pc: shadowheart

[spiritbalm]

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WEEKEND 0 - SATURDAY

[spiritbalm]

[ heyo. anders has changed back into his clothes from home, and now resembles a giant, bedraggled crow.

he will just be sort of ... wandering aimlessly outside, because he keeps stopping outside of the buildings and then clearly chickening out of going inside. it all feels deeply uncomfortable. he'll stop in front of the church, glowering a bit, nervously doing and undoing the bandage at his sleeve. well if you want to talk to this crazy guy, go ahead. ]

[sacredpath]

[kind of a serve actually, she's just wearing her camp clothes because i refuse to have her in heavy armor this whole game.]

...If you're worried about the reception, know that it is apparently a temple to some sort of bug-eyed salamander. It seemed welcoming.

week 0; monday

[sacredpath]

[let's use the new locations so this is out near the entrance to the lighthouse, but shadowheart has stopped her exploring around when she's suddenly been overcome by affection week. she hears a chirping sound from a bush as the owlbear cub comes trundling back out from whatever pile of trash it was rooting around, some french fries in his mouth.

and shadowheart instantly starts talking to him in a baby voice]

There you are! Getting into trouble, are you? Don't get me kicked out of here, please.

[she will also throw her arms around his fluffy neck and start petting his feathers while she continues to baby voice at him.]

[spiritbalm]

[ i dont think he's seen this Thing before and is. Observing it like ??? ]

Is that .. an incredibly fat griffon?

W1 - MONDAY

[spiritbalm]

[ perusing the list of potential thirds shadowheart has sent him ]

I would be alright with any of these.

[sacredpath]

[im not a coward it was marcoh elysia and wis'adel but to be clear those aren't the only people she thinks are attractive they're just the three she thinks would be great threesome partners.]

Of course, we ought to take some time to get to know each other just the two of us first.

W1 - FRIDAY

[spiritbalm]

[ anders is just wandering around outside somewhere. also, he's ominously glowing, so that's great. there are cracks across his skin, emitting an eerie bright blue light and dimly pulsing. ]

Shadowheart.

[ his voice is a little deeper than normal too. ]

[sacredpath]

[oh kinda hot ok.]

...Hello. Are you the spirit?

week 1; saturday

[sacredpath]

[alright. wherever this sad wet man wound up, she's coming to find him. after a little bit. she's sort of in a lot of pain tonight and you know why so i'm not going to bother writing it mysteriously. hand hurty.]

[spiritbalm]

[ he'll be at the lighthouse, watching the ocean for a while. he needed to get out of that church. away from it.

his face is bruised and bloody, he hasn't bothered to clean himself up at all, every once in a while reaching up to test if his nose is still bleeding. it doesn't seem to be. ]

week 1; sunday

[sacredpath]

[it can be a short thread but how's the boy doing where is he recovering.]

[spiritbalm]

[ he's in his room - he's just left the door open so she can come in. he's sitting on the floor, sorting through things. amazon junk, mostly.

burns run aross his arms and hands - both ice and fire, and a few specks on his face, but they're bandaged up by now. and there's the various bruises from being bashed around, raccoon eyes deep and dark. not to mention the deep, red strangulation marks. there are those. but he's not as bad off as he could be. ]

... I'm organizing.

[ well however you deal with things emotionally. ]

W2 - MONDAY

[spiritbalm]

[ good morning were you enjoying your day. too bad. here comes anders, who for some reason looks a lil bit younger, significantly less wet, and much less feathery than usual. he's instead got a smart blue and silver uniform, and a less receeding hairline. miracles do happen. a miraculous twink death recovery. ]

Shadowheart! Just the incredibly strong arm I'm looking to stand behind. You want to go look in the new place? Hopefully with you about ten feet in front of me?

[ oh hes worse ]

[sacredpath]

[oh. she's feeling kind of. weird. unsettled. this isn't helping. she looks like she was expecting a very different conversation and now she's thrown.]

Where do you want to go...?

week 2; thursday

[sacredpath]

[gives you the laziest unasked for starter at all time have a drink]

[spiritbalm]

[ he will take it. ]

... Bad day?

W2 - SATURDAY NIGHT

[spiritbalm]

Do you want a drink?

[sacredpath]

So very dearly.

[lead the way, my sad friend.]

W3 - MONDAY

[spiritbalm]

[ imagine proper starters for memshare week. Well, we're in the funhouse. enjoy mem

Anders simply watches this unfold and looks guiltier and guiltier the longer it goes on, like he wants to bolt for it but knows he shouldn't. ]

[sacredpath]

[we can bolt if you want. she's here, looking through the mirrors, trying more than anything to find a way out.

maybe she should linger, examine things, but it feels invasive. still, the part she stops and takes a closer look at is the end. the way he's trying to give his possessions away and saying goodbyes, and no one really... talks about it.

she's used to some fairly suspicious requests from friends. somehow it has always turned out better than it had any right to. but it goes both ways, doesn't it?]

W3 - FRIDAY

[spiritbalm]

[ uh, he looks a little. furtive as he approaches, trying to pull her somewhere kind of out of sight. ]

... I woke up this morning bruised.

[sacredpath]

[ah. okay. frowning.]

