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Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 19:32 (2 Years ago)
Saeko naruto-runned into the crowd, screeching. "HEYYY- WHAT DID I MISS?
OOH BODY, FUN, WHO'S DEAD?
FUTATATATATBI? AWH, SAD. ANYWAYS, HAVE Y'ALL FIGURED OUT WHO THE MURDERER IS YET?"
Saeko peered at the body. "Ewwww. I hate dead bodies." They sniffed and turned away, making gagging noises.
Idris Kallikrates
"I'll come with you, Lucian." Idris said suddenly. He had to get away from Saeko's stupid gagging noises, frankly that made his stomach curl, and he needed to find out what happened to Mei.
"Mei and I are...friends. Okay? I gotta check if she's okay." He muttered angrily. "You all need to keep an eye on Saeko. Don't trust anything they say."
Saeko stuck their tongue out at him.
He sprinted after Lucian.
"Lu....cian..." He said inbetween pants. "Wait....up..-"
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 19:34 (2 Years ago)
Kubo Atsushi
Oh- that was- nice. Kubo wondered why he thought Lucian might kiss him- and then shook the thought off, turning to the people who were leaving... to look for Mei?
Kubo narrowed his eyes at Idris. Why was he speaking up? When had he been so close to Mei?
Was Kubo missing something, or was Idris planning to...?
"We'll keep an eye on them," he said decidedly, moving to clasp Saeko's arm. He gave them a warning look. "We're going to investigate, understood? Don't touch anything."
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 19:38 (2 Years ago)
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Mei is now a ghost and she is in the room laughing her ass off at Futatabi
She's right here b****es
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Oh. So Lucian ran off too. That's fine then, he didn't blame him.
And now Akari was pretty much alone, even if it was only for a few seconds. All he could do was pray he didn't look at the body again.
Thank god someone else arrived at the scene.
He looked up at Darcy and Sawyer, then at everyone else as they came in, saying nothing and barely even moving.
Then Setsuna came in, making way too much noise, blabbering about the murder like everyone else but doing so way too loudly.
"I heard the announcement! I can't believe- in this room-"
...In this room? Did Setsuna think it was somewhere else? Did he just not like this room for some reason? Akari couldn't even ponder it before Setsuna spoke again, and this time it was about Mei.
Now that he thought about it... Where was she? He would think that she'd be in here the moment the announcement called, obsessing over the blood and congratulating the killer again, but... She was nowhere to be found.
He looked around the room to try and gauge everyone's reactions, but it was hard to do so with the suits. He noticed Idris though, and he didn't seem to have much of a reaction. But if anyone knew where she was, it was probably him, right? The two had been hanging out a lot recently. But still, it's not like that meant anything. As far as Akari knew, he was the last one to see Mei last night when he entered his dorm, and nobody here seemed to have seen her this morning either.
"...You alright?" He started off, his voice quiet and slow.
What a stupid question to ask Akari, no one is alright lol
oh well, ignore that ig, abra posted before i did bc i slow af
...
Oh great, the bears were blabbering on again. Something about the investigation or whatever.
...30 minutes? Wait, what?! Oh god... The rules really just switched up on them, all because of that stupid rainbow build-a-bear.
So, 30 minutes, and every dumb question subtracts the time. By 5 minutes.
...Setsuna already lowered it by 5, apparently.
...Wait, did the bear say 20?
But- Only one question was asked, right? So...
Were they just bad at math? Wanted to play a stupid trick on all of them? Or... Something else?
"In any case, we'll be going to make love while you losers investigate. I'll last a whole two minutes this time, I bet!"
Oh whatever, they could go to hell. Akari glared at the bears, but he couldn't help but to look confused and panicked as hell. God the stress was already crushing him, was he really that weak?
He looked back at everyone. Kubo, Lucian, Darcy, Sawyer, Setsuna, Saeko, on and on until he lastly he looked back at the group that seemed to be leaving to go find Mei.
Oh well, he didn't care that much about her anyways, guess he could try and look around the room for anything useful.
...What the hell was Sawyer doing?
He quickly walked over to them and looked at them curiously, opening his mouth to speak. "...H-hey, Sawyer...? I don't think... I don't think we should touch the body..."
