Re: Intense Struggle Season 2! (Round 1: Training Facility ONX)
09-03-2010, 11:38 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by Pinary.
After a moment, Sarika had a plan. "Wait," she murmured, making a bit of a show of staring into the distance. "What's- Oh, no. Help me up, hurry!"
"What's up?", Lloyd asked, frowning.
"No time! Just help me up!"
Awkwardly, Lloyd helped her to her feet, supporting some of her weight.
"This way, come on!" She started forward, moving toward the damaged robot and maneuvering Lloyd along with her. Lillian stayed close on her other side, and the group made their way forward.
"Lloyd," Sarika said, gasping a bit with each step, "this is important. You need to keep Lillian safe. She doesn't deserve to go through this."
Lloyd frowned at her.
"Promise me, Lloyd, that you will protect her."
He just looked at her silently for a moment, then said, simply, "no."
She twisted her head around to stare up at him. "What?!"
"I said no," he repeated, and in a pair of quick movements, he snatched the vial from her grip and jammed his knee into the back of her leg. She would've gone down backwards, but he had his arm around her back, supporting her.
"What are you doing?!", Lillian screamed.
Ignoring the little girl, Lloyd pushed the vial to Sarika's mouth. "Drink. Now. You're not throwing yourself on anything."
She hesitated, then reluctantly swallowed the potion. It flowed through her, a tingling sensation that spread out to her fingertips and seemed to fill her whole body with warmth.
"I am not going to be taken for a fool," Lloyd said, "now stand up. You've got Lillian to take care of, and I don't want to have to babysit you, too."
"I have to", she shouted, "or everyone dies! I can't let that happen!"
"It won't happen." He thought for a moment, straightening out the vague plan he'd formed. "Right, here's what we're going to do: unless you say otherwise, I'm going to go attack Charlie."
She stared at him for a moment, then shook her head and looked into the future. After a second or two, she cringed. "No."
"The plant, then."
She looked again, and a second later, said "...no."
"Dekowin."
"...Nope."
"Marcus?"
She frowned. "There's no explosion. It's not clear, but-"
He was already off and running, headed for the mercenary, towel in hand. Marcus was facing the other way, still dealing with the worm, and neither he nor Dekowin noticed Lloyd coming.
After a moment, Sarika had a plan. "Wait," she murmured, making a bit of a show of staring into the distance. "What's- Oh, no. Help me up, hurry!"
"What's up?", Lloyd asked, frowning.
"No time! Just help me up!"
Awkwardly, Lloyd helped her to her feet, supporting some of her weight.
"This way, come on!" She started forward, moving toward the damaged robot and maneuvering Lloyd along with her. Lillian stayed close on her other side, and the group made their way forward.
"Lloyd," Sarika said, gasping a bit with each step, "this is important. You need to keep Lillian safe. She doesn't deserve to go through this."
Lloyd frowned at her.
"Promise me, Lloyd, that you will protect her."
He just looked at her silently for a moment, then said, simply, "no."
She twisted her head around to stare up at him. "What?!"
"I said no," he repeated, and in a pair of quick movements, he snatched the vial from her grip and jammed his knee into the back of her leg. She would've gone down backwards, but he had his arm around her back, supporting her.
"What are you doing?!", Lillian screamed.
Ignoring the little girl, Lloyd pushed the vial to Sarika's mouth. "Drink. Now. You're not throwing yourself on anything."
She hesitated, then reluctantly swallowed the potion. It flowed through her, a tingling sensation that spread out to her fingertips and seemed to fill her whole body with warmth.
"I am not going to be taken for a fool," Lloyd said, "now stand up. You've got Lillian to take care of, and I don't want to have to babysit you, too."
"I have to", she shouted, "or everyone dies! I can't let that happen!"
"It won't happen." He thought for a moment, straightening out the vague plan he'd formed. "Right, here's what we're going to do: unless you say otherwise, I'm going to go attack Charlie."
She stared at him for a moment, then shook her head and looked into the future. After a second or two, she cringed. "No."
"The plant, then."
She looked again, and a second later, said "...no."
"Dekowin."
"...Nope."
"Marcus?"
She frowned. "There's no explosion. It's not clear, but-"
He was already off and running, headed for the mercenary, towel in hand. Marcus was facing the other way, still dealing with the worm, and neither he nor Dekowin noticed Lloyd coming.