[Save the child, Lux! At least one child needs to survive here!
Time to take Emil out of the burning building and to the ground level below. They're both hurt but he cares more about getting Emil help. Everyone else comes second.]
You didn't leave me behind, so I won't leave you behind either. Just hold on.
[Surely there's an ambulance or a fire truck coming, right?]
Lux will have to go through fire yet again to reach the girl. Assuming Lux frees her dress from what it's caught on, the girl will cling onto her—and then the ceiling comes crashing down. Lux will have just enough time to shield the girl with her own body, if she so chooses.
If she happens to look at Sylas as this happens, she will see him crushed underneath the debris, a piece stabbing through his torso as it falls.
Lalli and Emil land safely on the ground. The people still watching outside stare, before rushing towards them.]
What about the others?
Where is my son?
My partner's still in there!
[And so on and so forth. Emil is still rather badly injured, and his eyes flicker as if he's losing consciousness. When he speaks, his voice is weak.]
[ after rushing through the fire again - cool, love getting burned - lux will tear the girl's dress from where it's trapped. modesty can come when they're not both dying in a fire.
without any of the hesitation from a moment ago, she shields the girl with her body. and when she looks at sylas she just - clenches her eyes shut to block out that sight.
nope nope nope nope it's fine everything's fine. wow this little girl is probably scared, huh! this is definitely to the kid and not to herself: ]
[With a wheeze, he's standing up again. His footing seems a bit more unsure, but he's not the type to give up so easily. Especially not when he was told to do something important like this.]
Just- get him help.
[He takes a moment to look to Emil, trying to reach him with his words before Emil passes out.]
It's fine, I'll be right back.
[And he's. Going back towards the building.
...the walk is more of a wobble, but shh.
Actually, if there is a lake nearby he's going to try moving water onto the fire now. I'm sure it's not going to work with how much he's overused his powers, but he's Trying. If he's going to pass out, it's going to be while working, not because he gave up.]
[The debris slams down on Lux. Miraculously, it doesn't seem to hit anything vital, but she's going to have a ton of bruises and cuts, along with further burns. However, thanks to her efforts, the child is mostly unharmed.]
Miss...!
[Lalli can transport the water! It's not quite as much as it would've been had he used his powers earlier, since exhaustion is terrible, but he can douse out his side of the building, at least. Lux will just have to deal with her end.
Finally, the ambulances and fire trucks make it here.]
[Lux flies out with the girl. Once they reach the ground, her mother rushes over to them, wrapping her daughter in a hug.]
Thank goodness... Oh, thank you much, Miss Hero!
[Others aren't quite as grateful, though. Though it looks like the Devil King has been hard at work (and complaining about his aching back), carrying out as many people as he can, it becomes clear that they were too late to save everyone. As a result, there are some whispers—some discreet, and some very pointedly meant to be overheard—about some heroes, when they left so many to die? Shouldn't they have done something about the fire sooner? Why didn't they save my child/partner/friend/etc.?
Some people are still looking for others, such as a missing son who was trapped on the side of the building Lalli took.
A paramedic walks up to them; specifically, Lalli.]
Excuse me, sir. Are you a friend of that boy's...? He's asking for you.
[ lux ignores the woman the same way she ignores all the other voices. neither praise nor derision is worth anything to her right now, and she just... walks away from it.
the fire trucks are here, and i guess she knows what those are now, thanks au backstory! so she's wandering over to lalli since someone is talking to him and they're kind of a team. also he looks like he might pass out or something. god. this didn't go great. ]
[Oh good, Lux is here. Lalli nods to her before getting back to his feet again. His shoulder hurts a lot and he's going to need to get that fixed probably, but no time for rest yet.
The words of the crowd do sting, but he shoves them down deep where he puts all of his other feelings. Conceal, don't feel.
Time to limp over to Emil and see what he has to say. Come meet his friend Lux, you might like him!]
[ lux kind of regrets coming over here. okay, she doesn't, she wants to be here for lalli! but this sucks worse than watching her best friend die like two seconds ago.
because at least her best friend was evil. man. what the fuck. she should be polite? sure. ]
[Seeing Emil this pale, and everyone looking so grim, it doesn't sit well with Lalli. He's been around death so much in his life, he would be a fool to overlook them. But this is Emil, he can't help but hope for him to be alright.
After all, Emil took care of him, so he should take care of Emil. (read to the first panel on page 859.)]
[ even if he's giving her painful memories, given the situation. lux winces, then reaches out to brush her hand against lalli's just to remind him that she's here for him. but she figures he probably wants to keep freedom of movement, so that's all she does.
['Take good care of him'. He doesn't like that one bit.]
Don't talk like that, stupid.
[His one hand stays near Lux's- he might be grabbing onto her shortly, depending on how this goes- but his other hand he lifts up to grab onto Emil's hand. It hurts to move, his shoulder is still messed up and he's a little crispy from the fire, but he's doing his best to ignore the pain.]
You're just tired and in pain. Rest for a bit and you'll feel much better. I'll come visit you at the hospital later.
[Okay, 'shortly' is 'now', because he's grabbing onto Lux's hand and squeezing it tightly. He's saying this all with a calm, neutral face, like this is all a bother more than anything. But he's not stupid. He can guess what's going to happen.
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Time to take Emil out of the burning building and to the ground level below. They're both hurt but he cares more about getting Emil help. Everyone else comes second.]
