chroma | catchall for damien

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it's fun to not be canon familiar bc then i get surprised by cr

but it also sucks not to be because i have to wait to make visuals until i learn more through cr and that makes me more likely to forget to do them

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week zero, monday

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[here they are in ... the mansion!

they've been herded over to a speed dating table by some zombies, which are lingering nearby to make sure they don't just leave immediately.

there's a dish in front of them that looks like it's got some sufficiently gross looking body part on it for garnish instead of an actually decent garnish. icky.]

I don't want to eat this.

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I'd be worried if you did.

[ there is a finger on his plate. he pokes it with a fork. poke poke poke. ]

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Is there some point to this...?

[she glances at the zombies



the zombies are watching them expectantly.]

[highrisk]

I don't know why they're so obsessed, but it's speed dating. You know what that is?

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...if I'm being honest, no. I've never heard of such a thing in Daxing.

[highrisk]

They're not usually something you get forced into.

[ but like. we're here so. ]

That where you're from?

[countermeasures]

I suppose this might be more fun if we'd actually wanted to do it instead of being made to...

[hmm.]

Yes, that's right, though I've yet to meet anyone else here who hails from there. Where are you from, if you don't mind my asking?

[highrisk]

I guess.

[ very noncommittal about that... he doesn't like things like this. ]

... I'm from Nebraska. [ he's only so specific because he doubts it means anything to her. ]

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[okay the actual tag is:]

...I'm afraid I don't know where that is.

[highrisk]

Yeah, didn't expect you to.

It's in America. [ and he's not sure he expects her to know that, either. ]

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[she does not]

...well, I suppose it's nice to learn about new places. What is America like?

[highrisk]

Sucks. [ OKAY ]

What's Daxing like?

[countermeasures]

Some parts of it are lovely. The capital city is grand, and the imperial palace even grander - but... there are some parts of the city where people have a harder time of things...

It would be nicer if things could be a little more equal for everyone, I think.

[highrisk]

So you're from the palace?

[ the only part of that he cared about i guess ]

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I spent some time serving as a doctor at the Imperial Academy of Medicine, yes.

[highrisk]

So not royalty yourself or anything.

[ why does he sound a little disappointed. rude. ]

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No. So sorry to disappoint you.

[highrisk]

Nah. Doctor's good to have around.

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I'll do my best if my services become necessary, although I think we'd all be happier if they don't.

[highrisk]

... Gotta keep an eye on that Garou kid. I think he's just as likely to injure someone else as he is himself.

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I am well aware of that.

[she gestures briefly to her cheek, which has a bruise on it that i keep forgetting to mention. we're just going to pretend her hair was hiding it.]

[highrisk]

He kicked me in the leg and I'm pretty sure he tried to choke out Clarte.

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[she makes a small, displeased noise.]

I knew he was lying to me about how he got injured, but I didn't think I'd find the truth out so quickly. Thank you.

[highrisk]

It's just a guess, but.

[ given everything about garou, it seems like it checks out. he doesn't feel bad about pointing fingers semi-blindly. ]