[ she's out running errands with dia when she gets the announcement, and both the sisters go pale as they drop their shopping baskets and run. neither of them are sure where they're running exactly, but out of somewhere public probably seems best... until they exit the building and monitors catch sight of ruby. it's at this time that she discovers the full extent of her power - when dia urges her to use her magic to turn invisible and run by herself, her grip on her sister's hand makes both of them disappear. it's an opening, and both of them take it as a desperate sign of hope.
unfortunately, that part of her magic comes with a price. it isn't long before ruby starts losing her stamina - she can't bring herself to run anymore, and her invisibility begins to flicker. unfortunately that's enough for the monitors to properly find them, and it isn't a pretty sight. they're in the middle of a busy street when the capture happens, with dia being restrained as ruby screams and cries for her sister as hard as she can. it makes quite a noticeable scene, but you know what they say about the bystander effect... the shehui residents sure don't seem to care, anyway. ]
capture (or: gay baby jail)
[ she's far too traumatized to even lift herself onto the bed - the best that she can do is sit upright against a wall and hug her knees as she trembles in fear. the way ruby moves is often compared to a small animal, but that idea holds much more weight now - with the way she's curled up onto herself without a word, the idea of a terrified small animal is easily invoked. talking to her might yield some sort of response, but it might not be a good one. ]
telepathy
Everyone... I'm sorry...
[ it's the only thing she can manage to gather her thoughts coherently enough to say, though it's not without the strain of tears. if she wasn't convinced by now that all of this misfortune was her fault, she's sure of it now - this is punishment, for both her and those around her. ]
no subject
[ she's out running errands with dia when she gets the announcement, and both the sisters go pale as they drop their shopping baskets and run. neither of them are sure where they're running exactly, but out of somewhere public probably seems best... until they exit the building and monitors catch sight of ruby. it's at this time that she discovers the full extent of her power - when dia urges her to use her magic to turn invisible and run by herself, her grip on her sister's hand makes both of them disappear. it's an opening, and both of them take it as a desperate sign of hope.
unfortunately, that part of her magic comes with a price. it isn't long before ruby starts losing her stamina - she can't bring herself to run anymore, and her invisibility begins to flicker. unfortunately that's enough for the monitors to properly find them, and it isn't a pretty sight. they're in the middle of a busy street when the capture happens, with dia being restrained as ruby screams and cries for her sister as hard as she can. it makes quite a noticeable scene, but you know what they say about the bystander effect... the shehui residents sure don't seem to care, anyway. ]
capture (or: gay baby jail)
[ she's far too traumatized to even lift herself onto the bed - the best that she can do is sit upright against a wall and hug her knees as she trembles in fear. the way ruby moves is often compared to a small animal, but that idea holds much more weight now - with the way she's curled up onto herself without a word, the idea of a terrified small animal is easily invoked. talking to her might yield some sort of response, but it might not be a good one. ]
telepathy
Everyone... I'm sorry...
[ it's the only thing she can manage to gather her thoughts coherently enough to say, though it's not without the strain of tears. if she wasn't convinced by now that all of this misfortune was her fault, she's sure of it now - this is punishment, for both her and those around her. ]