video.

[efface]

[ when the feed comes on, riza's expression is tense. controlled. she's looking straight into the camera. there's an air of professionalism to her as she speaks, but that's to be expected.

she's lived through enough warzones, calamities, and nightmares to know how this goes. ]

My name is Riza Hawkeye. I know some of you, but-

[ not important. she blinks herself out of that. roy was always better at this, wasn't he? okay, breathe. ]

We need to regroup. I'm sure everyone has felt some part of what is going on, but things are getting out of hand. We can't turn on each other at a time like this, not with whatever is happening down below. I know a lot of us are scared, but if we're going to get through this, we need to pull together.

[ a beat, and then she exhales. riza doesn't look fantastic, honestly. she hasn't slept in who knows how long, and with everything going on around the ship?

but she's trying, that has to mean something, right? ]

Anyone who needs help, come find me in the lounge. I know basic first aid and can see what I can do. If anyone has any kind of healing abilities that are working? I can help with those too. I'm trying to collect what supplies we have, but help is appreciated.

I'll be in the Lounge if anyone needs to find me.

[ and then the feed cuts.



ooc timeline wise! this is happening semi-post the event log but pre the wrap-up log! meaning that people who went down in the first log can be back up, but all the dead bodies haven't made it up. she is open for network stuff but also if you just want to action meeting her in the lounge......feel free.

also.....no one has told her about roy yet so. that is open. c: ]

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[fairysong]

I've got some kind of... [Sheryl trails off, and there's an audible moment of hesitation in her voice.

Then she shakes it off.] I've got healing abilities. For a while. Until the witch switches them up again, I guess. I can help.

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[efface]

[ riza hears the trailing off, wonders if it's something she can really ask about over something like this. ]

Any help is needed and appreciated. I can help you use yours abilities, too.

[ and then, because riza can't help herself. ]

Are you alright?

audio

[fairysong]

I'm fine. [She takes a breath and then huffs, sounding a little irritated at her own powers.] I know how to use the abilities, it's just--

--there's a bit of a price, but it's no problem. I can deal with it. Is there anyone who needs healing?

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[nogoldenmirror]

I am no healer, but I do know first aid and wound care. Until we've reached a decision on what to do with that creature down below... [It's obvious in her eyes: she wants it dead and gone.]

I will be right there. [She'll save any commentary on the first part for when they're face to face. What the hell happened up here while the rest of them...]

video;

[efface]

Understandable. The monster is another issue entirely, but taking that out is a priority just as much as this is.

[ she would be down there herself if she and roy hadn't decided to separate for this reason exactly. she nods once. ]

Do you have any materials? Not necessary, I'm just trying to figure out what we're dealing with.

video;

[nogoldenmirror]

Agreed. And a few I've had on me since we arrived that was not used down below, yes.

[We don't talk about the sudden arms shooting out of the walls, thank you. ...Or the "special eyes" wounds. Eugh.]

Poultices and the like. The healing potions did not last long.

[...Let's not talk of why that is. Instead she's walking in the direction of the lounge.]

If we had more supplies from the gardens, I could make a few more... though I fear I left whatever I collected from Akvos mostly in my room back at the temple.

text.

[valuedstrength]

My healing ability is up and running still. I can administer first aid with the best of them. I'll make my way over.

text.

[efface]

That will help more than you probably know, thank you.

Do you have field training or general first aid?

[valuedstrength]

Field training. I can't promise the job will be pretty, but it's effective.

[Voice]

[spaceforged]

I'll be there in a moment. I have a little left from my kit for anyone that needs some patching up. [He sounds tired. The whole business below wore him out in more than one way.]

Eaten yet?

[Voice]

[efface]

[ there's a pause, and then the sound of a sigh. ]

No.

[ not that the space goo has exactly been appetizing lately. ]

But I probably should. There have been a few who have been hurt by what's going on, so the kit will be helpful.

[Voice - > action

[spaceforged]

I’ll bring food with me. See you shortly.

[It isn’t long at all before Shiro arrives. He looks like someone put him through the wringer and he won, barely. His hair is still a mess and he moves more like a predator on the prowl, a sign these days when Shiro is a hair away from changing shape.

His walk evens out as he dumps his black duffel on one of the lounge chairs.] I’ll fish the kit out in a second. Eat and ask questions first. You need to know what’s down there. I want to know what happened up here.

[Space goo sucks but food is food.]

[audio]

[dadandgone]

[Maes sounds so very tired and on edge. I mean, he's doing his best to mask it, but a keen observer like Hawkeye can probably tell.]

We got split up down there, but I was lucky enough to have a healer.

I still wouldn't mind some company and a slightly less ominous setting. So the Lounge sounds ideal. I'll come see you and you can fill me in on what happened up here while we were down below.

[He hesitates and then he asks, because she didn't mention...]

Have you heard from Roy yet?

[audio]

[efface]

[ a keen observer who also knows enough about maes to be able to tell. but riza also knows better than to call him out on it, too, considering how similar their current boats really are. ]

I'm glad you made it back. [ and the sentiment is genuine, even if there's still a bit of tension there. a hint of now if only roy could too. but she doesn't give voice to it (quite yet). ]

I'm not sure if it's any less ominous, but we're trying to make it more comfortable. And you're definitely welcome. [ she would be nodding, if this had any video. instead, there's definitely a hint of professionalism to it. ] There's some important information, too. Images and videos recovered, that sort of thing. I'll fill you in when you arrive.

[ riza catches the hesitation, and nearly remarks on it when the question follows. then it's time for a hesitation of her own, a moment where she feels her chest tighten, before she takes the effort to exhale. to push the air out of her chest, and the tightness down into her gut.

it's alright, it's going to be alright, trust him. ]

Not yet, no. [ a beat. ] Have you?

