Where Am I? [Seiji]

[Pandora E. Kāohi]

For the majority of the night Pandora found herself tossing and turning, clenching her iPhone and swatting, kicking and rolling, and all in her sleep. She rarely had nightmares (or just rarely remembered them) but when she did, she was the wildest sleeper ever. There were mornings where she found herself on the floor or in the boys locker room because of how crazy her nightmares were and being a teleporter did not help either. They were mostly wild and action packed, stuff that didn't happen to her on a daily basis. Sometimes she liked to blame it on the food she ate before going to bed because when she didn't eat right before falling asleep, they were never as crazy or wild.

This time Pandora found herself in a nightmare where she was being chased. She couldn't see exactly who was chasing her or what their face looked like but all she could make out was that it was a dark figure. The rest of her friends had been killed by the figure and she was now alone to fend for herself. Tripping over a branch in the woods was cliche'd in movies and apparently no exception in Pandora's dream. After moments of screaming and running, the porter tripped over a branch and found herself on the ground crawling away from the killer. Only to block her face from the oncoming axe that was soon to hack her head off but then... POOF!

Pandora had teleported out of harms way but it wasn't until she actually teleported out of her bedroom in real life and into a tree. Her big and bright eyes shot open as she felt the sudden fall and she screamed. Her scream was broken, scattered even once she hit a few branches on her way down. She got the wind knocked out of her from the last branch and landed on her right side which caused her right leg to make a loud pop noise. The instant jolt of pain from a bone breaking and half of it poking out of her skin was enough to make her clench her teeth and cover her face as her breathing started to go as rapidly as her heartbeat. Her mouth opened only to let out another scream. This hadn't been the first time she broke something but that didn't mean it hurt any less than the last time.

Wincing, she looked around moments later only to realize that she had to be in the darkest part of the world... or the woods, either way she had no idea where she was. This couldn't have still been that dream, there was no way. Dreams didn't hurt this much. How did she even manage to teleport this far anyway? She wasn't back at the academy and the academy didn't look as if it was anywhere near. No where near. Only if she had her phon-

HER PHONE! Pandora stayed on her side as she felt around the leaves and the grass for her phone. It felt like her heart was going to explode from how fast it was going because once she found it, Pan pressed the power button, revealing that it was 3 AM but she quickly went to her contacts and scrolled until she saw the last person she contacted: Seiji Lockard She pressed call and tried to reach him only to get his voicemail, "...S-Seiji?" She tried catching her breath, "Seiji, I don't know where I am..." Her eyes started to tear up, "I ended up somewhere- The woods or something. I don't know. I accidentally teleported and I fell from a tree and... and I think I broke my leg." Pan held her phone out as she noticed her batter life before she put the phone back to her ear and started crying, "My phone is 'bout to die. So if you g-" She furrowed her brows, "Hello?" Her message had been cut off and automatically sent to his voice mail box.

She heard a sudden rustling in the leaves and turned her head constantly to see if she could make out anything. She couldn't... which freaked her out. Dear God she hoped it wasn't a wolf, or predator, or monster killer thing.

[Seiji Lockard]

Seiji had been working on a research project for a college assignment that was due at the start of the semester but because of his job with the school he was allowed an extension of time. There was a lot that he had to end up doing but he worked for most of the day after he was done with his work hours. Typing up the last bit of information that he found he closed his book and stretch back in his seat. Rubbing at his eyes as he left out a long yawn. He had his phone off the whole time so he would not have any interruptions while he was working. He didn't really like to keep his phone off but when he had work that needed all of his attention he would turn it off to ensure that he kept fully focused. Now that he was all done he reached over and turned on his phone, seeing that he had a few text and one voice mail with the call being pretty recent.

"Who could be calling at this hour?" Seiji asked as he clicked on it and saw that the number belonged to Pandora. He was already starting to worry since the last time she had come over when it was this late was when she was having trouble sleeping. His snakes were already all over his room, having helped him do his research faster than he would have been able to do on his own. Playing the voice mail as he stood up and went into his bathroom to take some medication from the headache that had been brought on because of using his power like he did. He certainly was going to need some rest after this, but that quickly become no important as panic filled him as he heard Pandora's voice. She didn't know where she was, probably in the woods, teleported, and she thought she broke her leg.

