[ once the rocks drop, all of her attention goes to the second monster. excitement runs like electricity through her veins when she realizes that it's stopped regenerating, and that it, too, is starting to shrink. maybe they'll get out of here okay, after all...?
well. she has one more chance to make it happen. they're almost there.
[ Ochako throws her last grenade, and it hits true, exploding in the monster and setting it aflame from within. Eventually, it stops struggling and goes still—dead, like the other.
...
All is silent. Looks like Ochako and Chiron won! And now that they aren't fighting for their lives anymore, they may spot something in the distance: it looks to be some kind of base...?
Horse dad might not want to take a break just yet, but it at least isn't that far. Also, he doesn't have to run. Please don't die via pushing yourself. ]
[But all the Greeks know how to do is die dramatically--
Okay but no, the moment the creature stops moving and he can verify that it's dead (or as much as he's willing to verify from a distance), Chiron will come to a halt so he can finally put poor Ochako down, a wide, proud smile on his face]
You did very well.
[Like she straight-up carried that battle. If he wasn't worried about passing out, he'd give her a hair ruffle! For next time then]
Can you walk? There is something in the distance, I'm afraid.
[So no rest for the weary. Time to hoof it (EEEEEEEEY I'm so sorry)]
[ It's not more monsters! I'm assuming they eventually start walking towards the base, which appears to be unlocked, so they can head right on in.
What greets them inside is a long hallway, with paneled walls and brightly lit. Though seemingly devoid of any signs of life, it's not completely empty: at one point, in one of the walls, they might notice a compartment.
And don't think he doesn't see that limp, young lady, but seeing as Chiron isn't well enough to carry her, he's no choice but to just keep an eye on her progress.
And listen, normally he'd be a bit more suspicious of compartments but seeing as they need medical attention?
[ The funny thing is that in my original notes, there were no medical supplies, but halfway through this thread I thought to myself, "Maybe I should give them something so that they don't just bleed to death."
Which is to say there are some medical supplies! But only enough to deal with their own wounds. No hoarding.
But of further interest is what looks to be... two serums? And a note to go with them: ]
REVIVAL SERUM - TWO DOSES. IMMEDIATE RESULTS. SIDE EFFECTS MAY OCCUR. EFFECTIVE ONLY IN THIS DIMENSION.
[Smiling as he says this, given that they now have MEDICAL SUPPLIES that he will be quickly distributing between the two of them. If she needs help cleaning up her wounds and bandaging up, he will be here. Otherwise he's going to have to tend to himself.
Seeing as his poor tunic... oof, it's half soaked-through with blood. Though there is a pause where he notes the two serums mixed in with the other supplies]
[ thank god (jan, not xl) for medical supplies. ochako immediately sets to fixing up her leg, and bandaging her arm - and if there's burn ointment for the laser beams, that's going on, too. her shoulder... will probably require some help, but more importantly, she's watching chiron just in case he also needs a hand. they can help each other here!
still, with that comment, she's going to carefully take one of the serums and the note they came with, frowning. ]
"Effective only in this dimension." Does that mean wherever we are now, or the whole Realm?
[ please don't be for soo-woo and xie lian, ochako is so worried for them now. ]
[ Well, the serums are there, just chilling. I guess one of them is chilling in Ochako's hand, specifically.
That aside, there's a door at the end of the hallway. It's probably a door? It's hard to tell, since it mostly looks like another panel in the wall, but I promise you that it's a door. ]
I'm not certain... should we not need to use them immediately, perhaps they can come with us and we'll find out later.
[He speaks with distant disapproval like he can feel the hand of fate moving to exasperate him. Soo-Won, Xie Lian, if you two are not breathing...
Anyway it's fine, Chiron with his elf-horse eyes can absolutely see that there is a Door. He'll inform Ochako of it after they'd tended to themselves (and yes, he's going to require her help to wrap the bandages around his torso. While he can do it himself, time might be of the essence)]
anyway now that we're all bandaged up, ochako will take the other serum as well, and nod to chiron. ]
Ready. [ still a bit uneasy? for sure. but she's trying to put on a brave face anyway. ] Maybe Soo-won-san and Xie Lian-san are in there?
[ she's not confident in that, but it's good to keep their hopes up, anyway. it gives them something to keep going! they can't leave until they find the other two, after all. ]
Okay, let's go.
[ a deep breath... and down the hall they go. where will this mystery door lead! ]
[ It takes them to... a room! Another brightly lit, paneled room. Inside are two more doors: one just slightly open, as if to go, "Hi, I exist!" and one more fully open as if it's been used recently.
Then, in the center, are two machine chairs. Sitting on them are very familiar figures! They're in a... very bad state, from the looks of it, though not everything is immediately obvious as their clothes are perfectly intact, aside from any blood seeping through. But you could strip them? I guess?
