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!

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[thefinaljedi]

[Luke Skywalker has just returned from his double-header missions, arriving back in the village in the early afternoon of the 11th. When he first sees the absolute wreck that is House 46, Luke...can't help but initially wonder if Lupin had been playing with explosives again.

The minute he steps inside, however, he knows its something ENTIRELY different. A wave of Dark Side energy blasts him the minute he walks in, and his hands immediately have two lightsabers in them. There are traps, sure, but he'd easily evaded them. But something bad had happened here. The waves of dark energy leave the entire building just...unappealing to be in. They'll pass with time, but Luke just cannot stay in this building. Its too dreary, too filled with hate and pain. What...happened here...?


Later that day, Luke can be found around town, mostly sitting in public places and avoiding House 46 in general.]

[fleurdesel]

[After five mugs of coffee and far too many cigarettes for her own sake of mind Adele makes her way up to the tea house to clear out her system and perhaps find some measure of serenity that she's been sorely lacking since the incident. The flashes aren't as frequent, now; but when they come they still sting. She's managing.

She hopes, at least.

The fact that Luke should be home doesn't register until she sees him sitting in a booth- it's almost a relief. Almost. She doesn't know what he's been told- but there was no way he could miss what had happened in his own home. Adele carries her mug of tea over and slides into the booth across from him, offering a small, forced attempt at a smile.]

Hello.

[thefinaljedi]

Good morning.

[Luke looks up from his tea with a grimace. He'd left when they'd needed him, and she looked like shit]

[fleurdesel]

[Good. It was. Good. No strange sidesteps in reality just yet. Only Luke, tea, and this place that's been a safe haven for some time now.]

You've seen the house, then.

[thefinaljedi]

Seen it, felt it, got screamed at about it by Lupin.

[He shakes his head]

What happened?

[fleurdesel]

He screamed at you? Ch. [She pinches the bridge of her nose and sips her tea.]

Idiot.

...Helios was possessed by a god of chaos.

[thefinaljedi]

I got that.

[His voice is low]

What happened to you. You look like you met a Gundark in a dark alley.

[fleurdesel]

I...[She feels one start to come on and bites her tongue, slams her eyes shut and waits it out. Less of a vision of a grisly death and more a reminder of what lurked in the dark. Things much, much worse than a Gundark. Outwardly she's a tense, ragged, exhausted mess. Inwardly there's a spike of terror that simmers into worn fury once her eyes slip open.]

...I'm not entirely certain how to explain.

[thefinaljedi]

[He opens his mouth to reply, but stops as a feeling of dread washes between them. It hits him. Her mind. That...ugly, noxious patch of darkness.]

You don't have to. You haven't slept in days, have you?

[redjacketthief]

[He's been sleeping.

For the better part of two days Lupin has been sleeping, and he was tired of being tired. He wanted to be at 46 to protect the fort to keep an eye on Artoo and try to rebuild, but he knew that it just wasn't possible at this point. Between the last Shift and the chaos with Apep, he was just too drained. He needed to relax, had needed it for the better part of a week, and staying with Law and Itachi for a few days was calming enough.

Between treating his injuries on such short notice, helping him set traps around 46, and taking him under their roof, Lupin was going to find a way to repay the two men. He didn't think he was ever going to be able to.

After a night and a day of not daring to leave the lower levels of House 22, occupying his time with naps and playing with the two cats, Lupin finally felt okay enough to venture into the backyard for a little while. The sounds of nature were a comfort after the disorienting silence. It gave him a chance to relax--his mussed hair and frighteningly casual attire were evidence enough that he had seized it. His right arm was slinged and immobilized for the moment, and his unsteadiness was apparent in his every move. He just didn't care anymore.

Lupin barely looked up when Luke approached, preferring to keep studying the birds that played in the garden.]

'Bout time you came back. [His tone was distant, and dripped with his suppressed annoyance. A long beat passed before he spoke again, this time quieter.] I knew that you'd be able to find me. That's why I didn't leave a note.

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke's in no mood for games. The waves of Dark Side energy...were bad enough. He didn't need Lupin's attitude either.]

So, start explaining.

[redjacketthief]

[He glanced over, unamused. There was something he needed to be sure of first...]

Are you done running?

[thefinaljedi]

Running?

[Huh?]

[redjacketthief]

[...He really did have to spell it out.]

You had your reasons, but you basically have been doing what Adele did back in June, and what you accused me of doing last month.

I ask again, are you done running?

[thefinaljedi]

My business is concluded. I'm not going on more missions, if that's what you're asking. I've made peace with myself for the moment.

[His voice now, is actually pretty harsh]

It was better for me not to be here.

[redjacketthief]

[Lupin sighs. That's all he's going to get--for now.]

...was it really better? [He doesn't hide his weariness and fatigue any longer, there was no point. He had Luke's word that he would stay in the enclosure.] You missed a battle, Luke. We could have used you--the Force could have saved us a lot of frustration and pain.

[thefinaljedi]

Perhaps. If the Dark Side energy permeating the house is any indication, I'd have been more a liability than anything. Perhaps its better you didn't assume the Force is always a good answer.

[It does, after all, have a Dark Side]

[thebellthatbinds]

[It's impossible to avoid crossing the plaza in taking the shortest route home from the Battle Dome to House 44. Sabriel makes her way slowly, her head tilted down to try and avoid any eye contact but she's sure to make a scene to anybody who happens to be out and about or looking into the square from one of the shops. She's pretty well wrapped in clean bandages, her clothes are rather tattered and altogether she looks...well, like she had been set on fire multiple times.

Which she had.]

[thefinaljedi]

[Bandages can only go so far when there's a Jedi Grandmaster looking for you. Luke doesn't want to disturb her, but the moment he feels her presence enter the square, he just...steps out of a space between two buildings and falls into stride beside you.]

Hello, Sabriel.

[thebellthatbinds]

[Sabriel tenses at the sound of the footsteps beside her and glances warily over her shoulder...and is honestly surprised to find Luke there. She had known he had gone but after everything that had happened it felt like it had been months since she last saw him.]

Luke...hello.

[thefinaljedi]

[Wordlessly, Luke lays his hand on Sabriel's shoulder, Force Healing rippling between them and alleviating at least some of her pain. Her body would heal faster, the power speeding cellular regrowth.]

I hope...you aren't in too much pain. I'm sorry to see you like this.

[thebellthatbinds]

This is nothing I do not deserve.

[Slowly her tension fades under Luke's touch. For a moment she glances up at him, lips parted to speak but...she dips her head and says nothing. It takes her a minute before she can sort her thoughts and control her emotions before she speaks.]

Do you know what happened?

[thefinaljedi]

Not to you. Enlighten me, my friend.

[He leads her to a secluded bench, his hand guiding her whether she likes it or not. There is no taint in her, at all. And that leaves him wondering...]

[thebellthatbinds]

[Damn it Luke, why do you have to be so kind? Sabriel doesn't have the heart or the strength to fight his lead so she shuffles quietly over to the bench and takes a seat. Once Luke is seated beside her she beings, her voice pitched in a low murmur.]

Mr. Dresden had warned me that Mr. Sprensonne was possessed. It had attacked him, and then later that day it attacked Red and Adele and the other tenant from your house. I tried to stop him but I couldn't...and when I failed, he changed me.

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke remains silent, passively listening to the girl as she explains the first part. He knew about this stuff, but he hadn't heard Sabriel was...changed. And the way she said it conjured up images of the vision Nomi had shared some months before]

And...you...fell, for a time, didn't you?