*shivering*
Why did they fucking... make me... come up here!
Its so damn cold...
*Collapses in front of the Camp 1 tent*
Can't... go on...
Someone's outside
Rovel... stay behind me.
@nyardethal... help them...
*stands… and immediately passes out*
I gave you a transfusion what more do you want Nya
More of it?
Ow
Maybe something to eat…
*hands her some plastic wrapped bread*
Not much... but it'd work.
Thanks
Someone else get that?
*struggling to move outside*
*pulls them in*
*sighs in relief* Thank you... I... I couldn't move... breathing was so hard...
*fangs extend*
*pulls out a stake in alarm* S-stay back...
The hell!?
*hyperventilating*
In the n-name... of the Anti-Yssgaroth Division... I... I... slay you... Rovel...
*Moves to thrust the stake into xir*
*collapses due to oxygen starvation*
*bites them*
N-no... let me... let me go!
P-please...
*continues*
You... Time Lord... are you really just gonna let this vampire feed on me?!
Stop it!
*plays with the stake*
You were going to kill xem.
*eyes wide*
No... no no don't let me d-die p-please... I... *reaches for the stake but their arm falls as they grow weaker*
Lilith… xe’ll regret this.
*pulls Rovel off*
That's enough...
Please? Just a little more?
A little more will kill them.
Do you want that on your conscience?
*hisses at her, and bites them anyways*
*Pulls xir off and drains them instead*
*snarls, and pushes her off*
Sorry, took the last bit... you'll have to settle for a clone...
*warps one in*
*crouches over it possessively*
... I don't want them to send someone competent...
*drags the Anti-Yssgaroth member outside and buries them in the snow*
*takes their communicator*
@anti-yssgaroth-division?
Hello?
*puts on their voice*
Lilith, Rovel, Yanis... eliminated...
Blew the raptor's brain out, staked Lilith whilst they were scrambling.
Rovel was easy... paralysed with grief.
But... their friend, Nyardethal... she has wounded me... I won't make it down.
*sends a photo of some ashes in the snow that she got from the fire*
Remember... me...
Good work.
*to someone else*
It’s done.
*drops the communicator into the snow and smashes it*
There... dealt with.
Lilith…
Best thing we could do... is fake our deaths.
Now they won't send anyone else.
Best we keep moving... we were planning on summiting anyway and... it'd be safer up there. Harder to get to us even if they found out...
*staring*
Rovel?
You killed them
They were here to kill us...
*pulls out the stake, and the badge* Anti Yssgaroth Division.
And you don’t care
Of course I care Rovel...
I... didn't want to...
They’re dead now. They’ll… never walk down that mountain. Never… feel cold again.
*looks down*
I... I'm sorry...
Lorell… ze won’t ever feel warm again. The loomlings I killed… people miss them
*puts her hands on xir shoulders*
Rovel... please listen to me... its not your fault. Its not
You killed someone because they tried to kill me
They were here to kill all of us... Yanis... me...
Likely even Nyardethal
It wasn’t worth it
Should I have let them do it...?
Yanis too? And me...
*leads xir back inside and sits xir down*
I still have their soul...
*holds her hand tightly enough to hurt*
What do you want me to do with them?
Let the matrix take them
Alright...
@matrix-of-time I have a mind for you...
My favourite child.
*gives her the mind*
Keep them safe... whatever they tried to do to us... they deserve that much.
*pats her head*
Love you mum...
*turns back to Rovel* They're free...
Thank you
I... I'm sorry this trip's gone so wrong...
We should go back home
Carmilla... said we can't... said its not safe...
*curls up*
Carmilla's... keeping everyone safe, don't worry. But we're safest up here...
What if the clones stop coming?
Nyardethal also needs food
I have enough blood to last months... and Nyardethal... Yanis can hunt her food.
*hugs xemself*
I... I can use this *pulls out the cube*
What’s that?
Emergency shelter in case of avalanch... its a pocket... 70-form timeship.
So we can escape
Yeah... or wait it out.
Has its own clone weaving stations, its own food machine.
I didn't want to use it... it feels, inauthentic... but we can.
Yeah. Okay
Can you use that device again?
*presses the calming device*
*relaxes*
It’ll be okay
Yeah... it'll be ok.
Do you... want to keep climbing, still try to enjoy ourselves... or just wait here?
I’m tired. Nyardethal’s worse.
I meant... tomorrow. We're resting tonight...
I think it would... take our mind off things.
If we just... commit to the goal...
Sytha is dead. Lorell’s in danger.
Lorell's with Misc... ze's safe...
Misc says they faked zir death on zir blog.
Sytha... how did you know...
I read your messages
They were there?
Sorry... for not telling you
They murdered Sytha
We could go back… but it’ll never be okay again
... sorry I couldn't protect them
Inquisitive’s dead
I know...
Sytha’s dead
Carmilla… Lorell…
Lilith almost died
We can remember them... we can move forward...
*slumps*
I won't leave you, I promised
Dead… all dead…
Not all dead
*curls around xem* Never
*xir body goes limp*
No... no no no no no!
Come back!
*hides in a small corner of Lilith’s mind*
*surrounds xir with happy memories*
Don't worry... Yanis, xe's safe...
Is xe?
*shaken*
Just... hiding in my mind.
But is xe okay?
Scared... despaired...
It isn’t fair
I know
I’d take that pain, if I could.
Xe... wouldn't let you
I know. But I hate to see xem suffering.
So do I...
We were having a good time... weren't we?
For a while…
It would have still been good… had this not happened.
I just... I want to take it away, I want to just forget and... enjoy the rest of this... I'm not ready for it to end...
It’s become an exile, not a vacation.
*sobs a bit* Xe was happy... we were having fun... it was perfect... it's not fair...
*hugs her*
I’m sorry
*shakes her head* I messed it up first...
That was one thing… it wouldn’t have ruined the whole trip.
... I wanted to make xir happy...
And xe was… xe was. This wasn’t your fault. Or yours, Yanis.
... not fair
No… it’s not. It’s not fair, or right, and it shouldn’t have happened but it did. And I’m sorry.
*hugs Nyardethal*
Sytha was my friend...
I know… I know.
*rocks her gently*
It’s okay.
Why do they hate us so much... why do they want Rovel to suffer like this...
Because they’re horrible, horrible people. That’s all.
*sobs into her shoulder*
Shh… shh… *cradles her head*
How can I be strong for Rovel... if I can't even be strong for myself
You’re allowed to grieve, Lilith.
... I know... it just... Rovel...
I know I shouldn't be only focused on xir but... xe's hurting
Sytha was xir friend, too. You can grieve together.
*nudges Rovel's mind*
Can we?
*pain, grief, anxiety*
Share it... with me?
She was both our friends... Rovel.
She took care of me… when I was turned. Protected me. Fed me. Held me, when you… weren’t there. Even with what she did to Carmilla, she… made me feel safe
She... was a good person deep down... even if she... didn't believe it herself...
I wanted to see what she would do...
I... I miss her
I want her here now
@matrix-of-time
Is Sytha's mind with you, can we... say goodbye...
@cerulean-cardinal
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@arrested-sytha
*reintegrated with @cerulean-cardinal*
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