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[ THE WAY I HAD YOUR PC OPEN IN A TAB ON MY DESKTOP AND NEVER TOUCHED IT SEND HELP
hello sweet girl.... on this fine (?) culty monday, asa can find rondo outside of the cabin area! he's sitting plopped on the ground with a big old sword in his lap, and he's cutting up - what looks like the remains of one of those white robes, into strips.
he looks up! and when he sees asa, he immediately smiles and waves. sunshine. ]
Good morning, Miss Asa! Were you able to get settled into the cabin alright?
[ there's a little ink patch on the front patch of his cloak, that casually spells out the words - Not realizing sooner. ]
hello sweet girl.... on this fine (?) culty monday, asa can find rondo outside of the cabin area! he's sitting plopped on the ground with a big old sword in his lap, and he's cutting up - what looks like the remains of one of those white robes, into strips.
he looks up! and when he sees asa, he immediately smiles and waves. sunshine. ]
Good morning, Miss Asa! Were you able to get settled into the cabin alright?
[ there's a little ink patch on the front patch of his cloak, that casually spells out the words - Not realizing sooner. ]
Good morning.
[HELPPPP it's okay
he is so high energy and she is so baffled by this, tbh. she nods at him, eyes darting momentarily to that patch of ink and then back to meet his gaze. she has yet to notice the smudged writing on the side of her neck, however, but rondo can see what it says from this angle:
her own clumsiness killed her mother.]
I can't complain, since we each have our bed.
[HELPPPP it's okay
he is so high energy and she is so baffled by this, tbh. she nods at him, eyes darting momentarily to that patch of ink and then back to meet his gaze. she has yet to notice the smudged writing on the side of her neck, however, but rondo can see what it says from this angle:
her own clumsiness killed her mother.]
I can't complain, since we each have our bed.
[ rondo is in fact high energy. he is just pure sunshine. but, ah... he does notice the ink on his end, but he does the exact same thing - looks at it, then immediately brings his eyes back to her face, like a nice and polite boy. ]
Mm... I think we're sort of the lucky ones, right? At least we don't have to sleep in coffins... And everyone seems to be very nice - and dedicated to making the space a little brighter, too.
Would you like to come sit for a little while? I wouldn't mind the company.
Mm... I think we're sort of the lucky ones, right? At least we don't have to sleep in coffins... And everyone seems to be very nice - and dedicated to making the space a little brighter, too.
Would you like to come sit for a little while? I wouldn't mind the company.
Right. I don't think I could stay there if any of them were the type to leave a mess behind for someone else to deal with. Some of the other people in this town are way too inconsiderate.
[whoever spilled that grape juice the other day... you are her enemy.]
... Sure. It's not like I have anywhere else to be.
[whoever spilled that grape juice the other day... you are her enemy.]
... Sure. It's not like I have anywhere else to be.
[ i'm really glad asa ended up in team disney princess chore cabin for this reason alone.
he smiles at her when she agrees and scoots over, patting the spot next to him! ]
Hehe, good. [ yay company ] Don't worry! I think our group will be just fine.
Since we're living together, we all should get to know each other too, right? Circumstances aside, sharing a space with someone is a little different than just being in the same place.
he smiles at her when she agrees and scoots over, patting the spot next to him! ]
Hehe, good. [ yay company ] Don't worry! I think our group will be just fine.
Since we're living together, we all should get to know each other too, right? Circumstances aside, sharing a space with someone is a little different than just being in the same place.
...Well, probably not.
[ a beat. ]
But... I'd like to be friends with you, Miss Asa.
[ a beat. ]
But... I'd like to be friends with you, Miss Asa.
...Because of what they said on Sunday, right...?
[ i mean, yeah, generally being told you're gonna be a sacrifice is not great for friendship morale. unless you are rondo redacted, certified protagonist. he looks down at the robe he's cutting, a little more thoughtfully. ]
Mmm... I don't know about that. I think it might be to our benefit. The bonds of those we're close to can help us in times of need. [ things he says with his whole chest, but it's true. after all, his bond with the ringbearer chosen was part of what's helped him through some of his most difficult days as of late. ] We ought to not just be able to work together, but to be able to lean on each other, too.
