holyspirits | W5 CYOA - Zhongli, Akihiko, Laurence, Ali Zoph

Well, no, but if you die you still have to recover. It's a pain.

I don't understand the rules of this world. None of you are even scared of dragons.

Well you're not very scary.

[This kills the Ali.]

W-well of course I'm not like this! But normally I can change form!

... your dragon form is, admittedly, rather [ small and unintimidating ] cute.

[ hi. there's an older dragon here, frowning as he lowers his gun and curls the fingers of his apparently free hand in the air at his shoulder. ]

[SLANDER]

You didn't have to tell them that!

[ not paying attention to you guys so don't mind laurence, keep arguing, he's just reaching for the spot iris was just in right as he disappears. there he go... ]

[ he gives ali a look that basically says just stating facts, a little out of it after the long day they've had. day? weeks? he's not sure, based on the time shenanigans they've apparently experienced.

when he notices laurence, he reaches over to touch his shoulder. ]

[Laurence... This actually gets him to finally stand up.]

You'll see him again someday.

[ sighs heavily ]

I know tha-- what happened to you?!

[ fucking HELLO ]

[Looks down at himself. Look at all of that blood!]

My son shot me up. Or, well, I guess he's not my son in this world.

[He actually is feeling really awful about it and will have an emotional crash some time in the future when the adrenaline wears off. He got hit in the insecurities hard.]

Do... Do we need to get you to a medic? That's pretty bad?

[ help help ]

Actually it doesn't hurt as much as you would expect. I feel sore, like I got punched several times, but it doesn't feel like a gunshot-

[Oh no his emotions are catching up with him, his eyes are starting to leak.]

--Are you crying?!

[ this is the WORST teen to deal with emotions help!!! ]

Tears are a biological process by which we release excess emotion hormones from our body and it's perfectly normal-

[It's less crying and more quietly sniffling as the tears fall down.]

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[ sorry he's really keyed up so he jumps and just aims the gun defensively

when he realizes it's not a threat, he lowers it slowly. ]

...I'm sorry.

[ shoot him, laurence. he's already been riddled with bullets. it's only his nearly 40K HP that has him standing. ]

It's alright, Laurence. I think we're coming to a close, now. Though... I can't help but wonder if we might find where our missing friends have gone...

[ if anyone should be shot more at this point it's me ]

...I'm still a little worried about Chrono. I haven't seen him again.

Nor have I. [ likely, they were fake. but that doesn't stop him from being worried. ] Are you alright?

I hope he's okay...

[ doesn't think that chrono is fake at all actually, because he recognized laurence when even iris didn't? ]

Iris and Director Hu shot me a little, but I feel fine? It didn't even hurt, really.

Before we leave, it might be good of us to take a look around for him and Lucas both.

[ he - frowns a bit, but he was also fucking shot up to hell and back. so he shouldn't judge. ]

At the very least we know that she and Iris were not truly here.

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[Oh! He's back with everyone...! First thing Akihiko says when he notices he's back with everyone, is sigh and turn to Zhongli]

Where's Proust? I need to check on him.

Likely in the prison cell that I shoved him into.

[ distantly looking off in. the direction they might take to get back into the ship, like he's considering going to release him. ]

He is? But I shot--

[.......]

We'll bring him back with us.

[Sure wouldn't forgive himself it it turned this really was Lucas and they left him abandoned in some prison cell!]

[ thinks about what lucas said, figment or not. ]

I would like to find him sooner rather than later, yes.