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If I close my eyes, I can see light

Who:

soulbait
What: The teleporting event uses it's magical karma powers and trap two people together.
When: Afternoon of Sunday the 26th.
Where: Some random cave that nobody knows about.
Summary: Bern and Ciel teleport into a closed off area of the same cave. It doesn't end well, but neither does anything these two do.
Rating: PG-13 for now.

[Well this is one way to spend an afternoon.

Maybe it was her fault. She thought she lucked out and wouldn't have to be subjected to this teleporting business. Not much sooner she finds herself in a dark cave - a far cry from her apartment room. It isn't the worst place to placed, since she can just teleport herself out, but dark places and her have a terrible history. Nevertheless, she lets a small area of the cave light up with the blue glow of her magic. Not much is inside and there is barely any sound, save the crumbles of a some pebbles, falling to the ground from the ceiling.

Ultimately she decides to explore and see if there is something of interest. Not often does she find any reason to leave her apartment, so this is a good break from the norm at the very least.]

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[...] Very well then.

[And in an instance the glow vanishes again, removing all light it gave to the cave.]

If you do not want my assistance then I will just watch you squirm in the depths of this hell.

[...Oh God now he can't see all over again. It's actually very unsettling, even if he knows that she must still be nearby. He tries to be quiet, but he looks around wildly, looking around. Where is she? She must have moved, right?

And where is Sebastian?]

[She is still nearby. But now she's moved a few feet behind him, so he's the one cornered near a wall rather than her.

And now, she'll just quietly watch him squirm as her eyes adjust to the darkness. It's easy for her to get use to it because of past experiences she much rather push away from mind. The silence is getting to her a little, but watching him start a frantic search is fairly amusing.

Amusing enough for her to forget about silencing herself, as a small giggling sound is audible behind him.]

[Initially floundering around in the dark, getting more and more unsettled, Ciel is... really, he doesn't like this. It's not entirely alien, but the last time things were like this it was bad, okay?]

[But then he hears a noise in the darkness. She's still here. He turns in the direction he believes her heard the noise from, trying to see in the darkness here. His eyes aren't adjusting well at all, but]

[Once she sees his figure turning she vanishes into the thick darkness again. That was fairly careless of her, but she isn't leaving the cave just yet. How can she miss out on a front row seat to seeing Ciel being even more paranoid than usual? She just can't help but taunt a little.]

Don't worry, Ciel. I won't leave you alone in this pit of darkness. [More sounds of light laughter can be heard.] Such an act would be so cruel.

And how kind you must then be, Bernkastel, to watch the suffering of others while confident of your own safety. [He begins to chuckle a little at that, trying to find her new location based on sound. He knows this is likely futile, but he needs to focus on something]

Ha! Please let those delusions of grandeur flee your mind. Prideful idiots like you just make me laugh. [Her eyes focus on a few rocks several yards from Ciel's location, as they slowly begin to rise. Without any warning the rocks are quickly flung towards Ciel's location. They likely won't hit and they won't cause any major damage. But she just wants to see how he'll react.]

Is that to say that you, who are not human, have no such presumptions? [And... he's started. The rocks land near him and he visibly flinches, despite the fact that none hit him. A few land by his feet - harder than expected - and a lone one hits a wall nearby. His eyes go wide a little, but now he's starting to get used to the dark. A hollow little laugh escapes his lips]

It would seem in this case you believe yourself a cat, do you not? Playing with a mouse, perhaps?

[And now he's fumbling in his jacket. Where is that gun where is that gun- oh. He feels the cold metal handle and gingerly starts to feel for getting it properly in hand]

Who needs pride when you're the victor from the start. Don't lose your head, Ciel. [She means that in a metaphoric way. Really.]

[She ignores the hollow laughter, a smirk widening on her features] You don't like cats do you, Ciel? Allergic to them if I recall. [She makes a few more rocks by the side lift up. These ones are a bit bigger than the previous batch.] Lets have fun until that piece of worn out furniture comes to find you. [And the rocks come hurdling towards their target again. This time aiming for Ciel's head.]

[See that rock? One of them actually hits him in the side of the head. He falls to the ground and starts to bleed from a head wound there. Yeah, he's no magic person who can dodge or anything like that. But, even after he's fallen to the ground he's still smirking, after a little cough is trying to get himself back to his knees.

He's a little alarmed that his gun seems to have fallen off him in his fall, but at least it didn't misfire on him or anything]

And tell me, what would constitute victory in this "Game" of ours, Bernkastel?

