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week zero, monday

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[the shrine is a bustle of (paranormal) activity today - jiuqing's eyes widen slightly as she takes it all in. there are flowers everywhere, and they're very pretty (idly, she wonders if any of them have medicinal uses, but comes to the conclusion that trying to steal them would make the ghosts angry).

hm.]

...something must be going on here, don't you think?

[she asks kazunari, since by Rule Of PC they're both showing up here at like the same time]

[dms]

Looks like they're getting ready for a party, doesn't it? With this many flowers, it must be a huge shindig!

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A party for ghosts...?

[ ??? ]

Would we be intruding if we went to take a closer look, do you think?

w1, wednesday

[dms]

[ after the party and impromptu meeting, kazu is lingering in the garden near the meeting hall. ]

What an interesting way to end a party, isn't it, Su-san? And after the residents worked so hard to help everyone relax, too...

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"Interesting" is... certainly one way to describe it.

[she was relaxed after the party, but... hearing about what that group found has left her on edge. it's hard not to be worried about it.]

[dms]

A little concerning, wasn't it? We'll just have to keep looking into things and see what happens. But as long as we try to stay calm, I think we'll be okay.

[ gazes at the status updates. i guess rave time is what happens? ]

Uh... That's new.

w1, saturday

[dms]

Hey, JiuJiu. Can I ask you for a favor?

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of course
what is it?

[dms]

It's Kumopi. He doesn't want to go back into the healing pods right now, and I'm not going to force him after everything that happened.
Can you check on him now and then? Make sure he's healing okay? I can help with the bandages, but I don't know a lot about first aid, so...

w2 friday

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[ it's rare that kazu allows himself a moment to be anything but the bright, energetic college kid he's supposed to be... but it's also hard to maintain that when two more people have died. ]

Is this really going to keep happening? The residents said this place was supposed to be safe, and still...

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"Supposed to be" is not the same as "is".

[jiuqing's voice is as neutral as she can make it - mostly because she's trying to mask her frustration with the situation.]

[dms]

...No, it's not.

But it's frustrating that we don't even know why it's happening, let alone what we can do about it.

w3, monday

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[ kazunari: see if i let you doctor me
also kazunari: hellooooooo nurse

anyway he drags his feet out to the medbay, but he's looking pretty depressed. ]

Seriously... I keep telling you guys I'm fine. Why doesn't anyone believe me?

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Because you're behaving quite differently than you have these past few weeks, and sudden changes in behavior are especially concerning here.

[anyway



i wasn't joking, she's just going to try to yank his shirt off to check for a tattoo.]

[dms]

Uwah?!

[ HELLO?? he tries to pull back out of sheer surprise. ]

H-Hey! At least buy me dinner first?!

week three, friday

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[well.

it's later in the evening, and jiuqing is carefully creeping through the door that leads to the library, back into the yellow-walled circular room in the central node. enough people have found her there that she's starting to think she needs to find somewhere else for some peace and quiet.

but kazunari seems to be doing the same thing, coming through another door...?]

...ah.

[dms]

[ there's a second where he freezes like a deer caught in the headlights. but it's gone in an instant, kazunari smiling and offering a little, awkward wave. ]

JiuJiu! Looks like you got all fixed up, huh? You should really rest before tomorrow, though, so I'll just get out of your way.

[ he

turns to try to head for the first door he can reach in the opposite direction ]

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[--hold up, he didn't make a single snide comment.

jiuqing, ignoring the twinge in her back, darts forward and reaches for his sleeve.]

Sir Miyoshi, wait.

w3, sunday

[dms]

[ yea we're going to have to be back at one of the nodes for this interaction, and once again, kazunari freezes when he sees her. but this time he doesn't run, at least, but he does look very nervous, even as he tries to smile. ]

Um. Are you okay...? Did you get healed?

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[at least he's not running. that is a start.

she smiles faintly.]

Yes, I used the pods. I'll need to use them again, but I feel better now than I did before.

[dms]

Good. [ a soft laugh. ] There are already so many people refusing to use the things enough, so I'm glad someone is.

[ he hesitates, but - ]

I - wanted to thank you, though.

week four, thursday

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[kazunari your cyoa...

anyway i don't know what your plans are, but jiuqing figures he won't be fully healed by the time he comes out of the pod if he uses it - after all, they're all likely just using it enough to be stabilized in case another group returns - so she has medical supplies at the ready to see to his remaining injuries. and if he doesn't use the pod, he'll need patching up from scratch.]

I'm sure it must be an unpleasant memory, but can you tell me how you received your injuries? That will help me treat them properly.

[dms]

[ he only stayed in for an hour because there are other cyoa injuries, but he will assure jiujiu that he has plans to come back later, at least. you know, if he survives the night.

the vibes here are just guilt, resignation, tired. he still looks a little woozy, but at least it's better now. ]

Rocks fell on all of us. Marcie's hair... it was like knives. [ gingerly touches the stab wounds. ] I hit a few walls - might have broken some ribs? I think I heard a crack.

[ hard to tell if the chest pain was that or the stab wounds. ]

Um. The burns... [ touches the necklace he's been wearing... it has a light teal, almost green gem set inside, and where it hangs on his chest, burn marks like lightning radiate out all over his body. ] I'm not sure what happened, but it burned when she put it on me.

week six, saturday

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[five and a half-ish hours after the trial, kazunari will run into jiuqing! she is out and about, and she's not bandaged so heavily anymore. she's on her way back to the apartments.

she's moving normally, too! yay.

she nods when she sees him.]

Hello, Kazunari...

[dms]

[ same hat! he's finally gotten healed, too, but he looks relieved when he sees her. ]

Hey, doc. Glad to see you looking better.