking because he just happened across the fire and that's why his hands are doing that - some kind of sympathetic magic? She is choosing, for now, to think the best of him and the situation.]

You have elemental magic, don't you? Can you put it out?

[theskyaccepts]

[Jane gets a bit of a blank look until the thought penetrates through Tsuna's brain. That seems to wake him up and he gives his head a shake.]

I...I can try. I don't know if my water is powerful enough.

[Or if he can even get himself to switch but he's trying.]

Water...rain...tranquil...

[cantgetanyworse]

[She draws her lower lip in between her teeth as the young man tries, but even she isn't sure it's going to be enough. Then, a thought appears to come to her, as clearly as a light bulb turning on in her brain.]

I have a different idea. Look at me.

[Just... look away from the fire.]

Instead of trying to use water to put it out, use your fire ability to do it. Make the fire smaller. What do you think?

[theskyaccepts]

[He nods, dragging his eyes away from the fire and looking Jane. He's been trying to focus his thoughts on water, on the tranquil nature of rain flames even if they don't work here.

He hadn't really thought about making the fire smaller. But his breathing is starting to return to normal at least.]

I...I can try.

[He shuts his eyes, trying to imagine a smaller flame.]

[cantgetanyworse]

Good. Okay.

[She smiles, albeit nervously, and very lightly touches the youngster's arm while the fire snaps and pops in front of them. It might be a crazy idea. It might not even work. But surely, she reasons, if fire can be made by these abilities then it can also be extinguished by them.]

Just take deep breaths, everything's going to be fine.

[theskyaccepts]

[If he jumps a little at the touch, it's only because it's unexpected. But he is focused on breathing, and the blaze, which seemed to be roaring does seem to start to calm. The burning has not stopped however, but things seem less out of control as Tsuna calms down.]

I don't know about fine...

[cantgetanyworse]

Just trust me. Right now, you can trust me.

[Not forever, if he doesn't want to, but for right this moment. She isn't looking at the fire but she can hear the frantic popping and crackling of it beginning to calm.

Phew. She was worried it wasn't actually going to work.]

You're doing wonderfully. Keep going.

[theskyaccepts]

[And he does trust. There are times when he can just tell these things, when someone is trustworthy or kind. And it helps, knowing that.

His breathing is still shakey, but he's definitely relaxing more, and allowing the fire to die down.]

Is it working?

[cantgetanyworse]

[Water would probably have been better, but given the state this young man was in Jane would have been concerned he would have just accidentally tossed more fire on the already flaming building.]

Yes, it's working. [She smiles reassuringly at him.] In fact it's almost out.

[theskyaccepts]

That's good. It just started so suddenly I didn't know what to do.

[He's relaxed enough that he's able to pull himself into a sitting position but he's still reluctant to look at the building.]

How bad is the damage?

[cantgetanyworse]

Ah...

[He doesn't seem to want to look, so Jane looks, She grimaces slightly at the damage.]

The important thing is that no one was hurt, and you're all right.

[theskyaccepts]

[Despite the reassurances, Tsuna's heart sinks and he grimaces.]

That bad, huh?

[cantgetanyworse]

It... might be better if you don't look.

[She sighs, shaking her head.]

But somebody's going to have to fix all this...

[theskyaccepts]

I really didn't mean for anything to happen.

[And there is a good amount of sincerity there.]

I'll fix it though...it's my fault.

[cantgetanyworse]

I'm sure you wouldn't have been standing here panicking if you'd meant to do it.

[That... is not the action of an intentional arsonist.]

We should probably find out who the building belongs to, if you're sure about that.

[theskyaccepts]

[He nods, even if he doesn't look thrilled at the idea. But he'd rather own up to it than try to walk away.]

I am. I feel like I have to do something...