Saving (Private) Lune (Mission Thread)

(I will allow Naomi to control Rinna since they are great friends, and also because it benefits us all a bit more, if Shuny's question is answered!)

Sentinel heard Rinna yell out questioning what they were doing, but suddenly she began yelling for them all to shut up multiple times. A little rude, what was going on with her!? He would have to ask when suddenly he heard a bloodcurdling scream, and that made the android drop his concentration on the battle, and turn to the young woman. What he was greeted was her golden eyes and a figure of hideous beauty. It's smile disturbed the android a little bit, and that took a lot as machines don't feel emotions. Was she just summoning it now? ....no that didn't feel right, the way she was acting right up before she summoned her Persona seemed more like an explosion of emotion rather than a calm and relaxed summoning like Sentinel's group did. Did she just unlock her power? Not that Sentinel was complaining, but she seemed to be under great distress.

He felt clarity come to his mind, and glanced over to Kurosawa who had summoned his persona, whatever he cast upon Rinna affected the rest of the group. Excellent, then now was the time to use this clarity to handle both explosive situations. Odeyssus came to his side and would take advantage of the downed creatures and would run them through with two bronze tipped spears each time. The android wanted it to end now so he could to Rinna's mental state, her awakening was or sounded traumatic. While his Persona attended to his bloody work he would move back to Rinna. "Rinna, are you alright? That sounded painful, take a few deep breaths and gather yourself. You're alright." The android would say his eyes looking at her with concern before turning back to the downed shadows as the Greek Warrior removed his spear from the last one. The warrior would then disappear giving everyone else a clear shot at the shadows.

"By the way, good job, I wish I could have done that well earlier. Though come on, we got friends to protect and Lune to save, let's press the advantage while we have it." The android was being rather friendly trying to help Rinna lighten up a bit, hopefully Kurosawa's power helped her calm down at least a little bit.

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Naomi would get a mix of annoyance and joy across her face when the others started their own lectures toward Rinna. Her intention had never been to make the girl feel bad. Simply to have her realize that she needed to take care of herself and not just worry about them. It was nice to see she wasn’t the only one worrying about her. Though, they had a funny way of showing it. Rinna seemed to be really angry though. Naomi had been expecting that. She knew that Rinna didn’t want anyone to defend her, but she couldn’t just sit by and do nothing. As she found it in her to stand up again, she would give her an apologetic look, “I’m sorry.” It was odd though. Rinna seemed to be taking it very harshly. She almost seemed in pain over it. She could have sworn she’d seen this before, and not that long ago. She had to think back on it, but she knew what was coming next. Rinna had one too… One of those Persona that was summoned by pain. Her theory would only be proven correct when she saw it first hand. When had she gotten that? It didn’t matter now. They just needed to fight.

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After the final blast from Rinna’s flames, the Shadows would be destroyed, and Rinna’s Persona would disappear. Her eyes subsided back to their original deep blue color as she fell forward on the ground, landing on her knees and propping herself up with her hands. Even in her weak and vulnerable moment, she still kept pushing as hard as she could to keep herself from hitting the ground. A few drops of blood would leak from her wound and drip to the ground. Rinna groaned of annoyance and pain as she forced herself to stand on one foot, though still remaining on one knee. She took a moment to breathe before pushing herself up with her other leg. “I’m….fine. Sorry…” she said to Alphonse and the group. She had unleashed what she wanted right? Her way of saving Lune. She could do it…right? She spat to the ground, and brushed herself off. She looked both exhilarated and yet horrified at herself. “We’re almost there. I can feel it. He went this way. I just want to see her alive. He can’t be taking her out here to kill her…” she said. She couldn’t tell herself if it was her way of justifying her possibly being alive, or if it was genuine logic to her current well being. In any event, she would stick with Naomi this time, instead of walking ahead and stay with the group. She seemed less in thought and more spaced out. She moved to tighten the shoulder wound patch again, but it didn’t last, as blood was making a decent spot in the fabric. Soon the blood would ruin it and the bandage would be useless. Her face was hard, both full of worry and full of resolve. She had to do this for her. Just to get out of this hell.

((Rinna will be travelling with you, so unless you speak to Rinna, I shall not post.))

