chasma pcs: alisaie

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idk the only roommate gif i have is an old lj icon of frodo and gollum

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week 0

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[veraltwin]

[So eventually they gotta all make their way to the hotel, right? And then--and then--there are no keys, there's no innkeep, there's nothing to tell them which rooms are open and which rooms are locked... so by the time Alisaie finally finds the door that opens for her, she's grumbling under her breath as she shoves it open.]

--coupons that we can't even use--

[Aaaaaaand there's somebody else in here. Well then. Alisaie looks at her, then at the single bed, then spreads her arms wide.]

I suppose I oughtn't be surprised to find that we're expected to share rooms with complete strangers. [And yet, she somehow is.] I apologize for barging in. You are...?

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[ Nanaly hasn't been in here long; she just finished changing out of that weird mess of an outfit and into something more comfortable -- shorts and a sleeveless turtleneck crop top -- a few seconds ago. But even if she's hardly settled in yet, as far as she knew, that door was locked; so when it suddenly gets shoved open like that, her instinct is to immediately turn to face the potential threat and take a defensive stance--

--which she drops instantaneously when she gets a look (and listen) at who she's dealing with. Whoof, that fancy speech style is a lot, though. Pretty dramatic too, huh...

Her daemon also relaxes, though he gives Nanaly kind of a Look, which she returns with a small shrug before turning back to her apparent roommate with a smile. ]

Nanaly.

[ She holds out her hand to offer a handshake. ]

And don't worry about it, I didn't think to knock first either. So your coin opens this room too, huh?

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It does.

[Shaking hands isn't super common where she's from, but Alisaie goes along with the gesture regardless.]

I'm Alisaie, and this is Taf. [Taf is in his tonberry form right now.] I expect you've just found yourself in this city, too?

monday, whistles............

[veraltwin]

[So at some point on Monday after all of *gestures* that, Alisaie is going to try and track Nanaly down. Whenever she does, she'll approach and without any further preamble:]

I hope you won't mind, but I've told Alphinaud he could sleep on the floor in our room tonight. Apparently his flooded.

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[ The kitchen's a pretty reliable place to find her, and that's probably where Alisaie will find her today a little before dinnertime, stirring a small pot of soup. ]

How'd that happen? He's not sharing a room with that pointy-toothed guy with the fish, right?

But sure, that's fine. The more the merrier. Does he have a dry pillow and stuff to bring, or did those get wet too?

[veraltwin]

[Alisaie's drawing a blank here. The who?]

The pointy-toothed guy with the fish...? I'm not sure who that is.

He has a pillow. I mentioned hanging his linens to dry, but I can't say whether or not he actually did so. [Or whether they'll have dried at all, considering. The hotel...]

I appreciate your understanding.

week 1

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wednesday

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[Hello former roomie... Alisaie is coming to find you in the kitchen :) This time, however, she's carrying a bucket with her.]

Have I told you yet that you're a treasure? I'd be lost were it not for you and Nero.

[Well, maybe not entirely lost, but... let's not consider it too hard, we don't need to think about Alisaie's food crimes.]

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[ Nanaly brightens when she hears that now-familiar voice, turning down the heat on the burner and then looking to Alisaie with a smile. ]

Mm, not yet, I don't think, but I'm open to hearing it!

[ Raising her eyebrows at the bucket... ]

What, are you gonna put in a big takeout order today?

[veraltwin]

Of course--you know me. [She may not know what a takeout order is, but she can play along well enough.] Always demanding more.

[She'll offer a smile back before thumping the bucket up onto the table.]

You participated in our "treasure hunt" earlier, yes? Allow me to present you with the finest treasures of the day.

[A bucket of fish, some of them still giving pathetic little flops. Most are sandy. Some are bioluminescent!]

The entire time we were retrieving "treasure," we were being pelted with fish and other debris from geysers outside of the Bubble. I hope you had an easier time of it?

thursday

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[Sometime during the afternoon, Alisaie will be tracking Nanaly down, a look of agitation on her face when she finds her.]

Nanaly? Have you seen Alphinaud today?

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[ ? She hasn't spoken to him today, at least, but she has to think for a moment about whether she's caught a glimpse of him today at all. ]

Mm... Not that I can remember.

