2018-01-14: Maya's Return
- Log: Maya's Return
- Cast: Maya Schrodinger, Riesenlied, Noeline
- Where: Wayside
- Date: 14th January 2018
- Summary: In the wake of the battle with the Primarch, Maya returns to lend a helping hand.
<Pose Tracker> Maya Schrodinger has posed.
"Hmm."
Such is the deliberation from one Maya Schrodinger, dismounting from her horse and smoothing her skirts out, surveying the familiar sight of Wayside, a place she has been meaning to return to for quite some time, but... well, you know. Life comes at you fast. Your girlfriend becomes a Hellion, retreats to a cave with a Guardian's statue in it, and you have to reach her with your true feelings to bring about a resolution.
Typical stuff.
"I don't remember that hole being there before," the blonde wonders aloud, strolling down the lane merrily. Arms a-swingin', "Or that plume of astral smoke..." a finger to her lips, her eyes flit from sight to sight. "How pe~cu~liar..."
Maya pokes her head into one residence. Is Riesenlied in there? Maybe the next building? Or the next? A series of polite knock-knocks and Looney-Tunes noises result from her search.
"Why, wherever could the patron spirit of winged creatures have snuck off to!?"
Yes, someone's loving life too much right now...
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
Life does come at you very fast.
You don't exactly go from zero to 'a Quarter Knight, a newly christened Dragonlord and also Yaro are breathing fire down your neck; then, a Primarch composed of the very stuff the Planet is made of attacks you and your friends directly', ending with a spectacular underground flooding that could very well have taken Wayside with it if it didn't recede below the village line. There's a giant hole that Big Shal and other folks are fixing rapidly...
... and yet, Riesenlied is where she always is -- either at her porch, or... feeding her cuccos as she spreads seeds in a swirl around her, the white fluffy fat chickens nibbling at her feet happily. She's trying to clear her mind and not let the anxiety gnaw at her, but having Noeline injured like that for her sake is...
...it's new, and scary...
<Pose Tracker> Maya Schrodinger has posed.
"Found you," calls a not-very-dangerous sounding voice, from outside Riesenlied's field of view. The sunshine-hued lady is strolling merrily down the main drag through Wayside with a bag slung over one shoulder towards the gaggle of feathered friends and the winged woman feeding them.
"Hello, hello, word on the street is I've missed the end of the world. A couple times over!" Maya grins cheerfully, coming to a halt next to Riesenlied. "Apologies."
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
Riesenlied is a shell of her usual self, distracted and concerned. Wounded. In more ways than one. "Ah, Maya... it is good to see you well. Yes, quite a lot has happened since then... but--" even in this form, as a cucco flutters into her arms for cuddles, she still has a smile on her face. "You look quite resplendent and well. Did... something good happen?"
<Pose Tracker> Maya Schrodinger has posed.
"Oh, my girlfriend had some Malevolence troubles. We knocked on the Guardians' door for help and I think they helped out? Something about the power of Love, too." Maya fluffs her hair vainly, a knowing smile on her face. She does sound and look pretty good, and confident. She leans against the quaint fence keeping the chickens safe, arms folded. "I was getting pretty ill with it too, so I feel pretty good now!"
There's a pause while the rich scion reaches out an scrooches a chicken chin. Nobody is immune to cute chickens. "You look pretty troubled. But that's why I'm here, heh heh..."
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
Riesenlied looks rather perplexed... but it's a minor quibble compared to what had happened, her eyes lighting up with stars as she laces her hands together. "My goodness... I'm so glad for her. You'd mentioned her before, but to hear that she is purified. It is heartening to hear of more cases where those infected with Malevolence have been helped..." She tilts her head, as her cucco waggles in her arms.
"... ah... yes..." she lowers her head. "We'd... rid ourselves of the Primarch pervasive underneath our village. But it fled into the Leyline... it seems-- rather wounded at what we, the collective we, had done to injure Filgaia..."
She sighs. "I was not strong enough. Noeline had to... had to shield me. And now she recuperates by a thread..." as she looks up to her second floor bedroom window.
<Pose Tracker> Maya Schrodinger has posed.
"I should bring her here sometime! You'd love her, she's a real sweetie. Innocent as they come," Maya grins broadly, tapping a finger to her chin. "In fact, maybe you two'd get along real well with that in mind. But no, tell me more about this..." there's a 'go on, go on' gesture with a rotating finger.
