castaway-achlys

[castaway-achlys]

*castor latched onto him, burying his face into mai's neck and just breathing in his scent to calm down further*

n- no... but... i'll be okay... please don't worry... i just... can't handle feeling so many negative emotions at once...

*castor knocks on the door of the infirmary to alert everyone to his appearance.*

(@atamai-twst @the-possum-of-rsa @hello-from-nrc-infirmary @nrcbookclub and whoever else lol i'm bad at remembering blog names)

open up... i have trystia... vern needs help, and so does freya...

#castor speaks. #castor's flower. 🪻

[castaway-achlys]

-flops over onto them and sleeps-

*admin blinks but pets his head and ears happily*

*castor just stares. how could the grumpy kitty be this cute?*

#admin speaks. #castor speaks.

[castaway-achlys]

*he didn't answer out loud, just shuffled back into the bed and held his arms out. mai would be the first to actually see his eyes and meet his gaze as he looked up at him, a bit pathetically.*

*castor knocks on the door of the infirmary to alert everyone to his appearance.*

(@atamai-twst @the-possum-of-rsa @hello-from-nrc-infirmary @nrcbookclub and whoever else lol i'm bad at remembering blog names)

open up... i have trystia... vern needs help, and so does freya...

#castor speaks. #castor's flower. 🪻

[castaway-achlys]

'm used to it... it isn't bothering me... i just feel anxious... really anxious...

*castor knocks on the door of the infirmary to alert everyone to his appearance.*

(@atamai-twst @the-possum-of-rsa @hello-from-nrc-infirmary @nrcbookclub and whoever else lol i'm bad at remembering blog names)

open up... i have trystia... vern needs help, and so does freya...

#castor speaks. #castor's flower. 🪻 #admin: castor can handle a shit ton of stuff and still act fine

[castaway-achlys]

*poor castor didn't even flinch when something hurt... it was the first time that he'd even been cared for medically, at least for something more than a knee scrape. at the offer of a hoodie, castor blinked and put it on, leaving the big hood over his head. the darkness and comfort it provided was helping him calm down, even if just a little. he set his magic pen on the table... it wasn't necessarily full of blot, but definitely had a significant amount, a combination of his stress and the mana and energy his um needed. the poor guy flopped back against mai's bed, staring at the ceiling and trying to just breathe.*

*castor knocks on the door of the infirmary to alert everyone to his appearance.*

(@atamai-twst @the-possum-of-rsa @hello-from-nrc-infirmary @nrcbookclub and whoever else lol i'm bad at remembering blog names)

open up... i have trystia... vern needs help, and so does freya...

#castor speaks. #castor's flower. 🪻

[castaway-achlys]

*castor nodded and let sage run free and play with jasmine. he took off his shirt since it had blood all on it, a mixture of his own and... the animals he'd killed to save trystia. there were claw marks on his chest and wounds from bites and scratches all over his arms and even some on his legs. he didn't even have energy to panic or stress about the fact mai could see his top surgery scars.*

*castor knocks on the door of the infirmary to alert everyone to his appearance.*

(@atamai-twst @the-possum-of-rsa @hello-from-nrc-infirmary @nrcbookclub and whoever else lol i'm bad at remembering blog names)

open up... i have trystia... vern needs help, and so does freya...

#castor speaks. #castor's flower. 🪻

[castaway-achlys]

*he nodded and clinged to mai the entire way to the dorms. he picked up sage and insisted they go to octavinelle to mai's room... it smelled like mai and would be less depressing to hole up in with all the plants.*

*castor knocks on the door of the infirmary to alert everyone to his appearance.*

(@atamai-twst @the-possum-of-rsa @hello-from-nrc-infirmary @nrcbookclub and whoever else lol i'm bad at remembering blog names)

open up... i have trystia... vern needs help, and so does freya...

#castor speaks. #castor's flower. 🪻

[castaway-achlys]

i promise i'll live for you... i love you so much...

*he sniffled and whimpered, pointing towards the door. he needed to be away from all the noise... but first, he pulled away to scribble a note for trystia to wake up to.*

(@nrcbookclub i'll throw it in your inbox :3)

*he practically glued himself back to mai, hugging him tightly and crying again.*

*castor knocks on the door of the infirmary to alert everyone to his appearance.*

(@atamai-twst @the-possum-of-rsa @hello-from-nrc-infirmary @nrcbookclub and whoever else lol i'm bad at remembering blog names)

open up... i have trystia... vern needs help, and so does freya...

#castor speaks. #castor's flower. 🪻 #admin speaks.

[castaway-achlys]

i just w- wanted to study plants... but a crocus found me... and i... couldn't let her suffer like me... i'm so sorry...

*he whimpered and hugged him tighter, not even paying attention to some of his blood smudging mai's perfect clothes.*

*castor knocks on the door of the infirmary to alert everyone to his appearance.*

(@atamai-twst @the-possum-of-rsa @hello-from-nrc-infirmary @nrcbookclub and whoever else lol i'm bad at remembering blog names)

open up... i have trystia... vern needs help, and so does freya...

