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[ 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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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.

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...]

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

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?

[ 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.

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

Do you have field training or general first aid?

[ 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?

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.

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.]

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.

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

[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?

[ 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?

You were a soldier, then?

But don't worry, that's the same level of training as I have.

Healing potions?

[ because, you know, that's a new one as far as riza's concerned. but the rest of what she's talking about makes sense, so it's easy enough to nod along. ]

There are plenty of materials back at the Temple that could help us here, but until we start carrying larger quantities of them on us at all times, it's not going to help. The medical supplies on the ship, too, are...different, but will have to do.

See you soon.

[ when shiro arrives, riza is on edge - tense through and through with a look of equal amounts exhaustion as practiced determination. it's the look of a soldier, so shiro probably knows it well. the first thing she picks up on, though, is shiro's own tension. the way he carries it with him, and even as he relaxes just the slightest bit when he settles his bag into a nearby chair.

she nods with him, moving to find a place nearby. she doesn't know yet if she could really sit, or settle, for any extended period - but he's right. she does need to eat, so she goes to start fishing out what he's brought. ]

What did you find down there?

[He helps her fish out the food and sets the kit down on a lounge table. It gives him time to settle a little more. He leans against the table instead of sitting down.]

The remains of the crew and what did it. I was right, it is definitely feeding on something. Likely fear. Once we got down there our watches went out. My team has their powers twisted. We didn’t realize it until we tried to use them.

[He grimaces, they’re both being soldiers and he went from content to be a team player to leader of the pack out of a reflexive need for stability and to protect his teammates.] I don’t know if it was the source of the whispers in our heads but I’ll bet it was. I saw it once.

...It moves through the shadows. It phases or seems to. Some of the corpses look like it had played with the victim before they died.

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

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

[ 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. ]

[ 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.

[ she does find a place to settle, leaning up against another chair and starting to eat. she doesn't really enjoy space goo, but it is food. she can't complain all that much.

even when what shiro goes into gets a bit gruesome, riza continues to eat, the movement more mechanical than anything. put it in her mouth, swallow, breathe. repeat. ]

What do you mean 'twisted'? It makes sense if whatever is down there is messing with the magic of the watches, but if it can mess with our powers too, that's something we need to take into account.

[ and it's not good. a bit of the color drains from her face as he continues, her hand pausing a bit from where it hovers with her next bite. ]

So it's intelligent, then. Playing with us.

[ 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. ]

'Tis a fast-acting medicine that helps the body's natural healing process speed up while replacing any lost fluids. The higher the potency, the faster it works. Alas, I didn't have any concentrating agent on me when I arrived and I have no idea where to obtain more.

[The rest she's been able to find at least suitable alternatives that work near the same level, but not quite. ...This is why she shouldn't have let the Warden carry them in his pack, she swears.]

Indeed. What do we have here, exactly? [Best to be on the same page.] Ah, and you may call me Morrigan.

[Guess who has two thumbs and keeps forgetting to introduce herself.]

Yes. [He eats because he has to. The facts are terrible and brutal in a gruesome sort of way but he'd long ago learned he has to eat even if he feels sick. He takes solace that he does feel sick.]

Our powers were changed. I became an ice dragon. As small as I was in shift when I was with Qri. Keith's flight became a healing ability. He could sense others injuries and that played with his head too.

[He's very unhappy about that. It grounded Keith in a way but he doesn't like he had that on his conscience too.]

We were also lured into rooms where it threw fakes of people we care about against us. [He had been combing the halls for Lance. He needs to see him and see he's alright. All of them.]

[ nope. ]

Where are you? I'm coming to you.

[ there isn't much room to argue there, either. ]

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