So tired trying to see from behind the red in my eyes
No better version of me I could pretend to be tonight
No better version of me I could pretend to be tonight
Koa pales as Sohalia appears at his elbow, grabbing on his arm. Protective instinct snarls through him, confused and confusing, terror at the thought of losing her chilling the blood in his veins. "Soh--" he begins, not sure what will follow. Instructions to run, probably, to get herself somewhere safe, somewhere were he won't have to worry about losing her.
But then Anju is there, and Edmund, and oh boy that's a whole other surge of emotion he doesn't have time to unpack. Relief and gratitude flood him at the sight of his Captain, the young man more than willing to relinquish command to an authority figure. "Go help with the lamps," he instructs Pipsqueak, turning back just in time to see Soh fly away.
But Anju's next order doesn't sit right. Yes, he remembers the last time a building in Stormbreak fell, remembers the horror of the aftermath, the death, the mourning, the devastation. But he also knows that there are people in that building, lives at stake. "I'm going into the tower," he breathes, his bright eyes pleading as he meets her dark ones. "We have to get them out." He doesn't wait long enough to hear her permission, not knowing if he can defy her should she order him to stay.
He sprints the steps up to the tower entrance, composing himself into a picture of command. "Everyone move calmly to the exit!" calls Koa, hopefully in some way that will spread the word through the floors (PA system of some sort?). If there's a shelter in the building he'll direct them there; if not, he'll have Dragoons outside lead people to the nearest shelter location, away from the approaching onslaught of scales.
Pipsqueak helps light lamps with her fire. Koa goes into the Spyglass to lead evacuation efforts. If there's a built in shelter he'll direct people to go there; if not, he'll tell them to head away from the approaching mothman.
But then Anju is there, and Edmund, and oh boy that's a whole other surge of emotion he doesn't have time to unpack. Relief and gratitude flood him at the sight of his Captain, the young man more than willing to relinquish command to an authority figure. "Go help with the lamps," he instructs Pipsqueak, turning back just in time to see Soh fly away.
But Anju's next order doesn't sit right. Yes, he remembers the last time a building in Stormbreak fell, remembers the horror of the aftermath, the death, the mourning, the devastation. But he also knows that there are people in that building, lives at stake. "I'm going into the tower," he breathes, his bright eyes pleading as he meets her dark ones. "We have to get them out." He doesn't wait long enough to hear her permission, not knowing if he can defy her should she order him to stay.
He sprints the steps up to the tower entrance, composing himself into a picture of command. "Everyone move calmly to the exit!" calls Koa, hopefully in some way that will spread the word through the floors (PA system of some sort?). If there's a shelter in the building he'll direct them there; if not, he'll have Dragoons outside lead people to the nearest shelter location, away from the approaching onslaught of scales.
Pipsqueak helps light lamps with her fire. Koa goes into the Spyglass to lead evacuation efforts. If there's a built in shelter he'll direct people to go there; if not, he'll tell them to head away from the approaching mothman.
Koa
No other version of me I would rather be tonight
And, Lord, she found me just in time
And, Lord, she found me just in time
