Argenti's Palace

[beautifulknight]

The stage is set they say;
They don their masks and shields,
Shadows creep and cover their minds;
Now, what beautiful role shall they play?

𝓜𝓮𝓵𝓾𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓲𝓷 𝓒𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓵𝓮


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[beathollow]

( between the six small heals, she's at least doing better- not on the verge of a very distraught death, at least. there's still an uncomfortable breathlessness in her voice, a wet feeling in her throat and that horrible pain all over- )

Celeste...? Eli? I-

It wasn't his fault- please...

( ...

because of course that's her focus. but at least now that she can function at least a little more. )

S-Snow White-

( she manifests, granting mafuyu diarama for medium healing.

...she still feels unusually heavy in izou's arms, though. )

[cirquedesang]

I know it wasn't.

[He'll just gently be brushing her bangs out of her face.]

Stay still, we're trying to heal you.

[You know, with their fighter-level healing spells.]

[beathollow]

( she falters, because shouldn't she be trying to help herself, too? but the tender care is. distracting. and she wants to lean into it but it hurts- )

... O-okay.

[ledbythewind]

[Fortunately, there is in fact a real healer on hand, and for once? He's not mad that he's stuck as a Utility.

Those two Diaramas are going out in rapid succession even if technically Mafuyu isn't in any danger any longer, because that is a lot of blood that should be inside of Mafuyu's body but no longer is.

(Something stirs inside of his memory and he thinks he feels that blade biting into his own flesh again--)

There's a pain behind his eye, sharp and throbbing, and for a moment Lambda almost seems to hover closer to him as if protecting him.]

[beathollow]

( oh- relief.

there's lingering pain and she's not sure if it's real or not, but it's enough to get her back to health, even if she needs a moment.

... and then another, to pull izou and celeste both into a hug. )

I'm okay now. I promise.

( and with that, snow white manifests to cast marakukaja on herself, richard, izou and celeste, raising their defense. )

[cirquedesang]

[Oh. If only that could be the palace-ending hug--

He will return it immediately, though both to her and will loop Izou in, too.]

It's okay if you aren't.

[Sure, she might be physically okay, but...]

[beathollow]

I-



I'll think about that after all of this.

[goei]

[Ough.... A hug.... He returns it halfway, one arm that had been holding her up giving her a little squeeze that's meant to reassure himself as much as her.]

Can ya stand? I gotta go beat that bastard up fer all that.

[beathollow]

Mm. I can.

( slowly, but she is making her way up. another dia hits- mcgillis- and she's certain all that remains is two small cuts- she'll ignore the phantom pain for now. )




...

Give him hell.

[fullmoonmutt]

...yeah, we know it wasn't. That shitty ass grandpa up there hit me with the same thing.

[ Eli can only feel grateful for Celeste being equally quick to avoid him. ]

[beathollow]

I-

( eli you deserve to bonk argenti SO hard!!! )

I'm gonna be okay.

[fullmoonmutt]

[ THEY ALL DO. ]

...good. I mean, I knew you would be. You're pretty strong, actually. Be sure to reassure Izou, though. He's a big baby.

[ He'll push past the awkwardness between them for at least long enough to send her a rather self-assured grin. See? It's all good. They're all okay. ]