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Post by flightlessicarus on Oct 21, 2022 11:26:38 GMT -8
"Alright. Let's enter the hallway first."
Rise walks to the double doors and pushes one open.
Beyond the door is darkness.
An ominous darkness.
A darkness that threatens to make your blood run cold.
Rise takes a deep breath.
"...here goes nothing."
Rise steps into the darkness beyond the threshold, Gallade following behind.
Rise summons a flame to light the way.
The silhouette of a bloody corpse is revealed.
"..." Rise tenses. They take a look at the body.
It's a copy of their own.
The bloodstains stand out starkly against the white coat.
They check to try and see the cause of death.
A massive bleeding hole punched through the victim's chest answers that quickly.
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Post by foolishfool on Oct 21, 2022 11:45:47 GMT -8
Jovin breathes deeply, closing his eyes before opening them again, cutting off the fire magic he had been using to keep himself warm, before following…
… and letting out a muffled ‘oh Bugger’ when he sees the corpse, rushing on over and checking the body, little purple sparks shooting off of him as surprise and fear runs through him, taking a second to release that rise is crouched next to it, frowning and then trying to delicately check if the hole had been punched from behind or the front, keeping his ears peeled as he began to talk to himself “okay let think this through-could be a message from a bad future or warning, or a version of you that went at it alone, or a fake copy meant to scare us…. Could also be a dream bubble thing, dead version of you unrelated to current things, or a dead dream you resting or… lotta stuff… but yeah not the first thing one would want to see…” he glances at the living Rise, concerned. “… you Kay?”
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Post by powerkitten on Oct 21, 2022 12:13:09 GMT -8
"Welp."
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Post by flightlessicarus on Oct 21, 2022 13:42:29 GMT -8
Rise tries to control their breathing.
It's just a doomed timeclone.
It's just a doomed timeclone.
It's just YOUR OWN DEAD BODY RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
Brae's comfort tries to soothe Rise's troubled heart from across the network.
Thoughts of home.
"...when we get home, we need to give this one a proper burial."
It gives them something to be constructively distracted with.
Rise captchalogues the dead body. The sooner they can stop staring at it, the sooner they can calm their nerves.
They conjure an imaginary towel to sop up the remaining very real blood. They captchalogue that too. The towel shows up as a ghost image on the card, with the blood far more opaque upon its surface.
The card holding the body confirms that the corpse is entirely real, as Rise has assumed. They shuffle the cards back into their sylladex.
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Post by foolishfool on Oct 21, 2022 14:39:06 GMT -8
Jovin just nods, eyeing the area warily as he slowly gets up, gripping his bat tighter. "...Couldn't tell if it was from the back, or from the front. Would tell us alot about how person who did this handle things, so we can END THEM. " He pats rise's shoulder, focusing more on making sure they get out of this alive, this turning out more deadly then he expected- he can have a Moment later... Just like being back in the game, oh how he loved hated did not not miss that feeling, looking around for ANYTHING that could be problem. "And yeah, of course we'll give them a funeral"
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Post by flightlessicarus on Oct 21, 2022 15:43:33 GMT -8
A moment passes, and a flash from the other end of the hallway.
Rise cringes from the reoccurrence of that headache.
"The moment is getting closer." They pull out another pokeball and toss it, releasing Atlas.
"Machoke!"
"Atlas, make sure we stay safe."
Atlas nods dutifully.
Rise tries to conjure a pair of imaginary beds.
It does not work. Not only does it not work, but Rise topples over from an even worse headache. The other side of the hall is glowing brightly with Mind and Retcon energy. Rise is on the floor at this point, clutching their horns in agony. Their nose is bleeding.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHH!!!!!"
Atlas and Gallade do not know what to do about this.
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Post by powerkitten on Oct 21, 2022 15:47:06 GMT -8
Patrick attempts to conjure up two beds for Rise. He only manages to make one. “…Christ, did you two piss off a Light Player? We’re getting super unlucky.”
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Post by foolishfool on Oct 21, 2022 16:03:54 GMT -8
Jovin lets out a series of Curses in the Phoenix Tounge as, while he was keeping an eye out on things, Rise suddenly cried out, hand shooting out catch them, sparking purple more now, body vibrating for a second before he calms himself, one hand gently lowering them onto the bed, the other covering their mouth to try and muffle them. "I have bedrolls if we need them- but fuck... I'm guessing the time fuckery is getting to he-them! Your going to be okay Ri-FI, fuck I wish could use real names... If you want I can try and Limit the uh energy you feel..." He gets out a handerchief, wiping away the blood. "We might not be able to do the dream thing, given ya state... try and recover, I'll leave my mons to watch over ya till ya can join us but... moment is approaching"
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Post by flightlessicarus on Oct 21, 2022 17:19:46 GMT -8
Rise tries so hard not to bite down on Jovin's hand. Unfortunately their self control is weak and they do attempt to bite. Fortunately their teeth are only of average sharpness, but there's a reason those in terrible pain are told to bite down on something else in most cases.
