experiment 20 || sandy video

[patchworkdoctor]

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[ninthserenade]

A cur--

[Oh. Oh, Light. Oh Light what the hell is going on--With each noise, Demyx cringes and makes a soft 'ouch' when everything finally stops. And then quietly;]

...Stein? Uh... You okay, dude?

[patchworkdoctor]

[there is nothing in reply but the sound of surf and a soft, wheezing cough.]

[ninthserenade]

Fuuuuuuuck, that can't be good...

[Oh man what does he do--what if he dies? What if Lea finds him like this? What if Stein is actually dead? Okay, he really shouldn't be thinking about this right now because this is important. Dear Me, Calm yo tits, love Demyx.]

Stein--Uh, shit... Stein, if you can hear me, I-I'll be right up there, okay? It's Demyx--Lea'll wring your neck so hard your head'll pop off if you croak, okay? Or my neck.

[patchworkdoctor]

[another low wheeze, and Stein's hoarse voice, tinged by pain and breathlessness:]

So Lea hasn't left, huh. That's good.

[a very unhealthy sounding cough-wheeze-hack hybrid.]

It's been a long time since I've seen him.

[woe_corner]

STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE---

[The video feed cuts out, and then some minutes later, you can hear it, coming in from the distance...]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIN!!!!!!

[patchworkdoctor]

[Stein doesn't bother answering the comm, he just mumbles into the sand.]

Spirit, please stop screaming.

[woe_corner]

[FREAKING OUT. NEVER STOPPING SCREAMING.]

I TOLD YOU NOT TO TAKE THEM LIGHTLYYYYYYY!!

[patchworkdoctor]

How the hell was I supposed to--

["know how violent they could be", he would have said, but he's busy cough-hack-wheezing. he sounds like a punctured accordion.]

..nnh, damn. Something's definitely broken.

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Having been on the receiving end of one of Stein's beat-downs, Equius knows that whatever did that to him has to be pretty powerful.]

Stein? Where are you? What happened?

[patchworkdoctor]

Squid-cat mother.

[wheeze.]

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Squid... cat?]

[Okay, whatever, that's not the point.]

Where are you?

[patchworkdoctor]

Up on the beach of the island. I'll be fine.

[xblood_lusting]

[ He regarded the feed with nothing but nonchalance... up until the part where those tentacles come out and all that water and dragging and angry cat noises come out. ]

...Stein?

[ One good turn deserves another and he's already fussing about his office for a splint, a few bandages and a first aid kit. But no use running about the city willy nilly. ]

Can you hear me, Stein?

[patchworkdoctor]

Yes, I can hear you.

[wheeeeze.]

[xblood_lusting]

Where are you? If you need any measure of assistance...

[patchworkdoctor]

Up on the beach of the island.

I'll be fine. I.. should be able to make it down.

[prominence_glow]

[And thus Lea did take a second before replying, and lo he did scream into a pillow before feeling calm enough to answer.]

Yeah, I'm coming up.

At this rate, maybe we need to put a tracker on you. Like they do for missing pets.

Try not to move, okay? Wait, no, do move if it's still near you- oh man, Stein!

[patchworkdoctor]

I didn't know you were still here.

Don't worry. I'm fine. Other people have already come up.

[prominence_glow]

...Yeah, I'm still here. Do squids have venom? Because you sound just a bit... off.

They know what they're doing, right?

[patchworkdoctor]

Not that I know of.

[wheeze]

..But my ribs are broken. Two or three of them, I think.