His entire body burned, Soo-won is covered in scratches and scrapes, limbs bent and broken. One of his arms has a stab wound, with multiple other stab wounds around the same area.
Likewise, Xie Lian is covered in burns. There's a wound in his leg that looks as if it could've been made by an arrow, and a puncture wound of a larger nature in his chest. One of his eyes is injured, as if something had pierced into it.
Notably, they aren't breathing. Which is to say, Soo-won and Xie Lian are dead. Hm, wonder how that could've happened? ]
Goddamnit and he's too weak to be moving around like a spry colt, either, not that it'll stop him. Zooming for whoever is closest (probably deep-fried Woo-Woo), one of the serums already in hand, though he is going to check that he is in fact dead before trying anything]
Ochako -- [Pausing for a moment to look over at her because... he has no idea if she has seen death up-close like this before. But now isn't the time to be underestimating her, either.]
We'll be using the serums on both of them to--
[And then another pause because Chiron squints at the two doors. Okay who entered, who left, and in what order? His mouth pulls into a frown]
... No. I want you to inject them both. I will check the doors.
[ Jan, sitting up at 4am: what if I snuck in a tag
aka I am momentarily breaking tag order to give you something I probably should've done last tag, before you start injecting anything!
Two screens pop up, one in front of Soo-won's corpse and the other in front of Xie Lian's. However, both say the same thing. ]
MISSION FAILED: Monsters have entered the base.
[ Meanwhile, a different screen appears before both Ochako and Chiron. ]
MISSION SUCCESSFUL: Monsters eliminated. Enemy defence system has been taken down.
[ As for the doors, one is the way through which Soo-won and Xie Lian came (leading to a dead end). If Chiron checks out the other door, a notice pops up. ]
WARNING: One-way entry.
[ He will get the feeling that after passing through this door, he won't be able to backtrack... ]
[ the sight of their bodies makes her go pale. yes, she's been close to death before, just once, and it doesn't make this any easier, especially when the screens pop up before them. her expression grows increasingly distraught as she reads the text on all of them, and takes in the wounds on soo-won and xie lian.
it isn't hard to put it together. the problem is that doing so nearly paralyzes her with horror - nearly, because she gives herself a strong mental shake, and reminds herself that her job as a hero isn't over yet. as she prepares to inject soo-won with the serum, she bites her lip nervously, steels herself against the fear that this will just mess things up even more, and administers the first serum. and with one down, it's a little easier to do the same with xie lian, muttering as she does so. ]
And those notices are the only thing to stop Chiron in his tracks. The one-way entry part? Yes, well. He supposes that makes sense. He won't go through the door.
But monsters are in the base, huh. His eyes slide back to the two men who have just been delivered the serum.]
We'll wait for them to wake up. [Ha. Ha. Assuming that happens. But his voice is firm on the matter]
It's possible our battles are not yet over, but regardless: we must all leave together.
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well. she has one more chance to make it happen. they're almost there.
so she throws her last grenade. ]
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...
All is silent. Looks like Ochako and Chiron won! And now that they aren't fighting for their lives anymore, they may spot something in the distance: it looks to be some kind of base...?
Horse dad might not want to take a break just yet, but it at least isn't that far. Also, he doesn't have to run. Please don't die via pushing yourself. ]
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Okay but no, the moment the creature stops moving and he can verify that it's dead (or as much as he's willing to verify from a distance), Chiron will come to a halt so he can finally put poor Ochako down, a wide, proud smile on his face]
You did very well.
[Like she straight-up carried that battle. If he wasn't worried about passing out, he'd give her a hair ruffle! For next time then]
Can you walk? There is something in the distance, I'm afraid.
[So no rest for the weary. Time to hoof it (EEEEEEEEY I'm so sorry)]
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it's fine? it leaves a terrible taste in her mouth, of course, but they're alive! wiping her mouth off, she goes to rejoin chiron with a sigh. ]
Sorry about that... My quirk makes me queasy if I use it on too much at once, or on myself.
[ though a half-hearted explanation at best, ochako is still upright, so she nods. ]
I can walk. [ what limp. ] I just hope it's not more monsters.
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What greets them inside is a long hallway, with paneled walls and brightly lit. Though seemingly devoid of any signs of life, it's not completely empty: at one point, in one of the walls, they might notice a compartment.
Open y/n? ]
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She's got a rough.
And don't think he doesn't see that limp, young lady, but seeing as Chiron isn't well enough to carry her, he's no choice but to just keep an eye on her progress.
And listen, normally he'd be a bit more suspicious of compartments but seeing as they need medical attention?
Yeah please open. Please have bandages.]
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Archer-san, are you sure you're okay? I don't mind making you float if it'll help...
[ a centaur should be well within her limits, so... ]
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Which is to say there are some medical supplies! But only enough to deal with their own wounds. No hoarding.
