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[biscuitsofthesevenseas]

A Sea Cookie Hyperanalysis Post (Sugarteara/Wandercrab)

I couldn't think of a proper title. WARNING: Long.

Now, anyone who has at least seen/clicked on this blog before knows that the Ovenbreak sea cookies are my absolute favourites. I love them. However, making analyses tend to take a long time for me due to being a crippling literary perfectionist especially when it comes to characters I like, which may be why i ended up writing up this post waaay later than i intended to. Fashionably late too, as Wandercrab is now over a year old.....shoot.

But anyways, this analysis will be split over two posts. This first one will be mostly about Sugarteara, the next one Wandercrab. (For the sake of my sanity i am not confusing myself by bringing up Octopus here. They're going in the next chapter. ) There will be some mention of the Tower of Frozen Waves gang, but I wont be talking ahout them much. Mostly due to me generally not being as interested in them as much as the underwater guys.

Small note that I am not a media literacy wizard and may have interpreted some things wrong despite my research! I've tried making it as best as i can though, because not only is this a pretty self-indulgent post, but I kinda just... you know. Want the best for my lil guys. They deserve the best.

Anyways, moving on!!

The Role of Sea Fairy Cookie

First, I want to quickly talk about Sea Fairy. Because not only is she an interesting character, but she's also indirectly (or directly, if you interpret it that way) the reason this whole storyline happened in the first place.

Lore wise, she's probably one of the most interesting CROB legendaries (I specifically say CROB because I know that her lore in Kingdom is very different). She's constantly trying to escape the darkness trying to consume her, the curses inflicted upon her by an unknown higher power, all the while looking to the sky in search of hope. Misery lies in every corner of the ocean, to her. And when the threat of death and corruption is so near, it makes sense, actually. She fights fate already by simply staying alive. The moon, so close yet so far away, is the embodiment of the hope she's been searching for. The only source of light when the waters she calls home are darker than the night sky. The Tower of Frozen Waves is a symbol of escapism, yes, but also hope. Everything about her echoes hope. Because she has it rough, she truly does, but she'll suffer her fate again and again and countless more times so long as she lives and breathes.

Despite this all, she's also very willing to discard her hopes and dreams if it means her domain doesn't suffer as she does.

Which leads to events such as this happening:

Hmm Sea Fairy why are you all the way down in the deep ocean what happened here-

The Lost City of Sugarteara

An underwater city crafted from a legendary being's profound sorrow. A place that seemed radiant, almost a utopia, but in reality, the opposite was true. To the point where the being who held the grief had to keep herself captive in the city in order to not have the darkness seeping into the place spread to the rest of the ocean.

So if its fall was inevitable, then why did they make the city in the first place? We know the place didn't instantly materialise but was instead an active choice made by the founders, so why did they have so much faith in the pearl? Even knowing that the raw emotions of the divine was not something to be easily reckoned with?

And I think that this logic can be explained by the simple fact that Sea Fairy was, and still is, their god. She was the being who had sole and complete power over her domain and their home, the one who bestowed compassion to everyone throughout the seas. To them, a treasure with such connection to their god as the Sacred Pearl, was a blessing. And what better way to memorialise the Almighty Sea's fallen treasure than in the form of a civilisation? A place where everyone the pearl has blessed can come and celebrate it and the prosperity it brings?

However, no matter how much they protected, decorated and celebrated the place, the denizens could not hide that the city's existence was one of sorrow, just like its source, the pearl. The emotions of despair infused into the treasure were never meant to last forever, trying to keep it from deteriorating was impossible, and soon enough, the people realised this and they left. One by one, until the faith that had held the city together in the first place was suddenly on the verge of a devastating collapse, only delayed by the steadfast loyalty of two.

Now cut to a depressed crustacean leading two children (well, it is heavily debated as to whether Sorbet Shark is actually a child or not) and Wave Drop (another one of Sea Fairy's treasures, this time it's one of happiness and she left it on the tower as far away from the ocean as possible, while her treasure of misery was left to sink. Oh, symbolism, my best friend) down into the frozen city to save Sea Fairy from her fate once more, and also defeat the Very Evil Manta Ray trying to hold control over the city via the captive Sea Fairy. So really, all of their goals are being met here. There isn't much left of the city, apart from the buildings and sugar crystals, and they don't encounter much on their way to the temple.

