Transplanting Flowers [closed]

[trustme]

Who: Flowers Over Bones, the Sailor Senshi, and possible appearances from other rescuers
What: Flowers Over Bones leave Virgo and get help escaping from the Sailor Senshi
When: April 13
Where: Virgo HQ, then on the streets and back alleys of Vista City
Warnings: Violence, mental manipulation

Sans was determined to run and bring someone with him. Luce didn't waste a moment starting to pack when he told her. She was going to get her family out of Virgo now.

The rescuers were informed and the Sailor Senshi that had been waiting so eagerly for this day prepared to meet with Rei and her bandmates as soon as Sans teleported them to the agreed location. From there they would split into groups and take different paths to the warehouse where Silver would be waiting to begin surgery to remove their brain chips. Blanche would notice something wasn't right, no doubt. An entire band doesn't simply walk out the door, even with the teleporting head start. Someone from Virgo will try to stop them and hopefully they won't succeed.

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Post surgery

[sailorgenerous]

[All told, it's been a terrifying day. Rarity is quiet, sitting on a crate in the warehouse, doing her best to keep herself together. Sans pulled her from Virgo today. She had brain surgery today. Sans didn't come back today.]

[She's started trembling without realizing it. Things must get better. They simply must. She just doesn't know how.]

And it occurs to me Amethyst would want to greet Rarity for reasons

[lateforkindergarten]

[ Word got out fast on the rescuers' network that several Virgo musicians had been successfully taken from the label. Amethyst started asking immediately if Greg was one of them and was just as quickly disappointed.

Still. It's something. It's progress. And when it's clarified exactly who had been saved she finally realizes that one of Greg's bandmates is among them. She bombards Silver with questions and requests the chance to meet with Rarity. Silver dismisses her until Rarity wakes up and then finally at long last the opportunity presents itself.

Amethyst rushes to the the warehouse where the rescued musicians are recovering. She's reminded again to be gentle and she insists that she will be though Silver obviously doesn't entirely believe her. Finally, they come face to face, Amethyst in her true form purple and all. ]

Hey. You're Rarity. One of Greg's friends, right?

[sailorgenerous]

[She starts, just a bit, and grabs at the edges of the box she's sitting on. Greg. Is Greg alright? He didn't get blamed for her leaving, did he?]

[She can't afford to think like that right now. She can't. Instead, she pulls herself together and tries to smile.]

Ah- yes. I don't believe we've met.

[lateforkindergarten]

If we did I was in disguise any way. [ She bats a hand. No need to try recognizing her Rarity. ] My name's Amethyst. I'm one of Greg's friends... I mean- from his real home. Me and a couple other friends came here looking for him, Steven, and Garnet.

We'll get you all out of the labels. Just wait and see.

[sailorgenerous]

[She tries for a smile again. She almost has it, but it's wan and pale.] Yes, I...think I'd remember if any of his friends here were purple.

[The half-smile falters and fades. Sans got her out, and he hasn't returned - God knows what's happening to him now. Can she really let anyone else face the same fate?]

I hope you're right.

[lateforkindergarten]

Yeah! Of course we will!

I mean removing the brain chips they were using to track you guys is a really big step and we pulled it off. We know we can hide the musicians we save. The hard part is all the security and taking out the bad guys in charge. It's still gonna be a while 'til we know their weaknesses but once we do there's gonna be a BOSS BATTLE!

[ In her head talking about giving Lesedi and Edward a whipping sounds like the right, encouraging thing to say. ]

Re: Post surgery

[4thdimensional]

[Doc hears the message loud and clear. He's quite interested in seeing how successful the surgery is---they'd need their friends back in top shape, and of course this horrible damage needed to be reversed.

He's passingly familiar with this young woman---Rarity from Defying Atmosphere, was it? Allegedly entangled with Marty, and that had snagged his attention. Though tabloids were always to be ignored, of course.

Still...she's separated from her group and clearly scared, so he approaches with a hot mug.]

Do you drink coffee?

[sailorgenerous]

[The man is a stranger, yes, but if he's here then he's a rescuer, someone who dropped everything to come and help them. Rarity tries to smile and doesn't quite get all the way there.]

Not usually, I'm afraid, but thank you.

[4thdimensional]

[Doc takes the cup for himself with a sad smile.]

