Pushing the Sky!

[Carthrat]

[02:10] <GM-Rat> Cosgrove manages to grab Fitz by the shoulder.
[02:10] <Fitz> Fitz turns, trying to shake free of the grab. "What _is_ going on? Do you know that thing?" he asks, nervously.
[02:11] <GM-Rat> The giant purple thing- it seems to be getting bigger- is furiously bashing away at the restraints. Fitz can feel them starting to crack, slightly.
[02:12] <Fitz> Fitz's nervousness magnifies tenfold.
[02:13] <Cosgrove> "Avatar?  Uh, sort of.  I helped her out, she helped me out.  Don't really know her too well."  He turned slightly, keeping his hold.  "Hey, Avatar, calm down please?  He's not going anywhere.  Civilized talking and all?"
[02:15] <GM-Rat> The Avatar looks really pissed. The guy in your hands is looking really nervous. And the guy in his car is honking his horn and screaming, "Fitz! Hurry up, dammit!"

Richard glances back at the huge purple thing, then at Fitz and Cosgrove, trying to work out just what the hell they're doing.

[Dracos]

"Look, calm down or I'm going to let 'im go." Cosgrove shrugged, keeping his grip on Fitz' shoulder.

Dracos

[baka]

Fitz glances from the Avatar to the waiting car. "That thing's not going to be held long!" he yells to Richard. "Just get Charlie out of here!"

"I'm not sure "calm down" is going to work. That... thing is with Mystrix," he observes, turning to Cosgrove.

[Carthrat]

Fitz's spell stands strong.

If by 'Strong' you mean that the metaphysical wall is now crackling with lightning and is actually visible to the human eye. The avatar itself has placed her hands against it, and is concentrating very hard.

"Fitz, you're not going to get away if that thing comes any closer!" yells Richard.

[Dracos]

"Mystrix, eh?"  Cosgrove shrugged.  "She's been civil so far and somehow I doubt mystrix is a space alien.  Anyhow, we'll see."

Dracos

[baka]

"We'll see?" Fitz glares at the swordsman, pointing with his free arm at the crackling lightning. "Can't you see that?"

He wrenches his arm vainly in Cosgrove's grip. "Let go, I'm not sticking around for that 'civil' thing to break free and catch Charlie and Richard."

[Dracos]

"Now now." Cosgrove shifted his hold to keep the other man there.  "She's been civil in all my dealings with her so far.  And you're the one who cast a spell at her, why are you surprised she's tearing through it?  Anyhow, do me a favor and stick it out a bit.  She owes me a favor.  And you, on the other hand.  Mind stopping frightening the wits out of whoever you were trying to find?"

Dracos

[baka]

"She was already chasing Richard when that happened, alright? I'll stay, for now. But let's go over to the car. I want to make sure they can get away if needs be." Fitz relaxes a little in the grip, resigned.

[Dracos]

"Fine." Cosgrove walks slowly over with him, waiting.

Dracos

[baka]

Fitz smiles encouragingly at Charlie as he passes the car. "It's going to be fine, ok?"

Turning back to Cosgrove, his face sets into a half-grimace. "If she can hear you in there, tell her I'm going to drop the shield. Tell her to step back if she understands."

[Dracos]

Cosgrove nodded, calling out. "Hey, Avatar, he's going to drop the shield.  Calm down and back away from it for a second."

Dracos

[Carthrat]

The Avatar pauses for a moment, then stops, waiting for the action to progress.

Fitz can feel waves of power practically emnating through the shield. He realises that the Avatar can break it at her leisure, most likely. The sickly feeling of Mystrix is growing stronger by the moment...

[baka]

His stomach bubbling, Fitz calls out a monosyllabic word, waving a hand, dispelling the barrier. He stands, offering up a silent prayer for protection, and waits.

[Carthrat]

The shield vanishes.

The Avatar stalks slowly towards you two, looking very crazy and upset. It's slowly shrinking, and as it does, the power of Mystrix seems to wane in Fitz's mind.

It still looks angry, though. So very angry.

[Dracos]

"Okay," Cosgrove looked between the two.  "Not that it is much of my business.  But what's going on?"

Dracos