Zompania Draft - Draftees and Reinforcements, mid-day 4-early 7

[lucetimods]

Who: Draftees and Volunteers
What: The draftees and the reinforcements must hold against the Third Party army until rescue arrives
When: From May 23 through the wee hours of May 26 (days 4-7)
Where: Zompania
Summary: Draftee information and Volunteer information
Rating: Varies on thread, please mark explicit material.

This post is for the rest of the draft, beginning when the volunteer reinforcements arrive. Look up in the sky--your friends are parajumping in! Be sure to use the above info post for any plotting needs you might have. Enjoy!

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[faithfulflame]

[She grimaces, biting back a gasp as she tries and fails to rise slightly. The pain is blinding, and she's quick to abandon that particular course of action. Being carried doesn't sound too good, but...it may be their only option.]

I...yes. That should be fine. I think I can...deal with that.

[etherealblast]

Alright.... then I'm going to try to splint your leg real quick. [He glances at his shirt, grimacing at the not exactly ideal condition of it.] Do you have bandages? I left my pack at a shelter nearby.

[A cultist had wrecked it, but the supplies were still good, so he'd left it there.]

[faithfulflame]

Yes. [She gestures tiredly towards the sack sitting beside her.]

I have a medical kit in the big pouch. It's white, with the red cross on it. There should be some bandages.

[What a pain. Those were meant for other people. Not her...]

[etherealblast]

That's great. [He reaches over to the sack, tugging it close and opening it quickly to find the medical kit. It's easy enough to find and pull out, and after a few moments, he unearths the bandages.]

Hmm...

[He glances around, before spotting exactly what he needed-- a broken spear. He gets up, grabs it up, and comes back to settle next to her, snapping off the blade at the end using his foot. He'd read about this in a book on first aid..... He thought he remembered it all, anyway. He sets the sticks on either side of her leg, before his lips thin grimly.] I going to wrap your leg to the poles now.... it's going to hurt.

[Probably a lot.]

[faithfulflame]

[Mars grimaces at the sound of the snapping wood, an unpleasant reminder that her leg probably looked and sounded like that not too long before. Of course, that grisly thought is shut out when Fayt mentions the pain. Setting her teeth, the girl nods.]

R-Right. [She reaches out and takes her pack, squeezing tightly to it, her gloved hands shaking.]

Then...just do it.

[Dragging it out seems worse than just bearing it.]

[etherealblast]

Here goes. [He nods at her, before setting in to start wrapping her leg, first firmly around the ankle before going upwards. he's going to be as gentle and careful as he can, but he can't risk wrapping it too loosely either and damaging the leg further when they start moving.

But at the very least, he'll try to be quick about it.]

[faithfulflame]

[To her credit, Mars doesn't scream. She grits her teeth, shuts her eyes, and bears with it, letting out only a whimper. It's agonizing, but loud noises might draw down the enemy and that would only make a bad situation worse.

When he finishes, she gasps, releasing a breath she hadn't known she'd even been holding and sags back onto her elbows.]

Ah...ow...damn. That...that wasn't so bad. N-Not...like I'd thought, anyway.

[etherealblast]

Not so bad, huh? [He didn't want to know what she expected, if that was the case. He shakes his head, finishing tying off the last knot of bandages before scrounging in his pants pocket for the pocket knife he'd tucked there next to the ring of disintegration. He cuts the bandages, tucking them back into the med kit, which he puts back in the bag. He reaches down to grab her wrist, checking her pulse just in case.]

[faithfulflame]

Y-Yeah. I've...had worse.

[Like death. Death is generally worse. In either case, she takes deep breaths and lets him work, not trying to move or distract him, for fear of messing something up. Her pulse is a little fast, but steady. Nerves and adrenaline are only just beginning to fade. She'll be fine.

At least...right up until her power begins to fade. There's a muted shimmering of reddish light, and the form of Mars is replaced by the slender, much more clothed, and much paler Rei Hino.

Who...is now biting her lip in sudden panic. Because that shouldn't happen. It means either she's out of energy, or a Shifter is nearby. Or both.]

