youspinmeknightround | day 1, after meeting

[ It's not like he's doing this out of the goodness of his heart; outside of teammates on missions, he only provides services in exchange for money or positive boosts to his reputation. Under the circumstances, the latter seems like it could be especially useful right now, so here we are. ]

Let's just not make a habit of this.

[ He takes off his leather gloves and sets them aside -- it's not like they're easily washable -- before starting his examination. ]

Well, since I can't actually get an image of the bones right now, we're going to do this the old fashioned way. I'm going to put pressure on different points, so give me a 1 to 10 rating of how much each one hurts.

[ He'll start with a few spots around the ankle. ]

And don't round down to try to make yourself look stronger.

[ That shit's annoying. ]

I wouldn't lie. [Although, he understands he hasn't exactly made his first impression as an obedient type. In any case, his whole foot does feel tense and sore from the kick, but the ankle pressure only reflects a moderate fraction of that. It's also not where the blood has seeped, that's closer to the toes.]

Ugh... 4, 5... around there, I think...

Right.

[ That's exactly why he's starting at the top, since it's not a life threatening injury -- so he's not smearing blood everywhere. He doesn't exactly have a great way of cleaning this up here on these stairs.

Ugh. He's used to inconvenient locations, but he usually at least has much better tools at his disposal. ]

Well, at least the ankle is only sprained. That can be a lot worse depending on the angle you're striking from and the timing of the impact.

[ He's also a spin kick guy, he knows. Moving down along the side now, noting any reactions... ]

What were you really trying to do, anyway? Escape while you thought they were distracted, or actually test how serious they were about punishment?

[spinkickers unite.... he'd say, but it's gonna be hard to kick more until this heals. The cuneiforms have a somewhat bigger reaction, but he's gritting through it.]

The latter. I searched everywhere I could in the time given and found no indication of hidden militia, traps, or weaponry... I was just... confident in my chances. I thought they were worth taking, especially if no one else would. That, and the last time I went to a large gathering, it ended in a massacre. Better to divide attention.

[ He kind of raises an eyebrow at the massacre part, but it's a much... milder reaction than many people would have to that. ]

Not a completely unreasonable course of action, then, I suppose. You probably did come out of this better than some of the others would have. And personally, I appreciate the additional data.

[ Moving on... He expects fractures to mostly be limited to the phalanges, but metatarsal shaft fractures are certainly still plausible, so he'll be a little more thorough from here out. ]

Thoughts on their announcement?

It would have been nice to have less to report, of course...

[Many people would have a stronger reaction but it doesn't particularly throw Suzaku that he doesn't - probably because he's used to taking orders from a literal sociopath of an aristocrat, and Rideaux at least seems to take matters seriously. BIG WINCE from the middle to pinky toes, but... Now to piece together what he caught on the tail end of the announcement. In a minute.]

Ggh - Senseless violence. The only thing I'd like to think about is how to bring it to an end... but they've yet to reveal their entire hand. I need to know what a system is before I can figure out how to move within it.

What, are you one of those "dismantle the system from within" types? I think that ship sailed when you directly opposed them on day one.

[ And certainly making note of that wince and checking that area more closely. Seems like maybe he did break something there after all, hm? It's kind of impressive. ]

Anyway, I'm not sure how well you're going to be able to "move within" anything for a while, so you might need to put your heroic tendencies on pause.

[Suzaku doesn't pull punches, or kicks as it were. He's paying for that now.]

I'm not heroic. [There are a number of thoughts he has about all these valid points he disagrees with while he's listening, but that just comes out reflexively, and then he just... decides he needs to continue.]

What are your own thoughts on it then?

Well, their whole display was certainly irritating, though you may have missed the worst of that.

[ Probably not worth this, but, you know. It's an upside. ]

I will say that I'm fairly confident someone will take them up on it. Some of them seemed desperate enough already even without any proof that what they were saying was true.

[ When he gets to the half-torn off, bloody toenail, he pauses. Not because it's gross (although, yeah), but because he feels like maybe he can do something with whatever power they "gifted" him with here, even without knowing very well what it is? Interesting. ]

...Hold on, I'm going to try something here.

[ Words everyone wants to hear from their doctor, surely. ]

...To be honest, I thought the same. I didn't overhear a lot of the others, but they seem to know about us well. If she's planned this as much as she says, that probably included profiling of killers.

[not even "likely killers", in this crowd he'd be completely unsurprised if everyone here has already killed at least one person]

...ah. Go ahead?

[He doesn't see a bonesaw anywhere so it's probably fine!!]

[ Wasn't a question, but thanks for the blessing.

Lightly, he touches his fingers to the wounded skin, and concentrates. (This feels pretty stupid, actually, but if it actually works, he guesses he can't complain too much.)

...

Well, half a minute later, the toenail is still hanging off, but the skin has healed up some.

Hm. He hadn't really expected that to work, and in retrospect, maybe he should have tried to seek out some disinfectant before closing up that skin. He's pretty sure Rieze Maxians who heal with spirit artes don't do that, though, and this seems at least slightly more similar to that, so hopefully whatever magic bullshit he just did took care of any germs while it was at it. ]

...Well, I'll have to experiment with that a little more, but good to know.

!

[Suzaku isn't sure how to feel about having magic used on him - it's a strange feeling. Also, it doesn't seem to have done much at all for his fracture. The one thing it does seem to be is clean though. He's staring down at it with some barely concealed awe.]

That's a useful ability for you. I wonder if they're deliberately matching our strengths.

[ Oh yeah, it didn't do a damn thing for the fracture. At least he hadn't expected it to.

(Also, he isn't sure how he feels about using magic.) ]

It does seem like they put at least some thought into it, doesn't it? Do you know what yours is?

[ Hopefully it's something you can cut with, because they're still going to need to manufacture some bandages here to give support to the broken bones once he gets them roughly in place. ]

[they're definitely in luck there!]

Yeah - making blades and light. It's what I hurt Rembrandt with.

[Seems like he's already pretty comfortable with his new ability. He even summons a small dagger into his hand. It's VERY glowy.]

I'd wondered about that.

[ Nice... He gives a nod of appreciation. Making light seems like it should be especially useful here, so he'll have to keep this in mind.

And the blade should be useful now, so! ]

As long as you have that handy, how attached are you to that cape?

[Hm, well it's new, but other than that, not really. He sees where he's going with this.]

It can be replaced if need be. [it's gonna suck when he realizes there were perfectly good costumes back here to shred, but oh well...]

How long should I make it? You can just point at it.

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