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toughchoices) wrote2018-06-11 06:53 pm
toughchoices) wrote2018-06-11 06:53 pm
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[so word through the mod grapevine is akechi plans to invoke icarus and mISTAKES WERE MADE WHEN I GOOGLED HOW OVID RETOLD IT, WHAT THE FUCK, EVERYTHING HURTS
But Reyna does not know everything a mod knows so here she is, playing fetch with Aurum with a branch she broke off from a tree in the gardens. She hasn't made a wish, yet. She doesn't know if she should.
The branch hits the ground near Akechi's feet as he approaches, and the gold dog runs for the stick, then looks up at him with a bark. Reyna's gaze snaps up to him.]
...ah, hello.
But Reyna does not know everything a mod knows so here she is, playing fetch with Aurum with a branch she broke off from a tree in the gardens. She hasn't made a wish, yet. She doesn't know if she should.
The branch hits the ground near Akechi's feet as he approaches, and the gold dog runs for the stick, then looks up at him with a bark. Reyna's gaze snaps up to him.]
...ah, hello.
[YEAH BRITT, THANK FOR HURTING ME LIKE THAT!!]
[here is Akechi though, with a freshly scarred face, long before Sousei totally messes it up with bruises to try and make the scars less noticeable. they're smart]
Arellano, correct? [DOUBLE NAMES?? he uses the last one only just because he's Japanese and doesn't know better. he smiles, despite the new injuries, and bends down to pick up the stick. provided Aurum hasn't done so just yet] Are you considering making a wish?
[here is Akechi though, with a freshly scarred face, long before Sousei totally messes it up with bruises to try and make the scars less noticeable. they're smart]
Arellano, correct? [DOUBLE NAMES?? he uses the last one only just because he's Japanese and doesn't know better. he smiles, despite the new injuries, and bends down to pick up the stick. provided Aurum hasn't done so just yet] Are you considering making a wish?
Edited 2018-06-12 02:08 (UTC)
Just Reyna is fine.
[it'll probably be easier for him to pronounce, too, she thinks.
Aurum hasn't yet nabbed the stick, but his ruby eyes are locked on it as Akechi picks it up. If it's possible for a statue to look contemplative, it does. ...then it lets out a low growl. Might wanna throw it, dude.
She takes in the scarring on his face and her brows furrow slightly.]
I was. [...] ...have you made one already?
[it'll probably be easier for him to pronounce, too, she thinks.
Aurum hasn't yet nabbed the stick, but his ruby eyes are locked on it as Akechi picks it up. If it's possible for a statue to look contemplative, it does. ...then it lets out a low growl. Might wanna throw it, dude.
She takes in the scarring on his face and her brows furrow slightly.]
I was. [...] ...have you made one already?
[it is, and he does give her a grateful look as he tosses the stick a good ways away. got fetch!!]
I suppose it's obvious, isn't it? [a sigh] I did. I'd be extremely careful, if I were you.
I suppose it's obvious, isn't it? [a sigh] I did. I'd be extremely careful, if I were you.
A little obvious. Scars don't form that quickly, usually.
[So it's fairly clear something's at play here - his face was clear of them last night.]
...what did you wish for? Or is that too personal a question?
[So it's fairly clear something's at play here - his face was clear of them last night.]
...what did you wish for? Or is that too personal a question?
[it sure was. how mysterious!!]
It's a bit personal, but. . . I suppose talking about it is my punishment for being too presumptuous?
[he sounds so resigned]
It's a bit personal, but. . . I suppose talking about it is my punishment for being too presumptuous?
[he sounds so resigned]
Ugh.
[Her displeasure isn't directed at him - it's at the well, really. She crosses her arms.]
I won't force you to talk about it. But the more I hear about these wishes... [Reyna makes a face.] The more the well sounds like something out of mythology.
[Like Pandora's box, deliberately designed to pique their interest and then to punish them for doing something about it.]
[Her displeasure isn't directed at him - it's at the well, really. She crosses her arms.]
I won't force you to talk about it. But the more I hear about these wishes... [Reyna makes a face.] The more the well sounds like something out of mythology.
[Like Pandora's box, deliberately designed to pique their interest and then to punish them for doing something about it.]
[being the academic he is, Akechi has to clarify]
Which sect of mythology? [his tone is almost wry, purposefully so, as though he's making a joke] But I suppose many different myths tell tales of someone's ambition being their ultimate downfall.
Which sect of mythology? [his tone is almost wry, purposefully so, as though he's making a joke] But I suppose many different myths tell tales of someone's ambition being their ultimate downfall.
Edited 2018-06-14 02:10 (UTC)
Greek and Roman. But between you and me, if we're talking downfalls, I'm happy to let those myths stay Greek.
[Sooooo...]
Flew too close to the sun, did you?
[Sooooo...]
Flew too close to the sun, did you?
