He's groggy when he rolls up. He's surprised to see Bradley when the man wasn't with him earlier. And he's also surprised to see Ben and the mallow cat.]
I'm not too sure, to be honest. I think you guys fell into a Time Channel, so I went in to try and bail you out, which...
[He looks away, as though embarrassed.]
... allowed me to ascend into a high level spirit, I guess. [Hence the corporeal body.] Anyway! We're... probably in a different time period right now?
[He looks around, standing up as he still holds Marshmallow.]
This place is kind of creepy. We should get out first.
[And right on cue, they'll all hear growling coming from further into the cavern—but it's getting closer. It's not before long that they'll see figures approaching.]
[All of their belongings they had while pursuing the thieves are on them! Also I forgot to mention, they're all soaking wet. They did fall into a lake, after all.
Ben points in one direction.]
That way—
[And then from the opposite direction, monster-like figures lunge at them, miasma spilling forth from their bodies. One of them attempts to bite Jason's arm, while another tries to claw at Bradley's side. A third goes for Ben, who protects himself with a blast of psychic energy, still trying to hold onto a terrified Marshmallow.]
[I'm not rolling, I am taking this damage. He puts his arm up to guard, rather having it get hurt than anything else. Ow? Instead of wrestling to get his arm back, he shoves forward to force it to let go.]
Son of-- Ben!
[He'll try to kick the fiend, but does more defense, trying to back up.]
[Ben will back up, fleeing but looking over his shoulder to make sure they're following. Gotta protect Marshmallow, though.
The fiend that Bradley smacked lunges at him again, trying to tackle him and bite his shoulder this time. The fiend that bit Jason is kicked back, but then it swipes at Jason's chest before trying to dart around Jason, apparently aiming either for Bradley or for Ben.]
[This damn fiend thing! The swipe makes him stumble back. He tries to clothesline the thing before it can get around, but he's not quick enough. So he scrambles after it when it heads for Bradley or Ben.]
Watch out! Just run!
[Just going to try to tackle the thing. Why not! No one said he ever made good choices!]
[Well. In succession, Jason tackles a fiend; the other one swipes at Bradley's back, drawing blood; Ben blasts at the third one that had initially attacked him, about to leap at Jason.]
Bradley, look after Marshmallow!
[He quickly places the cat on the ground, before firing another blast at the fiend that attacked Jason. Said cat is running around wildly, having no idea what's going on right now.
The fiend pinned underneath Jason, meanwhile, snarls and attempts to snap its jaws at his hand.]
[LOOK. He didn't want it to jump on Bradley or Ben!! His Bs!
The fiend can snap at his hand, but it's the one he raises up to just, like, punch the shit out of it. Does this hurt his hand? Yes. He really said he's going to fist fight this terrible fiend in front of God and everyone. Fuck guns. He will punch his problems.
But it's fine because he's also trying to get up so he can book it.]
[Jason can fuck up his hand as much as he likes. Once he gets off of the fiend and books it, though, Ben will send one last blast to at least knock the fiend off before flying out with Jason and Bradley + Marshmallow.
They're not pursued by any more fiends, at least, as they escape the cavern. The entrance through which they fled is dotted with mushrooms, while a creak runs nearby. In the distance, a village can be seen.
Ben hovers in the air, giving them both a worried look. Now that things seem to have calmed down, Marshmallow wriggles to try and get out of Bradley's grasp and jump back onto the ground.]
You guys all right?
[While their injuries might not be terrible, Jason and Bradley will both start to feel a tingling sensation from wherever the fiends drew blood. Gradually, they'll find themselves getting... hungry? Very hungry, in fact, until it reaches a near starving state.
And while they can't see it on themselves, they might see it on each other: the edges of their sclera are starting to turn black.]
He's shaking his hand a bit as they slow down from their wild run from the fiends and the cave. He glances from the village in the distance to Bradley, and Ben, and Marshmallow.]
Yeah. A little... hungry?
[Well. He was a little hungry...? Now he's... a lot hungry? He raises his hand to look it over; the tingling is weird. His chest, too. Why... is it tingling?]
Actually... a lot hungry...? [He's so hungry. He doesn't know shit about himself, but yeah. He can see it on Bradley--the eyes.] Hey--you okay? Your...
[Ben sounds? worried? Marshmallow hides behind his ankles, still not sure what's happening.
But as the hunger settles, so do—other urges? With each second that ticks by, Jason and Bradley will both feel the need to destroy. To devour, to kill every living thing they see. Not necessarily each other—though they aren't exactly allies either—but as for anything else... they are so hungry, and they so badly need to lash out, tear everything else apart.
