>>18899710>"You may go first. I don't want to crowd you, or impose upon your privacy.">>18898408When SHEE6 and the other Bubblegum Crisis member slip away to get dressed, Valari lingers behind. When they are gone, she goes to stand over Raquel.
>"You might yet be all right, if we keep you warm and safe. But best to make sure, I suppose."Valari's senses branch out from her body, casting out feelers for lingering energy left behind by spirits. There is not much here, a distant presence tinged with loss, regret, and forlorn hope, but it is sufficient for her purposes. Her talisman necklace begins to glow, and she holds out her hands, letting the faint traces of spirit energy coalesce around her, becoming a luminescent mist. She channels it into Racquel in the form of an incantation that will greatly amplify the human body's natural recuperative ability at the cost of inducing a deep sleep in the subject.
Raquel feels the energy enter her body and her eyes flutter open. ".....no entiendo....."
If she'd had any strength remaining, she might have cast off the effects of the magic. In her current condition, her eyes close and her head droops back down, and her breathing becomes shallow: the image of perfect placid tranquility. This is deceptive, for inside her body, her cells slowly begin to come alive with newly revitalized energy. Even where she was bruised or frostbitten, her body begins a slow but sure process of self-repair greater than what might have otherwise been possible.
She returns to her seat, only standing up when SHEE6 and the Bubblegum Crisis sister return. She smiles at the compliment for her dancing.
>"Thank you for your kind words. And for coaxing me to dance in the first place. I never imagined that I would enjoy this night, in this way."She looks at SHEE6 and the Bubblegum Crisis member in comfy pajamas, then down at the evening gown and tugs at it.
>"I will go change now."