He could practically hear the pain, fear, and sadness in her voice and it was just cutting deep into his very being. The voice mail cut of then, revealing that she was either now in more trouble or her phone had died. Either way Seiji already worked on trying to call her again as he got his other phone he used for work to see if he could find out the last place Pandora's phone let out a ping when she made the call to him. It would take a moment but while all that was happening he was already getting out the best first aid kit he had. Making sure that he had something that would be at least a temporary fix for a broken leg. He was no doctor, but he knew at least enough basic first aid that he knew that he would be able to be of some help. "Sapphire, with me." Seiji ordered as his poisonous snakes crawled up the side of him and into his pocket as quick as she could.

The rest cleared out of the way and didn't ask too much what was going on seeing Seiji like this and knew it had to be important. Leaning his one phone on speaker he grabbed his keys and headed out to his care. It was a Ferrari so it would get him to where he needed fast enough and he could take it at least a little ways into the woods so long as he stuck to the one pretty big trail. He phone picked up the last ping where Pandora's phone sent out and set a route as he got into his care. Things were just happening so fast and when he had the general area of where Pandora was, he was stepping on the gas.

[Pandora E. Kāohi]

She gulped hard as she tried to sit up without moving her leg. The random leave rustling and howling wind did not make her feel any more comfortable. It scared the living shit out of her and all she wanted was to be back at the school and in her bed. No, her powers had to act funny just because of a harmless nightmare. Pan had a habit of teleporting out of her bedroom during her sleep; maybe a few feet away, a few inches... but never to an unknown place in the woods. This had to be the most upsetting and frightening thing that Pandora had to go through (not including that one time she almost drowned). 

As she carefully sat up, she tried looking at the damage straight on. With a bone broken and slightly sticking out of her leg, it felt as painful as it looked. She was bleeding but not as bad as she thought it would be, but still it was more than she wanted to be leaking out of her body. Tears continued to fill her big bright eyes as she looked around the area. It was so dark even with her eyes focused, she couldn't make out a thing. Pan even tried teleporting out but she was exhausted as it was and she was scared that she would end up in another weird place. Or worse, teleporting into something or right off the edge of something. She didn't want to die, not anytime soon. 

She looked down at her dead iPhone and started sniffling as she tried to hold back her tears. Pan felt so easily defeated and she had no idea if Seiji even got her message or that her call even showed up. For all she knew he could be sound asleep or no where near his phone and if Seiji didn't get to her by morning then she would just have to wait it out for the rest of the night... heck, that was even IF he could find out where she was. "...I just hope.. I hope he finds me." Her voice was shaky as she whispered to herself. 

Her eyes traveled down to her leg once more, almost as painful to look at as the other few times. She was still bleeding but wasn't sure if taking off her shirt and wrapping her leg would be a good idea. It may stop the bleeding for a second but if she even moved or touched the broken bone wouldn't it make her bleed even more? She was sure it would hurt even more but bleeding out wasn't the brightest idea either. What if she passed out or died from the loss of blood? Pandora started panicking again as if she hadn't already. Her leg was numb and she was already weak and tired from the sudden miles of teleporting and falling. She was starting to get pale as well and it may not have been from the blood loss but just the shock of the situation, and the fact that it was getting cooler with a slight draft. 

Pan slowly laid back down and covered her face with her arms as she found herself crying again. She was so stupid...

[Seiji Lockard]

Seiji didn't know how long it took for him to get to the point in the path where he could no longer drive his car without wrecking it. This is as close as we can get. You remember her signature, right? Seiji asked his snake within his mind, since there was actually never a need for him to say anything out loud when talking to them. Sapphire nodded her head yes as the two of them got out of his car. Cutting off the car engine and locking everything up, Seiji headed into the woods with Sapphire on his shoulders. The snake flicking her tongue in the air to see if she could pick up Pandora's signature as Seiji used his phone so they would end up in the general area of where Pandora's phone sent out its last signal. He was just happy that his phone was fully charged but he didn't know how well it would maintain its signal.

