We Are Our Avatars IX: Act V: The Sabotage of the Scandolous Saurian Scoundrels (Open)

[Random berk]

The biker grunted in assent as Joel moved off, already moving to the next stage of CPR. Pinching the girl's notsrils, he gently tilted her head back to open her airway. Clamping his own lips over hers, he exhaled, inflating her lungs, and also producing a faint gurgling sound somewhere in her throat. Water in her lungs. That was a problem. Exhaling again, he pulled back to start chest compressions again.

 

[Zepherus14]

"Only a couple? Well I would love to see that actually if you wouldn't mind." Sophia said encouragingly, wondering what Matilda's magic might look like. Hearing Samus' statement however, she couldn't help but chuckle. "I would honestly be lying if I understood it myself actually. A friend of mine Jessica put it quite well that you always have to treat magic with a bit of respect, because it is very fickle... or something like that at least." Sophia replied, looking over to Samus for a moment. "What is it exactly that you don't know? Maybe Matilda or I could help."

 

[ShindoL Shill]

[color=006d5b]"I don't really understand it, either. I went to school with a guy whose parents are witches, and what they do is really complicated."[/color] Matilda said to Samus.

 

[Drakmorg]

Victoria had bought a swimsuit at the same time Sophia and Matilda had made their purchases, buying a two piece number similar to what Sophia had picked out, but in a solid black color. Not having any knowledge on the intricacies of magic or its practice, she stayed quiet as Sophia and Matilda conversed.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"How it works. I'm no stranger to people and creatures with fantastic powers, but those can be explained. Magic seems to defy explanation." Samus said.

 

[Random berk]

As the biker finished the second round of compressions and went for more exhalations, the girl finally took a breath without aid. Water gurgled in her chest again and she drew in a tortured gasp, her eyes snapping open to reveal vivid green pupils as bright as lanterns. She rolled on her side, hacking and choking, and the biker shifted back on his haunches to give her some room.

"Alright, alright, get it all out. You're going to be fine." He said to her soothingly, before glancing around, looking for the ship that Joel had mentioned.

"Anyone got a blanket or thick towel handy?" he called. Glancing down again, he noticed that in addition to the two swords at her waist, the girl had two bandoliers studded with a range of throwing knives and daggers. Her hair, though pasted across her face and the sand, was long and deep red, like wine. It reminded him of someone else.

"What were you doing out there?" He murmured, as much to himself as to her.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

[color=006d5b]"I don't think anyone really knows how it works. I know I don't."[/color] Matilda said. [color=006d5b]"How about you, Vicky?"[/color]

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Joel ran out of Dave's ship, which the biker would see sitting on the beach nearby, with a towel held in his left hand. He handed it to the biker, then looked at the girl. [color=003399]"How do you feel?"[/color] he asked.

 

[Slenn]

The girls had finally arrived back to the ship, catching Joel running into the ship.

"What's going on?"
<color=green>"Oh my goodness. Someone needs help!"

The sisters ran forwards towards the man. Sara kneeled down towards the girl to see if she was wounded.
<color=brown>"What happened here?"

 

[Random berk]

The biker nodded his thanks to Joel as he took the towel and turned to the girl. She moaned and shook her head slightly at his question.
"Head hurts... feel like I was punched with a caestus." Shivering, she gingerly picked her hair away from her face and glanced up at him. "What is this place?" The biker cleared his throat slightly.

"Uh, not to sound eager, but you should probably get out of those clothes or you'll catch your death, even in this weather. You can wrap up in this." She stared at him suspiciously, and he nodded slightly, before straightening up and turning away to face Joel. He gestured away from her, suggesting that they give her the privacy to disrobe. When the Mason sisters approached, he simply shrugged.
"No idea. This guy pulled her out of the sea, unconscious. We brought her around just this moment."

The girl had removed her sodden robe to reveal a cuirass of boiled leather underneath. As Sara approached her she removed this too, and then a linen undergarment, quickly hiding herself beneath the towel. She had pushed herself stiffly into a sitting position in the meantime.
"I can't... can't quite remember." She admitted. "I was in some ruins on the coast. I was... running... I think part of the floor collapsed, and dropped me into the sea."

