[walking up behind the gang with 1) a single torch for her single arm and 2) a face that is covered in both blood and tears.
there's a cut across her cheeks and the bridge of her nose that continues to bleed sluggishly. perhaps camille and iwatooshi have seen a cut like that on asa's face before? and considering where she was only a moment ago, she's mostly likely covered in quite a bit of blood and dust, actually.
iwatooshi and camille get a glance, but then she is trudging along, dragging her feet across the floor and moving towards the large structure. bye. since she could theoretically get close enough to look inside, do the flames do anything if she moves the torch close to the oil? like, besides the obvious. she's looking for more color changing magic mumbo jumbo.]
Asa-dono, you're bleeding. Are you alright? [ the cut on her face is familiar, but all the blood all over her? ] We should try to get you cleaned up before we go any further.
[And just as she's fussing over Iwatooshi, Asa rolls up looking like fresh hell.]
Oh my god. Asa!
[Camille follows after her, trying to catch her shoulder and get a better look at her face.
The cuts are familiar. Eerily so. Never did get an explanation about that part, did she? Moreover there are the tears. Her chest tightens. What on earth happened to this girl?]
Here, let me...
[she has sleeves for days. Let's use the end of one to gently dab, shall we?]
[a quick glance to iwatooshi when he asks if she's alright, and then back to the structure.]
I'm fine. [flatly. she may not be entirely here at the moment, and she lifts her hand to touch the torch to the oil—
except then camille is grabbing her shoulder to get a better look at her face and dabbing at the blood? she reacts with a wince, snapping out of it as some of the life comes back to her eyes.]
—Ow! [OWIE?? that shit stings, but at least she's in a complaining mood now.] It's fine, just leave it alone.
[ girl. at least iwatooshi's got the excuse of not being human. but he hasn't forgotten what they've spoken of before, so he simply watches camille fuss for a moment before asking, ]
You're not walking around with blood on your face, Asa, now hold still.
[She will go gently, but she will keep working on it. Behave child.
Iwatooshi's comment gives her pause, though. What she knows of Asa's life is horrific and fantastical. The epitome of hell on Earth. But war is a funny word for it. Unless he means cosmically? Good versus evil?
She's always dressed like a school girl, never a soldier. So what gives? Is that just the only context he knows?]
her eyes flicker left and right while she, unhappily, lets camille dab the blood away from her face. she's tense, like she's looking for someone or something she's hoping not to see. then, after a moment, an itty bit of the tension drains from her shoulders.]
Something like that... [war was there, in any case.] A devil was attacking. But I didn't have my powers, so I just had to keep running.
[she wouldn't have had her powers if it had been a 1:1 recreation, anyway. but it would have been nice to have the option.]
[She pauses, searching her eyes. Then gently continues the work, squashing the flurry of nerves. The girl is lucky to still be here, frankly. Of all the worlds she's caught glimpses of, hers is the worst by far.
Camille finishes with a fond scuff of Asa's chin, bare thumb on the jaw.]
There. About as good as we're going to get without soap and water. Let's not wander through any more doors alone, all right?
[she immediately frowns, huffing when camille brings up the doors.]
I wasn't trying to. I nudged the door open and something pushed me inside!
[the wind has got hands. so fucking rude.]
... Time was weird, anyway. Things kept stopping or going in slow motion whenever something's bad was about to happen. I don't know. [it was bad, anyway... she pauses, looking between the two of them.] Wait. Where's Nina? And what happened to the two of you?
[an odd expression crosses her face, there and gone within seconds. then, she glances at the door with the number one still written on it. presumably?]
I see. [...] Well, I think we'll have to use our torches to light the oil. Let's do it as soon as we make sure Nina's safe, okay? There isn't really any point in delaying things if they're just gonna force us to do them, anyway.
[Yes she saw sweet Kate. Who was fine. No jealous sisterly strangulation occurred.]
I will say, for being in Rondo's head there's a lot of material made to target us, specifically. We might be looking at a blend of things from here on out.
They're probably pulling from all our memories. [which is, hm, bad.] It's not going to get any better from here on out. Everyone comes back from these things looking like they got massacred.
[a sigh.]
No offense, Iwatooshi. It's nice to see you and Nina again, but I hope we can get this over with quickly.
That's nothing new. From what I've heard, it's always that way. [ which is why it's so easy to get sucked into it. even iwatooshi is guilty of that. ] I'll do what I can to protect all of you. Whatever happens, I am already dead.
[ the priority has to be getting the girls back safely enough. "nina is also already dead" yea and she's not allowed to die again when it's barely been a week. iwa's been dead for weeks, he can take it. ]
I'm not offended, Asa-dono. I wish we could have met again under different circumstances.
But also Camille is getting a little antsy. She feels much the same way as both of them, but she can't help worrying for their number four. She stays quiet, glancing around.
