[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. ]
And stop asking how to help. We can take care of it. [Not unkindly, but Ishi shut up. With that said, Jack's looking back and nodding.]
Arm first. Try to move it back into place as carefully as you can, straightening it enough to flank it with the planks. Once those are stabilizing it, wrap some of the bandaging around to immobilize it. That should help set it until he can get actual medical attention. Ishi, can you use your free hand to move your shirt to get a better look at the points of impact?
[Medicine is not his forte, someone please take Ishi to a real-ass doctor.] ...the hand is what I'm worried about. If it's an open wound still...it might start bleeding again the minute it's moved.
I think-- we stopped it well enough, but... we will just have to stop it again, in that case.
[there doesn't seem to be much of a choice in moving the arm, so.
his shirt's mostly gone but he probably still has some of the undershirt, actually, because of the stupid bodysuit; he carefully tries to move it out of the way, finds it's not going to work all that well, and just. sighs and murmurs something about it already being damaged before going ahead and tearing it to get it completely off his upper body.]
Will we have to find somewhere else, after this? I don't... know that we should stay here.
[considering anyone else could come in, probably, after curfew lifts.
also with the shirt fully out of the way and any remaining fabric clinging to that arm gently removed: the arm is swollen and bruised in addition to being broken, his torso is littered with similar bruises, and in a few places the impact has broken the skin. also he's probably pretty sweaty after all that fighting? a little cleaning would go a long way.]
Senri and the others are in Beauty's room, so we can't regroup with them later.
[ they need to come up with some sort of cover story too. if the others knew what happened here, he's pretty sure they'd be more lenient on ishikirimaru. but last week, he's pretty sure they wouldn't have voted for rachel if they had found another killer because it was an accident, and look what happened. if they can't find another culprit, and wish ishi in this state, it won't be too difficult to...
[Reusing the same icon because now with the bruising visible he can at least let a little frost coat the bruises and swelling to try and reduce those...and also make Ishi less disgusting. That's not cheating if Taka's still doing all the work and he's supervising.]
Those look pretty bad, too. But we'll have to move once you're stable. If people see you before tomorrow's dream that's not going to be good.
[...] Don't suppose we can blame the forest for this, can we? [An idle thought, but. He sighs and also grabs a spare sheet from one of the beds to help.]
Who're "the others" at this point? How many people know you guys are out here?
Ray. Sasuke is with them, but he doesn't know, so it would probably be kind of difficult to explain if we were suddenly there in the morning...
[ they'd probably have to just flat out confess to him, but he really would prefer not to spread it too much. ]
Ishikirimaru told someone too, I think, but I don't know how much they know...? [ like, if they're aware at all of taka's involvement or what their plan for tonight was. ] But Ray and Senri both knew we were going to try to stick with Ruin tonight.
[ there, ishi is now less sweaty and bloody. ]
... it would probably be easier to blame the forest if it wasn't for his hand.
Mizuki-san. They know, though I have never mentioned you-- they should think I am working alone. I did not tell them my plans this week, either.
[there's the occasional wince whenever those injuries are touched, sometimes a quick intake of breath; beyond that, he does fairly well at not reacting.]
We could try, but we would also have to explain why it happened tonight when I was not this injured before. I don't... think many who know me will believe that I wandered into the forest alone, so close to curfew.
... I do not know that this is something I will be able to get away with.
[and he's had the same thought as taka: even if the others know he did this to protect both ruin and taka...]
And if we do not find any other guilty party, I...
[There's a nod along because yeah, fine, that makes sense and:] Ray doesn't surprise me. That kid's all over the place. And Sasuke's...[He leaves that alone, focusing on what he's doing as Taka takes care of the bulk of the injuries.]
You're right. Unless it's framed that someone else lured you out into the woods, but even that gets sticky. [Ugh.] ...it was self-defense. You didn't actually do anything wrong. Just so we're clear. I don't know, I'll think of something.
[...because yeah. If there's no guilty party besides Ishi, there's no way around this.] ...there's always five of us up for suspicion. I don't know who else is gonna be up there besides me, but maybe if people focus on somebody else, we can buy more time.
[He shouldn't be doing this, but.] ...I can't give too much advice since I'm on trial, and it's interfering. [At least Ishi's less broken, so that's. Cool.]
[ more than takaomi was expecting. he was going to try to get ishikirimaru to the altar room anyway, since jack had told them before it was okay to go to him during curfew hours, but now that he's thinking about it he... has no idea how the fuck he was going to get him there. it took both he and jack to get ishi just to another cabin in a semi-timely manner. ]
If you get in trouble for this-- I'll make up for it.
[ he gets how strict the rules are, and the last thing he wants is for jack to bend them so much that they break.
but for now, he'll move onto trying to set the broken arm. ]
We can probably try to hide his hand, but if we reach a point where they do checks...
