Memory 005: backtracked to 17th July

[forgotten_titan]

Action: Around town

After this, Terra is limping back to her house. Every step brings forth a wince and there is a giant bruise on her right arm where she had fallen on. Eventually she leans on a lamp post to rest and catch her breath, her left arm wrapped around her middle. Stop and help?

Action: 625 Topper Street

Somehow or another she made it back to her home. Tip-toeing through the living room, she's about to make it to the staircase when a stab of pain up her side causes her to stumble, one hand accidentally knocking a nearby photoframe down onto the ground with a crash.

Comments

[forgotten_titan]

B-beast Boy...

[There's a small tremble of her lips, before she quickly looks away as he draws near. She doesn't want him to see her so near tears.]

[thebeastwithout]

((Sorry for being so late! I had to go on hiatus due to medical issues in the family. Feel free to drop the tag if you'd prefer.))

[Beast Boy is dim, not blind. His eyes will narrow as he bounds up beside her.]

Dude.

Who did this?

[forgotten_titan]

((OOC: Don't worry about it, family comes first.))

S-some lady. S-she was hurting a dr-drone, really badly, so I tried to get her to stop but...

[She should stop trying to bite her bottom lip; it's already cut from where she fell down on the ground.]

[thebeastwithout]

Dude, Terra, there are some completely crazy people here! You can't just throw yourself in the middle of things! What if you'd gotten killed?!

[forgotten_titan]

Well what was I supposed to do!? She was throwing baseballs at him till he couldn't get up! I couldn't just leave him like that!

[thebeastwithout]

You run and get me so I can get beat up! You're a lot more important than a drone, Terra.

[forgotten_titan]

But drones used to be people, right? Does it make them any less important than me?

And I couldn't. I thought she was going to kill him.

[thebeastwithout]

Yeah, you're more important! They used to be people; sure we shouldn't hurt 'em, but I'd choose you over Starfire or Robin's drone any day of the week.

C'mon, you've gotta get to the hospital. Do you think you broke anything?

[forgotten_titan]

[She stubbornly shakes her head here.]

It doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to save them when they're in trouble. Just because they don't know they're brainwashed doesn't mean that the real person isn't there anymore. I just...didn't want to stand there and do nothing.

I'm fine. Just achy and bruised. I think I can still wiggle my fingers so...

[thebeastwithout]

I didn't say you shouldn't save 'em, but you've gotta do more than just use yourself as a shield! Getting killed doesn't save anyone.

...We can talk about this later. I'll give you a piggyback.

[forgotten_titan]

I told you, I'm fine I can-

[And that's when her side decides to send her a reminder that no, she isn't fine at all. She nearly falls down on the ground, but grabbing the lamp post prevents her from suffering yet another fall.]

[thebeastwithout]

OK, no more arguing.

[And then an elephant trunk is reaching to slowly wrap around Terra's torso.]