I...I...um...

[etherealblast]

[That's good... if she'd been flirting with shock in any way, he'd have a lot more to seriously worry about.

And then she starts shimmering oddly, and suddenly, there's a rather familiar face sitting in front of him instead, looking tense.

What the heck? He stares dumbfounded at the girl, wondering. Was that some sort of... camouflage? It was the only possibility, considering the sudden switch and the cast still on her leg.] ...Rei?

[faithfulflame]

[Well, without Mars' powers somewhat dulling the pain, Rei's forced to bite back another gasp as she shifts slightly, looking away from him. She hadn't really considered the possibility that her power might give out so quickly, but she had pushed herself really hard, so it's possible.]

Y-Yes. It's me, Fayt-kun. And it's a...well, it's a long story. Now isn't the time to tell it. There could be enemies nearby and I can't walk.

[She swallows]

I'll...explain when we make it home. But until then could...could you keep this a secret?

[Surrounded by enemies, badly injured, and powerless and that's what she's concerned with.]

[etherealblast]

[Fayt stares for a moment, taking in what just happened, as well as the tell tale signs of Rei's body language, the way she looks away. Whatever it was, it was important.

But Rei didn't need to tell him what he already knew: There was no time for a Q&A right now. Getting out of here intact was the number one priority. His tone is soft, hopefully reassuring of that fact.] Hey, it's alright. I won't ask if you don't want to tell me, and I won't tell anyone either. I'd rather see us both get out of here in one piece.

[He moves into position, preparing to pick her up.] I'm going to pick you up now, alright?

[faithfulflame]

[Rei's head is swimming with pain at this point, but she'll accept that as a promise. Her identity is something she's protected rather jealously over the years, and Ami as well. It's not really as important as it is at home, but it might make Fenimore a target if enemies arrive in the enclosure.

His question is answered with a shaky nod.]

Yes. It's fine.

[She knows she can count on him for this. Or Cliff wouldn't regard him so highly.]

[etherealblast]

[He nods, and without taking time to delay, he slips his arms under her, hoisting her up carefully. He'll try not to jostle her leg too much, but he isn't exactly an expert at this either.] We're not too far from someplace safer. Hang in there alright?

[He'll be careful, but slow isn't the best idea right now.]

[faithfulflame]

[She winces slightly as she's lifted, but when he settles her against him she gasps, voice hitching slightly.]

I...yes...please hurry.

[She'll grit her teeth and just bear with the pain, but there's a limit to it, and screaming would be a terrible idea.]

[etherealblast]

[He hurries as fast as he dares, keeping a keen eye out for any cultists in the sky and on the ground. He wasn't going to risk an ambush, especially not with Rei in this condition. It'll be a tense several minutes of wandering the battlefield before he arrives in what he'd mentally mapped out as a 'safety zone', dotted with shelters and behind the main defensive lines. He tries to keep his tone soothing as he speaks, trying to gauge how Rei's doing.] Almost there..... You doing ok?

[faithfulflame]

[Rei nods, her teeth chewing on her lower lip. She doesn't have a whole lot to say, because it does hurt, but there's an audible sense of relief when she does answer.] Yes...I'm alright. It's...[A wince] Not so bad.

[etherealblast]

Good. Just a bit longer.... [And that's when he spots figures in the distance, people, and people without the large wings of cultists to boot. If there were people, there was a chance someone could help Rei better than he could right now.] Hey, look!

[faithfulflame]

[She peers at where he's looking and lets out a relieved sigh, tension leaving her body.]

Thank goodness. [Her eyes flick back to Fayt.] Thank you, Fayt-kun. I owe you.

[etherealblast]

Hey, it's fine. We have to keep an eye out for each other out here, you know? [At least, that was how Fayt had started to think of it, with his limited experience with war. Things like this, war and battlefields filled with so many people, they weren't like running into a couple of monsters while traveling. It was messier, and people needed to help each other to even try to manage something in situations like this.]

[faithfulflame]

Yes. Yes I suppose that's true.

[She smiles weakly.]

Still, thank you all the same.