You've done more than we could ask for. Please-- don't push it too much.
[the last thing he wants is for jack to get in any trouble for their sake.]
...and yes, they likely will.
[it's- probably a lot more difficult to talk while taka works on that arm, considering how much that definitely hurts, but would he really be ishi if he didn't insist on continuing anyway?
besides, it's something else to focus on, to distract himself from the pain.]
I believe that-- if there is another guilty party, and if this incident-- makes it difficult to locate them... the best thing to do will be for me to come forth. That way, this... does not hinder other efforts.
I did it knowing what could happen. I can-- accept the consequences.
[ishi exhales a heavy, trembling breath, because ow dealing with that arm is painful. he's definitely gone paler, but he turns to jack there--]
...if you would like a chance to speak this weekend, I can ask for you to be called. I believe that- he will listen to me.
Don't worry about it. [Jack knows better than to push too much, but that doesn't stop him from toeing the line. His hands are off and away as he watches Takaomi work, occasionally pointing to advise.]
I can't tell you too much, but with the rule about powers in place it's going to be a bigger mess than usual. There's bound to be a ton of chaos and with some of the things we've got flying around…a lot of fingers are gonna be pointed. Difficult to locate? Most likely, but I need you to really think about that. It'd be like Rachel all over again if you said something too early.
[Voting for someone because it was easy, but still letting killers walk free. That last statement surprises him though and it's visible in his expression.]
What? I…what would I even say though? [It's rhetorical, but. It's a thought, too.] Taka, make sure the bandages are tight so the arm can't shift in the splint.
[ jack has a point... he doubts that anyone but ludger wanted to actually vote for rachel, but after she accidentally revealed herself it was like they had a backup plan to fall back on.
takaomi doesn't want ishikirimaru to be a backup plan.
still, he nods and follows the direction given. ]
... I dunno. But we can ask again before the trial, in case you think of anything. As long as you're not screaming it might go better than last weekend.
[ ambition was so fucking much. ]
If it becomes really obvious that you were involved somehow, then we... probably won't have any choice but to tell the truth. But we also won't know how the rest of trial will go, and maybe we might do well with other potential deaths.
...don't worry. I'll-- I will promise not to do it unless I feel it's necessary, if that helps. Either if there is no hiding it-- or if it adds too much to that chaos.
[much as he's unsure he likes that. he knows what he's done, he should own up to it, but--
but there's takaomi, and jack, and senri, and piety. just earlier this week he'd been told the others would be a mess if he died, and his work isn't done yet. if nothing else, he thinks he might be needed.
so, while he looks a little uncomfortable... he doesn't take it back.]
Just... consider it. If you find you do have anything to say-- I will arrange it. I've put you into this position, so... it is the least I can do for you.
[Jack definitely doesn't want Ishikirimaru to be a back-up plan. It's the main reason he's worried about Saturday but he gives a huff of laughter all the same.]
I can guarantee I won't be screaming, so there's that. Let's regroup tomorrow night if I think of anything. I'll see what I can come up with.
But that's all I ask. Hopefully it's not necessary. I have a feeling most people are still looking for Fortune's killer anyway. You saw what Justice was doing in the courtyard today, didn't you? [Since that was happening.] If something does happen to Ruin tonight, then…that might be everybody's focus.
[He feels kind of bad saying this either way, but he's also a little too protective to just kind of let either of them get into too much trouble.]
Thank you though. If…it comes to that, and we don't think of a better option to summon, I'll see what I can do. For now though, we'll have to figure out how we're getting you back to the temple without drawing too much attention and getting somebody else to look you over.
[ he thought that he should have probably ran after ruin when she left, but in the moment he was too busy trying to make sure luna's attention was on them instead of her. granted, he isn't sure how he could have protected her on his own, but...
it leaves an uneasy feeling that they might have gone through all of that for nothing. ]
We can get Ray. He might not be as good as Jude, but he's the one who helped Senri and Sasuke yesterday.
[if she dies anyway, then he's at least protected taka and taken out someone who was willing to kill a god. if there was more than one person who wanted her dead, maybe there wasn't much they could have done, in the end.
but he doesn't want to think about it yet. tomorrow.
another heavy breath and he's... trying to push himself back up because of course he is.]
Ray will be fine. I-- am willing to trust him. If we can find somewhere safe that isn't... too deep into the temple, I think I can walk.
Let's not worry about that right now. That's definitely a tomorrow problem. [Sigh. The last thing they need is to think about the guilt of possibly letting Ruin get killed anyway because they had their hands full. And anyway, who knows? They won't have answers until tomorrow.
In the end, Jack's slowly satisfied with the work going into stabilizing this old sword and he sits back on his haunches on the edge of the bed.]
