chroma | catchall for ruby rose

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i'll find cute visuals for this later

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w3, friday

[petalbursts]

[ library...ruby came to find a book to curl up with, which she manages! before seeing jiuqing.

she quietly wanders over. ]

...Jiuqing?

[ looks around ]

Can I join you..?

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[jiuqing is tucked away into a far corner of the library - but it is near one of the shelves, so it's no surprise that ruby has managed to find her.

there are a few people here that jiuqing won't shy away from; ruby is one of them.

she nods.]

...feel free to.

[petalbursts]

[ nods back.

joins her on the floor, claiming one of the free cushions.

she just opens her book and starts reading, letting silence fall between them. ]

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[they sit in a companionable silence for a little while.



and then, after a bit, jiuqing shifts over and puts a hand on ruby's shoulder.]

[petalbursts]

[ she looks up at jiuqing, like she wants to say something...her bottom lip quivers.

she bows her head, attempting to push the tears back down and puts a hand over jiuqing's. ]

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[ah.

yeah, she thought so.

jiuqing shifts again and hugs her. very carefully, so as to not aggravate the wound on her back, but... it's still a hug.]

[petalbursts]

[ here she thought she might have been done crying.

but...

jiuqing shifts to hug her and ruby just lets the tears flow. she's careful not to move, wary of jiuqing's back wound. she brings her knees up and press her face in to her hands. ]

[countermeasures]

[sometimes there really isn't anything to do but cry.

crying won't bring back chang geng or chinatsu, but honestly, neither will anything else the could be doing right now. and it's better to get this out now, while they can - before the trial they'll be having tomorrow - than it will be to be overcome by it while they're trying to solve the murders.

so ruby cries, and jiuqing does, too.]