669/In the Bag

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In the Bag
Date of Scene: 29 May 2017
Location: Unknown
Synopsis: In which a ladybug and a cat find themselves in a bag, and everything rides on a knife's edge of luck. Unfortunately, bad luck cancels good luck. Fortunately, good luck cancels bad. Or, Plagg and Tikki are perfectly complementing polar opposites.
Cast of Characters: 142, 143




Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
It had happened too quickly. Ladybug was hurt. Tikki was released then shoved into her bag by Chat Noir. Several long tense minuyes later, Plagg is shoved in after. All that was visible before the clasp was closed again was Adrien's shocked pale face and worried green eyes.

Plagg takes the single heartbeat his eyes need to adjusy to thw dark before crawling past the - is that a cookie?! - stuff in Marinette's purse to Tikki, paws reaching out, hos purr soft and worried.

"Tikki?"

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
Tikki is pressed against the side of the purse, trying to be still and quiet so she can hear what's going on. That is, until Plagg calls her. She turns and looks, blinks once and then carefully heads over to him, trying not to draw attention.

"It's bad. Really bad."

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
"Wait there. I'll go to you," Plagg whispers, whiskers forward, eyes seeming to glow faintly. He uses his littel claws to creep forward along the liner, moving carefully but certainly under the press of his Chosen's fingertips. Reaching his other half - his better half - Plagg curls up around her, the purring starting up almost instantly.

"She's a tough cookie, Tikki. She'll pull through, you'll see."

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
Told to wait, Tikki stops moving, sitting tense and stiff. Until Plagg curls around her, then she melts and sniffles. "But what if she doesn't, Plagg. They were Chosen too young... And I wouldn't let her tell. And now they're both on danger." She leans into her kitty, letting the purring soothe her as much as possible.

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
"Have some faith in my choice would you," Plagg grumps without bite to his words. The purr sees to that. The jostling of hte purse stills and voices can be heard.

"I think that's that boy with the huge crush on Adrien," Plagg whispers, purrs subsiding just a little so he can hear the voice. Doesn't mean Tikki can hear much until Adrien speaks next.

'No. It's not. It was the akuma. No one's head is on straight when there's an akuma. ok? Right now, Marinette needs us, alright?'

"See? Adrien's totally got this." Plagg, it's not just a river, buddy.

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
Tikki looks towards the side of the purse, frowning slightly. "I have faith in you, Plagg."

But the past has taught them, hasn't it? The lengths these two will go to for each other.

She curls herself tighter against him, nuzzling in. "We just need to be careful. To pay attention. We can't let him fall too."

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
Yes, the past has taught them too well. And it's usually his own Chosen that sacrfices everything for Tikki's. Plagg sighs, wondering for a moment if that was a lingering effect of what he would do for Tikki? The voice is heard again, and with Plagg no longer purring: '"No, Adrien. Marinette needs YOU. I've done her a fat lot of good." Pause. "What's her parents' address? They will want to be here..."

Adrien: "You are not balck holing them here from Paris because one, black hole but mostly two, they dont know she's-" Beat, softer. "They dont know she's Ladybugn and having you show up could mess that up. No. You will not balck hole there. I will call Nathalie and then I will call the DuPain-Cheng family. Right now, we have to go in there and make sure the doctors take care of her. And we cant let any of this make us too sad or too angry or too scared. You were already targeted. So you know how to fight it. With out her kwami, she could be at risk. alright?"

Plagg rolls his eyes as Adrien's mind heads toward the dramatic, even as his little mouth curls up in a smirk.

"Drama much, kid? She's not about to get akumatized now..." Because that avoids the real threat: Hawkmoth realizes Ladybug is down and defenseless and parted from Tikki.

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
The mention of any of them being akumatized has Tikki to shudder. "But he could. If anything happens to Marinette... Especially now that he knows..." Because unlike Plagg, Tikki isn't in denial. She'd rather be prepared. "He needs to tell her, Plagg. Maybe it will calm him?"

She starts to uncurl herself. "I'm goibg to go tell him to tell her. And Tommy too. He needs to have people he doesn't have to hide from." She'll deal with consequences later.

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
"You can't!" Plagg hisses as softly as he can manage, paws grip grip gripping to keep himself around Tikki, tail curling around her too.

"They are IN a hospital! You can't just fly out there in full view of everyone! There could be Alyas! Do you really want their faces plastered everywhere? It'd be like shouting who they are from the top of a mountain!"

Plagg, the voice of reason everybody!

Wait. WHY is Plagg hte voice of reason?

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
Gripped, Tikki wiggles. "I can." Because she might lose her Chosen. She doesn't want Plagg to lose his too. "I need to make sure she's alright!"

Unfortunately, her little black kitty makes sense and after a moment, she sighs and sinks back down.

"I don't know what to do." Which... Isn't something she likes. She's supposed to have the answers.

