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the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (13)

saturday (10) survivors Something is different. You can feel it in the air: an ominous presence that weighs down the ship like it's underwater. Try as you might, you can't escape the feeling that you're being watched, the sensation of someone just out of view tailing you. Tensions are high, and paranoia grows with it. You feel it more than see it, and that's what warps your perception of the ship. Is it darker? Are the lights dimming? Who is it that calls out to you? Why is it so cold? Who can you trust? The distinct sensation of not knowing who your back is to wraps around you. There is one thing you can trust in, however; though you feel exposed, you are not alone. Mother is here for you. taken list profiles private conversations setting rulebook ENTER COMMAND_

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[bloodbiter]

[drawing her sword, she glances at bull.]

If any of us has the best chance to reaching him... It's you. I will cover you.

[don't worry bull she's got this?? time to murder a zombie.]

[tevinteriscoming]

[Oh, hey, Addie. Here come some zombies for you to fight. There's Machias, his body held together by magic alone, with what looks like a bomb strapped to his chest, approaching here. And then from the other side, here comes Minako, gunshot wound through her hand and heart, raising her gun to her head.]

[bloodbiter]

[why couldn't they have stayed random old men!! it does give her pause, but only so she has a chance to grip the hilt of her sword tighter. this is an illusion, a falsity. hesitating now will stop her from helping dorian.

she moves towards minako first, aiming a blow at her torso.]

[tevinteriscoming]

[That works - Dorian never paid too close attention to what Minako's Persona can do, so the dream wasn't completely confident how to manifest it. The sword slices through the wound in her torso and she gasps, flecks of blood in her mouth, but the spirit leaves her.

Machias, on the other hand, comes up behind her as she's fighting. He switches the bomb on - you only have a few seconds.]

[bloodbiter]

[she watches as he does, and while she doesn't recognize this exact bomb, based on the fact that minako's wound resembled the one adelina gave her - she can guess what the thing strapped to his chest is.

she runs towards him, cutting only enough to remove the straps - that's her first instinct. once it's free, she grabs it and runs to the door, tossing it out down the stairway. she has no idea how to disable a bomb.]

[tevinteriscoming]

[Seeing as it explodes as soon as she's thrown it down the stairs, that was probably the right move. Machias falls to the ground once the bomb detonated - the mana required to keep his corpse held together no longer worth the effort.

Oh, but what have we here - one more corpse coming for her. It's Adelina herself, her legs burnt, her dress wreathed in flame, charging at her with a sword.]

[bloodbiter]

[she turns back once she's closed the door, and - this is the last person she expected to see. she brings her sword up instinctively so she can at least parry any blow away while she tries to think.

her double's dress is aflame. her legs might be a good place to target. she waits until she gets closer to act, still calculating.]

[tevinteriscoming]

[Corpse Adelina strikes, but the parry connects, preventing her from taking more damage. The double comes in close again, aiming to strike her.]

[bloodbiter]

[she drops down low, holding her sword above her so her double will at least have a harder time making a hit connect, and kicks out at one of her burned, tender legs hard.]

[tevinteriscoming]

[The blow hits, leaving corpse Adelina stumbling to the ground. She tries to get up, in order to attack once more.]

[bloodbiter]

[before she can get up, adelina swings her sword again, aiming to land a blow on her torso this time.]

[tevinteriscoming]

[The blow hits, striking her own corpse through the chest. It collapses, lifeless.

Meanwhile, Gereon Alexius has been killed by an axe, but the fight isn't over - Dorian strikes with chain lightning, electricity bouncing across the field. Adelina may note that he seems to still be drawing energy, somehow - the red glowing thing in his chest is bright, though flickering, just as the four crystals in each corner of the room are flickering.]

[bloodbiter]

[well, she wants to puke, but apparently that can wait.

she puts those two facts together fairly quickly. while trying to dodge the lightning strikes as best she can, she rushes towards one of the crystals, aiming a hard blow at it with her sword.]

[tevinteriscoming]

[The crystal smashes! The corpse encased inside it turns to dust. Dorian, where he's busy fighting, staggers, clutches his chest, which flickers between a red glow and the rotting corruption.

He casts fire mines around Adelina; one misstep as she's running, and they'll explode out from under her.]

Stop that! You mustn't touch those!

[bloodbiter]

[she stops in her tracks as she sees him cast something; the fact that he's speaking to her doesn't do much to delay that pause. she turns towards him.]

We need to help you. This isn't you.

[tevinteriscoming]

[He's heaving, clutching his chest as is turns back to rot, black liquid seeping between his fingers.]

No, I don't want - don't make me. I can't - I can't -

[He doesn't seem to know what he's saying; he seems too confused and disoriented to know who she is or why she's there.]

[bloodbiter]

[she steps over the enchantment he's cast carefully, moving quickly but precisely towards the next crystal. she takes care not to step on the mines, but she needs to destroy this last piece of influence.]

[tevinteriscoming]

[It cracks, and with it, the last corpse turns to dust. The red glow in the room vanishes as well.]

[bloodbiter]

[once it's broken, she turns towards dorian, looking to see how he is. she doesn't let go of her sword just yet, but she takes a step towards him.]

Dorian?

[tevinteriscoming]

[He's collapsed on the ground, black liquid pooling beneath him. When she says his name, he doesn't answer aside from a pained groan.]

[bloodbiter]

[she knows this might be a trap, but she moves towards him regardless. as carefully as she can manage, she reaches out to put a hand on his shoulder.]

It's going to be alright. We'll bring you back.

[tevinteriscoming]

[He takes a shuddering breath, though he still keeps his arms crossed tightly around himself.]

Is it? Look at me. I'm not all right at all.

[bloodbiter]

We'll find someone who can heal you.

[as for everything else... well.]

[tevinteriscoming]

That's what he was trying to do - he was trying to heal this.

[Pressing his hands tighter against the wound.]

I'm not sure it can be healed.

[bloodbiter]

Of course it can. It's just that everyone who was here before us... They went about it in the wrong way. They were awful.

[she reaches out for one of his hands.]

Can I see it?