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[sacredchants]

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wk 0; friday

[sacredchants]

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[ are....they....

she gives him a long look taking in his demeanor and thinks back to what they've discussed thus far. for a moment, she looks away from him wordlessly with a blank expression before turning back to him. her voice flat when she finally speaks. nothing to indicate if she's being malicious about her words or not. ]

Guys like you are the worst.

[riegan]

I've been called worse.

(He owns it.)

Given the context though? I'll take it as a compliment.

wk 0; friday...pt 2! (or 1 timeline wise...)

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[ she would correct him to call her "kamiki" over her given name but it's fine. it would be more trouble than it's worth if he wasn't familiar with her customs (which he likely isn't) so she'll just nod.

slowly, she'll reach out to his hand but stop shy just before her fingers touch his palm, wanting to make one final point. ]

If you try anything weird, I'll make you regret it.

[ and with that she'll take his hand. her grip loose and hands cold. ]

[riegan]

I assure you, I'm nothing but a gentleman.

( Spoken like someone who is probably a little more than that! He'll even give a little bow to prove his point! Anyway, he's careful to not squeeze her hand too much! And he'll also reach down to carry her bag for her,)

Let's find some place to wash you up. One of these buildings has to have something.

(JUST GONNA LEAD THE WAY. Assuming they're in the town circle??? So they'll just check out the largest building first which is the inn!)

wk 0; friday......again. pt 3??

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[ so, he has a bleeding hand because he picked a fight with a squirrel and lost—embarrassing. meanwhile izumo has a bleeding foot because she thought it was fine to go into the water without shoes on???

wow who would have known they'd be played like this? anyway, hello claude, here she is standing before you soaked from her adventure in the river with only one shoe on and her hoodie draped over her left arm. ]

Got a moment?

[riegan]

(Well, look at what the cat's dragged in. He knows better to say that out loud at a time like this but that doesn't stop him from thinking it. )

Yeah, sure.

... You sure you don't wanna get changed first, though?

wk 0; saturday

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[ it's not like izumo is actively looking for anyone but she's also not going to avoid anyone, so, when she sees claude she'll approach him. now, as for what she says or how she looks? probably less gutted than others but—

well. ]

So, what are your thoughts on the ethics now?

[riegan]

(Oh, boy,)

I think I might say something like... "ethics are a guide to leading moral lives and judging whether or not our behavior can be justified. Without ethics, a society deteriorates."

At least, that's what they taught us in class.

(Did he literally just prattle off some lecture he actually heard at the Academy once upon a time? He sure did.)

wk 1; wednesday-ish

[riegan]

(Vague hands at whatever the mini event will be if there is one but for now!!

Claude sets a tray down on the table and begins to lay out the pieces. An empty tea cup in front of Izumo and where he plans on sitting. The tea pot in the center with some tea biscuits on a small plate for them to share.

He's a little more tense than usual but to be completely fair, a lot of people are this week. Something something about only finding peace when around certain people.)

Give it a few more minutes. (The that he's still steeping in the pot. Until then, he takes a seat across from Izumo and helps himself to a strawberry jam cookie,) It should help with the nerves a bit.

(Hopefully. Please, chamomile, he believes in you.)

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[ extra vague hands at how the two of them got here before claude realized that, uh, there might be something a little different about how izumo will be talking. which is to say that despite her expression looking more or less blase about the tea party...

when she opens her mouth to speak, however, there's a distinct lack of bite in her words. something all too telling when her expression twists to something between embarrassed and angry. ...and not in the tsun way. ]

Don't worry about it; I'm just glad that you thought of me. It was thoughtful of you.

