005; why can't this be a cute cat

[fulltilt]

[well, now that talking pastel pony land is over and done with, julie's crossing back from the library, balancing a stack of books on car repair, and cool... things like that. her journal sits at the top of the stack.

dum dee dum. wait, is that a cat? julie loves cats. she loves them so much she gave her car a cat motif. cats are great. this particular cat is further away and sort of hidden in shadow, but julie walks a bit faster, trying to catch up to it]

Hey, little guy...

[pause. what if it's a new resident? considering how many different types of talking animals there are here, julie doesn't want to come off as condescending, so she clears her throat and talks in a regular tone]

You new here?

[when she gets closer, she realizes that there's something definitely off about it. okay, is that... human hair? and an arm, leg, and hands-- this can't be right. her steps slow down, and as she squints to get a better look, the cat turns its head.

julie can't help but stare in horror. she shudders and takes a few steps back, her eyes unable to leave the hideous creature in front of her. what in fresh hell is that thing? and right when her brain tells herself to book it out of there, the cat lunges, its grotesque and mismatched body flying towards her.

the journal falls open at this point. the sounds of struggling can be heard, and finally a few thwacks as julie successfully clocks the creature with a book, and then a strangled cry]

Augh!

[then there's a sickening sound, like bones rubbing against each other, and a gross squelching noise. the cat slinks off with its new pelvis, and julie lays on the ground, gasping and occasionally groaning in pain.]

S-someone, please... Oh, God...

[ooc; another victim!!!! :o and lmao because i'm immature and felt like it here is a sort-of accurate representation of what julie looks like rn. no pelvis = lack of anything holding her bottom half together i'm sorry]

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[assassino]

[He knows that voice.

He's been reluctant to get involved so far -- he's an assassin, not fucking "demon control" –– but here is someone who once did him a favour by getting him help, so it is the least he can do to repay that debt.

So he's out the door.]

Julie! Where are you? Speak if you can!

[fulltilt]

[a couple more panicked pants, and some shifting can be heard as julie tries to sit herself up. nope, not happening. her voice is high pitched.]

I-I-I'm... I'm near the library, Ezio, hurry --

[she's totally afraid to look down. she can feel emptiness and heaviness and it's a terrible, horrifying feeling KJAHSK]

[assassino]

[He's there as fast as his legs can take him, and it's easy to find her in the hall. Immediately he drops to one knee beside her, to assess the damage. It's hard to hide the look of shock when he sees the weird way her legs drape from her hips, the way her pelvis seems amorphous and without proper structure.]

Madre di dio, what happened?

[fulltilt]

[she can't bring herself to look down, so she looks at him pleadingly as she rambles] I don't know, I -- This... thing lunged at me and now I can't move and I don't want to look down, I don't want to know what it did, just don't let me look down, I don't want to see it...

[assassino]

Shh, shh, bambina. [He tries to sound soothing, even if he feels utterly out of his element. What the hell is this? He crouches down over her, one hand going under her chin to tilt it up. No looking down.]

Look to the ceiling. I will take you to the clinic, where someone with more expertise can find out what has happened, alright?

[fulltilt]

[she tries to calm down, staring up at the ceiling with wide eyes, but her heart is still beating like crazy...]

Is it that bad? [does she want to know... awjdklsd]

[assassino]

[He pauses. If this were him, he'd want the truth.]

It could be worse. For now, we will not think of that.

[fulltilt]

[she nods, but curiosity gets the better of her, and although she knows she'll regret it, she travels her hand shakily down her side, until she feels only... a bag of skin where hipbones are supposed to be.

she stops cold, and it looks like she's trying very, very hard to not scream, or cry, or throw up. or maybe all three.]

[assassino]

Julie.

[He doesn't want her to flip out right now. He reaches for her chin again, cupping it in hopes that he can comfort her.]

Julie, I need you to stay calm, bambina.

[fulltilt]

[lets him cup her chin, and she wills herself to move her hand away from her body until it's clutching at the fabric of her vest.

she bites her lip, nodding.]

[assassino]

[With her calm, he slides an arm under her knees, and then moves the other to her shoulders.]

Put your arms around my neck. We will see if I can lift you like this.

[fulltilt]

[MY GOD. her eyes widen in terror, her hand moving from her vest to ezio's hand on her shoulder, digging her nails into it]

No, no, you can't do that -- I don't know what's going on down there, but we have to think this through. I can feel my insides moving and spreading around my body. What'll happen if I move around too much?

[assassino]

[He hesitates, leaving her on the ground, and he thinks about it for a moment.]

You obviously cannot hold it in place, and I do not know what would happen... [He pauses, and then undoes the tie on his cape, so that it releases from his shoulder.] Let us see if we can bandage it, in a sense, to keep it in place. As women do with their breasts in my time.

[fulltilt]

[INNER EYEROLL AT THE MENTION OF BREASTS but ezios cool and all and is helping her. so she slowly releases her deathgrip on him and looks at his cape. dear god. it honestly feels like she's two separate people right now, but she tries to push that thought away in case she starts flipping her shit.

instead she tries to keep her voice level and calm as best as she can.]

Okay, so basically like a human burrito?

[assassino]

[Wow excuse you, it wasn't a sexual comment.]

I... do not know what that is, but we will use my cape to ensure that nothing moves.

[fulltilt]

[boobs.......]

It's a type of food. [ok nobody cares julie kjahwkasd] Whatever. Okay, how are we gonna do this....?

[assassino]

[He pauses again, and then drapes the edge of the cape over her hips.]

We will roll you, so that we do not have to pick you up.. but I will try to support your weight as you turn so that you do not [crush your own insides] have trouble. Then you will be rolled into my cape.

[fulltilt]

[not excited for the burrito experiment, but she nods after a few moments of hesitation. it's all or nothing, right? and she needs help fast.]

Okay. Okay, let's do this. [DONT CRY JULIE DO NOT CRY]

[assassino]

Right. Now.

[He nods, and then rolls her.]