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neverleave) wrote2022-03-03 11:35 pm
neverleave) wrote2022-03-03 11:35 pm
[ backdated to before Big Jenny. let's assume they'd totally gotten each others' names at reigen's meet-up info-sharing session, because here's a text-- ]
Yoohoo! Natsuno, right? It's Venti.
You showed me a few sigils a while ago. I happened to find more, could I come find you and share?
Yoohoo! Natsuno, right? It's Venti.
You showed me a few sigils a while ago. I happened to find more, could I come find you and share?
Edited 2022-04-14 00:23 (UTC)
Yes, it's Yuuki.
[Nothing personal, he just really hates his first name.]
Sure. I'm in the library.
[Nothing personal, he just really hates his first name.]
Sure. I'm in the library.
(good morning, afternoon, or evening, natsuno. were you heading out of your cabin today for a new adventure? that's wonderful! a good way to start a day is getting out and getting fresh air.)
(but when you leave, be sure you watch your step. you don't want to track that all over the place now do you?)
(but when you leave, be sure you watch your step. you don't want to track that all over the place now do you?)
[The smell assaults him the second he opens the door, but one foot still lands on the beans before he stops himself. First, disgusting, and second - what the actual fuck??
He makes a disgusted face and looks around to see if anyone's there. Probably not. So he'll stare blankly and move on like nothing happened. The ghosts will clean it up, or something.
(He's definitely tracking some of it around. Also there's a good chance Jade steps in it, Natsuno doesn't bother to warn him)
He makes a disgusted face and looks around to see if anyone's there. Probably not. So he'll stare blankly and move on like nothing happened. The ghosts will clean it up, or something.
(He's definitely tracking some of it around. Also there's a good chance Jade steps in it, Natsuno doesn't bother to warn him)
(if she isn't hiding up in the theatre, jinx is overhead people watching or listening in on conversation of her fellow crewmates. so far, a lot of it have been boring talk or their experience when it came to the island. to her the whole island and the party felt ages ago strangely enough -- and it still messes with her that those events weren't that long ago to everyone else.
whatever, she's grown pretty numb of the whole experience now. and her main focus is getting as much information on the captain she can so she can take him on - on her own. venti wishes for her to not do that and... she said she'll consider it. playing along might mean she will be public enemy one for the entire ship but who cares about the entire ship but fio? some of them deserve the anguish that's coming to them, anyway. )
(anyway, for the past two minutes or so, jinx has been watching a certain mouse down below. is she going to strike him soon? hm, no. the promise to fio she is still going to go by despite the urge to kill is lingering in her veins. it's been... rather hard to keep her emotions in check since she's gotten back. her knuckles are currently blue and purple from all the times she'd punched walls whenever there's some frustration coming her way. it doesn't hurt, though. her pain tolerance seemed to increase quite a bit but regardless, she tries not to move her hands too much.
so overhead, she just watches one of her "preys" from above -- curious on what natsuno will be up to.)
whatever, she's grown pretty numb of the whole experience now. and her main focus is getting as much information on the captain she can so she can take him on - on her own. venti wishes for her to not do that and... she said she'll consider it. playing along might mean she will be public enemy one for the entire ship but who cares about the entire ship but fio? some of them deserve the anguish that's coming to them, anyway. )
(anyway, for the past two minutes or so, jinx has been watching a certain mouse down below. is she going to strike him soon? hm, no. the promise to fio she is still going to go by despite the urge to kill is lingering in her veins. it's been... rather hard to keep her emotions in check since she's gotten back. her knuckles are currently blue and purple from all the times she'd punched walls whenever there's some frustration coming her way. it doesn't hurt, though. her pain tolerance seemed to increase quite a bit but regardless, she tries not to move her hands too much.
so overhead, she just watches one of her "preys" from above -- curious on what natsuno will be up to.)
[Natsuno isn't up to anyth, unless killing time in the arcade counts. He's messing with the pinball machine when his stalker sense starts tingling. This isn't the first time he's been creeped on - one of his classmates used to lurk by his window for hours at a time, and even death didn't stop her.
