[ he glances at ishikirimaru, but he can't keep his gaze on him long enough without having to look away. it... probably wouldn't have been this bad if he wasn't here.
... ]
I guess Ray was right in thinking she was suspicious...
Yeah...he came to me, too. And I told him to think about it, so I guess he went to you guys.
[There's a wince when he hears Ishi's breathing and he shakes his head.] We have to get you both back to the temple. Can you walk? [He can also be a crutch, but. There's a lot of blood and this is bad all around. In the end though...]
I'll check on Ruin later, but...thank you, Ishi. [Even if you lost a hand.] We just need to figure out how to explain why Luna's dead. You know what this means, right?
... I know. I'm not sure you should-- be thanking me for anything.
[that comes with a shake of his head. this is going to be difficult to try to hide, hard to explain, harder still to get away with unless things are a bigger mess than usual. even then, he isn't sure he wants to get away with having killed.
he'll go ahead and try to push himself to his feet, there, using his sword to help, but when he tries stepping forward and puts any weight on his right side-- he very nearly drops again, stifling a pained sound. looks like it's not just the arm.]
[Ishi stumbles and Jack immediately dashes over to help support the other side.]
It's gonna have to be. [Grim. He's shifting to take half of the weight so Taka doesn't tip over from a giant sword, but it's going to be a long journey back.] Mind explaining what else she did to you?
[He's. Mad. But that's only at Luna and she's dead so...yeah don't ask Jack, he's not always a nice person.]
[there are a lot of things that hurt right now, and they're starting to blur together into one large instance of pain-- still worst in his arm and hip, but he takes another steadying breath.]
I just wasn't... expecting it. I can make it.
[and in true ishi fashion, he's doing his best to ignore the pain and just press forward. if he passes out he's not sure the two of them can carry him, so he's just going to have to stay conscious and keep going.]
[ she kept trying to aim at taka, and it kept slowing ishikirimaru down. and she did it on purpose, knowing he'd react that way.
...
but it's time for them to move, because there might still potentially be killers roaming around, and it's best for them to get out of the way as soon as possible. jack still isn't allowed to interfere, and takaomi isn't sure if he'd be able to protect ishi if someone as skilled as luna comes after them. ]
...the only thing I can do is ice it. [Which might help, but it doesn't help now and Jack's mostly annoyed that as a god he has to be hands off.] Pretty sure she wasn't expecting you two either.
[He's taking a step forward to start moving them.] The cabins are close enough. We should be okay if we stick to one of those. [And then they can actually discuss what the hell to do next.]
[he falls silent there, though, his efforts focused on getting to their destination; it takes more concentration than he'd like, and it's slow, but he's still making an attempt to push through and to lean on them as little as possible.]
[ it takes them a lot longer than taka would like, but eventually they reach the cabins. taka lets go of ishi enough so that he can peek his head into them until he finds an empty one that they can get into.
[He doesn't speak as they walk, and eventually they haul Ishi onto a bed and Jack's just going to look around for anything useful.] The good thing is you didn't pass out from shock, so that's a start.
Where else did she attack you? [He's approaching the bed again and just kind of crouching to be at eye level.]
I've read about this kind of thing, but I've never actually...
[ takaomi is a very good student who reads a lot but that's not the same as doing things in practice? so, in theory, he knows how to tend to a broken arm. ]
Do you know of anything that might help until curfew ends?
...we can try setting it. I've seen it enough times from people breaking limbs on the ice, but I can't guarantee it'll be a perfect set. It's better than nothing, and if they're all outer injuries that's better. We'll clean the blood off, check for bruising, see if we can get some swelling to go down. That's all I can really think of.
[Jack hasn't exactly been human for a long time either but he can figure out enough.] I'll just need an extra set of hands and supplies.
I don't think that-- it will heal enough by morning that it cannot be set again, if need be. Go ahead.
[he is definitely starting to mumble slightly, though, because now that he's somewhere safe and lying down-- passing out is quickly becoming all he really wants to do, much as he knows that setting the bones will likely jolt him awake again with adrenaline.
or maybe the pain will leave him unconscious, and he might not mind, honestly.
ishi does manage to add:]
After that, if you can-- find any sort of painkiller... sedative, even-- it would be appreciated.
[he doesn't think he's going to do much sleeping otherwise, even if he does manage to pass out.]
[even in this state, there's concern for taka in his voice, but once he's gone-- ishi exhales, focusing on jack's question. based on where they'd come from and the way they'd seen her go...
he's gesturing in the right direction bc i do not specifically know yet but he would.]
That direction.
