[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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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.]