 

[Slenn]

<color=brown>"I see. And what is your name?" Sara asked the girl.

"We should secure her to a bed inside."

 

[Drakmorg]

"Hmm? Uh, not really. Magic wasn't ever my thing."

Victoria answered Matilda.

 

[Random berk]

"My name is Joanna." She told Sara, before being overcome by another bout of coughing and retching. "Who... who are you people?" She asked when it finally subsided.

"Hey, nice job finding her out there." The biker remarked to Joel quietly as Sara attended to Joanna. "You saved that girl's life, no question."

 

[ShindoL Shill]

It took Joel a moment to realise what the biker was suggesting, and he quickly turned away. The biker may notice that, while a small amount of steam was rising from Joel's skin and hair, his swimwear and metal left arm were both still damp. He would also probably notice that Joel was just under two metres tall, because that's probably something quite obvious. [color=003399]"I didn't really find her. She basically popped up in front of me."[/color] Joel said.

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[color=006d5b]"Righto."[/color] Matilda replied.

 

[Slenn]

"We are composed of many different people from many different worlds. We seem to be brought to one another. We work together in hopes that we will survive in this world that is most unfamiliar to us. But I suppose you can refer to us as The Group."

 

[Random berk]

"Still, if she hadn't been spotted until she washed up on the beach... well, it didn't happen, that's all we need concern ourselves with." He turned to Joel, hand extended. "What's your name?" Being only slightly shorter than Joel himself, the biker wasn't particularly taken aback by his size, though standing at Joel's right shoulder, he hadn't noticed the metal arm free of the distraction of an emergency yet. Joel, for his part, might notice that the man's accent was distinctly American, with a trace of New York.

"To survive..." Joanna looked distant, almost as though she were in shock. "Who survives in this land..." Staring up at Sara, her lantern eyes seemed to clear and focus. "You... you do look hale. All of you. You thrive here?"

 

[ShindoL Shill]

Joel shook the man's hand, using his prosthetic. [color=003399]"Joel. And yours?"[/color] he asked. The man may note that Joel had a Canadian accent.

 

[Zepherus14]

"The problem I have with explaining magic though, is that it's been different for different people I've met. Like the people I learned from, they bend the elements like water and air to do things. They also have methods to generate shields and heal people. The way it works for them is different than myself, as I don't really ever see them generate mana to cast a spell. Likewise, Erica, the woman that helped me learn to heal, she seemed to form a spell in her hand before unleashing its effects. It was more organized, I guess you could say." Sophia tried to explain from experience. "For me I can say that there's at least some tie with my emotions. I have to think positive things for me to get white mana for healing. Like the people I've been with, I also bend things, but it's more complicated since I'm bending my mana. The best way I can think to describe it is bending it to try to mimic what others would do with their elements?"

"Does that help any? I've only had three years to learn what I do, and even then I don't really know that much."

 

[Slenn]

<color=brown>"Yes we do. We've worked together to get money, food, clothing, protection, and travel. Although we seem to gather the attention of danger at points. My name is Sara. And these are my sisters: EMily, Winona, and Gwen." Each of them bowed as Sara gestured to them.

 

[Random berk]

The glint of Joel's arm caught the biker's attention. Glancing down at it, his eyes suddenly widened, and he snapped his gaze up to Joel's face, as though suddenly expecting to recognise his face. Then, as quickly as the reaction had occurred, it was gone.

"Steve." He replied with a smile. If Joel had any feeling in the metallic arm, he would find Steve's handshake to be as firm as his own robotic grip. Beginning to glance over his shoulder before remembering why they had turned away, he jerked his head at Joanna and the Mason sisters.
"Are you "surviving" with this group? Or are you as native as I am?"

Joanna stared in disbelief at Sara and her sisters for a moment, and then let out a single gasp of a laugh, almost a sob as much as an exclamation of mirth.
"I've seen hardly a living soul in... in... Gods, I can't remember. It feels like a lifetime, but it can't be more than a few weeks... a few months?"

 

[Slenn]

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