Endure.

[And a few more rocks come toward him. This time not from above, but from his left side.]

[And... he rolls. He tries to get out of the way to those rocks but a fair few still hit him. Damn]

[She scoffs.]

Can't you do any better than that, Phantomhive?

[She sends out more rocks. They're a lot more rough around the edges than the last ones, but aren't much bigger.]

[Okay, so he's panting now. And starting to cough a little. Asthma is kicking in again, but he refuses to let this get him. He rolls again, this time mostly evading all but one of the rocks, which hits him towards the shoulder. However, he did get his gun back in hand. He tries to get to his knees at least, and more to try to draw attention than anything, he fires a random, haphazard shot in the rough direction from where he voice is coming from.

...Really, the amazing thing is how loud a gunshot is in this confined space. Even he fears his ears might pop from it]

[Some more rocks should come. Maybe giant boulders that could crush him into pieces of meat.

But it never comes.

That shot was successful. It didn't pierce Bern's skin, but it did pierce part of her left wing. She held back a biting scream- she never was injured in the wings, but she was sure it was the worse pain she had ever felt since being inside of the dark room. The room was still worse, but this was a close second. It was beyond horrible and it took all her will to keep herself above ground and not fall into the ground. If anything like that happened then he would know. She couldn't let him get the upperhand in this.

Even so, she couldn't muster the energy to send rocks hurling at him or even taunt him. Right now she was just trying to make sure she didn't yell out in pain.]

[Oh? Oh. When no more punishment comes, he staggers to his feet. He's bleeding and he's sure probably going to be bruised but she isn't retaliating? This could mean one of a few things. He chooses not to bank on any of them, instead looking around the darkened room to see if he can't find her. Where- where?

He calls instead into the dark, his gun now gaining a firmer grip in his fingers-] Is that it, Bernkastel?! Do you not have some miracle for me to overcome in this Game?

[Where is Sebastian?] Sebastian will surely accomplish even that when he arrives.

[Oh, you're funny Ciel. Funny.

She doesn't answer. Her left wing soon becomes numb and she can barely feel anything from it. It still hurts and her insides are still churning, but it shouldn't cause death. She focuses her eye on another set of rocks and launches them at Ciel again. It might miss this time - her vision is a bit blurrier than before from the overdose of pain.]

[As he stands there he feels something whizz by him. The rocks don't hit him, thankfully, save one, which only barely grazes one of his arms. No matter, his clothing is no doubt already torn. But now, from that feeling... he knows which direct she is in for sure. He starts to march himself over to that way, hoping that the wheezing he's already starting to display won't cause him to collapse.]

Your aim, Barnkastel... is quite poor. [Not that he expects his own- ...Or was it? Perhaps it was better. Trying as hard as he can not to allow the sound to bug him, he takes this moment to raise his pistol and fire again. Damn that's loud. Mind you, his own vision is blurred a little too, but mostly because of involuntary tears... and maybe a bit of blood]]

[Before the bullet is even fired Bernkastel quickly teleports out of the cave, hearing his steps coming closer to her vicinity.

She won't go back for another couple minutes, so she can recollect herself and deal with this pain. But no need to tell Ciel that. He can just think she got hurt again for all she cares. The light is hard to adjust to, but she gets use to it quickly. Have fun in there for now Ciel. She'll be back after your featured paranoia.]

Bernkastel! [Okay, calling, and on edge. Unlike her, he's not getting a breather, he's still freaking out down here. ...And maybe vomiting a little in his mouth, but still. Glance, glance, step... glance, step. Where is she etc.

...And then, much again his will, he's actually teleported again against his will. Not to the same place, but now at the base of the mountains somewhere. He blinks furiously at the light and trips down to his knees before he to much as takes another step. But at least he's out of the cave? ...Plus Sebastian should in theory pick him up soon enough ~~to give an option to end this backdated forever thing if we want~~]

[Bernkastel reenters the cave soon enough, but when she does she hears nothing. No pants, no gunshots. She illuminates the cave once more and finds nothing.]

Tch.

[It was her mistake for leaving. The teleporting must have occurred again. Either that or that furniture finally arrived.]

You win for now, child.

[She could pursue, but with a nearly broken wing she is not at an advantage. If she goes out now and Sebastian is there then he could catch her by surprise. Ciel wouldn't reserve mercy after everything that happened. Not that he every would.

ooc: you and aeria can thread out Sebastian finding him if you want now.]

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