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[BOOM ME?
anyway, he's right. anything more modern would have just sounded like absolute nonsense to mizu's ears. this is still kind of out there, but not as wild when you just got jettisoned from the 17th century straight into anime girl heaven. help.]
... Huh. [visibly surprised when the singing begins.] It records voices as well. Impressive.
anyway, he's right. anything more modern would have just sounded like absolute nonsense to mizu's ears. this is still kind of out there, but not as wild when you just got jettisoned from the 17th century straight into anime girl heaven. help.]
... Huh. [visibly surprised when the singing begins.] It records voices as well. Impressive.
[At the beach, parked on his rear with a bottle of H*nessey on hand and a sunken pallour, Richie watches the waves roll easy with a face wiped of expression. He only looks over when he catches movement in his peripheral.
For once, his only greeting is a two-fingered wave. The rest of his hand is on the neck of the bottle.]
For once, his only greeting is a two-fingered wave. The rest of his hand is on the neck of the bottle.]
Ill as they ever were.
[He purses his lips. Takes a breath, takes a swig.
Then holds the bottle up for him.]
Looks like I'll have to take your death threats for serious now. Little more mortal than we all thought we were, huh?
[He purses his lips. Takes a breath, takes a swig.
Then holds the bottle up for him.]
Looks like I'll have to take your death threats for serious now. Little more mortal than we all thought we were, huh?
And yet you'll catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
[What is that scoff...what is his damage]
Just what is it you need them to be agreeable to?
[What is that scoff...what is his damage]
Just what is it you need them to be agreeable to?
[BOOM AS IN BOOMERANG.
I hate to report that this makes him so very happy. He's outwardly cool though, because he's 37 and not 13.]
Glad it passes muster. [Even if it's outdated...tch.
He gets up, hopping down to wherever the actual storage is for all these lovely records.]
They do have stuff from all over the place. Japan included. Maybe there's something here closer to what you know.
I hate to report that this makes him so very happy. He's outwardly cool though, because he's 37 and not 13.]
Glad it passes muster. [Even if it's outdated...tch.
He gets up, hopping down to wherever the actual storage is for all these lovely records.]
They do have stuff from all over the place. Japan included. Maybe there's something here closer to what you know.
Edited (important note) 2025-02-15 03:32 (UTC)
[Wow you come from actual feudal times and his mouth is what gives you the ick???
actually valid tho as you were.
He retracts the bottle, but doesn't take a second gulp. Rather he caps it, and rests it at his side.]
...Yeah. We were holed up together. [His gaze remains distance, fixed on the horizon.] Us and about nine or ten other people with the same bright idea to get a shower in before bed. Then the door locked.
We tried to bust it down but if Marcoh couldn't do it, then it sure as shit wasn't happening. We all passed out later. And in the morning, she was just gone.
actually valid tho as you were.
He retracts the bottle, but doesn't take a second gulp. Rather he caps it, and rests it at his side.]
...Yeah. We were holed up together. [His gaze remains distance, fixed on the horizon.] Us and about nine or ten other people with the same bright idea to get a shower in before bed. Then the door locked.
We tried to bust it down but if Marcoh couldn't do it, then it sure as shit wasn't happening. We all passed out later. And in the morning, she was just gone.
[there are enough white person germs inside this flesh vessel, thank you.]
Nine or ten? [HELLO???? baffled.
that is so funny. everyone really decided to go for the bit.]
It was the same here. At the beach. No doors, of course. But an invisible barrier kept us trapped like rats in a cage. [...] She traveled a long way to die.
Nine or ten? [HELLO???? baffled.
that is so funny. everyone really decided to go for the bit.]
It was the same here. At the beach. No doors, of course. But an invisible barrier kept us trapped like rats in a cage. [...] She traveled a long way to die.
[what's the harm in one more]
Plus the two of us. [Looking a little strained....he would have turned around and left if he'd been afforded the chance okay]
That she did. [He nods, softly. His jaw is clenching tight though, and he looks to her with something sharp behind broad glass lenses.]
If she tried to wake any of us, it didn't work. And whatever held us back all night didn't stop her. And communications were cut out. Maybe the angels were taken by surprise, finding one of their charges dead. Maybe they weren't.
It's just hard not to believe she wasn't led to her grave. It was a pretty slick set up if you ask me.
Plus the two of us. [Looking a little strained....he would have turned around and left if he'd been afforded the chance okay]
That she did. [He nods, softly. His jaw is clenching tight though, and he looks to her with something sharp behind broad glass lenses.]
If she tried to wake any of us, it didn't work. And whatever held us back all night didn't stop her. And communications were cut out. Maybe the angels were taken by surprise, finding one of their charges dead. Maybe they weren't.
