[Arle Nadja]

Arle was pushed off of Krystal, scooting back a bit to avoid being hit. She just kind of assumed anyone would want to hit her waking up like that. However, it thankfully never came. She sat there for a moment and gave Krystal some space. Krystal could hear that Arle was thinking about apologizing to her. However, she never did. Instead, she eventually scooted back over and gently laid a hand on Krystal's shoulder. “...Healing.” Arle incanted, a wave of warm light radiating off her hand and around Krystal's body, soothing her wounds.

nsN9fAuPp_1d15+5 (Arle's healing; Restores 19 HP to Krystal)

“Any time...” Arle meekly replied, soothed by her thanks. She sighed gratefully in relief. “...There's a pervert hiding around here somewhere by the way. I couldn't catch him.” Arle meekly explained. She'd made a choice to save Krystal. One she did not regret. “Are you going to be okay? I can try and get us out of here and get you to a hospital... We might have to go without clothes for a bit. But I can probably craft an illusion of clothes if we need one.” Arle offered. She cared too much about Krystal's wellbeing to prioritize Choppun over her safety, and she wasn't completely confident Krystal was in a state to continue. Maybe Krystal could even tell it was a mildly difficult choice for her. The tone of her thoughts were one of mild defeat. However, it took her no time at all to decide on putting Krystal first.

Arle Nadja 183/210 70/70

Healing CD: 2 Turns

1d15+5

[heirtothemonado]

As Arle's healing spell spread through her body, Krystal's breathing grew a little bit more even, the wounds on her body soothed a little. With a grunt of effort, Krystal got to her feet. "I don't blame you for letting him get away. You had other things on your mind. But his presence is certainly....concerning, especially how we are now..." Krystal trails off before smiling slightly. "I'll be fine. The healing spell definitely helped. But if we run into anything, I'm afraid I'm not going to be much help. I left my staff in the changing room" Krystal looked slightly annoyed by that, but she mainly wanted to try and calm Arle down. The nervousness and indecisiveness of the mage's thoughts spoke loud and clear to Krystal, and part of her was rather touched that she was so concerned for her safety. However, the person that had trapped them was still here, and with Krystal unarmed, they were still in a rather dangerous position.

"If we need to go without clothes for a little, then so be it. The important thing is that we get out of here before that creep shows up again. Now come on, let's see if we can't find a way out."

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Krystal

Health: 137/140

Shield: 45/45

Status: Unarmed

[Arle Nadja]

Arle pondered Krystal's response and kinda shrugged. "...I guess you're right. Something tells me this pervert has some of mine handy anyway." she lamented with a helpless shrug of her arms. Nearby, Krystal can hear Choppun's thoughts. <Hehehe, they'll never guess I'm hiding underneath my stack of mint condition Chronology of Satan comic books! A female has never laid hands on them in all of history! ...Or anyone else. Because I bought them all. ...Suckeeeers.> he monologues. Arle looks around and begins tepidly moving forward, attempting to find their way. They soon come across what can only be described as a weeb's man cave.

On the TV, a PC98 console is outputting video showing a title demo of an RPG game featuring what looked distinctly like Schezo tossing an unconscious Arle into a dungeon next to a skeleton on the floor. She soon wakes up drained of most of her magic, and begins attempting to seduce the monstrous guards to trick them into opening her cell so she can escape. Nearby, Arle has become fully distracted by this and is just kind of gawking. <...How did they--... Who made this?? I thought I fried both of those goons> Arle thought in bewilderment. <...Eugh. I hope Krystal doesn't see this and think I'm into that sort of thing. Is that weirder than being into girls? ...Probably. Maybe??> she continues to fret. There is a conspicuous stack of comics in the corner, large enough to hide a small person underneath.

Arle Nadja 183/210 70/70

--Companions/Status--

[heirtothemonado]

Krystal nods to Arle, and they continue forward. The blue vixen lets Arle take the lead, since without her staff she'd be less then helpful in a fight. However, not much time had passed before words began to echo in Krystal's mind, in a voice that sounded...familiar to her. It sounded like....like the guy that had trapped them! He...was really unsubtle about where he was hiding, too, though it didn't sound like any place around here. Still, Krystal kept her guard up, just in case.

Soon enough, the pair approached a...very peculiar room. One that smelt of...desperation. And way too much curry. "What....kind of place is this?" Krystal wondered aloud as they walked in. The TV set on the table caught Krystal's eyes for a second before she noticed the pile of comics on the floor. Wait, wasn't that.....

Before she could make any further comment, mentally or otherwise, a flood of Arle's thoughts cascaded into her mind. Seems like what was shown on the TV was really upsetting to her. Or at least embarrassing. Krystal flushed a bit as she realized how much she was diving into Arle's personal life, but she shook it off. They had to stay focused if they were going to get out of here.

<Arle. Settle down and be on your guard. I think the man that captured us is hiding somewhere in here> Krystal mentally projected into Arle's mind. If she was right, and Choppun was indeed hiding in that stack of comics like he thought he was going to, the less they said the better. If Choppun thought they didn't know where he was, that could be an advantages to them. <I...think he's in that pile of comics...> ...Krystal would have attempted to attack the pile of comics but....yeah, no staff. So no fight. Bummer.

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Krystal

Health: 137/140

Shield: 45/45

Status: Cautionary