2nd Duel [Audio]

[iwannabeadragon]

[Hawke is no stranger to spiders, big or small. In fact more than once he's killed spiders that were bigger than a horse, so there's little these spiders can do to bother him.

What is bothering him though is the sudden numbness that's spreading through his body. At first he just thought his arm was asleep. Then it spread to his other arm, and of that his legs. Before he knew it, he couldn't feel anything at all.

Needless to say he's a tad worried. Oh where's Anders when you need him?]

Please tell me we have a healer. I think I may be in trouble.

[He doesn't sound like he's joking this time.]

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[gotyourwallet.livejournal.com]

[Vie isn't bothered by the spiders either, finding them more of a menace than a threat. Lucky for her, she hasn't been bitten. Yet.]

Hawke? What's happened?

[She's not even going to try and keep the concern out of her voice.]

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[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

My body's gone numb. Now I'm no doctor, but I'm sure that's bad.

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[gotyourwallet.livejournal.com]

That... does not sound good, no. Where are you?

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[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

I didn't think so.

Third floor of the barracks. Help would be nice.

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[gotyourwallet.livejournal.com]

Not far from me at all. I'm on my way.

[Hell, she's sprinting. He's only around the corner from her room but paralysis does not sound like a good thing at all. If Hawke dies, she'll be without a friend. Again.]

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[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

Oh good, I'll just be waiting here then.

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[gotyourwallet.livejournal.com]

[It's times like this that Vie's movement being sneaky-quiet is a bad thing.]

Hawke!?

[She's just around the corner. Holler back, Hawke! She's right there! Her elbow bumps the wall and with it, a shock spider. The jolt is enough to make her yelp with pain.]

Fa'rec!

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[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

Dammit! Don't you go dying when I can't save you!

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[gotyourwallet.livejournal.com]

[Vie pops into view, glaring back behind her and rubbing her elbow. The next spider that crosses her path is the victim of her boot smashing it into the ground.]

It bit me. The... thing bit me.

[She can feel static rushing through her body, but Hawke is the priority now. Vie drops to his side.]

Garrett? You okay?

[Yeah, really smart question, Vie. :|b]

[70ftandcounting]

[... D: D: D:]

Garrett?! Where are you?!

[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

Making myself comfy on the third floor of the barracks.

[70ftandcounting]

I'll...

[Spiders. Oh God. SPIDERS.]

I'll be right there! Don't move!

[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

I hadn't planned on it but all right.

[Wait, how come he can't smell anything?]

[70ftandcounting]

Okay, hold tight!! In coming!

[omgomgomg spiders. There's a few screams on the way as she moves.</>]

[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

Holding things is a bit of a problem at the moment but I'll do my best.

[Oh Hawke can hear it now. The great Champion of Kirkwall, famous adventurer and savior of the city, done in by a spider no bigger than his thumb.]

[70ftandcounting]

[She is going to have spiders in her hair forever nightmares jfc sklfjsjkdjfskldjfklsdj *SCREAM*.]

Okay. Okay. I can do this. I can totally do this.

[Sliiiiiding down the wall once on the third floor, holding her hair, she finally just.

Starts sprinting and shouting.]

GARRETT! GARRETT WHERE ARE YOU.

[Smacking spiders with a frying pan can be therapeutic.]

[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

Over here!

[Hawke remains sitting by a wall literally twiddling his thumbs as he does his best not to look incredibly worried about his sudden loss of touch and smell.]

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[sacredbrand.livejournal.com]

[Nel sounds enviably unruffled and resigned to the chaos.]

Telling me where you are may speed the healing process along.

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[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

So would getting rid of this blasted cheese!

[Brb fighting imaginary rancid cheese.]

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[sacredbrand.livejournal.com]

Is the cheese speaking to you or attacking?

If it's not doing either of those, you may as well give your location.

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[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

It's following me. It wants me to eat it!

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[sacredbrand.livejournal.com]

... And unless it's forcing you to do so, you are in no danger from the cheese.

I assume you don't want to be healed, then.

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[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

[There's some deep breathing as he tries to calm himself.]

Third floor of the barracks.

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[sacredbrand.livejournal.com]

Try not to put anything untoward inside your mouth.

[It's a trek and a half, even with the advantage of traveling from her cell on the first floor instead of, for instance, across the whole castle. She manages the walk without being bitten by virtue of summoning a paper-thin layer of wind around her person. Hard to bite something so slippery.

Those are honest-to-God footsteps Hawke hears, not more skittering of insect legs!]

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[iwannabeadragon.livejournal.com]

[Hawke would be quite happy about that if not for one thing. The next symptom is kicking in and Hawke can't hear a damn thing.]