Wayfare Session 15: THEY DIDN'T DO IT YET

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Sylina:
I'm not in as bad of condition as I thought I guess

Sylina:
almost at max HP
Thrice:
LAST TIME ON HMMHORP BALL Z: the PCs did literally nothing i stg u lazy bitches

Sylina:
*makes this Thrice's entire Smash career* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqa3WYEV99g
Thrice:
back to back
Aiteu the Clown: (( Sorry for the delay ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( I started throwing up in the shower ))
Sylina: (( jesus what ))
Sylina: (( Shit dude, are you sick? ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( some sudden coughing fit and then I kinda gagged ))
Sylina: (( oh ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( guess my stomach was also feeling a bit weird ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( cleaned it all up and took some alka seltzer ))
Thrice: (( You feelin okay now? ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( yeah, I have a bag next to me just in case ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( I doubt I'll need it ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( better safe than sorry ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( I aint gonna let some puke stop me from the tubz ))

Sylina:
But yeah if I remember correctly

Sylina:
I was crushing Aiteu's hand

Sylina:
And being injected with all kinds of painkillers

Aiteu the Clown:
"Now, now Lady Sylina, the strength of your hand has surely been proven numerous times! I assure you that you need not let me know more!" The clown continues to apply the numbing agent throughout her body, at least enough to stablize the pain and avoid death's darkness temporarily.

Sylina:
Her grip falters, not by choice, but because the numbness spreads to her arm and hand. "A-a-a-ah... it hurts..."

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu also speaking through Sylina's head to provide context to what had happened since she fell under. Surprisingly, using a more soothing tone of voice to calm the dregon, not that it does much for physical recovery.

Hohari:
"Your plan is to keep her conscious? Hahha...you surprise me." She looks around the clearing, "Surely even you recognize it would be best not to remain in such a rust-flooded hellscape?"

Yunao:
Yunao on the other hand is still passed the fuck out, and probably will stay that way for awhile.

Aiteu the Clown:
"Surely, we must begin moving, a bit of patching up is needed but we must also make haste to our supposed allies?" Aiteu taps her cheek, "It would be quite amazing if you could stand, more so walk Lady Sylina, but I shall assist you and carry Sir Yunao if need be!"

Sylina:
"...walk." Sylina weakly laughs, coughing up a bit of blood in the process. She reaches for her lance, in disbelief of the request, but intending to use it as a walking stick if she can even get up

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu watches carefully and puts up her arms in case Sylina were to suddenly falter.

Hohari:
The right side of your body won't respond to your will, as stubborn as steel

Sylina:
p sure she's gonna double over in pai- yeh

Sylina:
oh well that's not what I expected

Hohari:
Mostly in your upper torso and arm, but extending down your legs as well

Hohari:
Otherwise, you can move, but it causes you a lot of pain and blood loss from your abdomen
Aiteu the Clown: (( I really want to avoid leaving Sylina and Yunao somewhere and moving on without them ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( Could Agi play Arawn if we were to go to the village ))

Sylina:
"Hnngh...!" Sylina strains for a couple seconds, trying to move, before succumbing to the pain. "...ahahahaoww... no... it would seem walking is beyond me..."
Hohari: (( He could ))
Hohari: (( You could stay with them wherever you went ))
Hohari: (( For a day or so - you aren't required to push the offensive ))

Sylina:
"In fact, I cannot feel much of my body... my arm is completely numb."

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu immediately hooks Sylina's arm behind her neck and carries her over to Yunao, "It appears that you'll both be having to sit thie one out for the most benefits. Let's move from this place at the very least." She slowly drags the ragdoll of a body over to Yunao as tries to scoop him up too.

Aiteu the Clown:
"I'd rather you feel numbness than the bones which support your body puncture the protective shell that keeps you in one piece! Though, hard to say with that hole we'll look into later..."
Aiteu the Clown: (( Do we know when the other team attacked the village? ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( is that a coexisting event with ours ))
Sylina: (( Probably when uh ))
Hohari: (( it was ))
Sylina: (( when Xian said it ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( just confirming ))
Sylina: (( After we battled Miyuki ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( Do I require a check to haul these corpses at the same time ))

Hohari:
"I shall be returning to my shrine now. ...you are free to accompany me, I suppose."
Hohari: (( Not relaly a check, it's probably literally impossible for you unless you have a lot of Power ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( Thought as much ))

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu is physically struggling to juggle both bodies, "Goddess Hohari, as much as it may displease you, shall I pray for your assistance with moving the wounded as we travel?" Her legs are trembling and rolls Yunao off her arm as it falters in strength.

Aiteu the Clown:
"Perhaps some additional backup is require as you mentioned before, I am not against returning to the shrine!"

Hohari:
"Hrrr...I shall carry the boy. I do not know if my will is strong enough to resist flambeing the girl."

Sylina:
hug me Hohari u no u want 2

Aiteu the Clown:
"I do say that the drool is a bit overboard indeed, I shall endure this unelegance!" She properly piggybacks Sylina and heads with Hohari back to the shrine.

Hohari:
She bends down and flips Yunao over her shoulder, "...ah, yes. The legs...this body is quite convenient." She lowers her head at you and grins at your struggle, "It would be easier to strip her of the rest of her armor and abandon it here. She is doubtful to weigh much without it."

Sylina:
"Ah- ah!" Sylina yelps in pain as she's gonna keep tending to do

Aiteu the Clown:
"I would have done so if the the armor was not welded to the body of the wearer! I may have to request Guardian Hayashi to be a fellow surgeon."

Hohari:
"Armor is not one piece, girl. Unstrap the legs and arms, leave the torso if you must. I am going now.""

Sylina:
Sylina nods. "I can reclaim them when we return..."

Sylina:
"What's one more set of abandoned armor in this battleground?"

Aiteu the Clown:
"Ah! Hrm..." Aiteu exchanges glances between the distancing goddess and the injured armorbearer, "At your consent!" Aiteu manages to unstrap the unnecessary metals and makes haste to close the gap as the goddess lingers further and further away. "T-this is why I am not of the rescuing division!"

