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Aia Anthos BOT 19-Feb-23 06:21 AM
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Aia Anthos BOT 19-Feb-23 06:56 AM
Boom. Her gaze cast towards the sky as twinkling lights exploded in the sky. Fire painted in the colors of the rainbows sparkled and glittered like the shimmer of sunlight on as it danced on water's edge. The ground shook, rumbling and grumbling as the exploded in the sky, captivating all of her attention. She was sure that she could look at it for hours, her eyes sparkling as she imagined all of the lovely things that they had created. She knew not how they had come to harness such magic, yet she knew well that the Elders called it Technology. "Are these technology, too?" She questioned softly, her gaze remaining on the darkening sky as the colors faded from view. Curiosity killed the cat. That was what the Elders claimed. They said technology was a dangerous thing, something to be avoided. It was a danger to them all and it should be avoided at all cost. Aia disagreed. After all, if it were to be feared, why would they have made it so pretty? Her eyes glistened as the sparks of flame sparkled in the night sky, falling towards the ground and leaving streaks of smoke in their path. There once had been a time when mankind and they were close. Aia wondered what those days were like, the days when nymphs had mingled amongst them and made friends with them, even walked hand in hand with them. Those must've been fun days in her mind, days where they explored the world with one another and shared their love of what was around them. It wasn't like that anymore. Aia knew not how long ago it had been since those days, but few nymphs still lived to tell the tales. It was Leah who had told her about it, an elderly rosebud whose thorns remained in tact. While Leah had a bitter personality and her buds no longer looked so fresh and sweet, Aia spent many a day alongside the elderly nymph, listening to her stories of the good old days. Aia was quite sure that Leah was one of the few who still spoke of those days with fondness, after all, she had once had a human lover
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who she had spent many a day with. Aia wondered what it was like. After all, could someone who had brought such beauty into the world be as dangerous as the elders said? "Aia.. you know not to be inspired by it's beauty." Levian frowned, rubbing the back of their neck, shifting against the back of the tree they were propped up against. "Yes... those are technology too... it's kind of scary how they've developed such things..." "You surely are nothing more than a coward, Levian." She pouted right back, her hand reaching forwards towards the sky as she imagined dancing amongst the flames that fluttered in the sky. "How could something so beautiful be dangerous?" She questioned, pushing off of the branch that she sat on to stand, ignoring the way the branch wobbily shuddered due to the shifting of weight. Levian shivered and clung to the branch, "AIA!" They exclaimed, "You'll break the branch if you move like that!" She giggled and pushed off the branch, cascading onto a nearby one, "Proving my point, scaredy cat~" She teased, letting her fingers latch onto the base of the tree as she spun around. The treetops were her favorite place. It was home to the nymphs after all, their homes existing in the very highest of branches, out of the sight of mankind where they couldn't reach unless they climbed to even higher heights. Part of Aia was sure they would develop some sort of technology to do so, after all, if they could bend fire to their will and make it dance in the sky, could they not develop a way to climb the tallest of trees?
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She paused and swung onto the branch, her eyes lighting up as she watched the branch bob and sway. "Levian, do you truly think something so stunning is to be feared?" She questioned, her voice softening as she settled to sit on the branch once more. "Mhm... It surely will be the death of you. Scaredy cats are scared for a reason, I'll have you know. Fear is healthy and rational. You surely are the weird one if you have not realized such." They pouted, tucking a tuft of loose hair behind their ear. Levian was a clover nymph, their greenish white hair short and choppy. It was nothing like Aia's long tangling locks, her own hair much resembling the tangling vines of wisteria that she had stemmed from. A sigh escaped her mouth as she leaned back, her gaze almost bored as she wondered whether there would ever one day be a day where they would face their fears and come out of their hiding.
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BOOM The ground shook and the leaves shivered in reverb, clinging to the tree tirelessly in fear. Levian cried out in horror, clutching to the tree branch as they fell backwards. "Aiaaaaaaa! I'll fall!" They whined, dangling from the branch like a child. She paused and looked towards the sky, watching as flames filled her eyes. "Fire..." She swallowed and watched in horror, almost ignoring Levian who was dangling a branch behind her. The sparks that had danced in the sky had caught on fire, the trees burning up in a burst of smoke. "There's a fire..." She muttered, turning before jumping down a branch to grab Levian, "There is no time to panic. Don't be a pussy willow for gods sake." She warned them, helping them down the branches to the ground once more. "Aia there is a fire--it's-- It's everywhere!" They exclaimed in fear, clinging to her. "I can see that... we need to get away from the forest. We--" She bit her lip and grabbed their hand, sprinting towards the edge of the forest, her heart pounding. "But the forest-- it's safe in the forest! They're out there Aia!" "I don't care! Come on!" She dragged them behind her, her feet pulling her forwards without hesitation. There was no time. The fire was catching much too fast, smoke filling their lungs as they ran. Ran. Ran until their feet were sore and their lungs were so filled with smoke that every breath burned into them. She gasped for fresh air as she pushed through the thicket of the edge of the forest, tearing out to stare at a cabin. "H-HELP!" She cried out, risking everything that she had ever known. She was asking them, the enemies, the dangerous... to save them. @darkkid1000
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Lindo BOT 19-Feb-23 09:02 AM
It had been four days, since Lindo waved goodbye to his family before boarding a train into the country. Two days since he had arrived by uber to the cabin in the mountains over looking the city below. This was Lindo's retreat, He fianlly got to break away from working on tech for his twin, and older sister. One to make her concerts more unique, and the other to make house chores simpler. Not it was his turn to get away so he could figure out what the hell he was going to make for himself. He wanted to make something where he could leave a mark on the world, be the next Nicholas Tesla, Thomas Eddison, Einstine... he wanted to change the world for the better. He WAS going to change the world for the better!. These were the affirmations he had been repeating through his head as he sat at a desk in the cabin. behind him was a large mound of crumpled up papers littering the over flowing trashcan. "BUT HOW!" he groaned slamming his head on the desk. Fireworks from the festival down below keep distracting him this evening. "Would be helpful if they would just..." he would trail off his shouting at the town below, despite knowing they wouldn't hear his complaints. He thought he heard something. Currently dressed in shorts, and a loose short sleeve shirt. It was his comfortable attire for going to bed, which he was on the verge of giving up for the day and doing so. He would walk to the door where he kept his slippers. Picking up a baseball bat, for his own mental security he would set it over his shoulder and open the door to peer out into the dark night. He had thought he heard someone crying for help. Lindo would listen carefully his fire red hair moving with the breeze while his bright blue eyes scanned the night. There, he heard footsteps in the dark! flipping on the porchlight out of instinct Illuminated his thin with slight muscle outline and brighten a short distance infront of him. Up to the forest edge to be exact. Anything past that made made it as good as a
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curtain of black for him. He would scan the area, if and only if he hasn't seen anything he would curse himself then turn the light back off, and stand there closing the door behind him waiting his eyes to adjust to the darkness. Waiting for the natural shapes and outlines of the forest start taking shape through the darkness as his eyes adjust to the dim night sky.
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Aia Anthos BOT 19-Feb-23 09:21 AM
It burned. In every sense, quite frankly. Her lungs. Their home. Her entire body. The feeling of her bare feet pushing through the dirt, catching on rocks as she ran haphazardly, ignoring the way that the jagged stones cut into her feet with each step. They couldn't stop. Wildfires catch quick. Very quick. "Aia-- what- what about everyone else--" The little clove cried out from behind her, struggling to breath sheerly from the pace at which she had ran. At the moment, only a fourth of the forest had been effected, yet it had been big enough that the entire forest was colored in an orange hue. Fearful nymphs ran for the river, most entirely ignoring the cabins and aiming to get to the safer option even if it was further. Even if it harder to get there. "WE CAN'T!" She turned back on her foot, lungs burning as she took each heavy breath. "We can't go back for them! T-They probably are safe... we were on the outskirts and--" She struggled for air, rubbing her chest as she watched the flames continue to grow. "I-It's gonna spread, Levian-- It's gonna spread if we don't get help!" She cried, tears burning down her skin as she felt the fear that she had always rejected flow through her veins. Fear. Aia had always ignored fear. Ignored it to the point that she let her fascination overwhelm it. Overwhelm it to the point that she hadn't seen the way in which those flames had been dangerous, hadn't seen them even as a threat. Fire was always a threat. She knew that more than anyone and yet she had assumed that they had finally tamed it. After all, that was one thing that the nymphs could absolutely not do. Not a singular one of them had the ability to tame flames. She bit her lip and stared at the cabin, a few lights flickering through the windows. "I--" "NO! WE CAN'T" Levian cried out, shaking their head in denial as they caught onto her idea. "We can't, w-we'll... no no no you'll-- you'll get exiled or worst killed or even worse get us all killed! You don't
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want to get us all killed do you?" The smaller nymph rambled, seemingly having their breath back despite the raspiness in their voice. "What choice do we have--" She glared, each breath shaking as she let go of Levian's hand. "Hide. I--I'll handle this..." She warned her, her chest rising and falling shakily as she ran towards the cabin. As noted, Levian quickly hid, casting a spell on herself so that she wouldn't be visible to the mortal view. "P-Please! HELP!" She cried out again, running towards the cabin. Cabins. She had always been told to cast spells of invisibility when even remotely close to one. Here she was.... breaking the rules... again. She was sure the elders would be furious with her should they find out... no should they be alive. They were all quite feeble after all. She didn't have time to worry about their anger should that be the case. As she saw a figure exit the cabin, her eyes widened in surprise and sped up. "P-Please-- I--I need your help!" She begged as she ran into view, a young girl with lavender colored hair and caramel browned skin. In her hair sprouted flowers, flowers that were clearly not woven into her at all. She looked as if entirely bloomed from a flower itself, her figure petite and beautiful in form. A white dress fell down to her knees and her feet were entirely bare and covered in cuts. She swallowed and looked at him in fear, her purple eyes filled with an urgent expression that made it entirely clear that she desperately needed his help, needed him to do something or else they were going to die. Everyone would die. The entire forest would lose their lives and the place that she called home would entirely disappear. @darkkid1000
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Lindo BOT 19-Feb-23 09:46 AM
Lindo seeing this girl run from the forest catches her almost instantly dropping the bat behind him. "whats wrong!" he would say in panic not really registering yet the glow behind her. The clanking of the bat however would almost act like an activation for his mind to kick into gear. Quickly looking the girl over, she looked different from normal people. But he couldn't dwell on that. It was something he could think about later. Noticing her feet cut and her being out of breath, he would draw his attention from her and past her into the forest. It was then his mind FINALLY clicked. "SHIT!" he exclaimed opening the door behind him and pulling the young woman in. The Cabin was neat and orderly. Lights were on. The young woman would see a couple couches facing a television with a coffee table in the center of the room. Beyond the living room was the kitchen with stove, sing and essentials, as well as a refigerator. To the left was stairs leading up to a second floor, in which Lindo had initally came from. It was spacious, on the wall next to the stairs was a small box with a weird shaped device attatched to a cord leading to the box. Lindo would pick up the weird shape device and pushe his finger on the box. Then seemingly start talking to it. his words were fast but clear as he spoke "Yes! I am at cabin six, there is a forest fire caused by the fire works!... No... I don't have a vehicle... There is a river near by but the current... It is just me staying at the Cabin but a young lady came out of the forest asking for help... Alright I will go to the river for safety." Putting the device back onto the box Lindo would seemingly move around quickly as if looking for something. "Are you okay?" he would be asking Aia "Is there anyone else in danger of the fire?" Grabbing a small couple thin shaped things and putting it in his pockets he would return to infront of her waiting for her answers. Despite a panicked look on his face. His movements and actions seemed to be
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methodical, and exact, almost as if he was in complete control of the situation. "I don't have a car to get down the mountain. So we are going to have to go to the river. I don't know where my extra pair of shoes are right now, and there is no time to search..." He will turn his back to her and kneel down so she could get on his back. "I'll carry you to the river. It is the best bet to survive the fire. Game wardens, Search and rescue, as well as firefighters know where we are going so they will search for us while the put out the fire." he would explain.
