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[nihilmancy]

Who: Heroes, possibly suffering
When: Day 16, Late Morning through Afternoon
Where: Aurora

[Well, that just happened! Many people on the train are now doubtlessly the worse for wear, physically and psychologically. How are you sorting all of that out?

Alternately, maybe you have enough Sparks for a memory and you're playing it on the big screen? Or you're testing out a new power?

Or maybe you have something else in mind? Mingle away!]

Comments

cw: implied alcohol/drug abuse, depression and other mental health problems

[nihilmancy]

[Hlasoh is making her way back from the healing pods and she doesn't look like she is in a very good state. Her eyes are blank and lifeless, red from previous crying, and her posture is slumped. She looks broken and beaten down. She deliberately avoids eye contact, especially with fellow members of Licorice.

...Nevertheless you might want to stop her, because she has a bottle of wine in one hand, and sedatives in the other.]

[desirestruth]

[She was going to leave her, she really was. But naeva has her memories. and with those memories, the knowledge that sedatives and alcohol are a really bad combination.

So she's going to do what comes most naturally to her...

...which is attempt to scruff Hlasoh. This worked better when she had superhuman strength but, it's fine. this is fine.]

I really hope you weren't planning on combining those.

[nihilmancy]

[Hlasoh is caught unawares and not really in any sort of state to resist, so she is easily scruffed. She chuckles mirthlessly.]

Only a little bit.

not here

[ewestmarch]

[pretending to read but keeping one eye on hlasoh and naeva.]

Re: not here

[nihilmancy]

[Eventually she leaves the Senna dorm. Looking calmer, but still melancholy and tired. At least she doesn't have the wine anymore.]

[bowtiedbones]

[Eliza is out running on the beach, doubling back whenever she gets near the corrupted border or risks going out-of-sight of the train— she's being safe about this. She's healed up and feather-free, with a new running outfit too, but more noticeable yet are the pets keeping pace with her:

A matched pair of skeletons, loping along with easy grace. They're big animals, either a match for a grizzly in size, with heavy spiked heads and sharp teeth. Two of Eliza's dragon familiars, here in the bone!]

[wontforbidtherain]

You're healed.

[And Cat is not yet; she's sitting by the beach, looking at the water]

[bowtiedbones]

I bought a healing! Do you need sparks to get one for yourself?

[trotting over to stop beside her. one of the skeletons takes the chance to pounce at the other, bones clattering together like some giant terrible xylophone— eliza ignores them]

[desirestruth]

[I JUST WANTED TO EXPLORE THE WAY THE BEACH SMELLS AS A JACKAL OH GOD--

there's a very small jackal with sienna-colored collar, obviously startled and alarmed by those familiars! Weird, a jackal on the beach?]

[bowtiedbones]

[both skeletons come to a stop, lifting their heads on alert]

What is— Oh no, no, heel.

A fox??

[ewestmarch]

They're here.

[Emilia is smiling when Eliza loops back, caring enough to wait but apparently not enough to... run. Athletically. No thanks.

Look at these, damn. This is good craftsmanship.]

[bowtiedbones]

They're heeeere~!

[comes to a stop, clapping for her familiars to pull up instead of continuing off down the beach— one returns to headbutt Eliza in the side, demanding attention, while the other lopes in wide circles around them all, still eager to keep running]

memories

[potestatem]

[ He figures that he's waited long enough. He has a couple Sparks and can buy a couple memories, so that's what he's doing right now. First memory plays and it involves Katze and a bunch of people (one of whom might be familiar to some people) trading some goods with some cute minotaurs. It goes well... and then they end up basically kidnapping the minotaurs and making them citizens of their kingdom. OK???? Katze is weirded out by it, but one of their group wants it so he's ok with it. MOVING ON Second memory starts and now that group of people and Katze are currently in a fight! Against some... balloons. People can't seem to pop those enemy balloons??? Wow how weak. Katze pulls out a rifle, taking aim, and firing at the balloons. The shot goes wide, and Katze realizes it and... somehow??? his (gay) feelings of protection for their ruler is enough to make the bullet correct it's course and pop one of the balloon enemies. what ] I'm sorry... what?

[desirestruth]

...What?

[WHO EVEN LOVES THEIR MONARCH THAT MUCH?]

[potestatem]

[ this tiger man that's who ] To which part?

[ewestmarch]

Can you still do that? Move bullets to protect someone.

Re: memories

[thereisnowhy]

[whoa it's like a trpg party on adventures or something so cool]

It seems like Mister Katze had lots of friends!

Memory Broadcast

[howlsitgoin]

[Eclair's learned some things about himself, and that just means he extra wants to regain memories. So he's sitting in the lounge, turning in several tokens. The memories play on the screen in sequence:

In the first, he's fishing with his father.

In the second, he shares a romantic moment with a cute girl.

The third, though, is the tail end of a painful argument with Ciabatta. While Eclair looked relatively happy for the first two, by the time that memory's done he's got tears rolling down his face.

When it stops he shakes his head to clear it, rubbing at his face with the heels of his palms.]

What the hell...?

[desirestruth]

[MAN HOW MANY PEOPLE AM I GONNA HAVE TO BUY BOOZE FOR which is to say have this bottle of wine she's just. Holding out to you.

She doesn't think you'd want a spontaneous hug???]

Re: Memory Broadcast

[cawnflict]

[ he's kind of just. watched from behind. silently, through all three of them. after the third one ends, he waits a few seconds and then steps up next to him. ]

You look like you just got stood up on a date.

Re: Memory Broadcast

[nihilmancy]

[Hlasoh is in the Lounge, looking quite exhausted, but much much calmer than before. But still pretty worn down. Still, she notices the memories playing on the screen, and Eclair's tears, and recognizes who it is. He saw her break down, didn't he? Well this is awkward. And now she has seen awkward moments from him. And his own emotional vulnerability. Well, this is weird.]

...Holding up alright?

Memory Broadcast

[wontforbidtherain]

[It's a short memory, but it does mention some book titles that others might find interesting. Not many people keep a copy of the Necronomicon in the back of their bookshop, but Cat's boss does. And not many people turn to the inside cover and title page to look for an inscription when they take it off the shelf, but Cat does.]

[And she also doesn't fully realize why anyone would find this alarming, though she does glance around to see if anyone else noticed.]

Re: Memory Broadcast

[bowtiedbones]

[Eliza is raising a skeptical eyebrow, but it's not at the Necronomicon. rather—]

Enochian?

Re: Memory Broadcast

[nihilmancy]

[Glancing at the screen.]

What pretentious imbeciles. Sheepskin works just as good.

memory Broadcast

[ewestmarch]

He seems nice.

[Approval nod. The HP Lovecraft stuff goes right over her head - no equivalent on Azeroth.]