Hohari:
Hohari is quite lucky, what with her control over something that glows in the dark

Aiteu the Clown:
Indeed.

Sylina:
oh shit u all left

Hohari:
Hohari struts into the shrine and tosses Yunao onto the floor, "Hhrrgh...I did not want to return here so soon."

Aiteu the Clown:
"Quite a series of deadly skirmishes and plenty of disrespect!"

Guardian Hayashi:
"Oh, yeah, nice to see you again, too. Glad we're in agreeance there." A voice appears out of nowhere, followed by Hayashi doing the same.

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu slumps to her knees after setting Sylina against something sturdy enough to keep her up, "A well deserved rest is surely in order," she exhales.

Hohari:
"I couldn't see you yet, Hayashi. Have you not yet found a body? With your control, you shouldn't require as strict a match. Or have you still been slaughtering those who come here?"

Aiteu the Clown:
"Ah but there is no time for that within me! I must repair Sylina back from living agony... Prevent Sir Yunao from relaying information to Lady Cahya... Perhaps notify Sir Wei and Lady Cordula..." The list of ideas continue as the clown whispers to herself in a brainstorming frenzy.

Guardian Hayashi:
"Only one who came did so at my request. Can't very well kill him."

Guardian Hayashi:
"Though I thought about possessing him..."
Sylina: (( Did you relay me all the events that happened then ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( Yeah ))
Sylina: (( alright ))

Sylina:
"How do you plan to keep Yunao in the dark?"

Hohari:
"Keep him sedated until the very moment we strike."

Sylina:
"My own qualms for killing Cahya are few... that woman is deplorable."

Hohari:
"Or blindfold him and plug his ears..."

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu's keeping her ears open intrigued by the person who was invited to... fight Guardian Hayashi? - She had snatched Yunao's bag of supplies during the trip back and applies bandages to Sylina in obvious spots and tries to think of ways to dislodge the armor. (Hopefully you'll heal those off as the next day swings by)

Aiteu the Clown:
"Ah yes, blocking his senses would be a fine start!"

Aiteu the Clown:
"Who is this special individual that honors such an invitation from the Guardian of this shrine?"

Sylina:
"Aiteu... water, please."

Aiteu the Clown:
"Of course!" Aiteu takes her canteen and removes the cap and empties the contents into Sylina's mouth.

Guardian Hayashi:
"A friend of my descendant, but otherwise, no one special."

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu perks up, "What was the outcome? Surely the battle was of your victory?" Snipsnip, she applies another bandage to Sylina.

Guardian Hayashi:
"Battle? I didn't fight him. I sent him to help my descendant. What would be the use of sending a bloody rag to save my bloodline?"

Sylina:
(Rei, if you were considering regaining consciousness - now would be a poor time to do so.)

Aiteu the Clown:
"Oh I see! A fine idea indeed!" The idea of having Hayashi slice open this damn armor resurfaces into Aiteu's mind, "Guardian Hayashi, may I pray to you for a request?"

Guardian Hayashi:
"I'm not god. Prayers won't make me like you. Ghosts are a lot harder to manipulate."

Guardian Hayashi:
+a

Aiteu the Clown:
"Should I pray to Goddess Hohari with a request in order to request your assistance?" She preps the prayers and assumes the position, while facing Hohari.

Guardian Hayashi:
"Just ask me. She's no god now, either. You'll get the same outcome whether you beg or not."

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu stands up and points at Sylina, "As you can see here, there is a rather large gaping space here!" She points at the obvious hole, "The very armor that protects Lady Sylina has obviously betrayed her and now the armor is eating away at her body! Quite painfully, my request for you is to make the armor more easily removable!" She motions her arm to chop, "With your remarkable skills, surely your blade could do such a task?"

Hohari:
"Hrr...watch your words, Hayashi. Concentrate on finding a body soon, so that I can hit you again."

Guardian Hayashi:
"...my skills? I lost any need I had for medical expertise over three hundred years ago. My abilities may be useful for it, but I'll be damned - and she'll be dead - if I cut where I please."

Aiteu the Clown:
"Drat. You bring up a good point considering the defense of this shrine is top notch. I suppose sparing the lives of those which have fought your blade would be an unfortunate hassle..."
Aiteu the Clown: (( could I get a visual on that armor hole thing again ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( er description ))

Guardian Hayashi:
It's not like, actively eating her or anything, it's just crushed inwards into her skin and organs by that attack

Sylina:
"Could you not cut the breastplate off entirely?"

Sylina:
"...I suppose I have little perspective of how bad it looks..."

Aiteu the Clown:
"You make me look good!"

Guardian Hayashi:
"Modesty is your main concern? You're bleeding to death, girl. ...but for me, it's possible to cut that circle out."

Sylina:
what

Sylina:
when did modesty come into play

Sylina:
it was just if he couldn't cleanly cut out the part that was EMBEDDED in me he could remove the whole thing.

Guardian Hayashi:
Well

Guardian Hayashi:
that's not the problem

Guardian Hayashi:
The problem is removing it without damaging you any more

Sylina:
Is that even an option?

Guardian Hayashi:
If you just pull it out it'll tear your organs and skin worse than is necessary

Guardian Hayashi:
like removing a bullet

Guardian Hayashi:
or a knife

Aiteu the Clown:
You'll probably feel a surge of pain at the very least

Aiteu the Clown:
just like Thrice's examples there

Guardian Hayashi:
lotsa people have died due to removing a knife after being stabbed

Guardian Hayashi:
That said you're a lot more sturdy than people IRL are

Sylina:
"...modesty is of little concern to me at the moment."

Sylina:
"It would be selfish of me to die here... Do what you must."

Aiteu the Clown:
"If such an impromptu operation is much too rsiky, I could attempt to summon Lady Cordula once more, as much as I would like to not bother them with our troubles any longer, this is rather... difficult to ignore."

Aiteu the Clown:
"Her expertise in healing and medical knowledge greatly surpasses mine."
Aiteu the Clown: (( texting I guess would be a bit much ))

Guardian Hayashi:
"That would be a good idea. Or perhaps you could have her direct my incisions."

