[open]

[inflictwounds]

Who: Hieke & You
When: July
Where: The infirmary, training grounds, and Soleil.
What: Infirmary catch-all, plus some errands.
Warnings: Mentions of alcohol in the third prompt, but that should be it.


the infirmary;
[The infirmary is noticeably cooler than many parts of the school, as summer really gets underway. This is thanks to runes that Hieke wisely had commissioned and installed that act as air conditioning, keeping the infirmary actually rather chilly. If it’s too cool, students and staff can ask for the temperature to be adjusted, but Hieke seems rather content in there.

(This might be due to his predilection for wearing many layers and his daemonic disposition.)

Some days in July, Hieke can be found at his desk, quietly brewing potion after potion. It seems he’s stocking up, both for the Herald fight and to replenish his stock once the fight is over.]

the training grounds;
[Maybe it’s nostalgia that gets him out there, but...Hieke goes to the Mythril Cage to get in some training. He hasn’t fought anything in a long, long while, but despite that, his movements aren’t rusty.

He goes against a training dummy, enchanted to move and fight back, wielding two long, vicious looking daggers. His movements are fast and fluid - he’s clearly done a lot of this - as he nearly outpaces the dummy.

At one point, he drops the illusion of humanity he holds onto. The transformation is quick - abruptly there are leathery wings sprouting from his back and a long, thin tail that ends in a fork. He has two wavy horns, one noticeably shorter than the other, and deep, red skin covered in freckles. He is undoubtedly a daemon, as if there’s ever been any confusion. Like this he’s even faster, and much more acrobatic in the way he fights.

He manages to behead the dummy, and he stops to watch the head roll across the floor with golden eyes.

Then he realizes he’s not alone, and drops the daggers he’s been holding onto to the floor.]

soleil;
[Hieke doesn’t often go to the city, but every so often he makes the trek out there. It’s a nice place to go to unwind and destress.

This is mainly because of the bars.

Hieke isn’t exactly wasted, though he’s definitely beyond tipsy as he staggers out of the bar. He’s feeling good, though, and he grins and waves if he recognizes anyone from Daybreak.]

Hellooooo!

[Or, alternatively, you were in the bar when Hieke still was, and he gave you a nod of recognition. He’s just out here to have a good time, and not think about the world ending.]

wildcard;
[Feel free to run into Hieke anywhere and everywhere! He’s going to be very busy this month, probably. If you want something in specific, feel free to hit me up at daintily or in the game’s Discord!]

Comments

post-herald battle

[highelves]

A. OTA: visitors for james and/or ana

[ so. ana, the girl prophesied to die at the hands of the herald, is here. and she's alive and conscious, too. so is james. they're both being held in the same room because unlike a certain pair, they can stand each other's company and get along civilly. james has bandages but the main point of attraction is his arm in a sling; ana's covered in bandages and has a head wrap. visitors are welcome once visiting hours are open, and both james and ana will be available for discussion. ]

B. CLOSED to hieke, james, and ana

[ as hieke works his magic, ana heaves a heavy sigh. she's so tired, so sore, but she's truly grateful for hieke's help. she looks over at james, then to hieke: ]

How bad is it?

C. CLOSED to james

[ once hieke's out of the room and no visitors are around, ana lies down on her bed and looks up at the ceiling. she's at least feeling a little better from earlier, and the world's not spinning nearly as much as it was earlier. but it still hurts. she can't quite formulate her thoughts as well as she'd like. however, the silence is a little uncomfortable, and she doesn't think this is something that can be swept under the table.

quietly, she says: ]

James. I apologize.

C.

[onebetter]

You knew of the prophecy... why would you still do this?

[ He's grateful that she protected him. It might have saved his life. But strategically, it was such a bad choices, and if things had been only a little different, James isn't sure he'd have been able to save her. If she'd fallen only at a slightly different angle.... James would never have been able to keep his promise of helping her survive.

That knowledge is haunting. He did it, but the margin of success was way too narrow. A bit of the fear he'd felt out on the field still sits in his bones. ]

[highelves]

Hm.