[ She frowns; the implication of the question seems pretty clear. ]

You can't find him?

[veraltwin]

No. [She shakes her head.] I haven't seen him since yesterday. This isn't normal.

[Nanaly, by this point, will probably also know that this is unusual. The two of them can be found together at some point every day, even if it's just for a few minutes between everything else or at the end of the night. That she hasn't seen him at all today?

Something's wrong. She's convinced of it.]

week 2

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tuesday

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[She doesn't mean for it to happen. Alisaie's out in the marketplace, examining the statues the way she'd said she meant to in the meeting the night before, when she catches sight of a strange shard of glass next to her foot. Her initial thought is to dispose of it, but as soon as she picks it up...

Well. Hello, Tesleen.

Goodbye, Tesleen.]

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[ Nanaly happens to be at the market at the same time, looking through the grocers' stalls for some ingredients that might still be good for cooking. When she sees Alisaie over by the statues, she heads over to say hello, but at that moment--

Oh.

She stands there for a moment in a state of shock, from all the raw emotion that had for that brief time been hers -- the fear, the deep affection for this girl she'd never even met, the pain of such a sudden and terribly cruel loss. ]

Ah...

[ She blinks, reorienting herself to the return to her own reality... and when she looks up and sees that angel statue behind Alisaie now, she winces. Those have been a reminder of that loss for her this whole time, haven't they? ]

...I'm sorry. I know I wasn't supposed to see that.

[veraltwin]

[It takes her a moment to turn around--the pain of losing Tesleen like that is still fresh. Alisaie gathers herself and takes a breath, and when she looks at Nanaly she's in control of herself. At least, as in control as could be hoped for after that.]

It's all right. It's not a memory I'd like to show to anyone, but if it was going to happen, you're one of the few I would trust with it.

I'm sorry, too. I ought to have looked around before I picked it up.

later tuesday

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[ Nanaly has figured out the connection between the glass shards and the memories by this point, and after accidentally seeing that memory of Alisaie's earlier, she's taking it upon herself to pick them up when she finds them to keep someone else from stumbling on one and unintentionally sharing something deeply personal. Her own memories aren't all that bad, she figures, so if someone else happens upon one of them during the process, it might be better than the alternative -- or, well, she won't have to feel guilty about it, at least.

Of course, as soon as she picks up the first shard in her cleanup effort, it sees fit to show one of the most painful memories she has.

She probably should have expected that. ]

[veraltwin]

[It's almost the reverse of what had happened earlier--this time, it's she who stops in her tracks as a suddenly painful memory washes over her, a memory of Nanaly and her brother and oh, gods, the pain in her heart is suddenly all too real, aching for her friend and what once happened to her.

And she's been here with Alphinaud the entire time.

Once she's certain her own emotions are under control, Alisaie's looking for Nanaly, turning the corner of the building to see her back.]

Nanaly...

[She's going to come up and put her hand on the other girl's shoulder if she can.]

I'm so sorry. This time I'm the one that saw something I ought not to have.

saturday post trial

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[ idfk what's going on but whenever and wherever Alisaie can be found after that trial Nanaly's eventually going to find her!!! ]

[veraltwin]

[It probably won't be too hard!! She won't be going too far, not after that, just trying to find some peace and quiet.

What Nanaly may notice, though, is that when Alisaie looks up at her, there's no recognition on her face, no greeting or smile.]

Yes?

week 4; post-trial

[veraltwin]

[no week top-level since.......]

[Unfortunately the guards won't open the cell door for her to come in and sit with her so it looks like they're having this conversation through bars after all :( But Alisaie's not going to hesitate, coming right up to them and reaching her hand through to Nanaly.]

Is there anything you need?

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Hey.

[ Takes her hand and gives it a squeeze. ]

Nah, I don't think so. Nothing I can't go half a day without, anyway... but thanks for checking.

slams back into this belatedly bc NANALYYYYYYYY

[veraltwin]

I'd rather you didn't have to go without it at all.

You said it was okay, but I'm sorry nonetheless. You didn't deserve to be blamed for the actions of another.

[And the worst part of it is not knowing who was actually responsible?]

If... [Gods, it's hard to say.] Should you find yourself in that other place, you need only write. If there's anything I can do from this side, I shall.

We'll figure out how to change this.