We could put you in the offering bowl and see where you wind up. [That's a really bad joke.] The first floor's going to have a lot of traffic especially after the announcement about tonight goes live. But the parlor's on the second. I don't like the idea of you going up the stairs when your hip's this bad, but maybe we can arrange some kind of system to get you up there.
Maybe we can attach him to a rope and pull him up... [ that's also a bad joke. ] The parlor is where Beauty's room is, right? That would probably be the ideal place, but...
[ yeah, taka isn't thrilled about sending ishi up stairs and he's not sure how they'd figure that out.
but it would also mean they'd be able to reach ray as soon as possible and have him check ishi. and taka could maybe dash up another floor to the costume hall to try to get them a change of clothes because they look so fucking suspicious right now just from that alone ]
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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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Arm first. Try to move it back into place as carefully as you can, straightening it enough to flank it with the planks. Once those are stabilizing it, wrap some of the bandaging around to immobilize it. That should help set it until he can get actual medical attention. Ishi, can you use your free hand to move your shirt to get a better look at the points of impact?
[Medicine is not his forte, someone please take Ishi to a real-ass doctor.] ...the hand is what I'm worried about. If it's an open wound still...it might start bleeding again the minute it's moved.
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[there doesn't seem to be much of a choice in moving the arm, so.
his shirt's mostly gone but he probably still has some of the undershirt, actually, because of the stupid bodysuit; he carefully tries to move it out of the way, finds it's not going to work all that well, and just. sighs and murmurs something about it already being damaged before going ahead and tearing it to get it completely off his upper body.]
Will we have to find somewhere else, after this? I don't... know that we should stay here.
[considering anyone else could come in, probably, after curfew lifts.
also with the shirt fully out of the way and any remaining fabric clinging to that arm gently removed: the arm is swollen and bruised in addition to being broken, his torso is littered with similar bruises, and in a few places the impact has broken the skin. also he's probably pretty sweaty after all that fighting? a little cleaning would go a long way.]
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Senri and the others are in Beauty's room, so we can't regroup with them later.
[ they need to come up with some sort of cover story too. if the others knew what happened here, he's pretty sure they'd be more lenient on ishikirimaru. but last week, he's pretty sure they wouldn't have voted for rachel if they had found another killer because it was an accident, and look what happened. if they can't find another culprit, and wish ishi in this state, it won't be too difficult to...
he sighs as he goes to start cleaning him off. ]
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Those look pretty bad, too. But we'll have to move once you're stable. If people see you before tomorrow's dream that's not going to be good.
[...] Don't suppose we can blame the forest for this, can we? [An idle thought, but. He sighs and also grabs a spare sheet from one of the beds to help.]
Who're "the others" at this point? How many people know you guys are out here?
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[ they'd probably have to just flat out confess to him, but he really would prefer not to spread it too much. ]
Ishikirimaru told someone too, I think, but I don't know how much they know...? [ like, if they're aware at all of taka's involvement or what their plan for tonight was. ] But Ray and Senri both knew we were going to try to stick with Ruin tonight.
[ there, ishi is now less sweaty and bloody. ]
... it would probably be easier to blame the forest if it wasn't for his hand.
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[there's the occasional wince whenever those injuries are touched, sometimes a quick intake of breath; beyond that, he does fairly well at not reacting.]
We could try, but we would also have to explain why it happened tonight when I was not this injured before. I don't... think many who know me will believe that I wandered into the forest alone, so close to curfew.
... I do not know that this is something I will be able to get away with.
[and he's had the same thought as taka: even if the others know he did this to protect both ruin and taka...]
And if we do not find any other guilty party, I...
[will most likely be done for.]
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You're right. Unless it's framed that someone else lured you out into the woods, but even that gets sticky. [Ugh.] ...it was self-defense. You didn't actually do anything wrong. Just so we're clear. I don't know, I'll think of something.
[...because yeah. If there's no guilty party besides Ishi, there's no way around this.] ...there's always five of us up for suspicion. I don't know who else is gonna be up there besides me, but maybe if people focus on somebody else, we can buy more time.
[He shouldn't be doing this, but.] ...I can't give too much advice since I'm on trial, and it's interfering. [At least Ishi's less broken, so that's. Cool.]
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[ more than takaomi was expecting. he was going to try to get ishikirimaru to the altar room anyway, since jack had told them before it was okay to go to him during curfew hours, but now that he's thinking about it he... has no idea how the fuck he was going to get him there. it took both he and jack to get ishi just to another cabin in a semi-timely manner. ]
If you get in trouble for this-- I'll make up for it.
[ he gets how strict the rules are, and the last thing he wants is for jack to bend them so much that they break.
but for now, he'll move onto trying to set the broken arm. ]
We can probably try to hide his hand, but if we reach a point where they do checks...