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Aia Anthos BOT 19-Feb-23 10:54 AM
What's wrong? A wonderful question to ask someone as a fire burns behind them. She stared in bewilderment, entirely unsure how to respond to the young man. Was... he not aware of the fire burning behind her? She glanced over her shoulder as if to confirm that she was not dreaming, her eyebrows furrowing as she turned back to look at him, "I--" She hesitated, her voice wobbling in fear as she glanced over her shoulder once more wondering where Levian had hid. She hoped out of danger's way. She swallowed and looked at him once more, only having just turned back to face him when he grabbed her by the hand pulled inside of the cabin. "I--D-Don't hurt me--" She started to mutter, finally starting to wonder if perhaps mortals were dangerous. After all, they had clearly not tamed the flames and had caused such a mess. Perhaps they were entirely not to be trusted. She couldn't tell. In all honesty, Aia's brain was going a mile a minute. She swallowed and looked around the cabin, her gaze shifting towards the television in wonder. "W-what the--" She looked around in bewilderment, walking towards the television in wonder before realizing that her feet were indeed bleeding. "Oh shit--" She muttered pausing and glancing towards the young human who was talking to... a box? She paused and stared in confusion, her eyebrows furrowing as she looked at him, "Who--who were you talking to--?" She asked, her lavender eyes connecting with his for a moment. In the light, it was clear to tell that she was distinctly not human. Outside of the fact that she was entirely confused by his technology, she had purple hair and it looked entirely natural. There was no die that looks that perfect. Even further, her eyes were an uncanny color, not blue but entirely lilac in color. She paused and looked at him, her gaze shifting towards the window. "I--" She paused and looked at him, "T-there are more people inside the forest... We ran... couldn't check on them..." She explained, seemingly un
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easy about how long she was even spending inside. Unlike him, she seemed entirely fearful, and quite confused. "Car--?" She questioned, shaking her head after a moment, her gaze shifting as he motioned for her to get on his back. "I--" She looked at him, her gaze shifting around the room in confusion. She didn't know what to do, didn't know what the correct choice was. She bit her lip and looked at him, shaking her head, "N-No search wardens... it's too dangerous-- t-they'll hurt them..." She fearfully rejected the thought, panicking a bit mentally. After all, search wardens meant that someone might bring harm to them. She paused, looking at his back anxiously, shaking her head, "I-- I don't know what to do I--" Her voice shook as she looked towards the fire, "W-We need to put the fire out but I don't know how... not without... technology..." @darkkid1000
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Lindo BOT 19-Feb-23 11:19 AM
Lindo's mind as well was racing a mile a minute he took in the details, but didn't have the time to dwell on them. The woman refusing to get on his back was a problem. He couldn't just let her run around barefoot and get more injured. The fact she seemingly didn't know about technology made him assume for the time being there was an Amish community nearby that wasn't disclosed on the voucher. Standing up and pinching the bridge of his nose he would sigh with a hand on his hip "Okay, I can explain the technology later when we are safe. Does the others know to get to the river for safety?" he asked. "I was talking to people who can put out the fire since it's too big for me to do here. They have the resources and technology to contain it the fastest. For now the fire is heading towards us here and we need to get to a safe place." His eyes would dart back an forth as if he was reading something. In his mind he was weighing options. If there was a community by the fire there was nothing he could do. well I can at least save one he thought to himself. Seeing she was frozen in fear and panic he straightend and looked around one final time. He hoped her community was safe and this cabin would be safe. "we can go to your community later and help the survivors, for now we won't be much help burnt up and dead." As he says this he would put one arm below her shoulders and bend slightly at the knees sweeping his other arm into the back of her knees. This maneuver would pick her up in a princess carry. He would then with the hand closest to her head would open the door. His adrenalin was racing through his veins. Opening the door and closing it behind him he would step back out with her in his arms. Looking at the fire and its approximate closeness to them. Unaware of her friend hiding near by. If she didn't fight him and his current carrying position he would keep her close to his body and start running into the forest, seemingly back towards the fire, but in the directi
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on of the large rushing river near by. As he ran with the young female stranger in his arms he would do his best to keep out reaching branches and twigs from hitting her. Keeping her off her bleeding feet so she wouldn't be furthered injured as his think sandals struggled to stay on his feet, making slapping noises occasionally against the soles of his feet as he ran holding the woman closely. If she was to fight his hold on her once back outside he would set her down before she caused him to drop her. "What! Whats wrong! If we don't get to the river we will die! Then we will be no good for your community or your friends at all. We need to focus on our survival first then we can help them. I already have others coming to put out the fire, I need you to just trust me for right now!" he would scold trying to get through that they were in danger and he was trying to help the best he could. His voice would be raised slightly at this point to assert the seriousness of the situation they were in. In both situations, it was clear at this particular moment in time he didn't care who or what she was, but was more concerned with her safety, and her injuries.
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Aia Anthos BOT 19-Feb-23 11:41 AM
Faith. In moments like these, faith began to waver. And while Aia had always had faith in the fact that mankind and nymphkind could get along, in the moment, Aia wondered if perhaps her faith was poorly placed. After all, she had never truly met a human before and now that she was face to face with one, she had discovered that they were quite strange. Talking to boxes and having things with tiny humans trapped inside of them. She didn't quite understand, her mind boggled as she misunderstood the various kinds of technology within the cabin. Yet she didn't even have time to wonder on that. After all, the longer they took, the more potential victims there were. "S-Sorry just--" She bit her lip, realizing the potential consequences of mankind saving them. There were too many things to think about, worries to be had. For all of her life, she had been warned against even interacting with humans. They believed nymphs but a myth at this point, something that their ancestors had made up to explain away the seasons or entertain themselves with stories. They were supposed to keep it that way. Yet she had told them, she had told them to come and save them. But if she didn't tell them to come and save them, people would die. She swallowed the knot in her throat and paused and looked at him, "O-Okay--" She agreed, "They'll save them..." She agreed softly, forcing a deep breath in through her lips as she struggled to establish mentally that she had done the right thing. Of course, that didn't mean she was expecting for him to pick her up, her eyes widening as he leaned closer to her and wrapped an arm around her before sweeping her off of her feet. She let out a shaky gasp and wrapped her arms around his neck, clinging to him shakily. For the moment, she didn't fight him. She knew well that fighting him was against her own best wishes. As he pushed through the door, she glanced around, biting her lip as she wondered whether Levian was okay. Levian was several years young
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er than her, young enough that they were still relatively green and still made a lot of mistakes. "L-Levian--" She noted, struggling to get out of his arms, glancing around anxiously as he set her down on the ground. "Levian!" She called out, "They were here--" She looked at him anxiously, only caught off when he raised his voice and began to scold her. Survival mode. He was in a mode much different from her own, her own mind overwhelmed by a panic she couldn't seem to control. She stared at him, her skin paling as she nodded softly, "I... sorry..." She noted, biting her lip slightly and grabbing him by the hand. "F-Follow me... I know the fastest route to the water." She explained, beginning to push forward despite the stinging in her feet. She knew he wanted to carry her, but she knew that leading him that way would end up being quite troublesome. For the time being, the only thing that she could do was drag him forwards, running towards the river in hopes that everyone had gone there for safety. @darkkid1000
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Lindo BOT 19-Feb-23 12:22 PM
When she meekly apologized Lindow would sigh. "Let's..." she would start pulling him forward in a direction similar but different than what he was about to run. "Wait... Isn't the river..." he began huffing as they ran through the forest. "What about your feet!" he would ask. "who is, Levian?" He would attempt to stop her momentarily to give her the sandals. However if she didn't stop he would continue following, ocasionally ducking under a couple branches. He had no clue where she was leading him. "Where are you going? The river is that way." he would call out from behind. He didn't think the river ever came out this direction. He would ignore the brush at his leg levels that was scratching below the shorts, and few on his arms. The glow of the fire ahead of them would glow in Lindo's eyes captivating him as they ran. The fire and destruction it was causing the homes lost, the animals killed, for what... a small towns amusement! Inwardly he hoped that the winds would blow the other direction, towards the small town so they could feel the fear the wildlife, the people out here that this beautiful woman belong to, was feeling now.damn fireworks! people be mindful of where they are setting them off. he cursed in his mind. If she didn't pause for his sandals they would slip a bit on his feet, causing him to stumble. He would however recover his balance and continue running. "sorry" he panted as he ran. His hand was gripping her soft hands tightly in his. Not too hard to hurt but tight enough to ensure they didn't accidentally separate over the rough terrain. It was at this point he noted that despite the rough terrain and the brush, and everything She moved way more elegantly than he could ever wish he could through the forest. Despite having injured feet. He took half a second to marvel at this. IF and only IF this was when she stopped at the waters edge he would absentmindedly keep moving forward, accidently crashing into her sending both into the racing riv
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er. The sandals he had on flying in random directions as they crashed into the river. Cold water snapping him out of his momentary daze as he struggled to keep his head afloat looking for the Aia. If spotted he would swim to her to make sure she was okay, and attempt to protect her from any rocks or anything as they tried to make it back to one of the banks.
