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Tweak says, "5, 6... grab your crucifix"

Zexion (Enigma/Glade/Dark [Vade]) (readbytwilight) wrote in sabra_la_tau,
@ 2011-05-27 22:48:00

Entry tags:

!days 240-249, excel, gokudera hayato, kuroba kaito, takizawa yuta, wanijima akito, zexion, {{{akatsuki chika}}}, {{{zelgadis greywords}}}, ~{the kid}

Who: Hydracula
Where: On top of SKULL MOUNTAIN
When: Day 241, afternoon to evening
What: so about that undead judge-controlled zombie raptor and its friends

[Those out and about in the early afternoon may have seen the combined members of Hydra and Vulpecula (minus a few) coming home from the east, looking dusty, occasionally bloody, and more than a little haggard.

A few hours later, wounds are cleaned up, the unconscious have been put to bed, and the occasional figure in green or orange can be seen on the hat's rim. One, in fact, has been there almost consistently, sitting on the beams of the pulley and looking east.]

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	Re: [Evening] be_my_chum 2011-05-28 03:33 am UTC (link)
	[Relaxes... for a moment it could actually look like he passed out if not for the:] How t'hell did we manage that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] readbytwilight 2011-05-28 03:37 am UTC (link)
	I managed to hold the pack back for a few moments while Boomer and Zelgadis brought down the ceiling above Lucky. Arson's ability shielded Lucky herself from injury. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] be_my_chum 2011-05-28 03:53 am UTC (link)
	Brought down... [#$@#% EVEN RIGHT HERE WITH LUCKY THAT. THAT. ... really, these are moments when, not QUITE lucidly you register things like... holy shit she IS a robot.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] readbytwilight 2011-05-28 03:59 am UTC (link)
	[Very carefully focused on Sparta as he reacts to that.] It was not close enough to do more than stun the pack, but the dust and debris allowed us to make our escape. Raptor claws and jaws are strong, but there is very little about them that can dig. She was as safe there as she could be. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] be_my_chum 2011-05-28 04:04 am UTC (link)
	[Closes his eye and after a long moment nods. Zelgadis must have carried Chika and Dera from there...] Worked out. An' damn well. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] readbytwilight 2011-05-28 04:05 am UTC (link)
	Did you find her there? Or did she locate you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] be_my_chum 2011-05-28 04:33 am UTC (link)
	I doubled back to make sure... no one fell behind an' all that. And... the rocks just kinda exploded. Thought the small fucker caught back up to me for a second... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] readbytwilight 2011-05-28 09:20 am UTC (link)
	So she was capable of freeing herself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] be_my_chum 2011-05-28 03:11 pm UTC (link)
	Ahh, it's a damn good thing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] readbytwilight 2011-05-28 03:16 pm UTC (link)
	Had there been no sign, we would have returned to free her tomorrow, hopefully early enough for the pack to still be away. Come inside, have your wounds dressed and rest. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] be_my_chum 2011-05-28 03:20 pm UTC (link)
	Wasn't just one pack out. Had t'be dozens. [There's a very long pause.] Letting go of her's gonna be a bad idea til we get inside. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] readbytwilight 2011-05-28 03:28 pm UTC (link)
	And the two of you together will strain the ladder down past what it can bear. [. . . holds out a hand.] I will not let you fall. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] be_my_chum 2011-05-28 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	[Takes... and after another moment, lets go. His legs hold for a second and then just go out from under him.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] readbytwilight 2011-05-28 04:07 pm UTC (link)
	[Time enough for the Zexion to step closer, free arm encircling Sparta and guiding him just a bit forward as he falls, catching Sparta's weight against his chest. It's not quite a hug, but he stays like that a moment longer than necessary nonetheless.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] be_my_chum 2011-05-28 04:21 pm UTC (link)
	... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: [Evening] be_my_chum 2011-05-28 04:21 pm UTC (link)
	Allright, lets get inside. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] readbytwilight 2011-05-28 04:28 pm UTC (link)
	Lift your arms around my neck. [Kneels down a bit to make it easer, scooping Sparta up in a reverse piggyback as he rises again.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] be_my_chum 2011-05-28 07:28 pm UTC (link)
	[Does so. I've had days with less dignity. Fortunately, today all I want to do is sleep at the moment.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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readbytwilight
2011-05-28 08:16 pm UTC (link)

[I would like to point out that there is a completely dignified lack of princess carry in this thread.

Navigating the ladder and the stairs takes a little longer than usual, but they eventually get down to the common room. For the sake of the bedsheets, he sets Sparta down on one of the room's two park benches first.]

Should you feel the need to rest before your wounds are washed, you may do so in confidence.

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	Re: [Evening] be_my_chum 2011-05-28 08:34 pm UTC (link)
	Tch. There's t'fun part. [He sits there for a moment, weighing things.] Nothing's fucking worse than getting woke back up when you're comfortable. Lets just get this over. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] readbytwilight 2011-05-28 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	[Lets Arson assemble bandages and boiled water, concentrating instead on removing the ruins of Sparta's shirt.] What do you know of your injuries? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] be_my_chum 2011-05-28 08:52 pm UTC (link)
	[There's a vague displeased hiss now and then but otherwise is staying still for this.] Worst of it's upper body... Nothing's broken, don't think anything's severed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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readbytwilight
2011-05-28 09:21 pm UTC (link)

It speaks well of your skill, to come away with so little after being pursued by so many.

[Somehow gets it off without resorting to cutting it, not that there's much to save. It's left to soak in a bowl of cold water while Zexion starts cleaning off enough of the dried and drying blood to get an idea of the damage underneath.

. . . a few seconds after starting, he gets up, coming back with a cup of herbed something.]

Drink this.

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	Re: [Evening] be_my_chum 2011-05-28 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	[Takes and drinks it in a few long gulps without question. At least it's much easier to get Sparta to finish bitter things. He sets it aside, moving with very slow, careful movements.] Heh. Only managed to escape because we're the same kind of hunters. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: [Evening] readbytwilight 2011-05-28 10:01 pm UTC (link)
	[Reaches out to take the cup, but . . . stops when Sparta says that, finally shaking his head as if to clear it.] You are, yes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)