DAY FOUR - THE ESCAPE

[inferis]

[The doors have been blown up, finally opening the link between both ships. The tunnel joining the two remains in tact, but space suits will be required to ferry people across. Unfortunately, the gravity core of the Event Horizon has been activated - and soon a black hole will form in the middle of the ship. Destination: Hell. The non-corrupted residents need to get their corrupted friends off the Event Horizon and onto the Lewis and Clark, and they have fifteen minutes to do it in.

Of course, the corrupted residents want nothing more than to ride the gravity core into hell, and they'll meet any attempt to remove them from the ship with extreme force. And that timer keeps counting down...]

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[ofhope]

[ He barely has time to stand before she's against his chest, and that's really hard to turn away. They may be in a rush, but a few extra seconds won't hurt. Besides, didn't he say he would be willing to die on here with her, anyway? It wouldn't be permanent.

Both arms settle about her shoulders, hating that this suit is in the way. She can have all the proper hugs when they return to the castle. ]

It is, but no time to enjoy it.

[heloise]

[ Minutes, he said. The thought crosses her mind that they could spend those minutes here and they might worth the two weeks of sleep it costs. Only everything about this place is sad and maybe he feels the same too. It would not be worth it if he isn't happy. She pulls back and looks to the suit on the floor. No time. Would it be worth it?

She can still manage a smile for him, teasing even. ]

You are here. Now you must save me.

[ofhope]

[ It makes him hesitate. He had promised, but it could mean anything now that there's an actual way out. ]

Do you want to go, or do you want their fingers?

[heloise]

[ It makes her chuckle to know he remembers. She had almost forgotten herself, but nevermind those, she kisses him on the chin before stepping back. The suit. ]

I will show you the fingers I want. Later. You have Spike to carry for now.

[ofhope]

[ Which he doesn't look thrilled over, only because he doesn't have super strength. But he's not weak with as much exercise as he gets, so he sighs and twists his helmet back on. ]

How did he die?

[ Helping her into the suit as best he can. He's not always the best, considering how much he sucks at dressing himself, but being here has forced him to be a lot more coherent for some mysterious reason... ]

[heloise]

[ Lucrezia would be alright with him dragging the body back too really, but isn't he your BFF, Joshua?

She tries to put that suit on by herself, at least slipping her limbs where he directs, though he would have to help with actually fastening it. She wants to buy herself time before answering because she can't keep her memories straight. ]

I stabbed someone... It might have been him or he may have protected me from retaliation. I do not know.

[ofhope]

[ His voice is pretty calm through all of this. At least it's hard to phase a Joshua, whether he has his powers or not. ]

How many did you stab?

[heloise]

[ How many, how many. She reaches to hold his arm as if she might lose her balance. ]

Four or five. There are more but I think they were not flesh and blood.

[ofhope]

Been having some adventures, have you? Stick anyone that deserved it?

[ Well really they all probably deserve it for something, but did she know any personally? These are valid questions while helping her with her helmet. ]

[heloise]

[ She squeezes her eyes shut when he moves to put on that strange hat over her head, though she doesn't struggle. He wouldn't harm her after going through so much trouble.

One name rings loud. ]

Stephanie.

[ofhope]

[ It's strange hearing her voice echo the hollow way voices do once trapped inside these helmets. Joshua remains unsurprised as he squeezes her hand in reassurance, then crouches down to pick Spike's body up. It's a pain to get a dead body on your back, but Joshua is nothing if not resourceful! He uses his tie to wrap around the man's wrists to keep them about his neck, so he can carry him piggy-back. At least it has more dignity that princess style, poor Spike-o. ]

Is she dead?

[heloise]

[ She watches Joshua work listlessly. He can be the productive and resourceful one for once, the more lucid of the two. She does wish she can remember this moment more clearly but her head still spins and there are sounds she shouldn't be hearing.

But dead? ]

No. She locked me away, then Ces-- [ No, no, not her brother. ] Then he found me.

[ofhope]

[ Well good job, Spike. He can get the royal dead treatment or something. What she says reminds him of something, though. ]

According to the law almost all things are cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

[ With Spike balanced properly now, he offers her a comforting smile, sincere in it's tranquility. Now that he's found her he really does feel a thousand times better. ]

Now you can move on.

[heloise]

[ What he says does sound familiar, though she knows it by another language. ]

Et sine sanguinis fusione non fit remissio.

[ He understands the need for vengeance, renumeration, even if blood means something more final in her understanding. Perhaps this will be enough. She links her arm with his and leans against him, ready to leave when he is. The suit keeps them too far apart for her liking, but this too, is more than enough for now. ]