Just like he'd said he would, Aventurine is staying. He's seated by Izutsumi's hospital bed, hands clasps together and elbows resting on his knees as he leans forward in his chair and stares at the wall opposite of him. The fact that he'd also been sequestered to a hospital room feels like ages ago, when it's only been about a week now.
He's just kind of zoning out while waiting for her to wake up, and there's quiet distress and resignation coming off of him. ]
[ aventurine back at it again with the krispy kreme hospital
eventually, she stirs, though it's with muted complaining. she's bandaged up where needed, stitched in a few places, and has an ugly shoulder sprint that she will very much not enjoy when she's more awake. but right now she's trying to rub at her eyes which is a mistake when she has healing electrical burns on her face.
her emotions seem a bit foggy this time around, like a mental spaciness and she kinda just stares absently one way. they can zone out together... ]
[ she scrunches up her face a little, but allows his hand on her arm even as she squints at nothing ]
Like I died and revived. Everything hurts. [ she looks unsteady, shivering with some strong coming chills. there's a wave of confusion as she shakes her head. she looks like she's about to throw up. ] Where are we? Cerneveaul..? Coene? Chedis?
[ deep intake of breath, ears pinning with a lash of her tail. she's not necessarily angry at him but rather she was fooled to the point of believing it. ]
..This whole thing is stupid. [ grumbling ] People we knew living there too, and then at the end Nehan died and... What's the point of it all??
[ the reassurance comes, and she scowls, spikes of frustration directed at the situation. anger at pushing her to said weakest point. to play with her like entertainment - the ends of her tail puffs, curling around her own leg. ]
..Something? [ a pause, puzzlement coming through before... oh. ] There was... a glass bottle, with a lizard inside. And a box with some weird shapes on it with a rusted spike inside.
... This isn't going to make you feel better, but what you went through wasn't for nothing. Those items are going to help our side and the living side.
[ It was this small fact that he'd held onto when Aventurine had been going through his own miserable recovery. ]
Yes, exactly. The previous groups and mine from last week saw something similar. All that suffering, as undeserved and unfair as it was, is going to mean something in the end.
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w5, thursday.
Just like he'd said he would, Aventurine is staying. He's seated by Izutsumi's hospital bed, hands clasps together and elbows resting on his knees as he leans forward in his chair and stares at the wall opposite of him. The fact that he'd also been sequestered to a hospital room feels like ages ago, when it's only been about a week now.
He's just kind of zoning out while waiting for her to wake up, and there's quiet distress and resignation coming off of him. ]
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eventually, she stirs, though it's with muted complaining. she's bandaged up where needed, stitched in a few places, and has an ugly shoulder sprint that she will very much not enjoy when she's more awake. but right now she's trying to rub at her eyes which is a mistake when she has healing electrical burns on her face.
her emotions seem a bit foggy this time around, like a mental spaciness and she kinda just stares absently one way. they can zone out together... ]
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You're awake.
[ STOP RUBBING AT YOUR FACE he's going to lightly put a hand on her arm. ]
How do you feel?
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Like I died and revived. Everything hurts. [ she looks unsteady, shivering with some strong coming chills. there's a wave of confusion as she shakes her head. she looks like she's about to throw up. ] Where are we? Cerneveaul..? Coene? Chedis?
[ hm. ]
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You're in a hospital room. Back in our foggy, little town. You're back.
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Foggy town? How? [ more confusion. ] We spent all... whole lives there, how did-? Ugh, my head.
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[ It helps that his own cyoa had only been a week before. It helps him better understand this. ]
That place messed with your mind, gave you memories that aren't really yours. It probably made you forget about the town, too.
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[ deep intake of breath, ears pinning with a lash of her tail. she's not necessarily angry at him but rather she was fooled to the point of believing it. ]
..This whole thing is stupid. [ grumbling ] People we knew living there too, and then at the end Nehan died and... What's the point of it all??
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You're right, it is stupid. It's designed to mess with your head and put you at your weakest point.
[ It's painfully sadistic, and Aventurine hates that Izutsumi had to go through it. ]
But... I don't know. Did you see something in the end? Two items that other people managed to grab hold of?
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..Something? [ a pause, puzzlement coming through before... oh. ] There was... a glass bottle, with a lizard inside. And a box with some weird shapes on it with a rusted spike inside.
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[ It was this small fact that he'd held onto when Aventurine had been going through his own miserable recovery. ]
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To stop the situation we're in?
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[ His own emotionshare is a steady confidence. ]
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[ her emotions start to simmer, almost detached. ]
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Now let's focus on your recovery. I'll be hanging around the hospital for a bit, so just let me know if you need anything.