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Athalia - Ski trip

Damn, that is mean xP You're definitely keeping Rain on her toes here ^^'

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@ShaggyDoo0

That was the last one <.< Honest...I'll go do something constructive now.

Athalia - Ski trip

Down on the snow covered ground, Rain had managed to claw her way up and out of the snow after sinking into it on her landing. Her legs hadn't appreciated the hefty drop but they'd recovered well. Knowing that time was of the essence, she shifted slightly and looked back up at the lift, watching it sway back and forth above her...the wind had caused her to land further afield, but she was able to drag herself closer to the lift and shout up to Andro.

She shouldn't have been but she was surprised by how quickly Andro slid off of the lift, what caught her off guard about it was the way she'd slid off and the way she was now plummeting towards the ground twisting and turning like a rag doll.

'Damn it!' She didn't have the breath to even hiss those words as she sunk into a crouch before propelling herself into the air. The snow beneath her feet moved as she jumped, depriving her of optimum power but she'd known that would be the case.

A few metres above the snow, Rain's warm form enveloped the falling gorgon. Unfortunately the initial bump was a little hard as the wind had forced Rain to jump across to catch her rather than up. Wrapping her arms around Andro, Rain used her momentum to twist them in the air so that she was the one that connected with snow and the gorgon landed on top of her, hopefully taking less damage.

"Okay...that one hurt" Rain groaned, unsure what had hurt more...scraping her back across the snow or the weight on her chest. Not that Andromeda was heavy but rather Rain's chest was...delicate.

"Andro?"

It took her a few minutes to realise that Andro was a lot worse than she had been up on the lift. A fresh spark of panic flared in Rain's chest as she sat upright, pulling Andro up with her and holding her tightly against her chest.

"Hey, Andro? Hey, talk to me" She encouraged, resting Andro's head back against her shoulder and ignoring the cold dampness sinking into her trousers. "Come on..."

Consciously raising her body temperature again, she even tried to direct it all towards her front, willing her heat to cross over to Andro. If only these things could happen through thought alone...

"Stay with me" Rain murmured "Don't give up yet" reaching up she pressed her fingers against Andro's cheek, pulling the same trick she had before though this time she let some of the pain her touch caused to flood Andro's system only if the gorgon hadn't responded to her before hand.

With severe hypothermia setting in, she needed a sign that Andro was still with her. Her pulse was so weak, Rain could barely hear it beneath the rhythmic thud of her own, she wasn't even sure if she could hear her breathing beneath the whistle of the wind as the storm moved closer and the snowfall whipped around them faster, edging its way towards being a blizzard.

Athalia - Ski trip

Okey dokes ^^ I've tried to do that in the next post, pushed a little. Thought it was time to get off of the lift xD And onto the next obstacle?

By the way, the ability Rain is using is the pain transference. It's in her CS but I've buffed it a bit, what she's effectively done is drawn out some of the symptoms of Andromeda's hypothermia. So Andro should find it easier to focus for a short while and hopefully move?

It's up to you if you want it to have worked or not really ^^' I just wasn't sure how else to move forward, so thought it might be worth doing

Athalia - Ski trip

Rain felt a chill run through her torso as Andro stuttered out those words and then tried to pull her hand free. If anything the werewolf's grip on her hands tightened a little more, a fresh wave of worry passed through her as she realised this to be another symptom of hypothermia. The disorientation...confusion that could follow, if her information was correct Andro could start to do a manner of strange things.

"I've got your hands" Rain murmured, flicking her hair out of her face as she did "Keeping them warm for you...don't worry" She added, before trying to focus on the transference.

Her patience was wearing thin by the time she was able to start drawing out Andro's symptoms, what aggravated her the most was that by the time she was able to pull at the fog clouding the gorgon's mind her ability was practically at its limit. The dark spider web pattern had crawled up her arm and was making its way over her shoulder, her eyes shone brighter than before and the effort of the task was becoming more obvious. Her breathing became heavier as she took on the grog of Andro's hypothermia, it was like being poisoned, the way her thoughts started to become slurred and incoherent, not to mention the heavy sensation that seemed to seep into her muscles, making her arms and legs feel like lead.

It was too much to take on and with a gasp she jolted her hand back just enough to break the contact between them.

"I'm a werewolf" She grumbled at Andro, releasing the gorgon's hands and pulling her arms out from under the coat. Revealing the pattern of dark veins tracking their way up her right arm. She could only hope she'd taken enough of Andro's hypothermia to clear the other girls head...at least long enough for her to comprehend what was going to happen next.

"We're made of sturdy s-stuff" Rain involuntary shivered, looking down at her arm as her healing kicked in and attacked the nasty stuff she'd pulled into her system.

"When I-I hit the floor...I'll shout for y-you. Then you'll need to d-drop down" Rain explained trying to keep her explanation as short as possible.

