[Open] A poisonous feast

[foggydetective]

Characters: Tohru Adachi [The Evil Queen (Snow White)] & everyone / anyone
Campaign: Break
Format: Either
Open
Summary: Poison plot time.

Prompts are on the comments. Feel free to contact me via the original plotting post or the Discord Server if you have any questions.

The food is being distributed during the festival mentioned on the intro log.

Comments

[cancercarcino]

[The Index is supposed to be safe. As is its food. So when Karkat goes scouring the market for some fresh peaches (because since coming here it's been the one thing that he's been craving more than chilled roe cubes), he doesn't think twice as he consumes them like he normally does. He's grown fond of the strange, fuzzy fruit! Except, a few days pass after eating some, and suddenly he's not feeling so well.]

A
[He'll stumble through the Index clutching his stomach, wincing and cursing under his breath. Those who try to talk to him will be met with a low growl and a few sharp words.]

Do I fucking look okay? My digestive sac feels like it's having a goddamn revolt inside me! Urgh.....

[It's his usual sharp words, sure, but it's clear he's obviously in a lot of pain.]

B
[After some time, it's clear that Karkat has fallen ill to the same thing that's affecting most others. Despite his efforts to muscle through it, the poison works its way through him and causes him to pass out in the grass off the side of one of the roads of the Index. He's sleeping, sure, but it's very clearly a restless sleep, his brows furrowed and his expression pained.]

[He's gonna need some help waking up. Or at the very least moving him off the side of the road.]

B

[bloodinbloom]

[She doesn't head to town that often, but she did do her share of selling the extra she grew in her garden. Today is a shopping day though - the temperature was starting to go down and her snakes needed scarves.]

[But one of her snakes writhes and another hisses. Blinking, she turns her head and notices someone familiar off the side of the road.]

... Karkat? [She slides over to him, tilting her head.] Karkat... Kaaarkat? I don't think you should sleep here. [She gives him a small nudge with her tail.]

[cancercarcino]

[Try as she might, Karkat doesn't stir when she nudges him. In fact, all he really does is groan and curl up further on himself, but he doesn't awaken.]

[It's probably hard to tell if he looks ok due to his grey skin. But one could argue he looks a little paler, and it looks like he's been sweating.]

[bloodinbloom]

[He didn't wake up. He doesn't sound well either and that had her worried. Around her, the snakes begin to hiss and she listened to them.]

... Yeah, he did feel hot, but this isn't like a fever.

[But another snake hissed, and a few others followed. Reaching into her satchel, Rosalia pulled out a bottle.]

So, I should try this? [There are several small nods.]

[cancercarcino]

[Whatever Rosalaia is planning, Karkat has no real will to fight against it. He may look ill, but he's too weak to actually fight against anything.]

[bloodinbloom]

[She felt bad about doing this while he's not feeling good, but opening the bottle, she stuck the panacea into his mouth to drink.]

[cancercarcino]

[Karkat isn't able to resist as she tips his head back and slips the panacea into his mouth. It dribbles down his throat for a little bit before he briefly gags, then tilts his head to cough as some of the liquid tries to go down the wrong tube. Bluh.]

[bloodinbloom]

Oops! Sorry Karkat!

[She adjusts the bottle, but doesn't take it away.]

You have to drink it all.

[cancercarcino]

Ugh...

[Karkat winces, but he does end up drinking down the rest of the panacea. When it's all down his throat and settled in his stomach, he groans, brows knitting before his eyes slowly blink open.]

[bloodinbloom]

Ah! Karkat!

[The end of her tail wags as she moves closer to him.] You're awake!