It was not like they were all that far from the school, well they were but they were not in another state. Just out in the deeper part of the woods away from anyone, meaning Seiji's major concern was an animal coming across Pandora. Animals did not attack people for no real reason unless they were infected with something, but an easy meal was an easy meal. Such thoughts were enough to practically make Seiji jog to the area his phone map told him. "Pandora!" Seiji yelled out when he got to the general area, grabbing a hold of Sapphire and setting her down on the ground. His snake already working on finding Pandora's specific signature, which was not something that she did all that often but would be able to pull it off. Still, to be safe Seiji and her sort of split up as they started to look around the area. Seiji could tell there were other snakes in the area and he just hoped that Sapphire would be fine.

Using the flashlight on his app allowed him to be able to see around and also scare off anything off with its bright glare. Seiji making sure to walk around and make as much noise as possible because it kept him from accidently sneaking up on anything and also he hopped that Pandora would end up hearing him. Sapphire ended up located Pandora first, moving with ease and with great speed as she approached the girl. She didn't full make herself known that she was around because she didn't really know how to communicate to the human female that she was one of Seiji's snakes. I'm on my way. Seiji sent the thought back to his snakes when Sapphire told him that she located Pandora. Seiji basically running now to where he could sense his snake. The backpack with the first aid kit hitting his back as her ran but he didn't care. "Pan...dora..." Seiji said as he breathed heavily and slowed down as he spotted his friend. The whole joy to have found her overruling his sense of first making sure she was okay.

[Pandora E. Kāohi]

Maybe if she kept her eyes closed and stayed there still like a dead... twig, she would calm down and not worry about the sudden sounds around her. The only problem was that once one sense was no longer in use, the others became much more dominant. So behind her sniffles, she could still hear leaves rustling and strange noises coming from the distance. To be honest, Pan had no idea about the type of animals that roamed in Montana. So she wasn't sure if there were wolves or bears around but the thought of it just made her that more nervous. If she was going to die, today would have to be the day of all days. This was just great. She already attempted in teleporting out from the fear of it and nothing worked.

"Pandora!"

Her eyes shot open as she heard a voice off in the far distance. She couldn't make out who it was or why but she didn't care. It had been a few hours since she got here and she was ready to get out of these scary woods. Was it Seiji's voice? Did he finally hear her message? And he knew how and where to find her? The thought of it made her quickly sit up but with that she moved her broken leg and a jolt of pain shot through her leg. Gritting her teeth, she wished she hadn't done that. "Seiji!?" It wasn't the loudest she could yell but it was the best she could do in her current condition.

Her heat beat picked up out of both excitement and fear. She could suddenly hear movement and louder rustling coming towards her but it could've been anyone or any thing. It wasn't until her head snapped in the direction of the new comer that suddenly made her heart feel as if it was gong to burst. Pandora's eyelids widened, "...Seiji!" She was so happy, so relieved. Pan almost forgot that she was dealing with a broken leg, she almost attempted at getting up but that quickly stopped as she felt the pain once again making her wind.

Pan put her head down, as she tried to adjust herself in a better position trying to stop herself from crying again. It was pointless this time around because she couldn't fight it. He came all the way here to find her and she probably had him worried sick. Most of this was her fault nonetheless. 

[Seiji Lockard]

Seiji practically started to sprint over towards Pandora when he first hears his name called out, even if he was some distance away. The yell had been just loud enough that he at least knew someone was calling out to someone else, but in all honesty he could not say that he was sure that it was his name being called out. He just figured that Pandora was the only one out here and if there was someone else out here, he just hoped they were okay as well. He refused to believe the woods were haunted or anything like that and that there was some kind of ghost spirit yelling out to lure people in only to kill them. Oh wonderful, he was not going to be getting any sleep tonight and he would not only be able to blame it all because of his worry on Pandora. Most of it would be because he was worried about his friend, but a very small part would be because of the whole ghost story he just thought up.

When he saw her it took a moment for it too all settle, all the different emotions swirling around inside of him. Yet when that moment was over he was taking a deep breath and moving over towards her. Kneeling down beside her he could not help but to first give her a hug and this was like a super hug that just let you know that someone did care about you a lot. "I'm so sorry for the wait. I got here as soon as I could." Seiji said, feeling at fault for some odd reason and just hugged her tight for a moment. Then moving to take off his backpack so he could get to giving her some first aid treatment. He had it all planned out already, and was already planning in head and preparing for what else he might end up having to deal with. He would fix her up, carry her back to his car, and then take her to either the school infirmary or the hospital. The school infirmary seemed to be the ideal plan since they were mutants and mutants worked there.

