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Sabriel ([personal profile] bindsthedead) wrote in [community profile] ximilialog2022-04-20 09:14 pm

April station log

CHARACTERS: Sabriel, and the rest of the crew.
LOCATION: Downtime on the station
DATE: Late April through early may
CONTENT: Sabriel recuperates, and does stuff with the rest of the crew
WARNINGS: Possible discussions of death? Nothing other than that.

Early days

[Sabriel sleeps for the first day or so- between the fight with V'Rizz, and the healing, and tryingt to anchor bits of Taeum... It's hardly surprising that she ends up collapsing shortly after arrival, sleeping for almost a day in the infirmary... and spending a bit more time resting in bed- or trying to. Sabriel sings, sometimes, although her taste in songs is both old fashioned and morbid.

But more often, she's reading a spellbook, or writing down notes- sometime some indecipherable notes about binding and sealing, but other times, it's something far more understandable- notes about the orb, and past missions.

And trying to get out of bed as soon as she can, even if she's a little wobbly the first few times- but a little more stable each time.

Unfortunately, she has to be stopped from trying to heal the other patients, but at least she's awake now?]


Training

[Eventually, after she's recovered her strength, and has finally been released from the infirmary, Sabriel gets back to training. Some of it's rather mundane- sword drills, and hand to to hand forms, plus some practice with a dagger- but also magic.

For that, Sabriel practices with training dummies, aiming projectile spells at them and occasionally leaving scorch marks on the walls- or for less directly damaging spells, simply practicing calling up the marks as quickly as she can before dismissing them, the spells blinking out of existence almost as fast as she calls them up.

If approached during any of this, she'll smile politely as she completes whatever she was doing, before offering the interloper her full attention.]


Would you like to spar?

Downtime

[The common living area is considerably more spacious than the sleeping rooms, and Sabriel can e found there as well, curled up with a book, or writing down notes.

She can also be found meditating in the sunlight room, beneath the simulated shade of one of the trees, or in the kitchen, helping to prepare meals. She's perfectly happy to chat, although if you're in the kitchen, she may try to enlist her conversation partner in meal prep.]


Back to the infirmary (Locked to McCoy)

[Sabriel's feeling better now- her exhaustion gone, her bruises mostly healed- and so, when she goes back it's less for medical care, but instead to to learn the basics of anatomy- and to teach Charter magic.

She's brought a spellbook along- one that covers the basics of magic- not just the marks, but advice for connecting to the Charter, and discussion of the other, practical details of Charter magic.]


Doctor McCoy? I'm ready to start.

Miscellaneous/Wildcard

[None of these work? PM/talk to me on plurk, and I'll write up a custom starter.]
homeostatic: (STB - 31)

[personal profile] homeostatic 2022-04-21 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
Sabriel, ( he greets her politely from his workstation, and hooks a foot around another stool, pulling it in close for her. McCoy looks as tired as they all are, but alert, looking forward to this. Part of him still longs to be inert, to hide under a mess of blankets for the foreseeable future, but it wouldn't make him feel better, only worse. Up and about, he can do something, settle his way back into a useful routine. )

Have a seat. I just pulled a couple books for you; think you'll find them interesting.
whitestonelives: (and show us you've earned it)

training room

[personal profile] whitestonelives 2022-04-21 09:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Percy, who's been working on what looks like a fancy steampunk version of a Tommy gun, is taking the prototype out for testing. As soon as he's done shredding some poor dummies into bits, clearing the occasional jam, and scribbling the results in a notebook, he pushes his beaked mask up and approaches Sabriel for—well, exactly what she said.]

Certainly. I was actually hoping to test this out, so I'm glad I caught you. I hope you don't mind getting shot at just a tad. [He taps the stock of the gun, inlaid with silver accents.] What do you think about calling it Surprise?

[Yes, Percy is the type of person who names his guns. Unfortunately.]
coordination: (If your "Cool" please teach me to be)

early days

[personal profile] coordination 2022-04-22 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ In true sibling fashion, Yzak also spent that first day back sleeping.

And he ends up coming to the infirmary a number of times in those following days - as a visitor, not a patient. Aside from a tiny bit of wear and tear, he's fine for a change! Hooray. Sabriel is one of the people he comes to see. And as he opens his mouth to greet her one of those times, nothing comes out as he stops, pausing, to listen to her sing. ]
coordination: (I'm a natural polar bear repellent.)

