INTRODUCTION

[petoskeymods]

INTRODUCTION

A sound wakes you up, muffled yet somehow near - the sound of a trumpet being played, from somewhere outside the building you're in. There's no fog, no headache as you greet a new day - only the confusion of being in an unfamiliar cabin, lying on top of an unfamiliar bunk bed in somewhere that is certainly not where you last closed your eyes. You're also pretty sure you weren't wearing this outfit before you somehow arrived here - so that's an uncomfortable thought. Yet, the cabin you're in is comfortable, but looking in the steamer trunks near the bunks will only result in finding normal toiletry items and sets of underwear and more of the same strange uniform. Your personal items have been stripped away - well, in the cases they're not absolutely essential for you to live.

Stepping outside, you find yourself in a very forested (and ungodly humid) area, outlooking a wide lake - there's cabins and other buildings next to yours, but the main thing that'll most likely attract attention are the three adults standing out in front of the largest building, bearing the name 'LODGE' on it in large letters. A woman, an older man, and a man in full priest garb, tooting away on a trumpet - your wakeup call, apparently. Just in front of them is a picnic table littered with markers and 'MY NAME IS' nametags.

Maybe you should go and demand some answers? Or will you just decide to explore...and try to find a way out of this weird camp?

Comments

[bladeisme]

...It'll be alright, Ren.

[Ichigo nods at all of them, and gets into position - If Ren is lying down for this, it'll be easier on all of them. He'll brace one side, while Lenka braces the other.]

Alright. Does anyone have something he can bite down on?

[velocirainbow]

I've got it. Don't worry.

[ Cielo will lay him down gently as he can, and direct the others to hold his arm out for him. He'll hand Ren the scarf, and gently place it in his mouth. It's obvious he's meant to bite it. ]

Dis is so you don't... you know... bite off your tongue or somethin'.

[ ... All right. He'll get the knife from the others, exhale, and, as gently as he can while still applying enough force to dig out the bullet, use the knife to try to get it out.

It's... definitely gonna hurt. And he winces--he feels bad. No matter how many times he does this, he always feels bad. Now the question is, is the injury shallow or is it deeper? Because if it's shallow, they won't be here long, but if it's not... well. ]

[le_mat]

[Ren bites on the scarf and takes a few deep breaths. He's dealt with worse, and can't look too pathetically weak now.

When Cielo starts digging it's quickly clear it is deep in there, and Ren grunts, biting down as hard as he can]

[velocirainbow]

[ ... Yeah he can tell as much when he doesn't hit the bullet immediately, and he makes a face. ]

... Bro, I think it's lodged in your bone. Dey got you good. It musta been a seriously high-powered weapon. I can't make a guess on de kind until I look at de bullet, but... dis ain't no pistol injury.

[ Deep breath. Inhale. Okay. He's gonna have to really attack this. ]

... It's gonna be worse den it looked. Bear wid me.

[ And he's going to attempt to start actually digging in deep enough to get to the bone now. This is gonna really fucking hurt. ]

[killtheanimals]

[And then he turns his attention to the boys and...

Wrinkles his nose. Ew?]

You're seriously going to dig that out.

[A statement, not a question as he strides over to check out the scene. He may be eleven, but he doesn't seem as fazed about a gunshot wound as one might.]

[velocirainbow]

You bet I am. He's hurt, and even if you got magic to heal, it'd heal ova de bone. Dat'd be... real bad, brudda. Real bad news. Trust me.

[ He is not enjoying being bloody but HERE HE IS, OPERATING ON SOMEBODY. It's slowly coming out, though? ]

[killtheanimals]

[Gross.]

Stop. I can pull it out more cleanly, and I don't need a knife to do it.

[Gross.]

I have a spell that will work.

[velocirainbow]

Why in de heck did you wait dis long to say that?!

[ Oh he's pissed, sorry Mitsuru. ]

It better be able to get de bullet out. If it's just closing up de wounds, it ain't gonna work.

[killtheanimals]

Because I was busy dealing with everyone else hovering around here.

[Sorry Cielo, but there's a lot going on?? Still, he won't bother answering the effects of the spell, instead turning his attention to the wound. It's super gross, but he's seen worse.

This one doesn't even need an incantation. Instead, the bullet simply begins to pull itself out, and quickly at that - he's got no real desire to drag this out. His precision suffers a bit due to visibility and lack of experience with bullet wounds, but assuming nothing interrupts his work, the bullet will eventually pull itself into the air where it will float all nice and bloodily.

Gomen Ren that probably didn't feel real great but at least it wasn't a knife and also it's out now???]

[le_mat]

[Ren flicks his eyes between the two of them: that did sound better than a knife but- oh, yep, here we go. Ren screams around his gag as the bullet plops out and-

-well, night night Renren.]