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there's a cut across her cheeks and the bridge of her nose that continues to bleed sluggishly. perhaps camille and iwatooshi have seen a cut like that on asa's face before? and considering where she was only a moment ago, she's mostly likely covered in quite a bit of blood and dust, actually.
iwatooshi and camille get a glance, but then she is trudging along, dragging her feet across the floor and moving towards the large structure. bye. since she could theoretically get close enough to look inside, do the flames do anything if she moves the torch close to the oil? like, besides the obvious. she's looking for more color changing magic mumbo jumbo.]
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Asa-dono, you're bleeding. Are you alright? [ the cut on her face is familiar, but all the blood all over her? ] We should try to get you cleaned up before we go any further.
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Oh my god. Asa!
[Camille follows after her, trying to catch her shoulder and get a better look at her face.
The cuts are familiar. Eerily so. Never did get an explanation about that part, did she? Moreover there are the tears. Her chest tightens. What on earth happened to this girl?]
Here, let me...
[she has sleeves for days. Let's use the end of one to gently dab, shall we?]
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I'm fine. [flatly. she may not be entirely here at the moment, and she lifts her hand to touch the torch to the oil—
except then camille is grabbing her shoulder to get a better look at her face and dabbing at the blood? she reacts with a wince, snapping out of it as some of the life comes back to her eyes.]
—Ow! [OWIE?? that shit stings, but at least she's in a complaining mood now.] It's fine, just leave it alone.
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Did the room send you into war, too?
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[She will go gently, but she will keep working on it. Behave child.
Iwatooshi's comment gives her pause, though. What she knows of Asa's life is horrific and fantastical. The epitome of hell on Earth. But war is a funny word for it. Unless he means cosmically? Good versus evil?
She's always dressed like a school girl, never a soldier. So what gives? Is that just the only context he knows?]
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her eyes flicker left and right while she, unhappily, lets camille dab the blood away from her face. she's tense, like she's looking for someone or something she's hoping not to see. then, after a moment, an itty bit of the tension drains from her shoulders.]
Something like that... [war was there, in any case.] A devil was attacking. But I didn't have my powers, so I just had to keep running.
[she wouldn't have had her powers if it had been a 1:1 recreation, anyway. but it would have been nice to have the option.]
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Then I suppose we're lucky you weren't hurt more than this. I'm glad you're alright, Asa-dono.
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[She pauses, searching her eyes. Then gently continues the work, squashing the flurry of nerves. The girl is lucky to still be here, frankly. Of all the worlds she's caught glimpses of, hers is the worst by far.
Camille finishes with a fond scuff of Asa's chin, bare thumb on the jaw.]
There. About as good as we're going to get without soap and water. Let's not wander through any more doors alone, all right?
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I wasn't trying to. I nudged the door open and something pushed me inside!
[the wind has got hands. so fucking rude.]
... Time was weird, anyway. Things kept stopping or going in slow motion whenever something's bad was about to happen. I don't know. [it was bad, anyway... she pauses, looking between the two of them.] Wait. Where's Nina? And what happened to the two of you?
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[ he was not happy about it. ]
It showed me Imanotsurugi, and the battle where our former masters died. [ a thoughtful pause. ] Time stopped there, too.
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[No shit Sherlock.
Her throat tightens when the question comes back to her. Camille looks sidelong at Iwatooshi and his bare bones explanation. Composes herself.]
I saw Amma. My little sister. [a pause.] Kate was there too.
[There. End of discussion.]
Nina should be out any minute now, hopefully.
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[an odd expression crosses her face, there and gone within seconds. then, she glances at the door with the number one still written on it. presumably?]
I see. [...] Well, I think we'll have to use our torches to light the oil. Let's do it as soon as we make sure Nina's safe, okay? There isn't really any point in delaying things if they're just gonna force us to do them, anyway.
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[ y'all saw game cr? damn. ]
...Yes, I thought so, too. [ about the torches. ] With any luck, she'll be back soon. I wasn't waiting for too long before you two came back.
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[Yes she saw sweet Kate. Who was fine. No jealous sisterly strangulation occurred.]
I will say, for being in Rondo's head there's a lot of material made to target us, specifically. We might be looking at a blend of things from here on out.
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[a sigh.]
No offense, Iwatooshi. It's nice to see you and Nina again, but I hope we can get this over with quickly.
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[ the priority has to be getting the girls back safely enough. "nina is also already dead" yea and she's not allowed to die again when it's barely been a week. iwa's been dead for weeks, he can take it. ]
I'm not offended, Asa-dono. I wish we could have met again under different circumstances.
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[shakes in the cuckening...
But also Camille is getting a little antsy. She feels much the same way as both of them, but she can't help worrying for their number four. She stays quiet, glancing around.
Come on, kiddo...]
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Stop talking about dying.
[but she is also getting antsy, glancing at the one door in concern. pspspsps, nina. come out of the oven.]
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No one's going to die here if I can help it. You'll get back safely, one way or another.
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