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To everyone currently wearing a communication wire: <Shh! Something above us, be ready to run or fight.>
Draw my sword, be quiet and hidden.
You draw your sword and take a step back, deeper into your temporary shelter. You are inside a tunnel inside a crack in the earth, there's no way whoever it is will detect you unless they search every old nook and cranny of this place. Or unless they have something like scent hounds. Or people like Ike. Or magic. And there's very little you know about this world. So it's very possible they actually have all those things. And that they are coming this way because they are searching for you.
Alan quietly giggles.
Prepare myself to shoot a really big basketball. Or, to put in memespeak:
BEGJN CHARGIN MA LAZOR
You resist the urge to start screaming as you imagine the largest balls you can think of, with the intent of summoning them.
Irine is not wearing her comwire. She simply hasn't thought about it.
Sure thing. Your choice.
"Would be too much to ask for no shit to happen while we rest. Look alive, people. We might have company in the near future."
Go over to Nikolai and use my ears and nose to check the surroundings.
Hmm... The air brings the sound of footsteps. Two pairs, coming vaguely towards you. Also the muffled sound of metal against metal, in rhythm with the footsteps. Smell says human, probably. Three humans, you think? It's a bit strange. Your nose tells you there's definitely two new humans here, but you also think you might be smelling a third one? You are not sure.
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Zechariah reacted by first searching for his staff. Evidently, he could not find his staff, as it had been lost when they, you know, accidentally blew up a town and sorta died. He figured that he could go for the nailboard that Nikolai gave him. He started walking towards where Nikolai was, but then stopped as he realized something. He looked down at his hands and behind him, at his dimly-glowing, aquamarine, crystal wings.
No. I can't rely on a physical weapon. There is a reason I failed before. I have to take care of the problem. I have to be able to trust myself. I have to trust my hands and my soul working together. I can't be doubting myself at every turn.
I got away with it in the Medium because I was able to rely on others to help me and protect me - namely, Artemis. But I don't have him anymore, nor Michael, nor Katrina - not one of them. I have to build my core power and work my way up from there.
And I guess that now is as good of a time as ever to start.
Go help Nikolai guard and investigate the situation. Is there ample light, or is chiefly dark? If the former, practice with my abilities by keeping a very small amount of hardlight shards with me, using my hands to bounce them around and have them revolve around me. If the latter, use the Shadows to conceal myself near a wall or other obstacle and try to creep around our encampment, looking for anything out of the ordinary.
It's the middle of the day. The sky is clear, save for a thin layer of smog. You'd say that's as much light as you could ever hope to find on an Earth-like planet, unless you used some sort of giant magnifying glass.
You summon a few hardlight shards around your torso, like a shifting armour made out of broken glass.
I open my eyes and glance about upon hearing Ike give warning. I then try to stand with everyone else and am reminded why that's a bad idea. I then settle back down and generate some flame, allowing me to change to hybrid form and then get started standing up.
Changing form, once again. This time you manage to generate enough fire to easily transform. But that does little to change the discomfort that brings.
At least you don't produce any smoke while doing so.
((I'm totally naked. So I believe its not assumed I have my ComWire on. Unless you forgot to specify 'everyone except Theri'))
"Well...I feel alive. So that's the first. Not hungry, nor thirsty. I think I just need clothes. Do you have any spares? Oh-" she looked at River's leg, "I guess I'll also need your wound to heal. Anyway I can help there? You can lean on me for support."
Theri tries to sit up and get up, before moving towards her buddy-friend and helping him up (if she isn't fatigued or totally tired).
Do so!
((Yes, that's what I meant. I was talking about the other guys. River hasn't had the time or strength to make one for you.))
"Good. I was... worried. That I had..."He doesn't finish his sentence.
"I wanted to stay awake. To make sure I did well."You feel like you'd expect to feel if you had slept uneasily. A bit tired, a bit hungry, but not enough to make you very uncomfortable and nothing that you need to take care of immediately.
"I am fine. I am strong. I only need time. Rest. And food."He doesn't look so fine though. He looks tired, his voice low, his speech and movements slow.
You get up and approach River. He shrinks away from you at first but after a couple of seconds of looking at your hand he accepts it and allows you to help him stand up.
"I... thank you. You... are not angry?"