Sylina:
bleeding out, LOL! can u come over?

Guardian Hayashi:
"My skill with the blade is unsurpassed...the problem is my medical knowledge."

Aiteu the Clown:
"I shall make preperations, excuse me!" Aiteu excuses herself and calls up the awoo of faith, and chews on her last Sun Marble intake for the day.

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu the Clown's stats were reset.

Aiteu the Clown:
fuck

Aiteu the Clown:
okay there we go, fixed it back

Aiteu the Clown:
*Ring ring*

Guardian Hayashi:
oh you did call her

Sylina:
should have her on speed dial at this point

Aiteu the Clown:
I have 100+ contacts

Aiteu the Clown:
well I guess that'd make more sense

Aiteu the Clown:
SHE'S NOT MY BESTIE

Aiteu the Clown:
etc

Cordula:
It takes a moment for the woman to answer, but eventually she does, "Ah-um, hello? Ah, would this happen to be that Hajja member I met at the Inn...?"

Sylina:
woofgirls are good girls

Aiteu the Clown:
"Good day, Lady Cordula! This is indeed the same entity you met! I'm sorry to bother you so frequently, on behalf of our lovely party I apologize!" She clears her throat, "It appears that Lady Sylina has taken incredible amounts of damage, and my medical experiences are much more inferior to your great knowledge! Would it be inconvienent for you and I assume Sir Wei to revisit the Shrine?"

Aiteu the Clown:
The chain of words doesn't let Cordula interject much, but Aiteu takes a deep breath at the end and awaits the wolfie's reply.

Sylina:
he PUNCHED THROUGH MY ARMOR

Aiteu the Clown:
shoulda screamed it

Aiteu the Clown:
the phone woulda picked it up

Sylina:
I don't have the strength

Cordula:
"E-erm, excuse me? What do you mean? What is her condition, exactly...? Is she burned? She hasn't lost any limbs, has she...?"

Aiteu the Clown:
"Ah yes, my speciality! Ahem..."

Sylina:
he -PUNCHED THROUGH MY ARMOR-

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu blasts the awoo with her report.

Aiteu the Clown:
"Lady Sylina is a dragon warrior, blessed with very resilient armor which protects her in battle. One of our encounters in our mission brought us to the brinks of death among one of the very people were meant to save. With sheer resolve, our temporary foe had pushed himself to the limits and sent a blow which penetrated Sylina's armor and pulverized a fresh hole through her body. The damage from the hole was enough to put her out from shock. In addition to the void which occupies Sylina's torso, the armor had also inverted itself thus providing additional fatality and puncturing of organs and obviously flesh! I've managed to seal the wound temporarily but it's only a matter of time before my makeshift abilities can hold!"

Sylina:
Oh don't talk it up that much it is literally only a detriment

Aiteu the Clown:
yeah your new armor skin is only a detriment

Aiteu the Clown:
oh you meant bombing her with that

Sylina:
Unless it's canon that basically all my defensive stats come from my armor

Sylina:
No I meant the claim that my armor was particularly resilient

Sylina:
it was joke

Aiteu the Clown:
Oh, well I imagine it'd at least provide some kind of

Aiteu the Clown:
I'm bad with seeing jokes

Sylina:
I don't even get DR

Cordula:
you may eventually

Aiteu the Clown:
your boobs don't give you dr either

Sylina:
they do not

Cordula:
"Oh...I was not expecting that much information... I...I will go. I can't sit back when I know there is one who needs my aid..."

Sylina:
girl I think we both kno I'm always gonna need u

Wei:
"...shit. How'm I s'posed to explain this? If you ask me, this is pretty damn 'direct'..."

Aiteu the Clown:
"I'm still quite rough around the edges, but some appreciate my overly detailed reports... I also add incentive for Sir Wei if he so desires it, a powerful Chitin leader is running the show, and it is rumored that they are of quality strength? I apologize, I'm not sure what appetizes him."

Aiteu the Clown:
(smirk)

Cordula:
"Oh, I think I know that much... Ahem. We will be there as soon as we can..."

Aiteu the Clown:
"We shall await you! Ah, are there any preperations I should make before you arrive?"

Sylina:
A) don't move her

Cordula:
"If you have already cleaned and dressed the wound, that is enough... Relieving her pain is a high priority as well. I will need her unconscious, but I have my own anaesthetics."

Aiteu the Clown:
"Unconscious you say? I will discuss with those among us. Thank you so much for assisting us once more!"

Aiteu the Clown:
She exchanges her goodbyes and prepares her club to bash over Sylina's head, just kidding.

Sylina:
nn
Thrice:
It'll take them a while to get back, so in the meantime u can relax excpet not rly bc ur all fukked up

Sylina:
"W-well?"

Aiteu the Clown:
"They will be returning here to aid you, and perhaps us even further into the Chitin area! I have done all I can for you Lady Sylina, but it appears at the request of our superior doctor, you must be unconscious!"

Aiteu the Clown:
The smile is very encompassing of her words.

Sylina:
"Oh. I'm glad you revived me, then."
Thrice:
A huffy, exhausted voice carries itself out from the secret passage under the shrine, "Oh, is that so? Please, let me help. I'd do anything."

Sylina:
who the FUCK are you

Aiteu the Clown:
"A visitor?"

Takashi:
Two boys carrying a woman, the purple one holding her head, emerge from the passage, "No, seriously. I need some consolation for speaking with you p--ARGH, OH HELL, WHAT -IS- THAT THING?!"

Sylina:
exactly as expected

Aiteu the Clown:
"Oh! A familiar face emerges, I see you may have recognized me?"

Takashi:
"Familiar?! What are you talking about? I've never met you, and I had NO IDEA how lucky I was! Holy...and I thought Sorcha was ugly..."