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
Epic struggle of miniture proportions inside the purse as Tikki wiggles to get free and Plagg wiggles to keep her trapped and contained and when she slumps back down, Plagg sighs in relief. He readjusts his little grip, hooking his chin over her shoulder. In case she tries to wiggle out again.

"We do what we've always done, Tikki. We support our Chosen, but we can't just give them everything. They won't learn. They won't grow. Remember that one time? Yes, it was one time, but it was a mess!"

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
Tikki sighs, holding tight. "Adrien's never really been given anything that matters," is the weak argument before she sighs.

"I know you're right. I don't like it. I don't like the risk to him. I fon't like the guilt I hear in them both. I don't like not knowing what's going on with Marinette."

She's supposed to protect her Chosen...

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
"Which is why if we just give this to him he won't treasure it. Everything else in his life is disposable. His house, his phone.. He has too few things that he'll keep," Plagg reasons, holding just as tightly. His purrs are soft and ever present as the purse sways with Adrien's steps and voices can be heard.

"It's fine, Tikki. Really. He's had so many chances to fall, and he hasn't," Plagg offers, unwilling to voice the 'yet' as Adrien's voice rings out clear and direct.

"She's my fiance."

"Uh... what?" Plagg asks, over the sound of Adrien giving Marinette's name to someone. His head lifts from Tikki's shoulder. Clearly, as much as Plagg was trying to make it sound like he and Adrien are super besties and Plagg knows everything going on in the blonde boy's head, this shatters that self-dellusion, and hte black cat double blinks in the darkness.

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
Tikki sighs softly, her head tilting in to her other half's. Her eyes close and she slowly starts relax.

"Okay." She trusts him. As much as Plagg puffs and whines and growls... He cares about his Chosen. And her's. And he has a good heart. So if her kitty says everything's going to be alright...

And then he makes her giggle at his reaction to what Adrien says. Not that it doesn't have her blinking too.

"Did we miss something?"

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
"...I... We must have? When did this happen? He wouldn't have done this without at least me finding out. The boy is stupid in love with her. Like... being in love with her makes him even MORe stupid than he is. And that he's in love with her in the mask and doesn't realize it's her isn't helping anyhting in terms of his levels of stupidity regarding her," Plag rambles unhappily, as if it wasn't also partially HIS idea for identities to be kept ont he hush hush and thus forcing the Chosen to refind themselves and each other with each new iteration.

And now it's Plagg's turn to want to crawl up, opent he clasp and chide his Chosen.

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
"There's no way. Marinette would have have screamed until she passed out and then have her head in the clouds since then."

Then it's her turn to hold Plagg back. "Just wait, kitty. Let's listen and see if we can't figure out why before we do somethinh rash."

Look! Scritches and nuzzles....

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
"..is in a precarious spot. If you gentlemen will wait here, the doctor will be out as soon as possible to talk with you. We'll need some paperwork signed," an unfamiliar woman's voice said, followed by Adrien's cold business efficiency.

"I'll sign whatever is needed, and give me the name of the surgeon."

Plagg would have been alerted, had Tikki not been scritching under his chin, making him purr contentedly. It did, however, make a single ear flick once in the silence that descends. Silence, for hours, broken by a new voice, deep and calm.

"Mr. Agreste?"

Plagg snorts awake, eyes openning, body tensing.

"His father's here?" asks the kwami into his counterpart's ear, his whisper so small that even in this small space it's hard to make out.

"Tell me," is Adrien's reply in a tone so emotionless that it could pass for his father.

"She lost a lot of blood. We had to pull several splintered pieces out of subclavian artery dangerously close to her heart and lung. She's very lucky to be alive right now. She's in recovery right now however, be aware, the situation must be carefully monitored. She's stable for now but there's the possibility of complcations. If you want to see her, I'll have you shown to her room. She's sleeping right now but she should wake soon," states the doctor over the sound of footsteps.

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
It's Plagg tensing, not the name, that rouses Tukki. "What?" She doesn't sound happy about that possibility. "Wh--"

But it's Adrien that answers and the little red kwami blinks at the tone from him. "Plagg..." Her voice is full of worry

But then there's news of Marinette and what she hears what's said, she whimpers.

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
"Shh, Tikki! His dad's here." Dense kwami is dense. Or the boy is just sounding so mich like the man he's heard so many times before that the kwami is completely fooled.

"Is there anything else than can be done?" Adrien is asking aloud as Tommy is leaning in to whisper: "Her miraculous. The lucky charm. Could... maybe one of us could...?"

"No." Adrien and doctor both, before just he doctor is speaking: "I'm afraid we've done all we can. You both need to prepare yourselves. And you may want to consider calling in family. She has a forty percent chance of survival right now with a very real possibility of developing an embolism from the surgery which would send her into cardiac arrest. Her chances of surviving such an event aren't good." Pause. "Visiting hours end eight pm. She's peemitted one family member to stay."

