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[Well, if you step into the simulation room Monday afternoon, you'll find inside a dark room - it looks like a crypt made of stone and rock, with a flowing, salty ocean below it. Inside the crypt, there appears to be a corpse. But the features of the corpse are difficult to make out. She's frozen in ice, her eyes closed, but that's not the only reason. The features keep changing, like they can't quite settle. One moment, she has long dark hair, the next, a shock of short cropped red curls, a strong jaw.
And on the ground next to the crypt is Harrow, unconscious, blood pooling beneath her head.]
And on the ground next to the crypt is Harrow, unconscious, blood pooling beneath her head.]
[exCUSE ME?!
anyway, the crypt and the ever-changing corpse is concerning enough, but also?? harrow??? you okay there buddy??? that blood looks pretty bad. shi qingxuan rushes over and crouches down to get a closer look.
does. does this look like it's her blood? is there an obvious head wound somewhere?]
Hey - hey, wake up!
[she's too sober for this.]
anyway, the crypt and the ever-changing corpse is concerning enough, but also?? harrow??? you okay there buddy??? that blood looks pretty bad. shi qingxuan rushes over and crouches down to get a closer look.
does. does this look like it's her blood? is there an obvious head wound somewhere?]
Hey - hey, wake up!
[she's too sober for this.]
[Sometime after the public spat with Luca, if she spots SQX, she'll approach. At the bar? Maybe. Probably.]
. . . What was that all about? Did he get on your bad side?
. . . What was that all about? Did he get on your bad side?
[the bar works! she's seated there, enjoying a nice cup of rice wine.]
...huh? We were just teasing, I thought - oh, no, do you think he thinks I'm mad at him?
[oops.]
...huh? We were just teasing, I thought - oh, no, do you think he thinks I'm mad at him?
[oops.]
[Well, SQX spilled her drink all over Harrow's clothes, so they're heading back to Harrow's room so SQX can help her change.]
. . . It's not necessary, you don't have to help.
. . . It's not necessary, you don't have to help.
[hangover cure: MORE BOOZE. at least, that's what sqx was going for, but it sure isn't working.]
I want to! It's my fault your clothing is all messed up... haaah, today is just not a good day.
I want to! It's my fault your clothing is all messed up... haaah, today is just not a good day.
[holy shit i thought for sure i'd started at least one of these i'm so sorry siz
anyway, shi qingxuan and harrow are on #swordquest. sqx keeps looking worriedly over at harrow's leg. seriously, if this gets worse she IS picking her up and carrying her.]
Where should we check first?
anyway, shi qingxuan and harrow are on #swordquest. sqx keeps looking worriedly over at harrow's leg. seriously, if this gets worse she IS picking her up and carrying her.]
Where should we check first?
[It's actually pretty bad, and not just the one leg, so maybe she should pick her up. It's fine.]
My room. That's where I was, so. . . maybe it was left behind there.
My room. That's where I was, so. . . maybe it was left behind there.
[i'm. you know what. i'm just going to reuse this toplevel for every bar pc tonight.
anyway! shi qingxuan is here. she does not look happy. in fact, she's drinking directly from a big jug of rice wine, despite her nerfed alcohol tolerance. tomorrow she's probably going to be hungover as fuck.]
...ugh.
anyway! shi qingxuan is here. she does not look happy. in fact, she's drinking directly from a big jug of rice wine, despite her nerfed alcohol tolerance. tomorrow she's probably going to be hungover as fuck.]
...ugh.
[. . . Hmm. She'll come sit beside her at the bar, then, even though she's not a drinker. In fact, the smell of wine and food seems to particularly revolt her at the moment.]
Are you sure you should have so much?
Are you sure you should have so much?
[Honestly, she's hanging around near the medbay for SQX to be done getting microwaved. She'll wait a respectable amount of time for any other PCs to happen, though, before poking her head in.]
[Three hours plus however long it would take Ming Yi to leave her to her own devices later, Shi Qingxuan looks up when Harrow peeks in and immediately smiles. She gives her a wave with her normal-sized hand.
The yaoihand is still there, which is unfortunate, but all of her injuries are gone, at least.]
Hi, Harrow.
[girl you just almost died]
The yaoihand is still there, which is unfortunate, but all of her injuries are gone, at least.]
Hi, Harrow.
[girl you just almost died]
[Harrow is. . . noping out of the chapel once she realizes how messed up she feels every time she looks at the wrong thing, so. . . SQX can probably find her in the hallway around there, looking a little shaken.]
[oh, bad.
shi qingxuan, who is actually a little irritable today because of the lack of rice wine (harrow), feels that irritation slipping away immediately when she spots her looking shaken in the hallway near the chapel. she hurries over.]
Harrow? What's wrong?
shi qingxuan, who is actually a little irritable today because of the lack of rice wine (harrow), feels that irritation slipping away immediately when she spots her looking shaken in the hallway near the chapel. she hurries over.]
Harrow? What's wrong?
[How familiar is SQX with the concept of late night drunk texts because based on how totally unsolicited this dramatic ass text is coming in the middle of the night it would seem to be one.]
Know that you are dear to me, that your presence has always been a great solace to me since I have come to this place. I swear by the gates of Drearburh, by the Tomb and what is locked within, that so long as it is within my power no harm shall come to you nor the ones you hold dear.
Get some sleep.
Know that you are dear to me, that your presence has always been a great solace to me since I have come to this place. I swear by the gates of Drearburh, by the Tomb and what is locked within, that so long as it is within my power no harm shall come to you nor the ones you hold dear.
Get some sleep.
