forum "Never thought it'd be you behind the mask" O/O

Started September 25, 2021 by @ShadeStar

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Kore bit her lip seeing him in pain. She focused the energy she had regained during the conversation into her legs and stood albeit shakily, "I can help get you closer if you want the help of course."

He shook his head. "Nah. You don't need to know where I live." he replied with a laugh and another crooked smile.

"If you say so," Kore shrugged as she made her way away from the couch and towards where her normal clothes and crutches were. Once he was gone she would probably head back to her own abode, "I suppose I'll see you later to cash in that favor."

"Yes, I assume you will." he headed towards the door, limping slightly and carrying himself in a way that spoke of pain he was still pushing through.

Kore hated the way he was moving with so much pain and as such sent a little bit of energy that wasn't being used to keep her up over into him. It looked almost like an attack but once it made contact it only would bring warmth, "Good luck on getting out. Don't die on the way again."

Shroud automatically flinched back from the energy, but relaxed a little when it made contact. "I won't." he replied. His eyes flared white and then he was gone from sight, the only trace of him the way the door opened and shut all on its own.

Phoenix waited until he had left the office to head into the closet and change. She let out a grunt when she had to let her powers return to the feather and her legs gave way. She fell back onto the seat on the sofa as she finished changing out of uniform.

Shroud slipped through the building and out, heading back towards his dorm room. He was still invisible, still unnoticable to anyone.

Kore headed out of the building minutes later with her feather tucked beneath her shirt. She was slow as she made her way back to the dorm, not out of a lack of fear, but rather that was the only speed she could go at the moment.

(gtg, goodnight!)

Adrian made his way into his dorm room, grabbing clothes and a first aid kid and going into the bathroom. He bandaged up any visible wounds, wrapping tape across his ribs to help support them, then changing into his normal clothes.

(Goodnight!)

Kore made it back to her dorm with little trouble. She had to live on the first floor due to her disability and it just made it easier to sneak back in each night. She changed into pajamas before flopping onto the bed.

He carefully lowered himself down onto the bed, a soft sound of pain slipping from his mouth. Lucky enough for him, his dorm set-up was a suite; like a Jack-and-Jill bedroom set-up, he shared a bathroom with one other person, but roomed alone.

(Yeet!)

Kore groaned as her alarm went off the early next morning. She hated that this class was so early, but it was the only time the section was offered. She sat up and grabbed her crutches before getting ready for the day. She normally woke up before her suitemate? did anyway so it wasn't like she was going to run into them.

(suitemate works lol. Dorm-mate? idk)

Shroud, luckily enough, had not left his uniform in the bathroom. There were a few stray drops of blood on the counter, but that could easily be explained away as a bloody nose or an accident while shaving; nothing like what had actually happened. He was still asleep, lying on his back. He hadn't slept well, constantly waking up each time he shifted wrong.

(We use suitemate for people who share a bathroom here lol)

Kore saw the blood on the counter and shrugged it off before heading to take shower. She was more focused on getting ready in time than mysterious blood left by her suitemate. One quick shower later and she was back in her own room.

(alright lol. I've heard it both ways)

Adrian woke up pretty soon after that; he was still in pain, and it was late enough that he figured it would be a waste of time to go back to sleep. He turned on the lights, sitting up and rubbing his eyes, wincing again. Maybe he could take some tylenol or something.

Kore had gotten dressed and headed back into the bathroom to brush her teeth and such. She used the bathroom counter to help balance herself as she moved through usual routine. Nothing seemed out of place, and she was expecting to make it to class before anyone else like usual.

(what should happen?)

Adrian checked the tape at his ribs, moving carefully as he made sure that none of the bandages needed to be replaced. As far as he could tell, none did, so he decided it was alright.

(Tbh no idea)

Kore left her room a few minutes later heading to class. She hobbled out the hall and across campus towards her first class of the day. There were few students out, so fewer people to poke fun at her.

(lmao)

Adrian slowly went about his morning routine; it was probably a good thing he had gotten up when he did, since it gave him plenty of time to get ready.

Kore sat down in her seat for her first class. Soon, about an hour and a half later, she was waiting for the room to clear so she could leave and head off to the open area on campus.

(They should probably share a class lol)

(probably lol. Probably a Gen-ed class? English? Or math?)

Adrian shouldered his bag with a pained grunt, and headed out towards class. He'd popped some pain meds, but still hurt all over.

(English would probably be good)

Kore had a little bit of time between classes, but not enough to be able to fully rest. Especially when it felt like every minute or so someone was tripping her crutches or her in general. She hated the majority of the population who loved to do that.

(alright perfect)

Adrian made his way towards class, still wincing every now and again as he walked. He walked slower than normal, and faint notes of pain hung in his eyes.

Kore made it to class in decent-ish time. She was still 15 minutes early, like normal, and just ended up sitting in the front where she had room to store her crutches.

Adrian arrived to class with eight minutes to spare, talking with a friend as he entered the room. He walked slower than normal, carrying himself as if he were in pain still.