[his hand drops, and while taka's out of earshot he adds, quietly:]
... I'm sorry. I kept him from being-- hurt much, but I-- should not have let him be involved in this.
[not after he's seen so much already, not when it was far from a clean fight. especially not after everything else that happened this week that we've been finding out after planning this bc holy shit, guys.]
You say that like he wouldn't have followed you anyway. Taka's just like that. I asked him a while ago if he'd consider switching powers. You can guess what the answer was.
[He should maybe be concerned about Ruin, but....nah.] You did what you could and I'm grateful for that. I'm just sorry I couldn't have stopped it before either of you got hurt. We have to let things play out the way they're supposed to. That's the one bad part about this job.
...he'll be alright. He's a strong kid and you will be fine, too, once we get all of this taken care of. [Hopefully? It's occurred to Jack he's going to have to instruct a 15 year old about medical procedures but that's fine.]
I think... all of you have it worse than we do, in this. At least we may act.
[he knows that if he had to just watch all of this happen, unable to intervene-- it would eat at him the entire time. it would be the hardest thing, watching people die and having his hands tied.]
But you're right. He is-- he's strong. I just... wish we did not have to test that strength like this. I fear he will be forced to carry too heavy a weight.
[as expected, he's still more concerned for taka than himself. it maybe hasn't sunk in yet just how bad this is, with his focus still more in survival mode, considering how to deal with the situation and ignoring its effects on himself for now.
ishi falls quiet there, though. this is a lot of talking for someone in his condition.]
[ and he returns, a little more slowly than he wanted because he's still dealing with the concussion from yesterday and from where luna hit him, as well as trying his best not to get caught by anyone who might still be awake right now.
even if he isn't someone else's chosen target, he doubts a potential killer would want to leave a witness alive, so. he moves carefully until he can rejoin them. ]
Sorry...
[ he doesn't normally apologize, but it kind of feels like it's all he's been doing lately. sorry for being late, sorry for getting in the way.
he rushes over to them and sets the supplies down. ]
[No confirmation or denial on that, but it's definitely driving him crazy. He shakes his head, a signal that he's worried, too, but he focuses on waiting for Taka to come back and plotting a course of action.
When the door to the cabin opens he gestures for Taka to settle down.]
It's okay. ...I don't know if I can do much or if that counts as being hands on, but I can advice. Ishi, I'm going to walk Taka through getting your leg set and then we'll take a look at the cuts and bruise. Are you both okay with that?
[...physically, mostly. How can either of them be mentally okay right now???]
[ he doesn't want ishi to worry about having to fix his own damn broken ass body??? it's fine ]
Let's start. We need to get this done quickly so he can get some rest before everyone wakes up.
[ they also need to like. do something about their clothes considering they're covered in blood, but that seems like a after medical attention problem. ]
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I guess Ray was right in thinking she was suspicious...
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[There's a wince when he hears Ishi's breathing and he shakes his head.] We have to get you both back to the temple. Can you walk? [He can also be a crutch, but. There's a lot of blood and this is bad all around. In the end though...]
I'll check on Ruin later, but...thank you, Ishi. [Even if you lost a hand.] We just need to figure out how to explain why Luna's dead. You know what this means, right?
[It means Jack's on trial. And that's...rough.]
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[that comes with a shake of his head. this is going to be difficult to try to hide, hard to explain, harder still to get away with unless things are a bigger mess than usual. even then, he isn't sure he wants to get away with having killed.
he'll go ahead and try to push himself to his feet, there, using his sword to help, but when he tries stepping forward and puts any weight on his right side-- he very nearly drops again, stifling a pained sound. looks like it's not just the arm.]
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[ he immediately goes to try to catch ishi, which
is harder than it should be because there is a massive height difference so ]
Jack, I think it should be both of us--
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It's gonna have to be. [Grim. He's shifting to take half of the weight so Taka doesn't tip over from a giant sword, but it's going to be a long journey back.] Mind explaining what else she did to you?
[He's. Mad. But that's only at Luna and she's dead so...yeah don't ask Jack, he's not always a nice person.]
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[there are a lot of things that hurt right now, and they're starting to blur together into one large instance of pain-- still worst in his arm and hip, but he takes another steadying breath.]
I just wasn't... expecting it. I can make it.
[and in true ishi fashion, he's doing his best to ignore the pain and just press forward. if he passes out he's not sure the two of them can carry him, so he's just going to have to stay conscious and keep going.]
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[ she kept trying to aim at taka, and it kept slowing ishikirimaru down. and she did it on purpose, knowing he'd react that way.