It's just hard not to believe she wasn't led to her grave. It was a pretty slick set up if you ask me.
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I find it hard to believe, too. [or it would be one heck of a coincidence.] Though I would've expected to find some evidence of what happened overnight. Blood, if her death was a violent one. Yet...
[a scan across the beach, lips pursed. unhappy.]
All I see is a disturbing lack of anything.
[a scan across the beach, lips pursed. unhappy.]
All I see is a disturbing lack of anything.
[well. they all just witnessed something deeply personal and also incredibly fucked up, so that's fun.]
Funny. I think Saber's idea of just killing him would've been kinder to both of them.
[instead, the furries had to maim each other in front of god and everyone. wahoo.]
Funny. I think Saber's idea of just killing him would've been kinder to both of them.
[instead, the furries had to maim each other in front of god and everyone. wahoo.]
You'd be correct. Frankly, I regret not standing behind the idea at the time...
[He shakes his head. Hindsight is 20/20, but his vision has always been fucking terrible.]
Never imagined they'd set up something so damn cruel.
[He shakes his head. Hindsight is 20/20, but his vision has always been fucking terrible.]
Never imagined they'd set up something so damn cruel.
[lord. He smiles, grimly, nodding as his hands tuck into his pockets. One coils around his lighter, running the outline of slim steel as he mulls the matter over.]
I do think it's possible. Probable, even. The way it was set up was all too neat. The lockdown and the protocols. Explusion.
....I've been saying as much to a couple other people, but one thing we should look out for is if people start acting off. I won't pretend I knew Jing Yuan well, but Jiaoqiu's account of him and his actions don't line up one bit.
I've been wondering if it's not possible his soul got corrupted coming here. Something gone wrong on the trip, or souring after he got here.
I do think it's possible. Probable, even. The way it was set up was all too neat. The lockdown and the protocols. Explusion.
....I've been saying as much to a couple other people, but one thing we should look out for is if people start acting off. I won't pretend I knew Jing Yuan well, but Jiaoqiu's account of him and his actions don't line up one bit.
I've been wondering if it's not possible his soul got corrupted coming here. Something gone wrong on the trip, or souring after he got here.
Yes.
[looking more than just a bit troubled. brows furrowed and lips pressed into a fine line for a moment there.]
The man I spoke to yesterday and the man I spoke to earlier in the week seemed... different. I don't take Jiaoqiu for being a poor judge of character, either. Something has clearly gone wrong.
[looking more than just a bit troubled. brows furrowed and lips pressed into a fine line for a moment there.]
The man I spoke to yesterday and the man I spoke to earlier in the week seemed... different. I don't take Jiaoqiu for being a poor judge of character, either. Something has clearly gone wrong.
[He probably shouldn't be up walking right now but neither should he. Or the other two.
Richie comes in more by accident than intention. He's trying very hard to cement the place in his mind, and does a delayed double-take at the familiar lump in the cushions.]
Barely feels like home, don't it?
Richie comes in more by accident than intention. He's trying very hard to cement the place in his mind, and does a delayed double-take at the familiar lump in the cushions.]
Barely feels like home, don't it?
[okay but mizu still wins that handily]
Both. Either. [A sigh.] God, I don't even know. I'm fading in and out of it hard.
[He smiles, even if it's a thin veneer over a grimace. Juts a chin to his eye.]
That must have been a bitch to disinfect.
Both. Either. [A sigh.] God, I don't even know. I'm fading in and out of it hard.
[He smiles, even if it's a thin veneer over a grimace. Juts a chin to his eye.]
That must have been a bitch to disinfect.
[... sighs.]
I understand. Some of it still lingers for me, too.
[post-cyoa effects are awful, actually. thanks.]
I had help. [a light touch over the bandages, frowning. and then a glance to him, specifically toward his missing arm.] I assume your arm wasn't easy to deal with, either.
I understand. Some of it still lingers for me, too.
[post-cyoa effects are awful, actually. thanks.]
I had help. [a light touch over the bandages, frowning. and then a glance to him, specifically toward his missing arm.] I assume your arm wasn't easy to deal with, either.
[He's outside somewhere, delicately lighting himself a smoke and looking pale, pinched between the brows.]
What a goddamned shitshow.
What a goddamned shitshow.
[our hobbling...where are our healing pods, bursts into tears]
I know, I know. Bad enough that it was a two-body deal, adding a case for self-defense on top of it was...Well. And then there's the romantic drama.
[Putting it lightly.]
...Did you believe her? Firefly?
I know, I know. Bad enough that it was a two-body deal, adding a case for self-defense on top of it was...Well. And then there's the romantic drama.
[Putting it lightly.]
...Did you believe her? Firefly?
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