Villain Plot - Spa day?

[esperbuthuman]

Elysium's Resort - a few days after the battle for Flotsam

A slender young girl with long green hair flanked by two stoic guards is carefully wheeled through Elysium. She is looking around in wonder, as if she's never seen anything like this. She's also covered in burns and bandages, and currently riding in a wheelchair. While the guards seem keen to keep her away from people, they don't object too strenuously as she tries to talk, and she seems rather full of questions. There's a certain innocence about her, and she seems to be curious about everything she's seeing. A far cry from how she was in the battle, for those who had the unfortunate task of facing her down.

Comments

[esperbuthuman]

"Yes, thank you," Terra says with a little smile, her relief apparent in her voice. "Do you work here?"

[redprayer]

"I'm simply lending a hand for the time being," he says, honestly enough. "What about you? Am I correct to assume you're a convalescent?"

[esperbuthuman]

"Yes... I got caught in a fire in my dormitory. Slept through the whole thing, if you can believe it! When I came to, they had already moved me to the lab but I guess my burns will heal better here."

Terra's voice is a bit tense, although she tries to be cheerful as she relays the information she had been given.

[redprayer]

That all sounds very strange and Rezo frowns. "The lab?" he repeats, before realizing that might come across as prying. Not a good thing if this is an Imperial heiress of some kind. "Ah, well, I am sorry to hear that you were hurt. That must have been quite the shock."

[esperbuthuman]

Rezo may find some unwanted attention as the guards seem to take notice of the direction the conversation is taking. Terra, however, remains blissfully unaware.

"It really was! Waking up to something like this..." she sounds a bit put out to be sure.

[redprayer]

Rezo at least has the sense to pretend to shrug it off, but by the Gods is he now curious.

"It's shocking how fast fire can spread," Rezo agrees. "However, you've chosen an excellent place to recuperate. Rest and relaxation is essential to the healing process."

[esperbuthuman]

"Really?"

Terra seems confused. "I don't know if I'll have time for that, I don't usually get time to rest."

[redprayer]

"Are you normally so busy?" Rezo says. "Please try to make time for rest, if you can." Though he rather suspects that she may not have much say in the matter of how she spends her time.

"Think of it like this: When you become sick or injured, your body has to work to heal the damage. In essence you're already busy, so continuing with your normal activities will mean you're working twice as hard. And as the saying goes, a man who chases two birds catches none."

It's actually rabbits, but nevertheless.

[esperbuthuman]

"I don't think I have the option..."

Terra looks a bit nervous. "They need me back in the lab. They have to run tests and I need to train. They said to send me here to get me fixed up."