Chaos Plot Reactions!

[thefinaljedi]

Who: Anyone/Everyone affected by Helios' nasty bout of Possession Sickness
What: Picking up the pieces
When: August 11th/12th
Where: Wherever there was bad mojo!
Summary: Apep, an Egyptian god of Chaos, possessed Helios and wrecked havoc. Those involved are going to have to cope with their injuries, mental traumas, and newfound night terrors!
Rating: R, for possible trigger warnings for descriptions of violence and bad language.


Nothing is ever easy for them House 46 folks. Gawddamn!

Comments

[thebellthatbinds]

It will take time and work but it's still possible.

[Still rubbing Luminair's tummy her gaze drops a little as she nods. She remembers their first meeting, that odd cold she'd felt coming off of the man...even now she can still feel it if she focuses on it but after she'd come to know him she'd pushed that feeling to the back of her mind.]

I can understand why you wouldn't want to talk about it. It's a part of yourself that is dark, and no matter what you do there's still that piece of darkness that you can't get rid of.

[Huffing out a soft sigh she looks up. It was nice to be able to be open with him, to hear his end of the situation after everything that happened.]

Like with me...as Abhorsen it's my responsibility to return the Dead to Death so that they may not prey on the living. But to know how to stop them, I have to know how the Dead come to be in the first place. It's a terrible knowledge that I must carry with me.

[wise_maiden]

I wouldn't mind helping out if you really needed it. It's not nice to tease, you know.

[lostinmyway]

Why don't you try a piece? Then we'll know for sure!

[Well, that's one way to approach the problem.]

[wise_maiden]

I don't know all the facts yet.

[corrinesbell]

And you're still pretty much circling the real answer. If it were me laying in this bed for days and not telling you about what happened...well actually you wouldn't stand for that, and I'm not gonna stand for it either.

Who was it?

[wise_maiden]

[That was a sharp point that hit home. She closes her eyes a little. She hadn't been this badly off, the other times she was in similar situations. Perhaps that had been why it was easier to conceal...]

... it was Helios. Not - not consciously, but... if he were himself, I don't think he would have allowed that to happen. And I ... don't know what's become of him by now.

[corrinesbell]

[See? She's not storming off on the warpath. In fact she's leaning forward, looking more curious than anything.]

Did the Malnosso make him do it?

[wise_maiden]

I don't know for certain. We didn't talk very long before the attack, and... [She shakes her head slightly.]

[corrinesbell]

It's okay. I just figured I'd ask.

[She makes a handwave at the door, which is still partially open.] They said your biggest problem was being drained of energy. D'you want some?

[wise_maiden]

Hm? [It takes a moment to process just what Sheena is asking.] ... Maybe some gels might help. I tried eating a little breakfast, but my appetite isn't at it's best.

[corrinesbell]

Am I gonna be able to get some of those?

[That also wasn't what she was asking - gels. She's pretty sure Raine knew that.]

It'd be easier to just lend you mana if that's what you need.

[wise_maiden]

... I... [She knew that. Hence her facial expression.]

You know that I can't ask you to that. But... thank you, all the same.

[corrinesbell]

You don't have to ask. I asked so you wouldn't need to ask.

[thefinaljedi]

Was he hurt?

[folklorist]

[ It's something that will never go away and the intense pain after the fact was even more apparent now. It wasn't as easy to push it away and ignore it and Helios briefly looks in incredible pain. He turns away to hide it before he regains his composure. ] It...it's my own fault. I-I did this to myself. I-I deserve to an e-extent.

[ Pay for your mistakes and crimes. Helios looks at the floor his eyes cloudy and watered as he blinks away those forming tears. ] It was never like this b-before. And I-I made a terrible mistake, and this-this is the price I pay for it.

[wise_maiden]

I know... I know why you asked. It's just -- it's dangerous for you to do. You know that.

[corrinesbell]

Well it's not like I'd go and do what Yuan did! It's just a little bit. And I'm not tired or hurt or anything.

[wise_maiden]

... It's not easy to stop once you start. [Her eyes seem to have more and more trouble staying open for longer periods of time.] Besides, its nice to think of you as being healthy for once. [That was a weak tease.]

[corrinesbell]

Yeah, now if we could both get there at the same time I think maybe the barrier would crack, or something.

...Look, you're already tired. Want me to stay?

[faithfulflame]

Sure. But you should too.

[wise_maiden]

... Please. At least, for a little while. [She doesn't know how long she'll end up sleeping for if she falls asleep, or what her sleep will be like.]

[thebellthatbinds]

[She had caught a glimpse of that pain flash across his face but he had turned too quickly, and Luminair was snuggled contentedly on her lap. She speaks gently, sad to see her friend in so much pain.]

We all make mistakes Helios and sometimes...the price we pay for them can be great. But you can't let them control you. If you do, you give up who you are, you give up your life, your future.

The mistakes don't define who you are, it's how you cope with them...and I think you have done so admirably. You're one of the kindest men I've ever met.

[corrinesbell]

Sure. As long as you don't start snoring.

[folklorist]

They d-don't? [ He doesn't sound sure about that. Because back home? Back home he was nothing more than a outcast and murderer for his mistake. Here it wasn't as bad...but if people found out? What would they really think about everything he never told anyone before. He looks entirely too tired in that instant and entirely unhealthy and exhausted. ] I'm t-trying not to-to give up. I-I didn't mean for anyone to get dragged into, into all this though. Especially you and Adele and Lupin.

[ He didn't mean for anything like this to happen. He didn't know anything like this could happen. ] How a-am I supposed to apologize and accept f-forgiveness for something that's a-a part of me? S-Something that's my fault t-to begin with?

[fleurdesel]

[It fades as it always does- easier this time than before and for that she has Ben to thank. It doesn't sting, it doesn't ache, there's just the mild migraine that came with rationalizing what she'd seen. It wasn't real.

So long as she can remember that, she'll live.]

...thank you Ben.