ARCADE SESSION: REBOOTED

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Thinking quickly, you tell Echo to shoot the TCP with her stun gun. At the same time, you talk to Pickle.

"Get the drone to divebomb the TCP! Hurry!"
"Y-yeah!"

You can hear frantic typing over the microphone. Meanwhile, you look back at the screen to Echo's reply.

I can't!! I'm not wearing my arms!!
 
You barely have time to mutter an expletive before you hear the shot- and a dull thwack. The shot goes wide, barely missing Echo's head. You can hear the sounds of a struggle from down the tunnel.
 

You give Echo a brief explanation of what water is and how to swim in it, and before you even tell her to jump in she understands what you're about to ask of her. As the sound of a drone being smashed on the ground resonates from the tunnel, Echo turns and leaps headfirst into the water. She flails a bit at first, but quickly figures out how to push herself forward thanks to your explanation. However, she's forced to release the pressure on her wing in order to swim properly, and the wound becomes WATERLOGGED.

"I told Echo to swim across, can you get Stitch over here with a boat or a rope or something-"
"Already on it! One second..."
 

Sure enough, you see a floppy blanket type scoot its way across the ground, flinging a life preserver into the water. The moment Echo wraps her good wing around the side, the blanket type wastes no time reeling Echo in. One final shot rings out from across the water, but it misses again. Echo scrambles to her feet as Stitch hurriedly pushes Echo out of the line of fire. You hear a new TCP voice that sounds of soft fabric rustling and thumping, and you realize it's Stitch's. Her voice is urgent, but still somehow calm and soothing despite the situation.

It's this way. Down this tunnel.

Stitch pulls Echo into a cozy-looking- if a bit sparsely furnished- cottage, where Echo collapses onto the middle of the floor. Just like with the kobolds, the roof of the building disappears the moment Echo enters. Stitch immediately wraps herself tightly around Echo, completely engulfing her.

 

What are you-
It's okay. This will help you feel better.

Echo sighs and visibly untenses. Stitch stays wrapped around Echo, fluid and water soaking into her body. If she cares at all about being clean, you can't tell. Meanwhile, a MEDICAL BED and a SUTURE KIT pop into existence on the far end of the room.

You'll need a fluid cycler.
They look like they've lost a fair amount of fluid, and the swim didn't help much, either. Let me stay wrapped around them for a bit longer just to get them stable and relaxed, and then we can work on their wing.

You realize Pickle must be talking to Stitch. She seems acutely aware of Echo's condition- Pickle probably taught her TCP ANATOMY or TCP MEDICINE or something.

Yes. I saw it turn and leave. It looked tired.

"Stitch says the TCP left after Echo got across the water. She also says Echo's wound has been bleeding a lot, and also that she's gotten waterlogged from that swim. She's going to stay wrapped around Echo for another minute or so, then we'll get them onto the table and start fixing them up."

"If, uh, that's okay with you."