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[originalcopy]

[Church was doing pretty good, all things considered.   The earthquake had sucked, but no one he actually gave a shit about got seriously hurt.   He'd actually gotten to be useful and put some of his new knowledge on how to use his armor to use.  Then the castle had to go and do what it does best. 

He was out walking around the castle when the corner of his eye itched.  Which was weird enough in itself, but then everything went black.]

Aw Come On... what the fuck!

[He stumbles around a bit, until he walks into something hard and is knocked to his ass.]

This is fucking bullshit!

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[dontpatr0nizeme]

What'd the castle do to you?

[originalcopy]

I'm fine!

I... I just, I can't see anything.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

You can't see? Seriously?

[originalcopy]

Yes Seriously... what do think, I'm fucking kidding?!

Happy late April fools.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

I wasn't insinuating that you were...

I was just thinking it couldn't be worse than what I have. Totally wrong.

[originalcopy]

[He mutters something indistinct that may or may not have been an apology.]

Why, what happened to you?

[so, this wasn't a loss then... that's good. Castle bullshit means at least he's not the only one being inconvenienced.]

Church

[dontpatr0nizeme]

I've got blood on my hands literally. My implant slot is bleeding. And there's names.

And I can't cover it.

Wash

[originalcopy]

Damn, that's some heavy shit.

What the fuck is going on?

Church

[dontpatr0nizeme]

Easy enough. Castle bullshit.

Speaking as someone who spent a while honking and blarging? There's no limit.

Church

[encryptedlock]

[York has half a mind to think this is part of the current weirdness, but there's one way to tell.]

Blind? Does it still happen if you, uh, jump out of your body? If not, you might just need some maintenance.

York

[originalcopy]

Unless that repair you made suddenly came undone...

[sigh]

I don't know, I guess it's worth a shot.
But if I am still blind and I can't find my body again, I'm going to be seriously fucking pissed.

Church

[encryptedlock]

Well, try standing up against something solid and don't go too far.

York

[originalcopy]

[He stands up and feels around for whatever it was he ran into.]

Right, here goes nothing.

[Just one step, directly back. That's all he has to take. God he hopes no one comes by and sees this. He takes the step, stays out just long enough to realize that yes, he is still blind.]

It's not a repair issue.

There's something else... I can't see it, but I can feel it.

Church

[encryptedlock]

Can you get back in all right?

[Yeah, somehow he thought it might not be a regular malfunction in the middle of all this.]

And how do you mean, feel it? Like it's a scar or something?

York (ad infinitum)

[originalcopy]

Maybe? Worst case, I just stay here until it's over.
Not like I need to get inside for anything.

[he pauses]

I don't know... like it's, heavy. Pushing against me... I just feel it there.

Church forever

[encryptedlock]

Huh. I'd still feel better about it if you could get to your room, but if it's more trouble than it's worth, it may be better to stay where you are.

If you reach up, you can't feel anything there, can you?

[originalcopy]

No... just castle wall to the side of me.

Short of having someone guide me by the hand, I don't know how I'd get back without crashing into a bunch of shit. Or even finding the right door.
Everything is just blackness... no HUD, nothing.

[It's more than a little unsettling really.]

[quadro_dent]

[Uh oh that didn't sound good. Sunny had been in the castle when she heard the crash of armor falling. She walked around to investigate]

Church? [or rather "Is that you, Church? Are you okay?"]

[originalcopy]

Sunny?

[He turns to face the sound of her voice, gets to his feet.]

I'm alright.

[quadro_dent]

[She carefully walks over. She doesn't get too close as he's already fallen over once and she would rather not be squished by a falling man in what looks to be a very heavy suit.]

edenid [Which roughly translates to, "Yes it's me. Are you sure you're okay?"]

[originalcopy]

I just walked into something... it's fine.

[He waves a hand dismissively. Unless, she's an exceptionally tall two year old he's pretty sure he isn't going to accidentally hit her.]

Are you ok?

[quadro_dent]

[Nope. In fact she's barely larger than a watermelon]

Da. [Which clearly means "Yes I'm okay. I was just worried about you."]

[originalcopy]

Good... I'm not sure what the castle is up to this time but... I'm glad you've been left out of it.

[quadro_dent]

[She frowns]

Vasis [Or rather "The castle is up to something? But what? What happened?"]

[originalcopy]

I... can't see.

[he's still mostly guessing at what she says. But circumstances being what they are, it's not that hard to guess.]


[By now the black gunk should start seeping through his armor to cover his visor. More will start to show on his breastplate.]