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[that's fair that seems to be the mood today
gideon is... okay, but the way everybody has reacted today is how she felt when it came to eto. so - when she finds him sitting here smoking, she comes to sit down, pushing her glasses up on her forehead.]
You cared, huh. [it's not mean or teasing or accusatory, just... flat, like. confirming that he's upset.]
gideon is... okay, but the way everybody has reacted today is how she felt when it came to eto. so - when she finds him sitting here smoking, she comes to sit down, pushing her glasses up on her forehead.]
You cared, huh. [it's not mean or teasing or accusatory, just... flat, like. confirming that he's upset.]
[she exhales slow.]
... Sorry. [she says finally, unsure. this is so out of her depth, but she's trying.]
... Sorry. [she says finally, unsure. this is so out of her depth, but she's trying.]
[a snort.]
Hell! It's a hellish place, surprising everybody. [she rubs at her face.] I guess we'll find out, right? That's what always happens.
Hell! It's a hellish place, surprising everybody. [she rubs at her face.] I guess we'll find out, right? That's what always happens.
Free t-shirt after your third trial.
[ he tilts his head a beat, thinking ]
We'll have enough hands on deck.
[ unless we discover a pile up tomorrow and there are two other bodies out there somewhere.
anyways. he doesn't know or think that and instead just stretches out his legs and crosses them at the ankles, leaning back. everything suuuuucks. his shoulders do ease up a teeny bit, if only because man this is exhausting. ]
[ he tilts his head a beat, thinking ]
We'll have enough hands on deck.
[ unless we discover a pile up tomorrow and there are two other bodies out there somewhere.
anyways. he doesn't know or think that and instead just stretches out his legs and crosses them at the ankles, leaning back. everything suuuuucks. his shoulders do ease up a teeny bit, if only because man this is exhausting. ]
God. If only we were so lucky to get free merch.
[she watches him lean back, and then:]
I'll do as much as I ever do. Mystery solving isn't my bag, but I won't just sit to the side.
[she watches him lean back, and then:]
I'll do as much as I ever do. Mystery solving isn't my bag, but I won't just sit to the side.
Yeup. [she pops the p.]
I kind of like some of you suckers. [...] Oh, hey, while I'm at it - don't kill anybody. If I have to watch Lu Bixing melt into a puddle on the floor because you got caught for murder, I'll kill you myself.
[this is only half serious. and half a joke.]
I kind of like some of you suckers. [...] Oh, hey, while I'm at it - don't kill anybody. If I have to watch Lu Bixing melt into a puddle on the floor because you got caught for murder, I'll kill you myself.
[this is only half serious. and half a joke.]
[ kickflips into here! today we're exploring some of the big houses because there could be some useful shit in here. so after climbing up the over-sized steps and crawling under the space beneath the door, here they are...
jingheng is glancing at some scattered push pins laying on the ground by them and kicks one up so he can test the point curiously. ]
You any good at climbing?
jingheng is glancing at some scattered push pins laying on the ground by them and kicks one up so he can test the point curiously. ]
You any good at climbing?
... Yeah.
[don't sound so unsure?? she frowns at the pushpins.]
I think I am, anyway. I'm supposed to be. [she rubs at her arm.] Think there's anything up on the counters and things?
[don't sound so unsure?? she frowns at the pushpins.]
I think I am, anyway. I'm supposed to be. [she rubs at her arm.] Think there's anything up on the counters and things?
Probably going to be better than dust balls and string. Only one way to find out.
[ this week is so weird already. he does start to gather a bit of string up and test it out, though his touch is maybe a little hesitant. his brow furrows. ]
What do you mean by supposed to be?
[ this week is so weird already. he does start to gather a bit of string up and test it out, though his touch is maybe a little hesitant. his brow furrows. ]
What do you mean by supposed to be?
[this week sucks so much already
her jaw works, and then:]
I mean these guns are all I'm good for, so I better be. [... wait] Forget I said that. Let's go, I can give you a boost.
her jaw works, and then:]
I mean these guns are all I'm good for, so I better be. [... wait] Forget I said that. Let's go, I can give you a boost.
I'd trust them.
[ your guns.
anyways.
he's forgetting now like phoebe in hey arnold and will hand her some pins to stab into the nice sides of the counter (rip). he glances up the height of the counter and makes a Face, but does not turn down the boost. ]
Might be able to bring back something useful.