"It's okay Pandora. I'm here for you and everything is going to be okay." Seiji said to her in a calm tone, his eyes already looking her over to figure out the overall damage. She had a few scrapes and cuts here and there but overall she was fine other than her broken leg. There would be some bruising over her body in several places; Seiji only able to tell because of the appearance of her clothing, but he would have to strip her in order to really get a good reading of her overall health. Her leg however...he was going to have to set it in place and wrap it up before he would move her and make sure she didn't get an infection. "I'm going to need to set your leg in place...and it’s going to hurt really bad for a second and then a duller level of pain after." Seiji explained, well tried to but his mind was already working as he started pulling out the small splint from his bag. It would be just a temporary split of course, he was not fully equips, but he give it a go.

Sapphire had already made her way up and around her master's neck. Flicking her tongue and looking at Pandora as she gave her master he reading. Snakes could smell blood among other things that humans and some animals could not. She was getting a lot of information and was sending it right back to Seiji. "Bite down on this and feel free to grab and squeeze me if you need to. Just uh...give me a nod when you are ready." Seiji said as he held out a stick for Pandora to bite down on, not wanting her to bite her tongue by accident. His hands were already set to do what he needed to do and he didn't want to waste but would wait for her go.

[Pandora E. Kāohi]

There were no real words that could explain how Pandora was currently feeling in side. There were just soo many emotions swirling around in that little body of hers and it was enough to make her scream, cry, and laugh. She wanted to scream because the amount of pain that she went through was enough to make anyone pass out. Pandora wanted to cry from just how happy she was to see Seiji, to believe that he had actually heard her message and was able to find it... it was incredible, it was such a relief. She also wanted to laugh because being out in the woods for a few hours was enough to make anyone go crazy, absolutely insane, especially with her being as tired as she was.

When he hugged her, she hugged and held him back as tight as she could. Sniffling could be heard from her as her voice cracked. "I-It's okay. I'm just... glad you came." Before Seiji arrived, Pandora was terrified, scared even. She was usually a brave one, being able to handle most of the conditions that she was put under but this was different. She had thoughts that she would die for sure, if not being eaten up or bleeding out then maybe being out here considering her exhaustion.

As she watched him take off his backpack, she tried drying her face off with her arm. Her eyes were already red from how much she cried already and the fact that she was tired. Pandora nodded, if he knew everything would be alright then she would believe him. At this point there couldn't be anything worse than the current situation she was in now. Seiji told her what he would do next and it all sounded good, it sounded like he knew what he was doing so she trusted him. It was just that, she was afraid of her leg being sent into place because just like he said... it would hurt, a lot. She swallowed her saliva and nodded, "Okay." Pan had also noticed that one of his snakes slithered around his neck, one that she didn't think she had the chance to meet before. She would have to also thank her for coming to save her.

She eyed the stick he handed her and her heart started beating rapidly again. There was no doubt in her mind that this was going to her and it scared the living crap out of her. Pan opened her mouth and bit down on it as she placed a hand on Seiji's shoulder. Her hazel eyes looked straight at him and once she took multiple deep breaths, she nodded ready to go. Pandora even closed her eyes after nodding just so she didn't have to see anything.

Once Seiji made his move, the stick had helped but not all that much. Even muffled by the stick, her scream was loud enough to scare away any and all birds and animals that my have been grazing near by. Tears streamed down her face as her hold to Seji's shoulder transitioned into a full squeeze. Her heart was beating much faster now, her breathing almost becoming fast, harsh and irregular. Her body shook.

