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TERRENCE NOWELL

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(Note: Terry gave Kido his phone. Bought his own flipphone on 8/26!)

He has a stall set up in the market street for locating things. Feel free to thread it out with an inbox action thread or handwave it!

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[ Honestly, that should be everyone's warning about Terry... it's too bad that he's both genuinely nice and cold... when he gets there. ]

Still--

[ He coughs and wow, there goes some blood onto his hand when he covers his mouth. Instead of his eyes wide with shock, he only frowns as if it's merely a bother. ]

Ugh... can you get a paper towel for me? It's in the bathroom linked to the room over there.

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[At least Killua's one of the persona users here that wouldn't freak out at the sight of blood. He just raises an eyebrow at Terry, before gently setting the mama cat out of the way and making his way to the bathroom.]

Here. [He drops a sheet of paper towel onto Terry's lap.] How long are you gonna be stuck in here?

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[ Bless Killua for not freaking out. Terry really appreciates it too, and he's just kinda tired of everyone screaming over how much he bleeds. It's fine... totally. ]

Thanks. [ He wipes his hand with the paper towel and drops it into the trash can, then using some hand sanitizer to clean his hands. Feels great! ]

Probably for a while... I don't think my heart will reform itself that fast.

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[The thought of someone coming back from an injury like that is still something to wrap his mind around. Not that he hasn't encountered incredible regeneration abilities before--the Ants, in particular come to mind.]

What about the healers? Why don't you ask one of them to help things along?

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That's...

[ He remembers the moment when Rei tried to heal his fatal injury, but nothing happened. Hm. He's not sure if he wants to put her through that kind of trauma again so quickly. ]

... I'll ask later when it heals up a little more first. I don't want them to put too much energy into it if they don't have to.

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[As if Killua wouldn't pick up on that hesitation. He narrows his eyes slightly.]

Are you worried it won't work? Or that it'll cost them more energy that they don't have?

[Healers here are somewhat limited, he's noticed, and even if the personas are still a mystery to him, he figures the personas must be drawing their energy from who they're paired up with. It's the only reason he can think of that would make Terry hesitate like this.]

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It actually didn't work.

[ Might as well give it to him straight. ]

She's the strongest healer I know too... and it didn't work. If it did, well... I wouldn't be here.

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[Instead of taking the seat again, Killua just crouches down beside the cats this time, giving up on any pretense that he isn't interested in petting them.]

It could be a compatibility issue. [He muses quietly, puzzling over this.] You said your heart got crushed--normally that would be a fatal injury. Something like that might've been beyond the persona's healing ability.

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[ Yes, the cats really like the attention that Killua is giving them now. Some of them purr and playfully paws at his hand too. ]

But even so, shouldn't it at least reform somewhat? Even if it's a slow healing process, shouldn't it be healing something? I couldn't feel anything coming back when the attempt was made.

[ It's so different from the healing magic he's used to, so he has an issue of understanding how stuff isn't compatible. ]

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There's a lot of factors that could've kept it from working.

[Though he's still playing with the kittens, Terry still has most of his attention and it's obvious he's taking this seriously.]

You've been healed by a persona before this, right?

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I... I think so. I was coughing blood one time and I got a bunch of small healing spells thrown my way. I've been healed by normal means and other magic before too. It doesn't really feel all that different from magic.

[ So he doesn't think they're the same thing. ]

Though both felt warm...

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Well, if they worked before, then it sounds like it was that situation that didn't line up somewhere.

[He smiles, just a bit wryly.] Usually this is where I'd suggest experimenting to find out what that something is, but....you know. That'd be pretty unpleasant.

[How morbid...]

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[ Terry can't even fake a laugh at that comment. He looks like he's lightheaded with all the endurance chipping away and letting the morphine in his system fully take over so Terry ends up passing out on the bed.

Good job Killua.

Good job. LOL ]

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[RIP Terry... He'll at least make sure the cats have some food and water to last a bit of time before he leaves the guy to rest.]