Day 162 | [OPEN] Swing me these sorrows, and try delusion for a while

[hellpyre]

Who: Rin Okumura, a certain exorcist, and you
When: Day 162
Where: The Skyway Entrance/Exit
What: It was only a matter of time before some one fell...
Format: Action
Warnings: Character death

[It shouldn't have gone this way...

It shouldn't have happened...

Some one may have gone down for good eventually, actually taken out on the Skyway instead of just vanishing like so many others, but it shouldn't have been her.

And yet it had happened.

A Gasfella of a different color, bigger than any Rin had seen before. Faster, stronger, hitting harder than even two demon exorcists could handle.

And it wouldn't listen to Rin, no matter how much she tried to talk it down. That was what Coin had been encouraging, right? Too bad it didn't work.

They tried to run. Tried, and failed. They were on the end of a losing battle. Night was sporting multiple gashes across her body, and had been knocked around several times. Rin had nearly lost her right arm, making swinging her sword difficult. She had been tossed through two stone walls hard enough to break both of them. So they ran, trying to get back to the Bastion before this two on one battle became even more messy.

But one wrong turn, one poorly chosen direction, and they were cornered.

That's where it had all gone wrong. Night had put herself in front of Rin in spite of her screaming protests. She couldn't fight back, there wasn't enough room, and burning the bastard wasn't working. She put her sword up to block the swings of that massive axe. Hit by too powerful hit, the sword began to crack.

Rin screamed. Begged for Night to stop, to put her blade down so they could run.

Night looked back at her.

A sad smile.

"You've got some one to go back to, don'tcha kid?"

The blade shattered, and Night collapsed in front of her, body still.

Rin could barely remember what happened after that. For several minutes she just... raged. Out of control, howling with anger and tears as she launched herself at the Gasfella. Her fire didn't do much more damage than Night's had, but her frenzied attacks must have gotten to it because eventually it did flee, floating off in a manner that was almost limping.

It took her a long time to calm down after that. Wounds were healing, but her head was spinning and her eyes burned with tears. She eventually found enough strength in her legs again to return to Night, but her body was cold, and the sword lay in shattered pieces around her. Rin touched a piece, but it was as if the demonic enchantment on the blade had been shattered as well. The steel felt just as cold, and the edges were no longer sharp.

She couldn't be dead she just couldn't be dead. Rin refused to believe it. She had to get her back, back to the Bastion. Some one there had to help her.

Slowly, she gathered up the shards, and though she trembled and sobbed, she lifted Night's body in to her arms and stumbled away from that corner they had hidden in. She limped her own way back to the Bastion, taking the pathway back to the Bastion where she landed with Night still in her arms where she fell to her knees and screamed.]

SOME ONE HELP! PLEASE!

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[daughterofursa]

[It would be hard to ignore that sound. Zuko isn't far from it, and running towards it, she quickly spots Rin and the girl in her arms. The both of them look like hell, worse than Zuko has seen before even growing up in the middle of a war. Bending doesn't do this to a person.

The completely idiotic thing she said before comes back to her, about people who fall on the Skyway being fools. She wants to take it back and apologize for not knowing any better, but this isn't about her.

She quickly closes the rest of the distance and crouches down in front of Rin.]

We need to get you both to a healer.

[Obviously, but she feels like she needs to say it aloud to keep her head. Rin doesn't look like she's in much condition to walk, much less carry someone, and Zuko reaches out to try to take the other girl from her. That's when she realizes, it's too late for one of them. Is Rin even aware of it?

...the fact stands, it'll be easier for Rin to get help if she's not carrying the body.]

Let me take her.

[fuckthemancers]

[Zulf probably shouldn't be allowed out right now. He's still not exactly... okay in any real mental or emotional way. Honestly, it's just been a lot of attempts to isolate himself and occasionally appearing in the kitchen to help out.]

[Still, when he hears that scream, he moves out of habit. Zuko is there first, but Zulf is soon there right after. He's not even that close when his eyes land on the body in Rin's arms and understanding flashes through his eyes.]

[Zulf is far too familiar with the dead to be unable to recognize them when he sees them.]

[He comes to stand besides the two women, gaze heavy and brows drawn together. One hand goes to Rin's arms, gently encouraging her to let go and surrender the body to Zuko. The other goes up to her face to cup her cheek- the cultural significance of that will go right past her but that's alright. He just wants to offer her some comfort. When she finally realizes- or perhaps lets herself realize- what's happened to Night, she's going to need it.]

[hellpyre]

[She knew people would hear her. Regardless of the growing size of the Bastion, the relative silence of the place meant voices carried, and screaming voices really carried.

And she was pretty damn loud when the moment called for it.

Zuko was first, and right then that conversation was furthest from Rin's mind. She heard her words, but some part of them wasn't registering fully. Healer? For both of them? Would that even work? She just looked at the other girl, absolutely stricken, the only pain she felt currently being the emotional kind.

Then Zulf was there, touching her arm, her face, not saying anything but obviously trying to get her to understand... something

No. No no no it was all wrong it was all wrong--]

Her sword broke!

