welcome to mayfield: day 3

[mayfield_mods]

[Those who wake up in the town on the third day will soon notice that something's definitely off. The cracks in the sky are appearing more frequently and lasting for minutes at a time, and there's a strange white fog drifting over the clouds.

For those who've just arrived, welcome to our new little town! We're sure you're glad to see your missing friends again; nothing to worry about here, they've just been too busy enjoying the upgraded carnival to go back home. Any bleeding limbs or serious wounds you may spot are obviously just a sign of how much fun they've been having.]

OOC: If your character damages or affects the carnival or town in a noticeable and normally permanent way, please comment here.

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[doesnotgetit]

[Anyone inside or immediately outside of the church might notice a loud shriek from a girl who had been lounging on one of the pews, sleeping just moments before.

She's hunched over in the seat, clutching at her leg. Anyone who is curious or concerned enough to approach will notice blood -a decent amount of it - quickly welling up between the girl's fingers.]

O-Ow... ow... what....

[waiting_for_the_worms]

[Kariya comes running over, having been in the middle of searching around the church area himself.]

Hakuno! What happened?

[doesnotgetit]

I don't... [She hisses. Wow this is bleeding a lot...] I don't know. I was sleeping, and suddenly it felt like I got stabbed or something...

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Hold still.

[Kariya reaches down and tears off a piece of cloth from his shirt, doing an admittedly somewhat clumsy job of bandaging her leg. All he really knows is to tie it off tightly to prevent any more bleeding, but it should hold her for the time being.]

I'm no doctor, but I think that should help.

[doesnotgetit]

[Hakuno does as he says, biting down hard on her lip. It hurts, worse than when she had been poisoned by Archer, but she does keep still. Even when he finishes tying up the cloth, she doesn't move her leg just yet.]

Thanks... [She looks around as she wipes her hands on her skirt, trying to get the blood off.] There's nothing strange in here... what could have happened?

[waiting_for_the_worms]

I don't know. I thought this was the only safe place around.

[doesnotgetit]

Is anywhere truly safe in a place like this, though? [She frowns.] But everything is still normal. I don't hear anything strange... and nobody else is panicking.

[She swipes her hands over her skirt one more time, and her hand catches at a hole, right over where the mysterious wound appeared.]

... Huh?

[waiting_for_the_worms]

What's wrong...?

[Kariya looks down, his face paling as he notices the hole as well.]

W-what the...

[doesnotgetit]

This wasn't here before... [She frowns a little as she picks at the hole, and it deepens when she notices that it's only about the size of her pocket.]

Wh... hey! The necklace is gone!

[PRIORITIES, HAKUNO.]

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Is that the pocket you were keeping it in?

[doesnotgetit]

[She nods.] Yeah... [She shifts around in her seat, checking the area near and under her.]

It's totally gone. It couldn't have just fallen out of my pocket...

[waiting_for_the_worms]

The bag I had disappeared overnight too, actually.

[doesnotgetit]

... That's pretty strange. But it doesn't really explain how this happened... unless the items exploded or something, disappearing shouldn't cause any damage to the things around them... right?

[Silly Hakuno, trying to use logic in the face of Mayfield shenanigans.]

[answerer_sword]

W-what is...going...on...

[Bazett's stomach problems had started on day 2, and now, she feels feverish. Neverthless, it seems this girl has a more immediate problem.]

[doesnotgetit]

I'm still not sure... [Thanks to Kariya's help, the wound has been temporarily bandaged. But it still aches, so Hakuno's not up to moving just yet.]

... Are you okay, Bazett?

[answerer_sword]

You are...injured. Let me...see that. Hold still.

[Bazett steps in front of Hakuno and kneels down, holding her hand over Hakuno's leg and chanting a healing spell. The cold sweat that breaks over her body as she tries to maintain her concentration does bring her fever down slightly.]

[doesnotgetit]

H-Hey!

[She pushes Bazett back - gently, she can clearly see something is wrong with the woman.]

Not that I don't appreciate healing, but you don't look too good. Don't push yourself!

[answerer_sword]

A-are you...sure? I can...close it...all the way.

[Just then, she almost pitches over onto Hakuno]

[doesnotgetit]

Whoa! [She manages to catch the woman before she totally falls forward. Moving over a bit, she gently pulls at Bazett, trying to help her up onto the pew so she can rest easier.]

Yeah, I'm fine! You need to rest more than I do right now.

[answerer_sword]

[Bazett more or less collapses into the pew.]

It...is the water. The water...makes you sick...if you drink too much.

[doesnotgetit]

[Hakuno hasn't been feeling at her best, considering all there is to consume is water and rat meat.] Geez... don't you boil it? That's supposed to help a lot.

[answerer_sword]

I reinforced it. I thought that would be enough to remove the toxins.

[Reinforcement focused on a concept and not necessarily an object. Water, reinforced to becoming a "drink", should be been non-toxic.]

But...maybe I should try boiling it from now on.

[doesnotgetit]

[Hakuno doesn't really know the different kinds of magic that normal magi know, so she's not sure what reinforcement means. Whatever it is, it didn't work.]

You should. The houses have working stoves, so you can do it there, if you need to.

[answerer_sword]

I will...do it next time I need water.

[Which might be soon, given her labored breathing.]

But...more people...are coming...too many...for this town.

[doesnotgetit]

Well then, those of us who have been around for a few days now will have to look after them, right? [Right!] But you should stay here. At this rate you'll probably pass out in the middle of the road.