CORAL

[dramatispersonae]

You're standing together on what seems to be the main street of a small village, paved with cobblestones, with low buildings standing silent on either side. If you look in any of them, you'll find them dark and empty.

In contrast to the Ring, it's rather chilly. The sky is slate-grey, and it seems like there's snow falling, blanketing you and the village in pure white. On closer inspection, the snow turns out to be ash – but the bleaching is literal. Even when you brush it off, your skin, your hair, your clothes, and your keys remain ash-coloured.

A single, feeble light flickers further down the street.

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[dramatispersonae]

AND THEN YOU SLICED YOURSELF DRAGONFLY

The pit closes up, and the knife falls apart into useless, tarnished flakes. Another match appears.

When you strike it, the little flame-girl steadies up. She straightens, more solid, less wispy-looking. Her basket is now one-third full.

She steps towards the back wall -- which crumbles, revealing a path yet deeper into the village – and walks outside, beckoning you once more.

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[pitching]

[that...that hurts a little teeny bit]

[gimme a sec to cry out ok ok]

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[fierte]

[S H R I E K]

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[digitalemperor]

[Sorry I am trying to help now or I would hug you.]

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[fierte]

[no it's cool bro you know what

I think I am actually probably am just.

going to faint.]

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[pitching]

N-Nightingale!!

[sort of wobbling over to pick her up from the floor, MISSING HAND OR NOT D8]

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[digitalemperor]

I can take care of her.

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[pitching]

. . . alright.

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[fallinflames]

[craaap a;sldkfj]

Dragonfly!

[okay getting off Shark to see if he can figure out a way to bandage that damn it >(((]

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[pitching]

[might be hyperventilating and wobbling a bit]

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[fallinflames]

Sit!

[pulls a knife off his belt and slices Dragonfly's sleeve off, ripping it hastily into strips, and using them to both as a tourniquet and bandages for the stump of a wrist ... which is really hard to do with one good hand so he's probably using teeth to pull the knots tight]

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[pitching]

[SITTING 8( just trying to manage breathing in between the sobs and hiccups]

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[digitalemperor]

[I know some first aid and the horror is outweighing the anger right now at least. holding his hand out.]

Let me help. Dragonfly, put pressure over the wound, hard, further up on your arm. Now.

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[pitching]

I'D RATHER KEEP THE REST OF MY ARM.

[UNSURE UNSURE SUSPICIOUS UNSURE]

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[fallinflames]

[glances at him only briefly, but he's being less hostile, and he can work with that -- letting Shark help]

It's fine. He's right. Let him help.

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[pitching]

[.....ok .-.]

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[digitalemperor]

[Helping strip the bandages, at least the wound is cauterized but.]

It'll help the pain if you slow the bloodflow.

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[pitching]

[n-nods]

. . . how . . . how can you and Kit take all of this . . . how can anyone . . .

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[digitalemperor]

[Wow this is a huge war between induced anger and inherent concern and love. Closing his eyes and trying. To think rationally.]

What I said earlier.... I'd rather have taken it than you.

[Bandaging you up, probably with Spitfire's help?]

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[pitching]

[I'm just going to sit and cry over here, not saying anything more ,_,]

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[fallinflames]

[bandaging yes, eventually using a sling to hold Dragonfly's arm up and against his chest]

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[digitalemperor]

[Spitfire's probably better at that, just lending his hands because they're undamaged. And then checking on Nightingale.]

Do you two mind if we just get out of here?

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[fallinflames]

That's fine.

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[digitalemperor]

[Satisfied anger with an underlying mix of horror because I still love you but I want you to be in pain? This is fucked up.]