taxonomites | X: [ voice | location: castle summers' dungeons ] pardon my past

There's an incessant throbbing in Piper's head that just won't go away.

She groans, and opens her eyes. When she does, things start swirling uncontrollably, and the urge to hurl is great. Piper closes her eyes, bites her lip, and rolls to the side until it passes.

Something feels wrong here. It takes her another second to process the fact that she's lying on a cold stone floor, that she's naked, and that her fingers are stinging. Badly. Opening her eyes again, she sees that her hands are bloodied, and that several wooden splinters are still embedded in them.

"How--"

And that's when everything comes crashing down on her - all the memories of the past day, what she's done, what she's become. "No. Oh... oh god." Piper spots her tablet and kicks it away from her, before scrambling to the very corner of the dungeon. She slides down, hugging her knees to her and resting her forehead on them. She doesn't even resist the urge to tremble and sob.

[ ooc: backdated to the day after the glitch. ]

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"You're not alone, Piper," said DG, who had reached the castle at last. "Whatever happens, we're all in this together."

That was what friendship was all about, after all.

"How do I get to the dungeons?"

She'd have to let herself in.

Edited 2010-10-20 20:20 (UTC)

Why'd you--

[ click ] ...no, DG. Please, don't. Please just... I'm fine. You don't have to-- please just... not now.

"I'm just bringing you some clothes, Piper," said DG, stubbornly. She was convinced that there was no longer a risk of attack and, even if there was, she'd risk it to help her friend. "It'll be fine."

Fine, whatever. Just... if you do, leave them by the door and then run. Do you promise?

"Ok, ok, I promise." She managed to keep the exasperation out of her tone, but it was obvious that she'd have been happier to stick around. She turned off the tablet and, after a bit of exploration, found Piper's bedroom and retrieved a few outfits from the wardrobe.

"Piper?" she called, pushing the door open carefully.

Piper held her breath, and scooted closer to the shadows. She's pretty certain that DG couldn't see her - not from where she's seated.

"Just put them by the door," she told her friend, her voice shaky and low. "Hurry."

DG placed the clothes she'd brought close to the door, and, although she retreated a few paces to give her friend some privacy, she didn't leave.

"Do you need some water?" she asked from the shadows.

She shook her head. "No. I'm fine." A beat, then, "Please, DG. Just... just go."

It pained her to say the words, but they had to be said. The sooner the other woman goes, the safer it would be for her.

"Piper, I can't leave you when you're like this," DG protested, standing her ground despite her friend's tone. "I'll be fine."

"Yes you can," Piper insisted. "You have to. I refuse to put you in danger again."

She took a deep breath. "I... I appreciate your concern. More than you'll ever know. But... I just... I just need to be alone right now. Please."

For what felt like a long time, DG stood in silence. She didn't want to leave, obviously, but staying here was just upsetting Piper. In the end, she had to relent.

"Fine," she said, "But I'm not going far. And if you need anything, you have to promise to call me."

And then suddenly Piper was reminded of just how much she missed her sisters. Like DG, they too would be reluctant to leave her like this. Piper was grateful that even if they weren't here, someone in Taxon was looking out for her - and that meant so much.

"I will," she replied softly. "Promise."

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