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I'm Healing!
Current HP: 55 / 60
Healing Who: Chervil

Eirian hummed in response to the dryads quiet thank you. They weren't really sure what to say to get this guy to open up and, to be honest, was it really their place to? They weren't a psych person and probably never would be. I bet a lot of us could use one, Eirian thought.

Eirian was a bit startled when the vespercat first rubbed up against them. "Oh, hello," Eirian said, pausing in his healing to reach out their hand to let the familiar. "I didn't see you there. You certainly are a cutie, though. Do you have a name?" They peeked up at the dryad, wondering if he would come out of himself to talk about their familiar.

They took back up their amulet and did another round of healing while they waited for a possible response.

I was Bitten!

I'm Healing!
Current HP: 52/60
Healing Who: Liam (self-heal)

Liam looked off to the side. "Yea," he said in answer to both their questions. "Wasn't the one who got you," he said to Jericho. "Different one. Don't think it matters much." He smiled wryly, then glanced at his bite wound speculatively. He activated the healing amulet and directed it towards his own body, trying to focus the power towards the bite, but other than maybe a little help with clotting it didn't change a bit.

Liam sighed and lowered the amulet, then looked at Astra. "Assuming we're in any kind of position where we have the leisure and supplies, can I ask a favor? If I pass out, tie me to something. Don't bother with just my hands, I can move around just fine even with them tied." He shook his head. "Not that I expect we'll be able to catch a break like that. I might just volunteer for something on the front lines instead if the people in charge can figure out what we're doing. Better than risking more people."

I was Bitten!
[Disobeyed Ava]
He had watched Kingston and Baum go out to fight whatever was in the hallway. They were close enough that Vanna could just barely the sound of fighting. However it looked like their borrowed time was up. Even at the most hopeless though Vanna still refused to believe he would be stuck in that mindless form. He’d get his will back somehow. He looked over to Eilwen. He didn’t blame her at all for loosing hope. It was a pretty hopeless situation.

“It’s okay Eilwen. I’m the big brother right? So I’ll be brave enough for both of us, but on the off chance things don’t work out. It was a pleasure to be your big sibling. Thank you for helping me be a better person.” Vanna answered. It was kind of a goodbye type of response but Vanna liked to be realistic and while he was putting on a brave face he wanted to plan for the worst. If this was going to be the last words he had as himself he was going to make them count. He just wished he could have called Soriya and Mai. Well Kingston would make sure that they knew how he felt, or if somehow the worst should happen to Kingston, Baum would tell them.

He struggled against the tiredness, knowing it was game over if he fell asleep. He watched both Coco and Eilwen fall unconscious and then before he realized it his eyelids had slipped close.



[Disobeyed Ava]
Current Hp: 60/60
Baum hadn’t engaged in the second battle having come in at the last possible second. He was still beating himself up for letting Kingston get bitten but the best he could do was be around while the Grimm was still awake. He made a note to be as careful as possible to see if there was some way they could get out of his and find a cure. People needed to be not infected to deliver the cure. He believed in the authorities and those in charge that something would be done. They had lost soo many people. So many.

“They’re asleep now. I’m sorry I didn’t help out more. Just let me know what I can do” Baum said after finding Kingston again. Why… Why were they doing this? Sure they needed to eat but to go after children.

I was Bitten!

I'm Healing!
Current HP: 54/60
Healing Who: Liam (self-heal)

Liam nodded to the Jericho. "No problem." He hesitated, feeling an apology in his throat, but he couldn't bring himself to voice it. Was good was an apology going to do anyway? It wasn't any of their faults that this whole mess had come about.

"Probably a good idea," was all he said. "Shock can delay for a bit before it kicks in."

He turned his attention back towards Astra. As he did so he activated his amulet again and healed a few more of his wounds. It was probably stupid, but there was still that determined hope even now in the back of his mind that thought he could beat this, even as another wave of nausea rolled through him.

"Yes, probably. Naga aren't easy to tie up. You'd want to steer clear of my mouth no matter what." He stirred the rattle on his tail. "Our venom isn't deadly, but it's not pleasant either."

