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Who: Adrien, Marinette & Snake

When: backdated to December 3rd -5th

Where: Mostly Fortuna's Temple

What: Fighting Ayakashi, Adrien gets hurt needs some TLC; and somehow becomes a god
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Adrien knew he should have transformed. He knew it but it had been a heat of the moment thing. They'd gotten notice of ayakashi and that had been it. The trio of Fortuna's temple had instantly sprang into action and for a while it was fine. Everything was going fine but like all things the comes and ending but that came before the last of the ayakashi had been dealt with.

It was a blink of an eye moment. Something shifted and Adrien caught the motion from the corner of his eye - he didn't have time to think or call out a warning or for a quick Claws Out; he didn't even think of those options to be honest. He surged forward his hands shoving both his goddess and the other shinki forward and out of reach of the ayakshi that had been swooping in to attack the spot where they had been - the spot he was currently in.

A sharp strangled cry left Adrien even as he flung an arm out for a borderline between them - trapping himself on the other side with the two ayakashi away from his partners. "Rend them. Finish it." It hurts, his body hurts. Something got him and he isn't too keen on looking to see what it was or where exactly. Stupid as it is Adrien is more concerned about his partners, about keeping them safe; keeping that borderline up. He'll worry about the open wound and blood spilling over his skin later.

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There's a shift in the air and the guilt weighing on her lessened a little. It's a relief to have that overwhelming sense of guilt mostly gone, but it's not quite enough. She's still running mostly on autopilot and trying not to blame herself for agreeing to this in the first place. If she'd been able to say no, then this wouldn't have happened.

She'd felt Ayn tensing around her shoulders, but as soon as Snake struck the last time, she went flying. Marinette barely registered her voice moments later, insisting she was fine. It took her a moment to get moving, and then she was hurrying to Adrien's side as well. But the sight of him laying there made her stumble. Being slapped in the face with Snake's sudden panic and fear certainly didn't help matters, and she stumbled the last few steps to where he was curled up with Snake.

Of course Snake beat her there. She wasn't moving very fast, and now she felt weighed down with fear and guilt that had nothing to do with either of her shinki. Had she been thinking clearly, it would've occurred to her to translate for Snake and Ayn and Martin, but all she could seem to do was fling herself at the two of them and try to hold back the tears stinging her eyes.

He already knows he's made them worry so when Ayn comes to him he's reaching lightly with his free hand - the only not applying pressure to his wound to lightly give her a little rub of a finger tip along her head. He didn't need to speak snake to know this. He knew that they were extremely intelligent and he had a habit of babying them like the kittens - talking to them as if they were little humans rather than animals.

"Hey, I'm fine. I'm fine. I'll be fine, you'll see."

Then there's Snake and he's just relaxing to lean back against him. "Don't you go fussing, too. I'm going to be okay. I just need a little -" But then Plagg is glaring at him and opening his mouth - Adrien sighs. "Actually, we might have to 'port back home if you two can manage it."

Then he's catching Marinette with a little grunt, slipping his free arm around her shifting just a bit to keep her from getting blight and blood on her. "I'm gonna be okay. Don't cry, Mari. You'd guys got them before they made it worse. I swear I'll be okay. I just need some time to clean up and heal."

He buried his face in her hair. It occurs to him he might be lying and it makes him feel a pang of anxiety. But surely if they got to it fast enough he'd be fine. He's determined to be okay and he's a stubborn willful boy. If he can make it happen by will alone he'll be perfectly fine in no time.

Snake wraps himself close to Adrien, making sure to support him, but still trying to make room for Marinette to get in close with them. He turns his head towards Marinette, "We need to get him to the spring water fast...." The sound of his voice is strained with anxiety and fear as he looks to her, still breathing heavily from the battle.

Snake can't cry in this form, but his anxiety and sadness are enough to bring tears to most people. He's trying hard to reign in his emotions, to keep a flat sense, but he's struggling to even slightly taper his fears.

"The smell of blood is strong," Martin remarks quietly. There was a lot of blood mixed in with the blight. Ayn makes sure to carefully wrap herself and Martin around Adrien so they can port more safely.