[Seiji Lockard]

Everything just started to feel slightly better when Pandora hugged him back, letting him know that she was in fact alive. She was alive and other then being in a lot of pain, she was right there, real, and that she was going to be better when this was all over. By the look of the break he figured that it should heal up just fine, with the possibility of her ending up with a permanent limp if he did not set the bone back right. He was confident in his ability to set the bone back in its right spot since he knew the human body very well do to all his studies on it from its overall structure and down to its DNA. All of it was necessary for his job and while he had been told by multiple people that he should end up going for his doctorate, he did not plan on it. It was just too much school and he was already in his last year of four years of college so he planned to leave it at that. All of that was in the back of his mind as his mind worked out what all else he needed to do once he set the bone in place.

All of it was planned out and he was confident that he would be able to do just enough to enable Pandora to start healing up properly. He backpack with his first aid kit in it had b=pretty much everything he needed in order to treat breaks, cuts, and of course poisons of various natures. "Of course I would come. If you ever call on me Pandora and you really need, I will do everything in my power to get to you." Seiji said firmly, wanting Pandora to understand that he really was for her not matter what she needed. She was his friend, a very important person to him, and he would always do things for people he cared about no matter how complicated or difficult they were. He had the skill, the money, and while he didn't really always have the time; he would make it when he could. Pandora understood everything that Seiji was telling her that he needed to do, and gave him the okay. He first pulled out some scissors to remove any of her clothing material around her leg so it was not in the way when he would go to clean the wounds after setting the bone in place.

As soon as Pandora had the stick in her mouth and Seiji felt the hand on his shoulder, he nodded his head, and with a quick motion snapped the bone back into his place. Seiji just felt awful for doing it, because he could hear and feel the bone snapping back into place. Not helped by the fact that Pandora still cried out in pain and he hated that he was hurting her. He didn't want to hurt anyone, but he had to do this or risk making things worse when he would go to move her. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Seiji apologized, repeating the word over and over but he still worked and did what he had to do. He didn't even bother telling her what he was going to do next because it was just going to be some pain after. Seiji pouring some medication on Pandora's leg that would burn like hell but it was to clean the wound and make sure she would not get an infection. Seiji didn't stop; he would not stop until he had her leg wrapped up to a splint. The wound would be all cleaned up and wrapped up in fresh bandages that made it look like she was already wearing some kind of thin cast with a sort of wooden stick on either side of her leg.

Once that was all done he moved to wash off his hands with some hand sanitizer before moving to clean the little cuts and scrapes that he could see on Pandora's skin here and there. he still kept apologizing the whole time, his voice wavering a little like he himself was going to cry but he kept focused on what he was doing. "As soon as we get back to my car, I will give you some pain medication and take you to the infirmary." Seiji informed Pandora as he started to finish up what he was doing and putting things away back in his backpack. he would have gave her some now but it had the side effect of putting people to sleep because of how powerful it was and he needed her away for the way back. He planned on putting the backpack on her and then carrying her on his back, back to the car. He figured he could manage all of that, but he needed her awake because when someone was asleep that somehow got heavier and became like dead weight.

[Pandora E. Kāohi]

The amount of focus that Seiji had right at this moment was incredible to Pandora. Then again, he was a guy who seemed to have a lot of knowledge about side effects, injuries and that kind of thing. Pandora just knew that if it was the same situation but with roles switched, she would've freaked out or maybe not because Seiji's well being meant more to her than anything. Though, her mind would've been racing as well as her heart (as if it wasn't now).

"Of course I would come. If you ever call on me Pandora and you really need, I will do everything in my power to get to you." Her eyes watched the items in his bag before looking back up at Seiji. She wanted to smile so much, regardless of the pain she was in but all her brain was telling her to do was to cry. She wanted to cry because she was lucky to have someone like him. Instead she tried to keep it together, mentally telling herself to act like the big girl she was and hold back the water works.

Even with how painful it was, he made it quick and that had to be a major plus. Whatever he poured on her leg afterwards didn't hurt as much but the stinging was close to being unbearable. Pandora winced even through getting her leg wrapped to a splint. She knew Seiji was doing everything to make sure she would be okay in the long run but that didn't change the fact that she wanted to just lay down and scream for a few good minutes to get it all out of her system. What made it worse was that Seiji kept apologizing and she knew he was only trying to help her. She tried taking in deep breaths as her voice shook, "I-It's okay... I'll-" She nodded her head trying to reassure herself that the pain wouldn't be as bad later on. "I'll be fine."

