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[textsfromhotland]

[Alphys comes on the radio sounding out of breath and like she's trying extremely hard not to panic.]

Uhhh. The- the concert! S-something went wrong! Noa's really hurt, CY-Ren's gone, and I-I think she took some of us with her? I dunno who, I lost t-track of everyone... oh, jeez, and Sans went after her by himself! Uhh... what did the Ringmaster say- Nightrunners! We need the nightrunners! A-and I need a doctor! Like, r-right now? We're at the front entrance!

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[genice]

( He's normally got his walkie talkie on him to get used to having no phone and only a walkie talkie, meaning he hears this and pieces together...

... things went poorly. The voice he doesn't have a name for, but he thinks he heard it before when people were talking to Noa when Noa asked for help. No doubt the actually qualified medical people will be on this, but in the meantime, the one speaking might need someone to talk to in order to stay focused while the Nightrunners and medical personnel arrived on scene. )

Are you injured too, or is it just Noa?

( He can at least... head that way, with whatever he has on hand for pressure bandages. He's under no illusions about how much he can personally help, but the talking, that might do the trick for a moment. He hopes neither of them are going into shock. )

[textsfromhotland]

M-me? No, I'm fine! [Just, you know, on the verge of completely freaking out.]

[genice]

Good, that's good. What's your name? Is Noa still conscious and with you?

( just keep her focused and talking for now )

[npcarnival]

I'm here. [ Noa speaks up, a thin thread of exhaustion in her voice. ]

It's nothing serious -- it just feels like I might have broken my ankle. It can't take any weight right now.

[ She has other injuries, but that's the one that's crippling her the most right now, of course. ]

The missing people are who I'm more worried about.

[genice]

Good to hear from you, Noa, though not good to hear people are missing. I'm not going to be able to help much with that, but the Nightrunners will.

( or do he believes, keeping his voice calm though he's more confused and concerned than anything else. )

I know you mentioned having been on your own facing what you fight for a long time, Noa. Is there any bone breaking through skin with your ankle? Hey, you who's with her, can you sit with Noa and help elevate her ankle while medics come your way?

[npcarnival]

There isn't any bone breaking through, and I'm keeping it up now. [ Noa confirms, before adding, with maybe a touch of embarrassment: ]

I dance, so I've had to deal with injuries like this before.

[kingsroads]

I'm a nightrunner and I can check to see who's missing. Do you have any idea of who's CY-Ren took in the first place?

[ Strange's tone is all business, but he can't hide the trace of aggravation in his words. Why do people always get kidnapped, this has gone straight into the realm of annoying as heck. ]

[textsfromhotland]

...Papyrus, for sure. That's why Sans went off by himself. I w-was with some others... I think Taako might have been kidnapped, too? I dunno about anyone else. S-sorry.

[kingsroads]

That idiot, [ Strange can't help but grumble slightly under his breath. It's like Sans didn't just get kidnapped & lose his true name and go through so much shit, why are you running off again like an idiot? Not thinking things through is Strange's job! ]

My scrying magic isn't the most portable—it requires a large basin of water, which I have at my trailer. I'll start with Papyrus and Taako then work my way through the supervisors and nightrunners. [ cause Strange sure as shit doesn't know everyone in the carnival. ]

Radio me if there's anyone specifically I should search for.

[textsfromhotland]

O-okay, I'll try to figure out who's missing, too! I actually... I'm n-not sure who all even went to the concert though. Sorry I'm not much help.

[kingsroads]

On the contrary, you've given me two more names to search for than I had to start with. That's quite helpful.

[chronosynthesis]

Sans what?

[Oh, for the love of--] Nevermind, has anyone come for you, yet? What exactly happened?

[textsfromhotland]

He brought us back to the portal to the carnival and then he took off. W-we talked to the Ringmaster already... CY-Ren did something with her music, and there was a fight... it was kind of confusing! Noa tried her best but CY-Ren got away.

[chronosynthesis]

[So the Ringmaster is aware, as least.] I see. How badly off is Noa, right now?

[Like, dying? He suddenly has a dozen things to do post-concert and he'd like it if she can hold out until someone from the medical team arrives. Also, so he can talk.]

[npcarnival]

Just a broken ankle and a few bruises.

[ Noa pipes up, quickly, just in case people lose sight of the big picture. ]

It's not ... please. [ Her voice wavers a little at the word, before she tries to force calm back into it. ] You should be looking for your friends.

[chronosynthesis]

Of course we will. [He says it firmly.] And we're going to need your help for that. You and whatever it is you fight for.

[After all, she's the one who came to them and knows the most about this world. He's not forgetting that.] My name is Syrlya, and I would like to speak with you later.

[Those who are healing capable should see to her first, and he needs to do some reaching out.] Will you remain in the carnival for the next few hours?

[npcarnival]

I'll be here. [ Part of it is that she doesn't actually have anywhere to go, besides back home. ] I'll help any way I can.

