help me, darling. help me, please.

[rosestolilies]

[ So much to think about, and the clouds are no escape for your fine Queen today.

"Their own love in their rightful Queen can be strengthened. Compassion will show you both the way, I am certain. Some girls just want to ride the wind wear ever it takes them, and live life to the fullest."

Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Such a mess, it's all become such a mess! ]

- ♡ -
[ The mirror is recording as the Queen stands at the shoreline, the long stretch of the dunes at her back, the sheer plane of water before her. And overhead the clouds are still flashing with lightning, even as the serpent's bones rain down and warriors close in upon the ship. The storms are banished first, brushed aside with nothing more than an impatient motion. The ship will have to come down next, and she reaches upwards, pausing for only a moment when the High Priestess appears, her feet wet when the tide rolls in, and her head shaded beneath a paper parasol. She says something that can't be heard and the Queen nods distractedly, beginning then to reel down the Labrys as if she has caught it round with a lasso. The Pirate Queen appears at the rails, looking startled and irritated, calling out gruffly,]

Ready to open your mouth, woman?

[ Her majesty sighs, stating very deliberately, ] We do need to talk, yes.

[ The ship hits the ground with a spray of sand and sea, but the gangplank is lowered, and the Queen steps onto the ship, leaving the High Priestess standing at the edge of the tide. A squadron of large brown bears take up positions around the site. The Warrior Princess does not take long in joining them, her face cut and streaked with ash and blood. She does not take her eyes off of the ship, not even for a moment.

When the Queen reappears to see her there, she smiles bashfully. ]

High Priestess, you still have those bottled little folk, don't you, my dear?

[ Whatever the expression on the High Priestess' face, it is not pleasure, but she inclines her head obediently. Soon enough, a cat can be seen walking slowly down the beach, a rope in its mouth that is tied to a floating crate. The faeries inside rattle in their bottles, lights flashing within.

The Pirate Queen crows something rude and self-aggrandizing from the rails, grinning, and the damsels are led up from below deck by an honor guard of battered skeletons. The Queen opens her arms to them. ]

Darlings! I'm so glad to see you safe!

[ The Damsel goes to her, if no one else, and even she has soon moved on, hurrying across the sands to greet the Warrior Princess with a hug that is not returned.

The gangplank of the Labrys recedes when the crate is safely onboard, and though the ship does not seem to be moving, some of the skeletons wave cheerfully from the decks, giggling in that eerie way of theirs. ]


[[ooc; We will leave the comments open for all of you, but there will not be any NPC interaction on this post.]]

Comments

Re: /consider this a warning for casual nudity at this point on!

[fionna_time]

It's cool!

[blushed, smiling though the pain is great."

Ok. Thank you!

[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ And just as she said she'd do, it was time to get Fionna dried and bandaged up. Bandages that she pulls from that pouch which... doesn't seem like it should be able to hold THAT much linen. Much less linen, the bottle of disinfectant, and the cotton balls she was using to carefully dab at the girl's various cuts. ] I'm sorry for the stinging, but it's important. Kris hadn't even seen anything like this before. I think she learned a lot about first aid from watching me, which is kind of weird when you think that she can use healing magic.

[ Subaru was just talking, trying to keep Fionna's mind focused on the conversation and less on the necessary stinging. ]

[fionna_time]

[Fionna, who was trying to be tolerant of the pain,only winced slightly when the pain came].

It's ok, that always happen when you do the kinda stuff that I do! Though I don't really get how Kris's magic works.

[Trying to forget...]

[of_the_highest_caliber]

It's not like any magic I've ever used, either. She can do some amazing things, though, like her teleportation and...

Oh, take a look at this! [ She takes the pouch and hands it up to Fionna, as she works on her legs. ] Doesn't look like it carries much, huh? [ And, indeed, the bag is small and seems to be completely empty from an outside perspective, or if she tries feeling it up. ]

Now... do you remember that sword you gave me? Reach in and think about pulling it out! [ And then be marveled at the Bag of Holding putting the hilt right in the girl's hand. ]

[fionna_time]

[Fionna looks startled. Was she kidding? How was she going to pull her sword out of that thing, it was so small? She shrugged, and reached her hand in and thought of the sword].

Whoa! Is that it?

[of_the_highest_caliber]

Uh-huh! I think it's really neat! It's like what Mach Caliber can do for me, but inside of a bag.

[fionna_time]

Is it more magic stuff?

Oh yeah, Mach Caliber! She was in your body before, right?

[of_the_highest_caliber]

Exactly!

[ The mention of that incident, as always, makes her pause a bit. ] Mm, that's what happened once, yes.

[fionna_time]

Hey, how come that happened anyway? I never really understood that.

[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ Subaru shakes her head. ] We don't, either. I think it's safe to just blame the side effects of messing with the magic that makes up this place, and leave it at that. I know I won't be doing something that careless again anytime soon.

[fionna_time]

I hope so.

I like Mach Caliber fine, but I don't want anything bad happening to you.

[of_the_highest_caliber]

Mm, I know. I don't want to worry anyone like that.

[fionna_time]

What do you think you'll do if it happens again?

[of_the_highest_caliber]

I'm not sure. But we'll do what we can, of course.

—just like right now! [ All the bandages taken care of, she stands up and fetches one of the yukata for Fionna. ] Here. It'll be easy to move around in this, for right now. We can see if you'll be able to fit in any of my extra clothes, since I bet you won't want to stay here for too long.

[fionna_time]

Good!

Thanks! I would stay, since its been forever since we hung out, but I do wanna make sure that you know who is ok too!

[of_the_highest_caliber]

You're welcome to, of course. Everyone always is! But you're right; I won't be staying long until everything is taken care of. [ Said with an apologetic smile, even though Fionna seems to understand Subaru's need to watch over the others. ]

[fionna_time]

[Fionna smiled]. Yeah, I know. That's why I think you're so awesome. We need more people looking out for each other like that.

I just...she can be as bad as me, and I know it, but I wanna be sure she's not real hurt, that's all!

[of_the_highest_caliber]

And we do have people like that! [ Which is not just deflecting attention from herself. ]

We'll find her, and make sure she's okay. I'm sure of it! [ Which means it's time for Subaru to finish wiping herself down and then get dressed again. ]

((ooc: Dunno how you plan on handling that with Amamiya's player, though!))

[fionna_time]

Yeah, which is good! I'm glad all those people helped out today!

[Fionna is already putting in the clothes she brought, grinning]. hey, these clothes are pretty nice!

((OOC: I'll get there when I can!))

[of_the_highest_caliber]

Me, too.

[ Smiling, she's glad Fionna is taking to the temporary outfit, though it won't really be all that good for running around.

All set on her end, Subaru stretches and nods sharply. ] Okay! I'm going to head back. If you want to change into something else, help yourself to anything in my closet that fits. [ She steps over into the hall and points. ] The kitchen's not that stocked, but you're welcome to anything there, too.

[ Finally, she turns back to face her and smiles. ] Don't push yourself too much, though. [ Fist-pump. ] Just leave this to us!

«Stand by, ready!»

[fionna_time]

[Fionna is starting to realize that running around was probably not the best idea. She was still pretty sore, and while she wanted to go and look for Amamiya, it might be a better idea to stay put. Her girlfriend WAS pretty strong.]

Thanks! See you soon!

[Her being gone and what she said gave her an idea though. Why not making something good for Subaru to eat when she came back? It'd be nice, and something the girl more than deserved! Fionna set out to her work right away].