Only thing is, the Very Evil Manta Ray speak Lobster had been doing pretty much consisted entirely of lies. Most of what they said at all in the cutscenes consisted entirely of lies, full stop. However, these were lies that Lobster themselves actually believed in a way. To them, they were the only one of the two left actually doing something to bring the denizens back. It didnt matter that it involved seemingly corrupting the one thing that held the place together, it just mattered that it did the job. To bring back the city's glory. Which is why they were surprised when Mocha Ray decided to oppose them. Surprised, hurt even, to the point where they genuinely believed she didn't actually want the people, and in turn, the city back. That she herself was the corrupted one. After all, one effort was better than what seemed to be nothing, so why prevent it from happening?

Peppermint and Sorbet don't know this however, for the better or for the worse, and when they eventually get into the temple (after a bit of experimentation with Wave Drop), they're met with Mocha Ray's iconic first appearance that, while iconic, also seems to play along with the lies they've been told about her.

Everything about this scene screams "villainous". The context behind it, the barriers, heck, even the lighting seems villainous here. The general mystery surrounding her as up to this point, the only information we know about her being the few words spoken by Lobster (the untrue ones as mentioned above). If the city was just as abandoned as they said it was, then why lock yourself up in one singular place? Why lock yourself up in what is basically the core of the city, the one place that dictates the city's existence? What else could you be doing there, other than scheming? Other than villainy? This mystery is what made the lies so easy to believe. We never saw Mocha's own side of the story, heck we never even saw HER up until now.

Which is why it comes as such a surprise when the two guardian's intentions seem to do a complete 180 when they both reach the pearl. The supposed villain ends up taking the good side, trying to protect Sea Fairy, and in turn, the entire ocean from harm, and the supposed hero takes the other. They then proceed to fight to the death, with Mocha Ray being overpowered, until Sea Fairy manages to come back to her senses and quickly eradicates the city (which was directly linked to both of their powers, but I'd say it definitely affected Lobster's more. I mean, they lost their claw. Again. It's a bit of a stretch to say Mocha's powers were directly influenced by the city at all, since it has been showed she kept them even after Sugarteara. )

But one thing I want to quickly talk about is the dynamics between the two. They're complete opposites. In personality, in morals, their roles in the story, they're on opposite sides of the spectrum on almost everything. Even design. (I think the fact that if you inverse their colours they end just having the other's ones was very intentional.) They literally could not be more different if not for one thing - the fact that they were both guardians of the same city. A similarity that shouldn't have as much impact as it does. The fact that these two, despite having their different reasons, were still the only ones who actually stayed until the end. They both were the only citizens who didn't leave on their own accord and actually had it taken away from them, unlike literally everyone else. And weirdly enough, that makes them more similar and intertwined than most of the characters in the entire franchice. Sugarteara is just like that.

But that's where the similarities end. Because even though they are both left with practically nothing by the end, they have some VERY different reactions to this whole situation.

Mocha Ray is surprisingly unfazed. Calm. Which is a bit uncalled for as she is the one who almost died in that. And when such an important place to her had suddenly been lost, you'd think there would be a small amount of grief. But no. Instead, she immediately looks to the future and eagerly tells everyone about her plans. And admits that maybe the city was doomed from the start. In a way, she's sort of facing her own fate head on, like Sea Fairy. (which by the way, their dynamic is hella interesting too because well, Mocha at this point is most likely Sea Fairy's biggest worshipper. She lived in the city crafted from and dedicated to one of Sea Fairy's treasures, and lived the best part of her life in the temple as a priestess specifically while also being one of the last denizens left before the whole destruction happened. And she was definitely the last one who still believed in Sea Fairy's will to keep the treasure and the city alive. The tremendous influence is showing here and I love it.)