...Since when did he get to tell people what the should and shouldn't do? God, he felt really stupid, he shouldn't have done anything.
He wasn't even surprised that they were just making drawings with the blood, it just seemed like something their delusional, naiive mind would do, he just didn't want to tamper with he evidence.
Besides, it was kinda gross.
time to leave him in the dust again
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 19:42 (2 Years ago)
Lucian Arbred's POV
He crossed his arms. "...well, I guess... It's understandable. I noticed you two were... Close."
He winced. "...I hope she's okay. Let's go find her, shall we?"
Sawyer Laurens's POV
Darcy's eyes widened. "Sawyer... What... The f**k?"
Sawyer turned to look at Darcy. "Don'tcha agree, Dace? Look at all these smiles! It's so beautiful, isn't it?" They tilted their head.
"I mean, kaaaazoo! Brtbrtbrt dun dun dun! We should investigate, huh? This'll be so much fun!"
"...Sawyer. She's DEAD."
"Well! Naturally, you would think that! But of course this is just a fun little prank! And so well put-together too!" They grinned. "I love the fake blood especially!"
"...j-just... Forget it. I'll try to figure this out."
Darcy Harper's POV
Darcy stared at her bloody body, hoping for some kind of answer...
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"Everything is going to be okay."
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 19:46 (2 Years ago)
Idris gulped nervously. "Y-yeah. I hope not."
He already feared the worst, that he'd stumble on her dead body.
Dead....Mei....the two words didn't seem to fit in the same sentence.
It didn't seem like her to die.
He started clawing at his wrists nervously, you can't chew your nails wearing a space helmet can you?
It wasn't long before small drops of blood trickled down his arms.
He sighed shakily.
"Which way?" He whispered to Lucian.
Saeko Katsumi.
Saeko scowled. "Oh c'moonnnn, I'm such a good detective! I've watched a tonnnnn of those police-detective shows, I'm such an expert by nowww!"
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 19:50 (2 Years ago)
Kubo Atsushi
Kubo scowled warningly at her. "Don't. Touch. It." His eyes snapped over to Sawyer, who was, in fact, touching the body. "Goddammit." He sighed, wishing he could massage the bridge of his nose. "Whatever. Go wild. Just... if you find anything, don't hide it, okay? I'll watch you."
Miyako Hiroto
Miyako entered the room where all the noise was coming from. Anddd yep- it was Futatabi. Of course.
She heaved a sigh and took a vantage point by the crane. She tipped her head up, and realized for the first time that in this room-
You couldn't see the ceiling.
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 19:56 (2 Years ago)
Lucian Arbred's POV
Lucian didn't have much of a sense of direction, but for plot reasons, let's pretend he somehow managed to stumble across the room Mei was in.
He glanced back at Idris. He grabbed his wrists.
"...hey. Don't do that. Don't hurt yourself. It's okay. I'm sure Mei's fine. She's a fighter, Idris. I'm sure she wouldn't die that easily..."
He took a deep breath. "sorry." He let go of Idris's wrists. "...that... Was uncalled for. Should we go in?"
"...I... Care about her too, Idris. We may not be on the best of terms. But I really hope she's okay."
Sawyer Laurens's POV
Darcy looked over at Sawyer with eyes of deep concern. "I--" Then, he looked over at Setsuna. "What did you mean... In this room, Setsuna? Do you... Know something?"
Sawyer hummed to themself.
I'm not particularly concerned. This is a dream, anyway, isn't it?
...
Isn't it?
Darcy Harper's POV
Darcy hadn't known her, so he couldn't say...
He bit his lip. This was perplexing, to say the least...
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"Everything is going to be okay."
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 20:02 (2 Years ago)
Idris winced, and his expression hardened.
"Don't touch me." He spat.
He froze. "That was also uncalled for." Idris groaned. "I'm sorry."
"Yeah, let's go in..."
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 20:08 (2 Years ago)
Lucian Arbred's POV
He took a deep breath, and opened the door.
"...it's alright."
He walked in, towards Mei. She was... Here. Was...
Please, could she be okay?
He tapped her on the shoulder.
"Mei?... Are you alright?"
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"Everything is going to be okay."
