Anna followed Enderstorm, glancing down at the latch and back around at the cage. There seemed like a faint outline of a door, and the latch seemed to connect it. If they could flip the latch, it should open. She knelt and got a closer look, while keeping a safe distance from Alex.
I'm bored so...Character Chat!
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Ronan watched Anna and the others with curious eyes while Tess paced.
"Tess, how small can your claws be?" Anna outlined the switch with the tips of her fingers, wondering how much it would take to flip it.
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She stopped her pacing and blinked. "Umm, they're kinda fixed with their size. But I have some small tail spikes."
"Those could work. The latch is really small, but if you can get a spike in there maybe you can pull it open." Anna backed away from it and crouched on the ground, glancing from Tess to the latch.
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Tess temporarily shifted into her battle form (Someone called it that on a different rp, so I'm going with that), twisting her tail around so she could pluck the smallest spike she could find. It was about the size of a standard pencil and as sharp as a needle. "This good?"
"Yeah, that looks about perfect. If you can get it in there, and then just pull…" Anna moved back to give Tess space and waited.
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Tessa made her way over to the latch, her experience of years of lockpicking kicking in as she wiggled the spike in the tiny space, carefully maneuvering it so it would push the latch open while not breaking the spike. She stuck her tongue out in concentration. "Stuburn little bastard," she murmured to herself.
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Enderstorm watched to the side, ready to smash in the lock if Tessa’s lockpicking failed.
The latch started to move open, and Anna gestured for Ronan and Alex to move back so they could break open the door.
(Did this die?)
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(NEVER. I think some of us are probably just busy right now.)
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(It will never die! Just been busy with school)
(Yaaaay I'm supposed to be busy but I got sick and I can't compose my thoughts enough to do homework)
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As the latch opened, Enderstorm braces herself and whacked her tail into the door, shoving it open. One of the small silver spines on the end of her tail cracked lightly and she grimaced.
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(Yaaaay I'm supposed to be busy but I got sick and I can't compose my thoughts enough to do homework)
(Get better soon!)
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Tessa charged forward and pulled Ronan into a tight bear hug. His large frame engulfed her as he held her close and whispered soothing reassurance in her ear. Only he knew just how rattled she was.
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(Hope you feel better!)
(Thanks!)
Anna jumped back when they succeeded in opening the door, relief washing her face and she felt her heartbeat relax slightly.
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Blue blood began leaking out of Enderstorm’s eyes, and she wiped them away, before grimacing.
“Not again. Not again. No no no.” She began shuddering, her tail twitching back and forth.
“Guys, I’m going to have another bleeding fit soon,” she said, backing away slowly from the group as blood streamed out of her ears and nose, staining the ground blue.
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Tessa and Ronan pulled apart and stared at Enderstorm in surprise. Tess smacked Ronan's arm. "You're in medical school. Can't you do something."
Ronan tilted his head, brows knitting together in confusion. "I have no idea what's going on. So no. Probably not."
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“My disease isn’t exactly curable. The magic crystals from my home can’t even cure it, and that’s their entire purpose.” Enderstorm crouches down, her entire body shuddering in pain as she spoke. Suddenly, she gave an ear-piercing screech and blood began pouring out of her sweat glands, quickly covering her in blood. She didn’t stop screaming, purple sparks occasionally flying from her mouth with the blood. She writhed on the ground, her wings and tail flailing wildly as she screamed in pain.
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Tessa clapped her hands over her ears and squeezed her eyes closed, scrambling away from the screaming. Old and haunting memories started to surface. Her slightly indented cheek bone seemed to throb in phantom pain.
Ronan looked guilty and helpless at being unable to help Enderstorm.
Anna grabbed Lacie, Danny, and Tristan and pulled them away from the screaming Enderstorm.
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After two or three minutes of tortured screams, blood finally stopped pouring out of Enderstorm, and she calmed down slightly, panting heavily as she lay on her side, her tail still twitching.
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Ronan came up to her, crouching down a respectable distance away. "You okay?" He asked.
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“No,” replied Enderstorm, still trembling on the ground. She was completely covered in swiftly drying blue blood.
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His mouth twisted as he searched for a way to help and come up empty handed. "I'm sorry," was all he could come up with.
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Enderstorm slowly got up on her paws, her eyes seemingly haunted.
“Do you have any wine or something similar?” She asked.
Anna came closer, wishing there was something she could do.