[well, it's after trial. she can be found out at the canals, giving off the impression of someone who hasn't slept in about seventy two hours. a little wired, like a wild animal that's hit the point of exhaustion but isn't safe yet.]
[ oh, feral. wenzhou walks carefully on the canals, before he moves to crouch at the edge like he's peering into the water and not, actually, making himself seem smaller than he actually is.
just vibing nearby her, at first. let her decide if he's alright or not. ]
[i can't even tell you how there's a part of her brain that's like 'if a policeman wants to hold your hand, it's for safety and you should do it!' but she also isn't feeling super touchy right now so she doesn't take it.]
It doesn't. Because as much as I wanted to know what happened...more than that, I just want it to not have happened at all.
[ the offer remains open, though wenzhou does withdraw the hand itself. he gets it. boy does he get it. ]
For all the Psychs we have, we can't turn back time. Wish that we could. [ rin didn't deserve that. ] But we face the day, anyways, even if the dead leave us.
[the vibes are bad. she's mostly in her warehouse, but she's sitting outside it for a little while, so luo wenzhou can find her or come upon her. emotionally, she feels a little in shock.]
[ wenzhou will make sure that his approach isn't too quiet or from her blind side, as he steps out into the warehouse district from sweet theory's. that way, he won't spook her.
he moves to sit nearby her quietly, carefully putting his jacket over her shoulders like a shock blanket. if she will let him. ]
[ oh there is something so distantly sad, for a moment. just a blip in the far off horizon that is emotionshare. ]
I try to, if I can. If they need it. I can't always guarantee I know the right words to say, in every situation, but sometimes just knowing you're not alone is nice.
Honest, maybe. You can't always be nice when you're honest. Stubborn is both good and bad, but being stubborn about the right things can keep people safe or help them sometimes.
Honesty is the most overrated way to be good. It's not even close to the same thing. There are a lot of situations where it's better to lie! [...] I'm not...so good at lying. My mom always taught me not to. But in a lot of situations it's impossible to do the right thing and tell the truth.
Though I would say being nice isn't necessarily the best way to be good, either. It works for some people, though.
wenzhou - he makes the connections. little red riding hood and the wolf, right? it's there, if you already know the tales, even if you don't believe in them. but this isn't how her story is meant to go, because ylfa is just a girl, her grandmother's beloved grandchild who makes oatmeal cookies for friends during a stressful time. who brings grandma treats when she's not feeling well.
he remembers their conversation, about the huntsman. and his heart hurts for her the same as it has every child whose "huntsman" has never come in time, as he thinks of autopsy reports and retrievals instead of rescues. ]
... I'm sorry, Ylfa. That doesn't fix anything, but I'm sorry he didn't come. We don't - we don't have to talk about it, if you don't want to.
[it's a very ugly memory to have lived through again, but she's lived through it more than once now. she shakes her head, swallowing against the memory of hunger and blood.]
I don't think it was really his fault; that's not the way it works. In this version, he just wasn't there, because I'm the one who had to decide what to do.
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week 1; saturday
Date: 2023-06-25 02:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-06-25 03:07 am (UTC)just vibing nearby her, at first. let her decide if he's alright or not. ]
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Date: 2023-06-25 03:21 am (UTC)...Hello.
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Date: 2023-06-25 03:25 am (UTC)[ because it sure is a hollow victory that they had tonight. ]
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Date: 2023-06-25 03:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-06-25 03:59 am (UTC)[ guilty verdicts don't bring back the dead. ]
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Date: 2023-06-25 12:15 pm (UTC)It doesn't. Because as much as I wanted to know what happened...more than that, I just want it to not have happened at all.
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Date: 2023-06-25 08:55 pm (UTC)For all the Psychs we have, we can't turn back time. Wish that we could. [ rin didn't deserve that. ] But we face the day, anyways, even if the dead leave us.
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Date: 2023-06-26 12:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-06-26 11:23 pm (UTC)Those that die aren't the only victims - the people left behind are, too. So it's okay to let yourself hurt for a while.
week 2; sunday
Date: 2023-07-02 09:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-07-03 02:19 am (UTC)he moves to sit nearby her quietly, carefully putting his jacket over her shoulders like a shock blanket. if she will let him. ]
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Date: 2023-07-03 02:30 am (UTC)...Hi. It's not cold.
