filtered to Lupa and Thorne, double protected

[claudiometer]

[After herding Raidou to her rooms, it quickly became clear Claudia's not gonna snap him out of this on her own. She needs help. Thorne's talked to him a decent amount, she knows, and... she's not entirely sure who else, kid keeps so much to himself that it's hard to say. She doesn't really know the redhead from the dungeon, the kid with the gryphon's gone--

--Lupa. God knows if they're as close as Grisha and Kumiho were, but he does care about Raidou, so it's a place to start.]

Uh, guys? I need some help. Raidou... bluescreened himself.

Bad enough that he didn't ask what bluescreening is. I think Grid-him Interfaced the Moebius terminals. And I'm out of my depth as far as snapping him out of this goes.

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[papacerberus]

Large enough to swallow you whole.

[Lupa says that dryly, coming back onto an even keel himself now that he's got a plan for what to do. If Salvation doesn't work, perhaps he can help Raidou recover the will to push back against whatever horrible information he's uncovered.]

Casting from out here will probably work, as long as Raidou is close enough to the door..

[claudiometer]

...Point. There's head clearance for you but I'm not sure about clutter clearance. As for 'close to the door,' I guess the question there is what your spell radius looks like.

[papacerberus]

I've never thought about distance; in battle all parties were generally in the same area. A safe minimum would be within five meters or so, I think?

[claudiometer]

That's... fifteen feet, ish? Should be fine, I think. Go for it when you're ready.

[papacerberus]

Then...

[Lupa takes a breath, letting the transformation wash over him. The light starts at the brand, spreading out rapidly over his body in red circuitry-lines, and then expands to a white cocoon for a split second before a much larger form is in his place. Lupa's voice comes from the center of the three massive, eyeless heads, and the finned tail lashes slowly.]

This might take a moment.

[Patra would probably work, if it's simply panic or something similar, but Lupa wants to make sure this has the best possible results. That means something stronger, and out of all the mantras he's discovered he's still possessed, even if not completely mastered, since his dungeon, there's one that he's been working diligently on mastering. Vicious God is not a simple mantra to master, and Lupa has had to devote time and energy to it since his dungeon. Using the skill he wants from it for the first time ever requires spending time looking for it in his memory and focusing on it to make sure he's got it perfectly. But with concentration, Salvation does come to him, and the drain on his reserves is a hefty one. Lupa finally lifts his right head and casts, light flashing around him, and then again around Raidou inside Claudia's rooms. When it's cast, he lowers his right head, and stretches the center one out worriedly.]

Did it work?

[claudiometer]

I dunno. Raidou? You a little more with us, buddy?

[She hopes so. She really, really hopes so. It'll be easier to help him figure out how to at least wall this shit off if he's talking.]

[capital_asset]

[For a moment, the relentless flow of data seems to lessen and he can finally breathe... only for a particularly horrific image to set it all off once more. The small part of him that's not completely overwhelmed almost wails in frustration as he's buried again.]

[claudiometer]

Balls. [It's not directed at either Raidou or Lupa - IOUHEI, maybe, but Claudia's not mad at either of the other people here.]

I think it did for about a second, and that's probably not something you can keep spamming. Thorne said she's grabbing another friend of his and then on her way, so... maybe they'll have something.

[She hopes.]

[papacerberus]

There is one thing that I might be able to keep doing, if it works.

[There's a flash as Lupa changes back, and he goes to sit in front of Raidou. And then, he begins singing a particular song. He's got a nice voice, albeit untrained. Lupa doesn't stop when he's gone through the verses, but does look to Raidou and Claudia both, hoping for confirmation that it's doing something.]

[capital_asset]

[It's helping a little, but not enough.]

[claudiometer]

Come on, dude. You can do it.

[capital_asset]

[He is trying to.]

[papacerberus]

[Not knowing what else to do, Lupa keeps singing Sera's Prayer, and reaches out to gently put his hand over one of Raidou's. He hopes the touch won't backfire, but touch can be such an important and steadying thing.]