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Something in Brisa's head momentarily reset her to being Ranger Escarpa in response to Astrid's panic. "Everyone is safe, ma'am. Some folks are hurt, yourself more'n most, but they'll all pull through." She shook her head. Did she just call Astrid 'ma'am'? "And yeah, you got 'em good. Astrid...

"Water's comin'. Hang on." Brisa busied herself fetching a glass for Astrid. Fortunately she knew where they were already from her stay here. It was still so weird how everything in Cibus was smooth, but stuck to your paws as if by magic. She was used to contoured vessels with a rough grip...

Brisa's heart tripped. Was Astrid... okay? Yeah. Yeah, she'd be fine. Brisa came round pretty fast from her own explosion. It was fine. "It's me, Astrid." Wait, they'd barely seen each other in ages. ...did Astrid recognise her? "It's Shinx Brisa. Are... are you alright?" She found a cushion...

Brisa had enough time on her walk from the beach to the guild infirmary to work off some of her emotional surge from her... her weird moment with Curio. What was that, anyway? She hadn't felt quite like that since... Well, since Cathy. She made her way inside and made a brusque push past the...

Forgot to post this, lol.

Oh, Brisa. You're very stupid.

"Uh, okay! ...be seein' ya, Curio!" Brisa almost went in for another quick hug, but nerves held her back, and she waved a goodbye as she loped off back along the beach. Well, that went great. Really great. Good talk. Good hug. But oh, stars. What was going on with her heart? It was pounding a...

Brisa made a sound that was half-laugh, half-snort. "Huh? 'Pard'ner'? Curio, I don't sound anythin' like that!" She savoured the hug a little longer before letting go, still anxious not to hug for longer than was okay. Once it ended, she was left with a fullness in her chest and a lightness in...

It wasn't a hug, just a handshake-! Fuck, were they not close enough for hugs? Did they make Curio feel trapped? Was it too soon after their last hug? It hadn't been a week yet, that might be too soon. What if it wasn't okay-??? oh gods oh gods oh gods goddamnit, she should just trust her...

Curio wouldn't give up on her. Even if she lost everything else... Brisa would count on that. Why was her heart beating so hard? Brisa tentatively put out a paw and took Curio's in hers. She wasn't sure what to do. Was this... a handshake?

"Starr? Yeah, I... I think so? I don't know if she considers me a friend, but she's my friend. And- and so are you." Brisa felt her ears burn. "That's what's gettin' me through this right now. Knowin' I got at least some friends that ain't givin' up on me." Oh, sky and stars. Was it too much...

'Self-pity.' Starr had said something about that, too. 'Pity party'. Was that really what she was doing? Brisa flinched at the recrimination, but... Curio believed she could get better. Curio was talking to her even after the... the mauling. And yet... "I'm tryin', Curio. I'm really tryin' so...

Brisa nodded, her own eyes beginning to water. "Thanks, Curio..." A sharp pang of shame made her let go of Curio as she steeled herself to finish what she was leading to. "I thought I stood a chance of changin', of bein' better than Jesse thought I was. I know how to hold back in sparrin'...

Brisa shook her head hard, feeling an awful tightness in her chest. "No, no, Curio... you don't gotta be sorry, or tell me anythin' at all. I figured it was somethin' like that." She gingerly put out a paw to comfort her friend. Was that... okay? She hoped so. She rested it on Curio's shoulder...

Brisa nodded dumbly. More mnemonics. A soft sigh. "Sometimes I can believe that, Curio. But not always." Everything Brisa could think of to say terrified her. What if it wasn't okay to say? What if it hurt Curio? Or drove her away? She couldn't think it all through. She couldn't anticipate...

The battle at Shaymin Village could have gone better. But they'd made it through. The staff at the Treasure Town Guild infirmary had taken Astrid and Starr into their care, to be transferred and discharged at the medical centre in Destiny Village. Soon, Brisa and Curio would follow to their new...

Brisa nodded. "Yeah. Yeah, of course. You're right." "Sure thing, partner. Let's leave these gals with the guild infirmary, and then find somewhere quiet." What a battle. What a... whatever that was. Gods, but she had a lot of difficult conversations ahead of her.

"They'll need a stay in the guild clinic by my reckonin'. Oh gods. They better make it through this or I'll..." She didn't finish speaking. Brisa hefted Astrid over her back like she'd done for dozens of stranded travellers in dungeons back home, but there was a different feeling this time...

Brisa kept searching, seeing fallen allies stumbling to their feet. But there. Astrid. Starr. Both of them were... Out cold. Definitely just unconscious. She had to check on them, but oh, how her heart was hammering. "Oh gods. Yes. Okay. Just, uh... Please help me check on Astrid and Starr...

Brisa gasped and braced herself against the smashed turf of the battlefield. They'd won. Again. Despite everything. Despite... her. She looked up at Curio and winced as she saw the still-fresh injuries she'd dealt her friend only moments ago. But... this wasn't the time to wallow in guilt and...