[ Part of Jinx bristles, as if Vi were suggesting she can't take care of herself, but the truth is, Jinx does get lost in her work and forget to eat sometimes. Like now. Her stomach grumbles at the thought of food; thankfully Vi isn't near enough to hear it. ]
[ Her communication device is a bit fucked up from some rubble but that's fine, she can still use it. Not that it matters, since she couldn't even reach her sister before the extra trouble came outta nowhere.
It doesn't stop her from continuing to try reaching her through the dented pocketwatch, especially once she realizes just where her sister might be, and why she might not be responding. Would Powder still put herself in danger to try to prove herself?
Vi tries to hide the panic when occasionally calling for her sister again, but she's a bit shaken from having gotten this far after seeing what she did in the first level. What if she was wrong about all of this? ]
─der? [ Her voice cuts in and out. ] Powder? Are─ [ More white noise. ] ─me, please! Tell me where you are. I'm not─ [ Another break in the network. ]
Vi? [ Jinx shakes her communicator furiously. It doesn't make the message transmit any clearer. Desperation and anger build until she throws it into the distance... and immediately runs after where she heard it land. The mirror inside is shattered when she cracks it open, but she can still hear faint echoes of her sister's voice. They may or may not be coming from the device. ]
Vi! I'm down here, [ she supplies, not knowing how much, if anything, will get across. ] I'm in hell.
[ Vi hears the word 'hell', at least, and that's enough. It nauseates her to think of Powder down here, but at least Vi's deduction had been right. Hearing her sister's voice is enough for her to actually pause and take a breath of relief. Alive. She can't stay put for long, though, even if she probably could use a rest. She hasn't been seen by a medic in some time, and it shows. A couple of cuts and bruises are old, with fresh ones overlapping, but there's always one more thing to deal with.
She'd be a lot worse off without the gauntlets, though. Even now she keeps them near while holding her watch close, giving it a little shake like that will actually do anything.
Why?! You need to get out of here! she wants to shout. But she has to find her first. She can't risk scaring Powder away. ]
Powder! Where? How far?
[ After a moment of nothing coming back through, Vi grunts and grabs the gauntlets to move again. Maybe if she can get closer, the magic will get stronger. Is that how it works? It should make sense.
None of this makes sense, though. This whole place makes her skin crawl... What even are the buildings made of? It takes awhile for Vi to realize what she can hear in the distance sounds like a heartbeat, drowning out her own. And she's heard more than that...
There are animals, or worse, out there somewhere. More monsters? If some of the demonic remains Vi has come across are any indication of what's out there, then she needs to find Powder, take her people and leave this doomed kingdom in the dust.
The citadel isn't worth Powder's life. ]
Powder?
[ Before Vi can continue to plead with her to get out of here, she spots something in the distance. The sight of tentacles immediately makes her wary, but...there are stairs beyond the creature.
What if Powder made it beyond? Further down? Should she keep searching here, or try to get past the tentacle creature? She doesn't feel much like negotiating, but something about the creature keeps her from wanting to immediately attack it.
When it begins speaking (a woman?), Vi seems to momentarily forget all about the communicator or what she was using it for, straining to get closer to better understand what the woman's saying. ]
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Date: 2023-01-31 03:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-01-31 05:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-01-31 06:10 am (UTC)i know you're not a kid but you're still my baby sister. i can fight better if i know you're safe
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Date: 2023-01-31 02:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-01-31 03:55 pm (UTC)no i'm not! i was never
[ She stops and thinks
for once. OK Vi, regroup. Re...assess. Rewind.Once Vi learns that Caitlyn's lurking around the Wards she'll be glad for her sister's rebellion. ]
if you're out there in the line of fire i'm going to be distracted. you know you don't need to fight to help
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Date: 2023-01-31 08:34 pm (UTC)1/3
Date: 2023-01-31 09:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-01-31 09:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-01-31 09:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-01-31 09:41 pm (UTC)[ She really wants to believe that. ]
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Date: 2023-02-01 04:11 am (UTC)[ Vi needs to believe that despite what she's seen. ]
still need to eat though. have you had breakfast? i've still got plenty from my last mountain trip you know. pick your poison
[ Anything she's been hoarding from Serthica or the inn (which isn't much beyond food and liquor) is Powder's as far as Vi is concerned. ]
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Date: 2023-02-05 07:34 pm (UTC)yeah ok
did you eat already?
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Date: 2023-02-21 01:29 am (UTC)where are you?
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Date: 2023-03-30 10:29 pm (UTC)It doesn't stop her from continuing to try reaching her through the dented pocketwatch, especially once she realizes just where her sister might be, and why she might not be responding. Would Powder still put herself in danger to try to prove herself?
Vi tries to hide the panic when occasionally calling for her sister again, but she's a bit shaken from having gotten this far after seeing what she did in the first level. What if she was wrong about all of this? ]
─der? [ Her voice cuts in and out. ] Powder? Are─ [ More white noise. ] ─me, please! Tell me where you are. I'm not─ [ Another break in the network. ]
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Date: 2023-03-31 01:52 pm (UTC)Vi! I'm down here, [ she supplies, not knowing how much, if anything, will get across. ] I'm in hell.
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Date: 2023-03-31 05:39 pm (UTC)She'd be a lot worse off without the gauntlets, though. Even now she keeps them near while holding her watch close, giving it a little shake like that will actually do anything.
Why?! You need to get out of here! she wants to shout. But she has to find her first. She can't risk scaring Powder away. ]
Powder! Where? How far?
[ After a moment of nothing coming back through, Vi grunts and grabs the gauntlets to move again. Maybe if she can get closer, the magic will get stronger. Is that how it works? It should make sense.
None of this makes sense, though. This whole place makes her skin crawl... What even are the buildings made of? It takes awhile for Vi to realize what she can hear in the distance sounds like a heartbeat, drowning out her own. And she's heard more than that...
There are animals, or worse, out there somewhere. More monsters? If some of the demonic remains Vi has come across are any indication of what's out there, then she needs to find Powder, take her people and leave this doomed kingdom in the dust.
The citadel isn't worth Powder's life. ]
Powder?
[ Before Vi can continue to plead with her to get out of here, she spots something in the distance. The sight of tentacles immediately makes her wary, but...there are stairs beyond the creature.
What if Powder made it beyond? Further down? Should she keep searching here, or try to get past the tentacle creature? She doesn't feel much like negotiating, but something about the creature keeps her from wanting to immediately attack it.
When it begins speaking (a woman?), Vi seems to momentarily forget all about the communicator or what she was using it for, straining to get closer to better understand what the woman's saying. ]