[ the strip search will ruin them. ]
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[the last thing he wants is for jack to get in any trouble for their sake.]
...and yes, they likely will.
[it's- probably a lot more difficult to talk while taka works on that arm, considering how much that definitely hurts, but would he really be ishi if he didn't insist on continuing anyway?
besides, it's something else to focus on, to distract himself from the pain.]
I believe that-- if there is another guilty party, and if this incident-- makes it difficult to locate them... the best thing to do will be for me to come forth. That way, this... does not hinder other efforts.
I did it knowing what could happen. I can-- accept the consequences.
[ishi exhales a heavy, trembling breath, because ow dealing with that arm is painful. he's definitely gone paler, but he turns to jack there--]
...if you would like a chance to speak this weekend, I can ask for you to be called. I believe that- he will listen to me.
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I can't tell you too much, but with the rule about powers in place it's going to be a bigger mess than usual. There's bound to be a ton of chaos and with some of the things we've got flying around…a lot of fingers are gonna be pointed. Difficult to locate? Most likely, but I need you to really think about that. It'd be like Rachel all over again if you said something too early.
[Voting for someone because it was easy, but still letting killers walk free. That last statement surprises him though and it's visible in his expression.]
What? I…what would I even say though? [It's rhetorical, but. It's a thought, too.] Taka, make sure the bandages are tight so the arm can't shift in the splint.
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[ jack has a point... he doubts that anyone but ludger wanted to actually vote for rachel, but after she accidentally revealed herself it was like they had a backup plan to fall back on.
takaomi doesn't want ishikirimaru to be a backup plan.
still, he nods and follows the direction given. ]
... I dunno. But we can ask again before the trial, in case you think of anything. As long as you're not screaming it might go better than last weekend.
[ ambition was so fucking much. ]
If it becomes really obvious that you were involved somehow, then we... probably won't have any choice but to tell the truth. But we also won't know how the rest of trial will go, and maybe we might do well with other potential deaths.
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[much as he's unsure he likes that. he knows what he's done, he should own up to it, but--
but there's takaomi, and jack, and senri, and piety. just earlier this week he'd been told the others would be a mess if he died, and his work isn't done yet. if nothing else, he thinks he might be needed.
so, while he looks a little uncomfortable... he doesn't take it back.]
Just... consider it. If you find you do have anything to say-- I will arrange it. I've put you into this position, so... it is the least I can do for you.
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I can guarantee I won't be screaming, so there's that. Let's regroup tomorrow night if I think of anything. I'll see what I can come up with.
But that's all I ask. Hopefully it's not necessary. I have a feeling most people are still looking for Fortune's killer anyway. You saw what Justice was doing in the courtyard today, didn't you? [Since that was happening.] If something does happen to Ruin tonight, then…that might be everybody's focus.
[He feels kind of bad saying this either way, but he's also a little too protective to just kind of let either of them get into too much trouble.]
Thank you though. If…it comes to that, and we don't think of a better option to summon, I'll see what I can do. For now though, we'll have to figure out how we're getting you back to the temple without drawing too much attention and getting somebody else to look you over.
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[ he thought that he should have probably ran after ruin when she left, but in the moment he was too busy trying to make sure luna's attention was on them instead of her. granted, he isn't sure how he could have protected her on his own, but...
it leaves an uneasy feeling that they might have gone through all of that for nothing. ]
We can get Ray. He might not be as good as Jude, but he's the one who helped Senri and Sasuke yesterday.
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[if she dies anyway, then he's at least protected taka and taken out someone who was willing to kill a god. if there was more than one person who wanted her dead, maybe there wasn't much they could have done, in the end.
but he doesn't want to think about it yet. tomorrow.
another heavy breath and he's... trying to push himself back up because of course he is.]
Ray will be fine. I-- am willing to trust him. If we can find somewhere safe that isn't... too deep into the temple, I think I can walk.
[his HIP is FRACTURED i hate ishikirimaru]
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In the end, Jack's slowly satisfied with the work going into stabilizing this old sword and he sits back on his haunches on the edge of the bed.]
We could put you in the offering bowl and see where you wind up. [That's a really bad joke.] The first floor's going to have a lot of traffic especially after the announcement about tonight goes live. But the parlor's on the second. I don't like the idea of you going up the stairs when your hip's this bad, but maybe we can arrange some kind of system to get you up there.
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[ yeah, taka isn't thrilled about sending ishi up stairs and he's not sure how they'd figure that out.
but it would also mean they'd be able to reach ray as soon as possible and have him check ishi. and taka could maybe dash up another floor to the costume hall to try to get them a change of clothes because they look so fucking suspicious right now just from that alone ]
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