Her light eyes fell upon Seij's face once he started cleaning her cuts. There wasn't any possible way that she would be able to return the favor. This was far beyond anything that anyone had ever done for her and she was sure a bucket full of home baked cookies wouldn't even come close. She nodded as she swallowed saliva, "Okay." Pan's eyes started watering again, "Thank you. I feel like a complete weirdo, this is all my fault. If it wasn't for you I would've been stuck here for who knows how long."

[Seiji Lockard]

It paid to have a wide set of skill when having the job that Seiji had because a side effect very well could be that a student’s limbs would break after using their power. He had to know how to help make his fellow mutants better in both mentally and physically so he made sure that he had at least a basic understanding or knowledge in an area. Recently he learned more about child birth and it relating to mutants does to his friend Faye and as well the assignment he had been given by Miss Bellefonte. He had not seen either of the women for a while and just hoped Faye was okay. Maybe she had cut herself off from him after he gave her his opinion after she had asked him about it. He felt like that would be an unfair reason to cut off contact with him because she had asked for his opinion, but such thoughts were just deep in the back of his mind. Surface thoughts were of what he was doing, what he was going to do, and just thoughts involving Pandora. Seiji didn’t mind that Pandora was crying, he expected her to cry and that was actually a good sign to see, even if it hurt.

Seeing that she was in pain hurt him deep now to know that he was causes some of that pain but that also meant that she was not going to lose her leg. She still had feeling in them and that she had not done something or caught something in the time that Seiji was getting to her. He was getting things done and progress was being made. Wounds cleaned, leg wrapped, and Pandora was still conscious and had not passed out from pain. Now Seiji was working on putting everything away and making sure the backpack was zipper up tight. Seiji nodded as Pandora said that she would be fine, he knew she would but it was the now that he was still a little stuck on and felt bad about. “Sapphire said you are a strong human female.” Seiji informed her since his snake informed him about it in his mind as the snake made her way into one of Seiji’s pockets where she would not be in the way for what Seiji was about to do.

Seiji just gave a warm and friendly smile at Pandora’s thanks to him for all that he was doing, even if she didn’t need to thank him at all. His eyes still had sadness in them but they still shown with happiness because she really was going to be okay. “Don’t feel weird at all Pandora. Like I said, if you ever need anything you can call on me and I will always try to get to you.” Seiji said as he took Pandora’s hand for a moment and gave it a squeeze before taking a deep breath. “Alright, I’m going to move you now. I’ll first put the backpack on you, and then move to put you on my back so we can head back to my car. All I need for you to do is stay awake until we get back to the car. Can you do that for me?” Seiji asked but he did not fully wait and already went to sit Pandora forward a little so he could put the backpack on her. Once that was fully on her, he moves to position himself in a way that he was in front of her so he could sort of pull her onto his back.

The movement would be quick because if he went slow he would likely end up falling and that would just lead to all sorts of problem. Pulled onto his back, and then Seiji’s hand reaching to use to tree to help him get to his feet. Once on his feet he would move to make sure that Pandora was fully on his back without causing too much pain to her leg. He could have had her walk but that would have taken too long and with the kind of break Pandora had she really should not be walking on it and in fact have it elevated, but Seiji could only do so much with what he had.

[Pandora E. Kāohi]

It was hard to put on the act and be a big girl about the situation. Pandora had dislocated and sprained a lot during her times of being a surfer, so she was used to pain but not anything like this. She had never broken a leg before even if she was known to sleep teleport every now and then. Pan was at least twenty and she felt like the biggest baby right now. Every second she wanted to cry and every second after that, she wanted to hold it back causing a big lump to form in her throat. It was just upsetting that Seiji had to see her like this. He probably thought she was acting far from a grown woman right now, too bad she wasn't feeling like one either.

“Sapphire said you are a strong human female.” Pan couldn't help but to pout as she tried to crack a smile, just for Sapphire. "Thank you." It was a sincere thank you but she just didn't feel strong. Not at all. It took so much of her to keep herself focused, to make sure she wouldn't pass out. She was exhausted, tired, in pain, weak and last but not least, frustrated with herself for allowing this to happen. She nodded to Seiji as he took her hand. Closing her tired eyes for a minute as she took a deep breath and tried to gather herself together.

