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[Heart Game] From the ashes we can build

WHO: Macaque, Red Son, Wukong, Korone, Donnie, Cole, Wash
WHAT: Soul fixin'
WHEN: March 9
WHERE: Red Son's house, Blossomcrown
WARNINGS: will be marked

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[ The fact that Korone blew well past her old cast limit hasn't quite occurred to her yet, so focused was she on that's a dragon holy shit we have to fight Dracaque the Dadragon. She'll feel it in a minute, once the adrenalin has run its course.

She half jogs, half flaps over to join Donnie, giving him a quick but thorough once-over. ]

Just enough to make sure he'll be okay and get that item.

[ Satisfied that Donnie's in one piece, Korone crouches, facing the dragon. Near enough to be there but not so close that Donnie's likely to have a heart attack about it. Her hands rest in her lap. ]

How can we help you?

In one of the dragon's hind paws there is a golden key which you can get out of its slack grip easily enough. Thanks to the potion and electrocution and bindings, it's not going anywhere. It does still have the blades in its neck and flank, so it continues to bleed.

When Korone asks how they can help, there is a voice in the room despite the dragon not opening its mouth:

I am here to protect. Without me, we may crumble.

And really, that's why the blades are still in there, so there is LESS bleeding.

Donnie will go grab the key and move over to hand it over to Korone. He already got a thing so this may be important to her.

"So you're self defense," he said and paused, looking at the gold hoard. "Maybe selfishness, but that's hardly bad. I supposed we're lucky he didn't want to hoard us," Donnie said. "We could heal the injuries. I can drop the bindings when we're out of the room."

[ She takes the key when Donnie offers it to her. ]

Dracaque to protect Macchan's innermost heart, huh? Makes sense. [ Her voice softens, ] You're here for a reason. It's not a bad thing to want to protect yourself, and letting people in this far ... [ she tightens her grip on the key ] It's hard and it's scary. To say the least.

We're gonna help you, okay? If Donnie removes the blades, I'll heal the injuries. You'll be good as new. [ ... ] Um, after a nap.

[ The purple potion is a doozy. ]

Korone's ring starts to glow as the speaks to the dragon, more brilliantly the more words she says.

It is the fear that created me. But you are not afraid of me. The dragon seems pleased and surprised by this.

He will lay there because he doesn't have much choice. He'll be asleep soon, but in the meantime he watches the two with curious, discerning eyes.

"Of course not," Donnie said, holding a hand out in the air, forming a metal claw to remove the blades.

"My older brother, Raph, he has these...episodes, sometimes, when he ends up in high stress situations on his own. Childhood trauma, ill proper coping mechanism, yada yada. So when we know he's been on his own an extended time, we approach cautiously because he might lash out," he said, moving the claw to remove a sword from the neck when Korone was ready to heal. One at a time so she can heal the worst first with the most she energy she can.

"And of course when I'm overstimulated, I can lash out. Korone's seen that. Now its a rule to make sure I don't have a sharp thing before getting in range if I'm having a rough time." He very much does not look at Korone when he says this. "Then there's Dr. Delicate Touch with Mikey...and then there's dad with Rat Flu."

He huffs and shakes his head. "Sometimes family hurts each other. The part that matters is what you do after."

Edited 2024-03-18 20:03 (UTC)

You weren't acting out of malice. [ She smiles at the dragon. Soft yet warm, and very much from the heart. ] We respect you. Your strength. Your feelings, your reasons.

[ The ring almost distracts her. She does glance down at it, but she's quick to refocus, especially when Donnie gets himself set up for removing the first of the blades. ]

… And I'd rather meet you with an open heart, you know?

[ She gives Donnie a nod to show that he can pull whenever he's ready. The moment he does, she starts casting, pouring on her healing magic to take care of that wound specifically — it's a warm, dappled feeling, like spring sunshine on raindrops, soothing pain as well as stopping the bleeding and mending the wound itself. Assuming it works, anyway, but listen, she is not half-assing this. If she has to recast, she has to recast. ]

The dragon listens. There's not much else it can do. As Donnie talks, the ring glows even brighter, and then brighter still when Korone speaks again. Seems like it's reacting to their words, or rather, showing how the dragon is receiving those words.

Family is a strange concept to us. We have never had one before.

The healing magic will take more time than usual to work, but work it does.

"Then we'll show you how it's done," Donnie said, studying the rate the wounds are healing. "Adoption is a big thing in my family."

He reaches out his hands to Korone's shoulders. "Let me help, Songbird," he said softly, and pushing some of his own energy through the ninpo to her so the healing didn't take it all outof her.

We'll teach you the ropes. [ Korone promises, echoing Donnie. ] It's okay if it takes time. It's okay if mistakes are made along the way; if someone stumbles, or falls.

A big part of being a family is reaching out. We'll be there for you, and we know you'll be there for us.

[ She leans back into Donnie's capable hands, grateful both for the physical contact and the magical assist. It's finally started to hit her that she'd blown past her old cast limit over the course of the fight. ]

Thanks, Donnie.

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