She carries on, fully knowing rebuilding a city that in her eyes is just as beautiful as the place she left will take a long, long time. Despite having almost no remnants of a plan on how to get there. I say almost none, because her plan at the end of this is to find Lobster, who seems to have entirely disappeared (We will get to this later). You know, the guy who almost killed her?? The one who attempted to corrupt Sea Fairy with the darkness in the first place???? What the heck??

But in Mocha's perspective, it makes sense. Because she knows they are quite literally the only other person with the same goal as her. It also helps that despite moving on (somewhat) fairly quickly, she's also stuck in the past, and I would say almost as rigid as, if not more rigid than Lobster. Because at least Lobster's viewpoint of a person can change, hence the whole switch up with Mocha Ray. But Mocha still sees Lobster as a good person who is simply misguided, because of how they were back when the city thrived. So rigid, but in an hopeful way that could be confused as blind trust, but it really isn't that. Naivety? Maybe.

Its just a bit too bad, seeing how Lobster is her foil and all, because on their side of the story....

Yeah. That. The weirdly ominous scene where we find out that the plan to corrupt Sea Fairy via the pearl was not their own. Instead, that can be credited to the aptly named Eerie Anglerfish (who just so happens to be a messenger-type creature made by Dark Enchantress. It's unknown whether this is just a random fish corrupted and turned into a spy for evil, or whether this is the voice of DE herself.) But the reason I say it's aptly named is.. well.... look at the way it convinces Lobster to carry on.

Manipulation at its finest. The way this is worded makes me think that, no, makes me sure that Eerie Anglerfish was watching Lobster for a long while before making a move. I mean, there was lots of time, and there would've been more if Lobster didn't try and corrupt the pearl. Watching, of course, to try and bring Sea Fairy to the darkness. She seemed like the easiest target to DE as well, too hopeless and pathetic to protect herself, but powerful enough to have some sort of value. And as always, with a being such as her, there will be followers. Even DE had some. Now they were indeed loyal and would follow her every order, but there weren't any that could traverse the seas, and her goal was to conquer all of Earthbread, was it not? Including the domain of the lonely ocean. How? Via the lonely ocean legendary. Where? In the lonely ocean city. The only way to do this, however, was to recruit a new member, one who could access the domain which wouldve been unpassable to any of her other servants. And to DE's surprise, when the time came to strike, there only seemed to be two to pick from. Perfect.

Mocha Ray was out of the question. Despite being the closest to Sea Fairy, she most likely never even met the angler, because for a start, the temple, where she permanently resided was filled with barriers and traps of her own making. But even if the angler could get to her, she would absolutely not be convinced. Because as mentioned earlier, she is Sea Fairy's biggest worshipper, and would more likely kill the angler than be swayed. Mocha ray, following Dark Enchantress? Nope. Not happening. Non. Nada.

So that just leaves one. Lobster. Surprisingly easy to manipulate seeing that they had practically the same amount of loyalty to the city as Mocha, despite it showing in drastically different ways. And in those opposite ways lies opposite chances. Watching the two guardians fall apart, latching onto one was a piece of cake. Playing around with falling loyalty and watching it slowly dissipate as the target loses trust in the being meant to protect them? Easy.

When compared to the indiscernable mind of the temple keeper, the crystal-clawed sentinel's thoughts could be read like a book.

All she had to do, for them to join her, was provide a remedy. A cure for the dying, sacred city.

And with the plans of Dark Enchantress, the remedy was not going to work anyhow. It was never going to restore the glorious city, only conjure a twisted version of what was once a place of radiance. It didn't need Sea Fairy to fail. But she wasn't expecting it to end this way either. So she did the only thing she could possible do, without losing this newfound follower.

Another remedy. Another cure. Sugarteara was gone, so where else could they go? And the city would be revived. Back to its rightful glory, with newfound powers and a leader they could actually trust.

All of this, with one small condition. Their loyalty.

An offer they could not refuse.

TO BE CONTINUED !!!

This is the end of the first half of my hyperanalysis! (This took way longer to write than I intended, almost two months of pure procrastination) The wandercrab sector will probably arrive three years late if I'm being honest (just like the actual update), but I had a lot of fun writing this! If you actually got to the end then thank you for being one of the people actually interested enough in my words!!

Until next time!

