[ video/action || night ]

[purpleprosed]

[ It's the middle of the night when something goes thud on the third floor of house six. The distinct sound of a body hitting the ground is captured on the PORTAL as well. From its position on the floor, the screen shows nothing but swirling black wisps. As they dissipate the body of a young girl is seen, the gaping hole in her stomach closed, but

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[rightdownrighta]

[Mei didn't see the PORTAL, nor does she have reason to be in house six. But having been honing her ability to sense ki, something that (grim)dark stood out like... well, like a certain someone at home she is desperately praying does not show up. So she got up from her training and ran nonstop to House Six, all the way up, to find...

... a little girl.

Really, it would almost be disappointing, but that blood is more important to her right now. She runs over, and immediately places a hand on Rose to monitor her ki/life force, and another over her neck to check for a pulse.]

[purpleprosed]

[ Her pulse is fine. In fact, she seems to be in perfect health sans the obvious wound that she had suffered from if not moments before her arrival.

When Mei's hand goes toward her neck though, a hand raises up to wrap around her wrist. Kind of like something out of a horror movie. ]

[rightdownrighta]

[On reflex, as soon as her wrist is grabbed, Mei slams a palm into the center of Rose's forearm. She is fortunately keeping enough of a check on her strength to not break it or anything, but it should hurt enough to indicate a sudden hold on this person may be a bad idea.]

[purpleprosed]

[ Rose lets out a groan at the sudden aggression. Her own instincts telling her to go for her wands and defend herself. But she's already hurt and confused, the sudden pain will not make her more coordinated. That, and she doesn't know where her damn wands are. ]

Is that entirely necessary?

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[withpuppyeyes]

O-Oh my God! Oh my God!

[ Josh jumps up at the sight on the PORTAL. Since when was it cool to show bodies?! ]

Hey! Are you alright? Can you even hear me? Probably not, I mean you're probably unconscious but--if you can, just, say something!

[purpleprosed]

[ Yelling in her head. That's always something she wants to wake up to. ]

Please stop screaming.

[withpuppyeyes]

...Right. Sorry. Just, you know. You looked--well--dead.

[purpleprosed]

I very well may be.

[gumshoewizard]

[Its technically Mouse that alerts him to Rose's presence first. He'd been trying so hard to avoid sleep and keep himself as awake as possible by writing and working in his lab that when he finally collapsed, it was on the single stool at his work table, head on the table and drooling a bit on a formula in a notebook

[purpleprosed]

[ Rose remained still as the strange man burst through the door, fixed her sash about her middle and then decided he wanted to cart her across the city. She was conscious enough to understand most of what was going on, but not entirely. Confusion was evident, leaking through the TENEKA and onto Harry even if she didn't want it to. Hell, she didn't even know it was happening.

Images of Jack Noir flashed in her mind, the fight that had transpired before her arrival, the body of her mother and John's father laying in pools of their own blood. And then John getting stabbed right in front of her. Horrorterrors and flashes of the furthest ring, Derse, a cornucopia of confusing images coming forth from her subconscious.

When he started yelling she opened her eyes, focused up on the dark sky for a moment before looking at him. ]

Who are you?

[ And of course, eventually, the young dark elf would arrive to cart them inside. ]

[gumshoewizard]

Lior---!

Hi, Harry Dresden, nice to meet you. You have a hole in your stomach, you should probably not try to talk too much. Your blood has already stained one of my favorite shirts.

Lior, hurry!

[purpleprosed]

[ SHE'S COMING. Geez, Impatient.

The dark elf, having already been awake, swings the door open to find Harry and some strange, bloody girl standing there. ] What happened?! [ Forget she asked, she's already trying to drag Harry inside. ]

J-Just put her on the couch for now.

---

[ The yelling does not help. As noted when Rose groans. ]

Rose Lalonde. I sincerely apologise for bleeding on your shirt. How terribly rude of me.

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[halfcarved]

[ Geir is downstairs examining the PORTAL when he feels the sudden magic and sees the broadcast, and his spear is in his hand (though still compact) before he makes it out the door. It is different from the other dark magic he has felt here, but it is still dark, worrying.

As he gets closer, the smell of blood hits him, and his eyebrows furrow.

The door isn't locked, though, and so he opens it -- to find a girl. Not a fey, not by his reckoning... a witch, perhaps? If that's the case, her attire seems to suggest that she isn't from home, but he will be careful nevertheless. Either way, she is covered in blood, though she doesn't actually seem to have been injured. ]

Are you hurt?

[purpleprosed]

[ By this time, Rose had managed to roll herself over and was attempting to sit up properly. ]

Judging by the blood, I would say yes.

[ but then she feels over where the wound would have been. ] But I might be wrong.

[halfcarved]

[ Moving forward, Geir crouches, compact spear still in his hand. ]

Move slowly. You will be dizzy.

[ There seems to be no wound to heal, so he doesn't try, instead shifting to make sure she isn't hurt anywhere else. ]

This city has powerful magicks. Perhaps they aided you.

[purpleprosed]

[ Will she?

She uses the bed to brace herself, eventually standing and feeling around the bloodied sash around her waist for something. Probably her wands. ]

What city?

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[friendly_leijon]

[Nepeta's startled by the PORTAL's broadcast. It doesn't concern her much, however, until the black wisps fade and she sees a familiar face. The horror she feels transmits clearly with her thoughts]

Rose?!

[purpleprosed]

[ It takes her a few minutes, but soon enough she's rising to her feet, using the bed as support. ]

...Yes?

[friendly_leijon]

[Still so much horror. She's so glad that she and Equius didn't have to see each other arrive in this manner otherwise she may have broken]

You...where are you? Do you need help? I don't think you should be alone right now, I can come and look after you.

[purpleprosed]

[ Sorry, Nepeta, her main concern right now is why is someone talking in my head. Not that that is the weirdest thing she's ever experienced. ]

Who are you? [ Oh, found her PORTAL. Staring. ]