Day 197 | Closed/Open

[amnesiadragon]

Who: Ryu (4), Ryu (3), Paarthurnax, and then open.
Open: Closed first thread, but open for people to yell at him as he recovers later.
When: Day 197
Where: Near the entrance to the Skyway; later the hospital.
What: Ryu… is not the smartest of dragons. Through a combination of monster attacks and just being plain clumsy he's managed to injure himself fairly badly.
Format: Doesn't really matter to me. Tooooo meeeeee~.
Warnings: Gross medical things, broken bone.


[The Skyway is dangerous. They've all established that multiple times, through injuries and - well. Night. It's safer to go out in a group, but as long as he isn't planning on going somewhere dangerous it should be okay, right? … Unfortunately, things don't work out that way all the time, and they haven't now. On his way back from the standing stones, the ruins that still call to him, Ryu had encountered a few monsters. Normally, this isn't a problem, but he quickly starts becoming overrun. There's too many out right now, and he makes a dash for safety - only to dash right off the Skyway. His eyes widen and he flails for the edge, but the winds of the Skyway lift him back up, up, up - and down to the ground, scattering the monsters and leaving Ryu dazed. His arm hurts, in a way that surprises him with its ferocity. He stands and stumbles back to the Bastion slowly.]

[When he does manage to reach the Bastion again, he lands in a heap, cradling his arm. As long as he holds it in this position it doesn't hurt quite as much, but he's still only vaguely aware of his surroundings at the moment.]

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[wayofvoice]

[In his time here, Paarthurnax has become quick to the smell of blood. In their still fragile community, the smell lf blood is a sign that something has gone horribly wrong and must be fixed. Even though things seem steady, Paarthurnax knows that it does not take very much for things to start falling around their ears.]

[So when he catches the smell of blood coming from the Skyway, he heads to the entrance to the Bastion. Dragons on the ground are not particularly quick, but their size means greater striders and that is what he counts as he quickly makes his way to his fallen disciple. Quickly, his warm breath is gusting over Ryu's fallen form.]

Volgyol. Can you rise?

[He only needs a little bit to nudge his nose underneath him and up onto his snout- as gentle as he can be.]

[amnesiadragon]

[Ryu lets out a quiet moan, trying to struggle to his feet. He reaches out to try to grab on to Paarthurnax, but his grip is somewhat weak and his movements are slow. He nearly gets there, but falls to his knees again. He's wiped himself out as is dragging himself back, and every bump to his arm feels like ice shooting through him.]

[He shakes his head, leaning against the other dragon and sniffling.]

[wayofvoice]

[So it has become that bad. He makes a low rumbling noise deep in his throat as Ryu leans against him, thinking carefully. Using his jaws would likely just aggravate his injuries further- they would be of no help. Really, there is no delicate way for him to do this.]

Take care. We will take you to the healers.

[Best he can, he tries to nudge Ryu onto his head. With his horns and spikes, there are plenty of places for the youth to get wedged into. Hopefully.]

[amnesiadragon]

[He takes a deep breath, and stands as well as he can. He manages to drape himself over Paarthurnax's snout, letting his injured arm hang. It still hurts a lot, but since he has a little control over how his arm is positioned it's not as bad as it could be. He wiggles a little until he's snug, and presses his cheek against the other's scales. The other is nice and warm, which helps because he feels cold from shock.]

[wayofvoice]

[That is as good as they will get for now. With that settled, Paarthurnax begins to carefully turn himself around. There's one thing he can do, and that's take Ryu to the hospital. After that, however...]

[Well, to say that he's keeping an eye out for someone much smaller is to put it lightly.]

[dragonform]

[It's not as though Paarthunax is quiet about traversing through or above the Bastion, so Ryu comes out of the hospital to greet his teacher in their shared language. It's when he spots his counterpart looking more than a little messed up that Ryu drops the usual pleasantries and rushes to the other Ryu's side.]

Do you know what happened to him?

[He doesn't wait for a response, but he brings Ryu to the closest room with a window so he can still hear Paarthunax clearly enough. Since his arrival, he's gotten better about knowing what medicines are where, and Colin's first aid lessons have bolstered what he already knows from Rei.]