[ your guns.
anyways.
he's forgetting now like phoebe in hey arnold and will hand her some pins to stab into the nice sides of the counter (rip). he glances up the height of the counter and makes a Face, but does not turn down the boost. ]
Might be able to bring back something useful.
[oh, rad. she will take those pins.
she will also give him a boost! idk what he can get to from here, but probably a drawer handle or something works. she figures she can try to scramble up after him.]
she will also give him a boost! idk what he can get to from here, but probably a drawer handle or something works. she figures she can try to scramble up after him.]
[ rule of cool: there will be drawer handles and probably some like fun reliefs in the drawers to cling onto. he'll use the boost effectively to try and scrabble up like a gecko for a more suitable perch. he'll pause for her to join him on it, but will brace just in case some wacky shit happens. ]
[she watches him skitter like a lizard. he really is two hundred lizards in a trenchcoat...
anyway, she follows up after him, and there actually isn't anything wrong with her muscles, she just is insecure about them. she climbs up after him with the sort of ease of someone used to crazy feats of strength. except the shifting of drawers means that one of them rattles open, and she nearly falls into it with a grunt. she just barely catches herself on the edge.
which is good because this drawer is just full of broken glass for some reason! why!]
anyway, she follows up after him, and there actually isn't anything wrong with her muscles, she just is insecure about them. she climbs up after him with the sort of ease of someone used to crazy feats of strength. except the shifting of drawers means that one of them rattles open, and she nearly falls into it with a grunt. she just barely catches herself on the edge.
which is good because this drawer is just full of broken glass for some reason! why!]
[assigns us gym
she. probably shouldn't be walking around, but you know. here she is, walking. she can hear him beating the shit out of a punching bag, and she knows how that feels. she's been there.
so she limps in, and then sits down on a bench, watching him.]
Don't fuck up your hands. That's not going to help.
she. probably shouldn't be walking around, but you know. here she is, walking. she can hear him beating the shit out of a punching bag, and she knows how that feels. she's been there.
so she limps in, and then sits down on a bench, watching him.]
Don't fuck up your hands. That's not going to help.
[ jocks for the jym.
he does pull back from the punching bag a bit, curling his fingers into a fist. ]
Mmh. He'll fuss.
[ turning to look at her on the bench and just. giving the bag one last surly kick before just sitting down on the bench. zhanlu has been singing softly somewhere in the gym, probably under the bench. ]
he does pull back from the punching bag a bit, curling his fingers into a fist. ]
Mmh. He'll fuss.
[ turning to look at her on the bench and just. giving the bag one last surly kick before just sitting down on the bench. zhanlu has been singing softly somewhere in the gym, probably under the bench. ]
[hex and gideon's stupid orange fairy friend are both probably also here, and they both skitter across the floor to sit with zhanlu.
gideon exhales slow.]
Yop. [...] How close were you and him?
gideon exhales slow.]
Yop. [...] How close were you and him?
Thursday mornings, I'd do a few fighting drills with him. Sparring.
[ zhanlu just keeps playing soft little songs as maybe a way to say he is happy or just trying to soothe everyone here. ]
... Was teaching me how to cook here and there... he doesn't drain me like most people.
[ he digs his heel in. ] You were close.
[ zhanlu just keeps playing soft little songs as maybe a way to say he is happy or just trying to soothe everyone here. ]
... Was teaching me how to cook here and there... he doesn't drain me like most people.
[ he digs his heel in. ] You were close.
[zhanlu is my favorite.
she tilts her head back.]
Eh. [she rubs at her arm. it's not about her.] Not as close as him and Bixing. That's more who I'm worried about.
[...] The way he talks about you makes me think the sun must shine out of your ass, so I'm going to believe him and trust you'll take care of Bixing while he's fucked up over this.
she tilts her head back.]
Eh. [she rubs at her arm. it's not about her.] Not as close as him and Bixing. That's more who I'm worried about.
[...] The way he talks about you makes me think the sun must shine out of your ass, so I'm going to believe him and trust you'll take care of Bixing while he's fucked up over this.
Don't know how anyone gets that impression. Him especially.
[ as he just shoves his hand into his pocket and lights a cigarette between his lips. he takes a moment to mull it over, brows drawn tight. ]
Somehow it's just never stopped. He... understands more than I can say.
[ as he just shoves his hand into his pocket and lights a cigarette between his lips. he takes a moment to mull it over, brows drawn tight. ]
Somehow it's just never stopped. He... understands more than I can say.
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