2nd Jewel Seed | Action, Kitchen! Open. :3

[hasilluminate]

[Fate wouldn't have left her room under her own power, but now it happens to be missing a door. Fate herself still appears to be slipping between catatonia and awareness, though right now she is on the side of catatonia, her eyes shut and her body curled into a little ball. She has a shiny Raikou curled around her body, nudging her occasionally and

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[psychic_labrat]

*Charles was exploring the halls, Victini clutching at his hair as he strolled, enjoying a pleasant conversation with the little Pokemon when all of a sudden crushing despair struck him like a sledgehammer. He collapsed in the hall, pulling his mind in tightly and slowly breathing until he could separate the emotion from the rest of the world. Victini was trilling at him in concern.*

I'm all right, he projected at her, before she could disappear for help. He got the impression that she was skeptical, but he shook his head and focused on where the mental signal was coming from.

He followed it to the kitchen where he stopped in alarm*

Oh my god.

[hasilluminate]

[The Raikou is looking up and just making a low whuffing sound at Charles and Victini before nudging Fate. She's hungry and he can hear it, but for some reason she won't wake up. Also his head and feet are too big to get at any of the food. He knows something is wrong with his human, but not what.]

[For her part, Fate is not actually asleep... but some of the skills required for her to be a good mage mean she may as well be. She's sort of locked in on herself. There is sound coming from her hand, though, a woman's voice. It's playing back this.]

[psychic_labrat]

*Charles puts a hand to his temple and focuses on the Raikou, getting an image of love, worry, and fear*

Don't worry, I'll see what I can do to help.

*he knelt down next to Fate and touched her forehead to see if she had fever of some kind. The despair was wrapped thick in the air about her, and it was difficult to focus on anything else. He narrowed his power to just the kitchen to get rid of any other distractions*

Victini, will you get me a small glass from the cupboard and fill it with water? *The small creature chirped and did as asked, using its tails to fly up onto the counter*

Miss, can you hear me?

[hasilluminate]

[She's-- not really paying attention to anything beyond her mother hates her, she's just a horrific mimicry of a human being, and her beloved mother, who she remembers being so kind... would rather see her dead. The Raikou, for his part, is nudging Fate with his nose to no effect.]

[psychic_labrat]

*Charles sits down, pulling Fate into his lap so he can support her, and puts his free hand to hover over the side of her head. He closes his eyes, concentrates, and reaches out to her

[hasilluminate]

[There were other people there, too- Yuuno and Nanoha, Arf and Lindy- but someone unfamiliar being there gets her attention. She doesn't think her memory would be so faulty that she wouldn't remember a strange non-mage at her back.

You have her attention, Charles.]

[psychic_labrat]

*he smiles softly*

Hello. It's nice to meet you. I'm Charles. What's your name?

*while he speaks he focuses half his attention on putting a film between them and the memory itself, kind of like wrapping Fate in cotton. The more he could distract her, the easier he could do it without harming anything.*

[hasilluminate]

[She's still trying to figure out who you are and why you're here.] Fate... Testarossa. [She's not sure she should even be using her last name-- but. Well.]

[psychic_labrat]

It's okay, Fate. I'm a friend. Do you know where you are?

[hasilluminate]

[She's shaking her head a little, and she sort of suspects that's an outright lie because she doesn't even know how to make friends. It's just been her and her mom and a couple familiars for nearly as long as she can remember.] No.

[psychic_labrat]

I was afraid so. I'm here to help you. This place? This isn't real. Right now you're lying in a kitchen in a place called The Manor.

[hasilluminate]

What world is this-- 'Manor' on? [Her priorities: maybe a little screwed up.]

[psychic_labrat]

Unfortunately I can't answer that. I have yet to figure it out myself. A lot of people have been brought here. The point is, we're in your mind, and I don't think you're doing very well. Will you come with me? We can get you something to eat and drink, and then talk properly.

[hasilluminate]

[Fate's nodding a little- and, hey, she knows there's at least one thing she needs to deal with first once she wakes up.]

[psychic_labrat]

*he focuses again, intent on leading her to wakefulness, using the worried chatter of Victini to get back*

[hasilluminate]

[Fate's waking up after a moment, sitting up and looking down at the object in one hand, cracked and obviously damaged.] Sorry, Bardiche.

Recovery. [Bardiche glows yellow for a moment before being revealed, shiny and looking much better.]

[For his part, the Raikou at her back finally seems something other than worried. She's awake! And talking!]