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 Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 11:38 am
((This occurs immediately after this RP)) Leave it to Eternal Sailor Tsui to ruin things. A simple introduction had turned sour in a matter of seconds, and while it was hard to remember every single detail, thanks to Buddingtonite's rather violent blow, she didn't need to remember absolutely everything to know that this was her fault. Despite her injury, she trudged on. She had long since lost track of the Negaverse lieutenant's energy signature as well as Dallol's, and despite her harsh words exchanged between them, Tsui felt for the young page. She was being tricked by that silver-tongued lieutenant, and she was afraid for her. Where was he taking her? Best case scenario, the hospital for Tsui's attack. Worst? To a General or General-King! Tsui knew it was a matter of choice, and if Dallol had made her decision, then she should have respected it. Despite knowing it'd mean losing an ally in this war, it should have always been a matter of choice, something that Dallol felt she was denied from the White Moon Court. But Tsui had a feeling in her gut... that Dallol wasn't aware of the lieutenant's intentions. What if she refused him? Would he give her a choice? Tsui couldn't take that chance. She trudged on, looking for the one person that she thought could help, if not her, then Dallol. She reached the library, not at all caring if there were bystanders nearby as she called out. "Camelot! Camelot! It's me, Tsui... I need to talk to you! Dallol's in danger!" It wasn't often that Tsui cried for help, and she hoped that it would be enough to convince Camelot, or anyone nearby, to come running.
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 10:02 am
Anthony Darrow glanced up for inside the library when he heard his named being called. Well, his other name. The building was dark and empty, and he was just doing some extra work before heading out to his patrol. Things were a little behind, because he had been spending more time during the day at home with his pregnant wife.
He powered up, glad the library had no security cameras to speak of, moving to the doors and stepping outside. Usually he was atop or near the library, not inside it, but he couldn't really help it tonight.
The voice sounded rather desperate, and it kicked his reactions into over drive. He saw Tsui and moved to her immediately, offering her support.
"What's happened? Did you say Dallol?" The confused knight he had spoken to about her purpose, and had promised to take to his Wonder. He could only imagine what sort of trouble she had gotten into, but he wanted to help her regardless.
Though at the moment, it was the injured senshi that had his full attention.
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:06 am
Tsui knew that she was risking making matters worse by drawing attention to herself, but she couldn't stop herself. She had to find Camelot, and had she not been desperate or suffering a blow to her head, she might have thought of a more subtle method of contacting the knight. However, not a single alternative crossed her mind. A page was in danger, and she needed someone's help! She had spotted Camelot, mere moments before he reached her, and Tsui was never the type to want others to help her. Many times she pushed away helpful hands, tried to tough it out and remain strong, but tonight there was simply no time for her to indulge in her usual 'tough cookie' shenanigans. The moment Camelot was in reach, Tsui reached out for him, accepting his aid if only to get it through to him just how bad the situation might have been. Maybe she was overreacting. Maybe the lieutenant wasn't going to whisk her away for corruption. But Tsui wasn't going to take that chance. She repeated herself, fighting back the dizzy spell and wanting to just curl onto the floor and drift to sleep at this point. "Dallol's in danger... my fault. I... got into an argument with her. This lieutenant... I think he's taking her... somewhere. I don't know where... lost track of them after he nailed me on the back of the head..." She was hesitant to tell Camelot that she had struck Dallol, even if it was an accident. What could he think? Did it really matter? What did she have to hide from Camelot? "I hit her... I didn't mean to..."
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Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 12:53 pm
Camelot supported her, looking around and reaching out with his powers to see if he could feel any auras nearby, any indication of who might have hurt her, or what trouble there might be. His energy prickled and he was on edge, every nerve tingling in anticipation of something terrible leaping out from a shadow.
Sometimes being paranoid helped him out, sometimes it didn't. Tonight it felt like a night where being aware of everything around him wouldn't be a bad thing.
"Hold on, Tsui, you've been injured," he said, in case she hadn't noticed. He helped her to the wall of the library, to let her lean on it while she explained to him what had happened. He listened with an intense expression on his face, set in concentration and worry, but lacking any judgement or anger.