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Aia Anthos BOT 19-Feb-23 12:49 PM
Adrenaline ran through her body at a pace that it was not yet used to. There was no stopping to worry about cuts and while each step hurt, she knew she had not even a moment to slow down, her gaze shifting back to the young human who struggled to keep up. "It's a river." She explained, "It twists... and turns... the closest point to us now... is this way." She explained, though her voice was soft and her throat was hoarse from the smoke. She needed to trust. Trust. Both in herself ad that she could rely on whomever he called for help. Trust that they would save the nymphs and that the nymphs would survive this. There were too many of them, after all, each forest was as large as a small city in their eyes. It might not have seemed it, but the forest that she called home was a natural metropolis to the nymphs. It was their home and it hosted an array of different varieties of nymphs, satyr, fauns, and animals within. All had lived in peace for many years, all together having agreed that it would be best if they existed outside of the human eye. Not once did she worry about her feet, ignoring his offer as she ran. "Hurry." She urged him, knowing that it was hard for him to keep up with her speed and grace, but knowing they had no other option. She knew this forest like the back of her hand, thus allowing her to not trip as she sprinted forwards at a pace that not even she had been aware she could run at. She gasped with each shuddered breath, gripping his hand tightly in his as he struggled. "T-Trust me... I'll guide you and you just... look down. Don't fall." It was a decent plan. That was... until he didn't realize that she was pulling to a stop. She had slowed down ever so slightly to stop when she noticed they were growing close to the water's edge. Water. It was the only thing that could bring them to safety. The river was both a life line and a danger to the nymph that lived in the forest. After all, while many nymph thrived in water, there were many
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a nymph that couldn't so much as swim. And while unfortunate, the anthousai nymphs were a race much unaccustomed to being entirely surrounded by water. As he continued forwards, he dragged her with her, her eyes widening in surprise as she crashed into the cold barreling water that was the Hudson River. It was overwhelming. She gasped as she was overwhelmed entirely by the strong current, her own body strength not enough to even pull her up from the water as she was dragged underneath, air forced out of her lungs as she was forced deeper into the water. She couldn't breath. Couldn't focus. Thrashing, she struggled to make her way up, her body helpless as she was dragged deeper. Flowers disintegrate in water, after all. As the current dragged her towards a large rock, Aia let out a sharp cry, her consciousness fading as the water dragged her forwards. If he had been above water, he would have heard her cry before she was dragged under once more, giving him a decent idea of the direction that she was dragged in yet it didn't help that she wasn't able to fight for herself, dragged helplessly by the water that had taken control. @darkkid1000
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Lindo BOT 19-Feb-23 01:19 PM
Lindo thankfully was a great swimmer, and had even placed third in country during highschool. He knew the river was nearly impossibly to swim against. Hearing her cry he dove in under the surface taking a breath. Swiming down with the current so he could catch up to her. Reaching out he would grab her by the arm and pull her close to him. He would wrap one arm around her, under her arms and breast holding tightly as he started to swim up at an angle. The Angle in which he Swam was with her on his side so she would breech the surface first. Pulling her head above water as he kicked with his leggs and paddled with his free arm his head would finally break the surface "I got you, Just hang onto me..." he would gasp as his eyes both struggled to adjust to the passing environment and darkness. The current was fighting to keep him in the middle. He fought to keep her head above the surface. His eyes would notice the large rocks and rapids a head of them. "Hold on" he would say unaware if she was still conscious. He would pull her tighter to his body, lifting her up higher on his body so when he would get dragged under a little her head would stay up. That was until the current would spin them around against his will and slam him into a couple of rocks. Any breath he had was lost. He however Held onto Aia tighter refusing to let her sink. Eventually he would find himself pushed into an eddy pocket that was calm. He would exaustedly swim for the shore. The edges of his vision blacker than normal. It was through will and determination that he remained conscious as he dragged both of them to the shore line. The fire now surrounding them, smoke however well above their heads, and away from the wet areas of the water. "Come on..." he pants useing the last bit of his strength to get her to secure though wet shore where neither would be dragged back into the fast current of the river, but still be protected from the fire. Laying her down he would check her pulse and airway
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s to make sure she was still breathing. If she was he would roll her to her side incase she coughed up water in the recovery position. before Rolling to his back beside her in his pocket he would push a button on one of the small rectangles he grabbed, to send out a distress becon.. he prayed it wasn't smash to tired to look, as he laid on his back. The glowing of the flames dancing with the blackness. as he too faded for the time being. If she wasn't breathing, he would then start giving her mouth to mouth provided her airways looked clear. as well as chest compressions till she was in a stable state. The water splashing on them as he tried to get her breathing again. If he was successful he would roll off of her. His vision of her now blurred, but he would use the last bit of energy he had to roll her into recovery position before just collaping either across her protectively or curled around her head. @๊’ฐ scarlet shae ๊’ฑ เผ‰โ€งโ‚Šหš
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Aia Anthos BOT 19-Feb-23 02:25 PM
Pain. A deep pain swelled in her head as she dragged under the water once more, her vision blurry as she attempted to cling to the rock that she had slammed into face first. She had never felt such pain before and she had fallen from fairly high treetops as a child. No, the nymphs lived peaceful painless lives, their biggest troubles whether it rained or not and who was making them a cup of tea when it did. This pain was much heavier. It pounded through her head and made her vision fuzzy so that even when she blinked she couldn't get it back. She gagged as the water dragged her down once more, her hand raising as if to give him a decent idea of where she was. The currents were strong. The Hudson river was known as a major river, it's size large and getting across it to the other bank would be incredibly hard, especially as she was swept deeper and deeper into the center of the river. If it weren't for his swimming skills, it was clear that they would have been left for dead, only to be saved if those who came to put the fire out checked to see if the river had taken any further victims. After all, there was a high chance that she was not to be the only victim to the strong currents and none of the other nymphs in the water seemed to wish to help in the presence of a human. Instead all of the naiads that were within the water had quickly hidden and cast their illusive magic so that none could see them, not even Aia herself. As she was grabbed by him, it was clear that she was struggling to hold onto consciousness, her body limp to some extent as she struggled to breath underneath the water. She had swallowed a decent amount of water and there was a rather decent bump on her forehead that was open and bleeding. Consciousness faded in and out as he brought her to the surface of the water, her eyes nearly closed as he clung to her, holding her to him so that she could even attempt to breath should she be aware of her situation. Unfortunately, she seemed unaware, he
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r own consciousness swallowed by the darkness. She didn't know how long had passed when she awoke, her eyes fluttering open as he pressed his lips to hers, forcing air into her lungs. She shuddered and gagged up water as he began the chest compressions, water escaping her lungs as she curled up and attempted to catch her breath weakly. She felt like all of her energy had been sapped from her, her head entirely swallowed by dizziness as her body struggled to hold on. At the very least, she was breathing again, which she hadn't been when he had gotten her to the shore. Yet her strength only managed to hold up for a little longer, the wound on her head still bleeding as she felt the dizziness overwhelm her once more, falling to the side with him once more. It was hours before the two of them woke up. The scent of smoke hung in the air, the sky nearly stained black despite the morning sun passing through the clouds of it. The fire had been extinguished after 4 hours of work, and while they had found survivors, those who were found were nearly all found in a state that was rather sad. It had been the first time that any had seen a nymph in ages, creatures of the earth, so rooted into nature itself that they were born of the very trees, flowers, and water flows that spanned the earth. It made national news, the creature's existence being broadcast to all of the states in order to make it clear that the stories were not false or myth at all, but they truly existed. None of those who were found were strong enough to fight against those who broadcast them, their pictures taken and spread along the media so that everyone would know what a nymph truly looked. Photographed. Another technology that they knew not how to understand and yet the threat became evident to the Elders as they realized that they were being treated as mere legends and not people who needed help in their time of need.