Sylina:
idk I think he was at the abbey when we went there

Aiteu the Clown:
^

Sylina:
unless he wasn't supposed to be

Aiteu the Clown:
He was sparring Haroda

Aiteu the Clown:
or someone

Sylina:
that might be a plothole honestly

Sylina:
The timing definitely doesn't work with him being there
Aiteu the Clown: (( clarification required ))
Sylina: (( He got a dream from Hayashi that was like "hey m8 come here" ))
Sylina: (( Then passed through the shrine + Hayashi to meet up with Arawn ))
Sylina: (( and is now doubling back ))
Takashi: (( it was more of a daydream, and he didn't meet any obstacles on the way ))
Takashi: (( you guys had to fight Miyuki and Xian ))
Sylina: (( But yeah, he was at the abbey when Aiteu was there ))
Sylina: (( idk how he didn't notice her ))
Takashi: (( I forgot that though ))
Sylina: (( I honestly expected him to. ))
Takashi: (( he was sparring with Akio ))
Takashi: (( and was then frozen by Haroda ))
Takashi: (( so he wouldn't have been able to turn his head to see her ))
Takashi: (( well not actually frozen but held in place ))

Sylina:
"Takashi... what are you doing here? And from that direction?"

Aiteu the Clown:
"Ah, I was slinked in the corner minding my own thoughts! It's much a skill to ignore the apperance I own. But mind me not! Welcome!"

Aiteu the Clown:
When I first met you at the Abbey*

Takashi:
"Mind you not?! No, you don't get to say that! Have you looked in a mirror?! Goddess be damned!"

Hohari:
mi scusi

Aiteu the Clown:
"Oooh, the Goddess he says, how do you feel about that Goddess Hohari?"

Sylina:
"...wait, is that Arawn with you?" Sylina struggles/fails to sit up. "Arawn!"

Yunao:
where the fuck is yin you shits
Sylina: (( I'll get to it ))

Hohari:
"Hrr...watch your tongue, boy! I long already to hit Hayashi, and your name is close enough, boy!"

Arawn:
"...more excited to see me than I'd have thought."

Arawn:
"And what the hell happened to YOU?"

Aiteu the Clown:
I want to turn you on your side and look through your body Sylina

Sylina:
there will be guts in the way

Sylina:
most of the way

Sylina:
probably

Sylina:
maybe some of the way

Arawn:
"Keep going and you'll be more transparent than me."

Sylina:
"The, ah, aftermath, of fighting with the would-be King of the Chitin Clan..." Sylina clears her throat, at least part of it I guess. "The woman beside me is serving as my caretaker."

Aiteu the Clown:
"Greetings again! It's very nice to meet you. I'm Aiteu in case we've never properly been introduced!"

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu raises both arms and waves them at the kids.

Sylina:
"Of course I'm glad to see you, you vanished before we had the chance to catch up - but we had heard that you had regrouped with Yin!"

Takashi:
"I think I'[d let myself die, honestly."

Yunao:
"Mrggr Yin's... mine... you fuckheads..." Yunao grumbles while knocked out.

Arawn:
"Good luck. Yin's Cahya's now. Same fate as my sister. We lost. You know, in case you're blind and couldn't tell."

Guardian Hayashi:
"Kids today make me proud."

Aiteu the Clown:
"What a bold claim! Such acceptance of death! It frightens me... today's youth!" Aiteu tilts her head, "Is that, an ally... or a captive?" Eyein' Jaiko.

Yunao:
I'm glad my ears are pretty closed right now

Takashi:
"What, this monstrosity? Well, I guess she looks better put next to you..."

Sylina:
Sylina's face goes pale. "She... no, you don't mean..."

Takashi:
"God damn, you people couldn't pour the water out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel."

Takashi:
"She's an ally, I guess."

Aiteu the Clown:
"I sure hope many don't share the same level of looks as I!" She looks down at Sylina's reaction, "Oh?"

Sylina:
that was in response to Arawn you shitter.

Takashi:
"Why else would we drag her all this way?"

Takashi:
"Or NOT drag her. That would have been a lot easier."

Arawn:
"Yeah. She let herself be captured so I could get away... If I'd thought there was any point to fighting, I wouldn't have left."

Aiteu the Clown:
"How heroic, but I suppose this also means we're also going replace, Yin was it, to our rescue list."

Sylina:
"Rrgh... as soon as I can lift my lance, we'll strike at them, I swear it! Cahya must fall!"

Takashi:
"Was that supposed to be a sentence? You're definitely not pretty enough to be this stupid."

Arawn:
"So you are planning to attack her as well?"

Aiteu the Clown:
"Hmm! Some more allies should be arriving within the next few hours, or soon. With a dab of medical miracles and a might of flame, surely a full group should throw Lady Cahya for a loop, perhaps?"

Sylina:
"We are."

Sylina:
"We were turned away once, we won't be turned away again."

Hohari:
"As if there is a need for any more fire than my own."

Aiteu the Clown:
"I believe Yunao should remain here to prevent the spoilage of any plans we may have. As a precaution, has anyone been marked by Cahya by means of a brand of somesort?"

Hohari:
"How do you expect that to work? Abandon him here, not tell him where or even that we are leaving, and expect him to be calm and patient when he wakes?"

Arawn:
"No, none of us has anything like that. Cahya was surprised when we showed up."

Sylina:
"...but on a different note, I would very much like to be unconscious, now..."

Aiteu the Clown:
"I suppose we could also awake him if we were to bring him along. I must ask Lady Cordula for a more specific procedure in that case."

Takashi:
"I wish I was being more sinister when I say this, but I can help you with that."

Aiteu the Clown:
"Ah yes, the doctor should be here any moment! Ooh! Even more splendid, someone willing to follow-through!"

Takashi:
there'll actually need to be a time-skip before they get there, remember the shrine is like 6 hours from town

Sylina:
"Please do... I don't know if Rei is experiencing this pain as well, I'd prefer it if she didn't have to."
Sylina: (( Yeah, but has it been 6 hours since they left even? ))
Takashi: (( I guess that's true ))

Takashi:
Takashi takes out a bag of some sort of powder and hands it to Sylina, "Shake that up, put it over your mouth, and inhale. The nhand it back real quick before you pass out."

Takashi:
"Unless you want me to be the only conscious person here."

