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ximilia2021-11-16 10:18 pm
savingthrows) wrote in ximilia2021-11-16 10:18 pm
video | un: eleven (cw: blood)
[ the feed clicks on to show Eleven sitting cross legged on the floor in a corner of the entrance hall, pulling black cloths away from her face, breath very suddenly becoming fast and harsh. There's a walkie talkie on the ground, crackling wildly with static, and a few items provided to her by the people who explored the item storage scattered around - medals, a cloak, an empty box that once contained what was discovered to be a necklace holding the orb, a note.
Blood is running freely from her nose as Eleven is struggling to get her panicked breath back under control, eyes wild. There's something dark around her eyes, too, like a shadow - if you look closely, it almost looks like black veins spider-webbing around her eye socket, but it's subtle. It might be a trick of the light, made worse by her pupils being blown so wide the black nearly swallows up the brown of her eyes.
Gasping for breath, she reaches out to Bucky, who sits out of frame, not visible to the network at large. ]
I'm. I'm okay. It's okay.
[ And finally her breath slows down somewhat. The girl looks exhausted, winces slightly, and finally wipes at the rivulets of blood under her nose, succeeding only in smearing it over her pale skin. ]
It told me...
[ She pushes her hand through her hair, eyes still wild. ]
The orb. It wants to be... full. It tried... it was pulling. On me. On my powers.
[ Another shaky breath. ]
It wants. To feed.
[ ooc: If you want more OOC Context, see this search request. ]
Blood is running freely from her nose as Eleven is struggling to get her panicked breath back under control, eyes wild. There's something dark around her eyes, too, like a shadow - if you look closely, it almost looks like black veins spider-webbing around her eye socket, but it's subtle. It might be a trick of the light, made worse by her pupils being blown so wide the black nearly swallows up the brown of her eyes.
Gasping for breath, she reaches out to Bucky, who sits out of frame, not visible to the network at large. ]
I'm. I'm okay. It's okay.
[ And finally her breath slows down somewhat. The girl looks exhausted, winces slightly, and finally wipes at the rivulets of blood under her nose, succeeding only in smearing it over her pale skin. ]
It told me...
[ She pushes her hand through her hair, eyes still wild. ]
The orb. It wants to be... full. It tried... it was pulling. On me. On my powers.
[ Another shaky breath. ]
It wants. To feed.
[ ooc: If you want more OOC Context, see this search request. ]
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No. There was no music.
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Disconcerting; it means to unsettling or disturbing.
Video | Un: Star-Lord
Holy F---Friday.[ Right, he's talking to a kid here. Ooops. ] Eleven, are you all right? Do you need us to find you a healer or a doctor?
Are you saying that the orb is hungry for power?
[ Oh definitely like Ego then. Crap, that's a big problem. ]
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No. No doctors.
[ But she can't hold on to that hint of dark annoyance, just slumps a little, nods her head. ]
I'm... okay. Drained. It tried to... take my power. Eat it. Like... pulling it.
[ A beat. ]
I don't think. It's Friday.
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Alright, alright...no doctors. I don't like them much either. [ For entirely different reasons than her, but is the truth. ]
That sounds awful. This orb really isn't like the other. Please don't try that again, who knows what that thing could do, I don't want you to get hurt. Would eating help you regain strength? Or do you just need to lie down and rest?
[ He also pauses briefly after the 'Friday' comment. Uhm.]
You're right, it probably isn't. I was asleep for a few days, and I lost count.
video; un: alenko
[He may just smash the orb into pieces at this point]
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Bucky is here. You need to be. Careful. It will want to eat your glow.
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[ She scrunches up her nose. ]
It started to pull on my power. And it pulled harder, when I used more.
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[Another moment of thought] I'll feed it for a while if it's hungry. You shouldn't have to do that alone.
[He thinks feeding it is a very bad idea, but he'd rather do it than have Eleven carry the burden]
Video, un: belova
Yes. I can confirm this. It told me to feed it. It will also attack if we try to take it by force.
[Yelena doesn’t like this orb.]
Are you sure you're okay?
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Drained. Like... a battery. I recharge.
[ She didn't tap all her powers. What she spent she'll recover with some rest. ]
Do you think... we should? Feed it.
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[This isn’t exactly her area of expertise, unfortunately.]
video; un: finn
He's going to try not to come off as super worried and freaking out. ]
That may be where the sleeping curse is coming from. Maybe it's trying to drain everyone. [ Hopefully not but- ]
Is there anything I can do? Anything you need?
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It's okay. It's my mind. I control the door.
[ She wipes some more of the blood away. ]
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Do you intend to try talking to it again?
action.
[It's a muttered response as he waits for Eleven to finish sending her message. But the moment she's done, he's at her side. Is holding out an opened bottle of water and a damp cloth. He'd wipe the blood away himself, except he's long since learned how Eleven reacts to being treated like a child. So instead, it's left in her hands.
Though it doesn't keep him from reaching out anyway. From resting a hand on her back in a quiet display of support.]
You did good, kid.
[Though that's mostly because she pulled away before the orb could take too much.]
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And with that she leans in, tucks herself into the crook of the arm that's resting on her back. Hopper called her 'kid', too, and just like with him, she doesn't feel that when Bucky says it he means 'weak' and 'stay behind'. He only means 'young'. And maybe what Eleven hears is 'family'. ]
Thank you. For trusting me. With this.
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[His trust, that is. For as stubborn as Eleven may be about not being treated like a child, this right here feels like a learning moment. Something for both of them, really. Eleven had sought him out. Had let him know about her plans before she'd done anything. And while Bucky hadn't been happy about what she had planned, he'd accepted them. Had sat with her while she did her thing.
And she'd come out of it, mostly in one piece too. He'd trusted her to know her limits, and it'd paid off. Now he just needs her to trust him enough in return to know that when he tries to step in, it's only ever going to be to try and protect her from herself.
So his arm wraps around her in response. The closest to a hug that he's given anyone other than Sam (and Steve) in the past eighty years. If she's looking for support from him, he's more than happy to give it to her.]
Feeling any better?
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THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF THING DAISY WAS CONCERNED ABOUT, ELEVEN!Daisy pushes herself to upright as soon as Eleven comes on screen, her stomach filling with dread because she just knows there’s no way what she’s about to say is good.]
It did what?
[Daisy’s looking around for anyone that can go grab her, but she can’t see anyone from where she is.]
You are definitely not okay.
[Don’t think she didn’t see that blood dripping down her nose.]
Where did you find the Orb?
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Are you sure you're okay?