and then gwaine almost died

CST: hey artie ?
CAE: Yes?
CST: you talking about dirk made me wonder
CST: have you seen gwaine lately ?
CAE: Hm...
CAE: Yes, actually.
CST: where ??
CAE: He's still going with that silly quest of his.
CST: oh
CAE: He should be back any day now.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] wilts a bit --
CAE: You know how he is.
CST: i know
CST: i just feel a little forgotten
CAE: He is, by nature, a vagrant.
CAE: I can relate.
CAE: But he wants to go home. That's on his mind.
CST: i knoooow ...
CAE: And if you hadn't noticed, he's a little stupid.
CST: hes not stupid hes just kinda absent minded
CAE: Call it what you like.
CST: i just miss him a lot and im worried
CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Stumbles in and flops on the ground. --
CAE: ...Speak of the devil...
CST: gwaine !!
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] hops up and hurries over, kneeling next to him --
CST: gwaine are you ok??
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] He's got a large gash in his side. --
CSG: I'm fine, love, I just need a little water.
CST: !!
CST: artemis help !
CAE: Take of his shirt and tunic.
CAE: Off*))
CAE: I'll examine him and see what I can do.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] carefully pulls off Gwaine's shirt and tunic, panicking a bit. More than a bit actually. --
CSG: Oh, hello Artemis, when did you get here?
CST: gwaine sweetie what happened ??
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] It's deep and he's lost a lot of blood, judging from the stains. --
CSG: I... I don't really know...
CSG: Something... Really big.
CST: big ??
CSG: I'm tired, Fae... I could use a nap...
CST: gwaine no
CST: stay awake please
CAE: He isn't stable.
CSG: Don't worry, I'll wake up later...
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] is papping Gwaine's face, trying to keep him awake --
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Looking him over. --
CST: no you stay awake
CAE: This... Is not good.
CAE: ...
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Searching through his pack. --
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Weakly grabs Fae's hand, squeezing it very lightly. --
CSG: I left you a note... Sorry if you couldn't read it, my handwriting is messy...
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] keens, squeezing Gwaine's hand, panicking --
CST: gwaine no
CST: stop it
CSG: Well, I can't stop the note... It's kind of written already...
CST: just stay awake ok ?
CST: please ??
CAE: I don't have anything to fix this...
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Touches Fae's face. --
CSG: You're so pretty, love...
CST: wh-what about bros robots
CST: theres those medical bots on the upper floors
CAE: No time. I don't know where th- Wait!
CAE: I have an idea!
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] whimpers, face red and damp --
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Leans over Gwaine. --
CAE: I need you to listen carefully.
CSG: Hm? Why?
CAE: Because I'm going to help.
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Grabs Gwaine's hand and pulls out his Vampiric Dagger. --
CAE: If you don't mind your hair getting a few shades darker, you'll be fine.
CSG: I don't... What are you talking about?
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Puts the dagger into Gwaine's hand, then guides the hand so it'll stab him in the leg. --
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Jolts when it bites into his skin, embedding it. --
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Consciousness is flickering in and out. --
CAE: Stay alive you idiot or I'll finish you off myself...
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] paps at Gwaine's face again --
CST: st-stay awake gwaine p-please
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Wills the the dagger to start pulling out his own life-force, causing it to transfer to the knight. As he's doing so, he's shaking badly at the sensation, but the wound is closing and healing over. --
CSG: Artemis... Are you a healer?
CAE: Do I look like a healer?
CSG: No... You're much too scowly.
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] The wound is closed and the skin looks as if it had never been damaged in the first place. --
CSG: ...How did you do that?
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Pulls the dagger out of his thigh, shaking with the Vampiric chill. --
CAE: A h-handy tool I have...
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] tries to say something, but it's a little difficult to understand through his crying and shaking. --
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Reaches up, touch significantly stronger. --
CSG: Hello, love...
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Currently littering himself with various other wound marks, bleeding a lot. --
CAE: He'll be fine, Fae... A little rest and he'll be good as new.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] grabs at Gwaine's hand, still freaking out and sobbing, and Artemis' actions aren't helping --
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Slowly sits up and hugs him close. --
CSG: Sh... It's alright... I'm here, love...
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Just dies where he's sitting. --
CSG: ...Artemis?
CSG: Are you... Alive?
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] >8C WHAT --
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] you stop being dead rn srsly --
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] An ear-splitting shriek of what sounds like terror erupts out of his sword. Dark tendrils emerge from the blade, knitting his wounds closed. They then disappear and he lays there, still for a few moments before sitting up with a gasp, gulping in air and coughing. --
CSG: !
CSG: I think Artemis is a sorceror.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] is pretty much just having a crying fit now. Upset and sad and startled and freaking out and aaaaaa --
CAE: Ugh... That was less than enjoyable...
CAE: Sorry if that startled you, Fae.
CSG: That was scary.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] is shaking like a leaf in a hurricane, gasping for breath between the sobs racking his frame. It's been a while since the highly unstable nature of his emotions have made itself apparent. --
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Holding him and rubbing his back, giving his cheeks kisses. --
CSG: Shhhh... It's alright, Fae... Everything is alright...
CAE: Of course they are, idiot knight. I just saved your life.
CAE: Don't make me have to do that again.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] makes a weird face, looking like he's about to be sick. --
CSG: Uh... Fae?
CSG: Are you alright?
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] 's body wasn't quite able to handle that level of Upset, and he pukes up on himself. Good thing he wasn't wearing anything nice today, just shorts and a large t-shirt. --
CST: gghhhh ...
CSG: ...
CSG: It's okay...
CSG: Come on, let's get you to the bathroom to clean up.
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Helps the both of them to their feet, following them as well since he bled all over himself. --
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] whines, coughing and shaking. --
CSG: It's okay, love. Let's get you out of those things so you can wash, aye?