He's being watched ever since the island. First is Ebalon, who stares at Natsuno like he wants to cut his liver and eat it, and now this. He can smell this person, somehow familiar and yet... something's off. A new, chemical scent.
He tilts his head, though his eyes are still on the pinball machine and he keeps playing.]
I know you're there.
He's being watched ever since the island. First is Ebalon, who stares at Natsuno like he wants to cut his liver and eat it, and now this. He can smell this person, somehow familiar and yet... something's off. A new, chemical scent.
He tilts his head, though his eyes are still on the pinball machine and he keeps playing.]
I know you're there.
Most people would explain or at least say "please."
[But you know he shows up, even if he'll take his sweet time getting there just to make a point.]
[But you know he shows up, even if he'll take his sweet time getting there just to make a point.]
[Within an hour of this conversation concluding comes this 8-part text message:]
Interesting thing happened. Additional 11 months memory now mine.
Thought it was a bit much, Friday was useless so I spoke to the captain.
Going to try and write down everything before I forget.
The me that's here gained memories from the me that was then.
I know. It makes sense if you say it aloud.
Versions of me not stuck on ship = different moments on the timeline = other versions of self
Asked what I am, I am me but also not me. So hello from a Different Skulduggery. (1/8)
Reference made: Highlander. Never watched it, the commercial was stupid. (2/8)
Physical differences unaccounted for, as in, he does not know how I was physically altered.
He has no idea what happened to me really, even though this is HIS SHIP. (3/8)
You want to know how to talk to him?
He avoids answering questions he doesn't know the answer to. When he starts to talk in circles you know you've found a corner. Back him in.
Always ask exactly what you want the answer to. Otherwise, the runaround.
Direct. No commentary. One question at a time. (4/8)
Research. We're all kindling for the flames of knowledge, but it isn't just apotheosis.
Remembering correctly: tested thousands of ascension rituals but none fit purpose. Purpose??? Repeated again desire to know what he is.
Other purpose??? Possible. Again with the circles.
My gut says this is about freedom of will but my gut is also 451 years rotted away so!
Take it with a grain of salt. (5/8)
"All that exists will always exist." The things that happened to me have happened, will happen, are happening.
He knows our timelines and our various selves on that timeline are capable of being brought here and ???? ???? ???? ???? ????
What happens THEN? Always missing the forest for the trees. (6/8)
Can't remember it all. Time has passed and I am not myself.
Thinking in the future I'll record him.
🔉🔉🔉🔉💥💥💥💥
No! Can't. Audio blows out the phone speakers.
Can't write down in front of him either. He'll mock me.
Do you know how frustrating it is to be mocked by that man?
Worse yet to be mocked and still have to admit that he's right?
"I'm always right"
🙄😒🤮 (7/8)
I don't know. I'm going on vacation.
I have sent this exact message to the following people:
Jade Palamedes Natsuno
You three can work it out without me. Have fun.
I've got books to read and karaoke to sing. (8/8)
Interesting thing happened. Additional 11 months memory now mine.
Thought it was a bit much, Friday was useless so I spoke to the captain.
Going to try and write down everything before I forget.
The me that's here gained memories from the me that was then.
I know. It makes sense if you say it aloud.
Versions of me not stuck on ship = different moments on the timeline = other versions of self
Asked what I am, I am me but also not me. So hello from a Different Skulduggery. (1/8)
Reference made: Highlander. Never watched it, the commercial was stupid. (2/8)
Physical differences unaccounted for, as in, he does not know how I was physically altered.
He has no idea what happened to me really, even though this is HIS SHIP. (3/8)
You want to know how to talk to him?
He avoids answering questions he doesn't know the answer to. When he starts to talk in circles you know you've found a corner. Back him in.
Always ask exactly what you want the answer to. Otherwise, the runaround.
Direct. No commentary. One question at a time. (4/8)
Research. We're all kindling for the flames of knowledge, but it isn't just apotheosis.
Remembering correctly: tested thousands of ascension rituals but none fit purpose. Purpose??? Repeated again desire to know what he is.
Other purpose??? Possible. Again with the circles.
