[0001]: Still Alive [Video]
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redacted_error[There is a series of pops and crackles from the feed, only temporary as the video flickers online. At first, there is a bright orange glow and the soft hum of some other device, however, the communicator device is jostled about a moment before resting on the face of a rather battered looking young woman. You would be too if you didn't realize a certain AI had booby-trapped a certain Stalemate Resolution Button. Her lips are pursed in a straight line as she turns the device about in her hand, her brows slightly knit in confusion.
This device is archaic in her standards--old Aperture archaic.
She looks up from the camera to examine her surroundings before speaking, hesitant, her voice not more than a hoarse whisper.]
H-hello?
[A pause as she looks up again. Maybe a noise caught her attention. She waits before looking into the camera again.]
Where this place?
[Red suddenly blots the video, followed by a somewhat annoyed grunt. Blood from a head injury, apparently. Both audio and video are cut off.]
This device is archaic in her standards--old Aperture archaic.
She looks up from the camera to examine her surroundings before speaking, hesitant, her voice not more than a hoarse whisper.]
H-hello?
[A pause as she looks up again. Maybe a noise caught her attention. She waits before looking into the camera again.]
Where this place?
[Red suddenly blots the video, followed by a somewhat annoyed grunt. Blood from a head injury, apparently. Both audio and video are cut off.]
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[Audio]
Date: 2011-05-05 05:15 am (UTC)[She certainly sounded a bit more beat up than most new arrivals.]
Re: [Audio]
Date: 2011-05-05 11:52 am (UTC)The silence is broken by a few moments of loud rustling fabric--her attempt at cleaning off the camera device while having accidentally pressed the audio button.]
[Audio]
Date: 2011-05-05 09:28 pm (UTC)What the heck was that? Can you hear me?
[Audio]
Date: 2011-05-05 10:44 pm (UTC)Yes. I can. [A pause.] I was cleaning blood off a lens.
[Audio]
Date: 2011-05-05 10:49 pm (UTC)Are you injured? Give me a moment, and I can find you. Are there any possible landmarks nearby?
Oh, and... Don't be afraid when you see me.
[Audio]
Date: 2011-05-05 11:14 pm (UTC)Er. Well. There is a lot of vegetation, apparently.] Not quite potato trees. [This is mostly meant for herself but said loud enough to be picked up clearly on the microphone.] But there are things hanging from them.
[Audio]
Date: 2011-05-05 11:21 pm (UTC)[Audio]
Date: 2011-05-05 11:31 pm (UTC)...okay.
[There is occasional snap of twigs and leaves as she makes her way out of this strange chamber. The potato trees are cleared into a wide expanse of... flat nothing.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-05 11:35 pm (UTC)Lowering himself to land, Ryu shifted back to his human form as his feet touched the ground.]
That was a little easier than I expected.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-06 02:15 am (UTC)Problematic. Perhaps.
Her eyes moves to the blue expanse hovering above her.]
..s..sky.
[Not much time is taken to revel that she is, in fact, outside. Her eyes narrow as she watches a dark shape slowly descend towards the ground. Towards her.
Instinctively, Chell takes a step back, portal gun in hand, but not raised to fire. As if it would really do anything here, anyway.
This one...a boy? But, he doesn't seem human. Entirely? The voice is familiar though.]
You fly. [A curious observation, nothing more.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-06 02:34 am (UTC)[Now that he actually got a good look at her, he was curious about... Well, everything really. He had never seen anyone dress like her before.]
What's your name?
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-06 12:52 pm (UTC)He seems very un-turret-like, at least.
Wait, he is speaking again.]
Chell.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-08 12:24 pm (UTC)[It had been so long since he really interacted with any new arrivals, he was used to people seeing his healing magic at work. The boy silently willed a gentle green glow to his hands.]
This should deal with any immediate injuries for the time being. Do you know where the worst of them are?
Re: [Action]
Date: 2011-05-09 01:43 am (UTC)[Action]
Date: 2011-05-09 02:02 am (UTC)Oh! They must not have magic where you come from, right? Myself and a few others are skilled with healing magic.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-09 02:54 am (UTC)Her brows knit slightly as she gives a shake of her head.]
No. [Only science.] How does.. [pause] does the healing magic work?
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-09 02:57 am (UTC)It won't sting or anything, I promise.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-09 03:09 am (UTC)Just a few cuts. Mostly bruising.