And all the while, Plgg is shaking faintly, like a cat in hiding.

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
Tikki shakes her head. "It's not. The Miraculoud wouldn't be mentioned around him. That's Adrien... He's shutting down, Plagg..."

She wraps her arms around Plagg, petting to calm him as much as herself.

"Only a forty percent chance..."

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
"That's my... It can't be!" Plagg starts to deny, but he can't. Not when Tikki forces him to listen to Tommy mentioning hte miraculous and Adrien cutting him off. Plagg trembles more, unable to purr.

"Fine. Myself and one family member is acceptible. There's no need for your staff to concern themselves with enforcement. My guard here will ensure no unauthorized persons gain entry to Ms. DuPain-Cheng's suite at any time. You will provide him the names of the staff nurses that will be tending to her so that they may come and go as will be required to ensure her recovery," Adrien can be heard to say, and Plagg's heart sinks.

"Oh no... He has. He's got to be so scared. He just found out, found that there's a chance to have them both and now... now the odds are so slim, and..." Plagg is trembling more noticeably, eyes wide in the dark, words starting to sound like soft hopeless little mewls.

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
Tikki's heart breaks for her little mate. "Don't think like that, Plagg. Our Chosen need us to be... Well, more level headed than they are right now. "

She nuzzles the top of his head and then kisses it gently several times. "I"ll fix it," is murmured.

And what does she do? She kicks against the side of the purse in a 'Hey! Wotds to be had!' manner.

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
"Fix it? How are you going to fix it?" Plagg demands even if hte kisses make his eyes close and he starts purring again.

"Maybe me beinng here is not a good idea..." Tommy says softly.

"You can't just go out there! There's someone still with him," Plagg reasons, the purrs ceasing as he returns to aggitation.

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
"Just Tommy. Tommy already knows about me." Tukki smiles gently at Plagg amd kisses him again. So many tiny little kisses! "The same way I deal with you when hou're being stubborn, of course. He needs to realize Marinette need him. Not his father."

She huffs and kicks at the purse again. "And I'm not going to let him make you feel like this." Tikki is fiercely protective of her mate.

GRRRRR!!

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
Plagg grab-grabs at Tikki as she starts to kick at the purse, since there's no tellng who ELSE is in the room. All Plagg can smell is cookies and girl things.

"Tikki! Stop. Tommy, wait, what? Did you tell him about me?" Come on, where's the love? Oh, there it is.

"It's fine, Tik. It's fine. I'm okay. Will you please calm down? For all the cheese, bug, stop already!"

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
It's the question that has Tikki stopping. "Of course not!" She frowns faintly. "I wouldn't do that to you."

And then she drops and is sulking. "Fine. I don't like it though. In fact. I protest a lot." And she gives the purse one last kick.

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
One last kick! GAH!

"Bug!" Plagg hisses as loudly as he dares, paws trying to clamp down on Tikki's head as if it were a laswer pointer light. His ears are perked forward, eyes narrowed, tail twitching. Aggitated worry.

A soft sigh, " "I think I'm making you angry. Mari loves you, you know. You've known each other for so long... I'm intruding here. I haven't earned the right to be here."

"Okay. Tommy's not a bad guy... Wiat.. Same Tommy that tried to kiss him?" Plagg asks, starting to sound amused.

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
"Did kiss him from what Marinette." Tikki snickers as she lets her head be pushed down. And th3n she reaches out to lightly tug his tail. "You're squashing my antennas."

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
He's squishing antennas he can see, so he licks one lightly as an apology as the conversation continues on the other side of hte purse.

"You being here is fine, and you aren't making me angry. I'm not angry; I'm-" Adrien's voice starts off cold but then just stops. Plagg stops. In the tiny space, the beep of the heart monitor can almost be felt.

"He's broken," states the cat kwami, sinking back down to the bottom of hte purse.

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
The tiny lick makes Tikki giggle and she pets his tail in return. All amusement fades as Plagg sinks though. Immediatelu, she's cuddling close to him and pulling his head into her lap. "It'll be okay, Plagg. It really will. Like you said, Marinette's tough. She'll be fine and then she'll set Adrien to right."

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
Purring again, Plagg closes his eyes. He wraps his arms about Tikki as he settles his head into her lap, purring to try to calm himself and accept the hope in Tikki's voice.

"....I hope so..." he says, listening at the heart monitor beeps on until light suddenly fills the purse.

Marinette DuPain (143) has posed:
Tikki smiles and to nuzzle Plagg. "Silly, kitty. I love you. Have a little faith. Things might get worse first but everything will wotk out. I know it."

When th3 putse ooens, Tikki's eyes flick up and then back down. "Trust me. I'll be back."

Adrien Agreste (142) has posed:
"If you break him more, I'm coming after you," Plagg threatens softly as Adrien's hand slips in to gently pull Tikki out into the light.