Not wanting to waste a second of Andro's time, she shuffled away from the gorgon to grip the safety bar. She'd considered just snapping the safety bar away, but she was worried that Andro would fall before she was ready for her. Turning her head Rain noticed that the seat they were on had a bar running across the top of it, in a rounded rectangle, with just enough space for Andro to hold onto.

"Hold on to this" She ordered tapping the bar and even going as far as reaching for Andro's hand and placing it on the bar. "Whatever you do, do not let go, until I call" She told her, hoping that the gorgon was going to follow her advise, because in the next instant, she'd started wriggling around to get her leg up into the seat which caused the lift to wobble with her. Once her leg was up she put her foot against the bar, held on herself and pushed.

With a groan the bar gave out and sprung open with a lock crack, causing the lift to tilt forward a smidgen. Almost as soon as it sprung free, Rain had slid off of the lift and was plummeting towards the ground. Leaving Andro to hold on for dear life...

It wasn't easy to tell how much time had passed but through the blurry thrash of snow, Rain's voice traveled up to Andro, hailing her down. If the gorgon looked over the edge it might have been possible to see the blue smudge of Rain's hair, whipping around below.

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@ShaggyDoo0

:P

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@Azereiah Damn, beat me to it.

Can Saqui take on the water elemental?

Athalia - Ski trip

Took a few things for granted in that post o.o' Let me know if I crossed the line there ^^' Also sorry for the delay!! >.< Had no idea it had been that long D:

Athalia - Ski trip

Rain exhaled in relief as Andro nodded and nestled into what was left of the warmth of her coat. "Better?" She asked, as Andro leant into her and shuddered. She knew that nestling against the gorgon's side wasn't a long term solution but she was hoping it would be enough for the time being or at least until she could get them off of the lift and out of the snow. With each passing second the snowfall was growing heavier and the clouds were growing darker as if a storm was heading their way.

Rain's nose wrinkled at that before she could stop herself '...great. Is mom-zoning even a thing?' it wasn't a relevant thought and certainly had no place in their current situation but it crossed her mind all the same...shocking her in the process.

"Mmm..." She hummed, unsure what to say in response to that.

The werewolf's pulse fluctuated as Andromeda grasped her hand, it was a good sign that she still had some strength.

"Of course you are" Rain murmured, with a small shake of her head. In her experience when a woman tried to assure her that she was fine it meant quite the opposite. With Andro's cold hands tucked between hers, Rain tried to gradually raise her temperature and focus her body heat into her hands and the side pressed up against the gorgon.

"Well...I'm going to take some of your pain" She told her "Or symptoms...I'll explain it later when we're off of this thing"

As she spoke ran slid one of her hands closer to Andro's wrist, unless she pulled away sharply the werewolf pressed her fingers against the gorgon's frozen skin. This time Rain was ready for it and before the pain of the flash burn could develop she transferred it back unto herself. At the same time she tried to pull as much of Andromeda's discomfort as she could. With her arm hidden under the coat, the gorgon wouldn't be able to see the spider web of black lines tracking up it.

"Then, we're going to have to either...climb over to that support" There was a small pause as Rain took a sharp breath, starting to feel the full effect of the transference and the effort required to keep her temperature as high as possible.

"Or I'll jump down there...first, y-you can follow" Rain suppressed a shiver, and grunted softly as the black lines trailed up over her shoulder.

Athalia - Ski trip

Rain felt a smile lift her lips, despite the heaviness of her eyes as she heard Andro shiver again. "Yeah...I'll make sure" She assured her, feeling as if the burden on her shoulders was growing by the second and the pressure on her emotions was increasing.

Questions, questions, questions. Rain was really struggling to keep her temper down, she knew there was a logical reason behind it but the stress of the situation was taking it's toll on her. Andro couldn't do this alone and neither could Rain, her instincts were tuned to group work not independent work.

"I don't need it, okay? It's warm, I'm trying to warm you up" She told her, looking down at the ground again as the snowfall grew heavier. They were stuck on a figurative double edged sword...Rain needed to get Andro off of the lift and into shelter as soon as possible but she also needed to warm her up and fast.

"What?" She looked down at the coat settled between them, aware that the warmth it held was seeping away.

"No, no, no" She exclaimed, picking up the coat "Come on. You need to hold on a little longer" she leant over to lay it over Andro's front, tucking it under the bar and encouraging Andro to take her hand off of the safety bar and rest in her lap.

"Listen to me, I need you to put your hands under this coat" She told her, though she'd been hesitant before if Andro lost consciousness the gig was up, so she had no choice but to be more forceful...less distant. Carefully she slid across the seat, to press her side against Andro's consciously raising her body temperature in the hopes of sharing her warmth.

"If we warm your hands up enough, I can make you feel better...at least long enough to get us off of this thing" She explained though, she questioned whether the gorgon was still able to understand her. Sliding one of her hands under the coat to hover over one of Andro's gloved hands, hopefully not close enough to cause her discomfort like last time. She reached for Andro's other hand, hesitating as her eyes focused on Andro's sunglasses.

"Just take my hand. I promise everything is going to be okay, you are going to be okay"