XXIII

[punsofiron]

[Cambot hovers around the hallway, coming around the corner a little nervously, drawing back in surprise when he finds Liz sitting in the hall looking...rather dazed. Cambot comes closer and...wait, is she sitting on 90s Kid?!

Yup. Yup, she is. 90s Kid is lying on the floor with an expression of bafflement, completely petrified much like Namine was, and Liz is slumped over on his stomach. She looks at Cambot, completely serious as she runs a hand through her hair.]

Listen up you guys, we've got some serious business. There's a basilisk running amok on the Satellite. I dunno how it got up here or where it's been hiding, but it's deadly. It's a huge snake, and its gaze can kill you.

As Mister Finevoice has demonstrated already. [She side-glances forlornly.]

Listen, just. Whatever you do, if you're in the halls, keep your eyes firmly focused on your own feet. Check around corners with a mirror, do whatever you can not to make direct eye contact. If you're careful and only see it indirectly, well...[she looks down at 90s Kid] It's better than the alternative.

Just. Be careful you guys. Please.

Comments

[optimistickey]

We could get a weapon and blind it that way, or have something to throw in its eyes...

Is there no way to look at it without...actually looking at it? Or maybe trap it under something so we can't see it?

[punsofiron]

That might work. Unless somebody here can fight it blindfolded.

[She's actually joking when she says that, buuuut...]

[optimistickey]

[This gives Sora pause.]

Well, I know Riku used to be able to fight blindfolded, at the very least.

You think a blindfold could protect someone enough?

[punsofiron]

Whatever keeps you from making eye contact.

[Okay she actually wasn't expecting a serious answer. But she'll take it?]

[optimistickey]

Maybe he could do it, then!

I never learned how to fight like that.

[punsofiron]

It's still pretty risky though...there's fangs to worry about too.

And there's still the matter of the people it got to already...[she looks down at 90s Kid]

[optimistickey]

Yeah... [Sora looks down, thinking about Namine with a lot of worry in his eyes.]

But we also can't just let it keep running loose where it can hurt anybody else!

[punsofiron]

[She nods. She wasn't planning on that part either.]

I can give Riku some backup. I'm not used to fighting blind, but...to be honest I want a piece of the thing myself.

But first, I think I could use a hand getting 90s Kid out of here. Just to move him somewhere safe until we can get a cure.

[optimistickey]

You should be careful if you do. I know Riku's at least used to that.

And I want a piece of that thing, too!

I can help with that. [Although he definitely doesn't want this to become a habit...]

[punsofiron]

I'm always careful. [she won't say anything about him wanting a piece of it; it's only fair, after Namine...]

Thanks Sora.

[optimistickey]

It's no problem.