My gut says this is about freedom of will but my gut is also 451 years rotted away so!
Take it with a grain of salt. (5/8)
"All that exists will always exist." The things that happened to me have happened, will happen, are happening.
He knows our timelines and our various selves on that timeline are capable of being brought here and ???? ???? ???? ???? ????
What happens THEN? Always missing the forest for the trees. (6/8)
Can't remember it all. Time has passed and I am not myself.
Thinking in the future I'll record him.
🔉🔉🔉🔉💥💥💥💥
No! Can't. Audio blows out the phone speakers.
Can't write down in front of him either. He'll mock me.
Do you know how frustrating it is to be mocked by that man?
Worse yet to be mocked and still have to admit that he's right?
"I'm always right"
🙄😒🤮 (7/8)
I don't know. I'm going on vacation.
I have sent this exact message to the following people:
Jade Palamedes Natsuno
You three can work it out without me. Have fun.
I've got books to read and karaoke to sing. (8/8)
Edited 2022-06-25 08:32 (UTC)
[The morning after these two threads, Skulduggery sends another text message chain: this one is only 2 parts, thankfully...]
I'm sure by now you have discovered the unfortunate side effect
of contact with water. This effect has trickled down from a misguided spell
from the Captain. Friday is currently affected and as far as I can tell, is only
capable of telling the truth. Use this information as you will. (1/2)
You said something to the Captain about his previous realities. He took it to heart.
We should be seeing something more intense from him during the next excursion.
He also said not to dig anything up, unless you'd like to live without your teeth for a month.
So maybe pass that around as well. (2/2)
I'm sure by now you have discovered the unfortunate side effect
of contact with water. This effect has trickled down from a misguided spell
from the Captain. Friday is currently affected and as far as I can tell, is only
capable of telling the truth. Use this information as you will. (1/2)
You said something to the Captain about his previous realities. He took it to heart.
We should be seeing something more intense from him during the next excursion.
He also said not to dig anything up, unless you'd like to live without your teeth for a month.
So maybe pass that around as well. (2/2)
[First message: hmm. Second message: well shit.]
Thank you.
For the record, I asked him how the realities he keeps are different from the ones he collapses. He refused to answer.
[Typing... paused, typing...]
Reading what I just wrote, I'm not surprised he decided to be an asshole about it.
Thanks for the warning.
Thank you.
For the record, I asked him how the realities he keeps are different from the ones he collapses. He refused to answer.
[Typing... paused, typing...]
Reading what I just wrote, I'm not surprised he decided to be an asshole about it.
Thanks for the warning.
(so you like to unplug things huh? that's cool. that's cool. well, whenever natsuno wakes up and tries to leave his cabin, there's something blocking his way. and also there's a note somewhere in a mix of all of this. if he manages to find it, it says this.
have a lovely day.)
(EDIT: nevermind i fixed. okay now i go sleep goodbye..)
have a lovely day.)
(EDIT: nevermind i fixed. okay now i go sleep goodbye..)
Edited 2022-07-26 06:13 (UTC)
[As a creature of the night Natsuno doesn't really need to sleep, but he does take occasional naps to remind Jade that the bed is still HIS.
He can smell Shimmer all over these chair, and spends a minute fuming quietly. Then he gets to the annoying task of removing the chairs. Even with superhuman strength, it's going to take forever... maybe Jade can blow it up with magic or something?
The note gets torn into pieces and flushed down the toilet. He hopes she chokes on her breakfast.]
He can smell Shimmer all over these chair, and spends a minute fuming quietly. Then he gets to the annoying task of removing the chairs. Even with superhuman strength, it's going to take forever... maybe Jade can blow it up with magic or something?
The note gets torn into pieces and flushed down the toilet. He hopes she chokes on her breakfast.]
( as soon as she's left to roll her eyes at the idea of stede bonnet's birthday invitation: )
Want to go to a party?
Want to go to a party?
[~captain chat intermission time~
Once she double-checked Natsuno wasn't lingering with the captain, Rita took off--she starts at a brisk walk, but as the tears she's been fighting start flowing down her face, she breaks into a run, head lowered. She doesn't want to be out here on the sports deck, so she dashes across it towards the quiet and much-less-frequented spa.
