Let's be war buddies...

[initiates]

Date & Time: 18th, beginning at 2100 hours, through to the 20th.
Location: All around Exsilium.
Characters: Everyone!
Summary: The United Earth decides Exsilium had obviously not learned its lesson back in October, and does another round of humble-making bombing for those impertinent exiles. OOC info can be found here.
Warnings: Violence, death, general gloom and doom.

The warning had gone out approximately two hours before the bombing began, broadcast to any available receptor on the island: UE aggressions incoming, bombs expected; please proceed to Catacombs immediately. It repeats over and over, right up until the first bomb, aimed at the Hold itself, silences the signal.

The air is thick with smoke and worse. Every one to two hours another bomb shakes the island. Buildings crumble and shatter, but the focus is on the Hold and the native hospital. Initiative employees, some sick as anyone else, are steadfast in their escorting natives and transports alike into the underground catacombs. For two days the bombs continue ceaselessly, dropped by their cloaked and invisible carriers overhead.

The United Earth is nothing if not thorough.

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[wilder]

[A - Closed]

[Zelos had been helping out in the hospital when the bomb sirens rang. He knew trouble was coming, but what choice did he have? Leaving the sick and wounded to die was too low for even for him, so he had spent those two hours administering as much anti-biotic as he could and help with the evacuations. But there were too many. Every moment he tried to look for to get away to check on his sister's safety was blocked for another call for help, another errand. ]

[This meant he was still there when the bombs began dropping, he barely had any warning before one hit directly in his wing. He was thrown back, debris and body parts falling everywhere in the ward. When he landed, he has enough time to cover his head before he's covered in rubble - trapping him there]

[B - Open, Catacombs]

[After being saved by from the hospital, Zelos got dragged into the catacombs by Sheena. He's currently sitting propped up against a wall, his legs stretched out of him, which one looks definitely broken but is braced up in a make-shift sling. The rest of has a lot of cuts and forming bruises too, though nothing that looks life threatening luckily. ]

[Mostly he seems shifting between trying to make sure his sister or people he cares about (IE, not too many) are within seeing or hearing range, checking the tablet, or watching the ceiling as bombs go off. He doesn't seem to be all that interested in sleeping, but hey- who is during this time right?]

A

[debtor]

[Allen raced towards the ward as soon as he'd heard the explosion, through the sickening carnage and crumbling walls— he thought he'd seen a body thrown by the force of the blast (he'd only caught a glimpse of red hair, but he couldn't be sure, and it didn't matter who.)

He's upon the pile of rubble in a moment, digging and tossing off chunks of metal and tile and plaster. Raw-voiced, he calls out,]

Hold on, hold on!

[wilder]

[Most of the debris was small hunks of metal, plaster and tile- the biggest seemed to be on his leg, a large hunk of metal that pinned his leg down. He meanwhile was trying to push debris off him (though slowly because ow his leg), when he hears Allen and notices someone tossing off debris from him. He's surprised, since really the whole thing has him a bit dazed]

Allen?

[debtor]

[Definitely Kaneis. He shouldn't be surprised, he knew Kaneis was here- at least he's still alive. Jaw set, Allen moves the largest chunk of hospital off of his roommate's leg, before clearing off the rest, quick as he can. His leg doesn't look too good.

He starts pulling Kaneis free at once - normally, he'd try to be more delicate about it, but bombs.]

Don't worry, I'll get you out of here.

[wilder]

[he grits his teeth as his leg gets moved while he gets pulled up - ugh did he break it? But he won't really fight Allen pulling him free. Because, yeah. Bombs. His ears are still ringing from the explosion, he care barely make out what Allen said. But still-]

My patients, are they-

[A glance around the destroyed room tells him enough. Shit. ]

[debtor]

[He hauls Kaneis up, pulls him onto his back if Kaneis will kindly allow it. They have to get out of this room. Even if the UE won't bomb the same place twice, he's not sure how structurally sound it could be after an explosion like that.

There's no point in answering Kaneis's question. He knows. And Allen looks, just briefly, at what remains of the rest of the ward, before he snaps his gaze away. Bile rises in his throat, but he can't lose it now. Time to move.]

B

[fujibayashi]

[Sheena is... fretting nearby. She is fretting quite obviously. Mizuho never got bombed. And the last time she was in some kind of situation even remotely like this, she had an attack plan. They all did.

But it's just... them. Them, and hiding, and waiting. The noise and the darkness makes her think of the Temple of Lightning, and she dislikes it even more. To be frank, she's basically shut down. To most people, she probably looks asleep with the way she's curled up in a ball, knees to her chest, hiding her head in her arms.

But the way she's clutching Corrine's bell in her hand says otherwise. She keeps rubbing her fingers across it like someone would rub a rosary, praying and hoping for it to be over.]

[wilder]

[Yeah, Zelos isn't the least bit fooled that she's sleeping. No one's sleeping here, and he sees that bell. Sheena's afraid. No one could blame her for that, but she probably wouldn't admit to anyone. ]

[He thinks about what to do. Colette would probably hug her. But...they were never that type of people. A hug from Zelos out of nowhere would indicate that they were all going to die.]

[And so, he'll do what he does best- be annoying and distracting]

You know, you're gonna give yourself a terrible back hunched over like that!

[fujibayashi]

[A hug wouldn't be so bad right now, but it might trigger her crying and that's a situation neither of them want to deal with.

His slightly teasing words earn no real response, at least not at first. Her grip tightens around Corrine's bell with a jingle. When she finally lifts her head, her cheeks are red, and she's... obviously trying to hold back a sob. She's not sure if the tears have started yet, but just in case, she wipes her eyes furiously on the back of her gloves.]

