Fragility of the Mind

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Tue 7 Dec 2010 - 16:51

Gabrielle was happy with her clothing choices, and put her old shoes back on. She stretched, much more relaxed from the shower, and after contemplating for a bit whether or not to put make up on, she decided against it and just went into the living room where TK was waiting for her.

"Alright, I'm ready."

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Tue 7 Dec 2010 - 17:03

TK smiled and replied, "Alrighty"

She looked around her home once more before nodding to herself and teleported with Gabrielle, back to the base in Michigan. Once they appeared in the room, Gabrielle would be hit with a strong whiff of the majestic aroma flowing from the breakfast TK had prepared.

TK grinned and pointed to Gabrielle's bunk, indicating her tray of breakfast awaiting with her choice of coffee, tea, or both if she wanted.

TK then grabbed a tray off the bunk where she had placed the remaining trays who belonged to anyone who wanted them. She then made her way back to her bunk and looked at the images on her laptop as she ate.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Tue 7 Dec 2010 - 17:52

All was dark. Udo drifted through what seemed like ages on the tides of his mind. Thought, memory, experience all contorting and twisting together in etheral swirls of incoherence and nirvana. All seemed lost, as he drifted out of thought and time, and at the mercy of a shattered psyche.

Drums? Thunder? Explosions.

The world re-enveloped him like a warm blanket as he returned to himself and his enviornment threatened with tremendous fury. His eyes opened.
"Attention all staff, begin evacuation protocols immediatly. Follow patient evacuation heirarchy accordingly." The PA in the hospital chimmed, muffled under the sounds of panic and the familiar thunder of war. The procedure was to evacuate the intensive care patients first followed by the nursery and maternity wards, and finally the remaining patients of lessened severity. Udo was only awake and upright in his bed for a moment before nurses came to him.
"Your awake!? Nevermind. How are you feeling?" Another jarring explosion rocked the building in shudders causing the nurse to stumble slightly. Udo instinctively slid his feet off the bed in attempt to get up and assist but he wasn't quick enough and she really didn't need the help. Once she caught her balance she continued. "Can you walk?"

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Tue 7 Dec 2010 - 18:37

Alevon sat in the car as they headed towards the others, thinking

...is this the right path? ...oh, what am I saying...I've asked myself that question all my life, it's time to wise up and make my own path...stop letting it unfold for me...take reign, for I am ALEVON DREY.

He lays his head back on the seat and looks at the roof of the car

...and so it begins...

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Tue 7 Dec 2010 - 18:55

Udo scooted further off the bed put his feet on the ground. His eyes became wide as he finally noticed his stiffened right leg. It had finally happened, his leg was solid stone from his toes to a few inches above his kneecap. No longer in the mallabe clay-like stage it had been before, he'd been using his geokinesis in his sleep, and the length of time he'd spent in comatose had only sped up the process. The nurse noticed Udo's horrified reaction, and attempted to console him. After handing him a pair of crutches she urged for him to hurry as another crash shook the quickly weakening structure.

Udo followed her one swing at a time at he tried his best to navigate the crowded and paniced hallways. In the end, it proved quicker to hop on one foot in such cramped spaces. He followed the nurse down a particurally challenging stairwell before she ushered him towards the crowds filtering out of the hospital. She offered him a smile before, leaving and running back up the stairwell. Udo headed, choosing to use the crutches properly at this point, to the exit in no hurry. The crowds would prevent any manner of haste for the moment.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Tue 7 Dec 2010 - 21:51

As Udo made his way outdoors he would see a man with jet black and messy hair walking down the street. He looked rather young and was swaying his head back and forth as every once and awhile he would look at a building and snap a few times, a large explosion happening wherever he snapped at. The damage was catastrophic.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Tue 7 Dec 2010 - 22:11

Udo ducked the best he could as rubble and dust was flicked everywhere from the explosions.
"Ach du lieber Gott!?¹", Udo exclaimed as little bits of rock narrowly missed him. He struggled to move while crouching with his leg securely frozen at the joint by rough stone. Udo found what he hoped would be temporary cover, while he focused on his leg. What now? He closed his eyes and focused, he felt his hold on the minerals and sediment as well as the stone in his own leg. Maybe if I...

"Argh!" Udo winced in pain as he tried to use geokinesis to mobilize his own leg. Apparently, what looked solid stone, still had living bone beneath. Bones, and joints that sent razor pain up Udo's spine as the stone shifted and grinded around it. Udo took a deep breath before peaking out from behind his cover to see the dark haired youth continuing his assault. Udo would never be able to out run him, but maybe he could subdue him. . .

¹: roughly translated, "For the love of God"

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 14:38

TK finished her breakfast, made sure her laptop was secure on her bunk (still open of course with a map of Canada displayed) and discarded her tray and dishes as she walked out to find Thomas. When she did, she stood up next to him and watched what he was watching on the television. TK was still very much in a fowl mood.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 16:58

Alevon sighs
"Videor...due to my inability to determine the distance between two locations I've only seen a couple times in my life, could you tell me how much longer it's going to be before we get there?"

