On the Road Again...

[mercwamouth]

[Four people are picking their way through the darkness, following a glowing bubble of gold and blue light. The light runs along a wire held by Mu, who is walking at the front, glowing gold. Next is Hei, who is glowing blue and looks pale--he's hallucinating badly. Last comes Deadpool, sans his usual red outfit and mask, his skin covered in scars and tumors, carrying a limp Misaki.]

Just stay awake Misaki, alright? No falling asleep. We're almost there.

Li... [She's not really coherent at this point, wax pale and sweating, her eyes open but not seeming to register anything in front of them.] What happened...?

That's not Li, Misaki, that's Hei. She doesn't seem like she's getting much better.

[Ignoring Deadpool and responding to Misaki] You're injured, likely in shock. I can't see well enough to tell.

We're heading for the b-- [Hei pauses and stumbles a bit before catching himself, forcing himself to focus.] --the ballroom. I think.

Heard about that place. Sounds like a good place to go. Shelter and clothes. Probably other guys too.

So how do we find this place? Everything looks the same and we can't really see well to boot.

I'm following my intuition.

...You really are a woman.

...

[Weak chuckle.] Don't underestimate a Saint.

[She stirs briefly, glaring at nothing in particular. She certainly sounds coherent.] Calling him a woman is hardly underestimating him, Hei. [Blink.] Where did the sky go?

[Smiles to himself.] Didn't...mean it that way, Misaki. [Stumbles again and briefly rubs his forehead.] The stars went out. But they'll be back. And until then we've got some light. [The glow around his outline intensifies a fraction.]

...Anyone know any traveling songs?

[ooc: Believe it or not, this was a pain in the butt to arrange]

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[mercwamouth]

Right, because sexual references are completely typical conversation topics used for psychological experimentation.

[Distracted by Misaki]

...We can argue later, Man-Ho.

Mu, if its not asking too much, could you try and ease Misaki? How much longer do you think it'll be for her to recover fully? She seems to be getting worse.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[He has to remind himself you do not shoot people just because you're annoyed at them. Misaki better appreciate the effort when she's sane again] Will it wear off on it's own if we give it enough time, or does this have anything to do with the darkness?

[lamb_of_gold]

I've tried to, thus far - her current state of mind seems to be warping my Glamour Illusion, though. It's poison, I think. There's nothing really we can do but wait for her to expel it herself - I'd bleed her, but she's too weak to handle something like that now. The darkness may also have a factor in it, since she seems to have developed a phobia of it.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[The word 'bleed' triggers the image of shadows oozing out of the marks on her arm where the creature bit her. She stares at them for a moment, the color of his skin fading from pasty to frost white.

She digs her nails into her arm hard enough to draw blood; the drops turn into ants and burrow back under her skin.

She grabs her gun, thumbs off the safety and points it at her arm.]

You sons of bitches--!

[mercwamouth]

[OMG REFLEXES! Deadpool moves in and attempts to disarm Misaki before she has a chance to fire]

She has a gun!? Why didn't we notice this sooner? Crazy People + Guns = Bad Times. Trust me, I know.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[While Deadpool reaches for the gun, Jack tries and get a hold of Misaki's arms, to keep her from injuring herself further]

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Fighting them both with surprising strength considering the situation--but from her perspective they're shadow creatures, made up of flailing black tentacles like the ones now sprouting from her arm. Her finger is still on the trigger and she's not letting go. There's a sharp crack as Deadpool finally manages to get the gun away. The bullet grazes her arm near Jack's hand and takes a chunk out of the floor.]

[lamb_of_gold]

[VERY CALMLY pins her wrists, letting the glow travel up her arm to heal the marks there]

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Stills almost immediately; the darkness retreats again, peeling away from Jack and Deadpooland rolling itself up into the corners of the ballroom. Her eyelids flutter.]

Mu?

[lamb_of_gold]

Yes?

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[The shadow-tentacles sprouting on her arm flail and evaporate. She watches until even the mist is gone. She forgot she said anything to him already; her eyelids slide down, flutter up, slide down... She sighs and relaxes into sleep.]

[mercwamouth]

[Unloads the gun and chucks the ammunition somewhere]

Well at least she's asleep again. Good work, Mu.