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[ 3. You open a door and immediately hear a roar. Before you can see what's inside the room, a creature bursts out and screams in your face. The face inside the snake's mouth is someone you know from home. Their expression is a mixture of bloodthirst and terror. You get the sense that they want you dead. You sustain one minor injury, but the door slams shut on the creature before it can hurt you further. If you try to open the door again, it won't open, but you will hear your friend's screams from behind it.
- well that just happens to be the door that jiji is standing in front of! though he does not yet open it, instead just catching bucky's eye in the hallway first]
Ha ha ha, I take it that you are curious about these new additions as well?
- well that just happens to be the door that jiji is standing in front of! though he does not yet open it, instead just catching bucky's eye in the hallway first]
Ha ha ha, I take it that you are curious about these new additions as well?
[ wow, look at this stranger just standing in front of a door! Bucky is curious about both. ]
I don't know about "curious." Wary, maybe.
I don't know about "curious." Wary, maybe.
I can go first. I can handle any danger myself just fine.
[ he's not so sure about this rando ]
[ he's not so sure about this rando ]
[ Well. He opens the door and peeks in, trying to see what's in there, but it seems too dark from the outside. Bucky takes a step in, but that's when a roar echoes through the room. ]
Off to a good start.
Off to a good start.
Maybe. Doesn't matter, not my prob-- [ that is when the giant snake seems to emerge out of the inky darkness, jaw unhinged to reveal a screeching face. Now, I don't know who Mikazuki sees in the mouthface, but Bucky yelps and throws a punch on reflex. ]
Shit!
Shit!
I'm fine! [ the snake lunges for him, quick as a whip, and...idk, headbutts him? Bites him?? Something snakey like that. Whatever it is, the attack makes him shout and jump back a step with a hiss.
Yeah. He's doing great. ]
Yeah. He's doing great. ]
[he's doing so good.
that said mikazuki will decide to at least somewhat attempt to help? regardless of who is seen on the inside of the snake's mouth, he will step forward - quick himself despite all the proclamation of old age - and slice his sword into the beast's neck, prompting another roar.]
Once more.
[go for another punch, bucky!]
that said mikazuki will decide to at least somewhat attempt to help? regardless of who is seen on the inside of the snake's mouth, he will step forward - quick himself despite all the proclamation of old age - and slice his sword into the beast's neck, prompting another roar.]
Once more.
[go for another punch, bucky!]
[ He turns to give Mikazuki a frown--HE HAD IT HANDLED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH--but that's less important than taking down the giant snake thing. He does indeed wind up for another punch, but then, as per the room description, the snake seems to vanish back into the darkness and the two of them are thrust out of the room as the door shuts behind them. ]
Damn it!
Damn it!
[ Bucky's just wandering around after the trial. When he steps into the courtyard and spots Mikazuki there, he just. stops for a second. And then approaches. ]
Tea right after you got injured nearly getting stabbed?
Are you even going to patch that up?
Tea right after you got injured nearly getting stabbed?
Are you even going to patch that up?
[ ...well, he'll hand it to zuko, it does look like a decent enough bandaging. ]
Right. You're a sword. Who got cut across his sword cheek.
...you don't care that he nearly stabbed you a few minutes ago?
Right. You're a sword. Who got cut across his sword cheek.
...you don't care that he nearly stabbed you a few minutes ago?
Generally people care about nearly getting stabbed, yeah.
Hmm. [ that much, at least, he can agree on. ]
Does it hurt, when you're injured? What happens if you're dealt a fatal blow?
Does it hurt, when you're injured? What happens if you're dealt a fatal blow?
Yes, there's always a time to be worried about being injured or killed. Even outside of a place where people get murdered every week.
Me too. But the way you survive it is by being prepared for it, not just letting it happen.
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