24th Dawn (Probably backdated to first day of this week)

[halfdarkened]

[Riku's trying to hide his face with an ice pack. Cambot isn't helping.]

Hey. Could someone help me find some aloe on the nature deck? ...It might be a few days before the swelling goes down.

[Cambot manages a good shot, albeit amongst its typical static. Wow, he's got some first and second degree burns across his eyes. Clearly he can see, but still, that's gotta hurt.]

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[optimistickey]

[Sora didn't see what went down, so...]

Riku? You okay? What happened?

[halfdarkened]

[Of course not, Riku couldn't broadcast it. His tone is matter-of-fact and said straight-faced.]

The basilisk set my blindfold on fire.

[optimistickey]

Wait...that thing breathed fire too?

Somehow it sounds even worse than Maleficent was...

[halfdarkened]

No, it had to do with its gaze, I think. I opened my eyes behind it and it burst into flames.

Maleficent was worse, trust me.

[optimistickey]

Holy cow. The blindfold seemed like our best bet, too.

If you say so...

[halfdarkened]

I hid my face behind a mirror I was using as a shield and kept my eyes closed. It would figure if my eyelids caught on fire, too, with my luck. [He may not look too nice right now, but his eyelids are still very much intact.]

[optimistickey]

[Sora makes a face...that sounds reeeeally bad.]

I'm glad that didn't happen.

Do you need any more help?

[halfdarkened]

Thanks, but I don't think so, unless you got a potion.

[optimistickey]

I wish I did, but no.

By the way...way to go! I knew you could handle that big lizard.

[guardiano_perduto]

...jeez, what Protopet almost took your face off?

Apparently they spit acid now, huh?

[halfdarkened]

...What are you talking about? I got hurt fighting the basilisk.

[guardiano_perduto]

It got you to tell me what happened, didn't it?

...uh. You gonna be okay, there?

[halfdarkened]

Fair enough.

I will be. It'll just be a while.

[guardiano_perduto]

You lookin' for anything to take your mind off the pain? I've got a few remedies you could probably try.

[halfdarkened]

Sleep. Exercise. Drawing. What do you have in mind?

[guardiano_perduto]

I dug up some old holo-games this ship's got if you're interested? They're not much, but it's something to pass the time.

[verygassy]

What happened!?

[halfdarkened]

I fought the basilisk and my blindfold caught fire.

[wavesinherheart]

[Well, that doesn't look comfortable.]

What happened?

[halfdarkened]

[That would be correct!]

My blindfold caught fire when I tried fighting the basilisk. My blindfold may not be a camera, but apparently it thought it was film or something. [Shrugs.]

[wavesinherheart]

Ah, are you going to be alright?

[halfdarkened]

It's nothing time won't heal. It's just annoying right now to deal with.

[wavesinherheart]

Alright.

[thirteenth_brat]

... What the hell did you get yourself into?

[halfdarkened]

[He chuckles softly.] You just said it.

Actually I fought the basilisk. ...Apparently it's gaze set my blindfold on fire.

[thirteenth_brat]

[That just earns you a flat look. Why must all of Roxas's friends be crazy?]

Apparently it did.

[halfdarkened]

[Riku would prefer the term "bold," thank you.]

Still... It was that much less time someone could have been killed.

[thirteenth_brat]

[The two are not mutually exclusive. It's quite possible to be both bold and crazy.]

And still an unnecessary risk. It's starting to look like dying isn't exactly an issue in this place. Although doesn't necessarily make things better.

[halfdarkened]

[Point, though Riku still argue "Sane."]

Then it would have been me dying and coming back rather than a bunch of others. I don't know about you, but dying doesn't sound like a good time, even if I know I'm coming back.

[thirteenth_brat]

No, it doesn't sound fun. But I don't really think it would have been necessary to do anything about the basilisk unless if stayed around after the end of the week.

... You know what, though? I think I'm slightly more bothered by the fact that it's even possible to die and come back here. Is whatever brought us here keeping anyone from staying dead?

So guess who had a burn first-aid lecture from Axel...

[skysmirror]

[So he'd done it after all. Xion's already pulling out the first-aid kit.]

I haven't seen any down there, but I can check again. Is the ice helping? I don't know if it's good for burns.

Natch. [Lynx confirmed there's some on the nature deck probs.]

[halfdarkened]

I'm not really sure, but I thought I'd try it. It numbs it a little, but I'm having some trouble telling the difference between pain from the burn and from the ice. I'm thinking about switching to just a cold, damp washcloth.

It'd be strange if she hadn't. [w00t~]

[skysmirror]

That'd be better, think. You want to get it cooled down but not too cold.

[She takes a few minutes to get there thanks to stopping by the nature deck. When she arrives, she comes bearing aloe.]

Agreed!

[halfdarkened]

[When she gets back it's clear Riku's already gotten the washcloth. The door to his room was cracked open, but he'd hear her coming despite the cloth over his face. That was one easy skill from being blindfolded for so long before.]

I'm really not surprised you'd pay me a visit. [He does sound appreciative, though, and there's a small smile. And really, unlike falling down the stairs, an injury to the face simply feels worse because it's harder to ignore. He's reminded of it at least a little every time he blinks. Last time he let Xion and Namine treat him. This, however, is less of a "let" and more of an "I'll encourage this one."]

[skysmirror]

[After spending all that time blindfolded, Riku could probably hear Yuffie coming. Then again, she wasn't the quietest ninja.]

[He really shouldn't be surprised, and Xion smiles back. At least he's accepting, even encouraging, the help.] Let's fix up the burn, first.

[halfdarkened]

[Riku leans forward in his chair, removing the cloth and slowly opening his eyes. There's burns all around them, but his eyes are fine. Upon close inspection, one eyelid is slightly red, and the tips of a few pieces of hair have frizzed and browned. The burns are worst along the bridge of his nose and the sides of his face where the blindfold was held tightest. Carefully he uses his fingers to brush the hair away from his face, tucking some behind his ear and much of the rest he tries to slick back as best he could.]

Thanks.

[skysmirror]

You're welcome.

[Well, those burns definitely looked like they could be worse. Not that they wouldn't be painful while they heal--all burns were--but Riku had managed to avoid the worst. Xion tugged off her gloves, and decided against putting on the medical ones in the first aid kit. While she knew that she was supposed to use them, they were too big, and her hands were probably fairly clean since she wore gloves so much of the time. After tugging an aloe leaf from the plant she'd brought, she broke it open to squeeze some of the gel out of it.]

This is probably going to sting.

[It was only fair to warn him before she starting gently dabbing the gel onto the burn.]