[The kick is a direct hit, knocking Elliot down with a bone-cracking sound as his nose gets broken. Elliot will make a pained sound, but struggle back to his feet with Akira's help. There's blood coming out of his nose and his regeneration isn't kicking in, so he's not having a great time]
Shoot...
[So much for getting his staff back. And just when he started to try to think of what to do next, a dark wisp engulfs them and seeps into his body. ]
What the-
[He stops as he's suddenly overcome with fear. He starts shaking and his eyes squeeze shut. Those thoughts that constantly claw at his mind? Suddenly become a lot louder.
You're going to die here.
You're useless. What a mistake you were. Everything you do ends in failure.
What were you thinking running out here? That you'd help? How pathetic. You're just gonna get everyone killed.
Why even try? Just die.
The voices keep going. He grits his teeth as he shakes from the fear. There's a part of him that just wants to run, or even stop existing. He didn't want to die, he didn't want to fail everyone even though that's all he ever did...
But even though he's shaking and feels the weight of suffocating fear? Fear was something he dealt with every day. He was terrified of fighting, he was terrified of retrospec, he was terrified of losing everyone he cared about. His list of fears and anxieties were a mile long, honestly. The fear in him was constant. He didn't need a wisp to feel it.
So while he's paralyzed for these first few moments, it probably won't be very long until he fights it off. ]
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Shoot...
[So much for getting his staff back. And just when he started to try to think of what to do next, a dark wisp engulfs them and seeps into his body. ]
What the-
[He stops as he's suddenly overcome with fear. He starts shaking and his eyes squeeze shut. Those thoughts that constantly claw at his mind? Suddenly become a lot louder.
You're going to die here.
You're useless. What a mistake you were. Everything you do ends in failure.
What were you thinking running out here? That you'd help? How pathetic. You're just gonna get everyone killed.
Why even try? Just die.
The voices keep going. He grits his teeth as he shakes from the fear. There's a part of him that just wants to run, or even stop existing. He didn't want to die, he didn't want to fail everyone even though that's all he ever did...
But even though he's shaking and feels the weight of suffocating fear? Fear was something he dealt with every day. He was terrified of fighting, he was terrified of retrospec, he was terrified of losing everyone he cared about. His list of fears and anxieties were a mile long, honestly. The fear in him was constant. He didn't need a wisp to feel it.
So while he's paralyzed for these first few moments, it probably won't be very long until he fights it off. ]