And as soon as they're in, she punches a table with a furious yell, nevermind the ache that reverberates through her hand when she does.]
That stupid bastard! I hate that jerk! This is all--it's all because of him!!
Once she double-checked Natsuno wasn't lingering with the captain, Rita took off--she starts at a brisk walk, but as the tears she's been fighting start flowing down her face, she breaks into a run, head lowered. She doesn't want to be out here on the sports deck, so she dashes across it towards the quiet and much-less-frequented spa.
And as soon as they're in, she punches a table with a furious yell, nevermind the ache that reverberates through her hand when she does.]
That stupid bastard! I hate that jerk! This is all--it's all because of him!!
[Natsuno follows wordlessly, acting like he doesn't notice her tears. His expression doesn't change even as she strikes the table and screams out her anger. He speaks only after she does.]
We'll make him pay. No matter how much it takes.
We'll make him pay. No matter how much it takes.
[you know what time it is: time to disseminate information through his trusted network of super sleuths!]
The rain was only meant to last for 1-2 weeks. You may have noticed that turned out to not be the case.
The Captain took a second dose of the truth elixir that started this mess in the first place, likely to relearn what he'd forgotten the first time around.
He then promptly took a memory charm to forget what he'd learned. AGAIN.
He said that he'd taken the charm a total of four times this month alone.
There's no reliable way to tell how many times he really took it.
"I only forget irrelevant things" he says, having forgotten too much to know that with any certainty!
Turns out, he likely forgets information that is either "compromising" or "detrimental." (1/6)
He claims the only reason we're here is to fuel his magic and entertain him with our pain.
He has a narrow view of his own project and I fear that's caused more grief and pain than we'll ever be able to uncover.
He said that he wouldn't use the memory charm on himself again.
Furthermore, he said that Friday would keep them from him.
To quote him: "If I order something once, I cannot take it back no matter what I do." (2/6)
There is a secondary goal that he has been purposefully obfuscating from himself: to ensure he cannot be controlled again.
He's clearly forgotten it too many times now, and that amnesia of his has stalled out this project for who knows how long.
There are hundreds of passengers who died for nothing, all because he couldn't handle whatever truth he found.
We could very well be the next if we don't take more proactive steps to solve this. (3/6)
He mentioned Jenny. ("Guabancex.") She limits her power by asking for memories of emotions, as opposed to taking the emotion as the Captain does.
He said that she dragged the passengers of her time out onto the pool deck and slit their throats.
I think she may be trying to make up for this by hunting down ways to fight the Captain.
I also think that the Captain may have started out similarly, which makes me concerned for Jenny's future.
The next time we see her, she may more closely resemble the very thing we're trying to stop. (4/6)
August is likely to be a difficult excursion. "Difficult" being a massive, horrifying understatement, of course.
After the events of last month, combined with what he intends to do, he'll need more power than before.
I'm sure at least one person will die before the end. Perhaps all of us. Whatever happens, we'll have to accept that some casualties are inevitable.
My hope is that the tentative cooperation we're all struggling with will hold. If it doesn't, and even one person turns on the rest of the group...
Well. That's how Jenny wound up the way she is. (5/6)
He says that death is the most effective way to gain power.
"Your worst pain will always shine brighter than your greatest joy."
More confirmation that he is, indeed, a fool. (6/6)
The rain was only meant to last for 1-2 weeks. You may have noticed that turned out to not be the case.
The Captain took a second dose of the truth elixir that started this mess in the first place, likely to relearn what he'd forgotten the first time around.
He then promptly took a memory charm to forget what he'd learned. AGAIN.
He said that he'd taken the charm a total of four times this month alone.
There's no reliable way to tell how many times he really took it.
"I only forget irrelevant things" he says, having forgotten too much to know that with any certainty!
Turns out, he likely forgets information that is either "compromising" or "detrimental." (1/6)
He claims the only reason we're here is to fuel his magic and entertain him with our pain.
He has a narrow view of his own project and I fear that's caused more grief and pain than we'll ever be able to uncover.
