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 Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 3:51 pm
Starlight beelined for the first Order Senshi he found; he’d run into a Negaverse agent and a youma and miscalculated how prepared he was to deal with them. They’d attacked first–what a surprise–but he was scrappy and held his ground. But. He’d gotten hurt.
Blood had seeped through his sleeve and he was holding his arm as best he could to keep the blood in. He didn’t want to go to the hospital. Didn’t want anyone to know he’d gotten hurt. Didn’t even want Nick to know. He and Arias would just worry. Maybe it was vanity, maybe it was just because he didn’t want them to see him as weak.
“Hey,” he called, as soon as he saw the back of the Super Senshi’s uniform. “Can I stick around you for a minute? I just need to catch my breath. I think I lost the Agent that was following me but I just want to be careful. I just–if I could sit down for a minute, that’d be great. But if you’re in a rush, no pressure.”
He didn’t know how to make friends, he just wanted to get straight to the point. And, he was a little dizzy. He didn’t think he’d ever lost this much blood before, but he was pretty sure he was just a light light headed from being out of breath. Probably. Hopefully.
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 4:09 pm
Lysithea felt the aura moving towards her and remained where she was, feeling a little eager with the fact that someone who…presumably she didn’t know was seeking her out. At least, she couldn’t remember knowing any Knights that were at that level. It matched the level that she was at…but everyone that she knew was either stronger or weaker so…
Her thoughts were busy trying to figure out if she did know any second stage Knights or not when the voice broke through the them and she whirled around, smiling brightly but.
The smile faded swiftly as she saw the blood dripping down his hand and took in how pale and afraid the boy looked.
“s**t, you were attacked? Please, come and sit down, let me take a look at the wound, okay? Are you okay, other than wherever this blood is coming from?”
Thank god she had healing magic. For once it would actually be useful. “I’m Lysithea, Senshi of Unicorns, what’s your name? And…” She hesitated, half wanting to distract him, not wanting him to go into any type of panic, but honestly curious too. “...What kind of a Knight are you? The purple isn’t the right color for Saturn…and you don’t have any Saturn symbols either…”
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 4:49 pm
“Thank you,” he said, and despite his nature to sometimes butt heads or be a little belligerent, he was completely compliant.
He sat down on the bench nearby and while he was still a little rigid, he seemed to relax just a bit. “I’m okay. It’s just–he had a sword or something, I didn’t even see it. I’m Starlight, I'm a Polaris Knight. Well. Squire. Not a Knight yet. It was a good while back. I used my magic and it just–it wasn’t working. I might have been a little distracted, there was a youma, too. I got distracted. I need to practice more, but. I don’t know how long this is going to take to heal. My fingers are numb.”
He swallowed, because that was the most concerning part of it, and flexed his hand slowly because he would really like to go rest and heal and be able to draw, please.
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 6:07 pm
“Hush, it’s going to be okay, Starlight.” Oh, that was such a cute name! Lysithea moved to sit next to him, hesitating before taking his arm, tugging off his glove and then took a moment to give the boy a reassuring smile. “Your outfit will repair itself, so don’t worry about that, but I just want to see what I’m working with here.”
So saying, she tore his sleeve right up to the shoulder and eyed the wound with a worried eye. “Okay. Don’t worry about how long it’ll take to heal. You’re with someone who has healing magic right now, so everything’s going to be all right.”
Reaching down, she tugged her music box off of her sash and opened it, the soft, sweet melody beginning to drift through the air. “Isn’t this pretty? My Mauvian, Soleiyu made it for me…it brings me a lot of comfort.”
The wound was bad enough that she softly whispered her super magic, holding the ethereal horn against the bloody gash. “Lysithea Healing Horn.”
As the magic worked, she hummed softly. “If you had issues with your magic, I’m happy to practice with you. You can try it on me and we can figure out what went wrong, if you’d like?”
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 6:27 pm
Starlight watched as she worked; he didn’t protest when she removed his glove or tore his sleeve. She hadn’t even seemed to flinch when she saw the gouge in his arm, and he couldn't bring himself to be worried about it, either.
