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[teenrebellion]

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w1 monday

[teenrebellion]

[ throws them in the strip mall so they can look at accessories hehe ]

Hey, Liu-san. What do you think of these? Fits the planet's vibes, right?

[ holds up some bat hairpins! ]

[ravenry]

[ oooh. her eyes go a little wide because hairpins like this are a new aesthetic for her. ]

I didn't think bats could look so pleasant. [ cute, she means. ]

[teenrebellion]

[ oh... cute. he grins and offers it to her. ]

Anything can look good with the right styling. You want to try them?

[ravenry]

[ she looks thoughtful for a second. ]

You'll have to show me how to. They're different from what I'm familiar with.

[ her hand reaches up to touch one of her gold hair sticks. ]

w1 thursday

[ravenry]

[ that was a lot of blood? hope he went and got healed.

she is looking for him wherever he is to check on him. how is he? ]

[teenrebellion]

[ he got healed!! not for super long but enough. his hands and neck are bandaged up, one arm is in a sling, and he's not actively bleeding yaaay!

he's also changed out of those shredded clothes that's very important. ]

Hey, Liu-san.

[ ...but his throat has seen better days. his voice is just a raspy whisper for now. ]

[ravenry]

[ she frowns at all the bandages and the sling. ]

You may communicate with the I.R.I.S. if that will hurt your throat less. [ ... ] How are you feeling?

[ outside of the obvious, she means. ]

[teenrebellion]

[ he pauses, head tilted as if to listen to something, then pulls up the IRIS with a nod. ]

INTERLUDE

Better. I'm going to go back later, but this is enough for now. I wasn't hurt nearly as bad as the others.

w1 sunday

[ravenry]

[ that execution was not great. it was not great, but it could have been worse.

she is in rec room, and she is flicking through movie selections with a confused look on her face. ]

Kazuki.

[ she waves away her I.R.I.S when she notices him. ]

[teenrebellion]

Hey, Liu-san. Looking for a distraction, after all that?

[ who would blame her? ]

[ravenry]

I don't know what else I can do after what happened.

[ she is a little restless. ]

[teenrebellion]

It's usually music, for me. I don't know how well I can play yet, but maybe that's an easier thing to look up on the IRIS database?

w2 saturday

[teenrebellion]

[ goddddd. horrible, horrible day, worse than usual, this is awful. he comes to see her. ]

Liu-san. Can you tell me why you did it?

[ravenry]

[ it is not a great day. he's correct. she looks up at him from where she's seated. ]

Why? I was overcome with.... emotion. I think there is a part of me that is going out of control even if it shouldn't.

[teenrebellion]

[ i did not finish that tag i see. i meant he comes by a little later, with his guitar over his shoulder. maybe not the most welcome sight right now, but it's not a guitar of truth, at least. ]

Sounds a lot like the others. I guess it's good to know that that's what it is... but that really means that it could happen to anyone.

[ not ideal. he sighs. ]

...I'm sorry, Liu-san. About all of this.

[ravenry]

[ the guitar of truth would have been fine, too. she's more tired about everything than upset about her own circumstances. ]

You don't have to be sorry. It was still my own actions.

w4 wednesday

[ravenry]

[ hi, kazuki!! somewhere in the metaworld, this little octopuff is crawling across the ground, knife in tentacle. it waves its knife at him. ]

[teenrebellion]

[ help not this. he watches it with a frown, but he does wave back. ]

You probably shouldn't be waving knives around like that, you know.

[ravenry]

[ she droops. ] It came like this.... I didn't ask for it.

week 6, saturday

[ravenry]

[ once people have dispersed, she'll nod to kazuki when she sees him again. ]

Is it too abrupt to ask for you to play for me again?

[teenrebellion]

[ ...oh. it surprises a laugh out of him. ]

No, never. You could consider it a welcome back gift, if you want.

[ravenry]

[ she looks a little surprised and then thoughtful. ]

I'll accept it as a gift.

w7 saturday

[teenrebellion]

[ shouxue can follow the sound of the guitar to the observation deck, where kazuki is playing for... an empty room, actually. there's a composition journal set down next to him for reference, open to a half-finished score with a folded photograph in the middle of the page.

he glances up when he hears her enter, and though he looks a bit tired, he still smiles. his playing pauses briefly, and then resumes with a different, softer song that he can play while talking. something to keep his hands busy. ]

How're you feeling, Liu-san? Ready to go home?

[ravenry]

It feels a little unreal.

[ her vibes are a little restless to confirm that. ]

I'm still processing, but I'm glad to be free of that... thing. What were you playing?

[teenrebellion]

Same. I really never thought I'd live through something like this. It still feels like an insane dream.

[ as for that... ]

Ah, that's... I've been trying to write a song? I'm not that good at composition, though. I was just giving the latest version a shot.