[ closes all of my eyes. ]

wk 1; saturday

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[ closes eyes in my ever changing plans...

so, this trial was a complete shitshow but only towards the end. the beginning didn't seem so bad. sure, they had plenty of evidence and got hyper focused on things that didn't seem to matter. they convicted someone who was not only innocent but actually helpful in his own way. she ran into one terrible memory into another terrible memory....

she hates it. she hated it so much. ( but of course she had to go see kano. )

izumo will be red in the face and a mess of tears that she doesn't even bother wiping away anymore as she stands outside of kano's ( and claude's ) room like some fool. it doesn't matter. she's a mess and hasn't been honest about anything. she doesn't even know why she's here when she can't get in. ]

[riegan]

(Holds ur hands bc grl me too

It isn't a surprise that he wouldn't show up right away. It's no secret that Claude has his relations and he gets around a bit. He wasn't too far away though so it doesn't take long for him to show up. He sees Izumo and he slows, quieting his steps and wondering if this is one of those situations where he should turn around and pretend he didn't see anything (while remembering that he did).

But if she's in front of their door, she must want something so he steps forward, placing one hand on her shoulder and reaching over to open the door for her. )

Come inside.

(Like he's giving her a choice... because he's already gently pushing her inside, giving her shoulder a squeeze.)

wk2, monday!

[riegan]

(AND HE'S JUST GONNA GRAB IZUMO QUICKLY to somewhere private? One of their rooms? Look, it's important!!)

I'm going to tell Raven what team I'm on.

(Just cutting to the chase.)

[sacredchants]

[ hopefully he isn't grabbing her literally because if so, OW? but yeah, he can catch her on her way out of her room or something like that.

give her a sec to catch up, though. ]

Huh? Raven? Why him?

Wk2, thursday!

[riegan]

(It's early morning! The sun has barely risen and knocking on Izumo's door and telling her to get dressed (or don't since... gestures at outfit limits) and head out to talk!!

And off to the planetarium they go.

The sun is still that early morning golden color and yet, Cladue is perfectly alert and just peppy for the morning. He has his usual confidence and determination but there's something... peaceful? Usually his thoughts would be turning all over the place but right now, they're all collected and he's pretty calm.)

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[ the tones between the two of them will be drastically different since while claude is apparently an early riser, izumo likes to sleep in a little if she can like a normal person. but she'll...be somewhere between dressed and not dressed. really, it's just the shoes and her "coat" thrown over her shoulders since she wears jammies made up of a shirt and shorts.

the peacefulness and calmness is all very nice, but it won't get over how grumpy she is. just...grumpy. no lingering sadness that one might suspect as from sunday. ]

Why are you even up this early?

wk 2; friday

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[ it feels kind of surreal to hear raven's name being called out when just earlier they were talking about him, but that's the nature of all of this, isn't it? one moment someone is alive and the next someone is dead...

either way, coming someone who spent two days actively grieving and another day simply pushing through, she's going to be looking for claude and will be mildly amused when she finds him at the planetarium. ]

Here you are.

[riegan]

(FIRST OF, does the planetarium smell like fish? Wow.

But yeah, Claude is here and everything seems fine! But the closer she gets, the heavier the air feels with grief. Of course, as soon as he realizes he isn't alone, he's redirecting his thoughts and emotions and trying to push back that feeling. He's fine. Look, he's alerady redirecting his feelings towards finding out who did this!!! So he's determined again!!

Even if it's a little muted.)

Week 2, after trial

[riegan]

(After the trial! Izumo will watch out for Izumo to see if she wants to speak or not. If she wants to be left alone, he'll leave her alone! But he'll keep an eye out for her.

He catches her by the docks but doesn't approach her right away. This week's effect is pretty rude, isn't... both of them. He taps his boot against the pier to let her know he's there, though.

Tap, tap.)

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[ she's lost to the world, but the tapping gets her attention and she'll turn around when she senses it and while her face is expressionless for the most part, there's a weak, twisted smile that creeps on her face when she faces him.

the anger from her very core is impossible to ignore. ]

Twice now.

wk 3; tuesday!!

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[ i honestly have no idea what day this is happening but here is izumo in the middle of the bookshop with a small fortress of books of various genres around her? rather, just enough to where she could be seen as partially hidden from view. mods said that are no chairs or the like, so she's sitting on the ground.

it's totally fine because books and silence and...she can only take being sad for so long. also, for funsies, she's in a very cozy kigu. ]

[riegan]

(This is fine and Claude is just going to pluck a book from her pile and take a seat right next to her! He doesn't mind sitting on the ground. Claude is also wearing a kigu! But he's got it folded down and tied around his waist. He doesn't mind it! It's comfortable! But it's a little warm, isn't it? Anyway, what animal is it? It's a little hard to tell like this.

