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YULETIDE 2 - BATTLE 5

[ Once you enter the Escape Room, a series of messages pops up on your phones: ]

TOTAL⚓DISASTER: Wellll it looks like Naffy's out of commission? It'll take her awhile to reboot with how hard she just got hit by the autocensor!
TOTAL⚓DISASTER: Whatever you did, it really made her mad! Haha!
TOTAL⚓DISASTER: Anyway since I know what's going on now, I'm happy to help! It looks like the nature of the threat is a gang war between an evil thought sealed and another that you all and your fans helped to return to the world of the not-so-living? Wild!
TOTAL⚓DISASTER: In case you didn't get the memo, this means you're going to explore the combination WcDonald's and Damned Queen's Cookies!
TOTAL⚓DISASTER: There you'll find something you're looking for, probably…? But mostly you're looking for a way to contain the outbreaks!
TOTAL⚓DISASTER: And fortunately, we've received a message from a friendly entity known only as "The Borger King", who apparently has a stake in the downfall of Lonard's lost empire…
TOTAL⚓DISASTER: It says:
TOTAL⚓DISASTER: There is a war going on for your mind. Steal their secrets. Create the Ultimate Prankburger. The king awaits. Salvation will come.
TOTAL⚓DISASTER: Wow! It looks like it's time for corporate espionage, or something?
TOTAL⚓DISASTER: Anyway, you get to keep everything you find, unless it's a dolphin! That's mine.
TOTAL⚓DISASTER: Better get going! Charge!!!!!

[ And then everything goes white... ]

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Poor Venti. Sorry for whatever happened in there.

[ Gives him a headsmooch ]

I've got you, don't worry.

[ It's like kissing a tiny, warm cloud

He wriggles a little, teeny tiny wisp nubbins patting at her face ]

Ali-Rin, are you okay?

[ Hey warm is good; she's damn cold, which is unusual enough that she's sure it's a status effect. ]

Not too badly off. Just need to touch people for warmth and for some -- other reasons. [ There are kids around but he'll get her point. ] And I'm still hungry despite Lupine feeding me already, but nothing dangerous, just irritating.

What happened to you? [ And how do they fix it so she can take you to bed for a few days? ]

[ Give him a long moment to try to process how to even respond to that question ]

I ran into a bunch of old men with beards, and I died . . . I'm still not sure how. And then later we ran into another man with a beard, some king? And we all died again . . .

[ He was in a pocket so

His play-by-play is limited, sry ]

[ And when he dies he turns into this her brain helpfully supplies. Okay. ]

How long are you in this form? Not that it's not cute and all. [ But she has requests for the other one. ]

[ horny suffering ]

Um . . . I don't know. I didn't know being in this form was even possible here, which means . . . it must be a Hell corruption . . .

[ she'll be fine... For a bit... ]

[ more importantly, she pulls him into a very gentle hug. "Corruption" sounds unfun. ]

You okay otherwise? [ trauma wise ]

[ Yesssssss. Nuzzling his whole body into her. ]

Mmmm . . . I'm just a little cold, and this is my 'true' form, so being in it doesn't bother me. Though I can't fly anymore . . . it's really inconvenient right now.

[ She's very careful about her hugging being unsure how squishable he is, but she's thorough! ]

Too bad I'm cold myself, usually I'd be warm enough to help with that. Although I guess you're not too small to help with my body heat problem. [ Since hugging him is warming her up nicely. ]

I'll make sure you get around okay until you can fly again. Or walk, or whatever else. I can't exactly be alone right now anyway, and I wouldn't want to if I could.

[ And Venti gets hugged, so their relations all continue to be very symbiotic ]

Once I change back, I'm sure I'll be able to help with that more.

Lupine has the same problems, so we're counting on you. [ But also just a cuddlepile would be nice. ]

But it seems like these things last a few days, so no hurry -- well. No huge hurry. [ Another headkiss because eternal thirst is a hell of a drug and she'll take what she can get. ]

I can at least promise to keep you company in the meantime . . . !

Even if my company is small.

I have complete faith that you'll be a handful at any size.

And keeping you close is helping me keep warm, at least. I don't suppose that's universal? [ If not she'll wrap him in something for warmth, it won't take up much cloth at the moment. ]

I'm definitely warmer now. ♪

[ Though the nature of status effects and being soaking wet means he's still cold, being cuddled is a huge improvement no matter how you slice it. ]

You'd probably fit down the front of my corset if you think it'd help. [ Mostly joking here but not entirely. There are probably worse ways to travel? ] Might be a bit awkward if you suddenly return to your other form, but sometimes you have to take risks in life.

[ In the meantime she reaches down and casually yanks off another chunk of her skirt. It's lined so it'll at least mop up some of the water, so she starts doing that. ]

[ Leaning helpfully into the cloth ]

Hehehe . . . that wouldn't be so bad, but it might be hard to have a conversation that way.

[ Just gently trying to get him dry, what the hell is with all the water and pie ]

True, but I can hardly help it if wanting to be groped is part of my effects. [ Mostly teasing here, unfortunately his current form can't do much good there, but it'd get some funny reactions and might actually keep them warm. ]

Are you going to be in a bad way once you change back? [ She didn't really want to ask, but ]

Oh . . . um . . . probably.

I think I got chopped up the first time, but it was hard to tell . . .

[ Trying not to look too upset here, but she hugs him again so that's probably telling ]

If you can't heal yourself up we'll figure it out.

[ Pause as she goes back to drying him off ] I wish they'd let us stay together.

[ Making a noncommittal little sound ]

If they had, you and Lupine might have met the same fate as us.

If I'd died trying to save you, I'd be fine with that. I feel like Lupine would be, too.

[ She has priorities, okay? Staying alive while people you care about die is awful, even if it's not a permanent death. ]

[ oh my god??? ]

You can't just say that!!!!

-- Why not? [ She fails to see the problem. Trying to save people she likes is a lot better use of her time and abilities than playing around with WcFlurry machines. ]

No one should ever by dying for me at all, for starters!

[ A pause that goes on just slightly too long to be comfortable ]

I'm a fighter. It's what I was made for, or born for. I might as well use my abilities to try and protect the people that are important to me, otherwise I'm nothing but a killer.

YULETIDE 2 - BATTLE 5

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