Is This Home?

[animusmods]

Characters: anyone who got sent "home", anyone going to rescue them
Setting: your world?
Format: any
Summary: Post your nightmare world! Travel to other nightmare worlds! Save people from nightmare worlds!
Warnings: general angst/horror warnings for now

There's a bright flash of light and a screech of sound before you pop back into existence in familiar territory. Maybe something's off about it, though...

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[foretolds.livejournal.com]

Her breath catches in her throat and she has to fight to keep from collapsing again. She knows he's gone, but she shakes him anyway, ignoring the tears that are doubtlessly streaming down her cheeks. "Karkat!" She's practically shouting now, for all the good it will do.

[reddeadvirgo.livejournal.com]

It's too familiar. It's not exactly the same, but it's too familiar. She can't even see, she's crying so hard; she's trying not to devolve into noisy sobs -- keep some pretense of composure -- but the tears are too much to keep back.

"Terezi," she chokes out. "Terezi, we need to get to the infirmary. We can't carry him." Of course, by that she really means that there's no need to carry him, because he's dead, but she can't say it. It goes without saying. And if they wait around much longer, they're going to at least pass out, if not join Karkat altogether.

[foretolds.livejournal.com]

It takes her a moment to respond, but then she gives Kanaya a curt nod and lets Karkat slide to the floor. It takes her another long moment to get herself to move, and even then she procrastinates, taking the time to straighten his tie as much as she can before staggering to her feet again. Terezi wipes the tears from her eyes, getting a smear of bright cerulean on her cheek in the process, and nods again. She doesn't trust herself to speak.

[reddeadvirgo.livejournal.com]

Kanaya lets Terezi do what she needs to. There's no point in making her more upset by rushing her. The candyblood is silent as well, save the occasional stray sniffle. She wipes her eyes with her palms when Terezi stands up, trying to clear the tears from them. After that (and a moment of hesitation), she offers her arm to Terezi -- to take her hand, link with her arm, or even help her walk. Whatever the other girl wants, if she wants it.

[foretolds.livejournal.com]

Terezi links her arm with Kanaya's automatically. It's thoughtless and instinctive, and she might be holding a little tighter than necessary. Some help walking is probably needed, too.

[reddeadvirgo.livejournal.com]

It agitates the cuts, but Kanaya doesn't mind. She's probably holding a little more firmly than she needs to, as well.

She does her best to help support Terezi's weight as she starts for the staircase that will lead them to the infirmary.