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DRAFT LOG #2: The Battle Game!

Who: Everyone on the draft
What: Fighting bad guys!
When: Today (after 12PM) to the 19th, in the evening
Where: The Mining Facility
Summary: It's an underground mine! And the Malnosso want you to kill and capture all the bad guys! Oh, but don't let the rocks fall on you. That could hurt.
Rating: B for BLOOD. Seriously. People are going to die. People have already died. We're not going to make it out of here. We're all screwed, it's Game Over, man!

Everything you need to know is listed here and also this way. If you haven't signed up yet and want to be on this draft, then go do it and stop being lazy!

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[When no hand lands on hers, Sheena realizes that Raine is just holding her hand in the air somewhere. But the shoulder she's holding did the moving, so she lightly follows that arm until she reaches Raine's hand - and pulls off her glove, replacing it with the apple gel]

You'll feel better once you eat it. [She's trusting that it will be easier for Raine to do that than to try to figure out how to do it herself. She's had her eyes shut almost this entire time, because there's no point in keeping them open in a place where there is no light.]

[The hand trembles once the gel is secure, but Raine forces herself to focus on bringing it up to her mouth instead of questioning. It feels almost urgent to do so now, as the feeling of disconnect is steadily growing stronger. She could barely hear Sheena's words, as it was.

The taste of the gel is surprisingly real, with its flavor of apple, and yet with traces of that dust from the air. Still, it doesn't keep it from doing it's job, as she quietly focuses on consuming it ...

And then the waiting, again -- waiting for that confirmation of stability, if it wasn't too late. The moment is silent save for her heart in her ears -- as if that wasn't confirmation enough. The gel needs to do its work, however, and so the wait, as she lets her hand fall away from her lips. Counting the beats, as it were.]

[There isn't any hesitation on Sheena's end; when she hears Raine start to force control of her breathing, waiting, she drops one hand to run gently through the other woman's hair. In some vague way she can tell that her friend is just shy of panicking - with good reason - and is hoping that the only gesture of comfort she can pull off at the moment will help.

With her ears still alert for sounds in the tunnel, friendly or not. But there's been nothing so far, and from her position she can't feel very much movement of air between the rocks, either.]

[The moments seem longer than they should.

But then a new feeling -- a refreshing one -- slowly starts to circulate through. Slowly, and then almost rapidly, as it acts almost as her spell would have -- stabling, anchoring firmly to the reality of that darkness and dust, but at least it was a reality, and not a floaty one that she couldn't grasp.

It brings with it a firmer awareness of things, despite still being vaguely dizzy. She's still laying down, but for the first time realizes she's not entirely on the ground, either. And Sheena's there.

So what had happened? She struggles mentally, trying to make sense of the rapid images, but there's nothing clear after the fighting. After -- Shadow. But she can't put a word to these puzzled thoughts, more gratified by the being anchored feeling. The rest would come in a moment.]

[Yep, Sheena's there. And she's finally empty of any hint of adrenaline, hardly able to keep her eyes open. The thing standing between her and unconsciousness is making sure Raine's okay.

It takes more effort than it should to sit herself up a little taller (harder to do, too, with a half-elf 's head and shoulders supported by her legs) and the inhale that goes with that is full of dust despite the mask. Sheena can't help starting to cough. Out of reflex her eyes open and begin to water again; Raine should hear her cursing very quietly.]

[The coughing, at least, reminds her that she should probably say something -- anything at all really -- to reassure Sheena that it had worked.

Still too headachy to begin rationalizing things, but that didn't matter just yet.]

... Sheena?

[In the darkness, she waves one hand that Raine won't be able to see.]

No, I'm okay, just stupid. [Never mind the strain in her voice, either. It's just dry.

Oh wait a minute.]

Hey, you're still awake. Careful or you'll get a mouthful of dust.

I'm... all right.

[Relatively, in her opinion. She should sit up, but that headache keeps her down.]

So we... survived.

[No sitting up. Sheena will feel if she starts to move, and endeavor to keep her still, as well as she can.]

Yeah. Something must've hit you on the head pretty hard, though. [A few quick coughs.] I can't hear anybody out there.

... are we trapped?

[A cough takes a hold of her before she can inquire further. She still feels her body reacting to the gel and trying to stabilize, but it hasn't put a calm to the borderline panic feeling, either, though she desperately attempts to suppress that. Much like the coughs, moving her hand to cover her mouth. At least most of the dust has settled by now.]

