Mage: The Awakening PbP - Nemesis

[Tokiwong]

Thessaly gives him a sort of 'duh' look and says, "About as much sense as some of the other things I saw."

She then smooths out Cymbeline's hair off her face and says, "It's okay, you're okay. You're right behind the store. Me and Morrigan are here. This guy says you were getting mugged or something, and that he chased him off." She points at Harlequin, then says, "Can you get up? I think we should all get inside."

Cymbeline stands, “I can walk… I am sorry… I lost myself… I thought I was dreaming, lost in a forest of trees of flesh. Oh I think… I remember… I remember the name of the queen Thessaly,” she grabs Thessaly’s arms excited, “I remember the name! Cxaxa Qherephis… that was her name… the queen.”

Cymbeline pauses… “She led me to the Iron Tower… I… it was a nightmare. I felt them tugging at me… they were demons and they scoured my flesh and paraded around in my skin. I felt naked, but she guided me to the top… and I left my mark…”

Cymbeline leans her head on Thessaly’s shoulder, “Oh my god… I think I am going crazy.”

 

[Festy_Dog]

Harlequin smiled and shook his head. That caused a minor dizziness attack but leaning against the wall ensured he didn't fall.

"You're definiely not crazy," he explained, "That dream means something very significant. If I'm lucky your friends can explain it to you, but if not I'll explain it to you once I'm patched up."

Harlequin looks at Thessaly. She'd have to be the Thessaly that Shishi was talking about. What were the odds of that? A message for the girl he was looking for anyway.

"By the way, my name's Hal," he says to Cymbeline, then looks to Thessaly, "And if you're Thessaly then Shishi gives his best regards."

 

[Shayuri]

Thessaly glances up at Hal from where she was staring wide-eyed at Cymbeline's confession.

"Uh...Shishi...okay." She shrugs. "Sorry, I've never heard of him, or her...but if it's like practically everything else, they probably know me through my grandma anyway."

She then waves Morrigan over. "Did Bell just awaken or am I completely thick?" she asks in a hushed voice.

Then she's helping Cymbeline up. "Hal, lets get you inside. If Bell's awake now, that'll at least make treating your owies easier. Come on, lets get off the street."

 

[Tokiwong]

Then she's helping Cymbeline up. "Hal, lets get you inside. If Bell's awake now, that'll at least make treating your owies easier. Come on, lets get off the street."

Shishi was the Guardian of the Veil that sent Thessaly the mask, and the letter and the invitation to the dinner...http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=3104501&postcount=8

Cymbeline follows Thessaly, “Yeah we really should see to his injuries… and thank you Hal… you were very brave.”

She smiles weakly to the bleeding stranger.

 

[Festy_Dog]

Harlequin smiles back and follows.

"I should be thanking you actually, Cymbeline. I guess you don't remember what took place," Harlequin smiled ironically, "I guess when you know you'll see the humour in it."

He chuckles, "Heh, 'owies', I like that."

 

[Shayuri]

Once back inside the store Thessaly tries to get her priorities in order. The first aid kit, already brought in for the benefit of the FIRST stranger, was on the counter. She grabbed that first.

"Cymbeline, would you get some water from the bathroom? We'll need to clean him up before we can tell how bad they really are."

Then to Hal, "Lie down on the floor on your back here and lift your shirt a bit." Her eyes shifted slightly in Cymbeline's direction as she added, "With any luck, these bled worse than they are..."

Once Cymbeline isn't there, she sighs under her breath...this healing thing was using a lot of power. "Sorry, Hal...if I'd known you were going to come along all beat up like this, I would have been more frugal..."

Then she's focusing all her thoughts, all her perceptions on the green web of lifeforce that permeated the room, connecting Hal, and Thessaly and the flies, the very microbes in the air. The imperative to heal was already part of Hal's web; the thick, matted knot of connections that existed between the living cells of his body. Thessaly had only to...encourage that imperative, and to fuel it with energy from her own pattern. Golden light flowed from her palms, shining onto the mortified flesh. The warmth of it was startling, almost uncomfortable, but it wasn't the light that caused the heat. It was the sudden increase in cellular activity and reproduction as the wound seemed to "age" towards recovery in seconds instead of days.

(doing the healing trick again, 5 dice and 1 mana...I have 7 of those to start with, yar? Hee...gonna need some replacement at this rate )

 

[Festy_Dog]

"It seems I've arrived at a very eventful time. I'm sorry for the inconveniance," Harlequin apologised, noting the presence of another bloodied individual.

Harlequin winced a little as he lay down. He tried to remember whether he brought his luggage in with him. It could wait.

"There's a lot to talk about, but I'll let you concentrate," he said, lifting his shirt a little to expose the wound.

 

[Tokiwong]

Thessaly has used 3 mana thus far putting her at 4; she fails to get any successes on the improvised casting.

Cymbeline nods and does as instructed… despite Thessaly trying to stay focused, she can’t focus the energies of Life to mend this stranger’s wounds. Gawain watches having bandaged himself with a courteous smile, “My lord… this is one right bloody mess, if you don’t mind me saying.”

Cymbeline returns and takes Harlequin’s hand trying to comfort him, “Is he going to be okay? Maybe we should rush him to the hospital?”

 

[Shayuri]

"It's too much," Thessaly mutters. "I've never tried to use this much all at once before...maybe Cymbeline is right. If I can't do anything, then I don't know what else to do besides take you to the emergency room."

 

[Festy_Dog]

"I should be alright, I've survived worse," Harlequin lied, not wanting to worry his hosts, "Cymbeline, you wouldn't happen to have a towel there would you? I don't want to get too much blood on things, probably be bad for business, eh?"

He sighed, "I know I'm going to have to throw out the shirt, but is there a way to get blood stains out of jeans?... Thessaly, are you sure you can't patch me up with a few bandages? I'd be perfectly happy with that."