He told her the next plan and she understood, nodding her head. All he needed her to do was to wear the backpack and stay awake. She could totally do that. "Yeah, I can do that." Her big hazel eyes watching him as she let him put the backpack on her. She used her upper body strength and held on to Seiji as best as she could so that it would be easier for him to pick her up on his back. She adjusted her arms so that it was around his neck but loose enough so that she didn't end up choking him or making it harder on him. She rested her chin on one of his shoulders just so she could see the trail ahead of them. If she was going to have to stay awake for him, she'd have to focus and pay attention to what really mattered and that was helping him help her.

[Seiji Lockard]

Seiji didn't expect the big girl act and if he was paying attention enough to the full details of Pandora's emotional state then he would have pointed out to her that she did not need to hold back her tears. Seiji was not going to think of her any less just because she was crying because she was in pain. She could have been a forty year old and even if she bawled when she broke her leg he would not think any less of her. It would be stupid to think such a thing about a person when they were going through pain. People did experience pain on different level but Seiji was pretty sure that if anyone that had broken there leg like Pandora had, a few tears would have at least slipped out. Seiji knew that he certainly would be crying in her position, even if he had broken an arm and a leg growing up, he would more than likely feel the pain and tears would be the result of the pain.

Tears themselves were a good thing so long as you were not running the risk of becoming dehydrated or if like you were a mutant with acid tears. Thankfully Seiji had yet to hear about such a mutation and hope that he never did. Sapphire could read Pandora's hormones and could tell that the human female was in a lot of pain and yet was holding herself back. That was why the snake said that she was strong and while she did not understand tears, she understood it was something that humans did when they were hurting in some way. She recalled seeing her master cry before so seeing someone else do it was not weird at all for the snake. Sapphire just gave a simple head nod to Pandora's thanks and then went into her hiding where she would not be in the way. "I think I would have passed out as soon as the bone was set back in place." Seiji pointed out, speaking softly and just wanted to add on a little to what Sapphire had said about Pandora a moment ago.

Seiji really did see Pandora as strong for the fact that she was still conscious and talking to him, which did in fact make this all the more easier on him. Knowing his brain if Pandora suddenly just passed out or went to quite then he would start to freak out and think that she was dead, even if she as not. Pandora was a big help with the whole Seiji putting the backpack on her and getting her on his back. She was still even being careful to not choke him, which Seiji just saw as incredibly kind that she was still thinking about him even with all of the pain she was going through. As soon as she was on his back and he was confident she was not going to fall, he headed back in the direction of his car, thankfully remembering which direction he came from so they would not just be wondering around in the woods forever. "When this is all over and you are doing better, I'm going to make you dinner. Anything at all that you want I will figure out how to cook it, cook it, and it will be the best." Seiji said sticking up a conversation so he could help keep Pandora awake as he walked.

"I also pay for you to have a full day at a spa. It will do your college brain some good as well as your body to have that expert treatment done to it." Seiji added after a moment, smiling just a little bit as he tried to keep his voice upbeat as they walked. It would not be too long until they would start being able to see the car.

[Pandora E. Kāohi]

When you were raised in a big family that consisted mostly of men and very strong women, it was hard to not want to be strong throughout every obstacle. Pandora's family was very action-packed and were known to be adventures, surfers, researchers and travelers. Even though she may not have been the baby of the bunch, she was a bit more "feminine" than the rest of the women her family. So there was a lot of expectations that came from her family. So while showing her signs of hurt, pain and weakness was just like Pan at the same time she felt like she could do so much better.

"I think I would have passed out as soon as the bone was set back in place." Pan sniffled as she started to wipe her face with her hands from the oncoming tears as well as the ones that dried up. She tried smiling and nodding her head, "I almost did." She nodded, her voice sounding weaker than usual. The thought of passing out in the middle of the woods only to be killed or eaten up by something gave Pandora somewhat of an adrenaline rush. It kept her up and alert for the most part. She didn't even want to think about what her broken leg just looked like before Seiji fixed it up.