If they are still headed toward the village, he will slow to a stop. Not... a good place to be, he thinks, when he's feeling kind of messed up. HE ALREADY HAS ISSUES WITH ANGER, DON'T DO THIS TO HIM.]
I... think we're sick. [He isn't sure how else to put it, honestly.] Ben... you and... you and Marshmallow... should go. Get away from us.
[Ben crouches down to whisper urgently to Marshmallow, who darts into a bush to hide. Then, Ben stands back up, hovering off the ground as he gives them another concerned look.]
I'm not just leaving you two.
[But it doesn't seem as though he knows what to do either.
That urge to eat, to kill, to destroy grows within Jason and Bradley, and there's only one living being in the vicinity right now—]
[Cloud and Sebastian, who'll have found themselves within the familiar cavern at first, presumably make their way out. And thus, this is the sight they come across.
A young-looking figure in blue, floating above the ground with a distressed look on his face. (A cat in the bush, if they look closely.) Jason and Bradley, with black sclera, looking as though they're about to lose control; they're within the first stages of corruption. Curable, but in only one way. Otherwise, those who've been contaminated are lost for good.
Once more, Cloud and Sebastian know: this is the day that the calamity struck, when a certain spirit became a fiend.
Meanwhile, Cloud and Sebastian's arrival might at least distract Jason and Bradley, even if only in the sense that there is now more they must destroy. Their minds are on the precipice now—flickering between moments of sanity and the hunger, the rage, the near irresistible need to attack any of the three before them.
[ his backstory does not clash with this recognition of jason and bradley, but it does cause a moment of ?!
of course he doesn't have much time to consider things before sebastian's throwing himself in the middle of the fray, so he's just going to follow and place himself between sebastian+ben and jason+bradley, not taking his sword out yet because that's a. big sword to stab people he knows with.
[There isn't much else to say here other than he is starving and feral, and he wants to destroy something terrible.
And Cloud and Sebastian come out of the cave at just the right moment. He really has a hard time with controlling it. He looks--for a moment, surprised. He should... no, he knows...?]
Cl...oud...?
[But there's a roughness to his voice, a hunger. And then he just charges them. What's he going to do, swing with his fists? Yeah probably. If Sebastian is in front, he's likely going for him out of necessity. Sorry, there is a big dude running at you, buddy.]
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He's groggy when he rolls up. He's surprised to see Bradley when the man wasn't with him earlier. And he's also surprised to see Ben and the mallow cat.]
Be...n? Where the hell are we...?
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Weren't we on that lake?
[Let's just. Not talk about Nero right now.]
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[He looks away, as though embarrassed.]
... allowed me to ascend into a high level spirit, I guess. [Hence the corporeal body.] Anyway! We're... probably in a different time period right now?
[He looks around, standing up as he still holds Marshmallow.]
This place is kind of creepy. We should get out first.
[And right on cue, they'll all hear growling coming from further into the cavern—but it's getting closer. It's not before long that they'll see figures approaching.]
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[SO MUCH IS HAPPENING HERE, HELLO?] You and Marshmallow are alright...? [WHO the hell ELSE is in this cave?!?!
He quickly twists and pushes himself to his feet. He's so fucking on guard after everything else.]
Who...?
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[Is his gun here?]
Which way's out?
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Ben points in one direction.]
That way—
[And then from the opposite direction, monster-like figures lunge at them, miasma spilling forth from their bodies. One of them attempts to bite Jason's arm, while another tries to claw at Bradley's side. A third goes for Ben, who protects himself with a blast of psychic energy, still trying to hold onto a terrified Marshmallow.]
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Son of-- Ben!
[He'll try to kick the fiend, but does more defense, trying to back up.]
Everyone, run!
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[He smacks the claw with a 15, and starts running the other direction.]
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[Ben will back up, fleeing but looking over his shoulder to make sure they're following. Gotta protect Marshmallow, though.
The fiend that Bradley smacked lunges at him again, trying to tackle him and bite his shoulder this time. The fiend that bit Jason is kicked back, but then it swipes at Jason's chest before trying to dart around Jason, apparently aiming either for Bradley or for Ben.]
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[This damn fiend thing! The swipe makes him stumble back. He tries to clothesline the thing before it can get around, but he's not quick enough. So he scrambles after it when it heads for Bradley or Ben.]
Watch out! Just run!
[Just going to try to tackle the thing. Why not! No one said he ever made good choices!]
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It lunges for him and Bradley runs for it. If it catches up, it catches up.]
Jason!?
[What are you doing?!]
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Bradley, look after Marshmallow!
[He quickly places the cat on the ground, before firing another blast at the fiend that attacked Jason. Said cat is running around wildly, having no idea what's going on right now.