He said that he wouldn't use the memory charm on himself again.
Furthermore, he said that Friday would keep them from him.
To quote him: "If I order something once, I cannot take it back no matter what I do." (2/6)
There is a secondary goal that he has been purposefully obfuscating from himself: to ensure he cannot be controlled again.
He's clearly forgotten it too many times now, and that amnesia of his has stalled out this project for who knows how long.
There are hundreds of passengers who died for nothing, all because he couldn't handle whatever truth he found.
We could very well be the next if we don't take more proactive steps to solve this. (3/6)
He mentioned Jenny. ("Guabancex.") She limits her power by asking for memories of emotions, as opposed to taking the emotion as the Captain does.
He said that she dragged the passengers of her time out onto the pool deck and slit their throats.
I think she may be trying to make up for this by hunting down ways to fight the Captain.
I also think that the Captain may have started out similarly, which makes me concerned for Jenny's future.
The next time we see her, she may more closely resemble the very thing we're trying to stop. (4/6)
August is likely to be a difficult excursion. "Difficult" being a massive, horrifying understatement, of course.
After the events of last month, combined with what he intends to do, he'll need more power than before.
I'm sure at least one person will die before the end. Perhaps all of us. Whatever happens, we'll have to accept that some casualties are inevitable.
My hope is that the tentative cooperation we're all struggling with will hold. If it doesn't, and even one person turns on the rest of the group...
Well. That's how Jenny wound up the way she is. (5/6)
He says that death is the most effective way to gain power.
"Your worst pain will always shine brighter than your greatest joy."
More confirmation that he is, indeed, a fool. (6/6)
Maybe the forgetfulness and/or his secondary goal are related to whatever part of "himself" Friday is keeping.
Jenny wants to find her brothers whose souls are still trapped.
She's been forgetting stuff because moving in and out of reality takes a toll on the mind. According to Friday, there's no special protection from that except for living a very long time and even that isn't perfect.
So chances are you're right and the captain started out similarly.
Don't get your hopes up about cooperation.
A lot of people showed up after the island and have no idea.
And some of who WERE there took the wrong the lesson.
Jenny wants to find her brothers whose souls are still trapped.
She's been forgetting stuff because moving in and out of reality takes a toll on the mind. According to Friday, there's no special protection from that except for living a very long time and even that isn't perfect.
So chances are you're right and the captain started out similarly.
Don't get your hopes up about cooperation.
A lot of people showed up after the island and have no idea.
And some of who WERE there took the wrong the lesson.
[He spent most of the day sleeping, not so much because of his physical condition (he felt much better after washing off the gore and turning off the light) but because of mental exhaustion, similar to how he felt after the island.
He's awake when Rita texts, though, out on the deck for some air.]
Coming.
[He pokes his head in, looking Rita over before stepping inside.]
Hey. How are you feeling?
He's awake when Rita texts, though, out on the deck for some air.]
Coming.
[He pokes his head in, looking Rita over before stepping inside.]
Hey. How are you feeling?
[The information-sharing meeting in the library had been an earlier affair in the day, and Jade had seen Natsuno present for a bit of time before getting engrossed in his own investigation of some notes and conversations there; possibly they'd even arrived together. Natsuno leaves before Jade takes his own leave from the meeting himself--but, perhaps, it's still a bit earlier before the mysterious explosion heard by some on a floor above. No, in fact, Jade may have missed that bit of racket in entirety, moving on to stop by the sundries shop right afterwards himself as he does...
A text is sent a couple hours later, around the middle of the day.]
Just so you know, I've acquired yet another extra box from sundries! Well, and it had something in it as well. Good news: nothing too ridiculous this time! I think you may be rather interested to see this, actually. But of course, the box is yours afterwards; if you've any extra things you've wanted to pick up from the shops recently, there's a new container for them! 🙂🎉
[Look, a little levity feels warranted, after the rather gloomy affair of that information meeting...!
And there's no response in the end, which is--a bit odd, considering Natsuno's general promptness. But oh well, it's probably fine. Must have gotten himself busy doing something with Clarke, perhaps.]