"I'll find her," Camelot said, with a resolved nod. "I'll find them both. Tell me where they were headed and I'll find them, but I need you to tend to yourself. You might have a concussion, and that is dangerous enough. Don't worry about what you might have done. If it was an accident then she'll understand, but we need to make sure both you and she have the ability to talk about it later. Do you understand? Do you have someone you can call to come and help you to the hospital? Home?"
As worried as he was for Dallol, and that was very worried, because he'd had a troubling enough conversation with her before about corruption, he was worried about Tsui and the injury she'd taken. Head injuries, he knew from experience, were not to be taken too lightly.
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:00 am
"I... I don't know where they headed..." Tsui admitted, her shame pretty obvious, even to herself, and that only made matters worse. She hated being injured, and she certainly hated being useless like this, and it didn't make matters any better for the Tiger senshi to have to admit to this. "When I came to, they were gone. Both of them. I couldn't sense either of them..." Here she was, having not only reached Eternal rank but was fairly versed in combat and the whole Senshi business, and yet, she was still making mistakes. Mistakes that endangered others, not just herself. It would have made her angry, but she was just too worried about Dallol. She didn't even realize the extent of her injuries, as Camelot pointed out. "Um... I have a sister... she'll be angry that I'm hurt again, though..." How often did this happen? Too many times to count. Tsui was trying to stay awake, fighting off the sudden drowsiness long enough to at least power down to get her phone to call her sister. It would mean revealing her identity to Camelot, but that barely concerned her right now. She remembered a detail, and she blurted out the phrase before she had the chance to even think of it. "Business district. That's the last place I saw them."
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Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:02 pm
Camelot nodded his head, still holding her up. He could not go anywhere until he was sure she was safe. "I'll take you into the library," he said, since they were close by anyway, "and I will help you call for your sister. Better angry then having to deal with you dying." He winced at his own severity, walking her slowly to the doors.
He powered down, though he realized that he did not need to unlock them because they hadn't been locked in the first place. He ignored that and helped her to a seat near the front desk, a nice cushioned sitting area.
He smiled reassuringly, stooping next to her and touching her shoulder gently. He saw in her eyes how dazed she was and he knew he couldn't abandon her until help arrived.
Which meant leaving Dallol in danger, for a little longer, but he would leap to the hunt as soon as he could. As a Knight he was fast and he knew the city like the back of his hand. He could find the business district easily enough and hopefully find the duo from there.
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Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:38 am
"But... won't they, you know... chase me out?" Tsui asked, not fighting against his aid and trying to keep up with him. The thought of powering down didn't cross her mind at that moment, and all she could think about was the reaction she received from the patrons at the party she and Carnelian had crashed a few months ago. Not that she blamed them for their reaction, but it had left a particularly sour taste in her mouth in regards to revealing herself to the public when she powered up. "They don't like us... or... at least they don't like me." It wasn't until he powered down that it dawned on her to do the same, and her frazzled mind was taken back by the sight of Anthony Darrow at her side. If her mind was clear and had she not been suffering an injury, she would have felt it was common sense. Kind, helpful, hung out around the library... but once again, Tsui's mind wasn't quite all the way there, and it took her a moment to collect herself and power down as well. Soon, Gwendolyn Caspian was being helped into the library, and the moment she was helped down into the seat, she was fumbling for her phone. She didn't want to involve Maddy, but what choice did she have. She handed her phone to Anthony, not really thinking how easily he could have just used the library's phone as she mumbled. "Three on speed dial... her name's Maddy..."
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 12:19 pm
"No, they won't. This is my library," he smiled reassuringly, though he was not exactly telling the truth. There were some higher ups still, but the library was almost his and he was in charge of it in the day to day. There was no one there now, anyway.
He was always glad for the power of the magic that protected their identities, because he was certain that anyone who was able to put half a thought to it would be able to figure out just who he was and where he worked. It was not the most difficult of puzzles, after all.
But so far he had been trouble free.
He took the phone as it was offered, though he thought of his own phone as well, then quickly found her name in the phone list and called for this person to come and take care of Gwen. He was not letting his brain stall on identities right now, as panicked as he was despite his profound effort to look and act calm. He placed a relatively controlled request and looked at Gwen.
"She'll be here soon. What can I do for you in the interim? I can't leave you here alone." But he wasn't a doctor. He was a librarian that sometimes patched himself up after fights, and that was the extent of his medical knowledge.