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It had been about 5 am when the pair woke up, a small tent having been made above them as a pair of young wardens tended to their wounds. It was a young female who woke Lindo up, her blonde hair tied back into a ponytail as she cleaned any wounds that and scrapes that he had gotten while running or in the water. He seemed entirely fine other than the brief exhaustion for the most part in her eyes, her gaze shifting over to the other who was tending to Aia. "Think she'll be okay?" They asked, helping to sit Lindo up so that he would hopefully stir and begin to awaken. After all, it would be rather hard to evacuate them should they not awaken and with the resources they had, they would have to wait at least another hour before they could get a medivac out here. "Not sure... hit her head.... Bleeding a lot but... doesn't necessarily look like blood." He noted, looking at the deep purple blood that had scabbed onto her wound. "She'll need some care before she wakes up, I'd bet... not human but... I'd only bet that a bump like this had to have hurt." He noted, huffing as he disinfected the wound with what he had in his pack, attempting to bandage it up so that it would cease it's bleeding. Head wounds have a particular danger in regards to bleeding, often bleeding far more than one would suspect.
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"We'll wait for him to--" She paused, her gaze falling as she realized Lindo's eyes were beginning to open, "I suppose we may not have to wait." She noted, "Sir, can you hear me?" She would repeat several times until getting an answer, her voice calm and clear as she hoped to find out what he knew about the situation and whether he was at all aware of how the fire had started. @darkkid1000
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Lindo BOT 19-Feb-23 03:16 PM
Dreams of fae creatures in the forest invaded his head as he was unconscious. Unsure why, but he enjoyed watching them play and dance and go on with their happy lives. Sudden scream and terror would ring across as a darkness fell across the happy people. Lindo was in the center of their living area watching them run about in a panic. Then he would see the same woman at the edge of this darkness. Lindo would attempt to move towards her. But his legs heavy and sticking to the ground as he forged his way towards her. He had a need to protect and save. "I'll save you!" he cried in his dream. Darkness moved ever closer to her. He would feel panic well up inside as she looked frozen in fear, her lilac eyes... wait were her eyes really lilac? came an echoing thought "It doesn't matter!" he growled as he moved his legs as if wading through thick mud reaching out for her. Just as she was about to act thick thorny bramble vines wrapped around her ankles and wrists pulling her further out of his grasp. Flowers growing out of her hair, that isn't normal Echoed the voice. through the dream. He could now feel a presence in the dream. Flickering orange and red glowing in the shape of glowing slowly broke through the darkness that was engulfing the rest of the living area of the Fae. Leaving him and her only visible. Fear carved into her beautiful face. "So what!" he would say in determination and defiance heavily lifting another leg and dropping it infront of him She bleeds different the voice would echo not human "She bleeds and is and has intelligence and self awareness" He would growl. A bramble thorn wrapping around his legs now cutting into him sending sharp stinging pains through his legs. He still pressed forward. Reaching for her. She doesn't exist, a myth, a legend boomed the voice. The glowing flickering eyes locked on Lindo staring past Aia who was now reaching for Lindo as well. "Tell that to someone who cares! She was real enough for me touch and h
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old, she is real enough for me!" He would grunt through clenched teeth as he ripped the brambles from his legs to move forward. A vine wrapping around his arm and wrist trying to pull it back. Freak of nature, dangerous, if the tales are to believed she will pull you into her world and you will never see anybody again. All this for someone you never met. A stranger in every sense of the term. A toothy flickering grin now appeared behind Aia in his dream. Tears of fear streaming down her face. Her hand was just out of his before the bramble forced his arm back. Breathing heavy he gave pause for half a moment. "Then so be it! she came to me for help and DAMMIT I'M GOING TO!" He screams at the monster behind her before tearing his arm free sending deep gashes in the dream along his arm causing it to bleed badly. He ignored the pain reaching harder for her. The mouth behind Aia opened and moved as to consume the fae removing her from him entirely. With a scream he would launch himself forward sending sharp burning pain around his chest, legs and arm as he broke free from the brambles. The scream was protective and defiant to the monster as he wrapped himself around her and pulled against the brambles. His scream would follow him back to consciousness. Realizing the woman was in his arms he would frantically look around panting. not realizing the tent errected over him or the woman infront of him. Seeing Aia and that she was close by in the water, he would attempt to move and reach out for her. "Stay, away from her!" he would weakly mumble "I'll save you!" Dizziness turned his world upside-down, as he collapsed back onto the ground panting. Still reaching for the nymph "They will find us soon... I'll keep you safe till then" he mumbled
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Lindo BOT 19-Feb-23 03:29 PM
Despite his world blurred and tunnel visioned on Aia he thought the person giving her aid was a predatory animal. he would grab a few rocks and weakly throw them in that direction. "Get!" he mumbled. If he was to get held back and restrained he would have no fight left in him to fight against whoever it was. "I need to save her!" he would repeat as the world spun. "she came to me for help... I need to help!" his vision slowly became clear as the center of the tent finally stopped spinning and remained fixed. Muffled garbbled words became clear. humans! he thought before realizing a woman voice talking to him directly. "huh.. um" he would mutter as he blinked. Suddenly her voice amplified and echoed through his head like he was hung over. "Owww... yesss I hear you! you don't need to scream..." It was about this time he would realize his legs were bandaged, and it REALLY hurt to breath. "Is she okay... Is uh... my friend okay?" did she mention her name? he couldn't remember at the time. He felt bad not to ask in the panic and heat of the moment. "She came to me for help... amish Community... in forest... help them to... Fireworks... Festival... I need to save..." He wasn't finishing his sentences. But he tried getting all the information at once. His mind running a million miles per second it was all he could mutter at the point in time. "... Lilac eyes... pretty... flowers growing... hair... grace... water... river... OOOWWW!!!" His hands would go to his torso where the brambles in his dreams wrapped around him, as he took more shallow breaths to try and ease the pain. @๊’ฐ scarlet shae ๊’ฑ เผ‰โ€งโ‚Šหš
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Aia Anthos BOT 19-Feb-23 04:05 PM
Dreams. Dreams that ebbed and flowed and painted her rest in water colored images so lifelike that she nearly though them real. They welcomed her and urged her into their arms, making her feel as if everything was entirely safe. Safe. She let out a soft breath and relaxed, her eyes softening as she let her fear subside and her own consciousness fade. Fade. Fade into the black as she found herself in a reality that she knew not and yet felt so entirely at home with. "Come Darling, we'll be late for the coronation festival of the rose buds if you do not make haste." A woman urged her, her hair a darker purple than her own and yet the same beautiful bells of flowers splayed in her hair like a crown that a child had made. "Aia, my sweet darling. Come, now. You cannot sleep all morning." She cooed, running her hand through her hair peacefully. "They will have fresh pastries... I suppose we will have to eat them all ourselves." She teased, poking a younger version of Aia's nose playfully. "Mom..." She muttered in a tired tone, her voice still gravely and sleepy from the night prior. "Can't I sleep in just a little longer..." She grumbled, curling deeper into the soft grass that pillowed her below. It was soft and warm, the grass itself feeling as if it were pulling her in deeper, making it hard to even wish to wake up. Aia had always found sleeping in a bed of fresh grass to be more peaceful than anything she knew. It was why she enjoyed the spring so much in comparison to the winter. Sleep was not for the weak though, her mother grabbing her by the hand and urging her up, pulling her up until she was sitting up (albeit only because she was being pulled up as she was still pushing all of her weight to fall back down if she let go). "No no no. Don't you dare go back go sleep, my little bud." She cooed, wrapping her arms around Aia to wake her up. "Head hurts..." She winced, curling into her mother's arms. "W-what was today?" She asked hazily, entirely unaware of
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what was truly happening around her. She didn't remember. Couldn't remember. What was it that was so important about today? The feeling in her gut remained as she furrowed her eyebrows in pain. "You must be dehydrated." She smiled, urging the younger nymph towards a glass of water, handing it towards her. "It's the rose bud coronation day. Leah turns 18 today, remember?" She rolled her eyes, "You promised to be there... I know your name day is not for another few years... but you certainly have to support her on her own special day." She blinked once, confused. She had already partaken in her own name day, had she not? Vaguely, she remembered that she had and yet the memories tore away from her so that even those felt fuzzy and confusing. Leah. Who was Leah? "Leah, the rose bud?" She asked, her eyes widening as she realized that she was no longer in her own time. Leah who aged all the way back to when mankind and nymphs intermingled was turning 18, only but a fresh bud without a singular thorn. Colors swirled around them, petals swallowing them whole until she was entirely surrounded by people. A coronation day was a big day for them after all. While in human culture coronations were typically celebrations for those who were being crowned, in nymph culture, it was the crowning of adulthood alone. Upon your 18th birthday, a young nymph would bloom for the first time. The buds in her hair would finally meet their true color and bloom into beautiful flowers. It was a large celebration, large enough that it seemed nearly the entire village had been invited, people dancing and giggling as they grew overwhelmed in the merriment of the day. It truly was a beautiful celebration, music playing loud by nymph and man alike, each sharing their craft as children giggled and played together.
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A young girl with bright red hair stood at the May Pole with a bright grin, her eyes seemingly shining as she looked up at her ribbon with a confident gaze. "I see you've made it, Aia." She noted softly, her voice clear and confident as she turned to look at her. Despite the many years that Aia had known Leah, she had never known Leah's eyes to be of such a vivid green nor her skin to be so smooth and unwrinkled, so unaffected by time. "I wouldn't miss it for the world." She admitted, rubbing the back of her neck. "Nothing could be more important than..." She stopped mid-sentence, her eyebrows furrowing. Was... there something that was more important than the coronation? She couldn't remember.