...Yeah.

[She'll let that sit for a minute. Then Raine starts coughing. an extra pair of hands is there to support her if she needs it.]

Oh, hey, hang on. Is there water in your bag? [She doesn't think Raine'll appreciate a suggestion to tie anything over her face right now.] I dunno if you could sit up to drink any, but...

[Finally the coughing subsides, giving her a few moments to process Sheena's next query.]

There should be some water and provisions still left.

Do you want some? Might help.

[Even though it's already dark, Sheena can sense a different kind of darkness edging in on her. Raine's awake, she didn't pass out again or anything. The gel worked. They're trapped, but there's still air to breathe so it can't be an airtight setup.

Can her responsibilities end now? At least until she can sleep off the summoning?

What a futile question. It's obvious that Raine's still struggling, and anyway it'll take both of them to get out.]

We can share it.

[But it probably requires her sitting up. She attempts to do that, just so she's not being a burden on Sheena.

And that dizziness comes right back in, and she groans slightly instead.]

Hey, stop that. [The best Sheena can do is shift a little bit herself, so Raine is sitting somewhat more upright.] I told you, you hit your head pretty hard. You were out for a while.

[We'll not talk about the part where she didn't think Raine was breathing.] If it were me you'd stick me in the clinic for a week, or something. Or at least in bed. [There's a smile in the words. Using a soft voice, and speaking slowly, but still trying to make Raine feel better.]

[More upright in the dark, but slumped forward a little, holding her head. Trying to be practical. Trying to mentally connect the last few events. She breathes.]

I wonder if the radio made it in here... I don't think the attachment I had is still on.

If you want me to start looking around for other stuff, you're gonna have to lay flat on the ground.

[There's enough power there for a light, at least. Sheena pulls out a different card, holding it out as it begins to glow very softly.

Some dust still hangs and drifts in the space - rocks piled up, taking the shape of the barrier they projected earlier - and Sheena flinches and squints against the light, after such a stretch of darkness. If Raine's looking, she'll see a piece of plain cloth tied around the bottom half of Sheena's face, and clear tracks through the dust all around her eyes.]

Unless you can see it now? I can't keep this up for very long.

[The light is bright and almost harsh, after a stretch of darkness. Raine strains her eyes to look around, but the area around them is very small, and all that she can see is rocks and dirt. And Sheena.]

... Don't waste your strength.

[She can tell that Sheena might not have too much, and she's being forced to look out for the both of them. Instead she finds her bag, looking through it for any kind of light, as well as the water canteen. And the radio, which is nowhere to be seen. But she does find a small light, tucked in the bottom.]

It's not a waste if it helps.

[A light. Once Raine turns it on, Sheena puts her light out and carefully leans herself back against the wall, coughing.]

Sorry about waking you up that way.

... I'm not sure what you mean.

[She still wasn't exactly 'with' the situation to put all the pieces together. Slowly, she manages to take a small sip from the canteen, before screwing the cap back on and handing it over to Sheena.]

Oh. Uh, never mind. I'll tell you about it later.

[It might be all she can take not to gulp that water. Her throat feels like a desert. But she's careful about it and doesn't drink very much, either.]

How d'you feel? And don't just say 'fine' or something.

... I am fine. Now, anyway. [No, she has a headache, and the reminder of it has her holding her head again.] ... Well. Maybe a little dizzy.

Did you get hurt anywhere else?

[Not that there's much either of them could do about it.]

I've been thinking about how we're gonna get back out there.

The gel helped with that. Nothing's broken, anyway. [She's exhausted and sore, but there's no need to give the full list. She might have twisted something when she fell.

She glances back up to the top of the 'dome' they've found themselves in, briefly. The height's not too high, but it seems... stable.]

There's magic, but it would be a ...

[And that's when she finds herself in a vivid recollection, and she stops speaking abruptly.]

[Maybe Sheena wants the list. A list of minor problems helps convince her there aren't any major ones. She also looks up at their 'ceiling' and shudders. Stable now. If they move the wrong rock, the whole thing could really come down on top of them, and there's no telling how thick that pile of stone actually is]

I thought about waiting until we could just...blast it apart, but I dunno if- [That's a long and strained silence, and she squints down at Raine in the dim light] What happened?

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