Our Own Hurt (Closed/Please Delete)

[recklessgod]

(I just posted. I can't really post again. I'm waiting on kotalicious.)

[gallifrey falls.]

✗ I know; I'm waiting for persimmon ^^

[.synthetica]

{santiago || rebels || terrakinesis, minor healing || tagged; erin}

It was eternally fulfilling to spend time in that place his and Erin's minds retreated to. Amidst the failures and pressures and demands of his life, amidst the pulsing, white-hot energy of it all, he found such sweet peacefulness there. There, he was a grain of sand in the exact place meant for him, with no worries or troubles. When the tides or the wind came and moved him he knew it was meant to happen and went along willingly, utterly carefree. It was easy. There were no challenges to face. No one to outrun. No one to defend. No one to love or be loved by or betray or be betrayed by.

A physical touch breached into his other world, a push, a gust of wind entirely different to the ones begging him to stay, stay where it was warm and safe and easy. And with them, Evelyn's hands on his shoulders brought every single emotion and feeling which his world was lacking in - a striking array of colours, dancing in and out of his vision, beckoning.

Santiago awoke much more dramatically than Erin - with a sharp intake of air his upper body swung up and backwards, away from Erin and Evelyn, falling to the earth and feeling it's welcoming energy, the always-present pull. Like a man bursting from the sea and catching his first breath, he was wild-eyed and panting, chest heaving, fingers flexing as if they hadn't moved for years. The barely-there sound of his name falling from Erin's lips along with his own blood pushed him into movement, and he pulled himself up to his elbows, then to kneeling next to Erin again. Instantly, his hands covered the wound and pressed down tightly, and instantly, he began to knit the flesh back together. But the process was tortuously slow and Santiago felt a searing pain tearing through his own chest, Erin's wound in slow-motion, and he cried out and let go.

Out of the corner of his eye he saw Evelyn being led away and there was a momentary pause before his outrage caught up with him - the only other healer around couldn't afford to be having a breakdown when one of their own was dying right in front of them. "Evelyn!" He roared, tears of fear and frustration and anger pooling in the corners of his eyes, razor-sharp shards of stone bursting up all around him and narrowly missing both himself and Erin. "Help. Me! You can cry about it later but right now you need to be here!"

And his hands folded over the ugly, jagged hole once again, and he hissed at the pain at the exertion and waited for an ending - whether it came with relief or heartbreak.

{adelaide || scientists || teleportation, enhanced strength || tagged; rhianna}
As convinced that she was simply going to stride away and not give Rhianna a single thought, she stopped sharply when a glint caught in the corner of her eye. The icy crown made her catch her breath and caused a surge of definitely mixed feelings to rise in her chest. She wanted to be angry, that was the whole point. There was a bruise upon her ego where her concern was rebuked and it still stung, but a breathless laugh caught in her throat nonetheless, followed by more that she couldn't contain even if she wanted to try. It was better to laugh than to cry, not to mention that Rhianna's crown was just as stunning to Adelaide as the person wearing it.

She approached the other girl slowly and tentatively, and traced her fingertips over the icy creation, her laughter reduced to a calm smile and her irritation barely felt.

"It's beautiful." The simple words were layered with meaning and acceptance of Rhianna's nature - Adelaide realised it was her own fault if she misguidedly thought she could thaw a glacier. Especially if the glacier decided it didn't want to be thawed. Her lips parted again, but before she could speak, Rhianna's phone vibrated and the scene was shattered. Her lips twisted in contempt as she realised who it was, and she stepped away from the conversation to avoid both the man's unpleasant voice and the wave of frost Rhianna summoned.

She didn't dare speak to Rhianna after the phone call was over, so she left the girl to fume and decided they could discuss it later. It was a surprisingly short walk through the forest before they found the others, though the scene before her made her breath catch in her throat. "I don't think they are," she said out of the corner of her mouth, but stayed away from the wounded man and Santiago, who looked like he'd just about lost it. She half-turned to Rhianna and spoke quietly, sure that the others would be too lost in the commotion to notice or care. "S***. If they lose one of their own, and they already suspected us..."