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"What is it? Did you forget your present?" She laughed, rolling her eyes at the younger nymph. Aia paused, her eyes widening, "I did--" She admitted, seemingly assuming that the thing that she had forgotten clearly was the present. "I--I'll bring it later, you surely will forgive me, right? I promise it will be here it's just that I have to go pick it up at the-- well you don't need to know where from." "Of course of course," Leah let out a laugh far less bitter than the Leah that Aia had always known, her voice high and sweet, the melody carried off by the wind. "I'll be meeting him again today." Leah spoke, letting her gaze motion over to a young man, his dark hair a tumble of curls as he let out a boyish smile in Leah's direction. "Isn't he cute?" She whispered before leaning towards Aia. "I think he likes me..." "Why wouldn't he? Who wouldn't be entirely stunned by you?" She giggled, her gaze softening, "I thought it was forbidden for a nymph to fall in love with--" She paused, her eyebrows furrowing once more. Leah paused, directing her gaze towards her after a moment. "What do you mean? Of course it isn't forbidden. That would be quite silly, wouldn't it... love is love after all." She laughed, shaking her head at Aia as if the mere concept was entirely confusing to her. "But what about the techn--" She paused once more, her voice continually cutting out as she watched the forest begin to turn a dark shade of red. Vast flames filled the forest, swallowing it whole and licking at the festival of people who began to scream out in horror. Both man and nymph alike ran from the flames in fear, struggling to find a place in which they could truly assume they were safe.
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"Technology." Leah growled, almost instantly aging as if she had never once known the light of day and the love of man. "Course it'd be silly for us to trust them...They always have been rather naive, thinking they could tame flames which not even we could truly control." Her voice was cynical, her eyes seeming a dull green rather than the emerald that Aia had just stared into. "This is their fault. Aia, you must never trust--" "No... that's not true..." She shook her head, watching as a young man burst from the crowd towards her. It was the same young man, his warmth and care evident in his eyes as he desperately ran for her. "Aia-- I got you, just hang onto me." His voice sounded like an echo, much further than the voices of the others who had called out to her. "Hold on... come on." Muddled and dazed, his voice was hard to hear, hard to even understand. "I--" She started, her head pounding as she fell into his arms, "I--my head hurts... it hurts..." She whimpered, wanting to curl in pain and yet refusing to allow herself to fall. "OWWWWWWW" He exclaimed in frustration, his hands coming to hold at his head.
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Esme Lacroix BOT 19-Feb-23 04:13 PM
The young medic paused in bewilderment as the man she was holding pushed away from her, almost screaming for Jackson to get off of her. "Sir--" She started, her eyes widening in surprise as she attempted to keep him calm as he screamed out. "Please Sir- You need to--" She stared, caught off guard as the young man grabbed a rock and hurled it in the direction of Jackson, her eyes widening. "Jackson, watch out-- he's hallucinating." She warned, grabbing his hands in attempt to try and pull the rocks from between his fingers. She pulled the rocks away and threw them to the ground, her gaze focusing as she tried to bring the young man to some sort of awareness of what was happening. "He's experiencing sensory overload... hallucination.... he might have hit his head quite hard... though i saw no wounds." She noted softly as if she was taking note somewhere. "Sir... I need you to take a deep breath for me. Just... In.... and out." She motioned, urging him to calm down as he rambled. "Please, Sir... You need to lay back down..." Her hand pulled him down once more. "We have help on the way... we can't do get you two to safety unless you're willing to calm down. Please, take a deep breath. Do you know your name?" She started simple, her gaze locking with his.
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Jackson Anderson BOT 19-Feb-23 04:15 PM
He winced as the rock hit him in the back, his gaze shifting over his shoulder with a glare. "Did he just--" He started, sighing as Esme attempted to warn him of the fact that it was being thrown in his direction. He frowned and looked back down to the nymph, his eyebrows furrowed as he wondered how to help her. "Your friend is no Amish, I'll have you know that." He chuckled lightly, slowly working on bandaging her wound properly. "She's a nymph. The forest that caught on fire was home to a lotta of them." He explained, "None of us woulda known they even existed if not for the fire. Guess there is a silver lining to everything, yeah? Could be a danger to us and we didn't even know they existed." He noted coldly, still continuing to help her despite his unsureness of whether Aia was even safe to heal. @darkkid1000
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Lindo BOT 19-Feb-23 05:16 PM
easily being restrained and staring at the ceiling of the tent he worked hard to hear the woman's voice as it fluctuated from screaming through blowhorn in his ear to muffled garble through static. "l..Lindo ... I need to help her..." he would continue weakly struggling under her. Every time he would struggle cracked ribs would radiate pain and he would recoil going back to shallow breaths and not moving as he waited for pain to subside since it was clear he couldn't get free. That was until the male working on Aia called her a potential danger. At that point something in him snapped. an unbridled rage ignited first as a small flame but growing as quick as the forest fire. Pain be damned he didn't see the fearful pleading face she had. He didn't see her fear, didn't hear her beg for him not to hurt her when pulling her inside the cabin. Humans fear the unknown. He had made the observation before. UFO's and extra terrestrials blow them out of the sky and study the corpses. Big foot and cryptid were either discarded despite evidence because of fear of what they didn't know, or hunted to extinction. Krakens, sea monsters, and mythical monsters of the sort... all of them told because humans feared the unknown, and the stories of brave people hunting them were told. It was something Lindo never really liked. He never liked the reactions mankind had when faced with reality shattering events. Their first reaction was kill and study, if they can't kill it study it from a far keeping it as confined as possible. It was bullshit! As these thoughts filled his head the anger grew. Pain be damned he had to get this guy away from her. If she was really a mythical nymph as he claimed. He had to get him away before he hurt her out of fear. "Get away from her!" he would cry out, with the same protective tone he had when he thought the human was an animal. "She isn't dangerous!" he growled, renewing his efforts to get free from the woman holding him down. *Dammit! why am I so wea
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k!* he cursed himself as he struggled against the woman I should easily get out of her grasps... oh yeah I fought against the river he thought. Pain from his ribs flared but now he didn't care. He needed to protect the girl. His face would distort in pain. damn pain go away! your stopping me from protecting her Now he was fuming at his ribs for having the audacity of being cracked. He used this anger to push harder. If he was able to get free he would grab a larger rock, no longer trying to throw small ones to scare away a wild animal, this one was for pain and to hurt. He had to protect the girl, she trusted him to help. If he had broken free he would grab the rock and threw it at the guy again letting out a warcry. Let the ancient norse barbarians souls fill me if myths are real! I will break my body to protect her! he mentally prayed for strenth to fight an entire milita if he had to. "GET AWAY FROM HER! DON'T YOU DARE HURT HER!" he cried out His body trembling from both rage and exhaustion. If and only if he was able to break free of the medic he would move and push the male doctor away from Aia. Standing over her protectively. He would look between the two, looking for a branch or dead wood washed ashore to use as a makeshift club to protect her. "She came to me for help! DAMMIT I'm not going to let her down!" He was now breathing deeply. The pain in his ribs keeping him alert and in his rage state. If he had found a branch or something to use as a club, he would quickly move to grab it then wield it towards the two medics. Swinging with any and all strength he could muster, if they got close.
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Esme Lacroix BOT 20-Feb-23 01:45 AM
Her lips tugged into a frown as she heard Jackson claim the girl was a threat, huffing slightly. "Jackson please you'll just--" She started to speak only to be cut off by her patient yelling for Jackson to get away from her. "Make him upset..." She noted softly, entirely aware that the man had some sort of defensiveness over the creature. Esme had heard of nymphs during her childhood, even dreamt of them and wondered what it would be like to play with them like in the folk stories she had been raised with. Much like fairies, nymphs were creatures who had bloomed from the very earth itself, truer and more natural beings then themselves. Esme had began her job as a park ranger, wishing that she could truly spend every day of her job in the outdoors. She found herself at home in the forests and even though she no longer believed in the stories she once heard, she had always held great respect for the nature around her. She well understood that if people did not truly learn to respect the earth in which held them, the human race would not last long. Perhaps that was why when she was told that the girl they were helping was a nymph, she felt no fear at all. "She doesn't look like she could bring any harm to us, Jackson. I'd assume she's fairly concussed--" She explained in a matter of fact tone, hoping that her speaking up would calm the man down. Of course, it certainly did not. "S-Sir--" She started, her voice slightly off kilter as she grew more uneasy about the situation. "We know she isn't-- He just said that, he doesn't mean it, right?" She shot a scowl at Jackson, not being a nurse but well understanding that this was not the best way to keep a patient calm. Instead Jackson was just instigating him, entirely making him wish to fight more when he needed to clearly rest. She gasped slightly as he pulled from her arms, her hands slipping from his hands as he grabbed a rock and threw it at Jackson, this rock much bigger and the throw rather strong as he let o
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ut a loud scream of war. "SIR--" She started to try and stop him, attempting to grip his arm when he pulled away and ran towards the nymph, protectively standing over her. He was like a rabid guard dog, protecting the girl without question, even though his body was demanding rest. "Please Sir--" She whined as she attempted to get close, "We need to get out of here so that the girl doesn't die--" She explained, struggling to think of the best way to calm him.