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 17:02

"Few more hours." Videor said, still driving the car. Maya was already asleep against the car door as she lightly snored.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 17:07

Alevon makes an unhappy face and leans his head back
"Alright"

He leans his head on Maya slightly and just rests, not falling asleep

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 17:12

TK decided to call Raine and waited for her to pick up. Though to her dismay, she ended up having to leave a voice mail, "Raine, I made breakfast for everyone. I'm sorry about falling asleep on you last night but I'm wide awake now and after we all eat, I need to discuss something thats imperative for each of us."

After leaving that message, she hung up and sighed.

Take your time getting here Videor...., she thought to herself.

TK shuddered just thinking about seeing him now, fighting her feelings and groaned to herself in annoyance.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 17:12

Udo continued to survey the area around him from behind his cover. Udo wasn't a fighter, in fact as soon as he learned the consequences of using his abilities, he made certain to use them as little as possible. Still, none of this seemed right or just. This devil needed to be stopped. He took a deep breath to shake his apprehension before closing his eyes again to feel the earth around him. As he concentrated, bits of stone of varied shape and size began to pull, grind, and roll towards the mangled, burning taxi that Udo hid behind. The stone pieces gathered and piled over Udo, first the smaller bits, followed by the large chunks unliftable by normal means. He'd need to work fast before all the movement earned him unwanted attention.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 18:30

The man ignored the moving rubble as he continued his attacks. Primarily focusing on buildings.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 18:55

Alevon strums his fingers on the car door, head leaned back with his eyes closed

...this feels like an eternity...I wish we could get there soon...I could quite literally run there faster than this is taking...and the worst part is, it's true.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 19:09

Ariel sat up and rubbed her eyes, yawning. She felt a lot more refreshed now that she lay down for a while, disliking the fact that she was woken up so early before. She got out of bed and went to the bathroom, doing the usual morning routine of showering and brushing her teeth and whatnot. When she came out in a fresh pair of dark blue jeans and a black turtleneck she stretched.

"Morning all," she said in a blank tone. Then she saw Gabrielle and smiled slightly. "And good morning to you as well. Lucky me, I get to wake up and see my favourite girl in the morning," she added with a wink.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 19:11

Udo held the large rocks around him close as a makeshift shelter as he started grinding up the smaller pieces. It was slow and meticulous but eventually the thin hollow between him and the rock wall began to fill with fine sediment. Udo let the sand surround him completely as he continued grinding and filling the mold. He took a deep breath before covering his face lastly. Holding onto his breath he concentrated carefully on the stone around him. Taking care to hold onto the sand he'd created in a thick layer around his body, he let the large rock holding the sand fall away from him, He loosened the sand around his face slightly so he could see and breath before carefully carrying himself out from his cover. He was relieved to see the man seemed oblivious to his presence, Here goes nothing.

Udo planted his feet securely and concentrated. From the living sand shell rotating its sands around his form, small ripples on his torso produced dozens of thin sharpened shards of sand aimed at the man attacking the city. He contiued to fire, while pulling more nearby chucks of rock to him to be grinded into ammunition for his attack.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 19:21

The attacks seemed to stop inches before striking the man, bouncing off with no damage being done to him. He continued to ignore as the explosions went on.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 19:27

TK teleported back into the room and sat back on her bottom bunk and started working on her laptop. After a moment she noticed her best friend awake and grinned, "Morning sleeping beauty" she teased, "Breakfast is waiting on you." And with that, TK pointed at the tray of food she left on Ariel's bunk.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 19:31

Ariel grinned and went over to her bunk. She noticed the tray of food and picked it up, eyeing it hungrily. She dug in without a second thought and munched happily on her food. Then she turned to TK and said, with a mouth full of food, "Thanks for breakfast sleeping ugly."

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 19:35

TK rolled her eyes playfully as she replied, "Just for that, you're not getting seconds!!!" She then pointed to the bunk that held the rest of the 4 trays of food, belonging to no one in particular.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 19:49

Udo stopped firing with a huff of frustration. For a moment, he began to feel a little in over his head.
"OK. Lets try something different." He said under his breath as he pondered ideas more drastic.
He shut his eyes once more and grabbed a chunk of crumbled cornerstone from one of the decimated buildings and sent it tumbling towards the man. It bounced wildly as it rolled quickly in his direction.
"Yo, shiesskopf! Over here!" He shouted in a moment of temporary insanity.

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 20:03

Ariel shrugged and continued to eat.

"It's alright," she said, this time having swallowed first, "I'm full anyways. I don't need to eat a lot." Then she glanced at TK and mumbled, "Unlike someone I know."

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 20:11

TK's cheeks flushed, "If we weren't having company of 4 I would have been ate it, so? It would have only been 5 plates. Come on its not that bad," she laughed. "Though I...sometimes eat a lot."

Subject: Re: Fragility of the Mind Wed 8 Dec 2010 - 20:23

"Exactly," Ariel said. She leaned against the wall and stared at the ceiling, thinking about her other half.

'Leana... I miss you.'

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