[jadescortaurius1]

show me each of your favorite ocs

we don't have all time favorites since we have so many, but here's some of our ocs!

cat(?) Jester with the tail with a gloved hand on the end: Rico (give this man a break from Yoon's yapping)

The blobs: B.B, Mari, and Melonie (the babiesss)

the security animatronic: Yún (zippy zappy electric hands :3)

Ocs/ characters from our upcoming book "A Withering Star" : Solael (oml somebody help him he is so ill) , Lune (knight in shining armour), and Saturna (gurl JELP I should redesign her)

[spr1n6tim30nionzzz]

slightly Halloween related- some redesigns of the monster high g3 designs

first one is clawdeen since i felt she needed the most umm help(i felt betrayed when they deyassified her, no shade to the new one but yeah) one is more like her g1 design but more modern, second is similar-ish to the new one but a little cooler, more streetwear like. and for her glasses i changed it to a half glasses shape idk how to explain it, and shaped it like cresent moons since its a big part of her design

then one the next one theres draculara, frankie, and gholia. draculara i went for a sorta shojo style with the sweater button up combo, frankie i wanted them to wear something experimental (tee hee get it) and made their hair look zappy? for ghoulia i actually like her change the most, making her ride a skateboard and still being nerdy, so i leaned into it and did a mix of both. sorry for yapping a bunch and also not posting any finished art school has been rough but i have joined a fashion class at my school so thats cool

[pesterloglog]

John Egbert

Act 6, page 7211-7219

JOHN: whoa, it worked!

JOHN: ha ha, i remember this!

JOHN: oh man, this is great.

JOHN: hey guys!

JOHN: hey me!!

JOHN: you're looking almost as handsome as the other me i just saw.

JOHN: don't ask, it's a long story. all you need to know is we are both looking great, as usual.

JOHN: dang, this was such a cool moment!

JOHN: hard to believe it was only...

JOHN: hours ago?

JOHN: days ago?

JOHN: these zappy shenanigans are making me lose track of time.

JOHN: whatever, it was just a really nice surprise when you all randomly appeared on my birthday and fell on the grass!

JOHN: i would love to have this sweet reunion all over again with you guys...

JOHN: we had some great conversations here on this lonely stone henge planet. i really wouldn't mind listening to everything we said again word for word!

JOHN: but i can't.

JOHN: i don't know if this makes sense...

JOHN: but when we all came together like this out of the blue, and had our long awaited reunion...

JOHN: i'm not sure if we really earned it yet?

JOHN: we didn't realize it at the time, but there were still a bunch of problems waiting to happen.

JOHN: like, some lingering issues that were going to pull us all apart again, and make us fight to get back together once and for all.

JOHN: but don't worry, i'm working to overcome all those problems right now.

JOHN: that's why i'm here!

JOHN: it's also why i can't hang around all day babbling like a fool. i really need to quit yapping and hit the road.

JOHN: see you karkat!

JOHN: i hope your pals don't take it personally, but you were always my favorite troll.

JOHN: the shouty tirades you are going to have on this hilly planet are going to be epic and hilarious. i will never forget them.

JOHN: kanaya, take good care of him for me, ok? thanks.

JOHN: dave! see you in a different reality, buddy.

JOHN: be sure to take care of mr. mayor too.

JOHN: your beautiful friendship with a cute chess man is an inspiration to us all.

JOHN: i hope and firmly believe it will transcend the boundaries of even the most ludicrous retcon shenanigans.

JOHN: (heheheh.)

JOHN: goodbye, rose. it makes me happy to see you alive and well, even if only for a minute.

JOHN: i'm going to make sure i never have to watch you die again.

JOHN: sorry if that sounds morbid and confusing, but... yeah.

JOHN: and if you see her around, say hello to roxy for me!

JOHN: haha, oh yeah. hey terezi.

JOHN: i feel like this is some big joke you are in on too.

JOHN: but you probably don't have the slightest clue what's going on, do you?

JOHN: maybe it's better that way, heh.

JOHN: anyway, the plan is going perfectly so far. ;)

JOHN: (i just winked.)

JOHN: so yeah, time to go get that ring.

