Ranboo recoils as Dirk snaps at him-- just slightly, but very visibly, and despite how he towers over Dirk, it makes him look remarkably small. Fortunately for Dirk, the urgency and severity of the current situation doesn't allow Ranboo the time to feel properly annoyed, so they just wait quietly, anxiously until Dirk explains the location of the tarps, then quickly hurry off to retrieve the closest one.
Everything still feels strange-- it's as if the light has somehow changed, or the air. The familiar setting of the cluttered apartment feels alien somehow, or like they're trapped inside a copy of the real thing, swaying their way over to fetch the tarp from where it's hidden, folded as neatly as possible.
As Dirk pulls the sword from the woman's body, she silently falls to the floor, as lifeless as a doll. She's heavier than a doll, though, softer, collapses in a heap as if her strings were cut as soon as the only thing supporting her weight is suddenly pulled away.
Dully, Ranboo realizes that they're standing back in the living room now, opening the tarp up, and that they have no idea how or when they arrived there.
Don't panic. Now is not the time to fucking panic. He sucks in a breath through his teeth and slowly releases it, trying to hide his rising panic from Dirk the best that he knows how.
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Date: 2024-07-15 12:02 pm (UTC)Everything still feels strange-- it's as if the light has somehow changed, or the air. The familiar setting of the cluttered apartment feels alien somehow, or like they're trapped inside a copy of the real thing, swaying their way over to fetch the tarp from where it's hidden, folded as neatly as possible.
As Dirk pulls the sword from the woman's body, she silently falls to the floor, as lifeless as a doll. She's heavier than a doll, though, softer, collapses in a heap as if her strings were cut as soon as the only thing supporting her weight is suddenly pulled away.
Dully, Ranboo realizes that they're standing back in the living room now, opening the tarp up, and that they have no idea how or when they arrived there.
Don't panic. Now is not the time to fucking panic. He sucks in a breath through his teeth and slowly releases it, trying to hide his rising panic from Dirk the best that he knows how.
"Okay. Okay, okay, now... now what...?"