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[shall_yield_us]

[ The camera reveals first Xanadu in fall, then a curious creature fumbling to learn balance and how to... walk? He takes a step - winces - then stops to look down in wonder --- ]

Oh. It... hurts.

[ ...at his feet crossed with scraps and bleeding cuts here and there. So much for walking barefoot on streets and stone, when you apparently no

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[i_archmagus]

You are different from when I saw you last.

[He was once shining radiant and darkly bright. Now, he appears human--decaying before Raistlin's eyes, even through the video.]

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[shall_yield_us]

Well, that won't do.

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[i_archmagus]

Indeed.

Is this the deities' malice upon its prisoners?

Hmm.

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[shall_yield_us]

[ for some obscure reason, amused - ]

No, I believe they call them cuts.

[one_that_leads]

Lord Rosiel--!

[I will bandage your feet and then carry you, damn it :| That's what you do with them.]

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[shall_yield_us]

...shhhhhhhhhhh. At ease, at ease.

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[one_that_leads]

But you're injured.

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[shall_yield_us]

Yes. No.

You'll... be harmed more within the hour, I've my certainty.

[byweavinglives]

You need shoes.

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[shall_yield_us]

...oh. Oh, yes. And... other things, I suspect.

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[byweavinglives]

Other things?

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[shall_yield_us]

...commodities. The luxuries and the wines and the likes - what do they need for sustenance? In theory, the chemical balance should be... easily attained.

[valentineluke]

You've never walked before?

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[shall_yield_us]

[ staring and blinking stupidly for all of a few seconds...

...then laughing. ]

Oh, you darling little fool, is that what you think?

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[valentineluke]

[Has watched what's been unfolding for 48 hours. Of course Vicente wouldn't be the only one affected in that manner.

Perfect! Time to score a few points.]

Is the lame lamb in need of somewhere safe comfortable to recuperate?

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[shall_yield_us]

And why? Who in the world would wish harm on me?

[ ...well, perhaps all the people he's traumatized and harmed and threatened, but really. ]

[bedsidemanners]

This is... unsettling.

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[shall_yield_us]

...yes. Yes, it is. Fearing for your wings yet, Raphael?

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[bedsidemanners]

[Yes.]

No.

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[shall_yield_us]

No?