[what the fuck is a drunk text? shi qingxuan certainly doesn't know. but her phone going off with the text message rouses her from her sleep, and she reads it over.
awwww.]
thanks harrow youre very dear to me too
i definitely wont let anything happen to you or anyone else you care about here either
sleep well and see you tomorrow
:)
awwww.]
thanks harrow youre very dear to me too
i definitely wont let anything happen to you or anyone else you care about here either
sleep well and see you tomorrow
:)
[well!
trial is over, which means she can ask harrow what's up now. she comes looking for her a bit after all of this, her expression concerned.]
Harrow?
[please don't leave her on read irl too.]
trial is over, which means she can ask harrow what's up now. she comes looking for her a bit after all of this, her expression concerned.]
Harrow?
[please don't leave her on read irl too.]
[She just gives her a sulky look like she's not sure she wants to talk to her.]
[Someone is rummaging through the books in the library, in a grumpy mood.]
[shi qingxuan is walking by with an armful of shoujo manga because of course she fucking is]
...oh, Harrow! Looking for something?
...oh, Harrow! Looking for something?
[rng gave us library again!
this time sqx is not reading manga. she's poring over a book on forensics, instead, even though she doesn't understand most of this modern terminology.
also got it would help if i hit submit.]
this time sqx is not reading manga. she's poring over a book on forensics, instead, even though she doesn't understand most of this modern terminology.
also got it would help if i hit submit.]
[She will. . . immediately grab her hands, look them over, and then take a sniff of them!]
[well!
that was an execution.
rng gave me the library yet again, so. i guess they're just going to keep meeting like this, this week. shi qingxuan is seated comfortably on a sofa, reading a book, but she looks up and smiles when she hears harrow.]
Oh - did you come to read, too?
that was an execution.
rng gave me the library yet again, so. i guess they're just going to keep meeting like this, this week. shi qingxuan is seated comfortably on a sofa, reading a book, but she looks up and smiles when she hears harrow.]
Oh - did you come to read, too?
To browse, I suppose. And you? Still reading on forensics?
[She'll just take a seat with her.]
[She'll just take a seat with her.]
[well!
they have plans to meet up at the sim room, so here shi qingxuan is. she peeks inside - has harrow beaten her here?]
they have plans to meet up at the sim room, so here shi qingxuan is. she peeks inside - has harrow beaten her here?]
[She is here. But she will wait for her at the room.]
Come in. I'm glad you came, though if you feel that it's too unpleasant at any point, you should say so.
Come in. I'm glad you came, though if you feel that it's too unpleasant at any point, you should say so.
[good morning harrow, have a text message]
i got the glitch when i tried to text envy
i got the glitch when i tried to text envy
So did I. I'm messaging Greed now. I'll let you know if I learn anything.
[Let's say they're near the bar. Harrow will approach.]
[she is sipping from a glass of a clear liquid and casting longing glances at the actual bottles of alcohol, but she looks over at harrow when she gets close.]
...I'm being good! This is just water.
...I'm being good! This is just water.
[She'll let her in? She's like. Been lying down. She looks kind of like shit. But she's up and walking.]
The curse wore off. Where are you? Let's talk.
common room. i can come to you though if youd prefer
[if harrow does come to the common room, though, she'll probably catch sqx rapidly putting away bottles and glasses at the bar.]
[if harrow does come to the common room, though, she'll probably catch sqx rapidly putting away bottles and glasses at the bar.]
[Harrow is hanging around the medbay, so whenever Shi Qingxuan is done healing or takes a break, she's nearby.]
[well, when she comes out of the pod, she's missing a leg still
she's also not used to missing a leg so she immediately biffs it and hits the ground]
Damn it!
she's also not used to missing a leg so she immediately biffs it and hits the ground]
Damn it!
[Harrow is looking around the hallways, obviously in a nasty mood. I assume Shi Qingxuan isn't super mobile, still, so they can just encounter each other someplace she can be sitting down.
She'll go to see her, though.]
She'll go to see her, though.]
[well, actually
ming yi let her borrow his shovel, so she's using it as a crutch to get around. chance hallway encounter!]
Harrow...
[AOI IS DEAD THIS IS THE WORST TIMELINE]
ming yi let her borrow his shovel, so she's using it as a crutch to get around. chance hallway encounter!]
Harrow...
[AOI IS DEAD THIS IS THE WORST TIMELINE]
[They're in the void, probably? Harrow post trial actually looks a little shaky.]
[she's hobbling around with the shovel crutch to take care of some stuff before she goes into the pods but -
harrow is important so.]
Harrow? Are you okay?
harrow is important so.]
Harrow? Are you okay?
And then Gu Yun just told you everything without warning me first, without considering that it would mean I'd spent a lovely conversation with you about trust lying to your face for no reason.
[how much later saturday? because this message won't even be read until around six-ish hours and some change to account for food breaks from the pod, but once she's out, she'll respond.]
its okay. . .i understand why
something like that isnt your secret to tell right ?
its okay. . .i understand why
something like that isnt your secret to tell right ?
[not long after the execution, she'll get a text]
harrow did you get a weird message ?
harrow did you get a weird message ?
[at some point after the meeting ... this is going to be awkward, probably! but she's worried! so!! she's looking for her.]
Harrow?
Harrow?
[Ugh. She is embarrassed, but she will let Shi Qingxuan approach her.]
. . . It's fine. It just isn't the sort of thing I feel needed to be dredged out in public.
. . . It's fine. It just isn't the sort of thing I feel needed to be dredged out in public.
[Harrow is outside the gardens. She's moving a little gingerly, but seems fine.]
[sqx is also outside the gardens, poised as if she's planning to stop anyone who tries to go in there. she also feels extremely freaked out -
though that solidifies into something more definitively concerned when she sees how harrow is moving.]
...Harrow?
though that solidifies into something more definitively concerned when she sees how harrow is moving.]
...Harrow?
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