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su jiuqing ([personal profile] countermeasures) wrote2022-03-27 08:20 pm

(animal noises) ............... 3!

shitpost to come once you know who our new buddy is......
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[personal profile] aitou 2022-03-29 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I think itsuki went to the place in her memories
but susensei was there too right?/ i think
for me I only really konw the stories shes told me
would that help
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[personal profile] georeject 2022-03-29 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[they will leave steel to nogiku and jiuqing so:]

Shale's started off with us dreaming about a safe place, I think. Somewhere that made us feel at home.

Then, we entered a forest, like something out of a storybook. There was a brook where a mother and her deer drank from, a rabbit gathering mushrooms, etc. Also, the animals spoke. But the deeper in we went, the more ominous the forest became.

A lot after that was more specific to our own lives, and I think I in particular was affected by the weapon I chose - relevant to one of Shale's friends, I believe - but at the end of things:
georeject: (sprite; thinking.)

[personal profile] georeject 2022-03-29 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually, I was blind then, so I couldn't really see anything.

But from what I could tell, there were statues that were in fact people and animals turned to stone, including Shale's family. That was the reason behind their own form here, initially. It sounded like the same was happening to Percival, Ruby, and Crow as they fought, but nothing happened to me - perhaps because of my lack of sight?

One of Shale's sisters had a staff, which we returned to Shale after. We didn't get the chance to meet anyone but Shale's sisters, but their names were Calliope and Clarabelle. They said they'd take care of their mother, father, and Aunt Corrin and Colton.

Also, in general throughout the entire thing, there were butterflies we followed and a voice saying, "Some of this happened once, and some could come to pass, but that doesn't mean it is happening now."
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[personal profile] ktiseos 2022-03-29 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I see. I will ask Percy if he may provide visual descriptions, then, but-- this is certainly helpful.
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[personal profile] ktiseos 2022-03-29 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
If you would, then it would be most appreciated. I shall not ask any of you to use up your ability on this.
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[personal profile] ktiseos 2022-03-29 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I think they would. The more I know, the more authentic I ought to be able to make it; Steel will be more difficult for me, as she is the only one whose memories I did not witness. I've seen at least one part of Shale's home through his.
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[personal profile] georeject 2022-03-29 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Another thing was that we were often pressured to make decisions, often whether to act or to wait for guidance.
Based off what I know of Shale, it may be something that hits close to home for him.
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[personal profile] georeject 2022-03-29 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Sakura trees have a special meaning for her.
Do be careful, though. Many of her memories seem to be at least somewhat viscerally painful for her. She nearly turned violent when we triggered them for her, even if she did calm down quickly enough.
aitou: (Take my heart for it is yours to keep)

[personal profile] aitou 2022-03-29 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
okay
i didnt see her memories either but shes told me a few stories
so ill write them down for you
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[personal profile] ktiseos 2022-03-29 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
If you've any input, then, on what will be safest to use... that would help as well. I do not wish to simply make her think returning home will be too painful.
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[personal profile] ktiseos 2022-03-29 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
As Clarte mentioned above, if there are any you believe I ought to avoid from your interactions with her-- do say so.
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[personal profile] georeject 2022-03-29 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I think reminding her directly of her dead loved ones, for one, might not be a good idea.

But she holds a strong sense of duty towards her home of Inazuma. She told me about the Sacred Sakura, which we helped preserve in our venture and which serves as Inazuma's sacred protector. In Inazuma, everyone believes it to have been eternal, but Steel lived from before a time it existed.

The way Steel put it was that she knows not of pain, but "there is something in the holding of the memory that carries a weight." But she doesn't begrudge the people for not knowing, as she understands that it may be comforting for them to think that such things have always been present, considering how much loss is actually scattered throughout their land's history.

There's also her sword, which we returned to her.


[but someone else can explain that.]
Edited 2022-03-29 19:28 (UTC)
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[personal profile] aitou 2022-03-29 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[I don't want to paste these in text format so here yams will tell him about these.]

i dont know about avoiding or not avoiding so much as
helping her realize that maybe this place isnt the one that needs her protection and her balance
but that her duty is to her real home
shalesan told me before that he believes this is the place he belongs right now
but that if he realized he was needed somewhere else then he would follow that path
but steelsan truly believes that theres no leaving here and that we all just need time to realize that this is our home now
so if i had to guess id say the first step would be helping her accept the idea that there really is a way out
i know change is probably scary to her and it goes against her beliefs
but things have already changed because of us anyway


[Actually, adds this too--a little while later:]

for what its worth
we were talking about all these things because of what happened with vax and percy
i told her that her ideal sounded really nice but that with the deaths continuing to happen, it wouldnt ever be possible
and she told me she wouldnt accept a world in which kiyomitsu and i were forced to make a choice like they did


[can't believe we're badending because anmitsu didn't have to execute each other and now steel won't ever change her mind (no)]
Edited 2022-03-29 19:48 (UTC)
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[personal profile] georeject 2022-03-29 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Following what Yasusada said:

Shale still seems uncomfortable or detached recalling something about his family, such as when we mentioned that they're waiting for him for whenever he's ready.

I also know that he left home to travel with his friends and help them with their problems, and then he told us, "I always figured, when I'm meant to find them, I'll find them again." Them being his family, not his friends, I believe.
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[personal profile] ktiseos 2022-03-29 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
She truly will be difficult, then, to convince of this... I do believe this is still worth the attempt, but care will certainly need to be taken.

Mayhap we ought to decide the contents of these dreams among ourselves, rather than simply using this information to craft them alone.


[gotta minimize the risk of just fucking up their efforts with dreams,,]
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[personal profile] ktiseos 2022-03-29 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm. I believe the memory I saw of his was when he decided to leave; I saw his home, the place he lived and took care of, and a vision of his which occurred before their arrival.
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[personal profile] ktiseos 2022-03-29 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Duty, I can certainly work with. I am familiar enough with that myself.

[if nothing else-- he knows he can weave in that sense of responsibility to one's home, their people.]
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[personal profile] aitou 2022-03-29 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah
i dont think its a good idea to try and convince her to give up her goals completely or anything
maybe we could if we wanted to stay here for a long time but with everything else
i dont think we can do that
so maybe its more about helping her think that its okay for this place to change
and that its possible for us to leave it
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[personal profile] georeject 2022-03-29 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
By the way, should I still paint Vax'ildan? And if so, with which colours? If he's not refracting, then this is going to influence his behaviour like it did for Itsuki, Aymeric, and Marceline.

[what kind of insufferable do you want vax to be]
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[personal profile] aitou 2022-03-29 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
who else did you want to choose?

[He's trying very hard not to be selfish and ask for Kashuu]
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[personal profile] ktiseos 2022-03-29 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
...ah, right. Well. I combined sunrise and metallic for him last week, and it resulted in a complete lack of filter, so mayhap neither of those.

[hmmm.]

Likely not marine or scarlet, either...

[he is debating.]
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[personal profile] pura 2022-03-29 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Depends.
What colors did you use on them?
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[personal profile] georeject 2022-03-29 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Emet-Selch advised one of us or Vax'ildan because of the Dreamer's marking. Given that I'm blindly guessing, I'm open to any suggestions.

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