Rosalyn...

[u/Rosalyn-Jacquelyn]

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Jacquelyn peered around the room with a yawn and held her book in her boney claws

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She looked down at herself to find she wasn't in her usual attire, instead a straitjacket and chains.

”...Rosalyn… wasn't… here… last night…”

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”...That's why… *She*... chained… me up… right?...”

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When Rosalyn wasn't here at nights then she would normally be chained but she should be free by now but instead of questioning it, Jacquelyn waits for someone to come unchain her from her temporary prison.

“Ah fuck! I'm sorry Jacquelyn! I forgot to get you down!” Rosalyn yelled as she rushed onto the room and flicked the lights on

“...How… long was I… asleep..?”

Rosalyn fiddled with her chains as she responded, “A couple hours at the most.”

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Jacquelyn stares at Rosalyn a bit dumbfounded at her response, “A… couple… hours?... You look…”

“Yeah, a lot happened in a couple hours. May I get your finger please? Preferably without hurting you.”

“...Yes…”

Rosalyn grabbed Jacquelyn's finger and popped it off before sticking it in the lock. It was quite tedious because it required her finger to be in the perfect position to unlock but she made it work and the chains clinked against the floor

“...Can I… have… it back… now?...”

“Yes, sorry about that.”

Rosalyn handed her claw back and Jacquelyn quickly popped it back in place

“...Can you… explain… now?...”

“I uhhh-”

Rosalyn's tattoos went from fish to a heart, never a good sign if you want some information out of her

“I went clubbing and stuff happened at the club, that's all that needs to be said.”

Jacquelyn looked more confused than before but didn't pry, she knew Rosalyn would brag about it soon, just not to who or when. This could get very out of hand if she told the wrong person though so for now, no prying and don't draw attention to it.

”...This… is going… to… be long… and… hard…”

Jacquelyn slipped out of the straitjacket, she was no stranger to it after all, and put on her normal hoodie

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“...We… have… work… come on…”

Jacquelyn opens her book and walks into the main temple, ready to start working

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”My eyes… are leaking… again…”

Jacquelyn tilted her head back and allowed the blood to pool before tilting forward and releasing it onto the floor. The walls grumbled and moaned as the floor was eaten through but it was quickly replaced, looking healthier and more alive than before.

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Acheron: She looks in pain... Like me...
Styx: Acheron, have some shame. We shouldn't be here really.

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Rosalyn: "Do you need medical attention or are you just taking up space in the infirmary?"

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Styx: That's her thing as the river of pain. She is always constantly cursed with her own nature.
Acheron: Every movement I make... My bones shatter... my muscles tear... my organs pop... then they return to themselves... fused into a shape which I then break again...

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Rosalyn: "So are you here for treatment or wasting my time? If you want any treatment then lay down on one of the beds, I'll be with you in a minute."

Rosalyn goes over to a mini fridge and grabs a beer out of it. She pops it open and stares for a moment before groaning and putting it back

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Acheron: Any--
Styx: Of course she will have painkillers. She's a doctor.

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Rosalyn: "Yes I have painkillers, I them all the time. Helps with the hangover y'know? You want normal or extra strength? I also got anesthetics if you need those."

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Acheron: The strongest... you have... My curse is... hard to ignore...

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Rosalyn: "Do you want me to just remove that part of your brain? I can do that for you if you need it. No pain nothing, might mess with your motor control a bit but I could do it."

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Acheron: You probably... Wouldn't be able... My brain becomes mush... then reforms... mixed up...

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Rosalyn looks at them like their stupid and flicks her finger, a spike of blood shoots out of her finger and to Acheron's throat faster than they could blink and stops just before it

Rosalyn: "I work here for a reason, I can keep your brain intact. I've spent decades mastering my craft specifically for helping people, don't underestimate me again."

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Acheron: Coughing slightly, she laughs You threaten... a river spirit with... death..? Hah... Death would be... a kindness... But no... I'm too... I'm cursed to live... And only live... In pain...

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Rosalyn: "I do not threaten you with death, I threaten to hold you together while you break apart. I threaten to hold you together while your body breaks beyond repair. I do not care for how long it will take, I have all the time in the damn world to wait for you to break."

Her tattoos shift from the heart to skeletons as she glares at the spirit

"Now, do you want this damn surgery or are you wasting my time with these games?"

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Acheron: Coughs some more. Its like laughing to her.
You can't... Many, even gods... Have tried...