After a moment, a feeling that resembles pain relief is received, which helps a little.
At this point Rise is just sorta silently crying on the bed. They are not in a state to be making decisions right now.
The light from the end of the hallway has subsided.
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Post by powerkitten on Oct 21, 2022 17:21:24 GMT -8
Patrick unsheathes his claws, walking down the hallway. They can’t afford to waste more time.
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Post by foolishfool on Oct 21, 2022 17:54:36 GMT -8
Jovin just blinks at the bite, letting out a little 'ow' as they bit down but... it doesn't seem to hurt him much even as they bite down hard. "There it's its fine, bite if ya need to, pain is well... painful. But the good thing is that it does go away- either cause ya not in a painful situation or... ya get used to it. Hopefully the former case here..." He glances up at the leaving catperson. "I'll join ya in a second." He says softly, free hand pulling out a blanket and draping it over Rise- more for the comfort of it then warmth, before his hand goes down and releases Hercules and Pow onto the bed, both looking around and then rushing to Rise's side, holding onto her and looking around warily, before tossing a 3rd pokeball behind him and releasing Mr. Fish, who almost roars before look from Jovin Silences him. "Okay, ya probably heard it from the balls, but things going a bit sideways. Gonna depend on all ya to look after my friend, okay? The Fuc-Bugger who may have done this is not playing around. Focus on surviving." He commands his pokemon, who all nod even as they look nervous, as he turns to Rise. "I would really rather stay and make sure ya okay but... we dragged them into this, rather them not die and then things getting doomed. Ya recover as best ya can, okay? I'll do my best to take care of this. Not gonna limit things cause... might need it." He sighs, before gently trying to tug his hand out of the bite, before picking up the baseball bat and cracking his neck. "...Ya stronger then ya think ya are, you know? Brief Stumble like this doesn't mean ya stay down, ya just gotta get back up when ya can. But don't push yaself." He sighs before shooting them a smile before walking off... in the wrong direction before letting out a curse and turning the right way and chasing after the catperson.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Oct 21, 2022 18:35:58 GMT -8
Rise most just tries to focus on their own recovery. They're confident that Jovin and RN can get things done here.
They figure now would be a good time to get some sleep. Perhaps they will be able to show up with that dream buffer as expected after all?
"Gallade, please use hypnosis on me. I need to get some sleep."
Gallade nods and begins sending psychic sleep waves to make Rise fall asleep.
Atlas keeps vigilantly on guard.
The hallway resolves to what appears to be a backstage area. There are a number of costumes on a rack nearby. The way to the stage proper is as would be expected on an average stage. A conversation can be heard echoing beyond the stage bounds.
What will you do?
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Post by powerkitten on Oct 21, 2022 18:37:41 GMT -8
Patrick charges into the main area of the stage, with his claws brandished. "Leave them alone, VoidCo Scum!"
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Post by foolishfool on Oct 21, 2022 18:50:03 GMT -8
Jovin facepalmed as the catperson charged into the area, letting out a little heavy sigh as they looked curiously at the costumes on display, before going to the edge of the curtains, staying behind them as he tried to be stealthily and glanced out to see the situation, body still sparking a bit, listening in... He could smash later, but he was old enough, and gotten into enough bad situations, that getting a bead on what was going on was a good idea BEFORE charging in.
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At the Bed, Jovin mons would be guarding their charge, Mr. Fish gworling a bit as he 'swam' through the air in a circle around the bed, Herc and Pow both standing at the edge of it, on guard.
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Post by flightlessicarus on Oct 21, 2022 21:41:37 GMT -8
Fortunately, the hallway manages to accommodate Mr. Fish's great size by sheer dream logic.
Dylan: Run like hell! This guy works for Voidspawn like the one that used you as a mouth piece!!! You are very wary of this mysterious businessperson, but you can't shake the feeling that they look... familiar somehow? The voice from The Stage catches your attention! Is that... The recruiter just glares at the distant figure. "And so The Hero arrives, right on cue. Tell me, do you fear judgement?""Hey, knock it off!"==> "...Directionless himbo, I know you're lurking." |
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