If it were the real me and you | OPEN

[lupusxylem]

Who: Wolfwood and YOU!
What: Wolfwood schedules a cult book burning and invites everyone
When: March 10th
Where: The Church
Warnings: Relevant info for this event can be found here, general warnings for: monster attack which could lead to blood/gore/etc in threads, please tag accordingly! Will update as needed



Netbook | Morning

Hey everyone, it's me Wolfwood. Nicholas D. Wolfwood if you're new.

So, here's the deal. The church I bought has a problem. It came with a bunch of religious texts inside of it, and while that's...you know. What you'd expect in a church, these ones are like

super fuckin culty.

Not exactly what I asked for. Not that I asked for them at all. I keep trying to get rid of them but they keep showing up again later so

Basically Im gonna be burning them again this evening if anybody wants to come to the bonfire, or help me in getting rid of them cause theres a shit ton. Bring marshmallows or whatever, I dont care.

and before someone comes preaching to me about burning books, again: its cult propaganda bullshit. read it for yourself if you dont believe me
just make sure you chuck it in the fire afterwards or ill do it myself.

Church | Evening

[Should you choose to come to the Church later that evening for whatever reason, you'll find the Priest himself already hard at work setting up a pyre in the yard just outside of it. (Just look for the massive bound cross propped up nearby, you can't miss it.) With the way he loads up the firepit he's created with kindling, it's clear he's already had to do this once before. It's a bit tricky to find anything dry given that the snow is still on the ground in a lot of places, but he's making do with what he's got. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Beyond getting the fire going, there's a matter of getting the aforementioned books out of the church. It's just as Wolfwood described, should you grow curious and crack one open. They're very religious, but strangely...plant focused. Like it's a religion that revolves around the Forest itself, almost. Definitely nothing orthodox about this, that's for sure. There are quite a number of them to take care of as they've all refilled the church pews since the last time he did this.

Or, perhaps you're just here because you think bonfires are cool and want to simply enjoy yourself for a change. The Forest seems to have had its fun with the animal race given that everyone's back to normal at this point, so really, why not kick back and enjoy the warmth of the flames while it isn't sub-zero temperatures outside anymore?

Feel free to mingle...or don't. Perhaps the distant unease in the atmosphere is enough to stop you.]

Comments

[mooninthewater]

[ Mizuki answers less with words and more just… images. He's not a doctor, but at the very least he can let Add know what he sees. Bullet holes, blood, and far too many wounds for Mizuki's liking. He stops trying to wrap his arms around Elsword if he doesn't need to be moved, though. He would really like to get him away from all the fighting with the beasts around, but, whatever, it's fine. He'll just have to fight them off if they get too close.

He doesn't bothering answering Elsword's question beyond a quick Don't know, worried about you more. ]

Keep your eyes open for me, Elsword. You can't go falling asleep. Add'll fix you, no problem, okay?

[ He feels incredibly useless here… He should really talk to someone to teach him how to do some healing magic. ]

[simplicitas]

[Meanwhile, Elsword, who is only partially lucid at this point, is worried more about everyone else. That absolutely figures. He doesn't hear any wailing sobs those are for later :) and mentally figures that it must be partly okay. The sounds of combat drown out everything else, and there's a sharp ring in his ears. A distinct cold washes over him from where Gnosis is presumably turning monsters into icicles, and there's no way lightning and gunfire could ever be quiet, and he's pretty sure he just saw Josh launch a sky laser at something??? Unclear.

At least, when he looks at Mizuki with his good eye, it's no longer black. The Creature's hold is gone.]

Mmhm. [It doesn't hurt to speak, at least, but his brain feels like it's lagging behind him. His senses are dull, from blood loss or the concussion or both.] He's good at that.

[For once, there isn't a reassuring "I'll be okay" tacked onto the end of that.]

[harmacy]

[haha yeah that is NOT a reassuring assessment, his anxiety is spiking again. might be recklessly ducking past combatants that can't even see him but it's fine because he is getting here faster, it's fine, Elsword will be fine—

Dynamo swoops down next to them as Add tosses off the cloak, out of breath, already kneeling down in the dirt to start checking the injuries. There's a lot of blood, a lot of holes, scanning the wounds for shrapnel and bullets before he starts trying to heal it over...