Sylina:
is this cok- no that'd make me high strung

Aiteu the Clown:
"I will assume the effects of a shared mind will have her at rest, but I am uncertain. I share the setiments of the potential of Rei experiencing the same pain you are."

Sylina:
I don't know of any powdered depressants

Sylina:
obv it's sleep powder but like

Aiteu the Clown:
sylina dies because fairy dust kills u

Sylina:
I might be immune to that now.

Sylina:
Sylina takes the bag. "I... hesitate to ask."

Sylina:
She does as told, jostling the bag - briefly interjecting, "You may need to save some of this for Yunao. Thank you, Takashi," inhaling the contents and passing the bag back, holding her breath

Takashi:
He snatches it back up, then watches as you do not fall asleep. Immediately. The powder makes you drowsy and incoherent, and mostly okay with the things that are occuring currently, but you do not fall asleep.

Takashi:
"...Huh? Hey! Fall asleep already, dammit!"

Sylina:
"Ohhh... dasnotsobad... thaa-aaa-ank...syou..."

Aiteu the Clown:
"Oh? What is this reaction?"

Takashi:
"...has she built up an immunity to this stuff, or something? What, is she a junkie?"

Sylina:
HELL IF I KNOW okay I kinda know

Takashi:
"...maybe it's cause she's got dragon blood in her...they're pretty resilient."

Sylina:
Sylina's eyes roll back in her head. "Noonono das dodn't seem likes something I me would do..."

Takashi:
"But since that's the case, there's...another way to put her out."

Aiteu the Clown:
"That is entirely plausible, her dragonic background runs quite deep!"

Aiteu the Clown:
fairy dust! fairy dust! fairy dust!

Takashi:
"But one of you is gonna have to stab me, cause I'm not doing it the traditional way."

Guardian Hayashi:
"...can we form a line for who gets to go first?"

Sylina:
kiss me big boy

Aiteu the Clown:
"There are only so many of us who are qualified! I am not one of them."

Hohari:
"I will do it. I can dig in quite far with my nails."

Sylina:
"Oho yeyes verydeep..."

Takashi:
"Urgh...A-Arawn? No? Fine... Don't hit an artery or anything, fuzzball..."

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu leans back into a sitting position on the tiled floor and pops some health shit I guess, I'll have to see what we have left, probably not much

Takashi:
Honestly you shouldn';t use any of it if you're planning to rest at all

Takashi:
You heal naturally

Aiteu the Clown:
I was going to ask the rate for it

Aiteu the Clown:
1/16th per like hour or something?

Sylina:
1/16th per half hour

Aiteu the Clown:
Noice

Takashi:
with bandages, 1/8th per hour

Aiteu the Clown:
I'll just apply that now I guess

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu the Clown is healed and gains 44 hit points.

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu didn't pop health shit but is entertained at this interesting display of tripping balls

Takashi:
Takashi holds his palm out, but Hohari grabs the back of his arm, and burrows her nails into his upturned wrist with a powerful grip. "GAGH! Wha...you bitch..." He clamps his hand over the wounds, and pushes Hohari out of the way to hobble over to Sylina, "...open your mouth, scalebrain. This'll probably sting you just as bad as me...But maybe you won't feel it."

Sylina:
Sylina's head droops to the side, her tongue falling out of her mouth in acquiescence

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu leans back toward Sylina and tilts her head upright.

Aiteu the Clown:
"Heh! Such a silly face."

Takashi:
The blood does sting your tongue a little, but thanks to your soporific state, the pain is minimal. Like a mild hot sauce rather than the ghost pepper you'd usually get.

Sylina:
"Dath Ifinksworkn... nnn... y..." Zonked out p sure.

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu's eyes glow pink as she dives into the sensory world of being high as fuck.

Sylina:
She falls dafuk asleep, her head drooping on to the kid's wrist

Takashi:
"'Lovely kiss' my ass...who thinks up these names..."

Arawn:
Arawn just sets Jaiko down near Yunao

Arawn:
on a bedroll

Aiteu the Clown:
"Well that's that, well done Sir Takeshi!"

Arawn:
Making that little area a nice fun "people who what are hurt other than the dragon girl" corner

Yunao:
the cold floor is my bedroll

Jaiko:
And also a "hope Jaiko wakes up first" corner

Jaiko:
bc Yunao wouldn't enjoy that

Yunao:
ill kill u

Aiteu the Clown:
"Sir Arawn, you fought Cahya and such, what can you tell us about your skirmish?"

Arawn:
"She is, appropriately, monstrously powerful. Those modifications aren't a fashion statement. And I have a feeling that she was holding back... Not in strength, but there were times I think she could have avoided my attacks, and chose not to. The rest of her clan, there are only a couple to watch out for. A skull-emblazoned magician who kept freezing us, and an extremely quick winged woman."

Sylina:
Also

Sylina:
>Would rather have his wrists violently slashed than kiss me

Sylina:
Is it really that bad

Aiteu the Clown:
hed rather kiss me

Aiteu the Clown:
sucker

Takashi:
i mean you're a dragon

Takashi:
and like, 30

Takashi:
you're old

Takashi:
even if you probably look like a middle schooler with massive honkers.

Sylina:
Like, 27 (sad)

Aiteu the Clown:
grandma

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu nods, and writes down some things in her small notebook.

Guardian Hayashi:
"You are just made of spite, aren't you, kid? Have you thought about it any more?"

Takashi:
"Buzz off."
Thrice:
Hayashi opens his mouth to reply, but before he's able, two figures walk through the door, "It's a damn good thing we were close."

Aiteu the Clown:
"Oh wonderful, welcome! Sorry to call you yet again, I know you two are so quite busy."
Sylina: (( Cool if I go make a sandwich? ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( yeah you should be fine ))
Aiteu the Clown: (( considering you're out cold ))

Aiteu the Clown:
"As you can see, we're just a bundle of stitches and with the exception of Lady Sylina with the hole, we gladly appreciate your coming."

Aiteu the Clown:
-r

Cordula:
"Yes...I am glad I came. Each one of you looks to be in dire condition."