[ she ponders his question for a second. ]

I didn't think on it too hard at the time. I just went for it, because I could. That last bit of water I sent you -- it was all the power I had left. I was not going to save my own hide after you tried your hardest to keep me alive until that point.

Toki said my odds of dying were eighty-percent. I banked on the twenty-percent that I had left, and now we're here.

[ she says it slowly before she pauses. her next statement comes out curiously, not accusatory. ]

Are you upset at me for that?

[onebetter]

[ Is he upset? Now that is... an excellent question. It shuts James right up for a good half a minute, just to consider it. He feels turmoil about her choice, that's for sure, but is he upset at her? It's... really hard to say. ]

You might have saved my life. So I can't really be angry, can I? I still think it was the wrong choice, though. 20 percent... those aren't odds you should really play around with.

[highelves]

You can be upset. I'm not going to tell you otherwise.

[ she hears what he says though. he's not wrong, and yet... ]

Ultimately, both of us made it out alive. [ she pauses. ] I would do it again if it meant keeping someone else safe. Make no mistake.

A.

[marmoron]

[Well after receiving this text, Keith wastes no time making his way to the infirmary. He could get there like a normal person, but apparently that just isn't his style.

So out of nowhere there'll be a flash of blue light and then Keith and his wolf pup stand in the middle of the room with absolutely no warning whatsoever. Judging from the jet black sword that's looking vaguely ominous strapped to the back of his rune armor, he clearly just dropped whatever he was in the middle of doing to show up here.

There are small cuts and minor injuries on his face and body, but nothing that would necessitate a stay at the infirmary. Also he may or may not smell like he spent a couple of hours at a barbeque because his mission may or may not have involved fighting off the undead in a castle made up of rotting flesh and bones by torching things. As you do.]

I swear it better just be a broken arm.

[highelves]

[ well that was sudden and unexpected. how did he...what? and what is that wolf?

ana has so many questions, and yeah, he does smell like a barbeque, but you know what. she's too tired for all of these questions, so she just blinks at him, visibly surprised by his arrival. ]

...Hello, Keith.

[ though she...fully expects him to only be here for james, so she'll leave them to their conversation if it's required of her. ]

[onebetter]

[ ... James really should have seen this coming because it's not like Keith is ever anything but extremely extra, but he still startles when Keith and Cosmo suddenly show up. ]

Arm, nothing more. I passed out from exhaustion after I got back to the camp, so I'm still in here, but I'm fine.

[ To James' credit, he indeed only has his arm in a sling. Otherwise there are a few bruises over his body, but nothing that looks injured on a level with gravity. ]

[marmoron]

Wait, you're in here, too?

[That one's directed at Ana as Keith looks slightly taken aback. Then looking towards James with a scowl:]

You didn't say you had company.

[Because you literally didn't give him a chance to, Keith, but details schmetails. Scowling slightly at James as he does the up-down glance to check for more injuries, he continues:]

What happened to both of you?

[Cosmo decides to mosey on over towards Ana's side of the room to say hello, looking inquisitively.

A | Ana AND James!

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya's lucky to have come out of the battle with minimal injuries, having been hanging more than his team and his familiars. So he's quick to wave off a nurse as he makes a beeline around the beds until he finds--] Ana, you're alive!

[Oh, that's a relief. He smiles, until his gaze drifts to the bed nearby.] James! Are you okay?

[Like, besides the arm.]

[highelves]

[ she's lying in bed, staring at the ceiling when she suddenly hears a familiar voice. it's...ah!

she gives yuya a wide smile at his proclamation, and she tries her best not to laugh because her body might ache if she does. ]

Hello, Yuya! [ she's very happy to see him, it seems. ] I'm glad to see you're safe as well.

[ she turns to face james. truly, he's more worth hearing out!!! ]

[onebetter]

[ James is sitting propped up on the bed by now and he's been scrolling through his phone one-handedly. The moment Yuya shows up, he puts it aside and greets with a smile. It's a relief to see the boy alive and well. Something to put the image of all those undead soldiers out of his mind. ]

Arm's broken and I feel like I could sleep for days, but totally fine. I'm just so glad it's over.

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya slides into the spot between their beds, taking a seat.] Me too. I was pretty worried when I didn't see either of you on the way back.