She started to close her eyes but not to fall asleep, only to rest them. Pan could still hear Seiji loud and clear and she could feel him still making his way to their destination. A soft smile appeared on her face and she even chuckled, he was always so good to her but she wouldn't want him to have to slave over a stove just for her. "So if I want sour gummy worm spaghetti for dinner... you'd make it for me?" Not that she was being serious but it was funny to imagine. She took a deep breath, "You don't have to do that for me. Seiji." Her head was still resting against one of his shoulders while her voice dropped down a few notches. There was a struggle of Pandora keeping herself awake.

[Seiji Lockard]

Seiji could hear the sniffle and smiled weakly at hearing Pandora's words that she almost did pass out when he set her bone in place. "I'm happy that you didn't. Just more proof that you are really strong." Seiji said, wanting to give her words of encouragement but his words were also very true on the subject. Pandora was still awake, she was still hanging on, and even if he could feel her getting more comfortable on his back, she had not fallen asleep yet. She was doing really well and Seiji most certainly was going to make sure he rewarded her for her hard work and help through all of this. He noted that her voice sounded weaker and it just made him worry all the more and caused him to start heading for his car a little faster.

She will be fine. Everything will be fine. Don't over worry yourself about this. Seiji kept repeating those words to himself in order to keep his heart rate even so he would not freak out any more then he already had. His adrenaline was already still pumping, making this whole holding Pandora and the backpack pretty easy for him. He could not see that Pandora was closing her eyes but he could feel her relaxing a little bit more. He chuckled a little at Pandora's question on what if she wanted him to make her sour gummy worm spaghetti for dinner. "If that is what you really want then I would make it for you. I would not recommend it because you will be bouncing off the walls, but I did say that anything you want to eat, I will try to make it for you." Seiji said and he meant it in all sense of the words. He would make her anything she asked for him to make to the best of his ability.

"Just stay awake a few more seconds if you want some pain medication Pandora. Granted I'm sure by now that medication I poured onto he wound had made it sort of numb but not by much." Seiji pointed out the car in front of them now so Pan could fall asleep. It took a moment to adjust to get to his keys before he was opening the passenger door and sliding Pandora into the seat, trying to be careful to not bump her leg too much and worked on leaning her chair back so she could fall asleep comfortable. "You did good Pandora. You can rest up now." Seiji said in still a calm tone as he took out the pain meds and put them to Pan's lips to try and get her to take them, tossing his backpack into the back seat. "You just rest up and I'll take care of the rest." Seiji practically whisper to her as he got the car started and put the heat on for Pan as he softly stroked her cheek.

[Pandora E. Kāohi]

It was like whenever Seiji spoke to Pan, he always made her feel better about a situation even if he wasn't trying to. The soft smile on her face never really faded because that's what happened whenever he was near. "Thank you." He called her strong and even though she didn't feel strong physically at this current moment, it lifted her up mentally and emotionally. If she continued to be strong it was only because Seiji's voice gave her enough energy to not fully pass out or fall asleep on him. She didn't need to be dead weight when he was trying so hard to get them to the car.

Her breathing had become slower and she slowly cracked her eyes open once she felt his pace pick up. She really wanted to hate herself for him worrying. Surprisingly Seiji had agreed to the sour gummy worm dinner and it just made her smile even more. Had she been serious, he would've really made it for her. She gave a tired pout but in a jokingly way, "...I will not bounce... off the walls." Who was she kidding? She would, she absolutely would. Not that she would ever dare ask him to waste his time on making it but it was fun to find out. It had even taken her attention off of her leg, which was close to being numb.

He mentioned them getting close and that she could take pain meds just as long as she stayed awake. Slightly nodding, her soft voice confirmed that she understood, "...kay." Her hazel eyes followed the sight of Seiji's really spiffy car, something she hadn't seen before. It was something of a relief to be able to sit down comfortably even if her leg was splint stiff and giving her slight pain. Without hesitation, she took the pain meds and cocked her head back as she swallowed.

She nodded to him when he assured her that she could rest easy now. "Thank you so much, Seij." If it wasn't for him, she would've still been out there and she felt like thanking him was enough. She smiled softly while closing her eyes as he stroked her cheek but she reached towards his hand and held it with her fingers crossing his own. Even if she fell asleep during the ride she didn't want to let it go and hopefully he was okay with it and also driving with one hand.