Spirits Aren't All They're Cracked Up To Be (Alicia/Mitsuko)

Alicia allowed herself a small smile. It seemed that her words had an effect on the singer, just as Mitsuko's song had given her the wake up call she desperately needed. "Glad to help out where I can, even now." Alicia responded. Even bedridden as she was, it was nice to know she'd managed to do some good for another.

Then the ticket was pulled out, as Mitsuko explained herself. Alicia tilted her head, taking the ticket from the other woman. "Well, I don't usually go to concerts..." Alicia admitted, humming. "But I think if I get the chance I'll make an exception for this one. I always liked the idea of charities to be honest."

Now if only work and the Digital World cooperated to let her go, that would be great. But when things are as hectic as juggling two lives like that, promises could get lost in the confusion. She only hoped that wouldn't be the case for this one.

Alicia chuckled softly at how Mitsuko spoke of the concert and then started rambling on and on. It gave her a better idea of just how much this thing meant to the other girl, and also a bit of curiousity towards what kind of role she played in it. "Goodness, with how nervous you are just talking about it I have to wonder if there is some kind of pressure on you to perform well. Why, I'd dare to hazard a guess that your putting on the main event. Have some large shoes you want to fill, huh?"

"Careful, Alicia, you're hitting what may be a sore subject for her." Sol cautioned, and Alicia averted her gaze rather abruptly to run over that though. Fast enough that it might clue the singer in that there was a third presence in the room, one that she couldn't hear. It hadn't occurred to her with how cheery Mitsuko had been, but if a simple mention of taking time out for one's self had such a big impact on her...

"Oh geeze, I'm sorry..." Alicia said, only a brief moment after hearing Sol out. "I just had an idea from listening to you, and I didn't think any further then what I'd just talked about. I hope I didn't offend you or anything with how thoughtless that was..." The Steel Spirit User looked back with obvious worry. She didn't want to accidentally push the singer away just because she was poking at her more for the sake of poking then actually getting any more information out of her. "A-Anyways, I'll do my best to show up on time, it sounds like a really great event."

Alicia smiled softly at the admission. "I knew it. You're good, after all. You know how to really reach out to people, even if they don't realize they need help." the redhead commented, chuckling. "And its nothing to be embarrassed about, Mitsuko. If anything you should feel proud that your talents are recognized like this.

It also seemed that Sol was right, she had hit upon a sore spot in conversation. It was something the Spirit User regretted doing. Still, things had gone the way they did, and there was no fixing it now. How long would she be here though. "Sol...?" she whispered to herself.

"You're healing fast. Another few days should let you get out of here if you're careful." the Steel Spirit answered promptly.

"A couple days, give or take, I think." Alicia repeated the answer to Mitsuko, smiling. "What can I say, I heal quick." And just as Mitsuko's eyes were keen to pick things up, Alicia was fairly sharp herself, noticing the singer's gaze. "So... what were you actually going to ask me?"

Alicia chuckled a bit once Mitsuko asked her what was really on her mind. "Ah, yes, about that. It's actually an odd thing even among Spirit users but mine is still... How to put it..." Humming a bit to herself, she looked off to the side a bit. "My Spirit's a bit more 'in tact' then most. Enough to retain intelligence and speech. Unfortunately the only way I can really get him to hear anything is vocally. Its... rough trying to juggle things like that without looking crazy."

"Could be worse, you know. Whispering could've not been enough for me to hear you." Sol commented. Alicia merely face palmed, sighing. Given what Mitsuko had already noticed about her and the explanation she just gave, hopefully it would be obvious that said Spirit had said something to frustrate her. "And the worst part is as far as I'm aware, I'm the only one who can hear him period. Yes, him, don't ask how that is working out."

((OOC: Sorry for the wait. Life threw shit at me and killed my muse for a few weeks.))

Alicia glanced away, blushing a bit herself at Mitsuko's reaction to realizing her situation. Maybe she should've left Sol's gender unspoken so that there was at least a level of plausible deniability as to what it was?

"C-Could you not blush like you've stumbled across a scandal of sorts? That's almost as uncomfortable as being in this situation in the first place. Still, it's a mercy you're not asking why. I honestly wouldn't have an answer for you. It's probably something weird anyways knowing my luck so far."

"If you care about my opinion, I think someone has it in for the both of us and thought this would be hilarious to watch. Beyond that I can't fathom why." her Spirit noted with a shrug.

Alicia decided to ignore him for the moment, smiling to the silver haired girl. "Oh, no thank you. You've done so much just coming here, singing and playing, and hearing me out. If you have somewhere to be, please don't let me hold you up. I just hope next time we meet its not in a hospital room."