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networkinthenight2019-08-18 07:33 pm
callada) wrote in networkinthenight2019-08-18 07:33 pm
Audio | @silent, @parker, @riku | open
[ It has been hours since the lighthouse crew returned to Beacon. You may have seen them around already - checking up on friends and strangers alike, making sure people are safe from the forest spirits and their violence. So it’s some time after that the audio file is posted to the network. ]
Riku: It’s done. The lighthouse is connected.
Peter: That’s the good news. [ a beat; frankly, peter’s tired and it’s reflected in the audible exhale of breath that follows the brief statement. ] Which means we can now communicate with the Lighthouse Keeper and she can communicate with us. I know— things didn’t exactly go as planned, at the lighthouse or — here, but Winters said there’d be a risk. [ the word’s enunciated carefully, with weight; it’s accompanied by the brief sound of movement. that they all knew there'd be the risk of death going into this doesn't change the gravity of what had happened, and though there's more to it than this, peter continues with: ]
—The spirits attacked once they figured out what we were trying to do. [ breath of a pause; amendment. ] Once they thought they figured out what we were trying to do—.
[ in person, peter's attention flickers between rosinante and riku. ]
Rosinante: They came for us immediately when they found us. We ran, but Winters was at the rear and they got him first. Five was first to try and help him, and they killed him too.
[ Said bluntly, matter-of-factly. There’s no desire to beat around the bush, though he does sound solemn as he continues. ]
I can’t speak for the others, but I’ll be here at the Invincible for now if anyone has questions, or needs somewhere to hide.
[ For now, all three are there around the tables by the bar, looking tired and covered in blood and dirt. Worse for wear, but alive. ]
((Feel free to either reply via network or come find them in person!))
Riku: It’s done. The lighthouse is connected.
Peter: That’s the good news. [ a beat; frankly, peter’s tired and it’s reflected in the audible exhale of breath that follows the brief statement. ] Which means we can now communicate with the Lighthouse Keeper and she can communicate with us. I know— things didn’t exactly go as planned, at the lighthouse or — here, but Winters said there’d be a risk. [ the word’s enunciated carefully, with weight; it’s accompanied by the brief sound of movement. that they all knew there'd be the risk of death going into this doesn't change the gravity of what had happened, and though there's more to it than this, peter continues with: ]
—The spirits attacked once they figured out what we were trying to do. [ breath of a pause; amendment. ] Once they thought they figured out what we were trying to do—.
[ in person, peter's attention flickers between rosinante and riku. ]
Rosinante: They came for us immediately when they found us. We ran, but Winters was at the rear and they got him first. Five was first to try and help him, and they killed him too.
[ Said bluntly, matter-of-factly. There’s no desire to beat around the bush, though he does sound solemn as he continues. ]
I can’t speak for the others, but I’ll be here at the Invincible for now if anyone has questions, or needs somewhere to hide.
[ For now, all three are there around the tables by the bar, looking tired and covered in blood and dirt. Worse for wear, but alive. ]
((Feel free to either reply via network or come find them in person!))
@oracle | voice;
They can't be dead!
[ Elden definitely sounds panicked, maybe from the mixture of the attacks, his own magical tank beginning to run low and exhaustion he's feeling a bit unnerved. Especially the fact Winters is dead. Did the time limit on his spell run out? Did it even WORK?
He tries to keep his voice from shaking but it's definitely desperate;]
Are any of you injured? [ Even if two people were dead he was going to at least try not to add anymore to the pile of bodies. ]
@riku | voice;
I can't speak for Winters, but Five's lantern... I don't think he's coming back.
[ It would be more cruel to give someone false hope. ]
Sorry.
[ Are any of them injured? ]
There are people who need it more. If you can't get to the Invincible, I can escort you.
[ He might have a heck of a limp right now but he can still defend others. ]
no subject
No, it's-
we all knew the risks.
[ But as for what Riku says- ]
I can heal multiple people at once, so don't try the whole "honourably sacrifice myself" with me.
LAUGHING HARD, Elden: 1, Riku: 0
There's some hesitation on his own part, too, a hitch of breath that's slightly taken aback. Not that it's the first time anyone's called him out (and with such accuracy), it's just not something he expected.
Actually, he's not so sure what he expected, but an awkward clearing of his throat and he manages a dry: ]
Yes, sir.
[ Maybe he's a medic, too. Maybe he won't run into the same unexpected roadblock Riku had. ]
Can you make it to the Invincible? Or do you need some help?
[ He thinks about mentioning the first aid cabinet at the Church, about Gene. Did he... make it? He's smart, he seems like a guy who knows his limits, he surely wouldn't have gone out into the fray. But what if some of those rampaging spirits got into the Church? ]