"Time for me to pay you back for being so patient, after all. Maybe I can sneak off somewhere and get you what you need to get your beloved back in good health?"
<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.
"If you ask me, 'recuperates by a thread' is overselling the situation a /little/," sounds a faintly amused voice from above coming from the window. In it is a face that almost looks unfamiliar for a moment before it turns out to be Noeline, hair down, kind of frowning as she leans on the windowsill.
She says that, but even that motion causes an audible hiss of pain and a visible wince on her face as her shoulder protests - and despite her usual paleness, she's definitely looking significantly off-colour, even sweating a little as her self-repair systems try to recover hthe damage she's sustained. Bandages are wound around her upper torso and her arms, discoloured by a number of odd milky-white patches and a particularly large one at her right shoulder. It looks like the principal wound - and it also looks like something punched straight through her and out the other side. "I am not quite done yet, I should hope."
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
Riesenlied nods very slowly, as Maya describes her girlfriend. Unfortunately, the unagi barrier will ensure that they'll never actually meet, but perhaps offscreen, just for a faint time... "I think-- I think... yes, that would be good..." she sounds just a little distracted, her heart still clenching as--
If you ask me, 'recuperates by a thread'...
Her head whips around, as she looks up towards the window to protest, "Noeline, please, don't get up just yet...! Just-- just lie back down, we will come up to greet you..."
Her footsteps are a little frantic, her thoughts disorganised that she almost forgets to deposit the cucco and let it wander back into the pen -- good bird! and head upstairs...
<Pose Tracker> Maya Schrodinger has posed.
Maya's eyes follow the well-trained bird as it scoots away dutifully to its home, no doubt grateful to its kind owner for having such a darn good home. "Well, you don't look too good to me." she chimes in flatly, waggling a finger as Riesenlied panics and begins to rush. "She's right, you just stay right there and we'll wander on up there."
And the blonde, ever trained to have good manners, closes the gate behind her as she follows behind Riesenlied at a less frentic pace.
<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.
"I-- it's not like I'm helpless," Noeline grumbles with a suspicious blush at Riesenlied's care; she tries to folds her arms, which turns out to be a hilariously bad idea when she has to stop halfway and let out a strained hiss of breath. At least she has the sense of mind to chuckle to herself, teasing as she adds, "We've been in plenty of situations where you were just as beat up, if not more--"
--but Riese has already vanished inside in a flurry of movement, and Noeline can only raise her eyebrows at Maya before she moves away from the window with another quiet laugh.
By the time the pair get upstairs Noeline has dutifully returned to her bed, gingerly tugging the covers over herself with a couple of careful movements. "It's good to see you - and a bit of a relief, as well," she nods to Maya, already fishing for Riesenlied's hand. "At the very least, we're in the habit of counting our blessings right now."
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
Rationally, Riesenlied knows that Noeline is far from helpless. If she were in that position, she would probably not be awake, after all... but-- but this is such an unusual situation for her, that she's--
--comically, with a giant pile of blankets and a medicine box the next time she barges through, doting, "D-do you need more painkillers? Jacqueline has a particularly potent one I use-- oh! How about blankets, are you cold?! I feel chills when I recover, and it saps my energy--"
Her eyes are swirling, maybe she needs to be kissed into calmness??
<Pose Tracker> Maya Schrodinger has posed.
Maya has a leather bag slung over one shoulder and is using it as a bit of a cushion to lean against the door frame with, watching Riesenlied scurry around the room and strain from foot to foot under the load of cushions, blankets, and curios. One eyebrow is a whock higher than the other at the sight. "Looks like I came back just in time, if one of the big two of Wayside is out of comission for a few. You'll need an agent or two!"
Said bag also lands with a *flumpf* in an empty spot on the bed. "I think you need to pat her on the head until she calms down. Trust me, I'm an expert."
<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.
With another chuckle, Noeline shakes her head. "... I dare say we could use all the agents we can get right now. The Primarch leaving is-- a relief, to be sure, but we're not out of the woods until we can get the Astrid operational," she points out, sounding a little better and more centred now that she's lying down.
... still, she watches Riesenlied bobble back and forth in a flurry of panic, and lets out a very theatrical sigh, ignoring the way it hitches slightly. "Excuse me a moment," she adds towards Maya-- and catches the other demon's arm as she passes, yanking her abruptly to one side and towards the bed.