Takashi:
"...oh, good lord. You called that thing here, too? And I thought today couldn't get worse."

Aiteu the Clown:
"The prep for Lady Sylina has been fufilled thanks to Sir Takashi." Aiteu turns to face the drugger, "You've already met? Well that saves introductions."

Takashi:
"Met? Her partner there kicked the shit out of Arawn!"

Cordula:
"Oh, my...it is the, ah..."

Aiteu the Clown:
"I feel as if I'm missing key contextual clues to this story."

Wei:
"The racist asshole kid, yeah. Speaking of kids, Arawn! That burn ever heal up?"
Sylina: (( I have my sandwich ))

Arawn:
"Thanks to your friend, yes. But that is not why you were called here."
Sylina: (( it is on a bagel ))

Arawn:
a sandwich, with regular bread

Arawn:
sandwiched between bagels

Arawn:
high carb diet
Sylina: (( yes that is exactly what I did ))
Sylina: (( And I love how everyone hates Wei but loves Cordula ))

Cordula:
except takashi
Sylina: (( yeah but fuck Takashi ))

Sylina:
splort

Aiteu the Clown:
"Yes there is a more pressing matter at hand."

Cordula:
Cordula steps up to Sylina, and Takashi backs away in disgust. The wolfgirl says nothing, but looks sadly down at Sylina, "...you were not wrong. This is bad, indeed. It will be no quick procedure..."

Aiteu the Clown:
"Guardian Hayashi said he would offer his blade for surgical procedures if necessary."

Aiteu the Clown:
"The only requirement is that he is guided by one with medical proficiency."

Cordula:
"You posses a blade that can become ethereal as you wish, I presume...? That would be most helpful in making precision cuts."

Guardian Hayashi:
"I'll do what I can."

Hohari:
Hohari seems pretty interested in watching, with a hopeful schoolkid look on her face as Cordula and Hayashi cut into the dragongirl and her armor. She'd be kind of adorable if it weren't so sickening

Aiteu the Clown:
"If there is anything I can do, Aiteu will offer what I can."

Sylina:
she hopes I die doesn't she

Sylina:
what a dick

Hohari:
maybe she just likes the blood and gore

Sylina:
jesus fuck you're weird

Hohari:
would explain why she stabbed the SHIT out of Takashi

Hohari:
and why she was so eager to

Wei:
Wei stays near the door, glancing over his shoulder every so often, "...Take your time, Cordula. Don't worry about it."

Aiteu the Clown:
*presses A*

Wei:
Well we ain't really needa RP a surgery, obv Sylina doesn't make it

Sylina:
fuck

Wei:
you know how cancer is

Sylina:
The injury lowered the Accuracy stat!

Sylina:
The injury lowered the Attack stat!

Aiteu the Clown:
16 u die

Sylina:
The main thing I expected a comment on was the "huh some of her bones are wood, that's weird" issue

Cordula:
After three grueling hours of precise incisions and thankfully no "Oh shit"s from Cordula, the surgery is done, "...that is all I can do for her. I cannot mend her ribs, but, she is not in any life-threatening danger."

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu exahles a sigh of relief, "And this is why I'm not a licensed professional. Goodness me."

Cordula:
"Her arm, though - I tried to move it to get a better angle, but it wouldn't budge... I wonder if the muscles have seized."

Aiteu the Clown:
"Surely my numbness applications could not have caused the any paralysis..."

Cordula:
"Not unless she's allergic. But that would have been widespread."

Aiteu the Clown:
"This is an odd phenomenom."

Aiteu the Clown:
what't the description of sylina's hole now

Aiteu the Clown:
is the armor repairable / destroyed etc

Wei:
The hole has been mostly stitched up, using synthetic skin, but she'll definitely need to recover

Wei:
The armor's pretty much shot

Sylina:
fuuck

Aiteu the Clown:
time to rock the dress from now on

Aiteu the Clown:
"How will Lady Sylina move if her muscles refuse to operate as they should? This is still quite serious is it not?"

Sylina:
She just had on some plain-ass leather underneath for padding

Cordula:
"Well...I don't know. It may be caused from the pain...even if she cannot feel it at the moment. Give it time, and it may correct itself... I-I am sorry, but I cannot stay much longer."

Aiteu the Clown:
"Ah this shall do, I'm sure Sylina feels quite indebted to you, on her behalf... Thank you very much." She bows her head in hopefully a similar manner that the dreg would. "I assume if you must leave, you cannot venture forth with us, similar to the first visit."

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu the Clown is healed and gains 22 hit points.

Wei:
"No, we definitely can't do that. We shouldn't even be here."

Aiteu the Clown:
"I see, we shall not keep you much longer. I see that whatever goals you have are met with ease. One day we shall return the favor."

Wei:
"Yeah. Well, Cordula, come on."

Cordula:
"..Go on ahead, Wei. I will be fine for a moment. I shall set this place up properly, and make it more hospitable for them. Easier to rest in..."

Aiteu the Clown:
ayy

Sylina:
oh shi

Cordula:
Basically, you'll benefit from First Aid Expertise and the Nurse Feature here

Sylina:
I found First Aid Expertise, is Nurse in one of the playtest packets?

Cordula:
er

Sylina:
I do not have those handy

Cordula:
Nurse and Field Clinic

Cordula:
both are

Sylina:
The injury lowered the Defense stat!

Sylina:
fuCK

Cordula:
She also gives you 6 Bandages, 4 Super Potions, 2 Hyper Potions, 6 Potions, 2 Full Heals, 4 Revives, and 1500 in medical scrap

Sylina:
Take em Aiteu

Aiteu the Clown:
added
Cheater. You have been reported.

Cordula:
god damn it
Emergency was caught cheating: »»

Aiteu the Clown:
so p much im full healed yay
Sylina: (( The question then becomes how long we rest. ))

Aiteu the Clown:
what time is it
Sylina: (( Sylina would be willing to go even with 5 injuries ))

Cordula:
"I...hope this is enough. It is all I brought. I apologize, but we cannot go with you...and I would not expect any further aid from the Mantis, either."

