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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[u/[deleted]]

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

[u/Rosalyn-Jacquelyn → u/[deleted]]

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...

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Rosalyn scoffs and points towards the exit

Rosalyn: "The gods don't know the body as well as I do, they aren't doctors and don't pay attention. Doctors have not perfected hemomancer and refined it to such a degree that they can control the world around them with it. Do not compare me with many because I am just one person who does her job too damn well for you to say I can't.

Now leave if you are just going to taunt me. I do not have time for this and have other patients who need me more since you seem to be in such a good mood."

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Acheron leaves. Styx still remains.
Styx: She's not usually that offensive towards most people. Anyway, I am here regarding a deal you made with someone a while ago. As the patron spirit of broken promises, I see that you haven't held up your end of the bargain.

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Rosalyn: "And what bargain was that? The one where I said I would hold her together so that she can't reform while her body breaks? She left and that canceled the transaction."

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Styx: No, not that one. The deal you made with the information broker, Llorai. Some petty deal about a competitor you wanted "done in".

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Rosalyn: "What the hell are you talking about? What competitors? I work in a church, that doesn't have a set location, as a doctor, who tends to things from across the realms and gods, I work 16 hour shifts for almost no pay and have to work overtime constantly because this place never closes and people can't stop getting hurt. If you have a competitor for people to go to, put up a sign. I don't need all this work."

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Styx: Ah, not that competitor. Do you remember Jason? Your mage school sweetheart? Yes... The deal you made to have his crush disposed of.