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lifeaftr2018-08-14 10:29 am
tokenflavortownie) wrote in lifeaftr2018-08-14 10:29 am
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And like the autumn leaves, I just can't help myself [Open]
Who: Pyrrha, some of her friends, and YOU
What: Everyone Pyrrha knows and loves is sick and dying, including her! Still gotta do her best.
When: Throughout the event
Where: Around Umui
Warnings: disease, body horror, mentions of death
Early August; stage one
[The symptoms weren't something Pyrrha paid very much attention to when they first began to appear. A tickle of the throat, a bit of soreness in her arm, both things she'd considered harmless side effects of her long days spent traveling around the island of Umui. Surely it would pass after some rest and time back on Enso.
She had chosen to stay on Umui a while longer anyway. To continue the search, or rather take a chance to tend to the memorial site they had all been digging up when a new group of people suddenly came to exist underneath it. Taking the time to check the freshly-covered ground in case someone else decided to sprout out of the dirt again wasn't too crazy in her mind.
Partway through the day, she's forced to pause by a coughing fit. Strongest one yet, loud enough to draw some attention. It's not too surprising at this point, and she covers her mouth, of course. It's the fact that she coughs something up that surprises her.
A couple white petals. Flower petals. What's worse, the feeling in her throat hadn't subsided.]
...What the hell?
[Pardon her language, but that is... incredibly odd.]
Mid-August; stage two
[Despite her earlier hopes, things had gotten worse. Albeit, it's been a slower process compared to some, but the results had started to show. Flowers - Edelweiss, although she didn't know the type - had broken through the skin of her right arm, blooming all the way from her forearm and up to her shoulder. Her arm was constantly sore, at least when she would still feel it.
But then that was replaced by the dull pain of the flowers poking out through her hair. Darkly, she thanked the bright crimson color of her hair that hid any blood.
At this rate it was likely a bigger danger returning to Enso than staying here. It was a quarantine zone, once upon a time. The least she could do was keep the problem from spreading until it could be cured. She was certain it could be cured, and the results from others seemed to talk about emotions. Honesty, talking to each other. If nothing else, she was great at lending others an ear.
So, she found a good spot near the Umui mana pool, on a small hill, next to a half-buried wooden crate. And she sat. It's mostly a meditation thing, but should anyone walk within eyesight, she'll give them a wave and a smile she hopes isn't quite as pained as it feels.]
What: Everyone Pyrrha knows and loves is sick and dying, including her! Still gotta do her best.
When: Throughout the event
Where: Around Umui
Warnings: disease, body horror, mentions of death
Early August; stage one
[The symptoms weren't something Pyrrha paid very much attention to when they first began to appear. A tickle of the throat, a bit of soreness in her arm, both things she'd considered harmless side effects of her long days spent traveling around the island of Umui. Surely it would pass after some rest and time back on Enso.
She had chosen to stay on Umui a while longer anyway. To continue the search, or rather take a chance to tend to the memorial site they had all been digging up when a new group of people suddenly came to exist underneath it. Taking the time to check the freshly-covered ground in case someone else decided to sprout out of the dirt again wasn't too crazy in her mind.
Partway through the day, she's forced to pause by a coughing fit. Strongest one yet, loud enough to draw some attention. It's not too surprising at this point, and she covers her mouth, of course. It's the fact that she coughs something up that surprises her.
A couple white petals. Flower petals. What's worse, the feeling in her throat hadn't subsided.]
...What the hell?
[Pardon her language, but that is... incredibly odd.]
Mid-August; stage two
[Despite her earlier hopes, things had gotten worse. Albeit, it's been a slower process compared to some, but the results had started to show. Flowers - Edelweiss, although she didn't know the type - had broken through the skin of her right arm, blooming all the way from her forearm and up to her shoulder. Her arm was constantly sore, at least when she would still feel it.
But then that was replaced by the dull pain of the flowers poking out through her hair. Darkly, she thanked the bright crimson color of her hair that hid any blood.
At this rate it was likely a bigger danger returning to Enso than staying here. It was a quarantine zone, once upon a time. The least she could do was keep the problem from spreading until it could be cured. She was certain it could be cured, and the results from others seemed to talk about emotions. Honesty, talking to each other. If nothing else, she was great at lending others an ear.
So, she found a good spot near the Umui mana pool, on a small hill, next to a half-buried wooden crate. And she sat. It's mostly a meditation thing, but should anyone walk within eyesight, she'll give them a wave and a smile she hopes isn't quite as pained as it feels.]
For Touko; early stage two [body horror]
The pain in her arm had never been this intense, and now these... buds were breaking through the skin!
She needed, well she wasn't sure what she needed, but she knew finding someone she knows would help. And the first name that popped into her mind was-]
T-touko! Touko?
[She hurries, not in any planned direction. She just runs, calling out for her sister while she cradles her arm.]
I really hope she's doing better than me...
