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126. Bridge [action/voice]

[In the early afternoon, a small creature makes its way out of the forest. It holds the journal in its teeth; the book drags along the ground, making the little thing stop occasionally.

Not that it's going all too quickly. The creature is dragging its right hind leg along also, and favoring one of its front paws whenever it feels it can. Eventually it comes to a stop on the Marauding Bridge, putting the journal down and pulling it open with teeth.

It meant to say something else. Then exhaustion took over and it dropped onto its side there, head resting on the open journal's pages.]

I can't go any further.

[the voice is so tiny and high, there's pretty much no way to discern who it really belongs to...]

[[ooc: Sheena has been returned in the body of Corrine, her bff little summon spirit from home. Replies will come from

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It's not my body, but it's me. Just...check the book if you wanna.

[So he crouches down beside her and DOES check and...immediately feels horrible for doubting her. But a pirate can't be too careful, can he?]

Lovely, Beautiful Sheena---why are you a fox, darling? And do you need assistance? And---OI! SHUT IT, JACK.

[The monkey is highly excited at the sight of the Sheena-fox and is leaping up and down on Jack's shoulder, chattering loudly.]

The Malnosso did it. Long story.

...Hey, Little Jack. Could you be...a little less loud?

[The pirate shoves the monkey off his shoulder, and said monkey immediately starts to shriek again at the fox.]

Sorry, he's--he isn't used to beasties such as yourself bein' nearby. What can I do, love? You don't look.....well.

I dunno...my leg's hurt. It won't move.

[Oh monkey please be quiet, it's giving her a headache. ...A worse one.]

[Jack draws his pistol and promptly shoots the monkey, who yelps and goes running off in the direction of House Seven.]

Rigt. Then I'll be carrying you, darling. Come here. [He kneels beside her, trying to gingerly lift her.]

[Sorry pirate. You're about to get bitten. Or at least, she'll try. ...And it will only happen once, it's just a weird reflex.

Did you really just shoot the monkey?]

OUCH! [Well now he has to let go of her because OW HIS HAND!]

What was that for?!

That hurt. ...I-I couldn't help it.

Well how can we do this so's I don't hurt you, child?!

...I'll try harder not to bite you this time.

[So this time, Jack tried to be gentler and not to jostle her too much. This version of Sheena had very sharp teeth and he didn't want to meet up with them again.]

What else did they do, Sheena? What happened?

[She does try very hard not to bite him. It would've been easier if she weren't lying on the injured leg when he started.]

Don't remember.

[He holds her a bit closer against his chest so as to stabilize her before setting off toward the village with his typical rolling gait.]

Bastards. Picking on a poor helpless beautiful lovely attractive ninja in that way! Bah! They've no honor whatsoever.

[good thing she's too sleepy to get seasick.]

Heh. Those're too many...nice words.

Not nearly enough for you in my mind, Beautiful Sheena. Erm....Beautiful Sheena Fox. Shall I bring you to the Battle Dome clinic?

Is anybody there who's gonna help?

[look Jack, she's shivering]

McCoy works at that clinic! He has certainly cared for you before, darling. He won't turn anyone away. [He adjusts his hold on her, being careful of the leg.] And if not, there's always lovely Raine Sage.

I just...wanna sleep.

[Well...that's enough to melt the blackest, coldest pirate heart. Jack cuddles the small fox as he walks.]

Then sleep, love. I'll bring you home.

[You don't have to tell her twice. She'll be asleep in about a minute. Never mind how weird it is to be cuddled.]

Bugger. Not sure where to BRING you, now, am I, Beautiful Sheena?

[He stood at a loss, holding her carefully and staring round the village plaza.] Which way? Where does Beautiful Sheena live?

[He remembered something...she had a friend of some sort, a consort most likely, but he didn't know the man's name.]

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