[log] Event: Howl [open]

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Characters: everyone
Location: The sort of location M.C. Escher wishes he'd thought up.
Date: nights 211 & 212
Summary: I hunt for you with bloody feet across the hallow'd ground
Warnings: potential for violence, death, and psychological horror; please note in subject lines if any specific warnings come up!

like some child possessed, the beast howls in my veins
I want to find you tear out all your tenderness

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[He's not alone.

Bucky can't see the creature, but he can see a child in danger. The set of his body screams fear, and he's obviously cowering from something that Bucky can't see. The overwhelming swell of protectiveness is unusual, but he doesn't question it for now.

He just appears at the child's side and lays a hand on his shoulder.]

Where is it?

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[Something is on his shoulder and Kid turns a solid ninety degrees, at first unable to catch the blue light. It is the epitome of irony that even with his blinded eye and non-vision he can see only on the left side, his empty right eye socket remaining just as useless as it had been when he could see. Someone is beside him and he reaches out hesitantly for them.

He turns back to face the creature, "looking" in its direction. Kid's voice is quiet, so hoarse he can barely bring the volume above a strained whisper.] Twenty yards. Close enough to reach with its bindings, if they behave as I think they will--like tentacles.

Eyes everywhere. In its hair, forhead, hands too. Do you see the light? When it screams-- [He grimaces.] --it's in the back of its throat. It's trying to swallow it!

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Alright.

[His voice is low, almost soothing, though his body language is tense as a bowstring and ready to snap out any moment.]

I can get it, you just have to direct me. Can you do that? I promise I'll keep you safe if you do that.

[He's moving even before Kid replies, striding out towards the twenty yard distance that Kid mentioned.]

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Don't leave me behind--

[As Bucky moves away from Kid, the teen follows anxiously, movements stilted. And now that the two are talking and the soldier is heading towards it, the creature turns to face them.

The anomaly shrieks again, and lunges forward as Bucky moves towards him--twenty yards rapidly becomes ten--and the bandage-like tendrils lash out at the two of them. Despite being fabric in appearance, they are strong and sharp and when they strike they do so hard. They scramble for Bucky to keep him back, aiming to wrap around the soldier's wrists and keep him still and in place. They slice into the man's arms, tightening and trying to wind up the limbs. The anomaly shrieks, and the white light is visible in the back of its mouth.

Panicked, Kid runs towards the two of them, stumbling through the landscape he can't see. All he can see is the anomaly, grappling with Bucky. Smaller than the two of them, Kid swings at the creature's abdomen, trying to get it to loosen the grip it had on Bucky's arms. Shrieking, the monster moves to swat Kid away with another tendril; Kid falls back to the ground.]

It's--did it let you go? At least looser? Light's-- [Holding his head, Kid tries to reorient himself. The one strike had been enough to leave him momentarily disoriented.] --in its mouth!

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[It's only because he can't see the creature that he doesn't manage to avoid the first attack, tendrils grabbing his only arm and one empty sleeve that promptly rips away from the rest of the coat.

He snarls when Kid is batted back, instincts going into overdrive, and immediately lashes out with his feet. As soon as he feels his foot connect with something, he uses that as guidance for where to aim his next volley of attacks, not letting up until his arm is free and he can punch directly towards where he hopes the mouth is.]

Mouth, where is it? Up or down? Direct me here!