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[ladyofluminosity]

[VOICE]

[An SOS signal goes through on your warp band, very quickly accompanied by a young woman's voice. In the background, there is the very distinct sound of fluttering wings and screeching. She sounds as if she's running, the sound of her voice and the rampaging Zubats echoing. There also seems to be some kind of interference, as her voice keeps cutting out.]

We-- ...Zubats in-- hundreds of-- don't go in the-- requesting assis-- in--

[Then there's the sound of her warp band hitting something, and the signal becomes clear.]

That's better, this silly thing! WHACKING IT HELPED, THANK YOU EZREAL! We're being chased by Zubats, hundreds of them, in the mountains. In need of assistance, I'm not sure when they'll stop following u--

[A loud screech.]

WELL THAT WAS RUDE, I WAS TALKING JUST NOW! YOU CAN WAIT YOUR TURN!

[Another, much more indignant screech.]

...Help!

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[heartstorage]

[Wherever he is, he got the ping for the distress signal. Which being the helper he is, he'll turn on to listen and--]

[bejustorbedead]

[Ky's response is a mix of bemused and well - exasperation]

Lux! What are you doing out there?!

[ladyofluminosity]

[Thaaaaaat was Ky. She casts a look over her shoulder before responding.]

Ah... helping?

[heartstorage]

[ BE TREATED TO THE SOUNDS OF HELL. ]

AHH-!

[And respond with a freaked out yell and the sounds of someone falling flat on their butt and scrambling to the nearest wall]

T-they're in the mines?!

[HE KNEW HE SHOULDN'T HAVE COME]

[bejustorbedead]

[Ky does have a rather distinctive voice. If it weren't for that doing so would be derelict of duty - he'd dropped everything to find her right now, but even then he'd probably going to try t ask permission to take time off, knowing him]

Does anyone know you're there?

[Read: 'Do your parents know?']

[1/?]

[ladyofluminosity]

AHH-!

[SHE WAS NOT EXPECTING SOMEONE ELSE TO BE SCREAMING.

She recovers quickly, and starts motor mouthing. How she does this while running, no one can say.]

A-apparently! I mean, I don't know why they wouldn't be, a Zubat's natural habitat is a cave after all, and more often than not they are found in larger pod groups or families which, when disturbed can become quite viole--

[indy_wannabe]

IF YOU HAVE TIME TO CHAT YOU HAVE TIME TO RUN FASTER

done

[ladyofluminosity]

Right!

[WHAT? SHE HAS TO BE INFORMATIVE, YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND EZREAL.]

Yes, they're in the mines.

[ladyofluminosity]

The rangers do!

[She's not touching the parents thing. They know she's out somewhere and are probably pulling their hair out over that, but ZUBATS NOW PARENTS LATER.]

[comparative_insanity]

Lux!

[Suddenly all other problems are forgotten in lieu of pure and simple worry for the sake of his little sister fiancé. Because it's hard not to be protective of someone who has been around all of your life.]

You're out- You're in the- Oh damn, you're in the mines. [Give him a moment to digest this. He doesn't have a leg to stand on when it comes to scolding her, considering he's in the mines too, he just needs some time.] Are you okay? You're not hurt, are you?

[heartstorage]

[Omfg who the hell are you the Zubat Hunter WHY ARE YOU GIVING HIM DOCUMENTARY INFO FOR DEMONS!!!]

YEAH he's right! Just run!!

[oh Savior he's in the mines too. Excuse him as he has an inner war between the heroic urge to help out and the scared urge to run for his goddamn life]

How deep in the mines are you!?

[ladyofluminosity]

[Oh Son of a Ditto, first Ky, now Fai? Suddenly the cloud of raging Zubats seemed like the least of her worries.]

No, none of us are hurt, just... running for our lives.

[Which, all things considered, she sounds fairly calm about.]

[ladyofluminosity]

[They aren't demons they're actually--oh, never mind.]

I don't know, we haven't been walking too far, so I assume not very. Maybe a mile or two?

[tinytactician]

-- hundreds of them?

[Armin is p. sure he's had nightmares just like that.]

[ladyofluminosity]

It's like a cloud of Zubats, I can't quite say how many, so I can only assume! Hundreds might have been a little bit of an exaggeration, but--

[No, she's probably not.]

[comparative_insanity]

[There is a fairly lengthy litany of very colorful words which his parents definitely don't know that he knows, before he remembers who he's talking to.]

Savior, I'm sorry, I just- I'm a bit caught up in something and I'm not sure if anyone of us really know where we are at the moment. Are you sure you're going to be alright?

[tinytactician]

Can you...I don't know. Hide? Until they're gone?

[heartstorage]

A mile or two-

[Crap how close was he? What should he do?? He was practically paralyzed with fear.]

I don't know- is there any place to hide?!

[ladyofluminosity]

[Wow a lot of those are ones she hasn't heard before, and she blinks a few times, wide-eyed, at her warp band.]

You--what?

[Now is her turn to worry. Yes, she can worry about someone else while running for her life, this is Lux we're talking about, she has the best priorities.]

What's going on? Are you all right?

[ladyofluminosity]

...

[...]

I hadn't thought of that. But wouldn't they still be able to find us?

[ladyofluminosity]

Probably, but I'm not sure what good that would do. Zubats don't see with their eyes as much as they use sound wa--

[Nope, not getting the honor of stopping her, Ezreal.]

Sorry. It probably wouldn't work, but we could try!

[comparative_insanity]

We're perfectly fine, really! [Well, now at least, he's not actually sure if he's in danger or not. Maybe whatever that roaring noise was just wanted to say hi?]

Anyway, Yuui and Feliks have totally got this. [Notice how he doesn't add himself there. God he hates caves.]

Look, just- don't worry about me, okay? Just get yourself to safety.

[ladyofluminosity]

[Back up two steps there, Fai. Time for some tough love, dear brother fiance.]

You're in the caves, and you expect me not to worry about you? Fai, I know you better than this! Your brother knows you better than this! Savior knows why you're here in the first place.

[comparative_insanity]

[Eeeep, busted. He grimaces, happy that she can't see him, but from the forced cheerfulness in his voice a moment later she can probably guess what kind of smile he's wearing.]

It's really not that bad, you know. I mean, it's a bit scary, but I think I'm starting to get used to it! And they needed everyone who could to help, right? Oh, and Yuui's with me, he'll look after me. [That's right, appeal to higher authorities, great job.]

[ladyofluminosity]

[There's a heavy silence on her end (well, outside of rampaging Zubats, are they thinning out a little?). When she comes back, her voice is very firm, despite her slowly becoming winded from running.]

I want you to leave if you get in too far over your head.

[This very much wasn't a request.]