Shine 20

[sunshine_maiden]

[1]

[A team was working through the night to fish Sora out of the remains of Desu Itsuki. She'd good and melted quite a bit of it, not to mention fused her cockpit shut, so it was a long and touchy process. After some time, they were rewarded with... a wave of heat, and a still-unconscious redhead in casual garb, her uniform having dispelled itself at point of impact. Anyone pulling Sora out of the wreck will note that she's quite warm, and a little pale. Of chief concern is the fact that she charged right into a localized burst of radiation... hopefully she's okay. In any event, she's not going anywhere under her own power, so ideally she ends up in the infirmary.]

[2]

[It's a day or three before Sora regains consciousness; even then, she's still in and out. Whatever happened to her, it messed her right up, and her medical chart nearby confirms it: internal bleeding, nerve damage, bruising everywhere, first- and second-degree burns... it's a laundry list that, taken together, suggests strongly that Sora is lucky to be alive. At least Kojima poisoning doesn't seem to be a factor, though there's a bottle of anti-radiation meds along with everything else. Should you be present while she's awake and whoever's tending her at the moment is either feeling generous or isn't around, she's got a bright smile, even if she's a little loopy from everything she's on to keep her functional.]

Hi! Welcome to my little corner of Hell.

[3]

[One might wonder where POTPOURRI is right now. One would be concerned, then, to note that Sora's Soul Perfume was damaged somewhat during all the commotion; along with that, the AI happens to serve as a black box, so there's significant analysis being done to figure out what exactly happened to her. So far, all anyone can figure out is that the damage reflection limiters kicked in just after the nick of time, saving her from some of the mental shock, but not nearly enough, resulting in the nervous system damage on her big board of pain.

In an effort to keep Sora from trying to do something stupid but otherwise totally in character for her, POTPOURRI is living in Sora's room while she is in the infirmary. This, of course, means he's panicking and doing about as much sulking as an AI is capable of, worried he'd severely injured his mistress in some irreparable fashion. Dissuade?]

((Note across the board: Sora's injuries are fairly grave, so she'll be stable but critical for some time yet. Also note that she hasn't seen or heard about Desu Itsuki being a molten pile of parts.))

Comments

[latelybloomed]

Get out of my way!

[What was anyone on this stupid ship thinking?! Letting Sora try to do this?! It was a frigging miracle that she wasn't killed on the spot! Shoving the workers aside, Hana was the one who went in to pull Sora out, noticing how much of a wreck she was.]

Sora? Sora?!

[Get her out... gotta get her out! Which is what she's going to do, pulling her away from the wreck of the Itsuki, calling for some of the doctors before trying to get Sora's attention.]

Sora! Sora! Please, wake up!

[sunshine_maiden]

Mmn... [She's coming around...! She's burning up, though, and she feels more... fragile than usual.]

Hi, Hana. Where... am I?

[latelybloomed]

Sora! You're...! [She pulls her close, trying not to cry.] You're back on the ship. You're safe now. The doctors... the doctors are gonna check on you...

[2hell_weride]

[[MarKus has never once talked to the girl in his LIFE, but, what he can do is charge head-long into cutting into the machine. Fuck structural integrity, fuck proper plating and hatches. He's taking this giant power tool and cutting into dis bitch.

He can fix it later, when it matters.]]

[sunshine_maiden]

[The hull is putting up a fight, but after a while MarKus is making some headway. Some time later, his cutting finally seems to hit pay dirt, as he gets a line to the girl. She looks a little banged up and it's warm in there, but at least she isn't bleeding everywhere. The noise doesn't seem to have woken her.]

[2hell_weride]

[[And with that MarKus proceeds as usual; doing it the wrong-yet-hot-blooded way. He makes enough room for him to get in, then, pulls Sora out, lifting her up and feeding her to the med team on standby. Now MarKus gets to hang out in the heated cockpit and burn his hands climbing his way out. Gloves only go so far.]]

1

[hominilupusinexilio]

Near to Sora in the infirmary were some of the elementals, grumpy and bored, as they were hooked to machines that helped them heal or knitted together like badly abused toys, with gruesome gashes glued and sewn shut. Others in their two points had helped clear the way to get her out of Itsuki, power armor being a natural fit for rescue operations.

Resnick had come in to find out when they'd be released and was near too when she awoke.

[sunshine_maiden]

[Now that she's not quite so pale, some of Sora's injuries stand out quite a bit more. Severe burns, bruises everywhere... Injuries that, on the whole, seem unusual for a so-called "magical girl", and aren't far off from those of Resnick's elementals.]

[When she finally wakes up, it's slow and apparently painful, if the groan is any indication. Her voice is raspy with stress followed by disuse.]

