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Tweak says, "It's only time"

Olive Snook (ittybitty) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2009-03-02 04:29:00

Entry tags:

active, day 34, illyana rasputin, jareth, layla williams, lizards, luke smith, quatre raberba winner, sarah williams, susan pevensie

-Who: Lizards and anyone!
-What: Lizards are swarming Mirage
-When: From morning to whenever the lizards are driven off/defeated
-Where: Location 6! Outside, between the tennis courts, sauna, and garden
-Rating: PG-13 for fighting
-Status: Incomplete

Some lizards were off in the garden, replanting the flowers however they wanted: upside down, sideways, burying them completely, or ripping the heads off and burying just the stems. Two had taken a dip in the small pond inside the garden, although they couldn't quite get in it all the way as it wasn't very big and they, well, were. Others were on the tennis court, amusing themselves with the tennis balls. A few were gleefully pelting one with them, but since they were small and fuzzy and the lizards had tough hides, it didn't hurt as much as throwing a bowling ball at it full speed would. A small group had ventured over to the outside pool, poking at the water warily. The group crowded too close, wanting to get a better view at this odd lake, that the one who had poked the water slipped and fell in with a loud squeal. It panicked for a moment before it realized it could stand up easily; it was in the shallow end.

(OOC: As the day goes on, more and more will appear. There will be about 200 total, so about four and a half for each person, including those who are staying inside, so those who are fighting will have more to take down.)

Here is a quick link to the map: Link)

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labyrinth_king
2009-03-03 09:06 pm UTC (link)

Sometimes he wore a scaled breastplate, more for looks than anything. But it would have offered much more protection than the white shirt with the poofy sleeves that he had chosen this morning. He should have scried on the lizards before coming out, that much was clear. But he'd been in a hurry.

He hesitated for a moment and then handed her the bandage. "I'm going to have to take my shirt off, though, for the bandage to do much..." Which he wasn't looking forward to, not even remotely. Actually, it pretty much seemed like the worst idea he'd ever heard, but the bleeding continued and needed to be stopped.

The King staggered for just a moment before forcing herself to stand upright. His hands reached once more for the hem of his shirt, and he tried very, very hard not to wince as he began to lift it over his head.

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sarah_williams
2009-03-03 09:20 pm UTC (link)

It occurred to her then that he might never have been hurt if it hadn't been for her. She wasn't sure but it seemed like that was true. It made her want to kick herself for her own stupidity. She'd been warned not to come out here but she hadn't believed the warning or taken the lizard thing seriously.

"Yes, it has to come off," she answered and stepped nearer to him to take the bandage from his hand. She took a deep breath and held it without realizing she was doing it.

Seeing him stagger made her gasp and she reached out as though she might steady him herself then pulled her hand back. "You can't, Jareth. You're making it worse. Let me help you?" she asked and swallowed back the fear that she had been feeling. She looked up at him with a gentle pleading in her eyes.

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labyrinth_king
2009-03-03 09:33 pm UTC (link)

Jareth took a deep breath and let it out slowly. He lowered his arms, and the spill of his blood on the ground slowed to a trickle. He didn't like thinking he needed anyone to help him. It didn't fit into his self image, not at all.

On the other hand, what choice did he have? He would hurt himself worse than even if he didn't allow her. So he inclined his head to her and let his hands rest by his side.

"You may help me." Coming from most people, it would seem like a complete lack of gratitude. From him, it was an enormous compromise.

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sarah_williams
2009-03-03 09:40 pm UTC (link)

With his permission, she stepped even closer and tentatively touched the hem of his shirt. She wasn't squeamish so the blood that soon covered her fingers was not a big deal to her. She'd seen enough of it in her own time. Unfortunately.

No, right now her pulse was quickening because there was still so much unresolved between them and she had just recently admitted to loving him. As carefully as she could be and still move quickly enough to keep him from losing much more blood, she began to work the shirt away from the wound before trying to lift it upward. It was sticky and she knew it must be causing him more pain than not each time she moved the shirt.

"I'm sorry!" she kept repeating and "Are you ok?" glancing up at his face every few seconds.