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 20:11 (2 Years ago)
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guys she was just playing pool and accidentally exploded a bottle of ketchup, don't worry about it :)
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...Yeah, Darcy would probably do a better job at confronting Sawyer than him, so he silently decided to make his leave. Ignore everything, ignore everyone, just try and drown out the noise and forget about the blood. The body.
He sighed and trudged forwards, doing whatever he could to just get the hell away from here.
Just keep walking, keep your head afloat over the sea of red.
Don't drown, Akari.
Just keep marching.
Guess the only way he could really go was in the direction Lucian and Idris were headed. He eventually caught up, just in time to witness Idris snap at Lucian, for whatever reason. He decided to ignore it and instead paid attention to the door they were slowly opening. If he recalled by the map, this room let to the game room, which would certainly be an odd place to find her but oh well.
"...Y-you guys lookin for Mei?" Yes, ofc they were dumbass, get it together.
He sighed upon realizing his stupid question and instead chose to remain silent.
God, why did he even follow... Guess he had nothing better to do.
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 20:16 (2 Years ago)
Lucian Arbred's POV
He pointed her out to Akari.
"I... I don't know... If she's okay..."
Tears bubbled up in his eyes.
"H-HEY! Mei? MEI! I SLEPT WITH KUBO LAST NIGHT! W-wake up and make- make fun of me or something! I DON'T CARE!"
He shook her unconscious? body.
"...oh my god. Oh my god. Akari... Idris... We gotta get her to the Nurse's Office! B-Before... It's too late..."
He tried to lift her up, his hands shaking.
"...please. Please be alright."
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"Everything is going to be okay."
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 20:39 (2 Years ago)
....no
There was blood. Too much.
"Dammit. Wake up. Please. Wake up, Mei." Idris whispered.
Idris... We gotta get her to the Nurse's Office! B-Before... It's too late..."
"Y-yeah....we should-" He clawed at his wrists further.
His eyes watered.
....don't be dead. Please.
"How are we gonna get her to the Nurse's Room?"
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 20:54 (2 Years ago)
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oh no she had been found, whatever shall we do
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...Oh god.
Why... Why the hell was there so much goddamn blood? So many people just getting hurt? His stomach churned at the sight but he just froze in the doorway, while everyone else rushed to her side. He didn't want to get closer. He didn't to see this. He didn't want this to happen.
Even if it was Mei, someone he despised with a passion.
He didn't even acknowledge whatever the hell Lucian said. It didn't matter right now. All of them were desperate.
Mei and Futatabi... One of them was so mangled beyond repair that they knew they were dead. One of them still had the chance to be alive.
Even if her death was probably for the better.
Woah there Akari, it isn't nice to wish death upon someone~
Goddammit can that just shut up? Those words hit deep, because the one saying it...
His wish actually came true.
...
"...I can lift her up..." He muttered, slowly walking closer. He stared blankly at her body, soaked in blood. God... Why the hell was he even doing anything? This was a terrible idea...
"...Just... Lead the way... I-I'll take her..."
He slowly knelt down and lifted her limp, bloody arm up and put it around his neck. He tried as gently as he could, trying not to make a mess, but lifting someone onto your back in that position wasn't easy.
He didn't care if he was tampering with any evidence, messing this whole thing up or whatever, maybe even making Mei's condition worse, all he had in his mind was to just get this over with. Maybe one less person had to die.
"...C'mon, we should... We need to hurry..." His voice was filled with urgency as he lifted himself and Mei off the ground, absolutely despising the whole experience. He had done this way too many times, all in the same situation, and every single person he ever carried...
Always ended up dead.
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 21:17 (2 Years ago)
Lucian Arbred's POV
He took a deep breath, to clear his mind. He was supposed to be the calm, reliable one, who helped everyone through this. That was who he was.
"I don't know where the Nurse's Office is. But, Kubo and I..." He paused, cursing the redness that spread across his face. "We... Found a map. Pretty early, upon investigating this place together. I remember where it is. So... Either we try to find the office blind, or we head over there. I'm not sure which would be a better option. Mei... Doesn't have much time left. If she's even still alive."
He listened intently. Was... She still breathing?
"Dammit. I'm not losing another one," he whispered. "...not again."
Lucian ached to hear Mei's wicked laughs. See her mischievous smirks, that twinkle in her eye. Her hands on her hips, that arrogant look in her eyes...