A text is sent a couple hours later, around the middle of the day.]
Just so you know, I've acquired yet another extra box from sundries! Well, and it had something in it as well. Good news: nothing too ridiculous this time! I think you may be rather interested to see this, actually. But of course, the box is yours afterwards; if you've any extra things you've wanted to pick up from the shops recently, there's a new container for them! 🙂🎉
[Look, a little levity feels warranted, after the rather gloomy affair of that information meeting...!
And there's no response in the end, which is--a bit odd, considering Natsuno's general promptness. But oh well, it's probably fine. Must have gotten himself busy doing something with Clarke, perhaps.]
[A bit later in the evening on the same day: a second message.]
By the way, I'd owe you a small favor, if you don't mind bringing in a coffee sometime tonight. It's going to be a late one, I think; much to compile, from the meeting. The usual black is fine.
By the way, I'd owe you a small favor, if you don't mind bringing in a coffee sometime tonight. It's going to be a late one, I think; much to compile, from the meeting. The usual black is fine.
[She hadn't seen him after the info-sharing meeting, but she hadn't been worried; they'd already known they couldn't go back to their worlds, after all. Maybe if she hadn't seen him at all the next day, either--yet even before she can leave her cabin, Clarke's already sending her rather alarming texts that immediately has Rita messagining Natsuno first thing in the morning, too.]
Hey. Did something happen between you and Clarke?
Hey. Did something happen between you and Clarke?
[...She waits a while, and it's not even marked read, and Natsuno's not in his cabin, hasn't even been seen by anyone since that meeting yesterday. What's going on? (It feels like there's a pit forming in her stomach, since this isn't the first time someone abruptly went silent, only to never be seen again...)]
Will you at least let me know you're around? What's going on? This isn't like you
Will you at least let me know you're around? What's going on? This isn't like you
[ baaackdated sometime in october after that explosion. that yuuki’s number is still in the phone system is… he hopes it means that he’ll return, even if it’s been a day since he’s been told of his death.
jinx won’t tell him what happened. he doesn’t have terribly much hope that yuuki would and of course people closer to yuuki would surely ask him, but… ]
Yuuki
When you might receive this
I hope you’re well as much as can be. You must know your friends are terribly concerned for you. I am, too.
Please respond when you’re able, I’d like to know if you’re all right.
jinx won’t tell him what happened. he doesn’t have terribly much hope that yuuki would and of course people closer to yuuki would surely ask him, but… ]
Yuuki
When you might receive this
I hope you’re well as much as can be. You must know your friends are terribly concerned for you. I am, too.
Please respond when you’re able, I’d like to know if you’re all right.
[A reply comes late into the night of the third day, after he comes back to life and hours after all his friends ripped him a new one.]
I'm back.
My friends know.
[Is he alright? No. But he's alive.]
I'm back.
My friends know.
[Is he alright? No. But he's alive.]
( you know what sounds really good right now? examining the back of her hand like she can see through skin and tendon, just fascinated with how her own bones work when fueling and unfurling her hand. also literally every type of cookie known to man just mainlined directly into her mouth. also texting the people closest to her. )
nattsuno Yuuki
Hi, i Love you. Youre hands down my favorite person like
the chocolate cake gold standard of best friends
nattsuno Yuuki
Hi, i Love you. Youre hands down my favorite person like
the chocolate cake gold standard of best friends
[...huh. Natsuno didn't shadow Clarke for the last few hours, but sounds like she's... drunk? Probably drunk.]
Thanks. I try.
Are you drinking enough water?
Thanks. I try.
Are you drinking enough water?
[Whether Natsuno was occupied shadowing another friend, or felt that he didn't need to hover while Rita ate ice cream with Shi Qingxuan--surprise, the latter introduced alcohol to the mix, and now Rita's wasted. It's early evening when she decides she really wants to talk to Natsuno. If there seems to be more typos in her messages than usual...it's fine!]
hey yuuki
hey, now that iThink about it why does clarke call you natsuno? doesn't she know you're name's yuuuki? should i tell her?
