post-snek recoveries
[You know?
That weird temple wasn't good, but it wasn't the worst. Not by far now that he's back in this dimension. He floats a bit aimlessly, body broken, shell cracked and falling apart, some bones and insides shattered. His head aches in a way that he can't think.
All he can really do is hope Prime doesn't find him immediately right now. The light off his ring catches his eye and he looks at it, not fully registering that it's lit up.
A promise.]
That weird temple wasn't good, but it wasn't the worst. Not by far now that he's back in this dimension. He floats a bit aimlessly, body broken, shell cracked and falling apart, some bones and insides shattered. His head aches in a way that he can't think.
All he can really do is hope Prime doesn't find him immediately right now. The light off his ring catches his eye and he looks at it, not fully registering that it's lit up.
A promise.]

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Hey. You did it. It's gone.
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[ Sorry, Leo. Hunter’s got a few feelings of his own to work out here. He gives Leo’s good shoulder a soft squeeze before standing, approaching what’s left of the Krang, gripping his staff with white knuckles. ]
It - it hid. It LIED, it - waited to hurt you.
[ Hunter draws a circle in midair and summons another crackle of lighting to torch the spot where the goop lingers. ]
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Hunter- Hunts. Hey, um. [He's got to get Hunter in a better mindset. Something else to focus on.] Could- I-i dropped Lucky. Could you find him? Make sure he's not hurt from the fall?
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He only stops when Leo says something, panting heavily with streaks of Krang blood along his arms and face. ]
I - that's - right. I should find Lucky for you.
[ he still stares at the thoroughly demolished smear that was the Krang monster a moment before going to look for the palisman. ]
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[Lucky had only agreed to help him out temporarily, just for this game and maybe a couple other games. Not... Not long term, like an actual witch and palisman partnership. He'd understand if Lucky wanted to go back to the hutch with the others after all this.
But he's also worried about Hunter. Seeing the blood smeared on him like that, the anger he's obviously feeling... With that, he goes back to the healers, let them finish up what he couldn't for now.]
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He finds Lucky safely tucked away under the bleachers; the act of coaxing the little palisman out is enough to calm him down a little too. When he returns with the tiny pine marten in hand, he just looks drained and sad instead of furious. ]
How ... how bad is it?
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I mean... I-it's gone. Um. Much as that place sucked, it's good I picked up the healing from there or it would've been worse.
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[ Could have died, is what he almost says, but he closes his mouth. ]
... Is it all gone? For real this time?
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[He has no way to tell for sure. He doesn't have Donnie's scans to prove it.]
I think, any that was there would've joined in with that bit. So I think it's all gone.
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I should have figure it out sooner.
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[He looks at Lucky, tentatively holding one hand out to him. He doesn't know what the Palisman thinks of what happened. The poor guy didn't ask for any of this the first time someone was working with him.]
So just gonna go on a limb and say that's probably it. Nothing else left behind of it.
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Hunter, meanwhile, exhales deeply, trying to relax. ]
You've only got one limb left to go on.
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Best limb then, right?
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[ Lucky leans into the pets, cuddling up against Leo's neck. ]
We're going back to the hospital for a while, okay?
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Yeah. Good idea.
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[ Footsteps - looks like the healers are here to whisk him away. Air transport back to the university. ]
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Exactly...
Hunter- ...Thanks. For all of that. And tell Darius I said thanks?
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I-I will. And I'll be there soon. As soon as they let me in.
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Darius comes to stand close by him, resting a hand on Hunter's shoulder.]
"That was an exciting game, I think. I should watch more of these matches."
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He trembles a bit under Darius's hand. Currently he's on the verge of breaking down into tears. ]
Y - yeah. When there isn't a ... a monster lurking in my fiancé.
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"We'll make sure there's nothing else lurking under the surface."
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Hunter looks back at that smear on the ground and his expression hardens up. Still struggling not to sob, he grips his staff tight and turns back towards it. ]
Yeah. We will.
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"Hey! We were just about to burn the last of this."
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"We have to make sure we don't burn the whole field down, Hunter. We'll start in a minute."
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