[ After all, they wouldn't have been at the concert if she hadn't asked. ]

[stillwinningthehardway]

[Great. Scout hadn't gone, it had seemed like anything she could do would be covered by others and someone needed to stay behind in case anyone tried being tricky. Somehow she's not surprised things went wrong.]

Is anyone bleeding? I can help with that and pain control.

[textsfromhotland]

I-I don't see any blood? I'm fine, it's Noa that I'm worried about!

[npcarnival]

I'm all right, Alphys.

I think I saw some people were attacking the stage and Void creatures. They're probably still back there.

[ If she sounds guilty, it's 'cos she is. Still, it's not like she expected the Warden to so suddenly take them and go! ]

[puddingemote]

I'm not a doctor. But I can help.

[He is also not at the concert, so that's convenient.]

>> seguing into action thread, for alphys/tamaki/potentially scout

[npcarnival]

[ This isn't a voice that Noa recognizes, so she'll have to take him at face value ]

We're at some of the boxes by the biggest tent. If you could, um, bring some ice that would help a lot.

[ 'Magical healing' isn't actually a concept she has much experience with, since it's not within her skillset. Yikes. ]

[puddingemote]

Ice? What for?

[Meanwhile, Tamaki is an idiot, and also terrible at explanations. But if the girl wants ice, he can get her some ice in a cup.

He grabs some from his trailer before he sets off. He's on his way!]

[npcarnival]

To bring the swelling down.

[ Not much more to say than that. When Tamaki gets there, he'll find Noa sitting on a crate, her injured foot extended and resting on another crate in front of her, propped up on a coil of rope to give it slightly more elevation. There's a white, winged mouse-like creature with a long fluffy tail perched on her shoulder, but it stirs when Tamaki approaches. ]

Noa. [ His voice is surprisingly big, for such a small thing, and Noa looks up from what she was doing -- running her fingers along the ugly, swollen joint of her foot. One of her wrists is also swelling, though not nearly as badly as her foot is, and she gives him an awkward smile. ]

Um, hi. [ There have been a lot of people on the radio she doesn't recognize from the attempt to sabotage the concert. ]

[puddingemote]

[His eyes linger on the thing for a moment, before focusing on Noa herself. He sees the swell in her ankle and her wrist, and thinks that there's a good chance he can heal this. It's bigger than anything he's ever healed before, but he did ask the Ringmaster for more strength.

He holds the cup of ice out.]

You're Noa-chan, right? I'm Tamaki.

[A big teenager with horns and the occasionally green writing running over his skin doesn't really look like someone who can heal an injury, but, well, here he is.]

[npcarnival]

[ Oh good, he's introducing himself, so she doesn't embarrass herself again. His appearance draws a curious look from her, but she won't comment on it for now, just grateful that someone's come at all. ]

Yes, that's me. And this is Con.

[ She points at the creature on her shoulder, then reaches out to take the ice from Tamaki. It isn't much, but ... she sets it down beside her and fishes a handkerchief out of her pocket. ]

Thanks for coming. [ However, this presents a new dilemma that causes an obvious twinge of dismay: there isn't enough ice for both her ankle and wrist. ]

[puddingemote]

Yeah.

[He plops down on the ground beside Noa, looking at her ankle. He holds his hand out over it, then runs his other hand through his hair.]

Um, so, I haven't done this on a break before. But I've been practicing.

[He still hasn't clarified that he intends to use magic to heal her leg, but he is trying to sound reassuring.]

[npcarnival]

[ When he plops down, Noa looks at him in surprise, but she nods hesitantly. Her expression's a little worried when he says he hasn't done it before, but ... ]

I ... I can't fight if I can't dance. So if you can fix it, do what you need to do.

[puddingemote]

[He himself looks surprised at that, glancing up at her.]

You dance to fight? ...Ah, no, hold on.

[He can't do this if he doesn't concentrate, so he looks back down at her ankle again. He's really curious about what she means, but he can't inquire further while he has her wounds to attend to.

He holds his hand over her ankle and concentrates all he can on it, on the feeling of fixing it and the magic sparking in his body. After a moment, a light blue light glows from his hand, and starts to wrap around her ankle, mending what's broken.

After a minute of warmth, the light fades back into his palm, and he pulls his hand back, looking from her ankle to her.]

Did it work? Does it feel okay?

[npcarnival]

[ Its a surprise, but a pleasant one. Noa tests her range of motion, flexing her ankle, then slowly nods. The swelling has even partially gone down. ]

That feels a lot better. [ Cautiously, she tests putting a little weight on it. ] It still feels a little tender, but ... not like before. Thank you.

[puddingemote]

[He smiles, glad that it worked alright and her ankle is better.]

Yeah. [He glances over her.] Anything else?

[Might as well heal anything that might be wrong now.]

[everybodypanic]

Ugh, will you just relax. She's a Star Guardian, right?

That means she's way tougher than she looks.

[textsfromhotland]

I-I know that! But CY-Ren was really tough, too!

[everybodypanic]

Yeah, real tough. Hiding behind her barrier.

I could've taken her.