Patchverse; Hell: Pain

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It was midday in Hell when Jubilee toppled out of thin air, banging into a table and then hitting the floor with a loud thud and disrupting the mellow mealtime with a low moan. She was still wearing the outfit she'd snuck away in, but now the clothes were a little tighter, and her jeans were an inch too short for her legs.

Her face, though strained in a grimace of pain and glossy from sweat, was still hers, but looked aged about two years, and likewise her hair was almost a foot longer, reaching her lower back and sparkling with static electricity.

She lay in a crumpled heap, shivering and whimpering, then rolled over on her back, gasping as her body trembled.

"Wolvie...." she sobbed softly before blacking out.

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Dragon had run over instantly, and now he gently scoops her up and brings her up to his family's apartment, carefully laying her in a bed made from an old mini trampoline before hurrying to phone the Wolfpack Brownstone.

One hates to think of the speed limit he must have driven at, but it's very few minutes afterward that a short stocky figure with a frog on his collar thunders up the stairs and gives the big barkeep a desperate look.

"Second bedroom," says Dragon.

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Initially and impulsively jerking away from the touch, by the time Patch got there Jubilee had calmed and gone completely still. Her basic nervous system regulators were shot and as such she no longer emmited a heartbeat, breathing illusion, or scent, leaving her sitting cold and still, the muffled sound of mechanical cogs replacing the usual heartbeat in her chest.

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"Jubilee?" His gravelly voice is even rougher than usual. "Darlin', kin ya hear me?"

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There was a small twitch, then a whimper as her eyes fluttered open. As soon as she achieved a level of consciousness, however, she started to shake again, and then she shut down almost as quickly as she woke.

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He growls and calls for Charlie, only to nearly put his fist through the wall as he got the mental equivalent of a busy signal. "God, whad'm I supposeta do?"

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At the sound of his voice Jubilee made another attempt at waking, this time staying conscious for a moment, gasping slightly and strying to curl.

"Wolvie," she whimpered, struggling to keep her eyes open.

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"What's wrong, darlin'?" He leans over her. "Who hurt ya?"

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"Me," she trembled then turned a palm up towards him, all she could do to ask for a hug.

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He puts a hand to her cheek, fearful of causing her more pain. "What?"

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She winced, then nuzzled his hand as best she could, tears appearing in her eyes.

"I did it... Wolvie... it hurts," she sobbed softly, voice caught in her throat.

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"How d'we fix it?" He gently moves to gather her into his arms, ready to stop at the first sign that it's causing her too much pain.

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She trembled and grimaced, but it felt better to be with someone she trusted, so she worked to hide it and clung.

"Can't... my head... the pain receptors won't turn off," she gasped as she tried again, then went rigid as she shut down again, still clinging to him.

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-Charlie!- the mental roar probably has telepaths within a two block radius of the place stopping and looking up.

-What??- snaps the man in question, then, -Oh! I'll send someone right away.-

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Jubilee's face was pale and stretched looking, her breathing turned off again as she tried to restart fruitlessly.