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[sacredchants]

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wk 1; monday (morning)

[sacredchants]

[ you know, waking up in a totally different place than you're used to is bad enough but it's even worse when the different place changes yet again. cue izumo first smacking her head against the new bed?? pods??? with a bit of a curse then crawling out to give a look round as she rubs her head. ]

Sora did... [ .... ] You're not Sora.

[ uh. ]

Do you remember the room looking like this when you went to sleep?

[infreefall]

[ ochako just kind of groans, speaking in a sleepy mumble. ]

Is it breakfast already, Elsa-san...?

[ yawning, she starts to push herself up... and promptly does the same as izumo, hitting her head on the top of the pod with a startled yelp. ]

Ow! What... [ she blinks at izumo, uncomprehending, and glances at the room around them in confusion. ] ...N-No? What happened?

[sacredchants]

I don't know. I just woke up and it was already like this.

[ which—uh. she suddenly remembers her stuff. so, cue izumo going to quickly look for a few of her things. she'll keep talking as she looks around for things. ]

Do you think it's because of what happened?

[infreefall]

[ rubs her head. ow? ]

...Maybe? It could be what happens after we... fix the disturbance, or something.

[ she's not an npc, what does she know. ]

Maybe we should ask Wolf and the others what happened.

[sacredchants]

[ wait until they find the space...ship.... ]

I guess.

[ she'll sigh once she finds a few of her things. ]

I was kind of hoping one thing would stay constant while we were here.

[infreefall]

I think things were always going to change somehow, after yesterday.

[ viridian-san... ]

Hard to believe it just happened overnight, though. I wonder what else has changed?

[sacredchants]

There was always going to be change, but I didn't expect this kind.

[ she was expecting rules and the like but not this level of scenery change. ]

Who knows. I'm sure we'll find out as soon as we go outside and take note of what's same and what's different.

[infreefall]

I don’t think anyone could have seen this coming…

[ how do you just pull off a room switch like that, ]

In that case, we should probably be careful, going out. Just in case something’s turned more dangerous.

Maybe we should go together. And if everything’s alright, we can get breakfast!

[sacredchants]

[ oh.

this is going to be a long week, isn't it? izumo has almost every right to reject ochako's suggestion that they go together but, well, there's no way they can avoid it. ]

Fine. [ ... ] You don't need anyone make you breakfast, do you?

wk 1; thursday

[sacredchants]

[ they got off on a bad foot and will likely keep getting off on a bad foot, but izumo isn't heartless. she's just...a bit prickly, but not prickly enough that she won't care.

so, how are you ochako? she's your roommate and likely ignored you all week in favor of dealing with other people but the blood and... well.

you know. things. ]

[infreefall]

[ ochako's probably in the room getting changed, so izumo will have a full view of all the bandages. she's moving very gingerly, wincing here or there when her shoulder or arm get jostled a little too much.

but she won't ignore izumo. once she's done pulling her pajama shirt on, ochako gives her a tired smile. ]

Do you have someone to spend the curfew with, Kamiki-san? Are you planning to stay here?

[sacredchants]

[ izumo will definitely take in the terrible state of her person and only briefly think of the sores she came with on her hands and face along with the healing stab wound on the bottom of her foot. of course, there is something else but that one is less visually offensive. ]

A, ah... [ she'll look at her hands and grip at her pants. ] I do.

[ there's no way she'd go back on her word and stay in her room after arranging things but she's also not just going to leave like some vagabond. ]

Do...do you want me to help with anything before I leave?

[ izumo is painfully curious about what happened but she won't push ochako, especially since she's likely going to read into her with the assumption she's just like another annoying girl she knows from home. a girl who just don't know when to quit even after she's banged up and pushed herself far harder than necessary. ]

[infreefall]

Good. I'm glad.

[ she would have felt bad, leaving izumo alone. at least she'll be safer this way, with someone at her side.

still, the offer is appreciated - even if it does mean ochako bites at her lip uncertainly for a moment before nodding. it's obvious that izumo doesn't really like her, for whatever reason, but ochako isn't too prideful to accept help once in a while. ]

Can you just check that the bandages on my shoulder are secured enough? I had to redo them a little earlier, so I'm worried they might come loose.

[sacredchants]

Sure; I can do that.

[ with a nod, she'll make her way closer to ochako and proceed to check on the bandage as she also winces at the sight that awaits her. and even though she's see it, seeing it up close is different.

her touch gentle as she makes sure everything is secure and rightly covering the wounds. ]

...what did all of you get into?

[infreefall]

...I wish I knew.

[ her voice is quiet as she replies, lacking her usual peppy demeanor. ]

There were monsters that attacked us, and… [ deep breaths, ochako. ] We had to fight Soo-won-san and Xie Lian-san, too.

[sacredchants]

[ for someone like izumo, the idea of fighting others here isn't as miserable but that's for someone like her. and she's aware enough to know who in the minority she is.

still, no salt to any wounds. ]

Did they realize it was you?

[infreefall]

I think they did, but... It’s like they couldn’t control themselves. There were moments when they could, and they talked to us, but it wasn’t for long before they were trying to kill us again.

week 4, tuesday.

[infreefall]

[ welcome to the book shop, izumo! there is a small raptor curled up on a small stack of books, napping as ochako squints down at the pages of a book nearby. the dino squeaks in offense at the sound of the opening door, making her look up, to give a tiny, unsure smile. she never knows where she and izumo stand. ]

Hey, Kamiki-san. You and Alphinaud are here a lot, huh?

[sacredchants]

[ izumo never knows where she stands with anyone honestly, but, uh, just for the record, she'll dressed in this but have a bandage on the right side of her face and will seem to favoring one foot over another. in addition to this, there will be a hamster-sized fox resting on her shoulder. sometimes things happen..? either way, she's more surprised by the question more than anything else. ]

...is that a problem?

[ because??? ]

[infreefall]

No...?

[ she blinks, surprised by that reply. why on earth would it be a problem? ]

All those injuries... are they from the dinosaurs?

[sacredchants]

Then why bring it up?

[ it's a strange conversation starter..? but she'll give herself a once over and cross her arms. ]

...and they aren't but you don't have to concern yourself with them. I'm fine.

[infreefall]

Just makes you both pretty easy to find, I guess. There's nothing wrong with it.

[ . . . ]

I know I don't have to, but that doesn't mean I won't.

[sacredchants]

It's just a scratch that'll heal just fine on it's own; it's nothing remotely close to what happened to you.

[ and that's not to be unkind because ochako's injuries are certainly far worse than a cut on her face, [redacted], and a foot she rather not put her weight on.. ]

[infreefall]

[ hm. ochako takes a moment to be vaguely surprised that izumo's been paying that much attention? but anyway. ]

Mine are all mostly healed, except for the arrow. [ which she's trying not to think about so moving on really quickly-- ] Did you come to find something in particular?

[sacredchants]

Being healed and having recovered are two different things.

[ very much so semantics of a word but izumo breezes right past it as she walks to one of the shelves randomly. fictional. ]

No, not really. I just came to see what would interest me.