Noctium TDM Overflow

[sing_for_me]

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[ Alex can run, and she can do so in heels, but thankfully the guild had lent her some boots because her usual shoes sure as hell weren’t made for booking it like this. Her knees are banged up and bloodied from how often she’s fallen over, though the bandages on her face were clearly placed prior to arriving here. It can’t be helped though, since every time she tries to move, she ends up running a lot faster than intended. At this moment, she might be charging right at you screaming for you to — ]

PLEASE MOVE!

[ Or maybe you see the odd woman frozen on all fours on the ground as she looks up at you pitifully. ]

Could...you give me a hand, please?

1-1
[ Still in a daze from everything, she follows the flow of people until she reaches the cafeteria. The pain she had felt was undeniably real, but her mind couldn’t wrap itself around everything going on around her. The GemSci were kind enough to change the bandages on her face and offer her the chance to clean up (though she insists on using her own clothes still), but Alex remained on edge. Tray of odd looking food in hand, she’s stiff as she approaches you at your table from behind. ]

Excuse me...is...is it okay if I sit here too? I won’t take long.

2-2

a) Alex wasn’t sure what was more shocking, that she was in a new world with gem people and futuristic technology, or that the government actually gave stipends to people. She turns to someone nearby who she recognizes from the sky station, assuming they received the same offer. ]

Do...you think it’s a scam? Would we need to pay them back with interest? Or would they order us to do something dangerous...?

[ If there was anything Alex had learned from Ergastulum, it was that there were always strings attached. ]

b) They even provided them with devices that Alex had never held before. Sure cellphones were a thing in Ergastulum, but she’d never used one herself. Tapping at pretty much everything, she selects the camera option, gasping as she takes a random shot of someone’s foot. Wanting to try again, she holds it up and uses it to scan around crowd until she finds a suitable target. She takes one shot after another, fighting with how blurry they always come out, the sounds of snapshots might catch your attention, or maybe the flash that suddenly goes off in your face when she gets too close. ]

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[ I realize we are ab out two weeks into the TDM so f you’re interested in doing something else feel free to toss it in or hit me up at mightycheese ]

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[recremation]

[Kanade clears her throat slightly, overall relatively unfazed despite the roughness of her throat.]

Yeah, it'll be fine-- [And then Alex starts walking them along again, so she goes along with it despite looking a bit bemused. She could dig her heels in if she wanted to, but she's not going to complain about getting moving.]

I dunno about people, this place seems kinda the wrong atmosphere for having living people. [Maybe something else, but given what the air quality is like, she doesn't feel like any humans would be able to survive on it for long.] But if we can get somewhere higher up, the air might be a bit less crappy.

[sing_for_me]

[ The expression on Alex’s face as she looks back at Kanade is one of a person who feels she is way in over her head. From what she’s understanding, the two of them might not last long even if they were to find ‘somebody’, right? ]

But will that be enough...?

[recremation]

It'll have to be. [Kanade seems quite determined and confident as she says that - as far as she's concerned, giving up isn't an option. It's not a question of whether they'll be able to find a way out of this situation, but when, at least until they're physically incapable of moving on.]

Just stick with me. I'll make sure you come out the other side of this okay.

[sing_for_me]

[ For someone who just finished clearing up her throat, she certainly sounded optimistic. It pushed Alex to keep trying, and her confident words made Alex laugh despite how weak her body was starting to feel. ]

Sounds like something a hero would say.

[recremation]

That's my job, don't wear it out.

[Kanade says it cheerfully, with an easy grin. Sure, she's stranded on a toxic planet with a slowly rising heat and fever and maybe breathing fire every so often, but she's still dealt with situations that could be considered worse, so she's not going to let this one be the one to take her down.]

But I'm just the kind of person who doesn't want to see anyone give up on the chance at life.

[sing_for_me]

[ It was a little hard to think, and she didn’t really feel like questioning her at the moment. Killing motivation wouldn’t help right now. ]

Good thing I don’t plan on dying any time soon.

[ Not without trying. At least, she wants to think that way, but as they continue to walk the hazier everything becomes. It’s getting harder to breathe and her legs are starting to get wobbly. She wonders if she’s starting to hallucinate or if there really were figures approaching them from afar. ]

Hey...promise...you’re not gonna...give up..?

[ If anything, this person was going to stand a fighting chance. ]

[recremation]

[As they head forward, Kanade remains steadfast - her skin gets hotter and the heat from the fever more intense, but it doesn't become unbearable at any point, perhaps due to their proximity. The toxic gas clearly begins to wear her down after a certain point, but despite the rattle that starts to come into her breathing, she keeps looking onwards and putting one foot in front of the other with a single-minded determination.

By the time they can see figures on the horizon, she's been staring at it for so long that she's pretty sure the new things aren't just her imagination, but Alex's breathless remark gets her to focus on her for a moment, bracing her shoulder for extra support.]

I've never given up on anything in my life. [Her voice is starting to rasp, but she manages to avoid sounding too out of breath.] It looks like there are people coming, so let's see what they want first.

[They're definitely better protected from the elements, from what Kanade can see, so maybe this is a rescue. Maybe they were actually expected. But they won't know until they reach the group, so Kanade tries to keep them moving as long as possible until the unfamiliar faces meet up with them.]