Where?

w4; monday

[sacredpath]

[after the mini cyoa, she will meet him for a drink and to share their spoils.

she will hold up a drink for a toast at the bar.]

To surviving another week.

[her mood is sad, still, but she's doing better, honestly. it was a rough weekend, and seeing the other side of it hasn't dispelled her worries, but she's trying to make the best of it.

anyway she thinks this is the drink honoring elysia but it's not, it's hanaki. so taking a sip and immediately coughing.]

Sorry? What is that?

[spiritbalm]

[ he's holding up his drink to match her and then she starts hacking and coughing in a really gross way so he's just. watching her. ]

You choking on your drink ... ?

[ for the record. and sorry about this. but he always orders the hawke drink. pathetic. ]

week 4; tuesday

[sacredpath]

[apparently if i want tuesday pc i have to do it myself... meeting in the void.]

Did you get letters?

[spiritbalm]

[ hello. in the void it is. anders is here and he is, in fact, feeling a lot of emotions at the moment. sorry about it. they are mostly anger, and some of that sick, gut-twisting feeling like rejection. ]

I did. I can show you. Charlie sent some information, but I think most of it was lost ...

week 4; thursday

[sacredpath]

[drags herself awkwardly down the hall of the hopital trying to find his room...]

Anders? Oh Gods. I hope you're here.

[imagine if she did all of this and he's at the spa.]

[spiritbalm]

[ can you fucking imagine. he’s been shot like four times, has a broken arm, half his chest is a hole and he’s like, i really am craving a staph infection too.

no. he’s in the hospital, and actually he’ll run into her in the hallway. apparently going to look for her too. ]

Shadowheart?

[ he SOUNDS lucid, despite the mark on his forehead. ]

W4 - SATURDAY

[spiritbalm]

[ WELL THAT SUCKED. ]

The pill bottles say not to drink while you're taking them ...

[sacredpath]

[it wasn't the best.]

If we die, we die. It will be Lucas' fault for not warning us properly.

week 5; monday

[sacredpath]

[you get a unique starter for being a dog-anti, king. instead we are going to see the sights of italy. maybe in a gondola since we're both relaxing? nyanders is also here on one side of the gondola and the owlbear cub is weighing down the other side. it's definitely a situation where the owlbear seems curious and playfully interested in the kitty but the kitty is not having it.]

Well, this is a pleasant change of pace, isn't it?

[it's a modern city but it has a fucked up fantasy europe vibe? anyway, shadowheart also just seems to be in a lighter mood today generally. dipping her hand in the canal water because she doesn't know better.]

[spiritbalm]

[ anders is definitely in a big hat and sunglasses, holding his sweet kitty on his lap while she digs her claws into his lap and they're both eyeing the owlbear suspiciously. ]

It's too bright.

[ its fucking italy you stick in the mud. ]

W5 - FRIDAY

[spiritbalm]

[ haha well he's gone to disassociate somewhere. just sitting down outside and putting his head in his hands. ]

[sacredpath]

[she will just come over to him and put her arms around her, press her face against his shoulder. he can sit and disassociate like that, she's just here.]

week 6; monday

[sacredpath]

[kitty cat cafe! pressing a fluffy kitty to her face.]

They're so sweet.

[anyway, he can have just a little 15 second thought bubble about his majesty and learn that in her beautiful world you can speak to cats.]

[spiritbalm]

[ this has suddenly become very urgent. ]

You can talk to cats?!

W6 - THURSDAY

[spiritbalm]

[ hopital ...

well coming to find her instantly!!!! ]

[sacredpath]

[she will probably need his help anyway since her stomach wounds are pretty serious. she was legit dying but he can probably get her stable enough to decide whether she should take the healing item.

anyway she's covered with blood and gunk and awful stuff and also obviously wearing circle robes so, you know. but she will wake up once she's stopped bleeding too much.]

I honestly thought you were actually there.

[spiritbalm]

[ outside the church in an absolute foogoo state ]

[sacredpath]

[aww, buddy. going to him.]

Are you alright?

W7 - MONDAY

[spiritbalm]

Talking with Hawke.

He is saying nice things.

[sacredpath]

Good. He ought to.

He also could have said them at any point before now, instead of letting you be miserable over his silence in addition to everything else.

W7 - FRIDAY

[spiritbalm]

[ hi he'll just come by her room sometime before LORD OF THE RINGS which is obviously important. he's brought Lady with him too so she can have kitty time. ]

Hungover?

[ well. that's what lesser restoration is for. but still. ]

[sacredpath]

[she has already lesser restorationed herself, but is happy to do him too if he needs it. she's a little tired and sad anyway. so she will happily cuddle a sweet kitty.]

No, just... very aware of tomorrow.

week 7; saturday

[sacredpath]

[our beach is back! our beautiful beach. she has showered and changed out of whatever hideous outfit i forced her to be in and is instead wearing something simple and comfortable and sitting out on the beach.]

[spiritbalm]

[ hi. look it's been a rough fucking day and everything sucked for a while there, but. there's still something pretty nice about being granted freedom, at the end of it. it's not a feeling he's used to.

coming to sit next to her in the sand with an oof. ]

I know it is bittersweet. But I hope it is more sweet than bitter.