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When Sentinel glanced back to the shadows he noted that the last combined onslaught wiped them all out. Good now they could progress forward to save Lune, he noticed Rinna had collapsed and knelt down to see if she required assistance. She appeared to be toughing it out, but from what the android could see that bandage wouldn't last that long. In fact, it was just about done, and she would need a new one. The android had no concept of martial value, a shirt was just something that he used to cover his more obvious robotic parts. He would lift one of his hands to one of his sleeves' and there would be a loud ripping noise as he tore a section of the sleeve off to create a new bandage. He knew making the portable med station upgrade would have been a great idea, but nope he decided to put it off for another time.

"You're makeshift bandage is about to go, Rinna, hold still for just a brief second and I'll replace it with this one." The android said as he watched her stand up. If she accepted then he would remove her old bandage and briefly inspect the wound before placing the new bandage on it. If she would not slow down then he would hand her the bandage so she could put it on herself, she should accept it if she wants to remain conscious while saving Lune. This was going to be dangerous, and most likely the most difficult part of this mission. The group would need all the help they can get at this point.

"We're going to save her Rinna, I doubt he plans to kill her. If he wanted to do that then he could have done it after he fled from you. If his goal is to kill her then he doesn't have to discriminate where to do so, Did he perhaps mention anything about his plans while you were fighting with him Rinna? Something that would cause you to worry about Lune's fate?" The android hated to inquire as to what Lewis was planning, but if she was feeling cooperative enough to work with the team, then perhaps her release of emotion had cleared her mind enough that she could focus a bit more clearly. Hopefully, she would recall something that she couldn't when Naomi inquired earlier. Then he would be able to make a more accurate speculation of what exactly awaited them, and what to expect.

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When Rinna got rid of the rest of the Shadows, Naomi would look at her with a smile, “You’re so cool. I was nowhere near that strong when I started. Actually, you’re about as good as I am right now.” That fact was a little depressing to her. She was happy Rinna was strong, given how much the girl was willing to put herself through, but it made Naomi feel a little insecure about her own power. All her pessimism aside, she was happier than anything, “Well, we should keep rushing forward then. I’m sure that’s the best plan right now.” She was happy that Alphonse was willing to change her bandages though. Rinna really needed that.

She would rub the back of her head as the thought she’d been going off of this whole time ate at her. The reason she hadn’t asked about Lune this whole time and worried more about Rinna, was because she was positive Lune was still alive and likely less injured than Rinna had been. She didn’t know anything about Lewis, but she did find that article he was in. The seemed so concerned with saving his home, even saying that he was looking for someone who could help. This entire time, she had thought Lune was related to that, so she didn’t consider that anything ill had happened to her. Nothing as bad as what her imagination could think up, anyway. Not they were all questioning it, and if they got an answer she may not be able to hold onto that faith anymore. Naomi knew that at her very core she worried about every little thing, which is why se had no interest in knowing if something bad were coming. Some of the others were giving it much more thought than she had, and that made her feel like an awful person. She was worried about Lune, she really was, but believing that she was going to be okay no matter what is what had kept her going. And Sharaku was the worst one. He was acting like they would fin her being tortured or something. Yes, she knew his past (more or less) but that was no reason to bring everybody down when they were hoping for a successful recovery. She’d shoot him a glare that he was certain would kill him if she kept it up long enough and turned back to the path ahead. They were on a tight schedule. She wanted to end the gloom unless something would be accomplished. She just wasn’t the doom-oriented kind of person.

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Sentinel smiled as she took the bandage, but when he saw the wound he frowned. He was taking her to the hospital after this regardless if he had to carry her there himself. They had already been through a lot, sure there were some ups and downs, but there was at least a small sense of camaraderie among them. Small being a key word there, however when Rinna began to explain how Lewis repeated that he desperately needed Lune....well that was concerning. However, it might be evidence to her theory that Lewis is unlikely to kill Lune, granted unlikely means that he still might. However, what would cause that to be in his interest? Unless there was some spirit in her that needed to be released....could that be it? That seemed far too fictional, but then again here the group was in another dimension fighting with supernatural powers of heroes or gods from the past, and fighting creatures of darkness while trying to stop an antagonist.

....was this a comic book? No, that would be breaking the fourth wall, like that hero character Deadpool, who Sentinel thought would not make a very good role-model for Maria. The violence, innuendos, obvious display of vulgar language and attitude...would not be good for her. The last he needed was her happy world ruined by the crude humor meant to target older audiences. However, when Kurosawa mentioned how he awakened and he used "us" quite a bit. In other words there were other users than themselves, that was a resource to employ for future missions. "Well we know that he has dark intentions for her, but I'd rather not give him the chance to anything further. Let's put an end to this."