Aiteu the Clown:
"We are... incredibly grateful." Aiteu perks up.

Aiteu the Clown:
What roll do I need to know Mantis

Sylina:
I think Wei is the Mantis probably

Cordula:
She shoots a look toward the passed-out buggirl, "I understand he sent an envoy to assist you...and even told this boy the path to the Chitin stronghold. I will not say a word, but...know that he has put himself in just as much danger for you as we have."

Cordula:
General Education probably

Aiteu the Clown:
General Education: ( 12 )

Sylina:
ok maybe not

Aiteu the Clown:
ouch

Yunao:
that FUCKER

Cordula:
The Insatiable Mantis is the epithet of a member of the Blackguard

Cordula:
Wei is the Bloody Gale

Sylina:
Oh.

Sylina:
Aruna.

Sylina:
Gotcha.

Aiteu the Clown:
"Hmm, the name escapes me, but all is appreciated. I must do more research... But yes, you should be on your way! Do actually go forth and continue your journey! We too shall move forward and perhaps we'll meet again, hopefully under more relaxed circumstances..."

Takashi:
"Wait, so...that dude was a member of the Blackguard? So I've met two of those assholes now?"

Aiteu the Clown:
little did he know

Aiteu the Clown:
it was his third encounter

Guardian Hayashi:
"Wouldn't you like to fight with them?"

Takashi:
"Stop screwing with me, damned ghost...Go eat your Boo-Berries." Now then, howl ong ARE you resting

Aiteu the Clown:
is the extended rest injury heal part of the daily healing quota

Aiteu the Clown:
it doesn't specify

Takashi:
nah

Sylina:
Sylina isn't gonna let herself be the one who holds everyone back

Sylina:
Waiting at least overnight because yeah I think that's required

Aiteu the Clown:
did we figure out what time it was

Cordula:
IDK probably like 9 PM or something

Aiteu the Clown:
we attack in the middle of the night

Aiteu the Clown:
sounds fair right

Aiteu the Clown:
that'd be at least 6 for the injury heal and it'd also be next day

Cordula:
some of you could do that

Cordula:
IDK if Sylina could

Sylina:
n

Aiteu the Clown:
agi what u wanna do

Aiteu the Clown:
it's pretty much how sylina feels

Cordula:
"I hope to see you again...good luck." She bows to you, and leaves

Sylina:
She'd want to go immediately

Sylina:
esp since they have Yin
Sylina: (( so I'd get 4 injuries healed, am I hearing that right? ))

Aiteu the Clown:
yes
Thrice:
How are you at 7 anyway (hmm)
Thrice:
I thought you had 8
Sylina: (( I did ))

Aiteu the Clown:
I guess we slap some bandaids on yunao too
Sylina: (( I healed one from... something ))

Sylina:
...from First Aid Expertise which you later clarified it wasn't.

Aiteu the Clown:
-3 Bandages for Yunao

Aiteu the Clown:
(fixed on my item sheet between aiteu and yunao
Thrice:
note you can pay 300 of that scrap to create and apply a bandage while in this area
Thrice:
I would od that before using the actual bandages

Yunao:
oh shit

Yunao:
yeah let's do that instead

Sylina:
put one on Jaiko while you're at it

Sylina:
Or you know Hohari
Thrice:
oh Hohari's gonna take em whether you like it or not

Yunao:
We get five bandages from med scraps
Thrice:
hohari don't give a fuck

Yunao:
3 to hohari

Sylina:
Sylina already got real bandages from Aiteu I think

Yunao:
2 to jaiko

Sylina:
but yeah that would have healed in total right

Yunao:
1 to Arawn?
Thrice:
They don't need them
Thrice:
Arawn doesn't need any and Jaiko only needs 1

Yunao:
o

Yunao:
oh right

Yunao:
1 to Jaiko, 3 to Yunao

Yunao:
med3 + med1 + med1 bandages2
You whisper to Agi: During the night, you wake up with a tight, constricting feeling in your chest, like something is crawling in it. Thanks to the anaesthetics from Cordula and Aiteu, there's no pain - only pressure and that wriggling feeling. Still, it's hard to sleep with it.

Yunao:
which is the amount of bandages yunao had in his investory left after giving some to sylina from aiteu
Healed up! Recovered 125 HP.
Healed up! Recovered 107 HP.

Yunao:
I also assume we put Yunao to sleep via drugs

Hohari:
oh right I only need 2 anyway

Sylina:
"Mrrgh..." Sylina tosses and turns in her sleep.

Hohari:
so you only use 1 of your actual bandages

Aiteu the Clown:
oh ok

Hohari:
of 8

Hohari:
as cordula gave you 6
Agi says to the GMs: What's the lighting condition in the shrine at night?

Aiteu the Clown:
we have 7 actual bandages
Healed up! Recovered 75 HP.

Aiteu the Clown:
I need to adjust my AP since I'm still bound via channel
You whisper to Agi: ftr you can just type /rep and it'll reply to the last person who whispered to you(and allow them to do the same) But also it's flooded with a gentle green light from the goblets
You whisper to Agi: it's fairly well-lit, like a bunch of nightlights

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu the Clown uses 2 AP for Miyuki + Hyeon-Woo!
Sylina whispers: fair enough

Aiteu the Clown:
I guess I only need to keep in contact with Hyeon-Woo
Sylina whispers: Is she able to get up?
Sylina whispers: like, stand.

