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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[pyrighteous]

[ Oh there is HELLA resistance. The instant he tries to yank the thing out, some of the slurry doubles back and tries to loop around his remaining arm. There's a faint burning sensation as it tries to dissolve him. Not nearly as effective since he's a turtle and not a grimwalker, but still unpleasant.

The shiny bit turns out to be a galdorstone fragment. It glimmers brighter as he begins to pull it free of the goop. ]

[neonleon]

[He's gritting his teeth so hard he feels it grinding in his ears. But he doesn't stop or let up, not until the fragment is out. He'll work on healing himself later, instead focusing on using some of his telekinesis to tug at the stone along with his own mutant strength.

Once it's loose, if willing, he'll set it on the ground and start trying to smash it.]

[pyrighteous]

[ At last, it comes free with an audible pop. There's a horrible roar outside, a rush of slurry coming his way -

And then Leo smashes it. One good hit is enough to turn it into a million little fragments. A wail goes up from the long line of horror goop, and then it all just sort of splashes to the ground. It doesn't dissolve - it's still super gross - but it's no longer moving.

From main cavern: ]

-- Leo? Are you okay?

[neonleon]

[His whole arm aches. Not nearly as bad as Belos' goop burns, but still unpleasant.

He didn't... mean to melt the thing.]

Yeah! Just- Need a minute!

[pyrighteous]

I'm not waiting a minute!!

[ Hunter's running down the tunnel towards him. ]

[neonleon]

Don't slip on that stuff!

[He's looking closer at the mess he made. at the goop and slurry still coating his arm. He needs to wash it off, before it gets worse.]

It's kinda everywhere.

[pyrighteous]

I'm not gonna -

[ WHOOPS. there's an audible splat. ]

-- I'm okay!

[ Also there seems to be something that looks like a sink behind Leo; there's a glyph combo that looks like it will turn on the water. ]

[neonleon]

You better be!

[It's an empty threat with nothing behind it. But he'll poke at the glyphs. Sighs in relief when a stream of clean water does start, though it's sputtery to begin with. Just have to get his whole arm under it and.

Oh.

Right, no send hand to actually wash stuff off.]

Might need a hand in here.

[pyrighteous]

I-I'm coming!

[ Hunter hauls himself back up, now a bit slimed and uncomfortable but not dissolving or anything. He heads into the room and...

Uh. Hang on. Brief pause for horror. ]

What kind of place is...

[ oh right. help Leo. He hurries to slap the glyph and send a cool jet of water out over Leo's arm. ]

[neonleon]

[A lot more relief when the stream becomes steadier and strong enough to wash the slurry off itself without needing a second hand.]

It's not a great place, is what it is.

[pyrighteous]

[ Yeah, Hunter keeps his hand there until it's clear enough water is running. ]

It looks like an old laboratory. It looks ...

[ Hunter shivers viscerally at the open grave pits. ]

Familiar.

[neonleon]

[He'll finish letting the water clean off all the nasty. But he watches Hunter.]

...Like... He was using this place familiar?

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter nods and moves to wash the splash of goop off his legs once Leo's done. ]

I think this is where he made us.

[neonleon]

[Leo's eyes never leave Hunter, even when Lucky jumps from Hunter to Leo's shoulder to perch again.]

...Think there might be anything useful that you'd want?

[pyrighteous]

[ He seems fine this time; his clothing protected him from the acidic effect of the slurry. ]

I ... I don't know.

[ He looks around at the diagrams on the wall, the books in the shelves. ]

We should probably take pictures though. And the books.

[neonleon]

All right. Yeah, we'll do that. Grab whatever pictures you want.

[Leo is already telekinesis grabbing the books he can see into their own pile.]

We'll get this all up to Dell's and can come back to finish everything else. [There's the real danger of this place falling apart after a fixture for so long suddenly being gone.]

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter goes around to all the diagrams, then, taking pictures with his scroll. ]

Yeah. Now that this ... thing is dead, my siblings should be safe.

[neonleon]

They should be. If not, I'll beat up anything else that tries.

[pyrighteous]

[ hunter laughs weakly. ]

I believe it. You were ready, weren't you?

[neonleon]

For you? Absolutely ready to throw down, any time.

[pyrighteous]

... I'm so lucky to have you.

[ He gathers up some of the books as he talks. ]

[neonleon]

Same back at you.

[While Hunter gathers the books up, Leo keeps piling them in that area.]

How many of these do you want? Or all of 'em?

[pyrighteous]

Uh - all of them? If we can carry them safely.

[neonleon]

Then we'll get all of them. I'll keep moving them your way.

[And he does, stacking them in Hunter's area so they can go from there.] Wish I could still make portals, that'd make this even easier.

[pyrighteous]

... You can't? At all?