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Jackson Anderson BOT 20-Feb-23 01:56 AM
Anger. Jackson could tell the anger that was growing in the young man, his gaze flicking over his shoulder as Esme scolded him. Jackson had been working with Esme for a while now, finding that while she was bright, she was naïve in a sense that was incredibly frustrating. More than once a day on their patrols did he find her making a careless mistake that could have been stopped should she have just been a tad more careful. Careful. That was what he was entirely sure he was being. There was no being too careful when it regarded creatures that they didn't know a singular thing about. Nymphs were no different. After all, their existence alone was a threat. They had unknown powers and while they could study ancient texts to learn bout them, there was no telling what strength they might wield. GET AWAY FROM HER A strong demand if you ask me. Jackson furrowed his eyebrows and glared at the young man, "Hush already, you're scaring Esme." He noted in a matter of fact tone, knowing that this was escalating too much already. "She may not be, but how would you know that?" He asked, running a hand through his hair with a huff. "We'll take her into our custody just like we have the others." He added, looking down at the injured girl with analytical eyes that didn't hold even an ounce of sympathy. Jackson was an analytical person. Perhaps that was why he hadn't been able to become a police officer. Perhaps the other factor was his size. While he was tall, he wasn't exactly the strongest. He sighed and looked towards her injury, watching as the wound continued to bleed. He had no power to make it stop bleeding, he wasn't a medic after all. He only could patch it up and wait until help came and none of them truly knew how to help what appeared to be a flower nymph. His gaze was lost on Aia for a mere moment when the rock came hurling at him. He cried out in pain and cursed in frustration, falling backwards as it hit him in the ribs. "Fuck-- what the hell dude?!" He
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yelled out in frustration, a growl in his voice. "FINE I'm getting away from her!" He held his hands up, slowly backing away as the male ran at him. "Gods you're insane!? You have rabies or something?" He asked defensively, moving over towards Esme as if he potentially would have to protect her from the patient.
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Aia Anthos BOT 20-Feb-23 02:10 AM
Fire. The heat licked at them and danced menacingly as it swallowed the forest entirely, not even sparing a singular tree. No leaf nor blade of grass would escape, entirely devoured by the ruthless flames that continued to grow closer and closer, spreading through the grass. "We have to run." She looked towards the boy, realizing that the two of them were entirely alone. Alone and he was in pain. She grabbed his hand, attempting to pull him away despite his reluctant feet. He was speaking but she couldn't hear him, his mouth moving ad he spoke unknown words. She shook her head and blinked, rubbing her ears. "I--I can't hear you--" "Get--" He started, his voice deep in a growl as he cried something out, only the first word audible to her. She didn't get it, she couldn't hear a singular thing that he was yelling, staring at him helplessly as she the flames entirely surrounded them. There was no escape now, flames engulfing them until she no longer could hear him, no longer could see him at all. Alone. Swallowed by flames she curled up, gasping and crying as smoke infiltrated her lungs, making it nearly impossible to breath. A cough escaped her lips, both in dream and out, her breaths gasped and struggling as she began to stirr, show signs of life. No longer entirely still, her eyebrows began to furrow in her rest, eyes fluttering open to be entirely attacked by light. At first she couldn't see him, couldn't see anything to be honest. She furrowed her eyebrows and raised her hand to block her hand from the light that pooled into her gaze. She swallowed and squinted, struggling to make out the figure that was standing over her protectively. He was yelling something but it seemed her hearing was not back yet. Still foggy as if someone had stuffed cotton into her head. She struggled to sit up, overwhelmed by dizziness as she attempted to grab ahold of his ankle. She wasn't sure why she couldn't hear him, her head in pain as she let out another cough. She coul
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d see two other figures, one in a defensive posture and the other one seeming fearful. Was something wrong? She blinked a few more times in attempt to clear her eyes, struggling to make out what was happening until a few moments later when she recognized the boy standing above her as the one who she had asked for help. She came to me for help! I'm not going to let her down! She smiled slightly, "I--" She started, attempting to speak and yet only being overwhelmed by another coughing fit, her body curling in pain as she struggled to breath through the damage done by the smoke she had inhaled. "I'm okay--" She noted hoarsely, her voice sounding as if it were in pain, her weakness at the moment evident. It was clear that in this moment she could not stand up for herself or fight back if they were going to attempt to take her into their custody for reasons other than to help her get better. @darkkid1000
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Lindo BOT 20-Feb-23 08:50 AM
Lindo Scowled at the man. his body tense and shaking as it demanded rest. Demanded to stop being pushed. rest sounds good, they can take her and... "NO!" he would growl through clenched teeth "I don't have Rabies! You're like the rest of humanity! Scared of the unknown, just because it doesn't fit in your pretty little box!" He breathing was heavy. The pain in his chest screamed at him Take it easy. They just want to hel... "You want to put her, and her people in internment camps so they are boxed up. You don't care!" he was addressing Jackson directly. "Don't you see! Years! only gods know how many! They lived in the forests we destroy. Hiding from us, not wanting us to know of their existence for this very fucking reason!" breathe his thoughts were arguing against him as well, trying to calm him, but he had years of practice fighting his own thoughts, as they normally told him to give up on his projects and inventions. He didn't notice at first the coughing or the hand around his ankle. "They aren't the dangerous ones! We are! we burned their home, for what our own pleasure and entertainment at the foot of the mountain. It's people like you that piss me off the most!" he hissed "We should embrace the unknown and let them be. But know history is repeating itself again, The natives what happened? Round up and put into internment camps, their lands stolen and forced into the goverment's camps called reserves. I Refuse to let it happen again!" His ramblings while not quite making sense to himself, he found as valid points. All he had to go off of was what Jackson said about taking the rest of her people into their custody, after saying she was a dangerous unknown. This isn't your fight. Stop, laydown and sleep came another thought. It was at this point he heard the coughing fit behind him. Turning to look, agression seemed to melt out of him all at once. she's alive! he gasped. His knees buckled and as if at the first crack of the sheer will power that
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kept him standing, the rest poured out like a broken damn. He fell to his knees beside the woman. his voice, while harsh only moments before was not soft, caring, comforting. "Hey! hey, you're alive! thank gods you're alive. I... I'm sorry I didn't mean for us to fall into the river. I...i'm so glad that your alive, I was worried." He would at this point weakly reach out to gently take her hand into his. His anger infused strength seeming to melt away as his body revolted to take the rest it demanded. "I'll keep you safe... You and you're people will be fine... I promise" he would say through a smile. He would cry with happiness but he was just too damn tired.
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Jackson Anderson BOT 21-Feb-23 01:51 AM
Jackson was well aware of the fact that the man didn't have rabies. But it certainly was amusing to watch him grow mad about the mere concept. "It seems you do, Sir. I have worked with many rabid animals and you certainly are currently exhibiting acute symptoms such as aggression, exhaustion, weakness of breath, and abnormal behavior." He continued, listing off symptoms solely to piss him off. "I'd recommend calming down before I look for something to use as a muzzle to shut you up and to keep your barking down." A threat. Probably not the best on his side and he was well aware of the fact that Esme would scold him for it. Yet if it were able to make the man calm the hell down, he was going to do it. Jackson had been taught that there were situations where you had to allow someone to get the anger out of their system. Telling them to calm down wasn't always the only way. And in this case, Jackson was rather sure that this man wasn't just going to calm down solely because Esme kept repeating it in hopes that he would suddenly relax. It was evident, despite his exhaustion, the man was going to thrash and thrall until he had entirely left no energy in his body. Of course, making it harder on them as they would have to escort the pair out in a different fashion as planned. Even worse, they may need to take this one to the Physiatrists ward to see if the nymph had somehow caused the onset of paranoia and insanity. He frowned as he continued to listen to the man's rambling speech, an eyebrow upturned as if he entirely was discrediting nearly every word that Lindo said, solely because he must've been insane. "Can you promise that?" He asked, crossing his arms as he listened to him continue to ramble on. "Are you entirely sure that they weren't hiding in wait to overthrow us, just like aliens!" He yelled, pointing at the sky as if a UFO was flying above them. "You know just as little about them as we do! How can you put so much trust in someone who you know nothing
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about?" He cursed, his voice cracking as he began to grow overwhelmed by annoyance. "No one mentioned putting them in internment camps! We were just going to put them somewhere separate... for their own good as well as ours. It's for the best--" The way that he talked made it evident that he wasn't going to see eye to eye with him. No, he didn't even seem entirely aware that he had just claimed the same sort of phrase that they had used for those they were putting into internment camps. No, Jackson Anderson was entirely a numbskull and that was clear.
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Esme Lacroix BOT 21-Feb-23 01:59 AM
There was no end to this. That was what Esme was aware of. Furthermore, her help was currently aggravating their patient to the point of violence. Her hands pulled into fists as she shook her head, dizzied by the fact that she knew neither would listen to her. "JACKSON!" She yelled, tugging on his arm as if to scold him. Yet he was her superior by three years and she knew well he had more authority than she. "Please-- you can't just keep angering him, you're making it worse." She whined, looking towards Lindo with a look of fear. "Please Sir-- just calm down. We won't hurt her, we promise." She begged, pleading with him before realizing that Jackson had made it clear that he couldn't promise that. "I mean... I promise." She revised her statement, entirely believing that Jackson was only digging a deeper grave for them at this point. She glared at her co-worker and wondered what was going through his mind, the low level of professionability nearly appalling her. Was he entirely unaware of the effects that his words were having on the man. Yet something stuck deep with her, her gaze falling as the man explained that the nymphs were not bad and that they were just going to repeat history. She knew it was true and yet it stung for her to know that she was a part of it. She was just doing her job and yet if she brought the flower nymph to the hospital, there was a high chance that she would end up in more trouble than not. There was a chance that the authorities would take her away to some sort of camp they were planning on putting the majority of the nymphs into while they healed. She paused and looked down at her feet, growing entirely silent. A desperate self reflection. "We're-- we're just trying to do our jobs..." She noted softly, rubbing the back of her neck as she knew that perhaps even that was wrong at the moment. After all, as a warden she had no power in comparison to the true authorities and whereas she believed and agreed with Lindo about their
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being harmless, she knew that the authorities wouldn't be as willing to see it that way. She paused, her eyes widening as she became evidently aware that the girl had woken up. "Miss--" She started, stepping towards her before realizing that the patient might grow angry again. She paused where she was, holding her arm out in front of Jackson as if to stop him, demanding that he give the pair a moment of space before they would request moving them out of danger's way. After all, they couldn't remain here for much longer as the smoke in the air was dangerous to anyone's lungs.