JOHN: i don't know what's going to happen to you all once i change stuff...

JOHN: maybe you'll stop existing? i don't have a damn clue, to be honest.

JOHN: but just so you know, you will always keep existing in my heart.

JOHN: bye!

[thousandsonpyrae]

++ Outer System Astropath Alarm: Probe-sentry Breach

++ Alarm Identification...

++ Xeno Origins. Classification: Ork

++ Naval Element Defense?

++En route...

++ALERT ALERT ALERT IMMATERIUM DISTURBANCE

++ IMMATERIUM DISTURB-

Imperial Agriworld Leboth - Great Toll-Fields of Marbod

 Titheworld of XVth Legion Jurisdiction

“WAAAGH!” 

The warcry of the greenskin horde roared over the once beautiful plains of Leboth’s northwestern continent, Marbod. The brutality of these warmongers was nothing short of inhuman barbarism. The farmers and servitors of rebels and traitors tooling on the foods that were destined for the billions of themselves and the worlds tied to their labors cleaved by churning chainweapons and brutish cleavers, hammers and mace.

The clean machines ploughing for new fields and uprooting the fresh crops torn about and bastardized into pollution-belching weapons of death the moment the enemies’ grubby fingers grabbed and corrupted what their greedy, insidious eyes set upon.

Limbs juicy of meat and blood crunched and tore into tusked mouth and needle teethed maws. Above these thousands of diminutives and hundreds upon hundreds of their musclebound masters, there was Him. The greatest of these howling upright beasts - of flesh, muscles and cybernetics - crushed one of his own yapping lessers under the metallic boot and clamped his great iron claw. The cruel sneer of boredom fresh on his face before seeing the darkness piercing through the crackling storm of stratosphere break. 

One of his Kruisers exploding into a brilliant blossom of fire and burning scrap. Then another and another until the fires became yawning maws of righteous hate, turning onto others to devour as great serpents. It was unnatural and wyrd. Next to him, his great wierdboy gawked with a cackling smile as his nose bled from an overcharging of new powers.

“Wha’ is it, ya zappy git?” The great warboss Bleeksmakker questioned, clamping his klaw again in idle threat. Those dark green orbs that the Wierdboy called eyes stared even more. “Waaagh, Boss.” He answered with his cackling growl and threw his arms up to the air as if embracing the coming carnage.

“It iz the WAAAGH that I have promised!”

At the upheaval, great ships pierced through the debris like leviathans following an even greater one. Scarlet-skinned with glistening trims of gold, the fall of vengeance slamming like an angry knife onto a table. Each strike of torpedo hammer crushes pockets of the ground, taking ever ork in it. Another and another with lightning crashing all the same. 

Then came a rain of objects. Dropships. Droppods. 

Seeing the great destruction as his own Kruiser and ships was coming to meet with the enemy, the Warboss smiled for once in this month-like raid. “Yea...now this is wha’ I want. A real fight. A real...WAAAGH!!!”

[eirvesce-excerpts]

SKY//FLOOD - The Huntress - Blooming Rose (wip)

Bancroft. The place Veca first appeared, and Calee's once-home. A big town, now ruins, on the southern edge of Myera Rainforest. As her story went, Veca was attacked here by Sicara and rescued by Calee, and went on to search for Jade. It's as good a place as anywhere else to look for her...

Calee and Taylor search in and around Monsa and Deilos. Miko, Aubrey, Leo, and Staxia search Seipora. Jade and Corvin search Mt. Balos, Bancroft, and anywhere inbetween. They each team up specifically to stay safer - obviously, they aren't the only ones looking for Veca.

Oh. Oh, faaar from it. In the town square of Bancroft, where the mossy, broken, dried fountain and rusted metal fence sit on cracked cobble, Pierce Arturo and his Reapers sit in conversation. Jade and Corvin sneak up closer, hidden within a nearby red-brick ruin and cautious of any would-be sentries.

Pierce: That's what I'm tellin’ you! She ain't fuckin' hea'!

He seems to be talking to someone with that thick accent of his... but none of his subordinates are responding. A quiet squabbling in a deep tone calls back to him; Pierce huffs angrily.