[velocirainbow]

[ Welp. That works. He'll flick the knife out and sigh. ]

Thanks, I guess. What a mess. I knew it would be a bad idea to just bolt outside de perimeter. War 101, mon. De enemy captures you, dey gonna have defenses. Why de heck dey actin' like dey're our friends, I dunno. But dis just proves dey ain't.

[ ... All right. Tearing up his shirt to cover up the wound and staunch the bloodflow with a fresh bandage. ]

'E taken care of.

[fallbymyhands]

[well, sometime after this exchange]

Excuse me.

[Mitsuru's raises her voice slightly as she approaches, gun (Evoker) in hand]

If you step aside, I can heal him. You'll need to transport him back to his cabin afterwards so he can rest.

[sophistryking]

I see it's so bad that he has to be put out of his misery?

[He doesn't seem to worried though. What you going to do shoot him?]

[fallbymyhands]

Wh--

[SEEMS TAKEN ABACK BY THAT SUGGESTION??]

-- hardly. Why on Earth would you think I'd resort to such a drastic measure?

[see: Evoker]

[killtheanimals]

[Mitsuru hadn't even moved yet from his place near Ren's side when Kirijo shows up. Healing sounds like a fine idea to him, but then he lays eyes on the gun in her hand and...

Eyes wide, he staggers to his feet and away. Sorry, but he's no human shield, he is only eleven.]

[fallbymyhands]

[I'M SO SORRY, ASHIKAWA]

[she registers him scrambling away from the corners of her vision, but. there are other people addressing her more firmly, more directly, so her attention for the moment is on them]

[yunolikebugs]

[EXCUSE YOU IT LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS A GUN.

You have a freaked out wild-ish man running after her!]

WAIT! STOP! NO SHOOT REN AGAIN!

[He's shouting from the back of the crowd, so it might take a second for him to tackle her. Doesn't stop everyone else from doing it first.]

[warmyyarny]

Hey, Gokuhara, stop!

[Right, the Evoker...Mitsuru intended to summon her Persona. Kanji didn't realize how this might look back, to those who weren't aware of the true natura of that object.

And then there goes Gonta, to tackle Mitsuru. He tries to reach Gonta -- whether he reaches him before he tackles Mitsuru is a different matter altogether, of course]

[fallbymyhands]

[BLESS U, KANJI]

[Mitsuru, being so desensitized to using her Evoker to summon that she doesn't even realize others could misconstrue her intentions, reacts to this with nothing but pure bewilderment. it's Kanji that gives her an opportunity to leap back (with grace that may be surprising of someone as coiffed like her), out of the way of Gonta before he can reach her]

It's a healing spell! Nothing that could harm him, why would you think--

[see: Evoker]

[bladeisme]

-!

[He doesn't tackle her like everyone else, but it's obvious when he places himself bodily in front of Ren, just in case, staring her down.]

And how are you going to do that?

[fallbymyhands]

[OKAY BY NOW SHE'S SORT OF REALIZING THAT MAYBE. . . JUST MAYBE. . . SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE]

[she puffs out an annoyed breath]

I understand we're all strangers here, but is it really so easy to doubt my intentions?

[SEE: EVOKER]

I have an ability which allows me to cast a healing spell. I don't know how powerful it will be here, but it should be enough to close up his wound.

[soylentprotag]

[He's been keeping quiet and loosely staying at his station by Ren up until Mitsuru (short) actually did his thing -- Lenka braces, carefully, before stepping back a little to let everyone breathe and to get a little distance himself. The smell of blood is familiar but still unpleasant, overpowering in close quarters.

So when Mitsuru (tall) steps up, Lenka just blinks at her and the gun (gun) in her hand, not registering the connection between that and healing. He does step between her and Ren for the moment, though.]

I think you should put down the gun first. If he wakes up with a gun next to him...

[That's apparently the important thing here.]

1/2

[fallbymyhands]

[Lenka says "gun," and for a moment, Mitsuru's gaze narrows]

I'm not carrying a--

[and]

[she glances down at her gun (evoker)]

[fallbymyhands]

[and exhales sharply as it all suddenly clicks into place. right. she's only ever summoned in front of people who knew what this device is. of course she didn't even think that whipping it out in front of a bunch of strangers would be. . . uh. concerning]

. . . this is my Evoker. It will allow me to summon the Persona I need to cast a healing spell.

It's harmless, I assure you.

[velocirainbow]

[ ... The gun makes him really suspicious but it's the girl from before. And she seemed together. He's on-edge, though. ]

Jus'... you better have a good reason why you wanna be near 'em wid a gun after he jus' got shot. You sayin' you can heal him, and I believe you--I could too, if I'd switched me Mantra skills, but... I didn't think to, so now I can't.