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WEEK THREE
WEEK THREE
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You awaken smothered in wonderfully soft blankets. If you are lucky, there is a warm body next to you, but... those are becoming shorter and shorter in supply, aren't they?
It's Monday at Château Ambregris, and you have just arrived here. Whatever clothes you are wearing, whatever injuries you are sporting... They are once again accurate to how you were before this tale began. Whether this leaves you with any urgent matters to take care of or relieved of ailing you had contracted in the 'last' week, the gong of the numerous clocks chimes out indifferently to the hour. Gone is the urgent summons of the past two weeks, with no Witch to greet you.
Rise and shine, and face your 'first' day in your 'new' home! And though you may now think yourself quite familiar with it, maybe another look around wouldn't hurt?
TIME LOOP:
-Characters wake up with the clothes they had with them at their canon point, like in the intro log.
-The state of their bodies is exactly the same as it was on the intro log (for better or worse).
-Any items they accumulated last week are also reset (sorry you'll need to build up your weapon cache again), except items that were given out as event rewards. Please note that the item uses are not reset.
LOCATIONS UPDATED:
- library, gardens
- mud bath → aquarium
- menagerie → photography studio
- grotto → greenhouse
-The state of their bodies is exactly the same as it was on the intro log (for better or worse).
-Any items they accumulated last week are also reset (sorry you'll need to build up your weapon cache again), except items that were given out as event rewards. Please note that the item uses are not reset.
LOCATIONS UPDATED:
- library, gardens
- mud bath → aquarium
- menagerie → photography studio
- grotto → greenhouse
WEEKLY EFFECT
This week every character will have a spirit animal that follows them around like a familiar. The choice of animal is up to you (natural or supernatural), but it should represent them in some way. The animal is restricted in size to that of a large dog and is incorporeal, though it can interact with other spirit animals. As the animal is a representation of their heart and inner self, it might be better at expressing itself than it's owner.
Yes, this is basically daemons. This palace clearly needs more animals for emotional support!
Yes, this is basically daemons. This palace clearly needs more animals for emotional support!
(OOC: Murder proposals and counter proposals are open! )
cw: implied suicide attempt
[ when cain looks at his collar. ]
Jin died, then Yomi saved us by making us what we are. Our power has to do with how we died, so mine is a type of psychokinesis.
[ to have the life choked out of you without direct human touch. it’s almost cheating how easy it is.
and what’s normally a cheerful thought becomes tied to the knowledge that cain would hate to learn that about him. but he won’t lie. ]
… But I do want to be just Yoru to you.
[ not jin, not anything else. ]
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So much trust goes into things like this. And he trusts Yoru. ]
I can't imagine what else you'd be. [ He smiles a little bit. ] Your powers are still a part of you.
[ He just has a bit of a bigger picture now. ]
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he looks down at his own hands, turning them this way and that with thoughtful curiosity. pretty hands, pretty fingers - they look innocent, though they’re not.
his powers are a part of him. what he’s done with them is also a part of him. he wants to be yoru and more than that. he’s never thought to use his power for more than - ]
Is being Yoru enough? I don’t need to be good?
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Several months ago, Cain would have probably insisted that he needs to be good. That if he doesn't fit into his naive black-and-white view of the world, then they probably can't be friends. Or...whatever they are.
He knows things aren't that simple anymore. So as Yoru contemplates his hands, Cain reaches out to take them in his, enveloping him in warmth. ]
No. You don't need to be. [ Cain knows he's good, but he also knows not everyone else is. ] We might clash one day because of it, but...if you were any different, you wouldn't be Yoru.
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and it doesn’t matter because their time only exists here. ]
Hmm… If we clash, I won’t go easy on you.
[ warm hands, yoru’s fingers curl around them automatically. if they clash… could they clash…? ]
You should be scared.
[ i’m scared. ]
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He doesn't think he'd want Yoru to go easy on him, if they ever fought. That'd be a disservice to the both of them. And he still hasn't shown off his swordfighting skills to him yet.
Tangent thought. ]
But I'm not. [ He chuckles, like he's done something naughty. ] Is that bad?
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[ but they’re not in cain’s dark room, they’re in yoru’s. it makes sense that cain wouldn’t be scared of the same things.
if they stay in here any longer, surely another polaroid will fill with more fears built on the new realizations he’s having. every good thing from cain’s lips is a fear unformed.
he doesn’t want to see if that’s the case, so he turns away and hugs cain. ]
But it also means you live fully in the moment.
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Oh—
[ If there's anything Yoru learns from this, it's that no matter the situation, the place, the time of day, Cain always gives wonderful hugs. He wraps his arms around him readily and holds tight, comforting. He idly eyes the polaroids; he'll protect him from his fears, if he has to. ]
I'm not sure where else I'm supposed to live. [ There's a little laugh behind his words. ] I have a lot more fun keeping my head up and looking ahead.
[ One of his hands lifts to cradle the back of his head, fingers threading through his hair. ]
I'd rather think about what we're doing together right now than worry about things you may or may not do in the future.
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yoru’s so certain that one day he will manifest his own fears. ]
What are we doing together right now? Besides hugging and not kissing.
[ the last bit sounds pointed, and yet yoru relaxes into cain as though to nap on him right now. ]
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Talking about you. Talking about the things that scare you. Talking about me. Making dinner plans— Oh, is that a date?
[ He looks down, a tease twinkling in his eye. He hears the unsaid request, but in this little game, he ignores it. ]
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My teddybear captain.
[ very cute. and probably one of the best hugs he’s received. ]
… Yes, it’s a date. So… dress nice. None of your sweaty topless agenda.
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No?
[ He peers down curiously at him. ]
But I thought you liked it?
[ teasing, obviously ]
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but he also likes playing their game. ]
The point of a date, captain, is to eat the food on the table first and to eat you later.
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Privileged he is still to be held close like this, and feel one, two quickened beats of his heart. ]
Oh, right. [ But it goes quickly, replaced by yet another stupid grin and a silly laugh. ] I almost forgot. Aren't I lucky that I've got you around to remind me?
[ They are not going to make out in this fear room, but the urge to do so sits there, heavy in its tension. ]
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being hugged like this, yoru thinks he’s the lucky one. it is a wonderful hug, and he’d like it all the more if cain could envelop him, crowd into his space and fill him with red and gold. ]
Almost, but you didn’t. That’s how you are. [ he keeps his voice low for just the two of them. ] You present yourself as you are, but… there are so many secret footnotes to you, Cain.
[ if only it were as easy to decode his cipher with kisses, take the answers right from his mouth and swallow the knowledge whole. ]
I feel simple compared to you.