The fiend pinned underneath Jason, meanwhile, snarls and attempts to snap its jaws at his hand.]
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The fiend can snap at his hand, but it's the one he raises up to just, like, punch the shit out of it. Does this hurt his hand? Yes. He really said he's going to fist fight this terrible fiend in front of God and everyone. Fuck guns. He will punch his problems.
But it's fine because he's also trying to get up so he can book it.]
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Bradley is going to try to scoop up Marshmallow and keep running.]
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They're not pursued by any more fiends, at least, as they escape the cavern. The entrance through which they fled is dotted with mushrooms, while a creak runs nearby. In the distance, a village can be seen.
Ben hovers in the air, giving them both a worried look. Now that things seem to have calmed down, Marshmallow wriggles to try and get out of Bradley's grasp and jump back onto the ground.]
You guys all right?
[While their injuries might not be terrible, Jason and Bradley will both start to feel a tingling sensation from wherever the fiends drew blood. Gradually, they'll find themselves getting... hungry? Very hungry, in fact, until it reaches a near starving state.
And while they can't see it on themselves, they might see it on each other: the edges of their sclera are starting to turn black.]
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He's shaking his hand a bit as they slow down from their wild run from the fiends and the cave. He glances from the village in the distance to Bradley, and Ben, and Marshmallow.]
Yeah. A little... hungry?
[Well. He was a little hungry...? Now he's... a lot hungry? He raises his hand to look it over; the tingling is weird. His chest, too. Why... is it tingling?]
Actually... a lot hungry...? [He's so hungry. He doesn't know shit about himself, but yeah. He can see it on Bradley--the eyes.] Hey--you okay? Your...
[He motions to his own eyes.]
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Yeah. Kinda tingly 'n hungry?
[His eyes? He looks at Jason's and frowns.]
Yours are turnin' black?
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[Ben sounds? worried? Marshmallow hides behind his ankles, still not sure what's happening.
But as the hunger settles, so do—other urges? With each second that ticks by, Jason and Bradley will both feel the need to destroy. To devour, to kill every living thing they see. Not necessarily each other—though they aren't exactly allies either—but as for anything else... they are so hungry, and they so badly need to lash out, tear everything else apart.
They're becoming fiends.]
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If they are still headed toward the village, he will slow to a stop. Not... a good place to be, he thinks, when he's feeling kind of messed up. HE ALREADY HAS ISSUES WITH ANGER, DON'T DO THIS TO HIM.]
I... think we're sick. [He isn't sure how else to put it, honestly.] Ben... you and... you and Marshmallow... should go. Get away from us.
[BEN TRIED SAVING THEM BEFORE AND FOR WHAT]
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This is not a feeling Bradley is used to. He doesn't have anger issues, he lets his emotions go freely. Whatever has a hold on them is working fast.
Were they supposed to die in that white void?]
Go. Right now.
[He drags a hand against a tree and starts moving away from the group, away from this village.]
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I'm not just leaving you two.
[But it doesn't seem as though he knows what to do either.
That urge to eat, to kill, to destroy grows within Jason and Bradley, and there's only one living being in the vicinity right now—]
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A young-looking figure in blue, floating above the ground with a distressed look on his face. (A cat in the bush, if they look closely.) Jason and Bradley, with black sclera, looking as though they're about to lose control; they're within the first stages of corruption. Curable, but in only one way. Otherwise, those who've been contaminated are lost for good.
Once more, Cloud and Sebastian know: this is the day that the calamity struck, when a certain spirit became a fiend.
Meanwhile, Cloud and Sebastian's arrival might at least distract Jason and Bradley, even if only in the sense that there is now more they must destroy. Their minds are on the precipice now—flickering between moments of sanity and the hunger, the rage, the near irresistible need to attack any of the three before them.
It's time for choices to be made.]
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...and once more he's just going to go running out into the middle of things when he shouldn't to address ben. ]
H-hey! These are your friends, right?
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[ his backstory does not clash with this recognition of jason and bradley, but it does cause a moment of ?!
of course he doesn't have much time to consider things before sebastian's throwing himself in the middle of the fray, so he's just going to follow and place himself between sebastian+ben and jason+bradley, not taking his sword out yet because that's a. big sword to stab people he knows with.
unfortunate. ]
Shit. You two... What the hell happened?
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And Cloud and Sebastian come out of the cave at just the right moment. He really has a hard time with controlling it. He looks--for a moment, surprised. He should... no, he knows...?]
Cl...oud...?
[But there's a roughness to his voice, a hunger. And then he just charges them. What's he going to do, swing with his fists? Yeah probably. If Sebastian is in front, he's likely going for him out of necessity. Sorry, there is a big dude running at you, buddy.]
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