You find yourself awakening in an unfamiliar location. Even if you don't sleep - even if you weren't sleeping in the Void, or even if you weren't in the Void - you find yourself here now. Your head feels fuzzy and you struggle to remember. Where are you? What were you supposed to be doing? Who are you? The exact extent of this is up to you all, but regardless, waking up is a struggle.
Getting free is going to be even more of a struggle. You're suspended in a glass tube of some kind, bound at the ankles and wrists keeping you aloft by mechanical shackles. Those will break fairly easily even if you aren't the strongest; the glass tube will be the bigger problem. It's thick and not the easiest to break - although those of you with enough strength can shatter it, and if you remember how to use your shards, those could come in handy.
Speaking of, you still retain your shards on the backs of your hands where they should be. You can still make use of them even here... wherever "here" is.
It seems to be a laboratory of some sort; aside from the glass tubes housing all of you individually, there are several more filled with liquid and dark objects within... are they people? Regardless of what they are, they fill you with dread. You don't want to end up like them, do you?
The laboratory is dimly lit. You can only see a few feet in front of you, making it difficult to tell what else this place has to offer aside from your fellow shardbearers and those ominous tubes. Strangely, any attempts at creating light - whether that's through anything you have on your person or through use of your shard powers - will simply fail. You're stuck in the dark, it seems, and even if you were once capable of seeing in it, you aren't able to now.
Focus on getting free first, then let's see where this leads.
[ Ah, déjà vu. How many times will Ashley awaken in restraints, in a place she doesn't know? Third time's the charm? Isn't that what they say?
To her surprise, she pulls at the restraints hard enough and they break, but the tube, well...the tube's another story. She knocks on it, first tentatively and then fast, frantic— ]
No no no no no not again—help! P-please, get me out of here!
[ Who...? No, Ashley can place this face, even with her head swimming and her adrenaline pumping, and she wants out enough to listen even if she couldn't. So she clambers backwards with quick little steps, whimpering. ]
[For a moment, his reassurance may suddenly seem a lot less reassuring as he draws his saber, but he swiftly turns it around to bring the pommel down hard against the glass of the tube... once, twice, three times, and the glass spiderwebs and shatters to leave a hole. That accomplished, he carefully pulls away pieces of the glass until it's large enough for her to be able to climb out, though he adds:]
Careful of the edges there, they're pretty sharp. You okay otherwise?
[Carefully he helps her climb out of the shattered tube and down onto the ground, which will hopefully go at least a little way towards calming her nerves.
... he's pretty sure the darkness probably isn't helping, though.]
Yeah, you n' me both. Least it looks like they wanted us all in one piece...
[The problem with being a career soldier is that one tends to think in terms like that simply because he's seen plenty of situations where that wasn't the case. But to people who aren't... yeah, probably not that reassuring!]
Don't worry, I'm gonna do my best to make sure it stays that way, and I know Bas'll be doin' the same. Between the two of us, things'll be okay.
[Protecting is the one thing he's good at, after all.]
[Now he smiles, reaching out to give her a quick hair ruffle. He doesn't know that, no, but he does know that he'll go down trying to ensure that's the case if he needs to. That, at least, is one thing he can be sure of.]
[ One ruffling coming up. Ashley lightly pushes his hand away after a few moments, because if he keeps going he'll muss her hair so much her hat comes off. ]
...I-I don't think so, no.
me realizing I forgot to hit 'Post' but honestly the timing just makes it that much funnier
[ With More forgetting things, he's a little worried the same applies to Ashley, but what kind of boyfriend would he be if he didn't go to her after Oscar breaks her out... ]
[ And he says it without making a face this time...for better or worse... ]
But you can stick with me – More's coming with us, too, but he's pretty confused. He literally doesn't remember who he is, so I was kinda worried you'd be the same, too.
Oh. [ It...could be a lot worse, couldn't it? She tries to reign in her panic, focusing on how Percy's hand feels in hers. ] No. No, I- I don't remember...how I got here, but- I remember enough.
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To her surprise, she pulls at the restraints hard enough and they break, but the tube, well...the tube's another story. She knocks on it, first tentatively and then fast, frantic— ]
No no no no no not again—help! P-please, get me out of here!
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Get away from the glass, I'll get you out...!
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Careful of the edges there, they're pretty sharp. You okay otherwise?
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No! No, how could anyone be okay, just- I-I don't remember how I got here. Do you?
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[And that disturbs him for reasons he feels like he should remember but somehow can't.]
My head's kinda fuzzy in general right now... wouldn't be surprised if they drugged us to get us all here in the first place.
[He offers a hand to help her climb down if she wants it.]
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Nooo... I'm getting really, really sick of waking up like this.
[ She hesitates for a few moments. But she does de-clench enough to take Oscar's hand. ]
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... he's pretty sure the darkness probably isn't helping, though.]
Yeah, you n' me both. Least it looks like they wanted us all in one piece...
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Once again, Oscar's assertion prompts a whine, half-caught in her throat, to rise up. ]
Ohh, no. Wh-why would you even say that, now I'm thinking about it.
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[The problem with being a career soldier is that one tends to think in terms like that simply because he's seen plenty of situations where that wasn't the case. But to people who aren't... yeah, probably not that reassuring!]
Don't worry, I'm gonna do my best to make sure it stays that way, and I know Bas'll be doin' the same. Between the two of us, things'll be okay.
[Protecting is the one thing he's good at, after all.]
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[ Ugh. It's her turn to say something she probably shouldn't. Ashley like. Half-grumbles, half-sighs, back to being all huddled into herself. ]
Ohh... Thank you. For getting me out.
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[Now he smiles, reaching out to give her a quick hair ruffle. He doesn't know that, no, but he does know that he'll go down trying to ensure that's the case if he needs to. That, at least, is one thing he can be sure of.]
Hey, hey. Have we let you guys down yet?
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...I-I don't think so, no.
me realizing I forgot to hit 'Post' but honestly the timing just makes it that much funnier
Then just trust that we aren't gonna let you down this time, either.
[smash cut to 30 minutes later--]
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Hey...you okay?
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Percy! Oh my god, it is so good to see you. What's going on? I- I don't remember, how did we get here?
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[ WELP. ]
But – [ He holds his hand out for her. ] it's gonna be fine. I'll be here, okay?
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How can you do that, just...so quick and easy? I'm freaking out.
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[ And he says it without making a face this time...for better or worse... ]
But you can stick with me – More's coming with us, too, but he's pretty confused. He literally doesn't remember who he is, so I was kinda worried you'd be the same, too.
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[ He gives her hand a little tug. ]
Let's look around for information. Okay?
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[ +1 girlfriend who will not let go of your hand! ]