[gallifrey falls.]

rhianna - scientists - cryokenisis and power sensing - tagged; adelaide, santiago, evelyn, austin, quinn, erin - ooc; ---

xxxRhianna's lips quirked up in a smile at Adelaide's compliment, and she opted to keep the crown around a little longer. It wasn't as if it appeared to be fazing any of the rebels anyway, though that was most likely because they had other concerns. Even as they watched, Evelyn cracked under the pressure, much to Santiago's agitation. He demanded she come back from where she had been led away by the shapeshifting rebel, who was offering as much comfort as she could. Erin, the others had called him, lay on the ground looking to be in poor condition indeed.
xxxIt was extremely frustrating.
xxxSantiago needed to be a leader, not sniveling over Erin. Evelyn had to pull it together as well; they could still be attacked at any moment if the mercenaries traced them here. The others were standing around, being useless, like sitting ducks. Briefly, Rhianna toyed with the idea of taking charge. They probably wouldn't listen to her, and would be shocked that the gentle, quiet Rhi was actually not like that at all.
xxxShe glanced at Adelaide when she spoke, nodding slowly in agreement. "Yes. We'll have to do our best to make sure that doesn't happen." Without giving it much attention, Rhianna erected a wall of ice around the clearing, two feet thick and six feet tall. She wouldn't be able to hold it forever, but it was mostly to keep anyone who was unwanted out. With any luck,the rebels wouldn't act too many questions or start to suspect her and Adelaide of working with Precision Horizons. A scowl colored her features for a moment. Not that they did any longer, thanks to precious little Rick.
xxxApproaching Santiago, Rhianna let her features change to compassion. "Santiago, listen. You need to be strong for these people - you're their leader. The mercenaries are still out there, and they could be tracking us. Is there anywhere you know of where everyone could stay, and rest?" Her eyes flicked to Erin, then back to Santiago. "I'm no healer, but I could try do something if you want me to."
xxxRhianna cared nothing for Erin or the others, but Adelaide was right - if the rebels lost one of their own, suspicion would change to them. Espeicaly after it appeared Ricky had been lost in the fight, leaving only Quinn. They were the only 'new pair' left. Keeping her thoughts off her face, Rhianna focused on Santiago once more, hoping he wouldn't try to accuse her of anything now. Grief could do strange things to a person, she had seen it happen before.

[kotalicious]

Evelyn Symphony Redfern-Rebel-Visions and healing abilities- with Austin, Smith, Quinn, Erin, and Santiago.

Evelyn tried to stay with Erin and Santiago at first, but eventually let Austin pull her away. She clutched tightly to his shirt, sobbing onto his shoulder. "I have trained my whole life and not once have I not been able to prevent my visions. Maybe I'm just losing my power." She said softly. She stiffened slightly when Santiago spoke to her. He seemed to be mad at her. She quickly wiped away some of her tears, feeling stupid for allowing herself to break down at a time like this. "I can't really help Santiago. My hands were burned from an explosion. I can't heal." She said as she turned to look at him. She bit her lip and stood up on shaky legs. She made her way back to Santiago and Erin, not really hearing Rhi speak to Santiago. She dropped onto her knees next to Erin. "I can try, but it won't work." She moved her hands over Erin and tried to heal him, her face twisting slightly in pain. She didn't stop though. She didn't want to let anyone down.

[subtle fox]

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Name → Erin Tellan
Powers → Appearance shift,
power amplification.
Age → 26
Location → forest
Tagged → almost everyone
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Every time Santiago pulled his hands away a renewed wave of agony and ache threatened to sweep him back into the painless place. But he fought it. He had to, for he was no longer fighting just the pain. He had to fight his own power.

It had happened only once before, five years ago, before he'd met Santiago, Evelyn and Smith and joined their camp of rebels. He'd been in a beating, his body so broken he couldn't yell for help. So his power took the reins. He supposed it was a little like shifting his appearance, except it was localized around his wounds. And he couldn't control it, only watch as the cuts sealed and bones snapped back into place. Watched as any extra energy he had stored in his body was used up. Watched as he became an emaciated, living skeleton.

If there was one thing he'd learned, it was he never wanted to go through that again. It had taken his months to recover the first time. While this injury was one bullet wound, he'd been living on rationed food for the past few years, and he'd lost a lot of blood. If he wasn't going to die from the bullet wound, he'd surely die from his body's attempt at saving itself.

All these thoughts were strangely clear as he regarded the two healers kneeling over him. He hoped against hope that they'd be enough, and ignored the facts telling him that they weren't. Already he could feel the stranglehold on his power slipping as it found each crack and loophole to escape from. He was going to loose the battle in the matter of a few minutes.



(I was thinking the combined powers of two wounded, semi-ineffective healers and Erin's haywire shifting power would get this drama over with. I don't really want this to go on for a billion pages.)

[sicksadworld.]

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Twenty - Confused Bisexual - Raven Mutation
Blue eyes - Black Hair - Skinny Build - Passive Aggressive - Five Foot Eight Inches
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Now, after food had been consumed and the various morning checks had been done, bloods, DNA samples and the like, Donnie was put into a room and asked to test his powers. Normally this meant picking up weights and throwing them about and then stretching his wings, but today was more of a judgement day to see whether he was ready to fly the nest as it were. He stumbled into the room, rubbing his eyes and yawning before the crackling voice gave out above him, two speakers situated in the top right corner and he was ordered about. It all went without a hitch, if slightly mundane to Donnie as he completed the tasks given to him and passed with flying colours, excuse the irony.
He was briefed and then all of a sudden found himself free to leave the place that had held him since his twentieth birthday, his feet shifted uneasily on the pavement beneath his feet, bag slung over his shoulder as he looked up the street and then down. It was bright but clouds were rolling in from the south. Donnie took out his phone and put in his headphones, selecting his music before striding off, he couldve easily flown into the skies but he was warned that such a transformation in a public area would probably cause untold panic, something he wanted to try anyway.