Aiteu the Clown:
I'll instead read my book for an hour, to grant myself Iron Mind, and then normal channel everyone here
You whisper to Agi: She can, though her chest is very rigid and not flexible at all. Her arm, however, moves okay. A little stiff, but otherwise fine

Aiteu the Clown:
I think Iron Mind is maybe applied to everyone I'm connected to or something
Thrice: (( That'd be really powerful, so IDK. All Imprinting does is let you see through their senses ))
Thrice: (( it'd prevent anyone from getting to you ))
Thrice: (( Also - note that books drain AP ))
Thrice: (( unless you're a General Researcher ))

Aiteu the Clown:
Yup I'm aware, I just replaced the AP I spent to Shared Sense Miyuki
Sylina whispers: Sylina quietly shuffles to her feet, and seeks out a reflective surface, wanting to see the result of her impromptu surgery

Aiteu the Clown:
But yeah books are drain, SS is bind

Aiteu the Clown:
Damn so Iron Mind wouldn't prevent the sense reading

Aiteu the Clown:
Guess we'll just blindfold and earblock Yunao

Aiteu the Clown:
Just in case

Aiteu the Clown:
That's all I can really think of
You whisper to Agi: Most of her is fine, but her abdomen still looks pretty patchy. The whole area is bruised, but it's clean thanks to Cordula. There are, however, green sprouts jutting out from the stitches.

Aiteu the Clown:
did agi mia
Sylina: (( No we're having a private chat ))

Aiteu the Clown:
gotcha

Takashi:
"...I didn't need to see that. What are you doing up this time of night?"

Sylina:
"A-ah!" Sylina quickly covers herself up. "I could ask you the same question!"

Takashi:
"Being haunted. You?"

Aiteu the Clown:
Aiteu's eyes don't really close when she sleeps, but her eyes glow and fade like a computer on standby.

Sylina:
"I don't... really want to talk about it. Complications from the surgery. I hope. I could not manage to sleep..."

Aiteu the Clown:
pst heal ur shit sylina

Takashi:
"Fine with me. I don't want to talk to you, anyway... But I could put you back under, if you want."

Sylina:
"I'd rather not. We don't have much time to waste, and I'm going to need to make sure everything's still working well enough... might as well make use of being awake."

Takashi:
"Good. I wasn't really in the mood to slash my arm open again."
Aiteu the Clown whispers: I guess it's one of those times for a vision, might as well start the day off with it

Sylina:
"That... you didn't have to do that. I didn't make you do that, did I? I don't remember much from after you had me take that powder."

Aiteu the Clown:
y didn't u kiss me boi

Sylina:
dude he's like 13

Sylina:
that's way 2yung

Aiteu the Clown:
oh yeah that'd be wrong

Takashi:
you goddamned shotacon

Takashi:
"...no, you didn't bring it up. How could you have even known? I wanted to do something nice, is that so hard to believe?"

Takashi:
"Your bitch of a leader didn't help, though. That hurt a lot more than it should have."

Sylina:
"Well, on some level, yes, given how you've treated me, and some of your friends back at the abbey! It was quite unexpected - though appreciated."
You whisper to Emergency: Aiteu's vision clouds and fades into a multicoloured mist, where the colours split and take on shapes: A red man walking toward her, a strange golden silhouette of five people standing shoulder to shoulder, a gigantic purple ship, and a small puddle of gray that grows bigger adn bigger until it swallows the whole image

Sylina:
"I won't defend her actions, though. There's a bit of a story to that - suffice it to say she's no longer our leader."

Takashi:
"Demoted her cause she grew ears and a tail? Can't say I blame you."

Sylina:
"You never visited the shrine, did you? Before now, I mean."

Takashi:
"I just love how you state the obvious with such a sense of discovery."

Takashi:
"I'm ALIVE, aren't I? Arawn was the only one who could visit this place without getting killed."

Sylina:
"It was a rhetorical question. I was going somewhere with it. But I suppose I shouldn't expect it to be that easy with you."

Sylina:
"...the goddess who was here, Hohari, has taken control of Rei's body, entirely."

Takashi:
"...ah. Well...so that's what happens, huh..."

Sylina:
"I don't fully understand why, but she's filled with a rage, bitterness, and... perverse fascination with humans. The centuries have not been kind to her."

Takashi:
"...oh. Guess it's not that bad, then."

Takashi:
"Got most of that already."

Takashi:
"Guess she does seem a little bit different, huh? Anyway...shouldn't you be, I don't know, flashing the other dudes or something by now?"

Sylina:
"You should not have been staring!"

Sylina:
"...or awake. Though it sounds like you have your own problems you've been dealing with."

Takashi:
"Don't worry. My hatred extends to cow-people, too. I'm not interested..."

Sylina:
"Then go choke on it. I don't have time for this."
You whisper to Emergency: You heal 6 total Injuries, but you take a -1 penalty to your Movement, and a -2 penalty to Acrobatics and Athletics checks. And, also, you're now Dragon/Wood Type
You whisper to Emergency: god dammit sry
You whisper to Emergency: fugged up

Takashi:
You heal 6 total Injuries, but you take a -1 penalty to your Movement, and a -2 penalty to Acrobatics and Athletics checks. And, also, you're now Dragon/Wood Type

Takashi:
Since I accidentally replied to MErge instead of you

Takashi:
may as well post it here

Sylina:
>wood

Sylina:
well shit what's Wood

Takashi:
good luck finding out

Sylina:
Oh.

Sylina:
Fuck.

Sylina:
I

Sylina:
I've never had to deal with that before.

Takashi:
Figured it was the best way to fuck with you while still giving you a benefit

Sylina:
You asshole.

Takashi:
in that you healed a shit ton of injuries

Takashi:
But yeah - next session, we can head out for the battle against the Chitin clan. This one caxn be over unless anyone's got anything they want to do

Sylina:
The first thing I can think of is that it's probably weak to fighting???

Sylina:
Nah I'm good

Sylina:
Are there Wood moves now?

Sylina:
Is Wood Hammer Wood-type?

Takashi:
Wood Hammer wood be Wood-Type yes

Takashi:
Grass Types get STAB on Wood moves thought

Takashi:
-t

Sylina:
fukn wud

Sylina:
I can't believe we spent 6 hours doing nothing.

Sylina:
only 6 movement then

Takashi:
in-game or IRL

Takashi:
we've accomplished less in a session

Sylina:
in-game obv

Takashi:
before

Sylina:
have we

Takashi:
anything in tyndall lake.

Sylina:
Other groups would resolve this in two words

Sylina:
"we rest"

Sylina:
not us tho

Takashi:
At least this had RP and foreshadowing

Sylina:
It did yeah

Takashi:
I think Merge died