002 // accidental audio, action for hel district

[hellmaid]

[ Hone Onna slowly walks through the district of Hel, having no real destination in mind. Walks like this are rather relaxing—if anything, they allow her to collect her admittedly mixed thoughts about her current situation. It’s still relatively surreal to her.

As she walks, she spots a certain figure out of the corner of her eye. A certain, familiar figure, a young girl in a school outfit. ]

Miss…? Ai?

[ Her voice is breathless as she takes in the sight before her. It’s her mistress; there’s no mistaking it. The distinctive red eyes, the long, flowing black hair—it is Enma Ai.

Hone Onna beams with delight. Oh, how she had missed her mistress so. In her heart, she knows she doesn’t have direction without Ai. To see her again engenders true, genuine joy in her—the first she’s experienced since she arrived in Asgard. ]

I can’t believe you’re here…I’m not alone anymore…

[ She allows herself this moment of emotional vulnerability, unaware that she had turned her bracelet’s audio function on for the purpose of making a network post earlier and had forgotten to turn it off.

She begins to approach the person that is ostensibly Ai. When she’s close enough, she opens her mouth to say something before noticing the gleaming knife in Ai’s hand. ]

Miss, what are you doing with that? It’s a bit pointle—

[ Hone Onna is cut short by the searing sensation of the knife in her side.

She can’t even begin to process what’s occurring before Ai withdraws the knife and stabs again and again, her face as blank as ever. Blood drips from the right side of her stomach, and her voice shakes with the pain of betrayal and her wound as she speaks quietly. ]

Miss…why…?

W-Was it really you after all?

[ “Ai” disappears into the crowd, leaving Hone Onna to drop to her knees, clutching her side. She is mortal now and as close to a human as she can possibly get. The threat of second death looms over her as she audibly collapses, blood slowly pooling around her.

“Beware the ides of March…” ]

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[Action]

[learninghumanity]

[Laura has begun carrying around bandages now that it seems that people are being stabbed. She doesn't know who is to blame for these attacks yet - if it is a killer among the people kidnapped by the Asgardian gods, or if it's some new enemy being sent at them.

Whatever the case may be, she's keeping alert. Fortunately for Hone Onna, Laura was just restocking her supply of bandages in Hel house a minute ago, and kneels by the woman's side.]

action

[hellmaid]

[ With some effort, Hone Onna manages to open her eyes, trying to get a good look at Laura; however, Ai's image is still burned into the backs of her eyes. She can feel her strength fading quickly, and she wastes no time in speaking, her voice uncharacteristically frail and hoarse. ]

She...would never do that...

[ She gasps for air. ]

Is it a dream?

action

[learninghumanity]

[Laura is accustomed to mutants and is familiar with the idea of telepathic illusions. She's experienced them herself.]

Perhaps your attacker is capable of using illusions.

[She pulls out the bandages.]

This will hurt, but it is necessary to stop the blood.

[And that's all the warning Hone Onna gets before Laura applies direct pressure with the bandages to stop the woman from bleeding out.]

[histories]

Another stabbing?! [what is wrong with the city today?!]

Come now, stay with me! Tell me what you see around you! I will come to you immediately!

[video >action?]

[aeterno_arma]

[Oh god another one, what is going on? Laurent know enough of the city to more or less figure out where she is. He will try to find her, his pet is good at smelling the stench of blood.]

Miss!? Hold on, we will get you to the hospital.