InsaneJournal

Tweak says, "Tweakster's in da room"

Obi-Wan Kenobi (do_what_i_must) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2010-10-23 02:07:00

Entry tags:

obi-wan kenobi, yvaine

WHO: Yvaine and Obi-Wan Kenobi (and, uh, Eames? Kind of?)
WHAT: Fighting Zombies
WHEN: The Night Times
WHERE: Out in the streets
RATING: There is swearing and grimness 'neath this cut. Be mindful, young'ns.
STATUS: In progress

Obi-Wan was unable to sleep properly, as usual, and so his time was spent either trying to meditate (or sleep) as best he could, and going out to deal with the mindless hordes that wandered the streets of Colligo. He kept certain areas as clear as he could, and at first he was more than up to the job. However, even a Jedi must get some decent rest at some point - running on fumes and the Force was no way to make sure that a fairly large area was clear, and Obi-Wan had passed that point a few days previous. He was exhausted, and it showed, but he was determined to continue with what he was doing. It was the only time his mind seemed to settle, after all.

The sound of gunshots was nothing new, and Obi-Wan thought nothing of the bursts of sound coming from pretty close to where he was dealing with, and finally dispatching, a handful of creatures. That was until he felt the sudden spike of fear-annoyance-resignation and the equally-sudden shouting of "FUCK. FUCKING FUCKS, you BASTARDS," and Obi-Wan realised what was about to happen amidst the continuing tirade of profanities. Someone had been trapped and was about to make sure that the creatures would not infect them. He pinpointed the source of the shouting as best he could, and took off at a Force-assisted run.

Everything went quiet as he ran, exhaustion making his memory slightly shoddy and his feet a touch too heavy, and after a minute or so, he realised he'd overshot the area he was heading for. That was the point when he heard one single gunshot and felt the life he'd been trying to locate suddenly... stop. Twenty seconds later, he turned a corner and found the man's body, surrounded by creatures that seemed to be trying to pull him apart. Well, three of them were. One of them was gnawing on the man's hand. It was the first one to be decapitated.

Two of them rushed at him and he managed to deal with one of them before the last one grabbed him by the throat and threw him at the nearest wall. Dazed, Obi-Wan managed a quick Force-shove before dropping to one knee for some reason. Lifting his head, there were suddenly at least 4, maybe 6, creatures, all of them looking remarkably similar. Did these beings have twins or triplets, he wondered. He got to his feet and grabbed a hold of the Force once more, pushing the zombies backwards, but there were real new ones appearing, and one of them somehow ended up grabbing him by the shoulder and smacking his head off the same wall he'd already bounced into and he couldn't help the yells of pain as the kriffing thing kept doing it.

(Post a new comment)

whatstarsdo
2010-10-23 02:46 am UTC (link)

Yvaine had been out wandering the city again, mostly out of sheer bloody-mindedness this time. Her roommate had been healing her leg slowly and she was able to walk more freely, and the air against her skin revived her more than any rest would have. And the revenants roaming the streets still avoided her. The faint silver corona around her seemed to repel them. Whether it was force or magic wasn't clear, but she didn't mind. And she wasn't ignoring people, exactly, though the streets were mostly deserted at this point. But she slowed as she saw a gang of the undead converging on a man. A rather familiar man, at that.

If she could have focused the light emanating from her and blasted them out of the way, Yvaine would have. As it was she simply pushed her way through, the revenants receding and scattering as she came closer. Obi-Wan was only upright through being propped up against the wall he'd been cornered by, and she frowned at him as the revenants hovered at the edge of her vision.

"What did I say about being stupid and reckless?"

(Reply to this) (Thread)

do_what_i_must
2010-10-23 03:11 am UTC (link)

He slumped away from the wall and ended up on his hands and knees, his lightsaber on the ground beside him. His head was spinning and aching by this point and every time he tried to reach for the Force, he missed. This made no sense. He'd been injured before, far worse than a simple head wound, and still been able to use the Force. Blood started trickling down the side of his face, which felt very weird.

"I... helping the man," he mumbled, lifting a hand to wave vaguely in the direction of the corpse and almost falling flat on the floor for his troubles. "Too late," he continued, then tried to stand.

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

whatstarsdo
2010-10-23 04:16 am UTC (link)

A glance over at the body told her she could only help one person in this situation. Yvaine caught Obi-Wan as he started to rise and stumbled. She didn't normally touch people - she didn't normally touch anything, being normally made of light - and his weight was surprising and solid against her.

"Yes, I can see that. And now you've run yourself ragged, because that's really helping." She sank to the ground with the knight half in her lap, head cradled awkwardly against her. "And I can't very well carry you back, can I?"

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

do_what_i_must
2010-10-23 10:02 pm UTC (link)

"Give me a moment," he replied, still mumbling, and let his eyes drift shut for the duration of that moment. Except something was far far too bright. Opening one eye very carefully, he twisted onto his back before looking up at Yvaine. He frowned when he realised that she was the reason everything was so bright. "...glowing," he mumbled, then let his eye shut once more. He didn't have time just now for a proper healing trance, but he was going to fix his concussion and then try to get the man's body back to the nearest building.

He took hold of the Force, albeit with a very shaky mental grip, and promptly fell unconscious as the Force worked to deal with his injuries.

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

whatstarsdo
2010-10-24 05:15 am UTC (link)

"Yes, it happens, I --" Whatever smart remark she was going to make was cut off as he slumped into her lap, eerily still. "What in the nine hells did you do, you idiot?" The light around them flickered and pulsed. Her fingers traced over his forehead, as if mirroring the frown on her face.

"Wake up, you clod." He was still breathing. That was important, wasn't it?

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

do_what_i_must
2010-10-24 06:24 pm UTC (link)

The Force worked its usual magic, quickly calming down the concussion that was causing Obi-Wan so much confusion and starting to heal the abrasion on his temple. It stopped bleeding as he lay there. He stayed unconscious as the other man's PDA began to ring, and he didn't notice as it buzzed with incoming text messages either.

After four or five minutes, he began to stir, unaware of where he was for a few seconds. All he knew was that his head was resting in someone's lap, and they were running their fingers through his hair. He blinked and caught sight of long blonde hair, and smiled. "Siri, should've woken me up," he murmured, and then tried to sit up.

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

whatstarsdo
2010-10-24 06:30 pm UTC (link)

Watching the bleeding slow and stop and the flesh begin to knit itself together was deeply unsettling, and the random noises from the dead man's area only made Yvaine startled and even more irritated. At least the revenants appeared to have been scared off by the random flashing around them. Small mercies, she thought.

If all he had done was smile, Yvaine would have been mollified and perhaps even done something rash. As it was, she frowned down at him further. "I tried, but it didn't exactly work. Who's Siri?" Obviously someone she wasn't.

(Reply to this) (Parent)