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Gets the shower going, making sure the temperature isn't too hot or too cold. --
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] sniffs and nods, shaky on his feet and holding onto Gwaine. --
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Peels the barfy shirt off, putting it in the sink for now. --
CSG: Get in the shower, I'll hose you down.
CST: ok ...
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Hands the showerhead to Gwaine, taking care of himself, wiping up any blood on him with a damp wash cloth. --
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] gets out of his shorts and climbs into the shower, rubbing at his face --
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Gently washes him, cleaning up a bit himself as he does. --
CSG: There you are, love... It's okay.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] might clog the drain with a few feathers due to his molting oops. --
CSG: Are you not feeling well?
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Will take care of that. --
CST: f-feel better
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Kisses his cheek. --
CSG: Good...
CAE: I'd assume it was likely nerves.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] is all clean now, and he steps out of the shower, shivering a bit. --
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Wraps a towel around him. --
CSG: There you go... All clean.
CAE: Shit... I'm going to have to repair my pants...
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] hiccups, huddling in the towel. --
CSG: Would you like cuddles perhaps?
CAE: Gwaine, clean yourself up first, you're covered in your own blood.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] nods, shivering still. He could also probably use some warm clothing. --
CSG: Oh... Oh right.
CSG: Um... Artemis, would you mind getting him something warm?
CAE: Alright. Fae, you come with me. Gwaine, you shower. You smell like the back end of a horse.
CSG: ...Rude.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] sniffles and nods, keeping the towel around himself. --
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Brings Fae up to one of the rooms, looking for a warm sweater. --
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Showers, cleaning himself off. --
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Acts like nothing happened whatsoever. --
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] follows Artemis, quiet except for sniffles and the occasional hiccup, trembling. --
CAE: Really, you need to keep a calm head in those situations, Fae.
CAE: Otherwise, you throw up on yourself.
CST: c-cant help it
CAE: That's fine.
CAE: Oh well, at least he's alive.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] whines and shivers again, still fairly wet from the quick shower. --
CAE: Towel off. I found something.
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Has an oversized wooly sweater, very thick in nature. --
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] unwraps himself from the towel and quickly dries himself off before reaching for the sweater --
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Hands it over. --
CAE: A month on the river is worth it, I suppose.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] pulls the sweater on, shivering decreasing. --
CST: r-river ?
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Nods. --
CAE: The river of the dead.
CST: why ??
CAE: When I die, I ferry them.
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Shrugs. --
CAE: I carry the Claw.
CAE: It's payment, of a kind that goes with the souls I send.
CAE: It seems like a month to me, but it's much faster here.
CST: oh ...
CAE: Why 'oh'?
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] shrugs, biting his lip --
CAE: Speak your mind, Fae.
CST: just
CST: oh
CAE: What?
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] shrugs again, looking kinda confused --
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Pats him on the shoulder. --
CAE: It's fine.
CAE: I expect nothing in return.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] pulls Artemis into a very tight hug --
CCB ceased responding to memo.
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Hugs back. --
CAE: What's this for?
CST: th-thank you s-so m-much
CAE: Really, it was nothing.
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Pats Fae's back as he hugs. --
CST: s-saved gwaine
CST: th-thank you
CAE: You're welcome, Fae.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] hiccups again, still hugging Artemis for a little while longer --
CAE: Though I did have to finish myself off. The dagger had taken enough that I would have died in a month anyway.
CAE: Just let Gwaine rest and he'll be back to normal.
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Comes upstairs, wrapped in a towel and joins the hug. --
CSG: I don't know why we're hugging, but that's fine.
CST: !
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] is startled! --
-- CURRENT artemisEntreri [CAE] Smothered in hugs. --
CSG: Hello, love.
CSG: And hello to you too, Fae.
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Said with a laugh. --
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] snorts --
CSG: I'm kidding.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] finally lets go of Artemis in order to cling to Gwaine, a little desperate in his grip --
CAE: ...Gwaine, stop purposefully trying to make me uncomfortable.
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Hold him close, kissing his cheek. --
CSG: Sorry that I was gone so long.
CSG: I did leave a note saying where I went.
CST: wh-what h-happened
CSG: I'm not entirely sure.
CSG: But I was on my way back and got mauled by something.
CAE: Hm. Might have been a creature of some kind.
CSG: I'm thinking so, aye.
CST: n-never saw a note ...
CSG: I left it under your pillow.
CST: oh ...
CSG: Oh well, nevermind that now.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] is curious about that note, now --
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Just a note saying he went out with Leon and would be back in a few days. --
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] hiccups again, clinging very tightly to Gwaine --
CSG: I take it you missed me?
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] nods --
CST: s-scared me
CSG: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.
CAE: You very nearly died.
CSG: Oh... Well... Um...
CSG: That would have been bad.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] whines --
CAA ceased responding to memo.
CST: d-dont leave me
CSG: I won't, love... I'm sorry for scaring you.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] nuzzles his face against Gwaine's shoulder with a whimper, shaking a little. --
CSG: Calm down... Sh...
CSG: I'm alright now...
CSG: Thank you, Artemis.
CAE: ...
CAE: You're welcome.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] stays as he is for a good while, occasionally hiccuping or sniffling. --
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Just cuddles him, trying to calm him down. --
CSG: I even showered.
CSG: See? No blood.
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] nods a little, but keeps his face against Gwaine's shoulder. --
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] His hair is about a shade darker, due to Artemis' help, but otherwise he looks unchanged. --
CSG: I won't be going anywhere any time soon, love.
CST: g-good
-- CURRENT sweetyTweety [CST] eventually pulls away, wiping at his eyes --
-- CURRENT sirGwaine [CSG] Kisses his cheeks. --