The passage of time in this place is not easily tracked, not without a clock of some sort, anyway. The days may even begin to blend together, only occasionally interrupted by confrontations with the robot spiders or discussion with whoever is on the other end of that terminal.
It seems like things won't change any time soon. But something is off today, and some of you may notice it sooner than others.
The mind-numbing drone of the nearby builder going about its work has been with you from the very start. Located behind the terminal and far down below, it was the first sound you heard upon arriving here. It has been arranging walkways in increasingly complicated and baffling designs, extending them ever outwards into space. This much has not changed at all during your time here; the drone of the machinery moving and metal being slotted into place may even have become somewhat comforting background noise.
It is completely silent today.
The skittering of spider robots through the vents or patrolling the area is not heard either, and though the atmosphere remains as gloomy as ever, the lack of sound will undoubtedly be noticeable to some of you. Thankfully, you can still hear; it's simply that the machines have stopped their usual tasks, for whatever reason.
I can see why people asked for ya to have a babysitter. Sit still for me; I'm still not the best at this.
[ which is all that wolfwood says before he raises a hand over raven's general person and a soft, white glow emits from his hand. unlike the previous times that he has used it, wolfwood lets the glow linger for as long as he sees changes to raven's injuries. once there doesn't seem to be any further changes, he'll ease off.
enjoy your moderately injured self, raven. still worse for wear but now people can stop freaking out as much??? ]
[Sorry Wolfwood did you say something, he can't hear over the loud ringing.
He makes Wolfwood's job easy by not moving an inch, though. And as the healing courses through him and patches up what it can, his consciousness makes it all the way back to reality.]
Ough...
[He raises an arm to rub at his face, wincing as he does so. He might not be in trouble anymore, but boy is he gonna be sore for a while.
He blinks a few times and sees Wolfwood standing over him.]
Oh, it's you. What, uh...what happened?
[He tips his head around to try to find Percy. Did he manage to protect him?]
[ wolfwood will give raven a bit of a salute once he properly comes to and starts to move around to test how he feels. he feels a level of guilt for not being able to heal him completely (since it's before oscar gets involved), but he's better than he was.
and since it's easy to tell who he's looking for: ]
Percy's fine.
[ the temptation to light up a smoke is strong but he won't. ]
However, I'd suggest that ya take it easy until yer in better shape else I'm sure yer babysitter and the kid is goin' to be even more upset at ya.
[He'd feel even more like a jackass if he got himself blown up and he wasn't successful at protecting Percy.
He flops his arm back down and decides that this is just his life on the ground for the time being. He'll deal with the punishment from Dorothy and Percy whenever they're ready.]
Was it you that healed me? Thanks.
[Moderately injured is a hell of a lot better than severely injured He would know.]
[ wolfwood will keep raven company and make sure that he is able to get up back onto his feet okay. what kind of a healer would he be if he just walked away without making sure he had done a good job? ]
Couldn't heal ya back to yer former glory but I did the best that I was allowed to.
[ given that oscar gave him a boost to his healing after he had healed raven, there is the opportunity/possibility for him to go back and do another round of healing to patch raven back to perfect condition.
...except the man deserves to know his actions have consequences. or something. ]
[Oscar watches this silently from the side. Then, just as silently, he lifts his own hand, topaz shard on the back glowing with a warm light.
Wolfwood will find that, for whatever reason, his healing suddenly seems to be just a bit more powerful, more effective. Oscar will keep this up for as long as is needed or as long as he can hold out, whichever comes first.]
well. that's useful. fortunately there aren't a lot of people who need to be healed (right now). he'll use oscar's boost to heal lucifer and basilio, though. ]
We better be careful to not trip our way up the stairs, then.
[Because clearly that's the biggest threat, now, someone tripping over the stairs and beefing it. Yep. Nothing else scary here. (We may be manifesting a little.)]
O Lord. If we get defeated by stairs then I deserve to be paid for my services.
[ is he joking? is he serious? who knows. either way, if this manifests then wolfwood is going to feel extremely tired and demand that people don't ride his ass ever when he chainsmokes like a train. ]
Best I can do is dinner. What'll ya be wanting, then?
[If the resident healer has preferences, then the resident healer gets to make requests, that's the law. No, cigarettes are not on the menu, you get those on your own time.]
...She doesn't stop him, though her eyes narrow like a wary cat about ready to swat that hand.]
...Yes, I understand that now. You did rather well for yourself out there--we're going to need to keep you alive at all costs, if our future battles are anything like this.
[ it's fine. he's not afraid of her or if she lashes out at him. it's why he only did a single headpat. ]
Ya don't need to work too hard; I'll do my best to stay out of trouble. Regardless if there are going to be more things like this in the future or not—I can't afford to die.
