when murderelves attack

[hiding_honor_in_darkness]

-=there's a shaky, frightened voice calling loud and desperate on the network. for those who know zaknafein, this is a far cry from the seemingly gruff drow=-

Someone... anyone, please! We need a healer!

Elphaba has been gravely injured, and I do not have the means to help her!

I will do anything, just please. Help her!

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[naturaltwohands]

[Drizzt is still shaken from his encounter with Daneel seeming to be Vierna when this cuts across his mind. There's a wave of horror in his response.]

Father, I'm coming!

[He can't do anything but provide emotional support, but he's going to be there anyway.]

[hiding_honor_in_darkness]

Drizzt...

-=the guilt he is feeling right now is overwhelming=-

I saw Malice. I thought... I thought she was her.

[naturaltwohands]

[Drizzt can't breathe, his emotions a jumble over the network. He understands immediately. It's all too startling clear. ]

And so you...

[Unable to complete the sentence, his heart aches.]

I-I saw Vierna. I saw Vierna, but it was another. I was fooled, the same as you. Please, Father, do not....

[failgoyle]

SOMEONE GET NAOKI HE KNOWS HOW TO DO THE HEALY THING AND FIXED MY LEG WHEN I GOT SHOT THAT TIME!

[hiding_honor_in_darkness]

-=sorry jules, he is going to ignore this useless screaming that he can't actually focus on because his WIFE IS BLEEDING OUT=-

[truerevelation]

Where are you?

[hiding_honor_in_darkness]

We are in the galleries, not far from where the bridges are.

[truerevelation]

Alright. I can heal. I'm coming.

[happyhalloween]

Can you show me where you are, Mr Zaknafein? I can't do a regular heal, but I can keep her from dying until someone who can comes!

[And if she can see where he is, she can teleport there.]

[hiding_honor_in_darkness]

I am sorry, but I do not know how to show you. We are in the galleries.

[happyhalloween]

Uu, it takes a while to explain and Elphie's hurt. Lemme just make a portal there and I'll look for you and teleport over when I see you.

[leftbehindagain]

Kanji's likely got it covered, but let me know if you need someone else and I'll be there as soon as I can.

[For once, Jules was right to yell something, at least in terms of informational content. Maybe he didn't need to yell it, though.

[hiding_honor_in_darkness]

I would appreciate any willing to help. The way to us is.. twisted and illogical. I fear she will not last if we cannot be found in time.

[leftbehindagain]

Describe the spot. I bet I can find it.

[amadine]

Gravely injured by what?

[Considering Liminal Space has so far seemed at worst annoying in this particular configuration, it strikes her as a rather important question.]

[hiding_honor_in_darkness]

Myself.

-=he admits with no small amount of frustration=-

I had been fooled into believing her to be someone far more deserving of my blade.

[amadine]

Ah.

[There is the faintest hint if relief in her psychic voice. This is bad, no question. It's still infinitely better than a rampaging shade, or the return of the King in Yellow's minions.]

Mistaken identities seem to be going around. Can you cancel the effects of the Arcana's whims in your immediate area, so this doesn't happen again?

[Later, after a number of people have already offered to help]

[itsananimalthing]

Shit, people, didn't we go over this already? Don't fuckin' try to kill each other in liminal. I don't care who you think you see. Don't try to kill anybody.

[hazardlight]

[She's only been half paying attention to this fiasco - it's no one she knows, and she has neither the ability to bypass parts of the maze nor to heal anyone - but what she's caught has her on edge enough to be a bit pissy.]

I got no idea how long the people involved have been here, but speaking as someone who only just got here for happy fun fridge adventures, no, that's not something that people are generally passing around as common knowledge?

I mean maybe you just mean it on a "when you kill people it just makes them dead" level and fuck, I can get behind that, not like I'm running around with a massive murderboner or nothing, but -

If it's a concern for reasons other than getting a corpse and potentially a vengeful ghost where you used to have another Traveler, maybe that's something that should get mentioned to newbies before folks start getting stabbed? Just a thought.

[hiding_honor_in_darkness]

I do not recall being a part of any such conversation, nor had I reason to believe what I was seeing had been false.

[comebewe]

[Matthew's message also comes in a little late - he wasn't quick enough to respond while the offers of help were coming in. He knows she's got help. He doesn't know how well it went.]

Is Elphaba okay?

[wickedestwitch]

I'm fine, a bit tired but fine.

[hiding_honor_in_darkness]

Thankfully, someone arrived in time.

[wholeheaded]

[ later, once the chaos has subsided and it's established Elphaba will be all right: ]

This might not be the best time but. Um. You and I should probably properly meet.

[hiding_honor_in_darkness]

And you are?