Better than a broken leg, [she sniffles.]

[wilder]

[Yeah, they would...probably have to call in third party support to explain emotions to them. It'd be terrible]

[He watches her, worried. This was a terrifying situation, knowing that there's always a chance a bomb could come in here. The sounds overhead almost sound like thunder too...like at the Lightning temple. No wonder she's so worked up]

[And so he continues his shallow display]

Oh please no way! A broken leg can heal- and even if heals wrong a cane can be pretty sexy! But a bad back? Oh no you'd be hobbling around like a little old lady before you're 25! And what a shame that'd be!

[fujibayashi]

[WHAT ARE EMOTIONS? WE JUST DON'T KNOW.]

Don't old ladies get canes, too?

[She can't even try to be mad at him right now. He's being completely fucking ridiculous, and he's not making fun of her for sounding funny--

-- and then she sneezes with a squeak, like some kind of stuffed toy. Whoops.]

[jailbreaks]

[Yuri's tired from everything, and being back at the catacombs, he really didn't care where he plopped himself. Closing his eyes for a moment, he sighs. Honestly, can this place give him a break? He knows he jokes he's cursed, but this is one of the times he's starting to believe it. Hell, this entire place is a curse.

Opening his eyes, he looks at the man next to him.

Okay, maybe he isn't cursed -- at least Yuri is in one piece and uninjured sans a few scratches here and there.]

Guess you weren't so lucky, huh?

['But lucky to be alive' can he heard in Yuri's tone.]

[wilder]

[He was aware of the man who sat down next to him. It wasn't someone he's seen before, probably just sat down because it was an available spot. ]

[At the question, he'll make an amused noise. He can catch the tone about being alive, some part of him knows he was lucky to make it out of the hospital alive, or at least he should feel lucky anyway. And so, snark comes out]

I know! If this all ends up scarring my pretty self, I don't know what I'll do!

I need to start figuring out how to organize my inbox DX

[jailbreaks]

Think you'll be fine if you can whine like that.

[He can't help but chuckle. Honestly, it reminds him of a certain old man who always seems to resort to such light hearted jests at dark times like these. Still, something tells him not to push boundaries right now. Those little hunches? Yuri trusts them.]

Been a hell of a day, though. [He sighs. Honestly, this entire day has been eye opening to him. Before today, he really didn't give a fuck about this place. Today? Well, he's starting to see why he should get involved.]

I know the feeling DX

[wilder]

But are you suuuure? Who knows man!

[Yep, totally being overdramatic about it. Because hey, snarking is easier than concern]

Yeah...no kidding. Way to keep us on our toes.

o/

[jailbreaks]

Yeah, you're fine.

[He sighs, maybe even grumbles a bit before he chuckles. Kinda missing the Old Man right now, but eh... that's... probably someone he could do without. Or so he'd like to tell himself.]

They always give us scares like this?

[He kind of wasn't paying attention last month, so he's unawares of the outcome of that mission.]

[flashmaiden]

[Feeling her way along through the catacombs is harder than she expected it would be. But she wants to try to find people she knows, to make sure they're all right too. She's worried so much over strangers, which was never a problem, but she needed to find her roommates, her friends, even if she may not be able to recognize them now.

When he comes into her line of sight (if it can even be called that anymore), she's hesitant to approach. From the blob of colors, it looks familiar, but she can't be sure. But it's better to check than move on and miss them if it was one of her friends, so she continues moving toward him, bracing herself on the wall.]

Kaneis?

[wilder]

[He meanwhile is able to see much better thanks to his vision. He'll look up when he hears her voice, relaxing to see Cheria]

Cheria- you alright?

[flashmaiden]

[She drops down next to him, nodding. She tries to look him over for injuries, but her eyes can't see that sort of detail. She looks back to what she thinks is his face, where everything is redder.]

Um- yeah! I'm fine. What about you?

[wilder]

[Well, he guesses he can't really hide it so...]

I'm fine mostly, just got a broken leg. But hey, that's lucky overall right?

[flashmaiden]

[If he hadn't told her, she actually wouldn't have known because she couldn't see it.]

Oh gosh! Have you had any healing yet? Here, I can- [She reaches out, but she doesn't know where she needs to be healing.] Can you... put my hands over the break? I can try to fix it.

B

[hiddendepth]

Big brother!

[She had managed to be saved from the hospital herself, and guided to the catacombs just in time to see that familiar flash of red hair. Just enough to keep her from running back to look for him like she had wanted to the whole time.

Ignoring her own state and clothing and mess of hair and dirt, she runs to him, stopping just short to clutch her hand at her chest and give him a worried look-over. Eyes still aren't processing everything just yet, so they try a few times, honestly.]

Are you alright? Are you hurt?

[wilder]

Seles!

[He meanwhile looks up at her, relief pouring into his face. He quickly scans for her own injuries]

I'm - what about you? You're not hurt are you?

[hiddendepth]

I'm-- [Fine, she was going to say. There are clear cuts and bruises from the impact of various pieces of rubble-- hospital wall and glass, equipment and all else... but it's nothing compared to what she's seeing here just by looking at his leg.

Her hand moves hesitantly to hover over it as she kneels in front of him. She doesn't want to touch it and cause pain, but...]

Your leg... [...] What happened?

[wilder]

[Yeah he's taking note of all that. Thank goodness, he was scared it was a lot worse. He can finally breath a little better]

Oh that?

Just some debris landed on it. It's just broken, it'll heal up.