Mama Knows Best

[sansseraph]

Who: Lailah and YOU
Broadcast: Video; Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva's Hospitality Deck
When: 9/7, after that bull ship went down

[When Lailah wakes up to strange and extremely unfamiliar surroundings, she feels disoriented and confused about everything. However, those feelings take an immediate backseat as she bolts upright with a gasp, hand clutching at her heart. She looks sick and in pain. Her eyes dart around the room frantically as she scrambles to stand up from the cot.

She knows this feeling. She’s sensed it so many times in the people around her, and on a handful of occasions from her own former Shepherds. Paradoxically, this is a sensation that’s entirely new, too. Someone she never in her wildest nightmares thinks she’d ever feel it from....]

Sorey…?

[Her words are a horrified whisper. Lailah feels that she has a pact with Sorey again, a Shepherd and dear friend she hasn’t seen in a long, long time, now. She’s not sure how, but the fire seraph isn’t going to question it for the time being. What’s more important is that she’s sensing it from both Sorey and...Mikleo, but she can’t be certain. Lailah’s sure that one of her Sub Lords has been corrupted, though, and if it’s Mikleo, then...she wonders which one fell first.

Ultimately, it’s not important.

The fire seraph runs out of the room. She sprints down the hall, looking in every door to see if she can find Sorey. He needs her, right now. Lailah’s heels are a constant click-click against the floor as she barely slows down in her search. She goes over every room she can access twice, trying to make sure she hasn’t missed him. Eventually, Lailah returns to her room, scared and worried but not for herself. Her attention is totally on Sorey and what she can only assume is Mikleo. If one falls, then the other will surely follow or die trying in the attempt to help the other.

Then, Lailah notices that there’s some kind of strange device in the room. It might be nothing, but...there’s a chance, however small, that it might be something used to communicate with other people. Even if it’s not, even if nobody will be able to see or hear her, Lailah has to try. She needs to do everything she can for two people who are precious and irreplaceable to her.]

Please, does anyone know where Sorey is?! He has brown hair, green eyes, and wears feather earrings! He’s in trouble and I need to get to him as soon as possible!

[And now she waits. Silent. Praying. Praying to Maotelus and the other Four Lords to please please please keep him safe, keep him able to be purified. Lailah doesn’t want to lose Sorey to malevolence, too. He doesn’t deserve that fate. He doesn’t deserve to die in some unfamiliar world. Neither does Mikleo, though the fire searph fears that it’s too late for the younger seraph. She prays that the other Sub Lords are also safe and well, not wanting to lose them, either.

Please, please, they deserve a kinder fate than this.]

{OOC: please note that she probably won't be seen/heard by normal humans. any questions about it, though, pls PM me!}

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[save_the_souls]

[Allen's been looking for Sorey all day. He never heard back from Mikleo, and so he continued his own search, getting more and more worried. Surely Mikleo would've called in by now, at least to check up on Allen's progress. It gave him a bad feeling...]

[But regardless of how badly Allen wanted to find Sorey and Mikleo, he was still human. So that meant when Lailah's call patches through- he was just eating some instant noodles. He didn't recognize the voice, she was yelling and he wasn't expecting it, so considered him startled as he nearly drops his cup of noodles]

Eh?! Who are you!?

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[sansseraph]

[Lailah winces when Allen nearly drops his noodles. Oops.]

My name is Lailah. I apologize for my rudeness, but I have to find Sorey quickly!

[Honestly, she'd ask how Allen can perceive her, but she doesn't have the time for it. However, if he can see Lailah, then that means he can see Mikleo and the other seraphim.]

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[save_the_souls]

Lailah...

[That name sounds familiar, but it doesn't immediately ring a bell. Must be someone Mikleo or Sorey mentioned once or twice]

I'm sorry, I don't know where he is. I've been looking for him myself.

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[sansseraph]

[Her heart goes cold.]

What's happened? [She hesitates but decides to give Allen more details. She's putting some of her trust in him.] I can sense that Sorey and one of the seraphim in a pact with me have been corrupted, but I don't know how any of this has happened.

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[save_the_souls]

One of the Seraphim too?! No...!

[He doesn't even need to guess who what Seraphim could be. It could only be one]

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[save_the_souls]

[But right...answer her questions. He bites his lip and pushes a lock of hair out of his face]

I don't know all the details. Mikleo called me several hours ago, saying that Sorey's been corrupted. He wanted to find him and try to quell Sorey's malevolence, but asked if I could help if that failed.

He was supposed to tell me when he found him, but...I haven't heard from him since.

[He looks down]

I'm sorry.

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[sansseraph]

[Lailah clasps her hands together, as if she's praying.]

I see. ...Then, all things considered, I would guess that Mikleo did find him.

[And, of course, followed Sorey into the dark. She feels like she's been punched in the stomach, but she refuses to let her emotions rule her. Now isn't the time for that. Only when Sorey is safe will she let herself go.]

Please, don't be sorry. [Lailah hesitates.] If it's not selfish of me, then may I please also request that you do what you can for them?

[If it means the death of the water seraph...but she thinks it's better for Mikleo in that way. It'll free him from a personal Hell, and asking otherwise is only being selfish.]

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[save_the_souls]

...So it'd seem.

[He sighs and shakes his head, in sadness, in regret. Mikleo...why didn't you wait for him?]

I'm an Exorcist. There's differences, but to put it simply, my powers work similar to a Shepherd. If we're lucky, the similarities will be enough that I might be able to purify Sorey.

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[stefanged]

[It looks like Allen's answered her burning questions, and Stefan doesn't like the sound of what's happened. At the same time, he owes it to this person to ask,]

I know you can't get off the ship any time soon, but... ["Is there anything else we can do?" seems utterly meaningless. So he just goes for the truth,] How can you tell that he's in trouble?