[Her voice comes out in the same shrill pitch that she'd screamed at, tears falling heavy down her cheeks. The shards of the blade had been wrapped up in the bottom of Night's long skirt in order to carry them back, the handle wrapped in Night's hand with the shattered tip visible.]

Sh... she was just tryin' to protect me! She doesn't need a healer, she needs her sword fixed! Please! Do something!

[She wasn't even thinking about herself, her wounds, the fact that her nearly-taken-off right arm and her broken left wrist really should have prevented her from carrying anything, and how her legs were a mess of deep gashes, scrapes and bruises beneath her skirt.

No, she was entirely fixated on Night, and going on about a sword as if that would make any bit of difference. Never mind that to anyone not up on demon lore she probably sounded insane with grief.]

taking care of the body :<

[daughterofursa]

[Zuko watches the others drag Rin away, making no move to follow. They have enough help, and she seems to have saddled herself with the more solemn duty of taking care of the dead. It seems almost ironic considering her earlier disrespect. She looks down at the girl's body and notices for the first time how much she looks like Rin. They could have been sisters.

She glances after them, towards the hospital, and then looks to Zulf.]

...where should I take her until the funeral?

[Colin clearly said to take her to the hospital, but that seems strange to Zuko. In her family, this burden fell to the Fire Sages.]

[fuckthemancers]

[Zulf is still staring off towards where the others dragged Rin, lips thin and a myriad of emotions flickering through his eyes. None of them are particularly positive. Finally, a frustrated sigh hisses out from between his teeth.]

[He has no idea what Colin could want to do to the body but as of right now, he's one of their more intelligent residents.]

[With no small amount of reluctance, he points in the direction of the hospital only to hold his hand up in the almost universal gesture of 'wait'. They don't want to go there too quickly when Rin is still in the state she's in. Just a moment, and then they'll follow to find a place to gently place Night in one of the hospital's many rooms.]

[Following the 'wait' gesture is another one, two fingers held up before they snap together and point in the direction of the shrine again.]

[How good are you at charades, Zuko?]

[daughterofursa]

[Not quite good enough, apparently.

Zuko thought she was following until that last gesture, but now she's about back to her original question. Make up your mind, Zulf.]

What was that about the shrine?

Looking For Help

[windgod]

[Choking back his own sadness, Ippo nodded and dashed off to find someone, anyone who could help Rin's injuries; on a normal day he would have gone looking for someone in particular, but since he hadn't seen Dr. Stein in some time, he was just relegated to dashing around looking high and low for anyone with medical experience. At the very least his feet were swift and his voice was powerful enough to get someone's attention if it came to that; he just hoped that it wouldn't take that long, those wounds looked serious enough to make him worry even more than he would have normally, and that was saying something.]

Re: Looking For Help

[notduchess]

Hey, running like that-

[ The knight steps out from the training building and nearly into the running Ippo. ]

You're going to need help too, if you keep it up.

[windgod]

[Ippo skidded and turned on his heel, managing to weave out of Duke's way before coming to a complete stop; he was used to running this fast...coach Kamogawa had put him through worse paces after all, but that wasn't what was important. Without skipping a beat, Ippo pointed towards the entrance of the Bastion with a panicked look on his face as he struggled to get the words out of his mouth.]

R-Rin! She's...she's really hurt, we need...we need someone with medical experience right away!!

Later in the evening | Hospital

[hellpyre]

[Hours passed, and the hospital feel in to an uncomfortable, mournful silence. A silence that passed even in to the Bastion. Outside the walls of the hospital, the Bastion itself was in a state of stillness following the news that went around. Normal day to day activities ceased in a sort of respectful vigil for the exorcist that had fallen on the Skyway.

So many others before her had simply vanished. Lost, with no trace of them to be found.

Night was their first true death.

Needless to say, Rin wasn't handling it well.

With the hospital no longer in chaos from her arrival, Rin had been left with her bandaged shoulder, legs and left wrist in a sling. She was healing, thankfully, with the help from the others. It would be a longer recovery time than what she was used to, but she'd be back on her feet soon enough.

Physically, anyway.

Emotionally...

Well there was a reason she was staring at the wall with a blank expression...]

[ourlegends]

[ She'd missed all of the initial commotion about what happened, but she had definitely heard about it. Hilda hadn't known the deceased herself, but she still felt sad for the loss ... after all, they had all become some sort of little family here during their time in this place, even if not everyone knew each other just yet.

Hilda now made her way to the hospital with Zorua in her arms, who didn't quite understand why Mama was so serious today. She'd heard that Rin was in the hospital and had definitely known the deceased, so she wanted to drop by and see how her friend was doing. Once she came to the room, she poked her head inside before coming in all the way. ]

Rin ...?

[ From her arms, Zorua watched the other person, a tiny whine coming from her. This person was more sad than Mama was ... ]

[hellpyre]

[It hurt to move much, even with whatever they had doped her with. It hadn't done anything to make her sleep at all, but it did relax her if nothing else.

Not enough to sit up when Hilda came in, so all the girl would get in response is a muffled reply.]