But of further interest is what looks to be... two serums? And a note to go with them: ]
REVIVAL SERUM - TWO DOSES. IMMEDIATE RESULTS. SIDE EFFECTS MAY OCCUR. EFFECTIVE ONLY IN THIS DIMENSION.
[ What now. ]
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[Smiling as he says this, given that they now have MEDICAL SUPPLIES that he will be quickly distributing between the two of them. If she needs help cleaning up her wounds and bandaging up, he will be here. Otherwise he's going to have to tend to himself.
Seeing as his poor tunic... oof, it's half soaked-through with blood. Though there is a pause where he notes the two serums mixed in with the other supplies]
-- Serums?
[UM. FROWNING MIGHTILY.]
I pray these are not for our lost comrades.
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still, with that comment, she's going to carefully take one of the serums and the note they came with, frowning. ]
"Effective only in this dimension." Does that mean wherever we are now, or the whole Realm?
[ please don't be for soo-woo and xie lian, ochako is so worried for them now. ]
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That aside, there's a door at the end of the hallway. It's probably a door? It's hard to tell, since it mostly looks like another panel in the wall, but I promise you that it's a door. ]
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[He speaks with distant disapproval like he can feel the hand of fate moving to exasperate him. Soo-Won, Xie Lian, if you two are not breathing...
Anyway it's fine, Chiron with his elf-horse eyes can absolutely see that there is a Door. He'll inform Ochako of it after they'd tended to themselves (and yes, he's going to require her help to wrap the bandages around his torso. While he can do it himself, time might be of the essence)]
I do not think our journey is over; look.
[Nodding down the hallway]
Are you ready?
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anyway now that we're all bandaged up, ochako will take the other serum as well, and nod to chiron. ]
Ready. [ still a bit uneasy? for sure. but she's trying to put on a brave face anyway. ] Maybe Soo-won-san and Xie Lian-san are in there?
[ she's not confident in that, but it's good to keep their hopes up, anyway. it gives them something to keep going! they can't leave until they find the other two, after all. ]
Okay, let's go.
[ a deep breath... and down the hall they go. where will this mystery door lead! ]
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Then, in the center, are two machine chairs. Sitting on them are very familiar figures! They're in a... very bad state, from the looks of it, though not everything is immediately obvious as their clothes are perfectly intact, aside from any blood seeping through. But you could strip them? I guess?
His entire body burned, Soo-won is covered in scratches and scrapes, limbs bent and broken. One of his arms has a stab wound, with multiple other stab wounds around the same area.
Likewise, Xie Lian is covered in burns. There's a wound in his leg that looks as if it could've been made by an arrow, and a puncture wound of a larger nature in his chest. One of his eyes is injured, as if something had pierced into it.
Notably, they aren't breathing. Which is to say, Soo-won and Xie Lian are dead. Hm, wonder how that could've happened? ]
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Goddamnit and he's too weak to be moving around like a spry colt, either, not that it'll stop him. Zooming for whoever is closest (probably deep-fried Woo-Woo), one of the serums already in hand, though he is going to check that he is in fact dead before trying anything]
Ochako -- [Pausing for a moment to look over at her because... he has no idea if she has seen death up-close like this before. But now isn't the time to be underestimating her, either.]
We'll be using the serums on both of them to--
[And then another pause because Chiron squints at the two doors. Okay who entered, who left, and in what order? His mouth pulls into a frown]
... No. I want you to inject them both. I will check the doors.
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aka I am momentarily breaking tag order to give you something I probably should've done last tag, before you start injecting anything!
Two screens pop up, one in front of Soo-won's corpse and the other in front of Xie Lian's. However, both say the same thing. ]
MISSION FAILED: Monsters have entered the base.
[ Meanwhile, a different screen appears before both Ochako and Chiron. ]
MISSION SUCCESSFUL: Monsters eliminated. Enemy defence system has been taken down.
[ As for the doors, one is the way through which Soo-won and Xie Lian came (leading to a dead end). If Chiron checks out the other door, a notice pops up. ]
WARNING: One-way entry.
[ He will get the feeling that after passing through this door, he won't be able to backtrack... ]
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it isn't hard to put it together. the problem is that doing so nearly paralyzes her with horror - nearly, because she gives herself a strong mental shake, and reminds herself that her job as a hero isn't over yet. as she prepares to inject soo-won with the serum, she bites her lip nervously, steels herself against the fear that this will just mess things up even more, and administers the first serum. and with one down, it's a little easier to do the same with xie lian, muttering as she does so. ]
Please work, please work...
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And those notices are the only thing to stop Chiron in his tracks. The one-way entry part? Yes, well. He supposes that makes sense. He won't go through the door.
But monsters are in the base, huh. His eyes slide back to the two men who have just been delivered the serum.]
We'll wait for them to wake up. [Ha. Ha. Assuming that happens. But his voice is firm on the matter]
It's possible our battles are not yet over, but regardless: we must all leave together.
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But. Hm. Well. ]