Pierce: Th'fuck?! List'n, jackass, I'm tellin' ya: The zappy bitch ain't fuckin' in this shithole! Shutcha yap, cripplin' bischap.

Corvin narrows his eyes. He's obviously talking to someone.

Piece suddenly grows even more agitated, shoving off the fountain's edge, holding his palm against his right ear, and shouting.

Pierce: No! No, you listen to me, bitch! I am sick and tired 'a yer shit! Ya don't get'ta waltz ya shady Hunter ass up in my face and order me around like this! We had a fuckin' deal, and you are not calling it off!

Jade leans forward a slight bit over the edge of the rubble to get a better shot of the conversation, accidentally knocking a few bits loose. Immediately, Pierce and several men snap to Jade's direction. Pierce himself finds himself smiling sadistically as he marches closer, dropping his arm down to his side. The shape of a slim, silver headpiece on his right side shimmers in the hazy afternoon light.

Pierce: Well. Hah. We ain't found that Vermin, but we sure as hell found sumthin' else. ???: What? What is it?

The woman's voice becomes ever so faintly clear through the quiet. Jade and Corvin begin to back up; the sound of rubble being crushed underfoot signals their being cornered in.

Pierce: You know Vermin's little girlfriend and the bastard who helped broke us up? Hehahah... ???: Wh- Jade?! No- No! Pierce, stand the fuck down! You are not to har--

Pierce rips out the device and crushes it in his hand as his Sigil glows across his lower left ribs. His smiles nice and wide with eyes gleaming with sadistic excitement. Corvin quickly grabs Jade's arm and makes a break for it, coating his opposite shoulder in deep violet electricity and shoving the man behind them aside. Pierce calls after them with a hint of joy in his voice.

Pierce: Where ya goin', ya lil' shit?! Come back he' an' getcher just-fuckin-reward for stabbin' us in the back like you did!!

---

Pierce: You're goin' back in pieces to that Hunter, like it or not, Vin!

Corvin growls low at Pierce, his broken arm slowly draining away at what's left of his energy. Jade's bruised cheek and bleeding belly stain her flame-coated silhouette. The two steadily back up, arm-in-arm, away from the juggernaut before them. Cut, burnt, and shocked, nothing seems to phase him. Did he get stronger? He must have. Corvin managed to take him down before, but now...

Corvin: Back down, Pierce. You know Quartz will come for your ass if you do anything to us.

Pierce scoffs snidely, cocking his head with an unimpressed sneer.

Pierce: Yea? You think I care, Vin? You killed so many of my boys, you two... it's only fair I knock off a few 'a hers, too.

A loud gunshot-like sound startles him. It's so familiar, too... Is Calee nearby? No, she can't be. She should be in Deilos... Pierce sighs, flexing his hands as he closes the distance quicker.

Jade: Back the hell off! Pierce: Shutcher yap, bitch!

Pierce skips forward, throwing a punch directly at Jade. She rolls forward, scatching the back of Pierce's right leg as she passes him. He throws down his hand, catching Jade by the middle of her shirt, and hoisting her upward. Corvin throws his open palm against Pierce's chest unhindered, surging the brute of a man with his volts. Pierce laughs and slams Corvin backward into a wall with his free hand, then throws Jade away and down into the broken pavement. She shouts as a loud crack rings out; she bounces back and finds debilitating amounts of pain invading her chest.

Pierce laughs as he takes up Corvin with both hands, repeatedly slamming him into the wall over and over, as blood begins to splatter against the wall. A distant look takes to his eyes. Pierce whips Corvin back at Jade, throwing his ragdolled body against hers. His back is bloody and smashed, Jade is stamped with his blood as he hits her. Pierce grins wide as he slowly stomps toward them.

Pierce: This feels right. This feels great, beatin' a lil' traitor like you, Vin. I should do it more often.

With no regard to Jade at all, Pierce stomps on her left leg as he passes over, making her scream in pain as the bone snaps instantly. She writhes in pain, seething with sharp breaths. He stops just in front of Corvin, crouching down and shoving him over onto his back to glare him down in the eyes.