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 5:14 pm
"Your library, huh? Sounds cool..." Gwen fought back the fuzzies in her head a while longer, knowing that falling asleep would have been bad, not just for her but for Dallol. She could see that Tony was worried, and she didn't need to hear Maddy's voice to know that she was worried as well. When he asked what she could do in the meantime, her immediate response was 'go find Dallol and help her', but she had a feeling that he wouldn't just leave her. No, he was loyal and dependable, even without the armor and shield. She knew that he wouldn't have just left her until he was certain that she was safe. "Um... maybe another employee can watch me... or Dogby..." Even in her injured state, she recalled the adorable dog with a smile. Maybe it wasn't the best idea, to leave a dog to watch over someone with a concussion, but Gwen was certain that she'd give the dog her full attention. "Maddy drives real fast... especially if I'm in trouble. She should be here soon. You'll save Dallol, right?"
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 3:20 pm
There was no one else in the library at that time, and Dogby was sleeping and not going to do much good to anyone as far as a guard dog went. Plus, he didn't think she understood that she was supposed to wake someone up when they had a concussion if they went to sleep for a few hours, just to make sure they woke up at all.
No, the corgi would not make a good nurse.
Tony stayed quiet, though, nodding his head at the idea that he should leave but not going anywhere. He would stay until Maddy arrived, and then he would hurry out and do what he could for Dallol. The thought of it made his anger flare, but he had long ago learned how to temper his anger: he couldn't risk letting himself go too far any more.
At her question, he nodded his head and smiled, gripping her hand.
"I'll do my best, I promise you that. I'll save her. I'll protect her." And then he would lock her in a closet somewhere, so she couldn't get into any more trouble.
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 8:44 pm
It was hard to stay awake and alert, but Gwen wouldn't give in to that call for sleep so easily. Since when did Gwen ever give up? Even when she was outranked or outclasses, or even outnumbered, she'd give it her all, and now should have been no different. She had to remain strong, not just for herself, but for Dallol as well. The thought of the page made her sigh, and she cast a glance up at Tony, asking him an honest question as familiar headlights pulled into the library's parking lot. "When... do I stop messing up? Like... will there ever be a time that I get everything right?" She waited for Tony's question, even as Maddy practically jumped out of the still running vehicle and walked briskly towards them, a look of concern and anger on her features. A typical mask for a worried older sister, and yet, Gwen couldn't fault Maddy for her response. She could only hope that Maddy would have saved the lecture for when they were on their way to the hospital and not take up too much of Tony's time. Dallol might not have had that kind of time! "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Maddy said, breathless by the time she made it to Tony and without Gwen even needing to say a word, she wrapped her arms around Gwen's smaller frame and was careful not to hold her too tightly or touch her head or neck. It seemed that either Maddy could sense that something else bigger than Gwen's injury was at stake here, or perhaps it was her next words that made it clear why Maddy seemed to be in a rush to get her sister up and out. "Jacob's waiting in the car- he's running a fever. You're damn lucky I was on my way to the hospital anyway..." Gwen was concerned, but there was little time for her to show it. She kept her mouth shut, allowing for Maddy to be the one to talk to Tony as she was helped to her feet. "I'm so sorry if she's worried you- I don't even want to know what happened this time. But thank you so much! You're a hero!" Now to that, Gwen could only agree, and she couldn't help but chuckle at the statement. "More than you know... thank you, Mr. Darrow... I'll be back later. Promise me you'll be careful?"
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 11:58 am
Tony smiled at her gently, touching his hand to her cheek lightly. It was a reassuring gesture, his hand a bit rough from his difficult life but he couldn't do much about that.
"We all make mistakes, and we all keep trying. As long as you never stop trying to do your best, to protect those that need you, you won't truly fail. Don't beat yourself up about this." He moved when he heard the car pull up, standing.
He stepped back as Maddy ran up and nodded his head, helping her support Gwen. It sounded like Maddy was having a bad day, all told. He shook his head.
"I just do what I can... I'm sorry for all this mess. Gwen, take care, and try to rest, okay?" He didn't want her up and out of bed the moment she was conscious again. He smiled. "You be careful, and I will. And thank you, ah, Maddy, for coming. I didn't know what else to do." He moved to see them out, helping get Gwen to the car.
Now he could focus on powering up and getting to Dallol, if he wasn't already too late to help her.
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