[amnesiadragon]

[The younger dragon leans into his counterpart, trying not to groan too much. His skin is cold and clammy, but at least there doesn't seem to be any kind of exposed bone. His arm actually looks fine from the outside, but from the soft hisses of pain he's clearly feeling something inside.]

[wayofvoice]

Nid. Attacked on the Skyway, likely. [A brief moment of thought-] He was giving most care to his arm when I happened upon him.

[dragonform]

Could be a sprain, could be something worse.

[His answers come short and quick, first order of business is palpating the arm gently as he can, trying to verify the condition of his arm for certain.]

Did you fall on your arm? Or did something hit it? Did you hear anything crack?

[Once he knows for certain it's broken, he's going to set about setting it into a splint. After that is some medicine for painkillers and a little magic to dull the pain and set the bone to start healing once it's aligned properly.]

[amnesiadragon]

[He grits his teeth to keep from yelling, and it takes a few moments for the pain to ease before he can respond.]

I f... fell off the Skyway. It was narrower than I thought. I... ngh. The wind blew me back upside-down. I tried to cushion myself but...

[Yeah that clearly didn't go as planned.]

I... maybe I heard a crack? I don't know, it happened really fast.

[wayofvoice]

[All of this is watched over carefully by Paarthurnax, even if he cannot be of much help on the other side of the window. Ryu is someone that has grown to be precious to him. The outcome of this is something he wants to know.]

A crack is never a sign of good.

[dragonform]

[The uncertainty, plus what he's able to gleam by feeling for it is enough for him to set up the splint and expose his arm to a little healing magic to dull the pain and set the bone to start healing.]

It's gonna ache for awhile, but that should at least have you feeling a little better.

[He's moving around the room with some practiced efficiency. He's getting to be a far cry from the confused teenager that showed up trying to help The Kid.]

I guess I have to teach you how to fall properly, too.

[Jokes aren't really his forte, but he figures his counterpart could use something to smile about after drinking the bitter medicine he's about to receive.]

[amnesiadragon]

[He laughs a little bit, though it's strained.]

I'm usually not that bad... I've fallen off of a cliff before.

[dragonform]

Next thing you're gonna tell me is because you were doing it trying to save your Nina.

[Oh, Ryu. If only you knew.]

[amnesiadragon]

[... Well...]

Yeah.... I'd just met her and I didn't realize she could float down...

~some time later~

[amnesiadragon]

[He's still not feeling well, curled up in a bed in the hospital. His arm has been splinted, and it's hanging out to the side as he shifts and tries to find a comfortable position. He's not really tired, but he knows he needs to rest.]

[Some company might be nice, though.]

o/

[daughterofursa]

[She doesn't know this Ryu very well, but he did help her out recently, and she should look out for him in turn. Especially since the people in the Bastion are the only ones she has now. She's trying to reconcile herself to that.

Not that that makes her any good at visits like these. What would her uncle do? Maybe she should have brought him tea?]

...hey.

['Hello' is always a good place to start a conversation?]

[amnesiadragon]

[He recognizes that voice. He struggles to sit up, wincing a bit.]

... Hi.

[daughterofursa]

Take it easy.

[She motions for him to lie back down.]

I just wanted to see how you were doing.

[amnesiadragon]

[He does lie back down, pouting a little. He knows he has to be still but he doesn't wanna.]

I'll be okay, I think. I landed on it badly.

[daughterofursa]

[She glances over the splint.]

I guess this is something that healing magic can't fix.

[She isn't really sure of the limits of it, though.]

[amnesiadragon]

I think it can help, but it'll take time. It's not the same as a cut or something like that.

[dragonform]

It was a little different for us.

[He goes onto explain, doing some additional checks to other parts of his body. The arm would heal in time, but he wanted to make sure there were no other injuries of significant note as his arm.]

We had only just met, and were being chased by some crooks. There was only one way down the mountain, so I did what I could to protect her as we fell.

[If there are any other cuts or bruises, he sets to applying medicine and bandages to those spots.]

She was the first person I ever used my power to protect.

[daughterofursa]

Of course not.

...though, I've never had a broken bone. [So it's not like she says that so adamantly thanks to personal experience.]

[amnesiadragon]

I haven't had one before, either. I've fallen off of a cliff before onto my face but I guess I have a hard head?