[ i mean, yeah, generally being told you're gonna be a sacrifice is not great for friendship morale. unless you are rondo redacted, certified protagonist. he looks down at the robe he's cutting, a little more thoughtfully. ]
Mmm... I don't know about that. I think it might be to our benefit. The bonds of those we're close to can help us in times of need. [ things he says with his whole chest, but it's true. after all, his bond with the ringbearer chosen was part of what's helped him through some of his most difficult days as of late. ] We ought to not just be able to work together, but to be able to lean on each other, too.
I think I'd say it even more if something bad did happen.
[ the amount of Conviction ] Or - I guess, if or when it does. Those times are the ones when you need to rely on people the most. I've had plenty of bad things happen to me, and those are always the moments when I'm happiest to have people to lean on.
[ asa can see the ink on his chest shifts, a little - forming this time just one word. Sazantos. ]
[ the amount of Conviction ] Or - I guess, if or when it does. Those times are the ones when you need to rely on people the most. I've had plenty of bad things happen to me, and those are always the moments when I'm happiest to have people to lean on.
[ asa can see the ink on his chest shifts, a little - forming this time just one word. Sazantos. ]
[...]
Okay.
[he has so much conviction and she thinks that he is, quite frankly, a little delusional. she stays quiet for a moment, idly scratching at her leg where the words couldn't stop her only friend from becoming a devil have appeared.]
You can't say you weren't warned, I guess.
Okay.
[he has so much conviction and she thinks that he is, quite frankly, a little delusional. she stays quiet for a moment, idly scratching at her leg where the words couldn't stop her only friend from becoming a devil have appeared.]
You can't say you weren't warned, I guess.
[ the words conviction and delusional both appear in my app so she's not wrong ]
Heh. I wouldn't be much of a knight if I let that stop me. [ he seems happy that she accepts it - smiling a little further. his eyes do flick down to the ink spot but he almost immediately looks away, though it's not fast enough to hide the look on his face. it's something vulnerable and... something empathetic, maybe, something familiar.
absently, he reaches up to touch his own, fingertips brushing against the familiar syllables of a name.
and then!! rondo brightens up, clearing his throat. ]
...So!! Tell me a little bit about your life, Miss Asa! Do you also go to [ airquotes ] "public schooling?"
Heh. I wouldn't be much of a knight if I let that stop me. [ he seems happy that she accepts it - smiling a little further. his eyes do flick down to the ink spot but he almost immediately looks away, though it's not fast enough to hide the look on his face. it's something vulnerable and... something empathetic, maybe, something familiar.
absently, he reaches up to touch his own, fingertips brushing against the familiar syllables of a name.
and then!! rondo brightens up, clearing his throat. ]
...So!! Tell me a little bit about your life, Miss Asa! Do you also go to [ airquotes ] "public schooling?"
[help. put this man under a microscope.
wouldn't say she's accepted it, exactly. but more that she knows some people will truly just truck on with the power of friendship and brute force, so she might as well just resign herself to it. again.]
Huh? [giving him a weird look.] Yes, I go to school. But why are you saying it like that?
wouldn't say she's accepted it, exactly. but more that she knows some people will truly just truck on with the power of friendship and brute force, so she might as well just resign herself to it. again.]
Huh? [giving him a weird look.] Yes, I go to school. But why are you saying it like that?
[ he's fine (probably) ]
Miss Ashlyn said that was pretty normal, but we don't have anything like it.
[ oh to be from the 1600s ]
I only had private tutoring when I was growing up, and the Royal Academy of Atlasdam is where all the scholars study, and... that's pretty much it. I'm still learning a lot about what life is like for everyone else.
Miss Ashlyn said that was pretty normal, but we don't have anything like it.