Oh yeah I talked to darcy, she's into all that ghost and soully spiritually stuff rirght? and we talked about words reaching, i don;t know if it would work but I wanted to experiment with lighting a candle so you could say goodbuye like you wanted to before, because it was serioulsy unfair you didn't get the chance when that's what you want to do, right? she seems to hope ti would work and shed know more of this weird stuff than me, you know?/
but then it's the stupid the timing sucks, it has some nerve! I can't lihgt it without my magic so iM sorry. candles were important I think so it likely won't work without it
[Err...she thinks. There were candles when she talked to Darcy about graves and ghosts and a brief mention of funerary customs, and she's pretty sure they tend to have candles. Or at least a light. And for some reason she can't quite fathom lighting a fire without her magic right now.]
Hey, do you think a glashlight would work? Maybe it just has to be like a light ina dark room, haa iM a genius !
Wow, ghosts are more like moths and stuff thatn i thought. did you know that?
[Where was she going with this...]
oh but we're not saying goodbye, i like having you here, got that?? i mean we'll get off this bucket eventualy but we'll do it together
hey yuuki
hey, now that iThink about it why does clarke call you natsuno? doesn't she know you're name's yuuuki? should i tell her?
Oh yeah I talked to darcy, she's into all that ghost and soully spiritually stuff rirght? and we talked about words reaching, i don;t know if it would work but I wanted to experiment with lighting a candle so you could say goodbuye like you wanted to before, because it was serioulsy unfair you didn't get the chance when that's what you want to do, right? she seems to hope ti would work and shed know more of this weird stuff than me, you know?/
but then it's the stupid the timing sucks, it has some nerve! I can't lihgt it without my magic so iM sorry. candles were important I think so it likely won't work without it
[Err...she thinks. There were candles when she talked to Darcy about graves and ghosts and a brief mention of funerary customs, and she's pretty sure they tend to have candles. Or at least a light. And for some reason she can't quite fathom lighting a fire without her magic right now.]
Hey, do you think a glashlight would work? Maybe it just has to be like a light ina dark room, haa iM a genius !
Wow, ghosts are more like moths and stuff thatn i thought. did you know that?
[Where was she going with this...]
oh but we're not saying goodbye, i like having you here, got that?? i mean we'll get off this bucket eventualy but we'll do it together
hey.
srry for the txt. know im not suppose to.
just a quick question and im out.
can u tell me more about ur venom or anything u can tell me? its got me rly sick. so im just brainstorming what i need to do to get over it.
srry for the txt. know im not suppose to.
just a quick question and im out.
can u tell me more about ur venom or anything u can tell me? its got me rly sick. so im just brainstorming what i need to do to get over it.
[He'd known the ghost fed on her since the moment he revived in his bed with the taste of Shimmer still lingering. Even lurked on deck zero, out of the infirmary's sight, sniffing out for any change in her blood. Whatever his relationship with Jinx is, he doesn't want to kill or turn anyone with shiki powers.
Natsuno's answer is quick and to the point.]
It's narcotic. Like how some bugs numb the bite area so you won't know they're on you.
Tell me more about your symptoms?
Natsuno's answer is quick and to the point.]
It's narcotic. Like how some bugs numb the bite area so you won't know they're on you.
Tell me more about your symptoms?
[So recovering from a hangover not only really sucked, it took longer than she expected. Brain fog and sickness made it hard to want to process anything else, but there was also...the kind of hugely embarrassing aspect of everything she'd sent to Natsuno. Part of her doesn't want to address it at all, but at the same time...she doesn't want to just avoid him...
And now that she's feeling better, there's no reason not to. Even if she still feels like she wants to die on the spot every time she thinks about it. Come on, Rita. You can do this! It's just talking to a friend. A really special friend.
...Dammit, she just has to send him something.]
Hey Yuuki
Sorry about all those messages the other day. Can we just pretend it never happened?
Not that they weren't true
[oh dammit]
Nevermind, just forget it??
And now that she's feeling better, there's no reason not to. Even if she still feels like she wants to die on the spot every time she thinks about it. Come on, Rita. You can do this! It's just talking to a friend. A really special friend.
...Dammit, she just has to send him something.]
