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theafflicted2022-06-05 07:38 am
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3.0 - week three
WEEK THREE
Last night might have been exhausting for any number of reasons - maybe it was the emotional
toll of dealing with those ghosts, or maybe you stayed up too late after watching Jim Shrok. Who knows, but Saturday is over, even if some of you haven’t quite left it behind and half spirits that are still hanging on, tethered to you and weighing you down…
But that’s not going to stop a new week from starting. There’s no breaks in an eight week course.
There’s very little fanfare to the start of your third week of the course, though it does seem like the fog has lifted even more. It’s a bit more of a trek down the abandoned streets of Estelline, but surely a mile is walkable? Or you could grab a bike or try to hotwire one of those cars in the mall parking lot… Whatever you plan to do this week is up to you. All you know is you've got some new locations to explore.
As always, Florence and Lorelei are available.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
TASK LIST
( OOC Note: Luci, Mutsu, and Mae will each receive a small roomba! Congrats on the successful egg drop. It's a tiny little friend that cleans extra well, though this also means its trash compartment is a little smaller so it'll need to be cleaned more often. )
toll of dealing with those ghosts, or maybe you stayed up too late after watching Jim Shrok. Who knows, but Saturday is over, even if some of you haven’t quite left it behind and half spirits that are still hanging on, tethered to you and weighing you down…
But that’s not going to stop a new week from starting. There’s no breaks in an eight week course.
There’s very little fanfare to the start of your third week of the course, though it does seem like the fog has lifted even more. It’s a bit more of a trek down the abandoned streets of Estelline, but surely a mile is walkable? Or you could grab a bike or try to hotwire one of those cars in the mall parking lot… Whatever you plan to do this week is up to you. All you know is you've got some new locations to explore.
As always, Florence and Lorelei are available.
TASK LIST
( OOC Note: Luci, Mutsu, and Mae will each receive a small roomba! Congrats on the successful egg drop. It's a tiny little friend that cleans extra well, though this also means its trash compartment is a little smaller so it'll need to be cleaned more often. )
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Maybe, but only because I've done it before. My partner and I back home got up to some preeetty wild stuff every once in awhile. And I loooove festivals! I'll go halfway across the world for one.
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[ Fai doesn't know if he'd travel across the world for one or not, but he does like them. ]
Tell me about your partner.
[ He... doesn't want to assume things one way or the other, since partner can mean a lot of different things. ]
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[Now that's a question he's somewhat surprised he hasn't been asked yet, and it's probably because he and Shizuku get sidetracked too easily for him to explain anything that actually makes him happy. Well, happy is a strong word. It's complicated. Maybe that's why he's sidestepped it when she has gotten near the topic.
The bike slows down a bit for a turn. Off to the mall?]
My partner... We haven't been partners for that long, actually, compared to the other units at ES, but we're doing okay for ourselves. Our unit's a detective theme, because we're always making everybody else's business our business. [A polite way of saying: We're meddlers and we get shit done.] His name's Kohaku. He's a couple of years younger than me and... well, Double Face isn't his main unit.
[That part's complicated, too. Because as Madara said previously to someone else: he's always second best. Double Face is secondary to Crazy:B, and always will be for Kohaku.]
Let's see, about him... He's really smart, and considering he didn't really go to school it's even more impressive. He's sharp, too, he catches on fast and he doesn't ask unnecessary questions. He's better at figuring things out on his own, in my opinion. He's really bad at telling people how he feels sometimes, but when he does, it's like... [There's a note of unmistakable fondness here.] It's like you don't feel like he's talking down to you. He could be all kinds of high and mighty if he wanted to be, but he's really down to earth. Don't make him mad, though! His bad side's the worst place to be.
[This is omitting an awful lot about Double Face and Kohaku, and why he's in Double Face to begin with, but it's a start. And it's nice to talk about.]
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It sounds like you're quite fond of him.
[ Madara seems to know him well, too, for having noticed so many things about him. ]
Do you work well together?
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[He is not, actually, he's a morbid little assassin, but Madara is weird. And he tells him he's morbid, too. But then Kohaku tells Madara he's a pain and they're relatively even.]
Interesting question... I'd say we work well together, but at first we weren't sure how it was going to go. We were only supposed to be a temporary unit. Let's just say it ended up being a hell of a match. Complementary skill sets go a looong way!
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[ He thinks that's why he and Kurogane (and now Hien) happen to get along so well, despite Fai doing whatever it is that he does to annoy them. Complementing one another through skills or personality traits certainly makes or breaks a team. ]
It seems like it's gone quite well if you failed at having a temporary unit.
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[He slows down as they near the mall.]
I've had a lot of time to think about it here, and I think I've got some things to say to him when I get back.
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[ He's curious, especially if Madara has put a lot of thought into it. ]
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I'm going to thank him for putting up with me. And tell him we can make our own future, if we want to. Together.
[Madara laughs.]
And then he'll look at me funny and tell me I'm being weird, and not know who replaced me with an alien or something.
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But he’d like hearing that, right?
[ If Fai were someone’s partner, that’s something he would cherish hearing. ]
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[Nobody talks about their feelings. It's not allowed.]
But... maybe he'd be happy. And maybe something would actually come of it.
[He pulls the bike up to a stop for a moment, the mall in all its "glory" right there.]
Not that I mind how things were when I left, but it'd be pretty great if we could keep going for a little while longer.
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It’s nice to have a bike here that’s actually on amongst the rows of bikes and cars that have been shut off for weeks. ]
I hope something comes of it, for both of your sakes. But even if things largely stay the same, expressing how you feel will at least give you some sense of satisfaction.
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[Nobody. Is allowed. To have feelings. Forbidden. Idols only.]
Somehow lately I just don't like leaving things unsaid. So I'll say it and see what happens.
[He glances back.]
Great ride, isn't it? She's super smooth. I maintain her myself.
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[ So at least there’s that!
But he looks down at the bike underneath him. ]
You do a good job. I hope you’ll be able to find materials for maintenance here.
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[He laughs lightly.]
I'll do what I can. It's nooo big deal. At least she got one good ride out here.
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[ Well, it's something, at least. ]
Say, Madara, if there's anything other than a helmet you want me to keep an eye out for, I'd be more than happy to do so.
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Oh, you're done already? Too thrilling for you? That's noooo fun!!!
[But he pauses, looking out at everything, the dead cars, the creepy mall with its unfolded secrets...]
I don't know. It's hard to say, when you're an idol. Like, what really matters, other than the job? [He smiles again.] But if you see any idol costumes for a biiig guy like me, they're probably mine. I wouldn't mind having them back. I want to show Shizuku and Riku.
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[ But what Madara said makes him think. ]
Surely you have other important things in your life?
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...Nooot really? I'm an idol. We're pretty much the types to live for our work. And you definitely saw my profile. My other work doesn't give me a loooot to get attached to.
[Everything else can be replaced. Precious memories are enough sometimes.]
Unless you mean something else.
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No, I was wondering if you had other hobbies or anything like that. Idol work sounds tough.
[ He still isn’t totally sure what all it entails, but… he at least knows that much now. ]
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[His expression is soft.]
You're a nice guy. I mean, I knew that, but you keep proving it. I'm gonna worry about you.
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Really? I promise you, I'll be fine. If anything, I should be worried about you.
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[Wink.]
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Well, that and the fact that you're still pretty young.
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[He feels older than he is in certain ways, but in other ways he's dead set on staying young forever. He has a feeling he'll burn fast and bright, like too many other idols... But he's always been like that.]
Don't worry about me. Worry about guys who deserve it!
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