He's brought a couple of other books with him that he just sets down next to him. The pile is... well, it's a mix. A reference book about plants, a book of animals, several poetry collections, and what looks like a few short stories. It's a whole mix. )

What's your favorite animal?

(An easy conversation starter. But it would be too easy to just get an answer so he continues,)

Let me guess... you look like someone that would like cats. A sand cat, perhaps?

Week 3, Wednesday

[riegan]

(It's night time when Claude catches Izumo for what is absolutely a normal mid-week info sharing session after a long day of fighting dinos and what not.)

Talk to anyone interesting this week?

[sacredchants]

[ yeah, totally normal info sharing session that will end peacefully and not in a mess. either way, she's fine to meet up with claude and give her a moment of her time. it's not like she was up to anything important. ]

Not particularly. [ oh. ] I did get our hint, though.

wk 4; monday

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[ fresh new week means new sights to see, new things to explore, and hopefully new information to uncover. (also new clothes to wear.) for the sake of things, let's say that she has not encountered any of those bubbles because she is absolutely not wanting anything with them.

but she will be shuffling around in the sheriff's office to see if there's anything interesting to note. nothing immediately jumps out at her but there is the calendar showing the date and...hm. october, is it? ]

[riegan]

(This calendar means nothing to him because what's an October?

He's not actively looking for Izumo right now. Really, he'd prefer to give her space for a while longer if he can help it. But sometimes things just don't work out for you! So here he is, just snooping around the new location and checking out the sheriff's office..... the exact same time as she is.)

... Well.

(His face is still bruised but clearing up!! But otherwise he seems... fine? Fine. Yes. He's fine.)

Week 5, Monday

[riegan]

(Monday morning! New week, new roomies, and Claude von Riegan is sleeping all nice and cozy and comfortable when

He wakes up very suddenly early in the morning. He's not a heavy sleeper. In fact, he's a pretty light one!! And he freezes, his hand reaching instinctively under his pillow for a knife that, unfortunately isn't there.

Sometimes you're just used to people trying to murder you in your sleep, okay?

BUT SOMETHING DOESNT FEEL RIGHT? There's definitely someone in bed with him? He opens one eye and tries to catch his bearings. His bow is out of reach for now and there's a pterodactyl sleeping on the floor? There's also... something else moving around in the bed. It makes a high pitch, screechy sort of sound next to his head and he knows he's heard this before. A... wyvern?

He sits up and sure enough, there's a white wyvern right there that seems just as on edge as he is right now and in bed next to him is







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[ honestly, izumo always preps herself when she sleeps on sundays for waking up to a new environment with a new face in the coming morning but. well.... waking up to something screeching not that far from her head and then what feels like extra bodies around her does not bode well in terms of easing her nerves for the coming week.

...actually the fact when she shoots upright from the bed and spins around with wild eyes to only see him (them?) does she have a feeling that this week will be A Week. for once can she get a roommate with someone she actually likes? okay, no, she eventually learned to like sora but this match up? oh, they went the opposite direction.

if she felt even the tiniest bit sleepy, she sure doesn't now. ]

Are you kidding me?

Week 6, Tuesday

[riegan]

(Sometime in the afternoon, Claude is going to go looking for Izumo! Where ever he finds her, he asks her if she has a moment! And then help her? Shepherd her? Over towards somewhere more private to talk. )

How are you feeling this week?

(Small talk first.)

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[ she'll be "exploring" the new area, which really means that she's hanging out by something nondescript and easy to lean on because moving around on a single crutch is tiring and uncomfortable.

but yeah, sure, they can go to somewhere where there's bound to be less foot traffic. ...not accepting his help though. ]

In general or right this moment? Both are sort of the same answer.