Mmn... my head... the hell? Where... am I?

[hominilupusinexilio]

There's an excited murmur among the elementals. "Ah, she is awake!" One of them proclaims, this being just about the most exciting thing to happen to the injured ones in the last couple days.

"You are in the medbay. Getting you out of your mech was...exciting." Says Resnick, his usual judgemental scowl not there. She's earned a few points for being injured in battle!

[not_the_deer]

[Tobia's going to get working on that hatch the moment he brings the Desu back onboard.]

Damn, please tell me I didn't rattle you around too hard! Come on, be okay!

[sunshine_maiden]

[The hatch is melted shut, so that's going to be a tall order. Then again, Tobia's resourceful, right? Either way, there's no answer from Sora, or her AI, for that matter.]

2

[zetahatsudo]

[Kamille 'hrrrrms' in mock contemplation as Sora greeted him.]

Odd, for a little corner of Hell I'm noticing very little brimstone and fire.

[sunshine_maiden]

Eh. Occupational hazard, I guess. My moods can be about as bad sometimes. But, you'd know that, right?

[Her grin goes even wider.] Sorry, I'm going a little crazy here. Can you tell? No news, no floating child to take care of, no visitors...

2

[neverwanted2dance]

[[Sometimes Lilly's brain WORKS. She's always wanted to ask the girls about those other girly machines, but tracking down the pilots is one problem. The other is that save for 2, girls are bitches when you're (self considered) the most likely hottest girl on the ship.

So, volunteering to help out with looking after Sora, she's waiting for the girl to wake up to hold a conversation about mo-cap mecha!]]

It's not thaaat bad. I mean, it could be a bad hair day on top of that, right? [[She has her priorities straight! Lemme tell ya]]

[sunshine_maiden]

I guess... not that my hair's long enough for that. [That would be all well and good, if this weren't one of the few girls on the ship that could care less about her appearance, no matter how much her partners were trying to help with that. Sora, thus, doesn't necessarily mind Lilly.]

I really wish I could actually walk around and do something, but... I think I'm a little too banged up for that. [She tries to wave a hand dismissively, and frowns when it's... not quite right.]

2

[fallen_overlord]

Oh, you haven't even begun to see your hell.

(Letriel walks up with a file containing all of Sora's information.)

Quite the panic you caused. My office has been like a war zone since you were plopped in here.

[sunshine_maiden]

Alas, my spring is still far away... [She grins.] Or something. I don't get to take a break and talk about things that aren't going to get me killed in the imminent future often, Hana aside.

I'm sorry, I didn't realize I caused so much trouble. I don't know all of what happened to me, honestly... I just know I'm hurt pretty badly. I guess I'm going to be causing problems for you a bit longer; I apologize.

2

[desiredstrength]

[Naiza just happens to be passing by the infirmary on this day and decides to take a look inside.]

They really should've built this thing simpler...

[That's when she spots you, Sora...along with that bottle of anti-radiation medicine nearby.]

...So, you're the one...

[sunshine_maiden]

[Sora vaguely recognizes that voice...]

Are you one of those "Ravens" from the battle out there? Sorry, I don't think I caught your name, and I haven't really had time to catch up on current events. [She gestures to the bed she's in as evidence, but the motion looks a little awkward; Sora looks at her arm quizzically.] Hmm. Odd.

2

[getter_nuts]

Word of advice, kid.

[And there's Ryouma at the doorframe, just grinning.]

...if you're gonna pull a Shine Spark of your own, learn to pull up.

[sunshine_maiden]

[Sora tilts her head in question, just a little, before it starts to hurt.] Shine Spark? Is that like my Meteor?

2

[make_history_chew_scenery]

Hell it may be, but rest assured, it is only a temporary one at the very worst.

[Jeremy's not exactly sounding cheerful, but he does want to try to boost Sora's spirits.]

Your machine did well in protecting you, all things considered.

[sunshine_maiden]

I certainly hope so... I'm more than a little injured, and we lost, I hear.

[Her smile shifts to something... tender, almost maternal?] She did. I'm proud of her, even with as much as I put her through. POTPOURRI probably did a lot of work, too; I wish he was here so I could thank him, but I already know he'd probably just give me a headache right now.

3)

[russianbluerobo]

[Enter a confused and frightened cat who may have lost his way around the vent system and landed on the bed that probably belonged to Sora.]

Ah! Where- this.?!

[sunshine_maiden]

[Vlaska, you're met with a shaky, static-ridden image of a yellow plushie you may have seen before.]

You're in Nanohana and Sora's room-dechu. Are you-

[The rest of his question is drowned in static.]