Pierce: I'm gonna drag your lil' pompous ass back to the Gash, and we're gonna have a hell of a time, Vin. Just you and me. No need for the trash, you know... Now geddup.

Corvin strains to breathe, weakly gazing up at Pierce. Grown impatient, Pierce picks him up by a tuft of his shirt like a sack and stands tall, dragging his along as he leaves Jade broken.

???: Arturo, I told you to stand the fuck down.

Pierce freezes as the woman's voice rings out. Jade sees the silhouette of a woman step toward her... digging her hands under Jade's back and knees and picking her up. Jade winces as her left leg jostles, making the woman sigh.

???: God damn it, Pierce. Why the fuck would you do this? Corvin, I can understand, but Jade... You've never even met her. She didn't deserve this, she is innocent.

Pierce huffs, whipping around and glaring at the woman. Jade can't quite get a good look at her quite yet... the sun's bright light make her out like a shadow.

Pierce: She got in the way, Rose, and she's with that Vermin bitch. Had it comin' to her, 'specially with this prick at'er side.

Rose holds Jade tight, her expression unclear... but her voice makes her sound as if she's holding back a furious rage.

Rose: Just- Drop the kid and I'll forget this little contrivance ever happened. You and your croneys get the fuck out of Bancroft. You go off where I never have to see you again... I don't need someone who can't follow simple orders, and I'll blow a hole in you if you refuse.

Pierce clicks his tongue and drops Corvin. He falls limply, like a corpse... but after several seconds on the ground, continues breathing as before, though even more strained. He seems to be on the edge of death itself...

Pierce: Gah, fine. But next time I see this bastard, though, he is dead, got it? Rose: Please, just get fucking lost, already. Pierce: Feh. Hunter bitch...

Pierce marches off with an air of dissatisfaction. Left alone, Rose sets down Jade, ever so carefully, and steps over her to Corvin. Jade hears the nasty sound of flesh peeling from stone as Rose turns him over.

Rose: Jesus fucking christ... What a fucking monster. You're still alive, right? Corvin?

Corvin struggles to turn his gaze to Rose, but makes enough of an effort to tell her "yes." She breathes with a heavy air.

Rose: Good. This might sting a bit, but it'll keep you alive. Bear with it.

Rose places her hands just over Corvin's back and steadies her breathing. A gradual warmth, like warm water, gently fills his body... a familiar sensation, at that. His back stings horribly as something changes... Jade watches as Rose treats Corvin, an almost non-existent bluish glow radiating from the upper-left and lower right of her back.

Rose huffs as she pulls back, panting as if a great deal of strength was taken from her. She wipes her head with her right forearm and stands up.

Rose: That should be enough for you to breathe. Can you get up?

Corvin finds the pain from his entire back significantly lessened, but still horrible. He groans, fruitlessly trying to push himself up. Rose sighs, bending down to help him up.

Rose: Go on, grab my shoulder. I'll help you up.

Doing as he is told, Corvin places a hand on Rose's lowered shoulder. She takes hold of his hand with her own, slowly standing up and taking Corvin's other hand with her free one. He groans in pain as he rises to his feet, wobbling as Rose cautiously lets go, holding her hands out ready to catch him.

Rose: Hey, hey- Take a breath. You'll be fine. He ain't gonna hurt you again, not today.

Corvin's breathing is heavy and labored. He nods, straining to stay standing. Rose cautiously takes a step back toward Jade, glancing down to be careful not to step on her.

Rose: Easy. I'll pick up the girl and see you somewhere safe, aight?

Corvin still can't respond outside of a nod. He watches Rose from the corner of his eye, watching as she once again picks Jade up from her back and knees like before.

The two finally get good looks of Rose as she steps up beside Corvin. She's a little tan, with icy blue eyes and hair flipped over her left side and the left shaved short and messy. A reddish scar marks beneath her right eye, and she holds a large gunblade sheathed to her back. A faded red shirt underlies an open black combat jacket, with black jeans and black and silver boots. Her eyes have a worn look to them, as if she's been through a lot, but...

*She's pretty.* It's the first thought through Jade's shadowed mind, and briefly startles her.