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labyrinth_king
2009-03-03 11:09 pm UTC (link)

Jareth would pretty much rather eat broken glass shards than show Sarah she was hurting him. And, to be fair, what she was doing hurt considerably less than what he had been trying to do himself. So he took deep, slow deliberate breaths.

"Yes, I'm fine. Just do it..." He gritted his teeth as the shirt came away from his wound, but luckily that was the worst of it. Once the fabric had been pulled free of the injury, it was a fairly painless matter to get it off him. At least, relatively speaking.

Once it was off, he could relax a little. He even nerved himself up and glanced down, but had to look away as he saw the deep cut on his stomach. It just wasn't something he was used to.

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sarah_williams
2009-03-04 12:09 am UTC (link)

As soon as her fingers grazed his skin and found no resistance, Sarah pulled the shirt slowly upward, as fast as she dared, toward his head. It was a matter of moments before he stood shirtless before her. Which should have mattered but she was so caught up in the activity of saving him from his own wounds that she kept moving.

The banadage was still in her hand, even as she'd moved his shirt up and over his head. With it, she pressed as gently as she could and still calm the blood loss that she saw coming from his wound.

"Please," she said. "Please, don't..." But nothing made sense because ultimately she knew he couldn't die but she was worried beyond what should have been acceptible as she wound the bandage around his torso and fixed it tightly.

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labyrinth_king
2009-03-04 12:26 am UTC (link)

It was a relief to have the torn garment off of him, though he wasn't used to standing shirtless in public. He had to admit, normally this would be something quite different, Sarah removing his clothing. But the pain rather added another dimension to the whole thing.

It was odd, really, that the bandaging hurt far less than having the shirt removed. He stood still and let her do it, glancing down once it was fixed in place. It was better to see the cloth bandage there instead of the wound, far better.

"We should really leave this place..." There were no lizards around, but that could change at any time. He'd only been here to see Sarah safe, and didn't feel like he owed anything to anyone else. So he checked her over visually for wounds once last time, and then glanced around.

"Our rooms aren't so far. Let's go there."

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sarah_williams
2009-03-04 08:17 am UTC (link)

Without something in her hand or a task now, Sarah suddenly felt self-conscious. It was strange but she wasn't afraid that lizards would return now. There didn't seem to be a reason to be afraid of them when she was standing beside him. Sure he'd been wounded and badly too, but she knew he wouldn't let that happen again. He was too careful. Too precise. That felt very safe to her right now even if she should be worried.

She started to walk in spite of the protest forming in her mind. She could tell from his tone that he was serious about moving, but then when wasn't he serious? Her eyes flicked to his face for any signs that he might be weakening and need more help than she'd already given him.

"Is- are you ok to go far with that?" she asked, indicating the bandage. "We have to get you inside but I don't think I could help much if you passed out or something from blood loss." She nibbled her lower lip and looked concernedly at him.

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labyrinth_king
2009-03-04 10:53 am UTC (link)

"I'm fine, Sarah..." He reached for her hand, however, despite the fact that it was covered in blood. Of course, hers was as well, so it was probably fine. And he felt like he could use the support.

"I'm not sure I even can pass out." But he wasn't sure he couldn't, either, and though the bandage was keeping the bleeding down, he was already fairly week. So he clung to her hand in a way completely unlike him.

There was pain, but not as much. She'd done a good job of bandaging him. "Let's go." Holding onto her, he exited the field of battle, heading toward their dorm building. There had been quite enough fighting for today.

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sarah_williams
2009-03-04 11:08 am UTC (link)

Sarah felt the wings of butterflies flutter in her stomach when he took her hand. Stupidest time in the world for her to be feeling first date nervous around this man with whom she'd had such a turbulent relationship so far. She tried to shake the feeling but she couldn't do it as long as he was holding her hand.

Swallowing hard, she nodded, not trusting her voice to answer his command to go. She allowed her hair to fall across her face so that he couldn't see that it was pink even though he would probably not even notice. She could feel how much pain he must be in by the way he clung -- Jareth clinging?! -- to her hand.

Silently but careful to be look out for more lizards and anything that might cause him to lose his balance, she walked with him back to the dorm.

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