♥ v2

[screwthatnoise]

A cold, delicate hand grabs yours and pulls. It pulls, and it pulls... there's a sense of urgency in this icy grasp, as well as a trace of reluctance. Abruptly the hand let's go, right as your vision fades to black, and for a brief moment, only a brief moment, your senses disappear. There's only the eerie sensation of weightlessness before your feet are settled back on solid ground again.

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Comments

Re: underground

[knighttoremember]

[ Well, in a parallel universe you go via blunt-force trauma and inexpert stabbing, so ]

[ Bringing his sword up, making a little gesture for Sion to get out of the way— once he's clear, Naoto brings the sword down right on Zwei's neck. It's very sharp and very heavy.

At least it's very quick! ]

Re: underground

[restorefromsave]

[Steps back when indicated.]


[Well that was at least effective. It's really a bit of a relief that it went smoothly, a weight off their shoulders.]

[Er, so to... Speak.]

Re: underground

[knighttoremember]

[ What a time to lose your head over something, huh ]

Re: underground

[restorefromsave]

[She'll never get ahead in life like that. Kneels to pick up the head who knows what kind of regenerating shenanigans could happen if we leave it.]

Let's go.

Re: underground

[knighttoremember]

[ ... I could chop up the rest of the body! I could do that. I guess that would be ill-advised. Giving Sion a funny look for picking up the head like really baby?? before... oh yeah... ]

Where to?

Re: underground

[restorefromsave]

I don't know. Any ideas?

Re: underground

[knighttoremember]

... I want to leave... I'm not sure I can help anymore...

[ it comes out as kind of a whine, really ]

Re: underground

[restorefromsave]

I think we've done enough. We can go somewhere quiet.

Re: underground

[knighttoremember]

Maybe we could talk to... Hail's true heart and tell her Zwei's dead... maybe we could leave the head with the nurse.

Re: underground

[restorefromsave]

....I'd rather leave it somewhere more secure. But where is the true heart, do you know?

Re: underground

[knighttoremember]

I'm not sure there are many secure head-storage places in Hail's heart— oh, um... it's through the ballroom, up past the clock. ... Or it was. It might still be.

Re: underground

[restorefromsave]

We could... I could smash it.

Let's go see if it's still there.

Re: underground

[knighttoremember]

[ gross, sion ]

Well, we'll figure something... out...

[ hopping off the stage and making for the exit, a... a little wobbly... wow adrenaline crash ]

Re: underground

[restorefromsave]

[Goes to suppose Naoto with the hand not hauling around a severed head...]

Steady...

Re: underground

[knighttoremember]

[ leans a little ]

I'm okay.

Re: underground

[restorefromsave]

[No baby you aren't, but just wrapping an arm around his waste and walking out of here with him.]

Re: underground

[knighttoremember]

[ he just meant balance-wise!!

I guess we are heading out and hauling ourselves up the knife ladder again... ]

Re: underground

[restorefromsave]

[Well I suspect that too mister I lost an eye! But yes I guess that's a thing we're doing.]

Re: underground

[knighttoremember]

[ he's. he's working very hard on not falling over.

BACK UP THE LADDER and to the ballroom I guess? ]

Re: underground

[screwthatnoise]

Up the knife ladder, and to the ballroom. Nurse Echo is doing her own thing by her desk—putting things into boxes? Coping is awake and sitting on a bed, considering the potted plant by the broken window.