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tales of vesperia - judith

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[Private video to Yuri:]

[To anyone else, she would seem perfectly calm, but he knows her well enough to catch the slight raggedness in her breath, and the urgency in her voice. She's just been in a fight, and what she has to say is important.]

You already know about Estelle, right?

[An educated guess, because she knows he would have paid attention to that post she made, just like Judith did.]

If you see her, be careful.

[Public video:]

Those... things, that get into people's heads and make them act strangely. Does anyone know how to get rid of them?

[That's all she'll say, and she seems calm enough, but something in her tone says she really could use an answer to that ASAP.]

[ooc: Very shortly after this]

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I get the feeling you're telling me this from experience.

[She nods.] Whatever that is in her head, it's hard to sneak up on. And it knows how to use Estelle's artes.

You come out okay?

I'm alright. She ran away before either of us were hurt too badly.

We can't let this go on.

I agree. But how do we get that thing out of her?

...this happened once before. Not to her-- but Flynn.

[Well that's surprising news.] What happened then?

He died.

[A long pause.]

Is that the only answer?

I think the bastards just need to think they're in danger of it.

That makes sense. They need their host to be alive, so if they thought the person they infected was in that much danger, they would flee.

We have to be careful.

Hm?

It's nothing.

Isn't it always something when you say that?

Nothing I can't handle, then.

Alright. [A pause.] If there's something I can do, let me know.

You'll be the first.

You might try a diuretic.

A what?

A drug. It dehydrates the body. Hypothetically, that could drive slugs out.

Beer apparently kills slugs. I don't know how it could be used to remove one.

I wonder if there's anything like that out here.

I understand that there are doctors in the safe zone. If anyone thought to bring a small pharmacy along, it would be them.

I'll try asking.

Good luck.

Thanks.

[Rita sticks to voice when she doesn't want people to see her face--not that it leaves much to the imagination, her voice still thick with emotions. Fear, anger, hurt...For Estelle, Tyr, and everyone.]

They were here once before. The deities used some buzzing sound to get rid of some of them, but they didn't all...

[This is the worst part, because she doesn't want Estelle to get hurt.]

They wouldn't leave until the host was nearly killed!

[Judith's voice is soft in reply.] I was afraid of that...

We have to stop her, but...we can't hurt her!

Even if we did... that thing knows how to use Estelle's artes. It could just heal itself.

[Rita will try not to get angry about her even thinking of Estelle getting hurt.]

And I can't put her to sleep without my blastia...

[And Judith will not mention that she already fought Estelle once. Though neither of them came out of it too badly.]

What can we do?

[There has to be something...]

[Probably for the best. Not that she isn't aware that it could come to that, anyway...]

I don't know...Estelle...There has to be a way.

Maybe we could trap her in a cage or a net, or something...

[She hates talking like this, like Estelle's some kind of thing they need to capture, but she's at a loss.]

If she was trapped, then maybe the thing would leave on its own.

[She doesn't like it either, but that seems like the most reasonable option she's heard so far.]

Or Justin mentioned medicine that dehydrates a person. If she was trapped then maybe we could give it to her, and the slug would leave. If anyone out here has any.

What? You want to dehydrate her?

[Rita's no doctor; she doesn't know much about medicine or healing. She really doesn't know if they can do that without causing her harm.]

People die of dehydration, you know!

[And then, a bit more calmly-]

If we...If we trap her--it--and then threaten it with something like that, it might leave...

I don't think he would have suggested it if it was that dangerous. He said it's something doctors might have.

[Let's be practical here, Rita... though Judith does understand the concern.]

But you're right, maybe we could bluff it.

He might not have any idea!

[While Rita might never admit it, Judith is much more practical than she is at times like this.]

We just have to make it think it can't stay there anymore.

[Also, if she actually found someone who had such a thing, she probably would also have found a doctor to ask...]

I think that could work.

[That is Judith for them. Rita's slightly more relieved to have her agreement.]

Can you disarm her without hurting her?

Not easily. I already tried. [So much for not mentioning that fight.]

You what?!

[Not that Rita should be surprised, but.]

Did either of you get hurt?

[Even if it shouldn't matter for Estelle, who has healing artes--it still matters to Rita.]

[No, she really shouldn't be surprised.]

No. She ran away before too much happened.

[She sighs. She doesn't know if she should be relieved or disappointed, but she's definitely frustrated.]

Estelle...How can we save her?

For now, let's see if there's anything around that we might be able to trap her with.

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