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Aia Anthos BOT 21-Feb-23 02:13 AM
Pounding. Her head was pounding. Yet his voice came soft, soft and sweet and caring. She couldn't entirely make his face out but based on his voice she was entirely sure that it was the young man who had saved her, the one who she had asked for help and had continued protecting her even to this point. After all, while her hearing was still a bit iffy, she had heard a small portion of his speech and understood that he continued to protect her to this moment. He wasn't going to let her get hurt. Camps. It was exactly as the elders had said. At a point, the elders explained that technology brought unwrought despair to the human race. Despair that was directly sourced by the ill use of technology and the demand for power. Not only did they bring harm to the world around them with such technology, yet they continued to bring harm to one another year after year, creating mass technologies of war that they could kill each other with. The elders had seen the worst of it after all, watching in disgust as they continued to lock even their own kind into cages in which they could demand some sort of control. They were power hungry. For many years, Aia had listened to the reasonings by which the Elders demanded all stayed away from the humans and yet Aia had ignored them. She felt a pit of guilt growing in her stomach, eating away at her as she wondered if she had chosen the wrong option. If she had made a mistake. Was even Levian okay? Or Leah? She bit her lip anxiously and looked at him, tears welling up in her eyes as he promised their safety. She knew it wasn't a promise he could make, one person against many. She knew they weren't all bad and yet part of her held the fear that many of them were. Just as Lindo had said. Yet his hand in hers was reassuring, her gaze softening on his as he reassured her. She offered a weak smile and squeezed his hand with what little strength she had. "Thank you for helping me." She noted softly, her words soft and delicate as she l
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ooked into his eyes with a tired exhaustion in her own. "I appreciate it." She added, her eyelids feeling heavy as she struggled to keep them open. She could feel that he was injured too, the pain in his body contagious as nymphs had the ability to sense pain in many ways. "You need help... you're hurt..." She whispered, sitting up with a wince and looking towards the girl who had began to approach, "C-Can you please help him... he's hurt..."She requested, her voice ever so fearful and yet her intention clear. She wanted help. @darkkid1000
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Lindo BOT 21-Feb-23 11:00 AM
"I...It doesn't mat..." His attention now on Aia and hearing what she had to say. Mental walls holding back the pain failed and he would hold his sides "I'll make sure your safe and free" he would promise giving a soft squeeze back before falling back to let Esme help. His breath rapid to account for the shallowness. "I can't let them take you away." he would pant moving just a little so he still felt like he was in a protective position over Aia." He had several more choice words to say towards the male idiot (his thoughts) called Jackson, but was more focused on Aia. "I wont let the dumb male moneybrain over there take you away" he would say not reacting to Esme's approach but if Jackson would attempt to, he would tense and ready to fight the best he could despite his state. He doubt he could win, but he wasn't going to give up with out a fight.
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Lindo BOT 21-Feb-23 01:36 PM
His eyes would close. His mind rushed to give him that chance to escape, the pain. It took him back home. Back to Spin City. Nymphs didn't exist, just fantasy and folk lore. But he would tell the story to his baby sister, who wasn't really a baby, more like ten or eleven now. But she loved these stories. A soft smile would cross his face as the memory came to him. Tucking her into bed, and reading stories of people and sprites of the forest dancing and celebrating together. The many stories of two falling in love and living happily ever after. She rarely got to the happily ever after part, but he still would finish the story, to lock her in her dreams of dancing with the forest sprites in bliss. His mind would then shift to various article he would scoff at of people claiming that they would catch a picture of a forest sprite but the photo always turned out to be so blurry nobody could make heads nor tails of it. Stories of some taking pitty on lost children and guiding them to a human settlement. There were a few of these entities kidnapping hikers and such. But always told from the perspective of the hiker who died, which gave him the feeling they were more ment for scary stories. "If it wasn't for the fire we would of never found..." Wait! he thought That meant her people were found. they were already being shipped off... at that thought various images he had seen of the internment camps off what Nazi Germany did to the Jews, the history of the native american's being pushed from their homelands, called dangerous barbarians, caged, violated, experimented on and killed. He would then think of the black community and the inhumane way the goverment treated them simply because the so called traditional way of thinking. He was sick to his stomach and felt the rage building back up. "Racist" Lindo would murmur as he came out of his thoughts. Still next to Aia but looking to Jackson "You are a racist. What is worse is you justify it by the old fashion traditional
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way of thinking, much like the Nazis to the Jews, Early settlers to the native Americans, and Early American slave owners and government to the black community. You justify it by 'they aren't human so I can do whatever' or 'they aren't human so they are dangerous' Much like it has happened in the past." Lindo's voice while rifled with accusation was much more calm. He was still ready to move in defense if he moved Aia, but seemed to accept Esme, to help him, her or both. "You might even come back with I'm just doing my job. To which I can fire back, so was Nazi soldiers, So was the soldiers of the south who literally fought and killed their own brothers simply for protecting who they deemed as lesser human..." He would wince as he adjusted himself into a ready but more comfortable state. "You accuse me of not knowing if nymphs aren't safe, you conspire saying that they were waiting to attack like aliens..." he would laugh and wince again. "If the story's are to believed with the new evidence came to light. couple millennia have passed, since we parted paths from the forest sprites. Two thousand years and the death count is in the favor of humans, as well as taking their homes with out opposition. To me, I think they are the ones who should be afraid of us, and rightly so. It is only within the past few decades have we attempted to pull our heads out of our collective asses and tried taking care of the planet and conserving forest, and in turn their homelands. This fire was caused by fireworks for the town's amusement. If it wasn't for this beautiful lady behind me I would be one of the dead, and the fire spread more."
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Lindo BOT 21-Feb-23 01:49 PM
Lindo turns his head to look to Aia and smile softly at her before looking back to Jackson with a stern look. "You know as well as I any human country would consider what we have done to them over the years, much less recently with this fire, would consider it an act of terroristic mass genocide, and with every right attack and demand recompenses. I garuntee you none of that will happen. Why? because it never has despite it happening for a couple thousand years." Lindo will shake his head "It's time it all ends and the Nymphs are treated with the respect they deserve. I know they aren't dangerous because History has shown we are the dangerous ones, even to ourselves. It is you Sir who should be secluded until you can learn what you need to, to cohabitate with these beautiful beings." Lindo's gaze turns to Esme. "I am sorry for my delirium early Miss, I know you at least are actually trying to help, and I am sorry If I hurt you. It isn't much but i'm sure I can convince my sister Angel to give you VIP tickets to a concert or something. It is all I can offer right now if I hurt you, as I fear the fire burned Cabin six up with all my stuff I brought out here." He would say trying to make things right with Esme while getting one more jab at Jackson, who he would still be protective over Aia with and ready to react in anyway needed to keep him away.
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Aia Anthos BOT 24-Feb-23 03:44 AM
Repercussions. Growing up, Aia's mother had taught her that every action came with equally important repercussions. Whether they were good or not depended on the action, depended on the weight of the action. Like dominoes, when you do one thing, it begins a chain reaction. One domino falls causing the next to topple down and so forth goes the chain reaction. In this case, she had caused a chain reaction much larger than she even quite frankly knew how to handle. Unlike with dominoes, she didn't know what would happen. Yet judging from the fear that continued to swell in Lindo's eyes, she had a feeling it wasn't good. She paused and looked at him, entirely unsure of the situation at hand as she tried to gain at least a semblance of continuity about herself, about the situation she had caused. Well, she hadn't caused it entirely but her response to the situation had caused a large part of it. That was undeniable. She had caused a chain reaction that could potentially put her entire people in danger and now she had to deal with what she had caused. Even if her head hurt. "Take me away?" She paused, her eyebrows furrowing slightly, her gaze turning to look at the one being referred to as monkey brain whom she could only assume to be the male. "I--" She paused, entirely confused with what was going on. It was to be expected. Her confusion, that is. She paused and looked at him with a look of bewilderment, her head pounding as she attempted to grasp at the situation. Yet she didn't have much time to do that, after all, his eyes had fallen closed and in her mind, she was aware of the fact that it probably wasn't a good sign. She glanced towards the two, her gaze connecting with Esme's as she began to plead. "I-- I don't know what he meant but... please help him... before he withers." She begged, her violet eyes filling with tears. Yes. Withers. After all, Withering was death for a flower nymph. She knew not of the human histories, but she knew what he needed was
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help, she didn't know what further danger she was putting herself into but she knew she needed help. Help she could not give him. Were she at her own peak of energy she would have healed him herself but flower nymphs were not known for having the strongest of magics and while she wanted to pretend she was strong, she knew she was not. Anthousai were amongst the weakest of nymphs, while often the prettiest. They were a delicate people and their petals were easy to tarnish, easy to tear. Her attention shifted as he spoke, her eyes widening as he spoke words that she didn't entirely understand. Yet she understood the sentiment. She paused and looked at him, watching as he struggled. "S-Sir--" She muttered, forcing herself to sit up as he tried to defend her with words alone. Yet she knew he wanted to protect her, to protect her people. She swallowed and looked at him, her eyes filled with fear as he admitted that he would protect them. Protect them to the best of his ability.
