chroma | catchall for 9s

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week zero, friday

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[here they are in the void because i am way too tired to figure out where this should be set!

jiuqing is out for a walk after all the excitement of their murder mystery invitation, and she waves to 9s when she spots him.]

Hello. How are you doing, 9S?

week one, sunday

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[rooftop greenhouse it is!

when 9s arrives, jiuqing is already there, examining some of the seed packets. she looks up when she hears footsteps and nods to greet him, then returns her attention to the seeds.]

Are you interested in plants, 9S?

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Er—not really. I mean, I don't know a lot about them.

[ He glances around. ]

Hadn't seen this around before, so I thought I'd come check it out.

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I've never seen it before, either. But someone mentioned them while we were discussing locations before, and I did a little reading in the library... it's a greenhouse. It provides optimal conditions for growing plants.

[she smiles]

There are some herbs I'm familiar with that I thought I might try to grow here.

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Oh, that's right. You've been trying to find herbs for a while now, huh?

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Yes.

[she sets a packet of seeds aside. she'll definitely be growing that one.]

Shale allowed me to take some from their garden, but it will be good to grow my own supply.

week two, tuesday

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[ah, the library. a bastion of peace and quiet. (it actually physically pained me to write that since i am typing this from a library that is very much NOT that.)

anyway, jiuqing enters the library with a neutral expression on her face. she seems to be steadfastly ignoring a tiger cub that is padding along behind her. "the common denominator of the universe is chaos, hostility, and murder," it says, and she just keeps walking. it repeats itself. she has been ignoring it since she stopped by the art room earlier.

she doesn't ignore 9s, though, and greets him with a polite nod.]

Hello there.

[the tiger cub starts talking. she continues to ignore it.]

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[ I FORGOT YOU WORKED IN A LIBRARY...... my shame in suggesting this location. Anyway.

It was quiet, until. Well. ]

... Hey. [ a pause. ] Looks like you've got company.

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Do I?

[this cub does not exist as far as she's concerned.

"life is a never-ending orgy of emptiness," it continues. jiuqing's eye twitches.]

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... Chatty company, at that.

[ what. is that. ]

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Perhaps it ought to wander away in search of someone who is more receptive to its company.

["god is a blanket statement that will not keep you warm," says the tiger cub.]

w2; thursday

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[ Looking for 9S? After nyooming off from Party City, he can be found paused in front of an archway in the central node, looking in indecisively. ]

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9S.

[hello, she is here, having indeed come looking for him after he just wandered off stubbornly. where did she come from? same direction he did!

she's got a very "i cannot BELIEVE you just got injured and walked it off" look on her face right now.]

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[ He turns around, surprised to see her there. ]

—What?

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[she stares pointedly at his injuries]

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[ ... oh. quickly: ]

It's fine. I'm not the one to worry about here.

w7; thursday

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[ At some point during the day, 9S makes his way up to the apartment rooftops, and old spot he used to frequent weeks before.

Before anything else, he decides to curiously take a peek within the greenhouse that still stands there. ]

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[surprising absolutely no one, jiuqing is in here!

...she's admiring the colorful fingerpaint flowers and the flowers sprouting from glass bottles, rather than gardening, though.]

How pretty...

[she looks up when she hears the door open, though.]

Oh! Hi, 9S!

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Guess I shouldn't be surprised to see you in here.

[ He walks in, taking a look around. ]

Thought I'd check out how much more work you got done.

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I used it a lot! ...but I ended up harvesting most of it at the beginning of the week - I wasn't sure if a weird hole would open up here too...

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Oh. That.

[ 9S winces slightly. ]

There doesn't seem to be any more new ones, at least.

week seven, saturday

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[here they are, once again, on the rooftop. jiuqing is lingering by the railing, looking out into the darkness and the brightly-colored lights that illuminate parts of it.

she looks pretty peaceful, though.]

...almost there. [she says, once she hears footsteps.] We did good work today, I think.

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[ Meanwhile 9S approaches to full on lean against the railing, as if he were exhausted. ]

I think that was some of the strangest stuff I've ever had to do.

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It was... certainly something.

[she would prefer not to fight another dragon, she thinks.]

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But it's almost over, right? After that, it has to be.