[personal profile] coordination 2022-04-22 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ He'll save his remark until after she's done. And when she is: ]

Maybe I should have brought my violin along.
whitestonelives: (now your viscera unfurls)

[personal profile] whitestonelives 2022-04-22 08:28 am (UTC)(link)
I could, but that’s just boring. It makes more of an impression if you say, “oh, forgive me, I forgot I brought you a surprise,” before pulling this out.

[Although he will probably change the name later. Needs a bit of pizzazz. And he supposes so does the prototype.]

Not as cross as he likely would be with me. [It’s a fair threat to make. He stows the machine gun, then pats the longsword at his hip.]

Sword against magic, then? I ought to shake off the rust anyway.
coordination: (why would you fuck a pokemon)

[personal profile] coordination 2022-04-22 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That was supposed to be more of a joke ("""""joke""), but when Sabriel says that... ]

... if you're serious about that, then sure.

I've never heard that song, before. It's pretty creepy.
coordination: (Gentle baths with lots of suds)

[personal profile] coordination 2022-04-22 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
That makes sense. Tons of little songs and rhymes like that are warnings or a lot more darker when you really hear the words.

[ Now that they're talking instead of just her singing, Yzak steps closer. ]

How are you doing?
pursuit: (say)

Early Days

[personal profile] pursuit 2022-04-23 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ It isn't too hard to spot people in the infirmary. Likewise, it isn't hard to recognize a familiar face. Sabriel might or might not have noticed a certain boy with a spade painted one eye getting a good look at her and hurrying away, but it's nigh impossible to miss his return.

Because Deuce comes back several hours later bearing a gift. The box he carries exudes a faintly sweet aroma as he approaches, and he holds it with the caution of someone handling a delicate object, even when he halts at her bedside. ]


It took me a while to get this right, but... I've been meaning to give you this.

[ Deuce doesn't know if it's the ideal time, but it seems to him Sabriel might benefit from a little pick-me-up. Before he'd come to this place, a schoolmate had shared a recipe with him for a particularly fluffy, light pudding. And after more attempts than he'd care to divulge, he's succeeded in preparing some. ]

I... Actually don't know what sorts of things you like, come to think of it... But I hope it helps you feel better.

[ He'd meant to make it for her after their last, sorely taxing mission, but it was more of a challenge than he thought. But now, at last, the box he offers her contains several repurposed jars for her. ]
Edited 2022-04-23 04:36 (UTC)
pursuit: (smile)

[personal profile] pursuit 2022-04-23 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
Of course- I mean, as long as you want to.

[ A pause, as it occurs to him he'd been so focused on the food itself he forgot to bring a spoon. ]

Oh right- one sec.

[ Tugging his magical pen from his breast pocket, Deuce summons a single spoon. It drops from the open air onto her blankets without ceremony. ]

Sorry, my aim's still a bit...you know.

[ His smile is apologetic around the edges, but he's glad at least conjuring such a small item is well within his means. ]
whitestonelives: (i got guns in my head; & they won't)

[personal profile] whitestonelives 2022-04-23 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
If you do, I've a feeling you'd win handily enough. [Percy's drawn his sword before and used it to great effect, but he did that up against dragons, and once as a surprise attack. Against a person? He knows his chances of winning drop significantly.

Which means that Sabriel's right, and he really does ought to practice for the rare times his guns and his magical items won't help him.]


You make a fair point. Very well, then. On your guard. [He draws the dragonslayer's longsword now, falls into the sort of stance recognizable as the kind a fancy little rich boy learns in his fencing lessons. Then he strikes out, more as a test to see how she'll react.]
scarcastically: (we did a tablet of acid today)

( spar )

[personal profile] scarcastically 2022-04-24 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ erik blinks, a little surprised at the request. ]

Sure. In what area? You lookin' to work on something specific?
coordination: (innocent but sensual)

[personal profile] coordination 2022-04-24 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
Ah ... that's right, you were in Taeum.

[ He takes a seat at her bedside. ]

When he appeared on Giva, he said, "That's what we do, destroy planets." And that he needed the amulets, the orbs, to return home.
scarcastically: (fuck shit is finished today)

[personal profile] scarcastically 2022-04-24 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ that's fair. he rolls his shoulders. ]

You have any experience in that? Boxing, martial arts . . . ?

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