mallowhallow | 003 | Accidental Video/open for action in Orlea

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003 | Accidental Video/open for action in Orlea

[The video clips on suddenly, the result of her device hitting the ground, which was quickly followed by Terra herself hitting the street. She looks... unwell, occasionally glowing for just a moment. Something is... interfering with her, with her magic. Her own magic is different, of course, than the magic here, but what even Terra doesn't know is that she is partly a creature of pure magic. And the current incompatibility is literally tearing her apart.]

It... hurts...

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Terra?!

[A panicky young Victorian may not be the best cure for your condition, Terra, but -- well, Victor saw the accidental video, and while he's only spoken to you once, thanks to what you talked about, he feels a bit of kinship with you.]

Oh dear, what's happened? Happening?!

[Terra manages to look up through pain-filled eyes.]

Vi... Victor...? Everything... hurts...

[Oh dear, oh dear, this is not good. . .]

Can you tell me where you are at all? I might be able to get over there. . .or find you some help. . .

[Yes, he's in Astralfield, but -- Akane said ten to thirty minutes to get to the districts on either side, and if he runs. . .]

[Terra's beginning to glow more, notably a sharp, pinkish color.]

Or... Orlea...

[All right. That cannot be good. He nods.]

Right -- I'll try to be there as soon as I'm able, okay? Just -- t-try to hold on until then.

Tha...nk... you...

[Victor nods, then takes a moment to examine any landmarks he can see around her before booking it toward Orlea. He can really run when he wants to, and it doesn't take him long before he's in the other district. Panting, he scrambles through the streets, looking for where Terra fell --

And there she is! Victor hurries to her side, reaching out toward her.]

Terra? It's Victor. How are you doing?

[Well, he can tell 'bad,' but. . .]

[It seems like she's always being saved. Locke... the Moogles... even Edgar and Sabin in a way. And now Victor too.

The glowing is coming faster now, shifting rapidly through the color spectrum. Just like... just like what had happened when she'd encountered that frozen Esper...]

Hurts...

[Oh dear. Victor's not entirely sure what the rainbow light show means, but he can guess it's nothing good. He very carefully lays a hand on her arm. He's not sure what he can do, but at least he can be there for her.]

It'll be all right. . .is there anything I can get you?

[Maybe he can at least beg a glass of water off a passerby. . .]

[And the glow is suddenly much brighter, accompanied by a positively inhuman shriek that became something more like the noise of a wild animal.

If there's any recognition in the eyes of the glowing pink creature... it does not show.]

[Victor jerks backward, shielding his eyes from the glow. What on earth is going on?!

And then -- oh. Oh dear. Victor stands as still as a statue, staring back at the -- the --]

Terra?

[It's said in a whisper, almost too low to hear. Oh no -- what's happened to her?]

[The creature is still Terra... if you looked closely at her eyes, at the shape of her face, you might be able to tell. But pain clouds those eyes, pain and uncertainty, as though this change is just as startling to her--and it is.

Something deep within her has been unlocked, and she is drowning in it.

She takes a step forward and then collapses again.]

[Victor's not sure what to do at first. Yes, he can see something of Terra in the creature's face, but. . . Is it safe to approach her? What will happen should he touch her?

But then she collapses again, and he automatically hurries back to her side. No matter what's happened to her, it's clear she's still in pain -- and very afraid.]

Terra? Can you -- can you hear me?

[He very cautiously reaches for her shoulder.]

[Terra flinches slightly from the contact, but looks up at Victor with pain-filled eyes.

Her lips part, as though she's trying to speak, but no sound comes out.

A hand snakes out to grasp Victor's arm.

There's a glow again, but it begins to fade, slowly returning Terra to her normal state.]

...What... what's happening to me...?

[The flinch gets an answering wince -- sorry, he didn't mean to cause any extra pain. . . He stays still as she grabs his arm, just sort of trying to project comfort through the hand on her shoulder. Darn it, he doesn't know what to do. . .

Fortunately, the problem seems to partially fix itself -- at the very least, she's looking more herself again. He shakes his head.]

I -- I don't know. . . Whatever it is, it t-transformed you into -- something. . . How are you feeling now? Still -- still hurts?

[She manages to get, unsteadily, to her feet, but she looks more uncertain than ever.]

I think... I think it's passed.

[...For now.]

It felt like I was drowning in myself.

[Victor offers a shoulder to lean on, if she needs it.]

Good. I've never seen anything quite like that before.

[Someone dissolving into butterflies once, yes, but that didn't seem painful at all for her. This was something else.]

Can I t-take your home, or -- at least somewhere to sit down for a bit?

[For some reason, the comment makes her think of Edgar, even though it's not meant in a flirtatious way. One more person she misses.]

{She leans on him for support.]

I... that would be good, thank you. I don't live far from here.

[Victor knows all about missing people. Or, well, one person in particular. Would Alice have known what to do any better than he did? Probably not, but -- having her around for extra support would have been nice.

He nods.]

You're welcome. Just show me the way.

[It's not far, fortunately, to the little home that Terra has claimed as her own. It's not much, but it's comfortable, and it is, in its way, the first and only thing she can thing of that is truly hers.

Leaning a little on Victor for support, she gets the door open.]

I've got a couch just inside.

[Victor's glad of it -- she seems pretty weak after that -- whatever it was. He helps her inside once she opens the door.]

Let's get you to it, then.

[Over to the couch they go. Victor takes a look around as he helps her get settled -- hmm, cozy. And certainly roomier than the room he's got in Astralfield.]

[With Victor's help, Terra gets herself on the couch. She's looking a little better by this point.]

Thank you, Victor. I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't been there.

[Victor's glad to see it. He gives her an awkward smile, fiddling with his tie a bit.]

You're welcome. I just couldn't leave you like that. . . I know we've only talked once, but -- well.

[The topic of the conversation means he feels a bit of kinship with her.]

[Terra nods her understanding.]

Now though... I'm worried. What if that... what if that's what I really am? I know so little about myself...

[Victor frowns, then shrugs.]

You -- didn't seem violent, while you were in that state, if it helps. More just -- confused.

Did being like that -- feel any different?

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