Hey Yuuki
Sorry about all those messages the other day. Can we just pretend it never happened?
Not that they weren't true
[oh dammit]
Nevermind, just forget it??
If can if you want
[Seems like he's typing more, but then stops. After a few moments he starts typing again.]
But I meant what I said too.
[YEAH HE SAID IT]
[Seems like he's typing more, but then stops. After a few moments he starts typing again.]
But I meant what I said too.
[YEAH HE SAID IT]
Important question: You and Rita are close friends, aren't you?
[The hangover passed, the embarrassment and impossible-to-deny crush didn't and this text from Rita's roommate is... ugh.]
Yeah.
Why?
Yeah.
Why?
Hey.
I saw that note about "tax". [Just typing it and referring to it that way, though...it makes her furious.]
Sorry. That bastard had no right to go into your memories and just take whatever he pleased
Who the hell does he think he is?
I can't STAND THAT JERK
I won't forgive him for messing with you!
[Can he tell she's angry yet...]
I saw that note about "tax". [Just typing it and referring to it that way, though...it makes her furious.]
Sorry. That bastard had no right to go into your memories and just take whatever he pleased
Who the hell does he think he is?
I can't STAND THAT JERK
I won't forgive him for messing with you!
[Can he tell she's angry yet...]
[...oh. He's not surprised his friends connect the dots, but something settles in Natsuno's chest when he reads Rita's message. Anger and grief, but also - hm. Did his heart always swell like this, when she got angry at his behalf? When she cared so much more than he ever cared about himself?]
Don't be sorry.
He was beyond forgiving long before that.
Don't be sorry.
He was beyond forgiving long before that.
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How much of Lovecraft have you read?
The Captain is definitely a Mi-Go, right? Do you think Skulduggery uses magic tentacles with him?
[Enjoy that mental image absolutely NO ONE needs.]
The Captain is definitely a Mi-Go, right? Do you think Skulduggery uses magic tentacles with him?
[Enjoy that mental image absolutely NO ONE needs.]
[You know, the captain IS a little like a Mi-Go. More importantly though:]
Please don't use "magic tentacles" in a sentence ever again.
Please don't use "magic tentacles" in a sentence ever again.
[Natsuno is still bedridden after infusing himself with liquid sun element, so at first he wonders if this is some fever-induced hallucination. He puts the phone down, rubs his eyes, picks it up again and yeah that sure IS Ava hanging out with the man who left behind the liquid sun element.]
What the hell
What the hell
[Natsuno never meant to hide what happened from Rita, but after Clarke dragged him back to the cabin, all he could do was lie and bed swimming in and out of consciousness.
Right now he's conscious and wishes he wasn't. Natsuno has nearly forgotten what it's like to be sick or suffer lasting pain - now his body is burning, he's running the worst fever he's ever had and he keeps throwing up glowing slime into a bucket by the bed. He will tell Rita, he just needs to be able to reach his phone without whimpering or feeling like he's pressing raw sun burns against the keys -
Or she could just beat him to it and knock.
For a moment there's no answer, as Natsuno tries to think of something that isn't oh shit oh shit fuck what to do she's here oh shit. There's no point in hiding, but - no way he can get up and let her in.]
...door's unlocked.
[He sounds terrible. Just squeezing the words out of a burning throat makes him see stars. Rita will find him slumped in bed, his veins glowing like lava.]
Right now he's conscious and wishes he wasn't. Natsuno has nearly forgotten what it's like to be sick or suffer lasting pain - now his body is burning, he's running the worst fever he's ever had and he keeps throwing up glowing slime into a bucket by the bed. He will tell Rita, he just needs to be able to reach his phone without whimpering or feeling like he's pressing raw sun burns against the keys -
Or she could just beat him to it and knock.
For a moment there's no answer, as Natsuno tries to think of something that isn't oh shit oh shit fuck what to do she's here oh shit. There's no point in hiding, but - no way he can get up and let her in.]
...door's unlocked.
[He sounds terrible. Just squeezing the words out of a burning throat makes him see stars. Rita will find him slumped in bed, his veins glowing like lava.]
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