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Chervil walked as best as he could without getting in the way of the various medical staff, panicked people, and a few more underfoot familiars. He glanced back toward Adalyn and saw that Fio was staying behind, close to the ailing hybrid but looking his way warily, as though unsure he would return. He turned back around and flinched as he saw that the ones who had gotten bitten at the university were beginning to pass out, their wounds turning black with tendrils branching out like so many tainted roots beneath their skin. And after he had just told them they weren't getting sicker! The sudden progression caused him to think; if it were truly an infection, it was definitely no ordinary one. Nevertheless, he was determined to keep the evil blackness from his friend as much as he could.

Finding all of the medical staff preoccupied with the new wave of injured, he managed to snatch a container of disinfectant and a clean cloth laying on a table. He was heading back when he noticed that a good many were heading over to where knives and amulets were being handed out. He detoured his steps and went over to take them, putting the amulet over his head and looking around a bit nonplussed as to where to put the dagger. Shrugging, he decided to just leave it in his hand as he walked back over to where Adalyn was; apparently Ilya had gone to get his own amulet and knife.

He sat beside Adalyn, setting the knife down and scratching Fio behind his ears before sloshing some of the disinfectant onto the cloth. "How are you feeling? Do you want anything; some water?" He tilted his head slightly at the mention of being separated. "If they do know more about this then they're letting on, then they don't seem to think separation is necessary or they would have prioritized it. Besides," he added, "it wouldn't do them any good. I'm not leaving."

As the bitten from earlier fell unconscious, the thought that he was glad Mai was unharmed ran through his head. His younger sister had a lousy immune system and the merest cold practically hit her like a freight train. He wondered if threatening his white blood cells would actually work.... ah no talking to skeletons was already bad enough.

"Eilwen you maybe older and I might be graduated but you will always be my little sister. I just did what I would do for any of my family members" he replied with a fond smile before helping Eilwen over to the healing station. He was starting to feel the effects from the bite but this wasn't the first time an injury had threatened to sideline himself.

"Coco. We aren't going to die." Vanna replied. Before he had evaded answers or just told them the truth. He wasn't sure this wasn't going to kill them but Coco didn't need the truth at the moment. She needed some hope to cling too. Sometimes hope was enough. He hoped it was true this time.

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"Hope you're right, Ruby." Chunli laughed softly, feeling sick to her stomach. Their new friend had collapsed and was lying near them.. And now it seemed that there was weapons and amulets being handed out. Chunli shuddered and wished for a blanket. Was that elf she helped earlier okay? Maybe she too had fainted. It seemed as if anything was possible right now. Anything, even the most disturbing things.

"Do you need some water?" Chunli stood up, dizziness washing over her immediately. A sharp groan left the chimera, but she managed to stay upright. Coughing, she walked closer to the box and pointed at a general trinket and weapon. Then, she stumbled over to get water. Moving was just making things worse, but staying still seemed like the worst idea of them all.

She returned to sit beside Ruby. Holding out a water bottle, she breathed heavily, "S-some sort of night, huh?"


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Somansh watched Yihad from afar as she waited for her pick at a possible amulet and knife as well, seeing the distress in hus eyes while hu talked to a complete stranger. There was a part of her that just wanted to rush over to hum and hold hum tight, trying to apologize for getting hurt, but she couldn't bring herself to go over to hum. Yihad deserved better than to see her in such distress, the nausea finally starting to form for her. She was hesitant to sit down due to it, knowing it would make her easier to spot for Yihad if she remained still. However, she knew if she kept moving around so much that she would more than likely just end up getting more sick.

Both Amory and Thian had kept themselves occupied with the demon's new familiar while some of the others had gone out to help find some missing child, but now that the adults were handing out knives, playing with a Vespercat seemed less important than getting in on that action. Amory was pretty sure her friend had only been using the familiar as an excuse anyway, and her suspicions were all but confirmed by the way he made a wide arc around those who were beginning to lose consciousness. Thian was afraid.

She took his hand in what she hoped was reassurance, grabbing a knife and amulet with the other.

"Could you?" Amory said, indicating the amulet and her neck.

Illya tucked the knife into her belt and put the amulet around her neck. It was clear that these were both for protection, so there was no point in not keeping them nearby, no matter how upset she was at the idea of using these against students and civilians. She sat back down at Adalyn's side and watched Chervil spread disinfectant on the wounds. "Hard to say. It doesn't look like it's contagious except through bites, so I don't know if we're in immediate danger yet or not. But if we are, I'm not leaving until the last possible moment," she said. "I'm not leaving until there's no other option." She sighed. "If I have to leave, though--if there are other people I can protect--I couldn't live with myself if I hadn't protected them. I know it's not a comforting thought, but..." She trailed off, uncertain of what else she could say."

Ruby gratefully took the water bottle Chunli brought her, pressing it to her forehead first. "You can say that again," she wheezed, letting a winded chuckle pass through her lips. She cracked open the bottle and began to sip delicately at the water. Her mouth and throat were dry, but she was afraid that if she drank too much too fast she would just cough it all back up.

"Did you pick out a knife?" She grinned at her search partner, who seemed to have grown a backbone in the few hours they'd known each other. "That's pretty badass. I lost my bat when that thing bit me. I don't know how much more fighting I wanna do tonight, though." The Fallen felt tired, winded. Walking around the entire school for a couple hours wore her out, on top of being attacked, and feeling ill from the bite she received. If she could just get back to her dorm and curl up in bed for the next month or so, she'd be alright with that.


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