Why This

[failgoyle]

[Once more, there is only mental screaming over the network, accompanied by a bit of Sensory Livestreaming of a fireball right in Jules's face. It's at least a bit more immediate of a threat than Jules's usual reasons for screaming.

And yet if one listens closely, one might be able to make out words in all the mental shrieking.]

Idon'tknowwhathappenedandMatthew'sreallypissedoffatmeandI'mgonnadieandIneedhelpandwhydoesthisalwayshappentomewhatishappeninghelphelphelp...!

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[willyousee]

Drop, roll, portal!

[Alcuin's shouting. Alcuin doesn't shout.]

[failgoyle]

But he's grabbed me and I think I'll portal with him!

[willyousee]

Drop to the ground and kick him as hard as you can. Knees, stomach, groin - anywhere!

[failgoyle]

I can't drop, he's got a really good grip!

[At least he goes stone, there is that.]

[willyousee]

[Jules, you can pick your feet up you know. Odds are he can't lift you off the ground and you'll throw him off balance.]

Fight dirty, Jules! Bite him! Draw blood! Where the hell are you?

[failgoyle]

But I don't want to bite him, I don't know where he's been, and we're in the scary computer room!

[willyousee]

Jules he is trying to kill you! I don't care if you don't want to bite him - do it!

[On his way, dammit.]

[failgoyle]

[He doesn't get much of a chance to bite him, the fire intensifies and the feed cuts off.]

[hiding_honor_in_darkness]

JULES!

You are made of stone! Use it!

[failgoyle]

But I'm not--

--OH! RIGHT!

[Thanks, Zaknafein, it is at this moment that he takes the stone gargoyle form and saves his ass to a certain degree.]

[hiding_honor_in_darkness]

-=there are certainly a number of degrees involved with that particular situation=-

You need to remain calm, panicking is the worst thing you can do! Where are you?

[failgoyle]

IT'S A LITTLE LATE FOR THAT!

SCARY COMPUTER ROOM I'M THERE!

[summerorange]

Where are you?!

[Natsumi's already calling her tiny companion to her side.]

[failgoyle]

The scary computer room that gotscarierhe'sgotfirewhydoeshehavesomuchfire!

[summerorange]

Computer room? The one with all those screens?

[And here, she thought that she wouldn't have to deal with that particular area more than once. Still, she's passing along info to her little partner.]

[failgoyle]

And the terrifying death record servers!

[summerorange]

D-Death record servers?! What...what kind of world did that room come from?

[Congrats, Jules, you've shocked her enough to not immediately transform and go find your ass for the next few moments.]

[failgoyle]

I don't know!

[summerorange]

[She's confused and terrified for a moment or two. But then she remembers that she isn't totally helpless.]

Try not to die on us! I'll be there as soon as I can!

[failgoyle]

Easier said than done!

[summerorange]

If you have anything on hand, throw it at them! It should distract them long enough for you to get away!

[Oh, good. Tiny partner's agreeing to go save him. Henshin time~!]

[failgoyle]

What am I supposed to throw if he's grabbing me--

[The feed cuts off in a hell of a lot of fire.]

[summerorange]

Jules!

[Screw it, Portaling over to him is go!]

[amadine]

Get out of there.

Use a damn portal.

[failgoyle]

He's got a pretty good grip and he'll come with me!

[amadine]

So open the other end up in the air of the Piazza. I saw wings when you flashed your ass across the entire Network. You can fly; he can't. He'll be too busy trying to save himself to keep hold.

[failgoyle]

But he's still got me! And my normal wings are too small to lift anyone! And even if I go stone, I think one's pinned!

[What is rationally thinking your way through a situation?]

[amadine]

He doesn't know you even have wings. He'll let go to save himself. Would you really rather just stay there and burn than at least attempt to save yourself?

Gods below, has no one ever taught you anything about surviving on your own?

[failgoyle]

[At least he has shifted to his stone form now, though he's still being held fast.]

I don't wanna die and I'm not good in a crisis and--

[There's a mental yelp as Masshuu snaps the knife blade on his neck in the livestream.

At least he's got that going for him?]

[amadine]

If you don't want to die, best you learn quickly.

[failgoyle]

[He's not really answering with anything other than a mental whimper which quickly cuts off into a shout as the sensory livestreaming goes dead because the fire's gotten just that bad.]

[happyhalloween]

Do you need me to stab anyone, Papa?

[failgoyle]

Nononononono! Stay away from this place!

[happyhalloween]

No, it's fine, I've got a hidden knife! And I know how to stab to wound!

[failgoyle]

Stay out of here! There is too much fire!

[happyhalloween]

I'll make a bucket of water!

[failgoyle]

That's not gonna be enough! Just keep yourself safe!

[happyhalloween]

I'll make lots of buckets! I gotta keep you safe too, Papa!

[failgoyle]

But if I'm worried about you too out here, I might get distracted!

[There is a yell of alarm as the knife breaks on Jules's throat.]

[happyhalloween]

Papa!

[failgoyle]

[Alarmingly enough, he is not responding right now, because what the hell what the hell what the hell.]

[happyhalloween]

[TIME TO TELEPORT TO PAPA!]