[ The muffled sound of a voice from outside the crystal's exterior lights further fire in Ellie's gut, only to be more deeply emboldened by the shifting of fluid, the give of something where her hands push due to outside help. Howl pulls, tugs -- and something cracks a line all the way down, through the rigid encasement holding her body.
Like an egg shattering, it comes apart; instead of spilling yolk, it is spilling Ellie unceremoniously forward with a rush of unrecognizable liquid, scattering fragments of broken crystal upon the cold grounds beneath. Hopefully... Howl had seen it coming, perhaps had time to brace himself for the suddenness of its give. Even more hopefully, he's not too weak to do anything about it either way -- but out tumbles Ellie, carried forward with the momentum of her 'chrysalis' giving way. Whether she has the cushion of her would-be savior or the hard floor to greet her... she's free. ]
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Like an egg shattering, it comes apart; instead of spilling yolk, it is spilling Ellie unceremoniously forward with a rush of unrecognizable liquid, scattering fragments of broken crystal upon the cold grounds beneath. Hopefully... Howl had seen it coming, perhaps had time to brace himself for the suddenness of its give. Even more hopefully, he's not too weak to do anything about it either way -- but out tumbles Ellie, carried forward with the momentum of her 'chrysalis' giving way. Whether she has the cushion of her would-be savior or the hard floor to greet her... she's free. ]