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Date: 2023-07-03 02:31 am (UTC)You looked like maybe you needed it.
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Date: 2023-07-03 01:06 pm (UTC)[her emotional state is like, i see. that is pretty nice.]
I bet you rescue a lot of young girls from bad situations and put blankets on them, huh?
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Date: 2023-07-03 03:48 pm (UTC)I try to, if I can. If they need it. I can't always guarantee I know the right words to say, in every situation, but sometimes just knowing you're not alone is nice.
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Date: 2023-07-04 12:16 am (UTC)You just seem like the type who goes around cutting old ladies out of wolf stomachs.
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Date: 2023-07-04 12:21 am (UTC)You know what? If there was a little old lady that needed saving from a wolf's stomach, I'd be the first one there trying to get her out, yeah.
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Date: 2023-07-04 12:49 am (UTC)That's kind of what I thought. You're nice, but...in a place like this, that's hard.
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Date: 2023-07-04 01:00 am (UTC)It is. But I'd rather try to be nice, even in tough times, than give up and be a horrible dick.
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Date: 2023-07-04 01:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-07-04 02:33 am (UTC)Honest, maybe. You can't always be nice when you're honest. Stubborn is both good and bad, but being stubborn about the right things can keep people safe or help them sometimes.
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Date: 2023-07-04 12:02 pm (UTC)Honesty is the most overrated way to be good. It's not even close to the same thing. There are a lot of situations where it's better to lie! [...] I'm not...so good at lying. My mom always taught me not to. But in a lot of situations it's impossible to do the right thing and tell the truth.
Though I would say being nice isn't necessarily the best way to be good, either. It works for some people, though.
week 4; monday
Date: 2023-07-11 01:05 am (UTC)have a memory. when it's over she's still floating awkwardly in a bubble. but it pops and she lands.]
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Date: 2023-07-11 05:13 pm (UTC)wenzhou - he makes the connections. little red riding hood and the wolf, right? it's there, if you already know the tales, even if you don't believe in them. but this isn't how her story is meant to go, because ylfa is just a girl, her grandmother's beloved grandchild who makes oatmeal cookies for friends during a stressful time. who brings grandma treats when she's not feeling well.
he remembers their conversation, about the huntsman. and his heart hurts for her the same as it has every child whose "huntsman" has never come in time, as he thinks of autopsy reports and retrievals instead of rescues. ]
... I'm sorry, Ylfa. That doesn't fix anything, but I'm sorry he didn't come. We don't - we don't have to talk about it, if you don't want to.
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Date: 2023-07-11 10:43 pm (UTC)[it's a very ugly memory to have lived through again, but she's lived through it more than once now. she shakes her head, swallowing against the memory of hunger and blood.]
I don't think it was really his fault; that's not the way it works. In this version, he just wasn't there, because I'm the one who had to decide what to do.
week 4; saturday
Date: 2023-07-16 04:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-07-16 05:01 am (UTC)Ylfa. [ not drawing too close, but enough to talk to her easily. ] Doesn't mean much, but I'm sorry for the way things have played out.
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Date: 2023-07-16 05:04 am (UTC)Don't apologize.
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Date: 2023-07-16 05:09 am (UTC)[ a few steps closer, to lean against the warehouse, letting her keep her station at the door. ]
I talked to Haru and Gerard, so I wanted to check on you, too. I know what you guys were trying to do.
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Date: 2023-07-16 05:32 am (UTC)[she sighs out heavily.]
Okay, well - you still really don't have to apologize. But I'm glad at least you know that no one was trying to get revenge on you guys.
week 5; thursday
Date: 2023-07-20 11:00 pm (UTC)Wenzhou...?
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Date: 2023-07-21 03:29 am (UTC)hearing his name, he looks up. ]
Ylfa, darling.
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Date: 2023-07-21 12:48 pm (UTC)[she’s worried but she also knows there isn’t much she can do.]
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Date: 2023-07-23 01:52 am (UTC)Mentally... I'm in and out of not really feeling much of anything, which isn't exactly my favorite thing at the moment.
week 6; monday
Date: 2023-07-24 11:58 pm (UTC)C'mere!
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Date: 2023-07-25 12:08 am (UTC)he stays a bit back so that he doesn't spook either wolf. ]
Trying to make friends, sweetheart?
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Date: 2023-07-25 03:21 am (UTC)[He'll be a nice friend for the warehouse.]