"...please. Please be okay."
Sawyer Laurens's POV
They got up. "Okieeee-donkey! What are we looking for?"
Darcy Harper's POV
What was there inside this room? Any sort of... Clue?
Ugh. He was so bad at this.
"I have no idea what we're looking for, Sawyer..."
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Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 22:29 (2 Years ago)
"I know where the Nurse's Office is. I've been there already, with her. Follow me." He glanced up at Akari.
"Try not to drop her." Idris muttered. The thought of carrying someone else made his skin crawl. He was left with no choice after what happened to Mei earlier, and the thought of it still terrified him.
Idris shuddered.
" 'S not far from here-" He whispered.
As they arrived, Idris glanced behind him nervously.
"Just....set her out on the bed, I guess? I'm crap when it comes to medical-stuff, I don't suppose you know what to do next?....Akari?"
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 22:56 (2 Years ago)
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Dammit, she couldn't avoid that damn piggy-back ride, smh skill issue
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He looked over at the worried Lucian before he set off behind Idris, trying his best to keep himself from shaking.
"...She... She's alive, don't worry... I..."
"I can hear her breathing... It's small, b-but she's alive..."
"...For now..."
He clamped his jaw shut again as he desperately tried to keep himself calm, but it didn't seem to be working. He still continued onwards though, quickly following behind Idris.
"I know where the Nurse's Office is. I've been there already, with her. Follow me."
A slight look of confusion and shock appeared on his face. "...This has happened before...? It's not even been a week..."
He decided to just dismiss it and continue on, his focus wasn't on that at the moment.
"Try not to drop her."
...He'll try not to. He may have hated the girl, but it was still another life that could be saved. He just had to hope he didn't panic or whatever, a moment of weakness was enough to make him do that.
Because he was weak.
"Just....set her out on the bed, I guess? I'm crap when it comes to medical-stuff, I don't suppose you know what to do next?....Akari?"
He did what he was told and simply stared at her while Idris spoke, not exactly sure of what to do. Sure, he had been in this situation before, but...
"I-... I used t-to be able to-"
He stopped himself, he couldn't say that.
"S-sorry, nevermind... Just..."
He began to look around the room, trying to see what there was to work with.
"It's been years, s-so I don't... I don't know if I-"
He was too frantic to speak properly, apparently. The sight of blood was probably making things worse.
"Just-... T-try to find someone who knows w-what they're doing... I'll try my best... I-..."
He lowered his head and placed his two bloody hands on the back of his neck.
"S-sorry Idris, I... I'm sorry I can't help as much as you need me to..."
He took a deep breath and looked back over at Mei, absolutely dreading what would come next.
Posted: Fri, 10/02/2023 23:54 (2 Years ago)
Lucian Arbred's POV
Lucian nodded. "I'll help Akari carry her if needed."
He looked at Akari and breathed a sigh of relief. "Good... I hope she stays that way."
He inhaled and exhaled sharply. So... She was still breathing. Hopefully she'd be okay.
Lucian glanced in Akari's direction. "...I think I recall her having to be taken to the Nurse's Office back at the school. But... I heard nothing of it happening on the ship (unless Dorky's brain isn't working). I guess... I'm not surprised. Mei can be pretty reckless."
He noticed how worried Akari seemed. He'd... Have to be like Kaoru here. He'd have to be in charge of taking care of her.
"Okay... First thing's first. We all have to stay calm, and stop the bleeding."
Lucian rustled around in the Nurse's Office for some ointment and bandages, and carefully began applying them to Mei's wounds.
"...We should also probably try to get her some water," he murmured, as he worked. "Because she's probably lost a lot of strength. And some food too... Well... When she wakes up. ...if she does."
Just how much blood had she lost? Lucian couldn't help but wonder as he patched her up. Who did this... And why? How?
"...maybe she knew something about Futatabi's murder she shouldn't have, or she could have been a potential witness..." he theorized. The question was if someone had been trying to get her killed, or merely to incapacitate her. Were they being distracted? Was someone tampering with the crime scene as they spoke?
Kubo... Please be careful. I don't know what the killer is up to with this.
Could there have also been... Accomplices?
There was so much Lucian didn't know. And it only made him more uneasy as he attempted to treat Mei into consciousness.
