WHO: Rodion & everyone
WHAT: Late 2024 Catchall Log
WHERE: Various Locations depending on the happenings during the months
WHEN: Late October to End of December
WARNINGS: General, blank warning for mentions/talk on dark subjects. Headers will be marked according if things develop in that direction.
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[............................]
Only instead of taking it, I may have snapped back a little bit and she's probably completely doesn't want anything to do with me outside of necessary work stuff, but it's fine!
[Is it.............]
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< So... you guys got into a fight and you're worried things were taken too far. >
[There's no judgment in their words. More an attempt to piece things together.
They'd be lying if they said it didn't worry them a little--they've only really felt like they had some semblance of a handle on the Sinners' more serious arguments between one another just recently. But... this doesn't feel like some sort of irreconcilable grudge either. At least, that's not the feeling they get.]
< Are you sure she still doesn't want anything to do with you? I-I'm not trying to downplay what happened or anything but... >
["Completely" just seems like a pretty big leap is all.]
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[You give the sailor time to get her rage out and hope you don't get a harpoon in your shoulder. Her gaze darkens as a chill picks up in the air.]
It didn't reach a physical point or anything.
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[As much pain as Ishmael must be in... Rodya is hurting too.]
< Like I said earlier, if there's anything at all you need to get out, it's just me here. I'll hear you out, without judgment. >
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[She's been hurting all of her life in some fashion.]
It's a dumb fight and I should have kept letting her go off so it can get out of her system. Just like before... Kicking her out of my space wasn't going to solve anything.
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< Have you guys talked at all since then? >
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I think this might need some time and space... I'll probably make things worse if I talk to her now. I think that's for the best right now, Dante.
[Because she has no idea what else to do.]
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They block out their sight as they think, then open their "eyes" once more.]
< ...All right. I won't push any more right now. Just... don't let yourself think it'll be forever, okay? I don't know how else to put it, but... Spring always comes after Winter, right? After everything you guys have gone through together... I still think Spring will come. >
[And with it, the thaw.]
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[A distant dream that feels unreachable. One that she doesn't feel worthy for it's warmth yet. She turned down Sonya's offer for it, showing that she chose to take this painful path to find her own answers, her own spring. And yet she still hasn't feel like she gotten anywhere in a sense.]
If you say so... Can I ask something, Dante?
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Sure. What is it?
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What would happen... If I take too long to change?
[She's not going to add her reasoning or more on to it.]
oops I droped their clock brackets
[After a brief moment of surprise, they take a moment to think the question over]
< I can't say for sure. I'm not even sure what "too long" would be. > [Don Quixote had taken well over 200 years in the end. And the others on the bus, they were taking their own steps forward little by little. And then there was this place, a detour none of them could have ever foreseen.] < But you still want to. Right? >
its okay
[To become special after all. She did sign the contract after all so that was the first big step to find change and break the stagnation.]
If I change a lot, will I still be 'me'?
[She lets out an exhausted sigh.]
I'm stopping there because that route is really wearing me out. Even this conversation is wearing me out.
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< But you still had it. And you answered me honestly, too. >
[Somewhere in all those ticks and tocks, there's a hint of pride.]
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[Dante is special and irreplacable at this point. Even if she is trying to recover and play it cool, something did feel lighter in her.]
That and again, being out of the City might have a play in it. Not that this place is perfect or anything, but it's way better compared to what we are used to plus we are kind of used to organizations doing shady things to get stuff done, huh?
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[Which seems a little strange to say, given the circumstances.]
< Would have been nice if it was something like a vacation, though. >
[Sometimes they think they could all use one. They did miss out on getting to go to the beach together...]
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[If only they could truly kick back and relax without limitations.]
I can take you for a ride around the city and we could make something fun out of it.
[Plus Dante can get the basic things they need while learning their surroundings.]
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[Which is why they didn't keep much of a selection on hand back home. There was never much point when a mission could call or Mephistopheles's siren could go off at any moment.]
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Leave it to me! We can get you the basics and since it's getting colder, a really good jacket... I'll see if I can grab you the fashion upgrade for your implant too, but regular clothes still a big must! And since I got a motorcycle, we can hit up a lot of places very quick!
[Yes she had been driving something...]
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< You and Hong Lu worked wonders on Heathcliff, so I'm trusting you with me too. > [Which may be them consigning themselves to a fate to be a living mannequin for the day, but Rodya seems excited, so they're happy to go along with it.] < I'll try and pay for what I can--and for lunch while we're out too, for good measure. >