of course, mizu is still a medic. in general, a good amount of time is dedicated to making sure the previously wounded are taking proper care of their injuries, providing supplies as needed and simply being A Creature in the direction of anyone who dares push themselves too far when it's not truly necessary. do not fucking aggravate your injuries or mizu will murder you before the borisin can. :)
when not actually living up to the medic part of being a combat medic, though, mizu will check out the scenery and keep a careful eye on the group's surroundings. after getting caught unawares by the borisin just the other week, situational awareness seems really fucking important. doubly so, when everything about these ruins feels off, and it may be a little hard to distinguish between that sensation and the sense of something actually fucking alarming happening.
[ MIZU the soldiers are probably pretty intimidated by him honestly, so they behave themselves.
situational awareness is important! one of the nights, mizu is assigned watch with lingsha, who is one of the other healers and also richie's bussy buddy. she's a no-nonsense woman, but she's kind and she treats everybody the same, which is to say she is equal opportunity mean. she settles next to mizu at the edge of camp, staring out into the darkness. and after a while, she glances over at him. ]
Hm... [staring at the murky darkness of the ruins for a long moment, brows furrowed as if that would help.] Feels as though there should be water here. Or perhaps like it shouldn't exist at all. But...
[well, can mizu see it? maybe the sim plumbob will work as a third eye. (no)]
[ for a minute, as mizu concentrates, the air is like... strange. for a second, he gets the sensation that he is underwater. like he's drowning. oh boy! that's bad! ]
sorry to sweet lingsha who is going to witness as mizu suddenly gasps and starts coughing, doubling over for a moment as if trying to expel something that may or may not actually be there. though, only for a moment after that terrifying sensation makes itself known. then the sensation fades. mizu coughs again and breathes, taking a nice, big gulp of air.
as bitchy as she can be sometimes, she is a healer first and foremost, so she scoots forward and rests a hand on his back as the coughing happens. she looks concerned. ]
What? What happened? Are you -- [ ... ] Sorry, were you drowning?
Yes. [a little hoarse, despite the fact that there's nothing there. just normal air... right? what the fuck.] ... I was trying to see it. And then it was as if the air itself changed, and we were underwater.
No. [a bit of a sigh, unsettled and frustrated. just normal air, huh...?] I'm not afraid of water and I haven't inhaled any lupitoxin. I don't see how I would be the only one affected if it was the latter, anyway.
[still...]
Concentrate. Are you sure you don't feel anything?
[ she tilts her head back, and she closes her eyes. for a moment she's still... but she doesn't start coughing. ]
Ugh. No. All I can smell is something burning. Like embers. [ she rubs at her face. ] But I am unsettled. It makes me wonder what we're really going up against.
I'll ask you to do the same. Perhaps we can find some explanation for it.
[well. not right away. after someone comes take over watch duties... mizu is an asshole, but not enough to ditch lingsha right away when they both have a job to do.]
[ she appreciates it. eventually, the shifts will come change out lingsha and mizu, and it just so happens that our old pal childe is the next on watch. he'll stop to check up with mizu as they switch, though, clapping him on the back with a very small wince as he does it. ]
mizu immediately gives him A Look after watching him wince.]
Careful.
[if he aggravates his injuries, the horrors of war will be the least of his concerns. is anyone else accompanying childe? or is he taking over by himself?]
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of course, mizu is still a medic. in general, a good amount of time is dedicated to making sure the previously wounded are taking proper care of their injuries, providing supplies as needed and simply being A Creature in the direction of anyone who dares push themselves too far when it's not truly necessary. do not fucking aggravate your injuries or mizu will murder you before the borisin can. :)
when not actually living up to the medic part of being a combat medic, though, mizu will check out the scenery and keep a careful eye on the group's surroundings. after getting caught unawares by the borisin just the other week, situational awareness seems really fucking important. doubly so, when everything about these ruins feels off, and it may be a little hard to distinguish between that sensation and the sense of something actually fucking alarming happening.
godspeed, gang.]
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situational awareness is important! one of the nights, mizu is assigned watch with lingsha, who is one of the other healers and also richie's bussy buddy. she's a no-nonsense woman, but she's kind and she treats everybody the same, which is to say she is equal opportunity mean. she settles next to mizu at the edge of camp, staring out into the darkness. and after a while, she glances over at him. ]
You've noticed it too, haven't you.
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Yes. Something feels... wrong.
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But I can't see it. Can you? Do you see what's wrong?
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[well, can mizu see it? maybe the sim plumbob will work as a third eye. (no)]
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OKAY.
WELL.
sorry to sweet lingsha who is going to witness as mizu suddenly gasps and starts coughing, doubling over for a moment as if trying to expel something that may or may not actually be there. though, only for a moment after that terrifying sensation makes itself known. then the sensation fades. mizu coughs again and breathes, taking a nice, big gulp of air.
what the fuck.]
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as bitchy as she can be sometimes, she is a healer first and foremost, so she scoots forward and rests a hand on his back as the coughing happens. she looks concerned. ]
What? What happened? Are you -- [ ... ] Sorry, were you drowning?
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Yes. [a little hoarse, despite the fact that there's nothing there. just normal air... right? what the fuck.] ... I was trying to see it. And then it was as if the air itself changed, and we were underwater.
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Well, I wasn't. Only you were. You can imagine how alarming it was to just have you start drowning on regular land, hm? [ a huff. ]
I don't know what to make of this. Is it lupitoxin? You're not afraid of water, are you? I'm certainly not.
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[still...]
Concentrate. Are you sure you don't feel anything?
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Ugh. No. All I can smell is something burning. Like embers. [ she rubs at her face. ] But I am unsettled. It makes me wonder what we're really going up against.
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[does it actually smell like something is burning, though?]
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I don't like it either. [ ... ] Check in with the others, maybe, if you will. I'd like to see if we're the only ones experiencing something weird.
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I'll ask you to do the same. Perhaps we can find some explanation for it.
[well. not right away. after someone comes take over watch duties... mizu is an asshole, but not enough to ditch lingsha right away when they both have a job to do.]
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[ she appreciates it. eventually, the shifts will come change out lingsha and mizu, and it just so happens that our old pal childe is the next on watch. he'll stop to check up with mizu as they switch, though, clapping him on the back with a very small wince as he does it. ]
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mizu immediately gives him A Look after watching him wince.]
Careful.
[if he aggravates his injuries, the horrors of war will be the least of his concerns. is anyone else accompanying childe? or is he taking over by himself?]
I have a question for you.
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childe has the grace to look sheepish, at least. ]
Alright, alright! Sheesh. [ hands up... don't kill him ] What's up?
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I need you to sit still and concentrate. Does anything feel off to you?
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but after a moment: ]
The air's weird. Like you know when there's something huge right behind you and you can feel the presence of it? That.
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... Hm. Different. [and bad.] Lingsha could smell fire. I felt as though I were drowning.
[casually. but, anyway--]
If anyone else tells you they sense something weird, tell me.