He sighed, reaching out with his uninjured arm and lightly ruffling Astra's hair. "Stop that. There's no need for you to be sorry. It's not your fault. I should have been paying closer attention. As he pulled his hand back he noticed it shook a little, as though with fatigue. He sighed and glanced towards the doors. "Main thing you should be worrying about it getting out of here with Hiroshi in one piece." His eyes drifting over towards those who had bitten during the search party to find the missing child. They were passed out, like the other bitten people had been whenever the group had returned to the bunker. When they woke up...

"Would be a great time to find a secret escape passageway somewhere around here," he muttered, half to himself.

Current HP: 60/60
Hiroshi hadn't been taking things well. He was leaned against a wall, just watching Liam and Astra interact. He didn't know what to say or do in this situation. Things looked bleak and he was starting to lose his faith that everything would be alright in the end. He wished he had an answer, that he had anything that he could say or do to make things better, but he couldn't and it was draining on him.

As he heard Liam tell Astra that it wasn't her fault, he felt himself stiffen. It might not have been her fault, but he was the one who was there and was supposed to be protecting Liam but that creature was too fast and too strong and there was nothing he could have done. He felt like a failure. If only he was more of a fighter, maybe this wouldn't have happened the way it did.

I'm Injured!
Current HP: 51

As he felt the healing continue and the skin on his back and front grow smoother and begin to close up, Chervil fought to maintain his inward composure, letting guilty thoughts of how he had come out unbitten swirl around in his head like so many bugs. Whether it was genuine survivor's guilt he wasn't sure, but it left him feeling hollow and empty. He wasn't even sure if Eirian was interested in talking further or just wanted to help heal as much as they can in as little time as they could, since nobody knew just how much time they actually had.

Suddenly, he heard the dialogue directed at Fio, and he focused on the familiar, who was smugly receiving the petting and looking rather pointedly at Chervil, as though demanding an introduction and to the Abyss with his mopey feelings. The look brought a smile to Chervil's face, and then a jolt as a sudden realization hit him. Fio hadn't been with him when he had gone after the two cannibals. He had probably been here all along, hiding in some corner, scared out of his mind and wondering if his friend would ever come back for him. He didn't stand a chance against monsters like this, but HE did. He had managed to come out of the last two fights unbitten, and soon there would be nobody left to fight back. Didn't he owe it to everyone, to Fio, to his ailing friend Adalyn, even Eirian who was healing him in spite of them not knowing him from a hole in the ground, to make sure that everyone had a fighting chance for as long as was necessary? The last thing anyone needed, especially himself, was for him to sit there and be useless while the monsters closed in. He knew he was strong, and it was time to act the part.

New steel crept into his eyes, and when he looked back up at Eirian, he looked more like his former self, the one who knew all his life that he was prepared for such a panic. "His full name is Fioletowy, which is just a fancy name for purple. I call him Fio. And I'm Chervil; thanks again for healing me. Sorry I haven't been in the mood for conversing I was......in a bit of a dark place just then."

I'm Healing!
Current HP: 55 / 60
Healing Who: Chervil

While Eirian healed the dryad, they kept taking small glances at his face, looking for a sign of acknowledgment. For a second, Eirian thought they saw a smile after a look from his vespercat. They must have a good relationship, Eirian thought with their own private grin. If a brief smile was all they were going to get from this guy, it was enough. It gave Eirian hope that he would be alright.

Then the dryad spoke and introduced not only the vespercat, but himself. Eirian couldn't help but smile widely. "It's no problem," they said quickly in response to Chervil's thanks.

"It's nice to make your acquaintance, Fioletowy," Eirian said as they petted the vespercat once more. They held up the amulet toward Chervil to go for another round of healing. "And yours too, of course."

Eirian's smile slowly faded as it really didn't fit the mood of the room. "This day, huh?" They weren't sure if light conversation was a good idea but they also didn't want to lapse into silence again. "Sorry the healing takes so long. Amulets are only so powerful and they seem to need a little time to recharge."