[As far as she knows. She has never been too entirely concerned about injuries, so long as she could still move around. Evidence is shown by the small, but multiple scars on her exposed arms--gifts from the turrets.
The blood from the cut on her forehead is slowly dribbling to a stop; the worst of the damage are minor burns and a scattering of cuts on her upper body, the lower generally spared.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-09 03:21 am (UTC)As they pass around her body towards her feet, the light concentrated towards parts of her body that were injured, dulling the pain and speeding up her body's natural healing.]
You'll still need to check your injuries and clean them to prevent infection, but that should hopefully get you feeling a lot better.
[He didn't feel it his business to ask what she had been through. The poor thing seemed bewildered enough already.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-09 04:01 am (UTC)Her breath catches in her throat as her body begins to tingle--strange sensation indeed. A quick glance down her arm confirms that the cuts are now scabs, and it is easier--much easier--to breathe.
That other girl mentioned getting her injuries examined as well.]
Thank you. [Errrrr..] Where would I find a medic? [Somewhat unusual that this boy does not have the qualifications, as he seems to have the skills.]
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-09 04:11 am (UTC)If you don't mind me saying... You look a little rough. If you want, there's good food at the Inn, and I'm sure you can find some fresh clothes, and I bet the bath house would have you feeling like a million zenny.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-09 01:30 pm (UTC)Her fingertips reach up towards her hairline, finding that a scab has closed up the cut. She doesn't feel much in pain. .... Good enough.]
Thank you. I will be fine. [Wait. Err..] What is your name?
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-11 11:04 pm (UTC)[Action]
Date: 2011-05-12 03:55 am (UTC)What is the Watch?
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-12 01:25 pm (UTC)It's a patrol that serves to keep an eye on things outside of the village, so everyone can sleep a little easier. The Fae can be kind of tricky at best, and malevolent at worst, so it pays to be careful.
Anyone is welcome on it. Oh, that reminds me... Did you happen to have a crown made of rowan near you when you woke up? It's kind of an important ward to have. It's not foolproof, but it can save you a lot of trouble.
[Action]
Date: 2011-05-12 02:15 pm (UTC)At the mention of a crown, Chell blinks.] I..am not sure. I had this nearby. [She holds up the communicator device.]
[ video ]
Date: 2011-05-05 03:57 pm (UTC)Oi, are you okay?
Re: [ video ]
Date: 2011-05-05 05:44 pm (UTC)Chell blinks once, twice, before quietly replying. Blood is dribbling from a cut on her forehead, which she seems to be ignoring for the moment.]
...fine.
[ video ]
Date: 2011-05-05 06:05 pm (UTC)[ She still frowns, but also does a tiny shrug as she bites off some beef jerky. ]
Might want to get that looked at.
[ video ]
Date: 2011-05-05 10:48 pm (UTC)Yes, it appears I am.
[Get it looked at?] Where would I go?
[ video ]
Date: 2011-05-06 02:54 pm (UTC)Are you still where you arrived?
Re: [ video ]
Date: 2011-05-09 01:52 am (UTC)At the moment, yes. [Pause.] Someone is coming, I believe. [The boy she talked to momentarily, perhaps.]
[ video ]
Date: 2011-05-09 06:42 pm (UTC)'s not like it's difficult to find it, either way.
[audio]
Date: 2011-05-10 06:45 pm (UTC)Are you hurt? Madam?
[audio]
Date: 2011-05-11 01:49 pm (UTC)I am fine. [A pause.] Disoriented, a little. [Though she means more lost than physically so, she forgets about pointing out the difference.]
[audio]
Date: 2011-05-11 07:14 pm (UTC)We have healers in the village if you need them. You're in a place called Demeleier - we've all been taken here from our homes by the fae.
Re: [audio]
Date: 2011-05-12 03:58 am (UTC)[audio]
Date: 2011-05-13 02:11 am (UTC)[audio]
Date: 2011-05-15 01:00 pm (UTC)I don't recall seeing any circlet.
[audio]
Date: 2011-05-15 05:30 pm (UTC)You don't? [pause.]
It's...not on your head right now, is it? [JUST THAT HE WOULD FORGET THAT HE WAS WEARING IT, NOT THAT YOU'RE DUMB OR ANYTHING.]