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[ And off we go...hello, Wolfwood.... ]
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It's not Raven's intention to startle anyone but he's absolutely yelling from the pain this is causing him. SORRY GUYS.]
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I can see why people asked for ya to have a babysitter. Sit still for me; I'm still not the best at this.
[ which is all that wolfwood says before he raises a hand over raven's general person and a soft, white glow emits from his hand. unlike the previous times that he has used it, wolfwood lets the glow linger for as long as he sees changes to raven's injuries. once there doesn't seem to be any further changes, he'll ease off.
enjoy your moderately injured self, raven. still worse for wear but now people can stop freaking out as much??? ]
...guess that's my limit.
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...
[ He mouths a quiet "thank you" to Wolfwood before he just. Moves off to the side and zones out for a bit. ]
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[ he knows he isn't good, but he's going to ask anyway.
also enjoy a single headpat. ]
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[ ...okay no he shouldn't be a dick to the guy who just healed Raven...and it's Wolfwood, so he ends up sighing and shaking his head. ]
Sorry....I'm grateful. You're doing a lot for us today. Thank you.
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He makes Wolfwood's job easy by not moving an inch, though. And as the healing courses through him and patches up what it can, his consciousness makes it all the way back to reality.]
Ough...
[He raises an arm to rub at his face, wincing as he does so. He might not be in trouble anymore, but boy is he gonna be sore for a while.
He blinks a few times and sees Wolfwood standing over him.]
Oh, it's you. What, uh...what happened?
[He tips his head around to try to find Percy. Did he manage to protect him?]
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and since it's easy to tell who he's looking for: ]
Percy's fine.
[ the temptation to light up a smoke is strong but he won't. ]
However, I'd suggest that ya take it easy until yer in better shape else I'm sure yer babysitter and the kid is goin' to be even more upset at ya.
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[He'd feel even more like a jackass if he got himself blown up and he wasn't successful at protecting Percy.
He flops his arm back down and decides that this is just his life on the ground for the time being. He'll deal with the punishment from Dorothy and Percy whenever they're ready.]
Was it you that healed me? Thanks.
[Moderately injured is a hell of a lot better than severely injured He would know.]
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[ wolfwood will keep raven company and make sure that he is able to get up back onto his feet okay. what kind of a healer would he be if he just walked away without making sure he had done a good job? ]
Couldn't heal ya back to yer former glory but I did the best that I was allowed to.
[ given that oscar gave him a boost to his healing after he had healed raven, there is the opportunity/possibility for him to go back and do another round of healing to patch raven back to perfect condition.
...except the man deserves to know his actions have consequences. or something. ]
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's way better than I was before, so I'll gladly take it. Man, good thing at least one of us ended up with healing powers.
[It's so hard to do RPG fights without one of those.]
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Wolfwood will find that, for whatever reason, his healing suddenly seems to be just a bit more powerful, more effective. Oscar will keep this up for as long as is needed or as long as he can hold out, whichever comes first.]
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well. that's useful. fortunately there aren't a lot of people who need to be healed (right now). he'll use oscar's boost to heal lucifer and basilio, though. ]
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Thanks. Make sure y'get some rest later, after all this, yeah?
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Oh, I plan on it. It just depends on no one else decidin' to play too roughly with the residents here and me needin' to fix their boo-boos.
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We better be careful to not trip our way up the stairs, then.
[Because clearly that's the biggest threat, now, someone tripping over the stairs and beefing it. Yep. Nothing else scary here. (We may be manifesting a little.)]
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O Lord. If we get defeated by stairs then I deserve to be paid for my services.
[ is he joking? is he serious? who knows. either way, if this manifests then wolfwood is going to feel extremely tired and demand that people don't ride his ass ever when he chainsmokes like a train. ]
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good and/or favors can work as payment. ]
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[If the resident healer has preferences, then the resident healer gets to make requests, that's the law. No, cigarettes are not on the menu, you get those on your own time.]
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[ understandable about the cigarettes. he wouldn't feel right if people came and gave him that for anything, really. but hmmmmm. ]
I've always been fond of anythin' with noodles, but I haven't seen any in all of the supplies we've been given.
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[Even so, failure stings.
It's a reaction Dorothy intends to keep to herself for now.]
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[ appropriate or not, he'll get her a single pat on the head. was she doing her best the entire time? ....maybe. ]
It was a good thing that I said you didn't have to worry about me, yeah?
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...She doesn't stop him, though her eyes narrow like a wary cat about ready to swat that hand.]
...Yes, I understand that now. You did rather well for yourself out there--we're going to need to keep you alive at all costs, if our future battles are anything like this.
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Ya don't need to work too hard; I'll do my best to stay out of trouble. Regardless if there are going to be more things like this in the future or not—I can't afford to die.