snowblindrpg | [log] Event: Howl [open]

[log] Event: Howl [open]

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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[ If she had been focusing on his footsteps and not the lights she can see, she might have. But now with him here, she can do just that.

She has no idea that he's grabbed her, but she thinks of grabbing him when she hears his voice. Hopefully, she does. And it's not in a bad way. ]

Kunsel? Is that you? [ Relief. She shakes her head. ] I can't see anything except lights and monsters. [ A beat. ] And to make things even worse... I can't feel anything. So, if I grabbed you somewhere I shouldn't have--if I grabbed you at all... I apologize.

[To be fair, if he hadn't been the one to grab hold of her first, her attempt to grab him might have made things a little awkward. Well, a little more awkward. Because it's still a little awkward to hold someone who's reaching blindly and acting like she can't feel that she's been stopped.

Which it looks like she can't.]

You're fine, I've already got you. Just stop walking. I don't know what you're talking about with lights and monsters, but I can see everything just fine.

[A pause, because that mention of lights...]

Where are the lights you can see?

[ In this case, looks aren't deceiving. Sheena can't tell that she's stopped--or feel any and all bruises she may have gotten while running into walls. But upon hearing his voice, she pictures herself stopping. ]

Okay! Have I stopped walking? The lights aren't moving like they were before, so I think I have.

[ She tilts her head. ]

You can't see the lights? That's weird. There are red ones that I know I have to stay away from, but there are other ones--blue ones that are okay. You're a blue one. [ She's blushing slightly, Kunsel. Shush. ] There are other ones, too. They kind of glow, and we need to get those.

And they're everywhere.

You've stopped, don't worry.

[He keeps holding on for another moment more, just to be sure, then cautiously lets go. When he does, he's maybe a little pink, too, but he figures the liberty was a forgivable one.

The mention of the lights makes him tilt his own head. Something about that...]

I think you're right. Those sound important to me, too. I can't see them, though. But if you can...?

[A plan's forming in his head.]

Thank Martel. [ A beat and a disgruntled sigh. ] Of all the stupid-sounding things to ask someone! "Have I stopped walking?" Most people know!

[ She makes a few more upset sounds, totally unaware that he's still holding her. If she had been, however, she'd definitely be blushing deeply right now.

And since in her mind she's stopped and upright, letting go has no immediate dire consequences. She remains that way, unconsciously nodding her head vigorously. ]

Yeah! I can see them! [ She starts pointing. ] There. There. Aaaaand...there. Those are the biggest ones, so they must be the closest ones, right?

[ SOunds like someone's getting the same plan. ]

[Same plan indeed. They just need to iron out the details.]

We need to get those lights.

[He feels more sure of that with every passing second.]

If we work together... You can't see, but I could carry you, and you could point me in the direction I need to go, or tell me when a light is almost as big as mine is. Then I'd know that one of them is close.

[ Details, shmetails. She's hardly ever let those get in the way of acting. ]

We do? [ She's feeling they're important, but not why, but if that's what needs to be done, then...

Wait. Carry her? She's about to protest when her common sense kicks in in the nick of time, telling her to agree. ]

Okay. That sounds like a good idea. [ She squints slightly. ] You may want to start now. One of the lights is moving towards us slowly.

[Kunsel automatically looks in the direction she's looking, but he can't see anything that way besides more landscape that doesn't make sense.]

I'll have to trust your word for it. Here, I'm going to lift you now. Try to let your legs go limp.

[Because he's going to try to pick her up now and carry her princess style, and that'll be awkward if she's still trying to remain rigid enough to stand up.]

Trust me. I wouldn't lie about this. It's right in that direction. [ Is she pointing? Because she's thinking she is. ]

Okay. [ And she pictures herself going limp, which may result in her leaning against him as she does. ]

Just let me know when you have me.

[She should at least be able to tell where she's pointing if her finger blocks her view of the light. It'll have to do.]

Okay, I've got you.

[And if only this was under other circumstances. It's too bad that it's only necessity leading to him holding a girl in his arms. But they both have higher priorities, both right now and in general. Best put thoughts like that aside.]

I'll take it slow, until you think you've got a feel for how quickly we're approaching the light.

[Off they go!]

[ If he watches, he'll notice her trying to see if that works by lifting and moving her hand in different directions until she thinks she's got it pegged. ]

Okay.

[ And hopefully, her reflexes kick in so she can loop an arm around his neck to make things easier. Her mind on business, what they may look like to someone else hasn't even entered her mind. Yet. ]

Okay. I'll let you know when to go faster. Just don't drop me, okay?

[ Totally impish. ]

[She's not entirely successful in looping her arms around his neck. One hand bats him right in the face, making him jerk his head back. Can't really blame her for the accident, though. Not when he knows she can't see.]

Promise not to drop you if you promise not to hit me?

[Dryness to match her impishness.]

[ Whoops. Clumsiness multiplied by two thanks to being unable to see and having no sensation. ]

I promise. Although, I'm guessing it's a little too late for that? I hit you, didn't I?

[ He has the dryness of his tone to thank for that. ]

I'm sorry. I'll try not to let it happen again.

You sure I'm not the one who just dropped you?

[He's teasing, keeping things light.]

Don't worry, it's fine. You warned me you can't see or feel. Just worry about warning me about the lights before we run into them.

[ She gives him a wry look. ]

You know, you have a point, but if you just dropped me, then you're on the floor with me--considering how close your voice is.

[ She's returning the teasing in kind before sobering up. ]

Okay. Yeah, you're right. [ And she looks off for a moment, her brows furrowing. ] That one I pointed to before is still bigger than the others, but it's stopped right now. And there aren't any others around it.

[ Allll by itse-eh-eh-lf. ]

Maybe I'm just that clumsy?

[A quick grin that she won't be able to see to appreciate, but might be able to hear in his voice, before he gets back to business.]

Alright, heading that way now. Tell me when you think I should stop.

[He's changing course, aiming for that lonely light.]

Somehow I don't believe that.

[ Yep. She hears that grin and chuckles in response. ]

Okay. [ And she keeps her head pointed in the direction of the light, which hardly moves as they come closer. Her grip tightens and she nods. ]

We're getting pretty close. You should stop soon.

[He takes a few more steps before slowing to a stop, cautiously checking for any sign of the light that she can clearly see.]

Alright, I'm going to set you down now. I think I'm going to need my hands free.

I'd say that's a good idea. [ A beat. ] Unless you planned on throwing me at them.

[ Then she'd really be upset.

But she's already moving to get down, her face still turned towards the light. ]

Blunt force trauma. Good suggestion.

[He is entirely joking there.]

Okay, let's get started...

[And from there, it's going to be an odd night of chasing lights and monsters.]

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[log] Event: Howl [open]

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:)

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I did not get a notif for this!

whoops

Can I shoot the internet now?

No. You still need it.

You mean smoke signals won't cut it?

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Would you mind if we wrap this up soon?

No problem

Done!