The music box was pretty and the longer it went on, the more he relaxed on the bench next to her. “That would be amazing, actually. Yes, please.”
Oh wait, what had she asked? He’d forgotten to answer. He had to shake his head to clear his thoughts.
“I mean, your music box is pretty. And that hurts a lot less already. I feel a little sleepy, but–thank you. I need to practice more, I know. I don’t know if this was something they did or something I did wrong. I think I need to get something to eat before I try again, but. Yeah. I would really appreciate any help you can give. I do not want to do this again.”
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 6:46 pm
When the magic had faded, Lysithea hummed softly, nodding in contentment. “How does your hand feel? Still numb?” She closed the music box and took a moment to re-attach it to her sash, pleased with how well it had worked. Perhaps this wasn’t the intended use of it but…keeping someone calm while she treated their wounds…was there really a better use?
“Your wound is gone, there’s a small scar but…I don’t think that there’s anything I can do about that, but the magic should have fixed all of the injured parts of it! Can you do me a favor and make a fist for me, and wiggle your fingers?”
She drew out a small bag of cookies that she had made earlier and held them out to the Squire. “They’re chocolate chip, if you’re allergic to anything let me know, I think you might have been going into shock so the sugar will help, and if you want I can bring you home and get you some real food before I send you on your way.”
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 7:22 pm
Starlight opened and closed his hand a few times; it was warmer now, and he could feel it, now that he wasn’t so overwhelmed by the cold and shock of bleeding so much.
“It feels better. It scarred?” he asked, twisting his arm so he could see it a little better. It was hardly noticeable, though. Not any more obvious than some of the other ones. He made a fist, wiggled his fingers, and then nodded. “It feels much better. Thank you. For that. And the cookies. I’m not allergic,” he promised, and didn’t waste any time opening the bag. They could have been cardboard and he’d have still devoured them.
“I think I’ll be okay, I can probably head home from here. I don’t think I live that far away. I might stop and get some fast food though. I just spooked myself, I guess. Fight or flight is great and all, but when someone can teleport it sort of messes up the whole ‘flight’ thing. And I’ve got a paintbrush, not a weapon, so.”
He shrugged a little, regretted it–only because his arm was sore and it took more energy than he thought it was worth.
He ate another cookie and leaned back, closing his eyes, breathing. “Thank you,” he said again. He could make it home from here. He felt–well, tired. But not like he was going to drop.
“...That’s a really neat ability to have, that healing? I wish I could do something like that. You–can I buy you dinner or something? A milkshake? I really appreciate this. And you being willing to help me figure out my magic, too.”
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 7:36 pm
Lysithea grinned and shrugged. “It’s wonderful for things like this, but terrible when I’m being attacked. I can’t heal myself either so I can’t even just. Take the attacks and go fix whatever got broken but. I’d be happy to get food with you, Starlight. I’d honestly be more comfortable if you let me come with you until you get home. There’s safety in numbers. And we can exchange phone numbers too, since…”
The look she gave him was almost apologetic. “...there’s safety in numbers.”
It was a terrible pun but. Hopefully it made him laugh and cured the last bit of the shock. “And that way I can text you when I get home safe and we can plan when we’re going to go out again and figure out what happened with your magic.”
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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 8:00 pm
For a second, Starlight stared at her–and then he laughed, because that sounded like something tacky that Nick might have said. “Okay,” he agreed. “That sounds like a good idea, thank you. I’m sorry, I’m still feeling a little scattered. I just need like, four hundred grams of sugar or something.”
He should just go home and eat some cookies, but he didn’t want to pass out or something on his way up the stairs.
He sucked in a breath and nodded before he pushed himself up. “Let’s get somewhere a little less open and we can power down. We can swap numbers there. And talk a little more. There’s a little diner that I really like on the way.”
With good chocolate milk, and pancakes, and–well, whatever she wanted.
Starlight was glad he’d run into her; he’d already felt calmer. And healthier. He didn’t think anyone else could have healed him up quite like that.
Now, he just needed to make it to a booth so he could get some food into him before he fell asleep.
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