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When Naomi gave him her killer glare, Sharaku would give her a sharp look in return. '...What..?' He didn't like that kind of stare. What was her problem? It wasn't like he actually wished something bad had really happened to Lune. He was just saying that anything was a possibility. Optimism is great, but it is good to consider more than one angle. That was all. She was probably just assuming something from his words. Tsk, well, to each their own either way. Though, he was in no way fond of being on the recieving end of such unpleasant glares. Way to be 'nice'. That moment aside, Rinna had decided to give a decent answer this time. Had awakening her Persona calmed her down, or was it that skill Shun used? Either way, something seemed to have worked. She was actually more cooperative now, even though that wound was probably just getting worse with time, on the other hand. So, Lewis needed Lune? What for though? It was strange. One could assume that she possessed something he wanted...though what could a girl of her age...?

'Hm..?' Shun launched a story soon thereafter. He saw Lewis? Why didn't he mention that sooner? Actually, nevermind. It wouldn't have changed much, had he done so. ''That would depend on what it is that he needs of her....Though, hopefully, it won't involve harm.'', he would shrug lightly when Shun suggested Lewis wouldn't harm Lune if he needed her for something. ''That hologram appearance is rather strange, however....'', he would trail off slightly. Honestly, he didn't even know anymore. This was too complicated for its own good. Again, they would find out more once they got to their destination. ''Right.'' Well, Sentinel was right. They were going to put an end to this at the very least. They were already there, no? Of course they were doing something. It would be a waste of time to leave it be.

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Naomi was glad to see Alphonse offer Rinna something to change her bandage with. Her old one was starting to look like a sponge that had long since lost its usefulness. What she saw when Rinna went to change her bandage was another thing entirely. The wound on her shoulder was far worse than she had ever imagined. That cut was huge and leaking blood faster than a fire hose. How could Rinna even stand up like that? She couldn’t be here any longer, “We need to get you to a hospital.” Or if not that, then something else. Something that would stop the bleeding or at least slow it down. Then it hit her. She took off the hood she was wearing, the one she also had on her, and looked for any of the seems. As soon as she found a reasonably longer one, she bite off the knot that held the thread in place and began meticulously pulling it out, taking care not to snap it. Now that she had the thread needed for her plan, all she needed was something to act as a needle. She doubted any of them carried one, so she’d have to go with the one thing she knew she had on her. Slightly embarrassed by what that would mean, she ran off to hide just out of site of the group. A few moments later, she came back a wire. It was longer than the average needle and not as sharp, but it would have to do, “I want to objections for this next part. At the rate you’re bleeding, you will pass out long before we actually get Lune away from Lewis. Now sit down and hold still so that we can save her.” She was not going to put up with anything but compliance from Rinna.

If the girl would sit down on her own, or if Naomi had to force her to, the next part was going to happen, “I know you just put on the bandage, but it isn’t helping much.” She held up the wire, “You have fire, right? Mind taking a chance and just concentrating on the tip of this? If not, just stat one and I’ll take care of this myself.” If she did it or not, the next stop would have to happen. The thread was next would around the wire to secure it. She would hold up the balled fabric of one of her sleeves, “Bite down as hard as you can. Sorry I don’t have vodka or something to help with this next part.” She would then begin the work that needed to be done. Peeling away only one section of the fabric at a time as she worked, she would shove the wire through Rinna’s flesh and bring it out the other side to close the wound. Even though Naomi was fast and could seal it faster than most people, she was slowed down slightly because she needed to make sure she didn’t hit anything. Not only that, she could only take care of the gash at the surface level because she didn’t have the training to do it closer to the bone. She did make sure that she got as much as she could though. It would have to do. She would tie off the thread and step back, handing her what was left of the hood, “You need to apply as much pressure to it as possible and change the fabric when the old one becomes too soaked. That should slow it down, but the job I did is temporary at best and not professional, so you need to go to a hospital. I would like it more if I could get you to leave right now, but I doubt that will be happening.” She would give Rinna one last look to make sure she was certain about continuing, “I personally think it would be better to have someone waiting back and Azores so that Lune could have someone to trust once we get her away from Lewis…” The sentence would come out as a mumble under her breath. They were here though. The place Lune was supposed to be was just beyond here.

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