Noeline pays for it with another pip of pain, but she's prepared for it this time, and can mostly silence herself as she drapes an arm lightly over Riesenlied's side to hug her lightly. "... all I need is some time. It's alright."
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
Riesenlied whimpers as Noeline hugs her closer, pouting as she sinks into something of a frantic noise, settling the blanket down as she asks, "A-are you sure? If you're sure..." she exhales as she clutches her hands to her chest. "If you were gone, I truly do not know what I would do. I-- no, I shall not... I promised to not dwell on such fears, but..."
She shakes her head, as she coaxes Noeline back towards a more restful position -- then sneaks beside her, perhaps /more/ needy than the actual injured one is. "... there is a skyship down there, that we have managed to protect. It is in dismal condition, however... but getting it operational will be critical to our continued safety, given what has happened. Our enemies know where we are..."
<Pose Tracker> Maya Schrodinger has posed.
"A skyship? Like that pirate's?" Maya sounds incredulous, but not to the point of taking offense. "Trust you to found a peaceful town atop some ancient thing's temple and some ancient flying boat." she shakes her head, doing nothing to stop Riesenlied from scurrying into bed and tugging a blanket over herself.
Gloved fingers frame that pretty chin, and the Schrodinger girl casts a glance out the window, to the fields and the sun outside. "I'm no engineer, but I'm sure I can do something! That's quite a challenge, though..."
<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.
"Were it fully repaired, it might be more impressive still," chuckles Noeline in Maya's direction as she nestles against the other demon, closing her eyes as she lets out a breath she'd never admit is rather relieved. "The problem is not so much repairing it - well, it is /one/ of the problems - but also getting it out of the caves in the first place. At least that will be a lot easier now the caves are not actively trying to kill people," she adds rather candidly.
She pauses, and slides her head aside to press a kiss to Riesenlied's cheek, just like that, humming a little afterwards as her shoulder tickles with pain and the sensation of her body slowly rebuilding itself. "... I promised I would not disappear on you again," she reminds Riesenlied gently. "I'm still here. Just give me a few days, and perhaps less of Janey leaping on me."
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
Riesenlied limply nods, needing a bit of time to reassert herself and not go stir-crazy throwing herself into things like she might've already done another time. "We will puzzle solutions to all of this, and more. I have contact with Professor Hetfield and Asteroid, and they both will assist us with a solution for at least getting the extant half of it moving..."
She glances to Maya. "And I suppose I should preface that... I had an inkling. Both from the rumours of our brethren's ancient battle here... and the water purifier, which I still believe to be part of that ship originally..." A sigh.
And then a kiss to her cheek, which prompts a blush and a horn-waggle. "A-ah... I know, I know-- it is I who must remand herself to be calmer."
<Pose Tracker> Maya Schrodinger has posed.
Maya does roll her eyes, but only a little. I promise. She appears to be facing away from poor Riesenlied as she gets smooched, too, to preserve what little pride the poor thing has left, playing with the lapels of her blouse. "Well, excavation of priceless treasures is something I do pride myself on, so never fear! Even if the project is a little larger than we're used to. For now, you just relax and I'll see what the good doctor is up to..."
She skips forward from the door a step, "But, goodness, look at the two of you. I'm interrupting some quality time, and Maya Schrodinger is no thief of love!"
<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.
Noeline huffs gently, shaking her head; she doesn't seem to really have the energy to blush, not now that she's curled up at Riesenlied's side to lean against her and accept the support that she's providing. An arm is (gently) stretched around the other woman, and she does look a lot more content to have Riesenlied here, despite her grousing earlier.
"We'll get Devet to show you into the caves, perhaps, if you'd like a look - the sensations down there still linger, but it's a lot more navigable than it was," she notes, and then huffs... carefully, so as not to jostle anything. "If you think there's even a chance of stealing this, I'd be very surprised," she shoots back, a lazy grin on her face as she touches Riesenlied's cheek gently. "... it's just been a very long few days."
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
Riesenlied huffs very quietly towards Noeline, expressing, "I trust Miss Maya." Perhaps that might be a mistake! Or perhaps not. The skyship is no jewel, after all. "Yes, the others will assist you where they're able to... in the meantime, I--" she turns towards Noeline and bashfully says, "--I want to be by your side, to aid your recuperation as much as is possible."