post-snek recoveries

[neonleon]

[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.]

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[neonleon]

Huh.

Guess I did. [He reaches with his hand to pet at Lucky's head between his ears before the palisman jumps down and scoots over to Hunter to climb up to his shoulder instead.]

You ready?

[pyrighteous]

Yeah. I'm ready. Just - be careful too.

[neonleon]

You too.

[He'll get to his feet, gives Hunter a quick kiss on the cheek before stretching his arm and starts to focus on moving all the rubble. It's gonna be slow going moving... a little at a time.]

Ssssooo... What d'you think it'll do when it's let loose up there?

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter, meanwhile, slowly inches back towards the mouth of that cave with the monster. ]

It's going to try to eat me. You saw how it focused on me immediately, right?

[neonleon]

Yeah, and I gotta say I'm not super into that.

[pyrighteous]

I'm not gonna let it. I'm saying it's going to follow me.

[neonleon]

Ah.

Still don't like it, but Lucky'll help you out.

[Lucky better help him out.]

[pyrighteous]

He will, for sure. I'll just blink back down here once it's on the surface, so be ready to put the rocks back.

[neonleon]

Got it.

....Where it touched you. Doesn't still hurt does it?

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter shakes his head. ]

All healed up.

[neonleon]

Good.

It- [Oh he hates putting this out in the world.] It looked like the kinda burn you got from Belos.

[pyrighteous]

[ Oh. OH. That is pretty bad yes. Hunter goes rather ashen, staring down at all the marks on his arms. ]

It ... it felt like that too.

[neonleon]

[Leo can't help looking at them either...

The one good thing he guesses about losing his arm is he doesn't have to stare at his own burn scars anymore.]

So definitely not letting it touch you again. I'll heal whatever it does.

[pyrighteous]

[ He leans forward to give Leo a gentle forehead bunt. ]

I know you will. I trust you, Leo.

[neonleon]

[Oh!! He gives a happy little trill at that, following up for a quick kiss before resuming moving rubble.]

And I trust you not to let it get you so we're good.

[pyrighteous]

[ Good ... Hunter drifts after him a bit before remember he has a job to do. ]

Right. Uh - I'll give you a few minutes before I get too close.

[neonleon]

[You want a smooch you gotta do the responsible. Leo nods at that and keeps working.]

Just let me know when you're ready to start.

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter heads back down the stairs, then, close to where the thing is still struggling. ]

I ... I think I'm ready. Yeah.

[neonleon]

[It's straining to get the last of the rocks moved, but he gets it all cleared out by the time Hunter comes back.]

Okay... Read here too, just give me like. Two minutes to get my breath.

[pyrighteous]

Course. I need a moment too.

[neonleon]

...Hey.

[Leo smiles at him, stepping up again to just ...hold him. For a second.]

We got this. We'll get him out of here, and we can go back to taking are of your brothers. All right?

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter clings hard at that. ]

R-right. They'll be safe after this.

[neonleon]

They will be. And it'll be better.

[pyrighteous]

And if something goes wrong you'll get help?

[ Despite this being Hunter's plan, he's afraid. ]

[neonleon]

I will get help so fast.