Relief, as the data starts to roll in and he can see where this will end. He knows Elsword is resilient, but he's never been more thankful for it than now. It's going to be okay.]

Mana is low, vitals... [low, but on track to stabilization] Try not to move. I'm going to start with a painkiller. Elsword, tell me about the life cycle of Acanthocybium solandri.

[wahoo!

anyway, as soon as Elsword is distracted he is going to start pulling bullets out of his body.]

[mooninthewater]

[ Mizuki gives Add all the space he needs, of course. He even subconsciously makes an invisible next of tendrils around them so he can easily trap anything that tries to get close while there's chaos around. Realistically, he should be joining the fray, but all he can do is worry about Elsword.

He squeezes his hand gently. Briefly, he blames himself for not getting here sooner. Blames himself for leaving Elsword's side. But, it's only a very faint feeling, as the rest is just focused on the here and now. Besides, this is that corruption's fault. If only he had eaten it back then…

Is it too late to do that now?

Well, whatever the case, he's doing his best to stay calm, not for his sake, but rather so he can help send both his boyfriends little pings of soothing in hopes that'll help, even just a bit. ]

[simplicitas]

[Mana is low because he opened with his hyperactive, and by "he" I mean the Creature, also I'm pretty sure Detention is his lowest-cost skill but I'm not going to log in to look rn

Anyway, Elsword breathes out a sigh. The pain starts to ebb gradually, but Elsword can't help but wonder if that's because he's dying or something.

Acanthocybium solandri... his brain chugs, trying to sort fish into categories. Which one was that...]

You know I don't know all the fancy names, [he sighs, breathing laboured, but he tries to keep up anyway.] That's the Wahoo, I think... they're scombrids, like tuna, and their eggs are buoyant and you almost never find them in schools since they're solitary. They only live for five years...

[Anyway, while he rattles off facts about the Wahoo, Add is going to find So Many Bullets. He's lucky he has an arm at all, between Vash's shots and Wolfwood unloading an AR into him. Had he not dodged...]

[harmacy]

[They might have to cycle through a couple more fish to get through this. He's going to keep using those proper scientific names, too, though if Elsword seems to be struggling he'll find he suddenly "remembers" from a helpful mental ping. What matters is that Elsword is focusing, awake, not letting his mind wander and fade.

Once he's sure the last of the shrapnel is gone... he leans back, taking a moment to breathe for himself, performing one final debris check with Dynamo. Next, he should clean and disinfect everything, then apply the first dose of Cure...

...

anyway, we ARE going to skip to the end, so]

Vitals have stabilized... I had to apply an extra dose, so you're going to feel some side-effects. Mizuki, help me move him into the church for now. [he already checked on Wolfwood during this, but is he going to talk about that? hell no. tell him about more Fish Facts and ignore the dramatic death happening 5ft away please.]

[mooninthewater]

[ Haha get noodled idiot.

The good news about having an assistant with so many tentacles is that it's pretty easy for Mizuki to get Elsword in a position where he's not going to be in any more pain than he's already in. In fact, he can pretty much make a makeshift bed for him in the air for some time — if beds were slimy, anyway. Don't worry, the mucus is clean and won't infect anything!! Yayyy…?

If this weren't so time sensitive, he may have argued that the church is a bad idea, all things considered, but Mizuki and Add are here now, so it's probably fine. Alright, into the church, then. Hopefully they don't run into too many problems getting there, otherwise he'll have to put Elsword down. ]

[simplicitas]

[Good news:
-He still has an arm
-He still has a life

Bad news:
-Everything else happening

Worse news:
-He's not even trying to fight this, he feels like hot garbage + additional side effects and it's getting impossible for him to muster the will to fight, let alone the energy, which will tell you how bad off he is.

At least he can move and do things.]

My head feels... congested?

[More because of the concussion than anything else. The painkillers can get the pain, obviously, but not the pressure of having your brain whacked on the inside of your skull. That was unfun. Elsword would say today is the worst day of his life, actually. But they'll make it to the church without being accosted, at least.]

Ugh... what're the side-effects? [he's not talking about fish]