What's Another Word for Friend?

[airlockedmods]

[This is all very touching. Found family is important and all.

But through the thick walls of the warehouse, the sweet moment is shattered by a crash so heavy that the floor shakes and the lights in the storage room flicker.

>Investigate?]

((OOC: This is part two of Red Team's investigation!))

Comments

[induality]

That's funny because-- I was thinking the same thing.

[No. She wasn't. She hates this. But it's her against him and what's on the line is her family. Even if she wants to save everyone, she can't... she can't risk that.

Drawing her leg up, she grabs the other two scissors

But she can do this without looking at her leg. Instead she's going to look for something on PALbot, while she does this-- looking to see if there's a slot for a memory chip like Mina had. She wants to see... if she can get him out. If she can't, she'll keep hacking away but... if she can... she'll take that chance if just for a few moments.]

[airlockedmods]

[There is what looks like it might be a slot, but it's on the back of PAL's head.

She'll have to practically climb him to get to it, though.]

[induality]

[She's damn well gonna try. Once she has it, then she can just wreck this hunk of metal after all.]

[airlockedmods]

[Well she does have an opening]

[induality]

[Fuck... She hates it. But she's going to take it. She'll climb and try to eject the memory card.]

[airlockedmods]

[PAL senses her before she can get to it, and he slams his back against the wall to try and knock her off.]

[induality]

[She senses it coming and braces herself, latching onto the metal with her fingers. She cries out but she won't be thrown off-- she's going to keep fighting to get it.

She won't stop.]

[airlockedmods]

[One hand reaches behind him to grab at her, but he can't seem to get a hold of her.]

[induality]

[Good thing she's fast. It's always been her strength. If anything is going to help her get that memory card. Her agility and quick moves. Let her have that memory card.]

[airlockedmods]

[Being pinned by Xander's enormous rod practically immobilizes him, so while he does manage to slam her against the wall a couple more times, eventually her fingers find the catch on the memory card slot and it pops open.

The minute the memory card pops out, PAL's struggling stops completely and his head lolls forward as much as it can with Xander's fat pole in the way.]

[induality]

F-finally!!

[Touko jumps down, clutching the memory card like her life depends on it.]

E...everyone... is everyone alright?!

[daughterofthemark]

Touko!

[Arianna attempts to run over to her, She gets one step before she has to stop.]

[induality]

Y--

[She'll come to her then. Touko's shaking-- not from the fight, although her chest still hurts and she's bruised badly. Moving hurts and yet-- you wouldn't know much of that for the next five seconds.]

You idiot. I told you to trust me! You could have been seriously hurt!! I... you... really scared me.

[daughterofthemark]

I trust you but--

[ow]

I could not simply watch and--

[ow]

Allow him to--

[OW OW OW ACTUALLY HER ARM REALLY INSISTS ON BEING HER TOP PRIORITY RIGHT NOW SORRY]

[induality]

J-just... stay still. I have medical supplies we're... going to take care of you.

...I'm stronger than I look. I just didn't want... to see anyone else get hurt. Idiot...

[She can't even hug her right now even though she wants to. It's so frustrating. But it's probably for the best. That likely would have been painful for her as well.]

[daughterofthemark]

I'm sorry...

[And here come the tears again. When did crying become her specialty? Answer: 2-1.]

I was afraid.

[induality]

...it's alright. As... as long as you're safe, that's-- that's what's important. We're all... we're all still alive.

[kingshaming]

[Xander approaches them both, pulling off the regeneration belt ]

Touko, put this on, it's supposed to help in healing. And let's see if we can split that arm, Arianna.

[induality]

[Oh. Touko blinks, but takes it.]

...thanks. I have some medical supplies in my bag over there from the infirmary. We should... probably hurry.

[kingshaming]

Agreed. Once they see PAL offline there will be fall out.

[induality]

I also... want to see... if there's anything we can do to repair PAL. If we could run some kind of restore or... well. That's for later. But it's worth considering.

...sorry. I could have stopped all of this if I'd just focused on breaking him sooner...

[daughterofthemark]

[Arianna nods rather than keep trying to converse through the pain, and carefully starts removing the armor on her right arm.]

[kingshaming]

[between him and Touko that arm is probably at least not flopping around anymore??]

[daughterofthemark]

[The whole process is probably going very smoothly now that she's sitting still and letting people tend to her.]

[cyan_maid]

[Jane doesn't have a lot of medical supplies in her bag (stupidly) but she did bring an athletic wrap, which she produces and offers.]

Here, this...we can use this for your arm. Geez, Arianna...