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[sansseraph]

[It's a good question, and one she can answer.]

I'm Sorey's Prime Lord. Through our pact, he becomes my vessel and shields me, and other seraphim in pact with me, from outside corruption as long as he remains pure. However, if he becomes corrupt and falls to malevolence, it will travel to us as well. That's how I can sense it in this case.

[Lailah looks more than a little troubled by it, and also looks a bit sick.]

The only thing I can't tell is where he is because he's too far away from me.

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[stefanged]

[Shit. Shit shit shit, Mikleo was talking about this with him not too long ago... Stefan grows somber far too quickly, his expression betraying his true age.]

So you're from their world... [He sighs, his shoulders growing heavy,] I haven't seen either Sorey or Mikleo in a while. But Mikleo also said this current solar system had too much malevolence for his comfort...

Um, once you get off the Marsiva, would you be able to pinpoint him better?

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[sansseraph]

[Lailah nods in affirmation that they're from the same world. She looks a little more concerned about that.]

That may have contributed greatly to it, and certainly it's going to add to his power right now.

[At the question, the fire seraph nods firmly.]

Absolutely. Once I'm on the same planet as him, I should be able to better locate Sorey. However...that's only if I can keep up the pact by that time. [She glances away, crossing her arms as she thinks.] This is going to be a double-edged sword. While I can locate him through the pact, Sorey will still hold the powers of a Shepherd. Not to mention, if I'm not careful, Mikleo won't be the only one you'll need to worry about.

[It's going to be a fine line to walk.]

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[stefanged]

In other words, Sorey'll have the power of all the seraphim he's formed pacts with?

[Yikes. Stefan's trying to picture this, but honestly? He's only heard of Mikleo, and now, Sorey's Prime Lord (Lady?).)]

I'll do what I can to help, but uh - this is a bit beyond me. Even Mystic Falls didn't deal with malevolence on a regular basis.

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[sansseraph]

Yes. But once I sever the pact, he'll be stripped of all powers granted to him as a Shepherd. However, that also means that I will no longer be able to purify until I make another pact, and my ability to sense his whereabouts won't be as accurate, either.

[Lailah nods and tries to give him a smile. It just comes out small and sad.]

That's more than I can ask. I'll do what I can to answer any questions, as I'm afraid that's all I can do in the meantime.

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[willynilly]

[Well that's... not promising.]

Oh no... is something wrong? I can help look for him if he needs help!

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[sansseraph]

[It's super bad, that's for sure.]

I'm not sure where he is, unfortunately, but he's in need of purification! Something's happened and it's corrupted him!

[She's just desperately hoping and praying that it hasn't gotten so bad that it's denied to him.]

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[willynilly]

[She... has no idea what that means, but okay! Someone in trouble! She can't just stand by and do nothing.]

I'll try to look for him, then! I don't know him well, but he was really nice... I hope he's okay.

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[sansseraph]

Be extremely careful if you do find him. It's entirely possible that Sorey won't be himself. He could attack you.

[Five Lords, it hurts to think about Sorey attacking someone he knows or just an innocent person in general. Hell, it hurts to warn someone about it even being a possibility.]

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[willynilly]

What? Why!? Is someone controlling him?

[She's seen that before, but this seems so sudden...]

voice, ambiguoisly forward-dated

[experiencepoints]

... I have no idea who you are, lady, but you have some really bad timing.

[the voice that responds to Lailah is dry and a bit sarcastic, but she's not wrong.]

Also, your description of Sorey is a bit outdated. He's changed up his look.

voice, gently crying

[sansseraph]

[Sorey's malevolence is really starting to make her feel sick. Nightingale's response doesn't make her feel any better, and certainly doesn't help with her guilt. Besides, it's not like Lailah can argue that point.]

I'm sorry. I wish I was here sooner than now, but.... [The other woman can't see it, but she's shaking her head.] It's no excuse and won't help at this point. My name is Lailah.

...Then he's completely changed into a hellion at this point. Do you know where he is?

[Lailah won't be able to reach him until the shuffle, but it'll at least give her a place to start.]

voice, im sorry for this but only a little

[experiencepoints]

Lailah?

[She takes a moment to recall the name, and then realizes.]

Oh, shit. You're the Prime... Prime Lord? The one Sorey is useless without. The Atroma have a sick sense of humor, don't they... They probably timed your arrival this way on purpose.

Sorry, I don't. He was moving, and probably left after he kicked my ass.

I'm still fuzzy on the whole "hellion" thing, but do those need to eat? He doesn't have a mouth anymore. It's that going to be a problem?

[... She may be a little out of it on painkillers at this point.]

voice, it's okay i'm welcoming all of this pain

[sansseraph]

["The one Sorey is useless without." Dear Lords...perhaps that's more true than Lailah ever realized.]

The Atroma are the ones who brought us here, yes?

[Guess who's going on this Lady of the Lake's shit list.]

You're correct, though. I'm his Prime Lord, though that may not be true for much longer.

[Oh. That's...horrifying.]

No. They get stronger by killing more hellions, but it's not necessary. Dragons are the only ones I can think of who would, if not out of necessity then for the sake of killing something.

voice, well there's gonna be a lot of that

[experiencepoints]

Yeah... They're assholes. Oh, wait, you're new. I write a guide for the newcomers, I should send that...

[It doesn't appear to be forthcoming just yet, though, just going from one thought to the next.]

Oh. Okay. So Mikleo might still eat stuff? He does have a mouth still. How much do dragons eat?

voice, i can't wait

[sansseraph]

[Oh, dear. Seems like this one's more than a little out of it.]

I would appreciate that, miss. And I suppose it would depend on how big the dragon is.

[Lailah just hopes that there's enough of Mikleo left for him to go after the livestock instead of people.]