Meanwhile, back at the crime scene...
Darcy raised his eyebrows. "How come?"
"I don't know, I'm just throwing random ideas out until Serend presents actual information!! I mean-- Setsalsa said "in this room", riiiiight? Wonder if there's something to that..."
Darcy sighed and facepalmed. "His name's Setsuna, Sawyer. But... Yeah. I wonder if there's something to this room... Also, I have no idea who or what "Serend" is and I don't think I want to know."
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"Everything is going to be okay."
Posted: Sat, 11/02/2023 00:48 (2 Years ago)
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Akari stepped back as Lucian cleaned up the wounds, a little shocked upon seeing that he somewhat knew what he was doing. He found it odd that he would know, but then again, no one would expect someone who found comfort in robots to know how to mend deep wounds either, so he couldn't talk.
No one would've expected anything of his past, honestly.
All Akari could do was watch, Lucian seemed to just... Take the lead, I guess, and that was fine by him.
He didn't know if he'd even be able to look at her wounds straight on anymore, especially not close up. It reminded him too much of back then, and he was already on the verge of breaking down. He couldn't trust himself to do it anyways.
Every single person he ever treated always wound up dead, some way or another.
...
There were so many wounds littering her body, most of them just seemed to be deep cuts, but she was definitely stabbed here and there. God... It was terrible to look at...
"H-Hey, Lucian...? It looks like she'll need... stitches on some of them, d-do you want me to do the rest...?"
He stepped forwards and looked between the girl on the bed and Lucian, unsure of what he could even do. He just had to hope he would be able to do something. He felt bad that he was just standing around like an idiot when, if Akari wasn't being such a coward, he could've been doing what Lucian was doing.
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...Everything just hurt. Her entire body was screaming at her, her head was throbbing, and she couldn't even move.
She woke up coughing profusely, even beginning to cough up blood. She had tried to get up, roll to her side, something so that she wouldn't end up swallowing the blood again, but her body was still incredibly weak. Of course, this probably interrupted whatever Lucian was doing, and she let out a few groans of agony as pain became the only thing she could feel.
Being stabbed was not fun.
"I... Uh.... Oh god..." she managed to mutter, still coughing a bit but not as much. It looked like she was trying to get up or something, but when you were in so much pain and your body was so weak that you could barely move, she soon found it impossible.
Her barely open, blurry eyes fell upon two figures that stood over her, but she could barely make out who they were. She eventually figured it out though, and all she did was stare. She had no clue why Akari and Lucian of all people were helping her, but could she complain? Yeah, she probably could, but whatever.
...Who was the person standing behind the two?
Posted: Sat, 11/02/2023 05:30 (2 Years ago)
Lucian Arbred's POV
"Oh, I- just took some tumbles sometimes as a kid. And my sister did too," he explained. "So sometimes... I'd have to patch us up."
Well... It wasn't always tumbles.
Both he and Kathy were... Common targets for bullying.
"Lucian... Huh?"
He gave a nod.
"You like it, don't you? I like it too... It suits you."
Not Luke. Lucian Arbred.
That was who he was.
Who he'd always be.
Akari's voice snapped Lucian out of his thoughts.
"H-Hey, Lucian...? It looks like she'll need... stitches on some of them, d-do you want me to do the rest...?"
"Sure thing... I was thinking she might need stitches." He frowned. "I don't think I've... Really done those all that often. It might be best for you to do the rest. If... You don't mind. Thank you."
He looked directly at him and gave him a warm smile. "I'd appreciate your assistance, Akari."
His eyes widened, and a relieved beam in his eyes and color in his face spread across his features. "Akari! She's- a little bit awake! I think I heard her say something! I couldn't quite make it out..."
His voice faltered. He couldn't afford to get more than cautiously excited. He gazed over at Idris. "It's okay, she might turn out alright..."
He resisted the urge to throw his arms around her in relief. Especially since... They weren't exactly friends. And he didn't want to shock her.
Still... I'm glad you're alive. I hope you'll recover.
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Posted: Sat, 11/02/2023 18:33 (2 Years ago)
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"Oh, I- just took some tumbles sometimes as a kid. And my sister did too. So sometimes... I'd have to patch us up."