You didn't leave me behind, so I won't leave you behind either. Just hold on.
[Surely there's an ambulance or a fire truck coming, right?]
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[Sylas calls out again, but in vain.
Lux will have to go through fire yet again to reach the girl. Assuming Lux frees her dress from what it's caught on, the girl will cling onto her—and then the ceiling comes crashing down. Lux will have just enough time to shield the girl with her own body, if she so chooses.
If she happens to look at Sylas as this happens, she will see him crushed underneath the debris, a piece stabbing through his torso as it falls.
Lalli and Emil land safely on the ground. The people still watching outside stare, before rushing towards them.]
What about the others?
Where is my son?
My partner's still in there!
[And so on and so forth. Emil is still rather badly injured, and his eyes flicker as if he's losing consciousness. When he speaks, his voice is weak.]
Hey, Lalli...
[Sirens blare in the distance.]
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without any of the hesitation from a moment ago, she shields the girl with her body. and when she looks at sylas she just - clenches her eyes shut to block out that sight.
nope nope nope nope it's fine everything's fine. wow this little girl is probably scared, huh! this is definitely to the kid and not to herself: ]
You'll be okay, we'll be alright...!
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[With a wheeze, he's standing up again. His footing seems a bit more unsure, but he's not the type to give up so easily. Especially not when he was told to do something important like this.]
Just- get him help.
[He takes a moment to look to Emil, trying to reach him with his words before Emil passes out.]
It's fine, I'll be right back.
[And he's. Going back towards the building.
...the walk is more of a wobble, but shh.
Actually, if there is a lake nearby he's going to try moving water onto the fire now. I'm sure it's not going to work with how much he's overused his powers, but he's Trying. If he's going to pass out, it's going to be while working, not because he gave up.]
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Miss...!
[Lalli can transport the water! It's not quite as much as it would've been had he used his powers earlier, since exhaustion is terrible, but he can douse out his side of the building, at least. Lux will just have to deal with her end.
Finally, the ambulances and fire trucks make it here.]
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lux waits just long enough to make sure nothing else is immediately falling on them, and then gets back on her broom. ]
Get on. And hold on tight.
[ she is just very resolutely not looking over at sylas. it's fine! time to fly out of here and get this kid to her mom. ]
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He sure did let a bunch of people die but it's fine probably. Nobody will ever know the crimes he's committed.]
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Thank goodness... Oh, thank you much, Miss Hero!
[Others aren't quite as grateful, though. Though it looks like the Devil King has been hard at work (and complaining about his aching back), carrying out as many people as he can, it becomes clear that they were too late to save everyone. As a result, there are some whispers—some discreet, and some very pointedly meant to be overheard—about some heroes, when they left so many to die? Shouldn't they have done something about the fire sooner? Why didn't they save my child/partner/friend/etc.?
Some people are still looking for others, such as a missing son who was trapped on the side of the building Lalli took.
A paramedic walks up to them; specifically, Lalli.]
Excuse me, sir. Are you a friend of that boy's...? He's asking for you.
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the fire trucks are here, and i guess she knows what those are now, thanks au backstory! so she's wandering over to lalli since someone is talking to him and they're kind of a team. also he looks like he might pass out or something. god. this didn't go great. ]
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The words of the crowd do sting, but he shoves them down deep where he puts all of his other feelings. Conceal, don't feel.
Time to limp over to Emil and see what he has to say. Come meet his friend Lux, you might like him!]
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Weakly, Emil speaks up.]
... Hey, Lalli... Who's the friend?
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because at least her best friend was evil. man. what the fuck. she should be polite? sure. ]
... I'm Lux.
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After all, Emil took care of him, so he should take care of Emil. (read to the first panel on page 859.)]
...yeah. She's Lux.
Lux, this is Emil.
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Nice to meet you, Lux... Lalli's probably been giving you a lot of trouble, huh? I know he can be a handful, but take good care of him, okay...?
[He takes in a breath, his eyelids fluttering as he seems to struggle with keeping them open.]
Ugh... they shot me up with painkillers but everything still really hurts. [...] Sorry, Lalli.
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[ even if he's giving her painful memories, given the situation. lux winces, then reaches out to brush her hand against lalli's just to remind him that she's here for him. but she figures he probably wants to keep freedom of movement, so that's all she does.
like an echo, there is a very, very brief flash - of her brother, and the dead. ]
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Don't talk like that, stupid.
[His one hand stays near Lux's- he might be grabbing onto her shortly, depending on how this goes- but his other hand he lifts up to grab onto Emil's hand. It hurts to move, his shoulder is still messed up and he's a little crispy from the fire, but he's doing his best to ignore the pain.]
You're just tired and in pain. Rest for a bit and you'll feel much better. I'll come visit you at the hospital later.
[Okay, 'shortly' is 'now', because he's grabbing onto Lux's hand and squeezing it tightly. He's saying this all with a calm, neutral face, like this is all a bother more than anything. But he's not stupid. He can guess what's going to happen.
He just doesn't want Emil to figure that out.]
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Ha... ergh. Okay, okay... you're the smart one. Thanks, Lux—see you later, Lalli.
[Emil closes his eyes, and he does not open them again as his breathing gradually comes to a stop.]
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well good. same trauma? same trauma! ]
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Lalli's not moving away until someone else forces him to move btw. He's just going to stand there, staring at Emil, quietly sobbing to himself.]
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They'll be given a few minutes... before time passes once more.]