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TP - PERIDOT DORM 1.0
If any of the Peridots die, we shall make a new dorm PC (unless the dead, idk, become ghosts or something).
If any of the Peridots die, we shall make a new dorm PC (unless the dead, idk, become ghosts or something).
[Noelle holds the water instead of drinking. Smooth, Noelle]
Like I was asking before you fled...'elemental and summoning arts'? What's the deal with that?
Like I was asking before you fled...'elemental and summoning arts'? What's the deal with that?
[Turns to face him, though his steps still because-]
...Huh?
[Wait, is this guy messing with him-]
...Huh?
[Wait, is this guy messing with him-]
Your hair is graying. That makes you old as hell.
Annoying. But fine, I won't give up.
[She gives a half-assed thumbs up]
My outlook has improved thanks to you. What wouldn't I do without you.
[So highly deadpan and sarcastic, but hey, she won't despair anymore...in Zelos' presence, at least!]
[She gives a half-assed thumbs up]
My outlook has improved thanks to you. What wouldn't I do without you.
[So highly deadpan and sarcastic, but hey, she won't despair anymore...in Zelos' presence, at least!]
You can't just say 'it's magic' and think that explains everything to someone who doesn't know magic.
[Solomon please]
[Solomon please]
[ After indulging his curiosity and investigating a corpse, Ainosuke's really had enough of this day. It's straight back to the dorms with him.
When he arrives back at Peridot, he looks... concerning. The shins of his pants are soaked in blood as he's been crouching in it, and his hands and forearms have ample blood on them as well. One specific smudge of blood stains his cheek where he'd moved his own hair out of the way on the back here.
He looks... moody. He's not greeting anyone as he comes back in, and he's already working to unbutton his shirt while he's entering the combined bathroom/bedroom that is the upper room. Shower, shower, shower time. ]
When he arrives back at Peridot, he looks... concerning. The shins of his pants are soaked in blood as he's been crouching in it, and his hands and forearms have ample blood on them as well. One specific smudge of blood stains his cheek where he'd moved his own hair out of the way on the back here.
He looks... moody. He's not greeting anyone as he comes back in, and he's already working to unbutton his shirt while he's entering the combined bathroom/bedroom that is the upper room. Shower, shower, shower time. ]
[Not much later comes a priest. Weird.
Ah, no, it's just Solomon. Weird getup he has on, and the sleeves are mildly stained with a splattering of red at the very ends.
He's taking a peek through the main sitting areas, making sure everyone's accounted for (if they're even here), before slipping his way up to the second floor to--
Oh.]
...What in the world happened to you?
Ah, no, it's just Solomon. Weird getup he has on, and the sleeves are mildly stained with a splattering of red at the very ends.
He's taking a peek through the main sitting areas, making sure everyone's accounted for (if they're even here), before slipping his way up to the second floor to--
Oh.]
...What in the world happened to you?
[ It's really a shame that he is in a shit mood right now, because the sight of Solomon dressed as a clergy member is rivetingly unfitting.
Unfortunately, he really doesn't feel like banter, so. ]
I looked at the body.
[ Duh. ]
Unfortunately, he really doesn't feel like banter, so. ]
I looked at the body.
[ Duh. ]
[ This, too, would be worth teasing if he were in any mood for it. So shy, all of a sudden... But no, Ainosuke doesn't care about the courtesy right now, he just needs to get out of his bloody clothes without much regard for being looked at. ]
I could ask you much the same. You just found a severed head.
[ They should be in the same boat here, similarly unnerved. Yet, they are not. Same as on their arrival day. It irritates him. ]
I could ask you much the same. You just found a severed head.
[ They should be in the same boat here, similarly unnerved. Yet, they are not. Same as on their arrival day. It irritates him. ]
I did. Up on the church altar, no less.
[In some ways, it's easier to talk like this, unable to see his face. Knowing that Ainosuke can't see his in return, that he can't see how unhappy he feels, or how his eyes darken thinking of how Annette had screamed.
"Oh, Solomon, you could have at least shielded the poor child."
...
He exhales heavily as he glances down at the blood on his sleeves, on an outfit never made for him.]
Even bracing for it to happen, it's still unbearably cruel.
[In some ways, it's easier to talk like this, unable to see his face. Knowing that Ainosuke can't see his in return, that he can't see how unhappy he feels, or how his eyes darken thinking of how Annette had screamed.
"Oh, Solomon, you could have at least shielded the poor child."
...
He exhales heavily as he glances down at the blood on his sleeves, on an outfit never made for him.]
Even bracing for it to happen, it's still unbearably cruel.
[Noelle has settled in the common area, arms crossed, looking pretty guarded. Gosh, so much blood on you and Solomon...]
So...you tried to deal with that?
[Noelle saw enough to be aware of Lavi's situation, but she sure left the rose garden and came straight here. She doesn't know much beyond that]
So...you tried to deal with that?
[Noelle saw enough to be aware of Lavi's situation, but she sure left the rose garden and came straight here. She doesn't know much beyond that]
Hi.
[There's Noelle. She looks more sullen than in grief over someone dying, but yeah, she's here in the dorms and will stay here until trial time]
[There's Noelle. She looks more sullen than in grief over someone dying, but yeah, she's here in the dorms and will stay here until trial time]
[ Ah, there she is. He does recall them crossing paths very briefly when he went on his curiosity voyage, and it's good to see her back in the dorms again. To say Ainosuke holds affection for his roommates would be too much said, but he has no desire to see them fall victim to al of... this.
She gets a vague nod in greeting. ]
I did. It was red on red, yet his red mane was missing.
She gets a vague nod in greeting. ]
I did. It was red on red, yet his red mane was missing.
...no. I was--I spent the night at the rose garden, with Dain.
[And woke up to a decapitated body, wow]
[And woke up to a decapitated body, wow]
I kind of...kind of noticed that. I didn't stick around to see the details, but I did catch the head was gone.
[Noelle shudders]
He wasn't in the garden when I fell asleep. He must have arrived later.
[Noelle shudders]
He wasn't in the garden when I fell asleep. He must have arrived later.
Dain.... Ah, you mean Dainsleif. That tall blond fellow, right?
[God, but more importantly... the body had been in the garden, hadn't it? That's what the announcement had said, at least...]
Are you alright? Was it just the two of you there when night fell?
[God, but more importantly... the body had been in the garden, hadn't it? That's what the announcement had said, at least...]
Are you alright? Was it just the two of you there when night fell?
There might have been a fight in the garden.
[ ... ]
You were fortunate to sleep through unharmed.
[ ... ]
You were fortunate to sleep through unharmed.
[ There's a mirthless laugh from Ainosuke at that information. On the altar - of course. Spiting the God that has decided their wishes are beyond redemption, while following His order all the same. That's how it always goes with God, doesn't it? In the end, your anger just drives you back to Him as well.
He throws his shirt to the side, pretenses of politeness and tidiness forgotten. ]
... you've seen cruelties like this before, haven't you?
He throws his shirt to the side, pretenses of politeness and tidiness forgotten. ]
... you've seen cruelties like this before, haven't you?
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