Event: 8PM-10PM PST Run

[hot_mess_express]

Who: unfortunate souls
When: out of time, slotted in with the event but put out of time so people can die/come back easy
Where: places

[ The ground rumbles and shakes - and then opens up. The earth swallows you whole, leaving you in front of . . . blobs . . . Oh they're a little cute, aren't they?

But the world is a bit dark, isn't it? It's a little scary . . . isn't it? ]

Comments

Re: PLAYER ACTION

[legis_vox]

Running away already? Terrible hospitality.

MONSTER REACTION & END

[hot_mess_express]

[ Well it's not like it has much of a choice!!

Your laughter, your warm hearts, all melt the blobs. They become smaller and smaller, fading to become the same color as that tunnel's walls - every single one of you manage to get the slimy creatures away, though not all of you are unscathed. Particularly Hlasoh will find that her ears have melted somewhat, too, and hearing will be difficult, along with seeing being impossible. Well. . . .

Maybe she won't have to hear the jokes for a while yet. . .


But you're out. Congratulations, heroes! ]

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[purrtagonist]

[still crouched next to Hlasoh, bracing himself on the ground with both hands. he's waiting for her to come to]

[and while he waits, he raises his voice to ask]

. . . does anyone need to be healed!

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[legis_vox]

[standing beside him, half on guard, mentally rearranging his ready sigils again]

Between us we should be able to take care of most the damage.

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[purrtagonist]

Yeah. . .

[looking down at Hlasoh, and then summing Cybele to cast a Salvation spell-- high level healing magic, get!]

. . . I'm worried about her, though. There's only so much I can do.

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[legis_vox]

I might be able to do something with time to work. We'll see when she wakes.

[assuming the aggression has worn off, at least]

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[purrtagonist]

Mmm.

[nods a little bit, and he notably isn't making a move to fix the bruises around his neck]

Thanks for stepping in, by the way.

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[legis_vox]

As if I'd just stand there and let her strangle you. Hold still a moment.

[this is probably familiar; Timur invokes a green-glowing sigil and reaches out to press it into the bruises, unless Akira makes a move to stop him]

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[purrtagonist]

[ah-- flinches back on instinct, holding up a hand to stop him]

I'm fine.

[he's fine!!]

Check and see if the others need help first.

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[nihilmancy]

[leave me to die fam]

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[purrtagonist]

[NO]

[she doesn't get a choice; he's summoning Cybele to cast a Salvation on her as soon as he can. it's a strong healing spell, but definitely can't restore melted eyes or ears. otherwise, how much damage it repairs is up to player preference!]

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[nihilmancy]

[Jolts awake, initially confused by the darkness. Then she remembers. The blobs, the visions, the violence. Maybe she does deserve this much. She's not even sure how she's supposed to go about finding magic sufficient to fix this blindness. A hoarse laugh emerges from her mouth.]

So you healed me? Missed a spot.

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[purrtagonist]

[don't worry, Akira does not intend to leave her like this. not as long as he can help it]

[. . . her joke draws a huffed laugh from him, breathless and short]

I can only heal so much. Timur-san from Ginger may be able to do more for you, with time.

. . . I'm sorry I couldn't prevent the worst of the damage.

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[nihilmancy]

[She can't hear him very well, but she gets the general idea.]

Mm. Very well. I suppose I'll need new glasses too.

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ just sort of flopped over once her doppelganger got too gooey to keep holding her up, so here's one Senna sticking a wobbly hand up in the air while she tries to get her breath back ]

[purrtagonist]

[LEGIT, THO]

[please don't mind the naked blue lady that suddenly appears in a whirlwind of blue fire, she has healing magic I swear. she casts a Salvation spell, which washes over the exhausted Senna like a stream of warm light to heal her wounds. it can't grow back limbs but it can knit together cuts and heal bruises, and how well it does so is 100% player preference, so!]

[when Cybele disappears again, Akira speaks]

Are you okay?

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ holy crap maybe warn a girl though. startling semi-violently and only slowly flattening back out as that warmth sinks in

the worst of her injuries are actually to her wrists and arms— she'd gotten dropped hard during that dragon game and hadn't actually gotten the damage healed yet for. reasons. reasons that seem either stupid or regrettable or both now, but hey— the worst of it's fixed now. she wiggles her fingers a little and then gives him a thumbs up ]

I wouldn't quite go that far, but somewhere on the way there, maybe. Thank you.

[purrtagonist]

[returns that thumbs up]

"On the way" is about all anyone can ask of you.

Anytime, really.

[ghostfromthemachine]

I don't suppose "anytime" would go for some of the wordplay you were spinning out near the end? I think I'm genuinely disappointed I couldn't join in on that.

[assassinatedassassin]

[R.I.P the part of Pathiri's outfit that got sacrificed to the blobs. Actually, r.i.p most of his outfit since he got dripped on and dirtied up. He isn't too injured, just taking some deep breaths to calm down now that the danger has... apparently passed? Still gonna keep his eyes open until they're all out of here even if the blobs are gone, though.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ kind of a puddle thanks to tanking those strangles, but once she's a little more with it and done processing that as a Thing That Really Just Happened she'll sort of. scoot clumsily over. guess who never actually got her wrists and arms fixed from that last game :x ]

[assassinatedassassin]

[oh right his teammate is also here and- ACTUALLY IN A WAY WORSE STATE NOW THAT HE'S TAKING A GOOD LOOK AT HER JEEZ

Kneeling right on down and dragging her up out of the dirt into his lap?? Not going to try picking her up entirely yet since she's bigger than him.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ weirdly, she's actually light enough that he probably could— she weighs maybe about half as much as someone her size should, at most.

making a raspy little squeaky noise of surprise, but more or less obligingly ragdolling across his legs to complete the cat image ]

Hi?!

[assassinatedassassin]

Hi.

[A short, super belated greeting after All That.

Anyway, yeah, she is in fact oddly lightweight, so just gonna shift her into his arms and stand up now. He is not eager to stick around long.]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[

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Wait— wait, I can— I was just getting my breath back—

[ wait why is she arguing against being carried. what is wrong with her. THIS IS HOW SHE KNOWS SHE'S REALLY SHAKEN UP, ]