TAKSHAKA

[soulping]

[The room you step into looks like it could be a miniature ballroom, complete with stained glass windows and vast, ornate mirrors.

Your team's column is set into one wall, easily accessible but as impregnable as ever. One of the mirrors may prove almost as interesting, if you can tear your eyes away from your trapped teammate. Through it, you are somehow able to see every other team's column and what is inside, though nothing beyond that.

The floor beneath your feet polished, patterned wood, inlaid with the pattern of a grand sundial in your team's colors. In the center of the pattern stands a pedestal, upon which sits a collection of colorful glass ornaments. It looks like there's room for other items, but there's nothing else to be found just yet . . . ]

Comments

Re: Choice

[barrette]

[ SMASHING THE BLUE SPOOL OF THREAD BEFORE ANYONE CAN STOP HER ]

Re: Choice

[swordedpast]

--don't bother.

[ In a cracked voice. ]

It won't be enough to save her. So, I'll write her off as lost. You shouldn't hurt yourself anymore.

Re: Choice

[barrette]

[ TOO LATE THE SPOOL IS SMASHED ]

I have to try!

Re: Choice

[swordedpast]

It's useless.

[barrette]

[ IGNORING HIM

because she has to hold onto that last bit of hope that Raven will be okay. ]

[infiniteregress]

[The ornament shatters, releasing a fine mist. When it clears, you find a spool of silvery thread and a needle resting on the pedestal.

Nyssa speaks up:] Your task is to sew a sense shut, completely, and to leave it that way.

[barrette]

[ UM ]

What can I sew shut?

[ already picking up the needle and thread (and trying to thread the needle if it isn't already. ]

[friendshipismusic]

[oh. D: FROM WHERE SHE IS ON TOP OF ARCHER]

... If you ... need help ...

[barrette]

I... I think I can do it. Do you think my mouth would work? I wouldn't be able to taste...

[ STEELING HERSELF FOR THIS UNPLEASANTNESS ]

[friendshipismusic]

I think it would, but ...

Please allow me to help if I can, to make sure that you are okay.

[barrette]

[ she nods and smiles reassuringly. ]

If I need help, I'll let you know.

[ LIFTS THE NEEDLE TO HER MOUTH AND SLOWLY STARTS STITCHING IT CLOSED ]

[friendshipismusic]

[I DON'T WANT TO HURRY YOU

BUT I'M CURRENTLY BEATING SWAN DOWN]

[barrette]

[ SHE'S GOING AS FAST AS SHE CAN

IF WORST COMES TO WORST SHE'LL SEW WHILE RUNNING AWAY FROM HIM ]

[swordedpast]

Don't do it!

[barrette]

[ WHAT WAS THAT, SWAN

BECAUSE SPARROW IS DOING THE THING REGARDLESS ]

[swordedpast]

[ He's trying to get up and run to stop her now but it's hard with Finch on top of him. ]

[friendshipismusic]

[I'M GOING TO BEAT YOUR BACK WITH MY FISTS

ALSO KICK

BECAUSE WHY ARE YOU PICKING ME UP YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO STAY DOWN]

[swordedpast]

[AN EMIYA NEVER STAYS DOWN]

[friendshipismusic]

SWAN, STOP!

[swordedpast]

No, it's too late...!

[he's almost in tears]

[barrette]

[ she's relying on Finch to keep him from interfering, and focuses on what she's doing. needle in, needle out. needle in, needle out. not quite halfway done, and she's managed to keep herself from crying so far! ]

[swordedpast]

[ And he reaches her, with Finch kicking and pounding on his back!

But it's too late. Halfway done is too much, and he's almost crying himself to see her in so much pain. ]

Stop! Sparrow, stop!

[barrette]

[ when she realizes how close he is, Sparrow starts running away from him, stitches getting sloppy since she isn't staying still.

she has to finish this, she has to has to has to, so Raven will have even the tiniest chance of being okay. ]

[corvitae]

[IF I WEREN'T DOWN ATM I WOULD ACTUALLY PROBABLY BE AGREEING WITH SWAN BECAUSE

BECAUSE]

You can't...

[barrette]

[ SHE'S SORRY BUT SHE WANTS TO TRY AND SAVE RAVEN SOMEHOW ]