Yeah...

[fuckthemancers]

[There's a polite knock on the door, and then Zulf is peeking his head through. He's... more than a bit uncertain if he should even be here, but he came to deliver a few somethings.]

[One of those being a little babby Squirt making its way to Rin.]

[hellpyre]

[Rin can't really move very well. It hurts, even with the medication she's been given. Getting on her side was agony enough so she doesn't move at the knock.

Instead there's just a very soft voice calling out.]

Come in...

[windgod]

[Ippo had left for a short while after Rin was stablized...it hadn't been a pretty sight and there was a few trees near the farm now missing large chunks out of them; but Ippo eventually came back and with a small knock, entered the room. He looked drained...defeated almost as he pulled up a seat next to Rin and sat down; he needed to be strong for her right now, he could cry all he wanted later. Still...he had no idea how he should start a conversation here; however he was feeling...he couldn't imagine how Rin felt, but it was better than just sitting in silence.]

Hey...how's your arm?

[evacuate]

[Only after everything has been cleared and cleaned out does Zia come by. She waits until later in the night, hoping that the inevitable deluge of visitors has calmed by now. Rin doesn't need to be overwhelmed.

She knocks on the door, but doesn't enter the room.]

Rin? It's Zia... Is it all right if I come in?

[therealprotagonist]

[News traveled fast in a small place like the Bastion. It wasn't as if it wouldn't. There weren't that many of them and with everything that happened, it was only a matter of time before everyone knew. Rai tried to find something to take to Rin before heading to see her. The Lost and Found was useless and he was sure that it was more of a trash bin at the moment. So he went around until he finally decided to pick flowers. He picked about seven before he headed to the hospital.

He knocked on the door as he stood in the entryway. Rin looked worse for wear. Whatever she and that other girl, Night, ran into, it had to be bad.]

Hey girl, can I come in?

[stormsinbraids]

[ Rin.

There is a glass dragon working her way over, perching out of the way to inspect the girl in the bed for a moment.

Then Chime lands in Rin's lap. There's a moment, if Rin takes it, to look at the little glass dragon and see several small flower blossoms in her belly, before the dragon retches.

And now there is a little flame shaped bit of glass, with a pretty little wildflower in it.

Present. ]

[heptagram]

[Of course, Patchouli barely knew Night, but she knew that someone had died and someone she knew somewhat was injured. She thought it might be a good idea to visit Rin, though. So, poking her head in...]

Rin?

[dragonform]

[He had learned plenty from Colin after their little chat. The monster who did this would be hunted, and Ryu would ensure justice would be done. However, striking in anger rarely leads anywhere good. He also feels it important to see to Rin herself, even if he doesn't know her.

A soft knock at the door comes, though the voice and appearance may be unfamiliar.]

Pardon, may I come in?

[kyotoprincess]

[After the whole ordeal with taking care of Rin, Bon had disappeared for a bit to check on Night's body. He wanted to confirm a few things, to try and see what could be done for the lost demon. Ultimately, he had told the others to do funeral arrangements for Night, but to save the sword shards. He had an idea, but it would be a while before it could be done.

Once he's done with that, he goes back to their apartment to grab a change of clothes for Rin. Then he goes back to the hospital.]

I brought you a change of clothes, for when you're ready to go home.

[he sets them down on a counter in the room, and then moves to sit in a chair next to Rin's bed.

Yeah, he's not addressing the elephant in the room yet.]

[coolerthansora]

[Like most people, Roxas has heard what happened by now. He didn't know Night, and he may not know this Rin as well as he knew the Rin in Vatheon, but he still has a pretty good idea of how hard she's going to take it. The Rin he knew had such a great capacity for feeling, which is a good thing when it comes to the positive parts of friendship, and he suspects overwhelming at times like this.

He pokes his head into the room with a soft knock on the doorframe.]

Do you- want some company?

[individuates]

[he could knock. He could. Knocking would be the polite thing to do. But then again, he's seen Rin in her underwear before. He's helped Rin into her underwear before. So holding Tama-chan under one arm, he opens the door, then halts on the threshold, fingers closed around the handle.]

Rin-chan...?

[individuating]

[Hikaru would have had to be deaf, dumb and blind to not have heard the chaos in the hospital - he's currently practically living there, after all - and... news travels fast, in a place as small as this. He's not sure if he's the right kind of person to be of any help, but... Rin saved his life. If there's anything he can do, then he owes it to her to do it.

He knocks twice, before going ahead and opening the door anyway. If it were him in there, he wouldn't bother calling out for anyone to come in. He sticks only his head inside, ready to leave right away if Rin indicates that's what she wants, and then realizes he doesn't actually have anything to say.]

...Hey.

After Colin rallies the troops

[freedom_engineer]

[Colin stops by the hospital then, heading straight towards Rin's room. He stops in the doorway, standing there, running a medical scan before he approaches. No sense in aggravating her condition if she wasn't in better shape yet. But, for now, she's looking as though she can tolerate him. Physically, anyway. Mentally might be another question.]

Evening, Rin. You awake?