Next time I'll remember the tea.

There must be a lot on your mind. Can I help you with anything?

[sailorgenerous]

It's quite alright - I do appreciate it. [Don't offend the people who are here to help.]

I- [What does she even say? There's just so much-] I'm not sure anyone can.

[4thdimensional]

[He can't begin to understand, but he can try.]

All right, we'll start slowly. Even pre-surgery, as I've come to understand it what was done to you was extremely painful.

We'll free all of you, and then they'll pay for what they've done.

[Especially because one of her friends is his dearest friend, and he's growing to like the others too.]

[determinate]

[Sans didn't come back.

It echoes like a bell in their head. But Frisk can't just not take care of his friends because of it. What would he have even done it for then? They can't go running off to Virgo right now to save him. Really, they can't do much of anything.

A small child walks over to sit down on the crate next to Rarity. Maybe she'd like some company.]

[sailorgenerous]

[Rarity looks at Frisk in quiet surprise as they clamber onto the crate next to her. A child? Why would a child be here?]

[Well, Steven was here, wasn't he? A child rescuer wouldn't be too far-fetched in that light.]

[But it's something else to think about, instead of wondering if Sans is still alive. It's something else to worry about, instead of all of her friends still in captivity. Yes, company is welcome.]

Hello.

[determinate]

[Frisk shoots her a considering glance. Well, it's not like they came over to not talk...anyway, she's Applejack's friend.]

Hi.

I'm Frisk. Sans's friend. [The one, in other words, who kinda started all of this. They wonder if Sans would have ever bothered taking this much action if they hadn't told him so much information. Maybe not. Maybe it wouldn't have mattered - he was turning back into a skeleton either way.]

[sailorgenerous]

[Sans' friend-]

[For a moment, Rarity's expression crumples into complete and utter despair, and then she buries her face in her hands. No. She can not think about that right now. She can't-]

[It's a few moments before she manages to slow her breathing and stop shaking. She must keep herself together - she can not afford to fall apart.]

You're...are you the one who told him about...all of this?

[determinate]

[Mmm. Yeah. That's not a good reaction. It's a little similar to how they're feeling inside, but it's not a good reaction at all; they hadn't meant to make it any worse. Frisk notes it in case they ever have this conversation again.]

Mmmm-hm. [They just nod.]

[sponsorigami]

... Miss Rarity?

[ He walks slowly in her direction, not wanting to startle her. ]

[sailorgenerous]

[For a moment, Rarity can't believe what she's seeing. Someone else got out? Someone else was freed?]

Ivan?

[She hasn't moved off the crate yet. This must be too good to be true.]

[sponsorigami]

Yes, it's me. I... I didn't realize you'd be... you're in this deeper than I thought.

[ He walks over until he's close enough to take a seat on a crate of his own. ]

[sailorgenerous]

I- I didn't-

[She's having trouble finding words, which is unusual. She gets up and rushes over to Ivan, plunking herself down next to him and wrapping her arms tightly around him.]

I didn't know anyone else got out! I thought it was just me!

[sponsorigami]

[ Whoa! He didn't exactly expect the fierce hug, but beyond tensing up in surprise, he doesn't push her away. Ivan understands. ]

My whole band got teleported out by Sans. Y-You're not alone.

[faithfulflame]

[Rei immediately walks over to Rarity and takes a seat, sliding an arm around her friend. Even if the memories are fake from beforehand...they've made memories together, on their own. She does her best to sound reassuring, too.]

Rarity, how are you feeling?

[sailorgenerous]

[It takes a moment to register just who is sitting next to her - Ivan had told her that all of Flowers Over Bones had made it out, yes, but still - and then Rarity turns and clings to Rei, doing her best not to cry. It's not working terribly well. She tries several times to answer Rei's question, but after the third try it's obvious that that's going to have to wait.]

[faithfulflame]

[Rei accepts the clinging Rarity with all the grace and dignity that she could manage after brain surgery. So, quite a lot. She pats the girl's back gently, resting her forehead against the other's.]

It's okay Rarity. I'm here. Just...let it out if you need to.

[sailorgenerous]

[That's all the permission Rarity needs. She buries her head in Rei's shoulder and starts sobbing for all she's worth. She should be strong - she needs to pull herself together - but right now, her worry for her friends, Sans especially, has overtaken everything else.]