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*The insects scatter before Denny, and Walter is nowhere to be seen.*
*Oy keep scratching at the book shelf.*
*Something in Thoths wardrobe is gone.*

*Denny looks around again, not taking any risks, then runs into the room*
*Looks at Oy at the bookshelf, and pales underneath her helmet*
*Rushes to the bookshelf and lifts it up with one hand*
*Ignores Perron completely and drags Jake out from under it*
D: JAKE?! JAKE?! Please god...

[Perron stands holding up and securing the pieces of bookcase after shovelling books out of the way] [Lifts it upright with slightly more difficulty than anticipated]

[Yarrick nods] I'll tell Amy. [Turns around and manages to step to the bed] [Sit on it and does a tell Amy]

*Thoth moves over to Denny with his eyes still glowing and tosses the bookshelf aside*
Thoth: Is he alright?

*Cal nods and paces. Wings twitching worriedly*

*Jake's still unconscious, most of the bones in his right arm are broken, and has a series of other fractures all across his body. Plus a litany of other minor cuts and bruises.*
*Oy watches silently.*

[Perron looks down] ... ... [Pets behind Oy's ears gently] Jake's strong.
[Looks at Denny] I can teleport you to medical.

*Denny ignores everyone, and picks up Jake gently*
*Runs off to the medbay, keeping Jake as stable as possible*
*Kicks open a door to a empty room, places Jake down on the bed, rips off her helmet and throws it to the side, then starts working on Jake*
*Putting most combat medics and junior doctors to shame*

~

*Amelia's doing a sleep*

[Perron salutes Thoth and then let's himself out] [Follows Oy to the med-bay]
... [Stays well out of the way of proceedings, but offers support and continues trying to reassure the worried doggo]

[Yarrick does an explain and then leaves a note taped to Amy's pants as she is snoozy]
[Comes outside to Cal] I require a medicinal Benny.

*Cal nods*
Cal: Alright, you call him while we get you over there.
*Helps Yarrick over to Gharn's abandoned wheelchair and pushes him in before starting to move him to the medbay*

[Yarrick looks extremely embarrassed] ...I can walk.

[Benny is, regardless of space, time and location, giving Verdai a cuddle]
[Gets a pager alert] ..! [Teleports away to be with Yarrick]

*Cal shakes his head*
Cal: Nuh-uh. I want as little strain on you as possible
*Leads him to a MRI-like machine*
Cal: Alright. Take everything metal off. It'll interfere, don't worry about clothes, just anything metallic

*Jake doesn't respond as Denny heals him.*
*He still lays unconscious after the operation.*

*Oy looks up at Perron, gives him a lick before running after Denny.*
*He watches Denny patch Jake up.*

*Denny finishes patching up Jake, takes a seat beside him, and holds Oy*
*Looks stupidly worried for Jake's health*

[Yarrick stares for a long time at Cal] ...How am I supposed to remove half my skull, and an elbow?
[Benny pets his head] Fusspot.

[Perron stats quiet and nearby] [Occasionally fetched drink for Denny and Oy]

*Cal frowns then sighs*
Cal: Well it'll be incomplete... but here, put these on
*He tosses Yarrick what looks to me a sleeve of a shirt and a sack, both made out of a rubbery material*
Cal; Put those on, lie down and we can begin

[Yarrick sighs] [Goes behind a screen and gets changed] This feels ridiculous. [Does as instructed and lies down] [Hands Benny his wedding ring and his dog tags, nervously]
[Benny nods]

*Cal initiates the scan*
Cal: Hmm... Nothing too out of the ordinary here... But I wonder...
*Slides Yarrick out and sits him up*
Cal: Alright... I need you to hold very. Very. Still
*Cal closes his eyes and mutters a few words then with one hand on Yarrick's shoulder he takes his other hand and plunges it into Yarrick's chest. Instead of blood and guts it phases through, almost ghostlike as Cal feels around inside Yarrick's spirit*.

[Yarrick freezes] ...

[Benny steps back in alarm] .!!

[Cal finds a fairly prominent tear across Yarrick's for lack of a better word, soul]

*Cal gasps and quickly pulls his hand out, shaking it*
Cal: Gahhhh, cold.
*He sighs*
Cal: What did they do to you exactly? Do you remember?

-PURGED (CATHEDRAL SINGULAR)-

*Sighs and turns back to Alexandria*
*Smiles weakly, then leans forwards to kiss Alexandria*
I missed you too...

-PURGED (CATHEDRAL SINGULAR)-

*After Yarrick explains Cal swears violently*
Cal: Fools! They don't know what their doing!
*Explains soul damage*
Cal: I might be able to do something about it, but not tonight. I need to sleep on this... You do to. For now, hold on
*He walks out of the room and returns a few minutes later with a thermos*
Cal: Take a small sip of this whenever you start feeling the affects. It should help.
*The thermos is full of a dark red liquid with a metallic taste should Yarrick drink it.*

*Scatty is still straying her hands while Leo sleeps.*

*Horus finishes his days work and goes to bed after spending a little time in the range with Iris*

*Gharn curls up on the couch to sleep and finally shifts back to humani form*

*Anyone else I've forgotten about goes to bed except for Twilly who is out looking for fishing ponds*

[Yarrick shudders at the visual of Cal's hand coming out]
..Three mages tried to extract what they thought was Sam's magic essence from me. I just felt something... it felt like something gave in or cracked, and I whited out.
Now I just feel.. odd.

*Flies up slightly and sits in Alexandria's lap, backwards*
*Wraps arms around her neck and kisses her again*
Everything is just how it should be...

-PURGED (CATHEDRAL SINGULAR)-

*Nods and refuses to let go of Alexandria*
Only if you want to, and whatever you want. I'm permanently attached to you now, whether you like it or not.

-PURGED (CATHEDRAL SINGULAR)-

*lies down next to Maiev and runs a finger along her leg*
I'm sorry I was gone for so long.
*kissed Maiev's forehead*

Of course I would. Anything that brings us closer.
*Snuggles up to Alexandria*
Did you make yourself more soft? You're different from the last time I touched you.

~

*Maiev continues pretending to sleep*
M: ...