For Hifumi; early stage two
Of course, staying on Umui wasn't always easy. She'd been thinking about going back, just when she spotted someone walking nearby. There may be flowers, but they seem familiar enou-oh!]
Hifumi? [Hey, here comes Pyrrha. She's not looking too great either.]
For Nari; late stage two [after Mira's death]
And others seem to be doing worse, even if some are getting better. Friends are dying, people are disappearing, all feeling in her arm had disappeared and the pain still subsists, and...
And she's tired. There's one person she really wants to see now, and she'll wander as far as she has to if it means she'll find her.]
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Pyrrha will find Nari in a right state, hacking away at the ground with an ice blade. She doesn't care who's flowers she just ruined. She just wants to destroy something.
Caution might be needed for this.]
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She hadn't yet learned what happened, so by the time she does come across Nari and what she's going it's downright startling. She stands there a moment or two, watching her, continually testing the numbness in her hand.]
...Nari? [Her voice is tired and hoarse, but she calls out anyway.]
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Flowers. Edelweiss. [A short laugh as she goes back to hacking at flowers.]
Edelweiss Edelweiss
Every morning you greet me
Small and white
Clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Edelweiss Edelweiss
Bless my homeland forever.... Sound of Music. An old musical. I hate flowers.
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I... I hate flowers too, to tell you the truth.
[After everything, she didn't feel like coming back to this island anytime soon.]
Nari, what... what are you doing?
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[Think of all the memorials that will now never be.
She stops, slowly craning her neck to look at Pyrrha.]
She's gone. So I'm making the flowers pay.
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[They can make other memorials. There will always be a need for them, and they can be made better than that stupid memorial on this stupid island.]
Who's s go-? [Her eyes widen. It isn't terribly difficult to put the pieces together.] What? But... Oh my god, Nari. I... I am so sorry.
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[The entire island would be best up in flames.
She lets a soft sob out, hacking harder at the flowers.]
She's gone. Just gone. Died in my arms. I couldn't save her. She wouldn't talk. She wouldn't tell me. She died, and it's the flowers fault. I can't save anyone, I can't help anyone, everyone is going to die and I can't do anything.
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All at once, she's there, up to Nari, reaching to at least place a hand on her. Possibly pull her into a hug, if she could.]
No. No, Nari. Don't... don't ever say that. You can save people! It's not your fault, it was the flowers. She was... [It's tough to admit especially to Nari, but it's something she can't ignore.] I saw her, she was in so much pain that... I'm not sure if there was anything either of us could do-
[She breaths out, shaky, right before she's seized by a vicious coughing fit.]
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She listens to Pyrrha cough, eye twitching as the fit goes on.]
...... I didn't progress as much as everyone else here did. Why? Because unlike everyone here, I'm always honest. I always speak the truth and don't hide things. It's so much harder to keep secrets and lies than it is to be open and honest. No one would suffer if they weren't afraid to talk about how they are fucking feeling.
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She wipes her mouth, clearing her throat once. She's fine. She will be.]
....I know. That's why I'm not dead right now either. And I know I need to be honest about my feelings now, thanks to you, Nari. But I know how these people are. Sometimes the hardest thing you can do is be honest about the feelings you hide deep down, especially to yourself.
[It was hard for her, at first. She can only imagine how some of the people here feel about it.]
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[She drops the ice blade to turn to Pyrrha, hugging the other redhead tight.]
Don't hide how you feel... it's not worth the pain it'll bring others.
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...I know. I've changed since I met you. I don't want to hide how I feel anymore.
[She breathes slowly, letting it out.]
You're not a fuck up. You're Nari, and I love you for that.
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[What are you hiding from someone? Is it worth dying for?]
... Thank you. Even if I still think I am, thank you for not thinking so. I love you for being wonderful and knowing what words I need to hear.
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[They had been going away, but maybe something was holding a few back?]
I think that I know what it is, at least... it's something I feel bad for, Nari. [She scoffs quietly.] You're saying all these nice things about me, and I'm still holding something close to my chest.
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[In case you cant talk to her about it.]
Just because we're dating doesn't mean we need to know everything about each other. If there's something that you don't feel comfortable telling me, then find someone you are comfortable with. It'll make life easier to have more than one source to confide in.
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Nari, I think... you're one of the only people who I can talk to about this. [Besides CT, and she's not even sure where she is right now.]
The truth is, I... I miss being in space, Nari.
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...... me too. [It's a hard truth since coming planetside.] I miss the stars, the new planets, the new species we've never met. I miss everything about it and I hope one day I can go back. We can go back.
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[That's for sure.]
Sometimes, I feel like I miss it... more then I miss Remnant. That's the problem, Nari.
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You're not expected to be who you were built up and molded to be back home on Remnant. Here in this world, and in space? You're a lot more free. You can make yourself be who you want to be, no muss or fuss.
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I guess I feel better about being here than I thought. At least I can decide who I want to be, and what I want to do. But it's still nice having you here.