[ah. he blinks at her, and then forces a chuckle]
I see. . . the comparison is that obvious. [brushes his bangs from his forehead and nods] Metaphorically speaking, it seems I did.
I see. . . the comparison is that obvious. [brushes his bangs from his forehead and nods] Metaphorically speaking, it seems I did.
weeps i fell asleep after work last night... you were spared again
toughchoices
2018-06-14 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
For what it's worth, I doubt you're the only one.
[People seem to be, uh, suffering. A lot. It's a problem.]
So you're bound to find plenty of us who will understand.
[People seem to be, uh, suffering. A lot. It's a problem.]
So you're bound to find plenty of us who will understand.
It's true. I found at least one other person who suffered a similar injury at the hands of the well.
[drooping a little, sheepish and guilty]
It seems none of us exercised enough caution. A thought we should keep in mind should we choose to utilize the well's gifts again.
[drooping a little, sheepish and guilty]
It seems none of us exercised enough caution. A thought we should keep in mind should we choose to utilize the well's gifts again.
all of my tags are from the last 3-4 hours despite me being stuck at work all day thank god
toughchoices
2018-06-15 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
Do you intend to?
[The saying is once bitten, twice shy, but...]
[The saying is once bitten, twice shy, but...]
I don't know.
[yes. the answer is yes]
I wished for the one thing I wanted most, and received these scars instead. There might not be anything else that well can give to me.
[yes. the answer is yes]
I wished for the one thing I wanted most, and received these scars instead. There might not be anything else that well can give to me.
not strong enough to defeat motion sickness from my aunt's scary driving...
toughchoices
2018-06-15 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
It may not be capable of granting that. Or maybe it's some kind of a message - "focus on what's in front of you." ...if what you want most has to do with something from your home, anyway.
[Reyna purses her lips.]
I wonder if it would grant a wish for something to help us take part in this war.
[Reyna purses her lips.]
I wonder if it would grant a wish for something to help us take part in this war.
. . . it does, yes.
[he admits with a purposefully wan smile]
Perhaps that is what I should have wished for instead. It would've been far more useful, in the long run. Or-- if not something to take the war apart, then a hint on how to end it.
[he admits with a purposefully wan smile]
Perhaps that is what I should have wished for instead. It would've been far more useful, in the long run. Or-- if not something to take the war apart, then a hint on how to end it.
[she shrugs]
I can't fault anyone for wishing for what they want, no matter how useful it might or might not be. Wishes are personal.
[and no one really expects them to come true, anyway]
I can't fault anyone for wishing for what they want, no matter how useful it might or might not be. Wishes are personal.
[and no one really expects them to come true, anyway]
[a chuckle]
I suppose you're right. They are extremely personal. And not every personal desire is something that benefits the good of the whole.
I suppose you're right. They are extremely personal. And not every personal desire is something that benefits the good of the whole.
[There are a lot of things Reyna would like to ask Akechi right about now, but honestly, she doesn't trust herself to actually ask them instead of, like, punching him. So she keeps her distance at first, gives him some time to rest and recover from his fainting spell...
But at some point in the night, he'll wake up to find Reyna standing a few feet away, arms crossed, looking displeased.]
Akechi. I know you're awake - I heard your breathing change.
[that's, uh.
kind of creepy actually, reyna!]
But at some point in the night, he'll wake up to find Reyna standing a few feet away, arms crossed, looking displeased.]
Akechi. I know you're awake - I heard your breathing change.
[that's, uh.
kind of creepy actually, reyna!]
[. . . . . . . . . what]
[the fuck]
[um]
Are you here to kill me. . .
[please free him]
[the fuck]
[um]
Are you here to kill me. . .
[please free him]
[...but, she can't take justice into her own hands.]
No. For better or worse, the majority has chosen to spare your life - so for now, all I want from you is answers.
No. For better or worse, the majority has chosen to spare your life - so for now, all I want from you is answers.
[. . . he supposes, out of anyone here, she deserves answers the most. considering he purposefully left her hair at the scene of the crime]
If you have a question, just ask it. At this point, I don't care.
If you have a question, just ask it. At this point, I don't care.
If you had gotten away without anyone suspecting you - would you have killed again?
[i. i thought i sent this tag already. wtf.
anyway she doesn't think he'll kill again now; any amount of suspicion thrown his way would be a death sentence.]
[i. i thought i sent this tag already. wtf.
anyway she doesn't think he'll kill again now; any amount of suspicion thrown his way would be a death sentence.]
Edited 2018-06-19 19:10 (UTC)
[oh, wow. there's hesitation as Akechi tries to figure out how to answer this]
I don't know.
[bad, bad answer]
I don't kill people for fun or because I'm cruel, Reyna-san.
[he isn't a sadist. he's an assassin. there's a difference]
I don't know.
[bad, bad answer]
I don't kill people for fun or because I'm cruel, Reyna-san.
[he isn't a sadist. he's an assassin. there's a difference]
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