coyote_walking | 29 Howls: FYI

Horrible holiday.

[Mercy worked at the lock, cursing under her breath at it until she finally heard a click under her hands.]

Man... was that it. Kyle... I think, damn... I got it open!

Oh good.

[Kyle muttered, only half-hearing the words.]

I can't open from this side. No doorknob.

[Which was pretty much the most hysterical thing he'd ever said. Kyle let out a snort of laughter.]

[She flung the lock to the side and yanked at the door, pulling it open. She dropped to her knees to check Kyle.]

Hey, Kyle, thank heavens. What happened? Come on, let's get you out of here!

The usual. Kidnapped, poisoned...the antidote's in there.

[He gestured weakly to the furnace in the center of the room.

In the furnace?

[Mercy swallowed hard.]

How the hell are we supposed to get it out of there?

You don't. It's a trap.

[Kyle sat up with a labored movement, swaying a little.]

If you take the antidote the furnace locks down and starts burning. You have to burn yourself to get out. I did it once.

You did it once? Does this happen often?

[She shivered, not sure if it was in horror or because she was naked.]

Look, let's just get you to the hospital.

Edited 2009-10-30 03:10 (UTC)

It happened before. I got out but I had to burn my hand to do it.

[He tried to get to his knees but quickly slipped back down again as his vision blurred.]

Mercy...I can't walk. I feel really sick.

Dammit.

[She looked at the furnace and then back at Kyle and steeled herself.

Fine. Tell me how to do it and how badly I'm gonna get hurt so I can be prepared.

Edited 2009-10-30 12:55 (UTC)

[Kyle's eyes widened and he grabbed on to her arm, shaking it.]

No! You can't.

[She shook his arm off.]

Shut up, Kyle.

I'm not going to let you die. Give me a better choice and I'll take it, but if not, I'm going to do it and if you tell me how maybe I won't get as badly hurt.

There's an anti-toxin kit at the Beach House. Jack knows where.

You can't get inside that thing, Mercy.

Then call him and tell him to get it ready and meet us halfway.

[She pushed the hair out of her eyes impatiently and reached down to take hold of him gently.]

I'll help you, hell I'll carry you or drag you back if I have to.

[That would be a sight, naked Mercy dragging Kyle around.]

I know I'm not the tallest guy but...

[Gives her a weak smile.]

I think you'd have trouble dragging my ass around.

[She was starting to look more than a little desperate.]

What am I supposed to do then, Kyle?

Just leave you here again ~~and mod Jack and the anti-toxin kit~~? I'm not letting you die!

[Kyle fiddled with his network communicator, leaving a terse message for Jack. He kept a hand on Mercy though, as if he was wary of her leaving or making a leap for the furnace.]

He'll come. He has this thing...he can get places quickly. Just let's get out of this box, okay?

...You should turn back into a coyote, you must be freezing.

[Mercy nodded. She'd been shivering so long now that she wasn't sure even shifting would warm her.]

Okay. As soon as we're out I'll shift back.

[Kyle slowly got to his knees, holding on to Mercy for balance.]

If you pull me up, I think I can stand.

[Mercy was solid as a rock, despite the shivering, and helped him up carefully.]

Let's get the hell out of here.

Agreed.

[[Kyle was as anxious as her to get away from that small room and it's looming terror. He leaned most of his weight on Mercy and shuffled towards the door and the cool night air.]

[Using the trace signal of Kyle's network device, Jack grabbed one of the Sigs, the anti-toxin / first aid kit and his coat before using the coordinates to teleport to their location.]

Hello?!? Kyle??

Jack! Thank heavens you're here.

[There was definite gratefulness in Mercy's voice as she helped Kyle out the door, even the warmth of him against her not helping much with the cold.]

Sh-should have a-asked you to bring Mercy a jacket too.

[Kyle stammered, shivering too, though not as much from the cold. He did have enough sense to smile at Jack to keep the man from panicking too much.]

[Jack liked to think he was pretty good at not panicking in general, though there were definitely times. However right now he simple set the kit down, shrugged out of the great coat and held it out to Mercy, while reaching to take Kyle]

Come on, let's get you straightened out.

[His voice was that leadership calm of his. Later, when he had Kyle bundled up safely in bed and detoxined, he was going to hug the stuffing out of the man!]

[Mercy handed the coat back to him dully, idly noticing how it scraped at her cut up and bruised hands.]

Gotta shift. Can't walk back all that way barefoot.

[Six shifts in this short a period of time... now that the adrenaline was fading it would be about all she could do to shift to coyote and make it back before collapsing.]

If you can get him back on your own, that is.

[She squared her shoulders, ready to do whatever she had to.]

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