[He looks between both of them.] Uh, if you're bedridden, is there anything you need?

b;

[inflictwounds]

It's survivable.

[He takes Ana's hand in his, letting out a breath. They're not great injuries, but...

It's not the worst thing he's had to heal, but there's still the fact that they could have died. All of them could have died.]

[onebetter]

[ James also lets out a sigh of relief. 'Survivable' is not the greatest judgment ever, but all things considered... he'll take it? ]

She's lost a lot of blood on the way.

[highelves]

I suppose it could be worse.

[ she could be dead, for starters. she closes her eyes as hieke works his magic on her. ]

I feel faint.

a; both ana and james!

[shadowmaster69]

[Jill has no real way to know if Ana made it back alive. When the students return, she just books it for the infirmary. Chances are, that's where she'll be. Either injured, exhausted or in a body bag. Jill is rooting for the former pptions.

To her great relief, Ana is alive and Jill gets directed to the room she's in. She knocks faintly and sticks her head in, half afraid to see how bad it is.]

Ana?

[highelves]

[ ana hears a familiar voice call out from outside of the room. she turns her head towards the door and smiles. ]

Ah, Jill! Please, come in.

[ she's happy to see her. but...oh, right. jill's also new here, and with james here... ]

Jill, this is James. [ she gestures towards him with her hand. ] James kept an eye on me on the battlefield.

[onebetter]

[ James is glad people are coming to check on Ana, really. It's good that she's found her stride in the school enough for that - even despite how shortly before the battle she transferred over.

Jill gets a nod from him. ]

It's nice to meet you.

[ He's going to let Ana and Jill catch up first of all though, because that's what Jill came for. ]

a, james and ana pls!

[lovebreaker]

[ She comes a little later in the day, with flowers and cookies for them both. She's trying her best not to seem obviously upset, but she's... not doing very well at that. ]

Hi, how are you guys doing?

[highelves]

[ oh, this is really sweet. ana's glad that aiko made it out alive, and she smiles when she sees the other girl. ]

Hi, Aiko. A pleasure to see you here.

[ ana's smile brightens just a tad when she sees the flowers and cookies. ]

Why, you're too kind! There was no need to do that, but thank you.

[onebetter]

Seconding that. Hi there.

[ There's a smile from James as well, encouraging. Aiko seems unwell with coming to an infirmary room like this and he can't say he doesn't understand. ]

We're pretty good, really. Getting out of this battle with no lasting damages is a feat worth celebrating.

A

[arcadianvampire]

[After some of the immediate aftermath of the whole battle had settled down, Valvatorez made his way over to the infirmary. It was a bitter pill for him to swallow; as pitched as the battle against an opponent that powerful was, it still bothered him that students under his charge got hurt in that fight. It was an inevitable risk, and an unpreventable one. But he never liked seeing students get hurt, especially when he feels they were his responsibility.

But responsibility and guilt weren't the only reasons he was coming to visit them. He had other ones too. Ones he would tell them both during the visit.

So when he showed up, Valvatorez was dressed as he typically was, though he did have a bandage and gauze wrapped around his forehead in one place. Otherwise, he looked okay, for the most part. When he arrived, he was carrying some brightly colored, fresh flowers in a vase; perhaps a bit of an odd, traditionalist gesture for a couple of teenagers, but their fragrance was calming and soothing. Hopefully it'd do just a little bit more to help them relax. He knocked on the door quietly to their room and stood just outside the frame.]

Anastasia, James. Do you both have a moment for a visit? How are you both feeling?

[highelves]

[ ana's not doing much with herself, just...closing her eyes. trying to sleep. but the pain in her head is too much and she's having trouble falling asleep. she's fully alert when she hears valvatorez's voice from the doorway, and she sits up slightly to take a peek. ]

Professor?

[ she frowns. ] Professor, I'm so sorry. I wanted to help and fight alongside you all longer...

[onebetter]

[ James had obtained a book per request and was reading when Valvatorez makes his way in. The book is immediately put aside and he ends up sitting up a bit straighter. ]

Professor, good day. We're as fine as can be. The medical treatment came in time and effectively so.