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Esme Lacroix BOT 24-Feb-23 03:51 AM
Esme was startled. Startled in the way that she felt things got when people continued to throw different things in your direction. Not physically but well... that had happened to. Esme paused and looked towards Jackson with a frown, "I'll handle this." She noted, stepping towards the pair of them with a softer expression than Jackson had worn. "Jackson, would you please go summon a medivac. We won't be able to get them out without it... and do not return until you've done so." She took control, knowing that if she didn't, things would continue to go south. There was a time and place and Esme was entirely aware that this was not the time nor place for Jackson to continue speaking. After all, he had clearly triggered the male and while the nymph was confused, she was sure he would eventually say something to step on her toes as well. After the man had continued his rant, Esme smiled and nodded, kneeling down softly. "No one will let them take them to camps. I promise." She noted softly, pulling out her first aid kit before putting her hand on his forehead. "You're feverish." She noted to him, her blue eyes gentle as she looked at him, "You'll need the rest... try and close your eyes... I promise, I'll protect her in your stead." She confirmed, her voice sincere. Esme seemed like a sweet girl, her face delicate and pretty in the way you didn't expect a ranger to be. After all, she had never expected to end up in this line of work .She simply had loved nature and one day found herself here as if it had been her fate. Yet she had found herself loving this line of work. Just not on days like this. Not when so many had been displaced and injured, killed even. She paused and frowned "I don't need any tickets... just... please rest. I'll do my best to get you two to the hospital as safely as possible." @darkkid1000
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Lindo BOT 05-Mar-23 10:00 PM
It was dark... why is it dark echoed through the void. suddenly he heard a voice. one he haden't heard in the longest of times. Not for years. "Lindo, you have grown." It was a female's voice... one that had passed years ago. one that he yearned to hear so often. "M..Mother?" "yes my boy... you and your sister have grown. But it's not time... You're journey is just beginning, you have a new friend." "How did you?" "I'm your mother I know all silly. I'm watching over you, Hana, Alyssa, and Belle. Your father as well, but it's not your time to join us. Go... Protect the Nymph." "But mom! we..." a bright light broke the black of the void. Flooding it into light. Lindo would groan. He no longer felt the bed of sand and pebbles beneath his head "wh..where am i? where is.. the nymph?" he would groan. As his vision came back into focus he would see That there was one doctor hovering over him, with two others at the foot of his bed watching. At the far end were two military soldiers with m16s standing there, waiting for something to happen. Lindo would attempt to sit up, only to find something was holding him down. Looking down Lindo would find that he was strapped to a bed. "Daaahhh welcome to the land of the living, please don't mind the straps, it is to protect us, the Rangers who were helping you, said that you grew violent, and stressed yourself too much. This is a precaution to keep you safe, as well as us. We are studying the effect the Nymph might of had. It has seemed that from the toxicology reports, you aren't any drugs that we know of. So we are merely observing." A large muscular doctor, would turn off the light shining in Lindo's eyes. "I'm sorry my friend just checking your pupil dilation, and reflexes, they are normal as is everything else. Please tell me how do you feel?" The doctor sraitening up would run a hand through his black hair as he waited in anticipation for a cognative answer. "Like i got ran over by a couple of trucks going sixty the
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n thrown off a cliff." Lindo would respond. "I promise I am not under the effects of the Nymph, I just made a promise to protect her, and the guy... Anderson? I think that was his name... He was looking at her and talking like he was going to dissect her. Please at least tell me she is safe, and I can see her again? I can promise her and her people are harmless. She was more afraid of me than the fire, and when I pulled her into the cabin to call for fire rescue, she thought I was going to hurt her." The doctor would chuckle. "oh laddy she is safe and sound, Esme, is seeing to that. do relax, and once we deem you as not insane and you were under a bout of delusion we can let you go." Lindo having no other choice would sigh Esme... Esme... OH the female ranger! he thought back trying to remember. This seemed to allow him to relax more, as well as allow him to answer all the questions. He would tell them the full truth, and the story of what happened, who he was, why he was in the cabins, as well as the dream. From there the doctors seemed satisfied and started to unbuckle him, but told him that he was still to rest, however he could use the bathroom and move about in the room as he wished as long as he wasn't dangerous to himself or the guards or staff. To which Lindo nodded in compliance.
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Aia Anthos BOT 13-Mar-23 04:02 AM
The next sequence of hours passed in a strange succession. It was as if she couldn't get her wits about her. No. She had to find a way to get her wits about her and yet these humans seem much different from the young man who had taken her hand and began to run. The young female who was there to help them was relatively sweet and kind. Her eyes had a sincere look to them. One that Aia hoped to trust. The elders had taught her as a child the sincerity that eyes held and while they hadn't meant it in regards to humans, Aia believed that the concept extended towards their kind too. After all, Esme's kind eyes reminded her much of that of a doe. Sweet. Mild. Meek, even. "As safely as possible." Those words reassured her. After all, she was not the only one in pain and while she knew that she most likely would be in need of the same sort of care as one another, she worried that he needed some help to calm down. She could feel it after all. The anxiety that seemed to float off of him in waves. He was fearful. She wasn't sure what of. Her gaze shifted down to the unconscious young man, her eyebrows furrowing. Would he be alright? She wondered if he would have been better off if she hadn't asked him for help. After all, he might not have ran in the same direction. He wouldn't have been dragged into the rocks to protect her. He might've been able to swim further despite the strong pull of the tide. "Will he be alright?" Aia asked softly, her lavender eyes lifting to the girl who was slowly edging closer to them. She seemed as if she were testing the waters, tip toeing over as if she might crack some sort of thin layer of ice between them. She glanced up as if Aia had startled her, smiling sheepishly before nodding and hurrying over to kneel down to him. "I believe so. His wounds aren't fatal. I suppose the... adrenaline got to him." She noted, gently placing the back of her hand on his forehead. "Oftentimes in emergency situations like this happen, we go into a
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sort of... hyperdrive mode where we almost.... numb our own pain." She explained in a calm tone, beginning to work on taking his vitals diligently. "He most likely almost forgot his own pain because he was so worried about protecting you." Aia swallowed, a knot tangling in her throat. "It'll be my turn to protect him then." She smiled sheepishly, a tad nervous and guilty. She worried that she had made the wrong choice by dragging him into her problems. Then again, he would have been affected either way by the flames that had most likely gotten to his cabin as well, but perhaps the outcome would have been different. "How the hell do you think you can protect him?" The voice came harsh from behind. It seemed to drip with venom, or something poisonous. Perhaps that was just annoyance though or anger. She wasn't sure. Yet the tone of his voice gave away to some sort of hatred that she couldn't ignore. Aia turned her head to look at the young man whom Lindo had referred to as a Monkey or something. She wasn't entirely sure. He wore a nasty frown. Unlike his partner, his eyes were dark and cynical, his scowl staining into all that it looked at. "I'm not sure." She admitted softly, "I suppose... my first action would be to work together with you both." She offered a smile, hoping kindness would soften the young man. She didn't have the energy to do much else. It felt like something was burning in the back of her throat and her eyes couldn't seem to adjust to the bright lights of the morning, her head spinning dizzily. She shifted slightly, taking a deep breath.
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Hours passed in this kind of way. Despite fading in and out of conscious, Aia found herself doing her best to piece together the situation at hand. They asked her many questions. So many that she almost lost track of the fact that she wasn't meant to be in communication with them. She didn't have a choice now. After all, soon enough she was surrounded by them. A hospital. That was what they called it. It was one of those sorts of places that they brought their ill. Inside the building she could feel many negative feelings swirling around. It almost made her nauseous the way that anxiety tied the building to the ground, the way that depression lurked through every hallway and death hung heavy in the air. She could hear the sounds of people crying, sniffling behind nearly every door. People were in pain. But it wasn't just people. She could sense them. Not necessarily many, but there were nymphs in the building. "May I see them?" Aia questioned, her voice hopeful as she looked back at a young woman with reddish hair and a white coat. The woman had been running a handful of tests on her, urging her not to sleep any longer as she continued to look at her body as if it were an alien species. She swallowed tiredly and looked at the woman, her own eyes searching for a connection with the woman's deep green pair. "Please..." She added at the last minute, feeling as if she needed to see who else may have survived. "No." The woman's voice was sharp, "Not yet." She added after a moment, as if changing her mind. "You must rest first.... You'll be reunited with your people soon enough. Just... have some patience." She let out a sigh, placing her hand on Aia's hair. Despite the woman's guesses, her hair felt just as a human's would if not softer. Even though the tiny flowers grew in her hair, it seemed that her body was mostly similar to that of a human being. "What is your name?" She asked, her tone beginning to soften. Aia let out a sigh. She had answered the quest
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ion many different times to an array of faces. It was growing tiresome. "Aia. Aia Anthos." She noted softly, closing her eyes as the woman shined a bright light in them. "We need you to open your eyes." "It hurts..." She whined softly, opening her eyes once more to allow her to shine it in her eyes. The woman seemed empathetic of her situation and yet at a point... separated. Distanced from it. As if she was forcefully choosing to ignore her emotions and the way that she felt. "How much longer will we do this?" She asked, looking at the woman with a frown. "I want to see my family." The doctor let out a deep sigh, "The longer you complain, the longer it will take me to run the tests. As I said, have some patience." Patience. Her patience was wearing thin. Hours passed. Many even. Perhaps even a full day. Aia wasn't sure any longer. There were no windows in the room that they had kept her in. Everything was white in the room. White walls. White ceiling. White tile flooring. White bed sheets and pillow. White jackets. The white jackets came and left. All asked her similar sets of questions. Ran through her mind as if it didn't feel like it was growing wearier and wearier. Aia shifted in the bed tiredly and reached towards the current white coat's wrist. "Please... may I see them now...?" She asked, her voice growing tired, "May I see my family... my family and the young man... I'd like to see them."
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