#castor speaks. #castor's flower. 🪻

[castaway-achlys]

*castor shook his head and just slinked over to mai, hugging him and crying his poor heart out.*

*castor knocks on the door of the infirmary to alert everyone to his appearance.*

(@atamai-twst @the-possum-of-rsa @hello-from-nrc-infirmary @nrcbookclub and whoever else lol i'm bad at remembering blog names)

open up... i have trystia... vern needs help, and so does freya...

#castor speaks. #castor's flower. 🪻

[castaway-achlys]

*castor looks a bit dead in the eyes, and isn't making eye contact or talking more than necessary, but nods. he brings trystia inside and sets her down in a bed.*

*castor knocks on the door of the infirmary to alert everyone to his appearance.*

(@atamai-twst @the-possum-of-rsa @hello-from-nrc-infirmary @nrcbookclub and whoever else lol i'm bad at remembering blog names)

open up... i have trystia... vern needs help, and so does freya...

#castor speaks.

[castaway-achlys]

*castor knocks on the door of the infirmary to alert everyone to his appearance.*

(@atamai-twst @the-possum-of-rsa @hello-from-nrc-infirmary @nrcbookclub and whoever else lol i'm bad at remembering blog names)

open up... i have trystia... vern needs help, and so does freya...

#castor speaks. #admin speaks. #admin: pls feel free to tag everyone i missed

[castaway-achlys]

*he gave a nod to vern, but didn't say much else. he just continued to walk towards the infirmary with trystia.*

*Koa, with Vern, rush over to Freya*

Freya!!! There's um... strange animals in the ummm... forest!

Theres what? Lead me to them, Trystia likes to summon animals when she’s upset!

#castor speaks. #admin: he likes vern btw he just doesn't know how to react after being exposed to overblot after all his trauma

[castaway-achlys]

don't apologize... i still care...

*his voice was shaking, and he refused to look at freya or vern, or respond with more than a nod. he just began walking towards the infirmary with a few minor wounds from the animals, avoiding the gaze of anyone that could possibly look his way.*

*Koa, with Vern, rush over to Freya*

Freya!!! There's um... strange animals in the ummm... forest!

Theres what? Lead me to them, Trystia likes to summon animals when she’s upset!

#castor speaks.

[castaway-achlys]

*castor seems a bit irritated that they're not leaving, but lets the two of them stay. he nods at vern when he hears the warning about the vines holding trystia down.*

it's okay, really... but don't say i didn't warn you.

*after murmuring a soft incantation, castor's voice gets louder* RAISE THE DEAD!

*he lifts both his hands to control it, and the ground instantly turns into a dark, inky tar-like substance. monsters with vaguely human forms grow out of nowhere, and begin to grab and claw at the animals forming a shield around trystia, yanking them all away and keeping them stuck in the goo that traps everyone but castor, who walks on top of it.*

*the battle doesn't take long... castor is freakishly strong, but he's crying and shaking the whole time from how intense the overblot is and how much it's affecting him to be around it. he uses his monsters to cover trystia in tar and render her immobile, while he fires spell after spell at her to make her fall unconscious.*

*when she finally loses her phantom and begins to fall to the ground, castor lets his spell begin to clear up and catches her, though he refuses to meet anyone's eyes. he'd finally shown the true powers of his spell. a spell that summoned human souls and created monsters out of blot, tar, and phantom "blood" and could rip beings apart... as shown by some of the bodies of animals who had been ripped in half by some of the more belligerent souls. he felt like a monster, but knew he'd at least saved her.*

*Koa, with Vern, rush over to Freya*

Freya!!! There's um... strange animals in the ummm... forest!

Theres what? Lead me to them, Trystia likes to summon animals when she’s upset!

#castor speaks. #admin: all of this was planned and consensual #admin: castor is freakishly strong and was planned to take trystia out very quickly

[castaway-achlys]

help you? no. i'll do the rest. my spell will make it hard to move, so you need to go. if i get too worked up, i don't want to hurt you by accident. just... trust me. go get yourselves medical attention.

*castor is quiet as he turns away and steps closer to trystia, not even caring when animals attack him. it doesn't really hurt him, nor does it scare him worse than his own mind is scaring him.*

i've told you before, trystia... you're not replaceable. you're you, and you're the only one who can be you.

*Koa, with Vern, rush over to Freya*

Freya!!! There's um... strange animals in the ummm... forest!

Theres what? Lead me to them, Trystia likes to summon animals when she’s upset!

#castor speaks.

[castaway-achlys]

*castor spots a crocus on his venture outside, looking distressed. he held his hand out for it and tilted his head to figure out what was wrong, but it just seemed very upset. it guided him closer to trystia and vern, though the closer castor got, the more horrible he began to feel. it didn't take long for him to catch on to what was happening... and as much as he didn't want to do it and risk himself overblotting, he stepped into the clearing with freya and vern.*

you two get out of here and go get yourselves medical attention. i'll bring by trystia soon.

*he gave vern the little crocus that guided him, though his hands were shaking.*

*Koa, with Vern, rush over to Freya*

Freya!!! There's um... strange animals in the ummm... forest!

Theres what? Lead me to them, Trystia likes to summon animals when she’s upset!

#castor speaks.