He had been told to head north, the latest activity seemed to be coming from the "wilderness". He hopped onto a bus, using the last of his spare change to pay for a ticket and hoping the price for bringing in the runaways was more than a single ticket to the outskirts. It didnt take him long to find a way into the undergrowth from the bus stop, looking around and waiting for complete silence before arching his back and clenching his fists, feathers began to protrude and his skin slowly blackened, crawling up his limbs like a wave. His eyes, once blue and vibrant now blackened with yellow irises and the main part of his transformation uncurled behind him and stretched to their limit, wings, long in width and as black as his skin, his bag hooked over his chest and inbetween his wings as he flapped once and hovered off the floor, giving another wary scan of the area and powering into the sky, if he kept to the low cloud coverage he wouldnt be spotted.
Oddly enough, with this freedom he didnt feel the need to be excited or alarmed, he just went with it and enjoyed the sights, letting his fingers run through the moisture surrounding him, hair plastered to his face. His mother would be so proud. He laughed at this thought.


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{probably will throw Donnie into the mix in a few posts }

[recklessgod]

Austin Carter-19-Shifter/Empathy

Austin stood and followed Evelyn back to the clearing and sat down to see how everything would unfold. He was of no use at the moment. He didn't much like Santiago or Rhi. This seemed stuck up and bossy, while Santiago was just... A mess. He played down onto his back and pressed on his shoulder with his good hand to slow a bit of the bleeding, but eventually his hand was covered in the red liquid. He wiped it on the grass and growled under his breath. D*mn Precision Horizons.

[subtle fox]

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Name → Erin Tellan
Powers → Appearance shift,
power amplification.
Age → 26
Location → forest
Tagged → everyone(ish)
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It was like playing tug-of-war on an ice rink. Either you let go and ended up on your ass; or you loose, and find yourself flat on your face. Neither option was good, but Erin wasn't one to give up.

So he imagined himself flying into a spectacular face-plant the moment it happened.

A numbed flood of uncertain pain swept through him, giving the distinct feeling of his muscles melting off his bone. Then his chest froze, diaphragm stiff and ribs immobile, as his lung pieced itself together. The healing traveled outwards, knitting the tissues and muscles, disintegrating the splinters of rib and generating new bone. Finishing what the two healers had started.

What little body fat he'd had was now gone. Many muscles had atrophied; it was now the bones that described the shape of his body. A round, pink-silver scar had replaced the bloody wound. His chest was released, and he heaved in a breath, then promptly turned over to his side and hacked out a lungful of blood. He was shaking once he finished, and lay prone on the bloody ground.


(eheh... enough drama to last us for quite some time. now that that's over...)

[gallifrey falls.]

rhianna - scientists - cryokenisis and power sensing - tagged; adelaide, santiago, evelyn, austin, quinn, erin - ooc; sick, I think Donnie could bump into them any time you would like. as long as Fading is alright with it, of course.

xxxRhianna watched with interest as Erin's own body finished what Evelyn had started; using up his own body fat in the process. The result was a skeletal, but healed, figure, who promply let out a hacking cough and stained the grass with a lungful of blood. Charming. Santiago seemed unresponsive for the moment, Adelaide was most likely still more or less upset with her, and by the look on Austin's face, he didn't care for her all that much.
xxxGiving the shifter in question a cheerful wave, she allowed herself to slide down a nearby tree, silent for the moment. Everyone was either shocked, injured, angry, or a combination of them. She was mostly angry; Rick's phone call was still fresh in her mind. The faint sound of running could be heard outside the wall, but whoever it was kept going, not stopping to marvel at the fact an icy fortress had erected itself in the middle of spring. Or perhaps they had been far enough away they hadn't noticed.
xxxSuddenly frustrated at the lack of action, Rhianna got to her feet again, managing to hide her annoyance but feeling it all the same. This was ridiculous; they should be on the move, not sitting around waiting for the mercenaries to find them. After a glance around the clearing she confirmed she, Adelaide, and Austin were the only one's in fighting condition, and she didn't exactly think the shifter would be much help in a fight.
xxxLetting out a quiet sigh, Rhianna sank down again, this time against her wall of ice. She needed to be more patient was all. That had always been one of her weaknesses; she was as powerful as anything but had little patience or precision to go along with that power.