⇨ SHOW'S OVER

[ringleaders]

Who: Everyone who DIDN’T get caught up in CY-Ren’s music, D13-D14.
When: D13-D15
Where: Wismuth, the Carnival
What: Recovering, taking stock, and trying to figure out where to go from here.
Warnings: ? ? ?

FALLEN STARS↴ ► AFTERMATH: After the culmination of the confrontation between Noa and CY-Ren — as much as it can be called one, since it ends with the Guardian being flung off the stage — the arena returns to darkness. After a few seconds of silence, the backup lighting sputters on, but instead of music a loudspeaker begins to blare loudly: ATTENTION, FANTASIA FESTIVAL ATTENDANTS. DUE TO AN EMERGENCY, WE WILL BE EVACUATING THE VENUE. PLEASE FOLLOW STAFF DIRECTIONS AND PROCEED TO THE NEAREST EXIT. THANK YOU. The pleasant, automated woman’s voice begins to play on loop as the concertgoers, snapped out of their trance, look at each other in confusion. The Void creatures that had come out at CY-Ren’s command are nowhere to be seen now, and neither is the singer herself. Wismuth police officers, though they look as uncertain and dazed as half the audience seems to be, break up the crowd and directing them to file out of the Fantasia Festival’s exits. It’s easy enough for Carnival members to slip away, though as they go through the crowd they’ll hear the festivalgoers discussing anything but the sight of Guardian and Harbinger in combat, much less people being dragged into shadows… “Right in the middle of CY-Ren’s set, too! Aren’t they supposed to check the wiring on these things?” “I paid to go to a concert, not a fire drill! I’d better get a refund!” “They didn’t have to shut the whole place down—" In the chaos and flow of people, it’ll be hard for Carnival workers to keep track of each other, but one thing is clear: they can’t stay here. ► HOME AGAIN, HOME AGAIN: The would-be saboteurs and those who’ve stayed behind have a chance to meet up again once they get back to the Carnival’s grounds. However, what exactly happened back there is unclear — and the one who might have answers is still unconscious from her brief altercation with the Harbinger. Still, there’s no shortage of things to do: after all, once they get back, it’s obvious there are more than a few missing faces. ► HEADLINES: Anyone who ventures to Wismuth in the days after the festival will find something peculiar: all news about the incident at the festival has been written off as a freak fire from some faulty wiring or a potential incendiary device, which reporters say police are ‘investigating the cause of’ and which some of the more sensational news sites are already having a field day with (based on rumors and hearsay the venue may have received a bomb threat). Most entertainment sites and social media coverage of the event only include blurry clips with captions like ‘tmw you fucked up the only vid you have of cy-ren’s concert 😭fml' and generally agree that it's a pity she never got past a second song.

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[puddingemote]

He kneels down on his knees, looking Ginko over critically. He's not sure what exactly he's looking for, since he's hardly a doctor, but maybe he can figure this out.

"Where does it hurt? I can try to heal it."

If it's too big, maybe he can't, but he can at least try.

[dontpokethat]

Ginko sighs and pulls up his shirt; trying to move to the medical tent first hadn't worked with Scout, and he doesn't feel like trying to explain Tamaki that he'd rather keep his shirt on in public, either. So, once again, he pulls the hem up far enough to show the spread of bruises over his ribs and stomach.

"It's just some bruised ribs, I think."

[puddingemote]

A kid who has been shirtless on national television doesn't really understand qualms against taking off a shirt in public, so Ginko saves them both an argument by showing Tamaki his ribs without complaint. He hums to himself as he looks, then raises his hand.

"Want me to try?"

He's not really waiting for an answer as his hand starts to glow a light blue.

[dontpokethat]

"Uh... yeah, sure." He nods; letting Scout help worked out well enough, so. He'll take quick, non-resource-intensive fixes where he can get them. "Thanks."

[puddingemote]

"Yeah."

He holds his hand over Ginko's ribs, and the light grows. He has to concentrate hard, and it shows in the furrow of his brow, but after a moment, the magic begins to work. It won't be long before there's only faint traces of bruising left, and Ginko's ribs will be good as new. Or at least as good as they were before today.

"Better?"

[dontpokethat]

He seems to be focusing pretty intensely, which Ginko supposes is no surprise - and, within moments, he can feel the pain in his ribs fading, seeming less and less noticeable with each breath.

Ginko nods hesitantly, and prods gently at his own ribs. Tamaki said that this would heal the injury, as opposed to just numbing it, so he figures that should probably be fine. "Much. Thanks," he repeats. "I should probably look into learning something like that, myself."

[puddingemote]

He smiles when Ginko confirms that his ribs feel better. He's glad that he was able to help, and seeing that his friend feels better makes him feel good.

"Yeah." He waves off the thanks. "It takes some practice. But if I could learn it, you can."

Because he is an idiot and Ginko is not, honestly.

[dontpokethat]

"Ha, I hope I can. Guess we'll find out." Even if he did consider Tamaki to be an idiot, there would still be the part where he's not sure how much learning magic has to do with intelligence, or if there's some other aspect of natural affinity that can't be predicted.

"I've got one spell to help with curing illnesses, but it's not much good for situations like... this." People getting sick is not really the problem here.

[puddingemote]

"But that's still really good!" Tamaki looks pretty earnest about that. Sure, people getting sick is not the problem now, but it's always a problem somewhere.

"Because if people get sick, it can be really bad. So it's good that you know how to cure it."

[dontpokethat]

"...Thanks. I'm glad I've got that spell, don't get me wrong. Just thinking I should try and branch out more."

He really does appreciate Tamaki's assurance - and he agrees. He knows there will likely be more times when being able to cure an illness quickly and efficiently will be helpful. But it's not enough on its own, not when things like this keep happening.