...
but it's time for them to move, because there might still potentially be killers roaming around, and it's best for them to get out of the way as soon as possible. jack still isn't allowed to interfere, and takaomi isn't sure if he'd be able to protect ishi if someone as skilled as luna comes after them. ]
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[He's taking a step forward to start moving them.] The cabins are close enough. We should be okay if we stick to one of those. [And then they can actually discuss what the hell to do next.]
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[he falls silent there, though, his efforts focused on getting to their destination; it takes more concentration than he'd like, and it's slow, but he's still making an attempt to push through and to lean on them as little as possible.]
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and put the poor sword dad onto a bed. ]
Holy shit. How is he?
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Where else did she attack you? [He's approaching the bed again and just kind of crouching to be at eye level.]
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[he gestures to his bad arm with his good hand.]
I think she... broke more than one bone in my arm. I am not as-- experienced with human anatomy.
[so don't ask him to name bones, probably, he's going to have to just indicate where.]
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[ takaomi is a very good student who reads a lot but that's not the same as doing things in practice? so, in theory, he knows how to tend to a broken arm. ]
Do you know of anything that might help until curfew ends?
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[Jack hasn't exactly been human for a long time either but he can figure out enough.] I'll just need an extra set of hands and supplies.
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[he is definitely starting to mumble slightly, though, because now that he's somewhere safe and lying down-- passing out is quickly becoming all he really wants to do, much as he knows that setting the bones will likely jolt him awake again with adrenaline.
or maybe the pain will leave him unconscious, and he might not mind, honestly.
ishi does manage to add:]
After that, if you can-- find any sort of painkiller... sedative, even-- it would be appreciated.
[he doesn't think he's going to do much sleeping otherwise, even if he does manage to pass out.]
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I-- I'm going to go look for stuff we can use.
[ he gets up, stumbles a bit in his haste, before looking back at them. ]
I'll be back soon.
[ and he nyooms ]
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And now he has a rapidly depleting sword, so Jack's just hovering.] ...we'll do the best we can. But Ishi, do you know which way Ruin went?
[He might also just ask to keep the guy conscious but. ]
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[even in this state, there's concern for taka in his voice, but once he's gone-- ishi exhales, focusing on jack's question. based on where they'd come from and the way they'd seen her go...
he's gesturing in the right direction bc i do not specifically know yet but he would.]
That direction.
[his hand drops, and while taka's out of earshot he adds, quietly:]
... I'm sorry. I kept him from being-- hurt much, but I-- should not have let him be involved in this.
[not after he's seen so much already, not when it was far from a clean fight. especially not after everything else that happened this week that we've been finding out after planning this bc holy shit, guys.]
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[He should maybe be concerned about Ruin, but....nah.] You did what you could and I'm grateful for that. I'm just sorry I couldn't have stopped it before either of you got hurt. We have to let things play out the way they're supposed to. That's the one bad part about this job.
...he'll be alright. He's a strong kid and you will be fine, too, once we get all of this taken care of. [Hopefully? It's occurred to Jack he's going to have to instruct a 15 year old about medical procedures but that's fine.]
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[he knows that if he had to just watch all of this happen, unable to intervene-- it would eat at him the entire time. it would be the hardest thing, watching people die and having his hands tied.]
But you're right. He is-- he's strong. I just... wish we did not have to test that strength like this. I fear he will be forced to carry too heavy a weight.
[as expected, he's still more concerned for taka than himself. it maybe hasn't sunk in yet just how bad this is, with his focus still more in survival mode, considering how to deal with the situation and ignoring its effects on himself for now.
ishi falls quiet there, though. this is a lot of talking for someone in his condition.]
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even if he isn't someone else's chosen target, he doubts a potential killer would want to leave a witness alive, so. he moves carefully until he can rejoin them. ]
Sorry...
[ he doesn't normally apologize, but it kind of feels like it's all he's been doing lately. sorry for being late, sorry for getting in the way.
he rushes over to them and sets the supplies down. ]
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When the door to the cabin opens he gestures for Taka to settle down.]
It's okay. ...I don't know if I can do much or if that counts as being hands on, but I can advice. Ishi, I'm going to walk Taka through getting your leg set and then we'll take a look at the cuts and bruise. Are you both okay with that?
[...physically, mostly. How can either of them be mentally okay right now???]
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[ishikirimaru shut the Fuck up you have one whole hand.]
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[ he doesn't want ishi to worry about having to fix his own damn broken ass body??? it's fine ]
Let's start. We need to get this done quickly so he can get some rest before everyone wakes up.
[ they also need to like. do something about their clothes considering they're covered in blood, but that seems like a after medical attention problem. ]
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