Ah, guess that explained it. All he did was purse his lips and nod, not saying a word as he went to retrieve the supplies. As soon as he turned his back though, he began to hear coughing.
Blood.
He grit his teeth once again at the sight, still unable to think straight. He tried so hard to keep himself calm but this whole situation was a mess, someone just died and another was on the brink of death, and there was pretty much nothing he could do. Besides, the sight of blood tended to not be good for him, repressed memories and all that. It was all just suffocating, panic-inducing, terrifying, and a pain in the ass.
"Sure thing... I was thinking she might need stitches. I don't think I've... Really done those all that often. It might be best for you to do the rest. If... You don't mind. Thank you."
He nodded once again and tried to reply, but his throat ran dry.
Bold of you to put that much faith in me...
It wasn't for the best, in all honesty, but there wasn't many options anyways.
He immediately tried to clean things up as Mei's coughing began to slow, and a small weight seemed to be lifted off his back as soon as he heard her speak.
"Akari! She's- a little bit awake! I think I heard her say something! I couldn't quite make it out..."
"It's okay, she might turn out alright..."
He flinched at the sudden loudness of Lucian's voice, but he kept most of his focus on Mei as he kept trying to make sure her condition couldn't get any worse.
"Yeah... She's awake alright..." His tone seemed panicked and harsh, almost like it was a bad thing she was awake.
Not because he wanted her to stay that way, or didn't want to deal with whatever BS she might spew, but...
It was agonizing working on people who were fully awake, no access to sedatives or painkillers, having to deal with people in complete shock and unable to understand anything. It was a pain to deal with them fighting back, screaming in pain, or anything really.
"It's okay, she might turn out alright..."
...Don't get your hopes up.
As much as he hated the pessimistic attitude, one he had learned to use as a way of numbing the pain he felt when another name simply became a memory, he had to admit...
Her condition wasn't good at all. No one here was a medical professional, other than Akora, but... Could a vet really operate on a human? Besides, Monokuma probably wouldn't help either, even though he most likely could. The fact that Mei was wounded this bad, paired with the fact that she couldn't even be properly treated really drowned out his hopes. All he could do was pray that whatever him and Lucian and doing were enough to keep her alive, but after this though...
She'd be an easy target. She'd be vulnerable, weak, and very easy to make a quick victim out of. She would probably be unable to get around much on her own while she recovered and she wouldn't be able to defend herself.
That worried him.
He was so lost in his own thoughts that he barely noticed that Mei was trying to get up, and obviously failing to do so. Still, the effort wasn't the best thing to do in this situation.
"Mei, stop. Don't move. Just... Let us handle this, ok?" His voice was stern, but also shaky. He wasn't even sure if he should even try to start stitching her up if she kept doing this.
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Eventually, she tired out and quit trying to get up, but she still seemed to refuse any help. She kept trying to push Akari's hand away as he cleaned up the rest of the fresh blood, glaring in his direction while she did so. Well, it was hard to tell that she was doing that considering her eyes were barely open, but still. She could hardly see anything anyways, and this throbbing headache was a pain in the ass. Lucian's excitement made her tense up slightly, but it was barely noticeable. She couldn't exactly make out what he was saying, but she could tell that he was overjoyed about her awakening for some reason. She couldn't be bothered to care about that at the moment though, all she could do was groan, mutter some senseless words, and make sluggish movements.
"I-... Who-... The hell... What... What's goin... on..."
"Lucian...? Akari...? And..."
She still couldn't tell who was behind them, her vision just didn't allow her to see that far. At least, not clear enough to comprehend any of the details.
"The hell... What're you..."
It was almost like she couldn't understand why it was those two in here with her. Since when did they care? She was pretty sure Akari wanted her dead, and Lucian seemed way too thrilled that she was still alive. Did Lucian drag Akari in here and force him to help or something? Oh well, whatever, she was annoyed as hell that she was awake and in pain, but it wasn't like she was going to do anything about it.
Those were the words she could utter before coughing again, this time it was brief and without as much blood. As Akari went to wipe it off, she tried to swat his hand away again, but stopped upon noticing the assortment of wounds on her arm. She sat there, looking at them for a minute, then groaned and let her hand fall, closing her eyes again.
"Thanks... I-... I guess..."