[ For that flash in time, Vi forgets it's not real. She catches the faint image of the jagged monkey face and her heart stops, but before she can even look around for any other signs of Powder, the sound of the explosion drops her to her knees with her hand still on the lever. She can't hear the exit open in the chaos of a blast that's somewhat muted to her, but Vi too easily remembers other sounds of similar destruction in Powder's wake. Here, the ethereal pink gas colors the air, as do the flames that scatter around the wreckage of the illusion. Initially, she's stunned when she doesn't see any burns on herself, and that's the reminder she needs.
Not real, it's not real.
With a shudder, Vi scrambles back onto her feet to rush to Caitlyn. She's not on fire, either. ]
Are you okay?!
[ Her stomach flips at the gruesome scene around them, and Vi immediately crowds around her, trying to pull Caitlyn up without letting her look behind them. The tugging on her hand is insistent, and she'll try to pull at Caitlyn's shoulder with her other hand so that she stays facing the newly opened exit. If Vi can just get her out of here before she even realizes what happened, maybe this won't get any worse. ]
Yeah, you're okay, you're okay. It's not real. Just look at me. I'm real.
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[ For that flash in time, Vi forgets it's not real. She catches the faint image of the jagged monkey face and her heart stops, but before she can even look around for any other signs of Powder, the sound of the explosion drops her to her knees with her hand still on the lever. She can't hear the exit open in the chaos of a blast that's somewhat muted to her, but Vi too easily remembers other sounds of similar destruction in Powder's wake. Here, the ethereal pink gas colors the air, as do the flames that scatter around the wreckage of the illusion. Initially, she's stunned when she doesn't see any burns on herself, and that's the reminder she needs.
Not real, it's not real.
With a shudder, Vi scrambles back onto her feet to rush to Caitlyn. She's not on fire, either. ]
Are you okay?!
[ Her stomach flips at the gruesome scene around them, and Vi immediately crowds around her, trying to pull Caitlyn up without letting her look behind them. The tugging on her hand is insistent, and she'll try to pull at Caitlyn's shoulder with her other hand so that she stays facing the newly opened exit. If Vi can just get her out of here before she even realizes what happened, maybe this won't get any worse. ]
Yeah, you're okay, you're okay. It's not real. Just look at me. I'm real.