Bloody bad things.

[sisterofswans]

Anyone entering the main room of the mansion just now is likely to be greeted by a rather unpleasant spectacle.

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[mancalledspade]

"For the love of..." He rushes over and curses. "Least this one's still breathing for now. Nod if you can hear me, kid."

[shabazzjunior]

"Of course." Joe kneels beside them and takes a scissors from his bag, beginning to cut the fabric of Eliza's skirts away. "Sorry about this, sweetheart," he says to her. "We'll find you a new dress later."

[glacianbitch]

Karla settles into her weaving, still holding Eliza. She adds a little more time to the first healing web that helps slow the bleeding and replenish some of the lost blood supply, and finishes off another that she sets into Eliza's shoulder to knit torn muscle and skin back together.

[shabazzjunior]

Joe works carefully to extricate the bullets, refusing to hurry such a delicate task now the bleeding has slowed and there is less need.

Eliza, meanwhile, is no more aware, huddled in Karla's arms, trembling with held-in tears.

Typist: So, um. I've been doing this whole preparing for school thing and it's kind of taken up absurd amounts of time. Sorry about the slowness. x_x

[glacianbitch]

Karla moves one hand to brush back Eliza's hair gently, her eyes still blazing with suppressed rage, but she holds it in for now. When Joe has finished his task, she moves to create healing webs for Eliza's knees.

[shabazzjunior]

The shaking eases a little once Joe lays his instruments aside, and Eliza's breath comes more steadily, less ragged.

"Is there anything else you need?" Joe asks softly, reluctant to interrupt or distract.

[glacianbitch]

For a moment more she is silent, but then she blinks and shakes her head, surfacing, and watches as the last of the wounds closes, the healing web fading into her skin. She calls in a blanket with a warming spell and wraps it around Eliza as best she can. "No. She'll just need rest, now. She should be okay, physically at least." Her eyes narrow. "But I damn well hope that I can find that bastard who did this and kill him very slowly."

[shabazzjunior]

Joe makes a noncommittal noise. While he can't exactly argue with the desire, he's not one to condone violence either. "Just make sure you stay in one piece. Poor kid'll be needing a friendly face around, after that."

[glacianbitch]

Karla looks down at Eliza, her face softening protectively. "I'll keep a close eye on her." She's already thinking about making a protective ring for Eliza, one with a shield that would activate were she attacked.

[shabazzjunior]

"Good. I'm sure she'll appreciate it." He wipes his instruments clean and begins packing them into his bag to be sterilized later. "I can clean up here if you want to take her someplace to rest."

[glacianbitch]

Karla nods. "Thanks. I'll take care of her." She gathers Eliza carefully in her arms and stands up, then gives Joe a smile. "Thank you. For helping take care of her."