[audio]

[dadandgone]

Oh trust me. The Lounge is going to be so much nicer than any room I saw down below.

[It's still on this cursed ship, but right now it's the best alternative. He'll take it. Besides, they need to share some information anyways. He's glad he opted for audio though, Riza can't see him bite his lip. He's pretty certain he only survived down there because he was with the right group of people. Sometimes battles boiled down to things like that out of your control. Still, if Roy hasn't made it back up yet...

No, he can't accept that.]

I haven't. He's probably going to make some stupid showy entrance.

[He almost sounds like he believes that.]

I'll be there soon. Sounds like we have a lot to discuss.

[She can probably hear his footsteps as he makes his way in that direction. It probably isn't even worth it to reply since he'll make his appearance in the lounge a few seconds later.]

audio —

[decisions]

If you've a bandage or two to spare, I'd... greatly appreciate it.

[ just one or two. it's fine. it's fiiiiine. ]

audio —

[efface]

[ protector mode ACTIVATED. ]

Can you come to the lounge or do you need me to come to you?

[ because she's ready to be moving right now if necessary. ]

[decisions]

[ now now now don't... don't get ruffled. ]

I can make it there myself, I'll just be a bit slow. I'd just rather not lose anymore blood than I already have.

( action )

[wraithes]

[ inej does not have her knives on her, as she makes her way to the lounge. she feels horrible, doing it this way, but she does not want to deal with conversation. with being checked on, and people touching her, and doctoring her own wounds. she would much rather take what she needs and leaves, which is why she lingers in the shadows. entering with her magical ability activated, stealing toward a table of bandages and . . . what looks to be pain reliever? potentially.

she slips by relatively unnoticed, but relaxes her powers once she nears the table. objects don't blend in, she has since learned, and floating tape will certainly give her away. but she picks it up, slipping it into her pocket, and is attempting to leave without a word.

silent, steady, predictable.

probably going to get caught by sniper lady extraordinaire, but inej is confident in her ability to pocket things and leave. ]

( action )

[efface]

[ it's not any kind of special ability, per say. but riza has a handle on surrounds. had a tendency to be able to see, or sense, things as they happen - no matter (really) how cloaked or in shadow they may be. she was (is) a fairly good shot, and can generally tell when someone is sneaking up on her. twice as well, here, considering how on edge she's been since they first arrived.

so it's not a comment on inej's ability per say, that riza can tell something is off when inej enters the room. it's definitely not her ability not working, either, because riza has no idea what it is that has entered the room. all she knows is that she is just a bit off from it, reorganizing one of the kits, when she gets the feeling and tenses, hand slowly moving to her gun.

her mind goes first to the monster down below, and then second to anything else. it is only when her eyes follow the feeling, scanning over the room, that she sees the girl (a girl) appear near one of the tables. the tension leaves her almost instantly as riza stands, watching the girl look over the table, the materials. she's gathering for...something, that's the first thing riza notices, so after a second or two- ]

You don't have to sneak in here to steal those. They're for the Circle to use. [ and then riza is walking over to join inej, her expression tired (as always) but curious. ] Are you looking for something specific?

( action )

[wraithes]

[ inej freezes, at the words, her fingers curling protectively over the bandages. her immediate reaction is to dart away, but she's already been caught . . . so inej steels her nerves, and speaks as calmly as possible. ]

I wanted to avoid a conversation.

[ she may as well be honest, and she pockets the bandages. she's not giving those up. ]

But if you have pain medication, I would take it.

text; a day or so after Percival's contact

[moneytwin]

I don't have any healing here. [the loss of cure wounds is felt keenly!!] I don't even have my 'normal' gift now, it's been. changed.

That there's something on this ship with powers that can interact with and upset Astoria's gifts to us is concerning.

text;

[efface]

Are you okay?

[ because she spoke to percy, to shiro. she knows things down below didn't go well. and with that out of the way- ]

Changed how?
I've heard it happen to a few others, but what did it do to you?

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[thedarkbond]

[Ren has mostly been keeping his head down since everyone came back up from under the surface, but he can't help but notice the name "Hawkeye" when it comes up. He'd heard that name while he was down below, from someone he might not have seen killed but certainly knows didn't come back up with his group like he went down with them, and he finds himself wondering. About the person behind that name, for one thing, but whether anyone had been able to tell her what happened yet considering the losses their group had suffered.

He's mostly been lingering around the lounge area anyway, so he just wanders back in, keeping an eye out for the face from the video. Ren looks a little bit banged up, bruised and scraped, but he doesn't seem to mind too much, and he links his hands behind his back as he approaches her, head slightly tilted.]

You said your name was Hawkeye, right...? [His tone is making an attempt to be vague and curious, but it's more grounded than he'd like on first approaching someone. He's having trouble pulling together his full innocent airs after all that.] Were you one of the ones who stayed up here on the bridge?

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[efface]

[ she has been keeping busy, and it's an easy enough task to handle. with all the supplies being dropped off, other members of the circle stopping in, wounds to be tended to and then new materials to restock. there has been help, she's not doing it on her own, but it keeps her mind off of everything else.

when he wanders in, riza does notice, but has enough that she's working with that she doesn't necessarily walk over to him. it's not until the newcomer approaches her, curious. riza is polite enough when she turns to him, nodding once, her hands holding a box of bandages. ]

Yes, but you can call me Riza if you'd rather. And I did stay up here. [ she looks him over, the cuts and scrapes and bruises, assuming he'd gone down below and turning to face him more fully. ] Did you need help bandaging those?