[ oh to be from the 1600s ]
I only had private tutoring when I was growing up, and the Royal Academy of Atlasdam is where all the scholars study, and... that's pretty much it. I'm still learning a lot about what life is like for everyone else.
[ he shakes his head! ]
No, only the wealthy really get get schooling. At least that's how it is in Edoras - though, I think that'll change soon, with the new Queen. [ we love you richarles wife ♥ ]
I think it's pretty wonderful, though. And the technology! There's so much I haven't learned of yet.
No, only the wealthy really get get schooling. At least that's how it is in Edoras - though, I think that'll change soon, with the new Queen. [ we love you richarles wife ♥ ]
I think it's pretty wonderful, though. And the technology! There's so much I haven't learned of yet.
[ wow a murdergame... with a murder....
anyway despite being a baby TM when the fog has finally lifted enough that they're all free to escape and run around and find each other, rondo's doing just that - in a hurry, moving quickly, and when he sees asa, his grim expression turns to one of visible relief. ]
- Miss Asa! [ one more person he can check off that's safe and sound, one more friend not lost. ] Are you alright? You aren't injured or anything, are you?
[ as this is happening, across his chest, the inky tattoos of the week have multiplied - the shadows and ink coalescing in more than one spot, spattering a perfectly white cloak. not being strong enough to protect the people you care for. not being strong enough to protect the people you care for. not being strong enough to protect the people you care for. not being strong enough to protect the people you care for. ]
anyway despite being a baby TM when the fog has finally lifted enough that they're all free to escape and run around and find each other, rondo's doing just that - in a hurry, moving quickly, and when he sees asa, his grim expression turns to one of visible relief. ]
- Miss Asa! [ one more person he can check off that's safe and sound, one more friend not lost. ] Are you alright? You aren't injured or anything, are you?
[ as this is happening, across his chest, the inky tattoos of the week have multiplied - the shadows and ink coalescing in more than one spot, spattering a perfectly white cloak. not being strong enough to protect the people you care for. not being strong enough to protect the people you care for. not being strong enough to protect the people you care for. not being strong enough to protect the people you care for. ]
[ NOOOO ASA BABY... ]
...I'm not injured. [ so, yeah, mood. he's also got a pulse. he comes to join her by the bulletin board, looking at the posters - something thunderous and sad crosses his face all at once as he looks at the pictures, and he shakes his head. ]
This is a mockery.
...I'm not injured. [ so, yeah, mood. he's also got a pulse. he comes to join her by the bulletin board, looking at the posters - something thunderous and sad crosses his face all at once as he looks at the pictures, and he shakes his head. ]
This is a mockery.
[ there's a soft, concerned look when she hugs herself, and it looks for a minute like he might reach out, though... he doesn't want to intrude on her personal space without asking, like a nice boy, and instead he just swallows. ]
No. [ and that's... hard. ] ... We... we have to figure out how to get out of this. This... this kind of thing shouldn't be in vain.
[ ... ]
... He was so kind to me. Even if he pretended to be prickly about it, he... [ oogh. his eyes fall on that line about a beloved sister again, and he sucks in a breath, shaking his head. ] And Mr. Aventurine was locked in with us, yesterday. How did he even get out...?
No. [ and that's... hard. ] ... We... we have to figure out how to get out of this. This... this kind of thing shouldn't be in vain.
[ ... ]
... He was so kind to me. Even if he pretended to be prickly about it, he... [ oogh. his eyes fall on that line about a beloved sister again, and he sucks in a breath, shaking his head. ] And Mr. Aventurine was locked in with us, yesterday. How did he even get out...?
... I mean, we managed to leave the cabin this morning without any trouble. So whatever was blocking our door must have moved at some point between the time we fell asleep and earlier today.
Maybe... Aventurine woke up around the time the door was unlocked again and left to check it out. But when he stepped outside, he was attacked and killed by one of the cultists.
Maybe... Aventurine woke up around the time the door was unlocked again and left to check it out. But when he stepped outside, he was attacked and killed by one of the cultists.
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