soul_campaign | An Incident [May 1; Video]

[Private to the Troll Hive]

[A smiling Aranea flips the camera to herself. She's waiting in line for the cashier and seems to have taken this as a good opportunity to address the guide.]

Hi Di and Sign! I was in the neighborhood and remembered that we were out of some medical supplies. So I took it upon myself to procure some. Hehe. Since I'm here, do you know of anything else I might be--

Hey, what's that you got there? [And voice comes from behind the counter.]

Huh... [Aranea looks away to address him.] Oh, it's just some supplies for me and my--

You're one of those "guests," huh? Well, you better get out of here. We won't take your credit.

Oh, um... but I was here just a few days ago--

We're changing our store's policy. So just, get out of here, okay, horned freak?

Okay. Sure. There's no need to get excited. I'm leaving.

[The camera shakes visibly as Aranea sets her mirror inside a handbag. In the process of doing so...]

[Video to all -- from Aranea's bag]

Just where do you think you're going with that?

Oh, um. I was just going to put it away.

Liar! You were trying to steal it!

I did not lie, nor am I trying to steal! In fact if I were to attempt to leave right now I would be stealing!

Little bitch. You want to steal my stuff now that we're not serving guests!

No, really! I was just--let go of me!!

You're not so tough without your partner, huh...

[There's a second of struggling and not a second longer the sound of fist contacting face...]

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[It's not long in their walk that she begins leaning in on Psii. She's very tired, Psii. She just hasn't shown it in a really long time.]

[After briefest moment of indecision, Psii puts arm around her, to support as much as can. Hardware insists on blushing at contact, but there's nothing he can do about that.]

Isn't much farther.

[She just nods weakly and closes her eyes.]

[Clinic really isn't far, and Psii resists urge to talk for rest of the way.]

Will wait, and walk you home.

[She sits. And rests. And wait. In spite of the broken nose, there are a few others there in line. It'd be an awful awkward situation for them to just stay there. Aranea decides now would be a good time to contact the police officer and give her report. It's a bit difficult, and at times she has to type with only one hand, but she manages to get it out okay.]

[Psii feels awkwardness, too, more aware of strange looks horns and eyes draw than usual. Doesn't care. Is just worried about AA.]

Am sorry, don't know any first aid.

[She just smiles again.]

What would you... ugh ...do if you did?

Would know what to do then.

[Thinks for a moment. He can't fix broken nose, but.]

Deal with pain. Ice. Human medicine, if can find appropriate kind.

You can... ugh ...always learn. ugh ...if you want.

Don't know if would ever be good at repairing hardware.

[Maintaining own still takes conscious effort.]

Should try to find some ice?

Why not? You... ugh ...are doing fine with... ugh ...me.

[nods]

Ice would be... ugh ...good.

[Psii almost laughs. Own ineptness would be comic if weren't affecting AA.]

If this is fine, would hate to see bad at it.

Will look. Are you going to be OK by self?

[Aranea nodded. She wasn't supposed to be talking, after all.]

[Psii's gone for some time. Looks around clinic, but quickly realizes isn't going to find anything there. Eventually, thinks to try Deathbucks, where some of the customers look at him in way that makes him wish horns were less noticeable, but the young human at the counter gives him a cup of ice once he explains why needs it. He hurries back to the clinic.]

Will this work?

Yes... ugh ...very.

[She immediately put some ice on her nose. It stung. A LOT.]

Though... ugh ...ice on skin isn't... ugh ...the best. Can you find... ugh ...some disposable paper... ugh ...or a rag?

[That's much easier to find, and Psii's only gone short time before comes back with stack of paper towels.]

Should have thought of that, sorry.

[Though it's not long, Aranea is gracious for the paper towels. Holding onto ice and placing it on your face? Not fun. She hastily wrapped the ice before returning it to her blue bulging bruised nose.]

Thank you... ugh ...Mituna.

[Psii often didn't know if someone was allowed to use real name until they tried. AA was definitely allowed, and he gave her small, slightly embarrassed smile.]

You're welcome. Looks terrible, though.

[She smiled painfully.]

Ugh... I knooow... ugh ... I think my modeling... ugh ...career is over!

Wouldn't worry, if were you. Don't think troll fashion is complete without a little blood.

[She laughed and yelps a little, holding her nose painfully.]

...I shouldn't... ugh ...do that right now...

Sorry.

[Is glad she's cheered up enough that she felt like laughing, though.]

Do you think someone will help soon?

[She smiled a bit.] They told me... ugh ...to sit. I don't think... ugh ...I'm a high priority.

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