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[ablazement]

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w0, SATURDAY

[ablazement]

[karlach is out near the swamp! sitting on a stump of some kind, staring into a box. she's in her default clothes, which means her glowing red chest is more prominent. her tail sways back and forth behind her. she seems lost in thought.]

Re: w0, SATURDAY

[tactic]

[ Swamp... This is the last place he had wanted to search, but he's not leaving any stone unturned. He's concentrating so hard on not getting his flashy clothes dirty (he should have just stayed in the robe for this), that he almost runs into a person on a stump. He barely manages to stop short before tripping into her. ]

Oh! My apologies. I didn't mean to interrupt.

[ablazement]

[that's valid, the swamp sucks. when he nearly runs into her, she startles, but recovers pretty fast - grins brightly at him, pointy teeth and all. and she very quickly slams her box shut.]

Oh, hey! Nah, you didn't interrupt. I was just... brooding, actually, wow. I was really out here brooding. Enough of that. You get dropped here too?

w0, monday.

[tactic]

[ Guess who's outside of the mortuary, starting at the plaque of names with the most confused look on his face. He's also got the word "losing" floating around on his cheek. For fun. ]

Huh. [ And then, upon spotting Karlach, he has to ask. ] People can actually stay here?

[ablazement]

[he's just got the loss comic scrawled on his face got it (no)

she comes over to stand next to him, head tilted.]

Apparently. There's even a coffin my size.

[tactic]

They're making you sleep in a coffin?

[ You know what. Maybe the barn is okay. ]

w5, MONDAY

[ablazement]

[BLOWS DUST OFF THIS PC WOW

anyway. she is wandering, this place is so fucking huge. karlach is looking at all the various places, with keychains that she's just attached to her belt - gojo, vin, mathis, kate, gale, and astarion are all settled there, for now.

she can probably be found right this instant outside of the radio shack, looking at it like it's like... a two headed monster or something. that's so much tech for a medieval.]

[tactic]

[ WELL NOW HE SHOWS UP WITH A SCRATCH ON HIS ALREADY BANDAGED FROM CYOA FACE THANKS TO KANDA

Aventurine comes up to stand next to her. ]

... Seems more than outdated.

[ablazement]

[STOP GETTING INJURED

she tilts her head and glances at him with a baffled look.]

This is outdated? [aaaaaaaaaaaa]

w5, thursday.

[tactic]

[ WHERE IS SHE IS SHE IN THE HOSPITAL

Well, Aventurine is here to visit!! He'll knock on the door to signal his arrival and then poke his head in like hello?? ]

[ablazement]

[SHE CAN BE WHEREVER honestly hospital is probably where daan made her go, so she is here, curled up on a bed.

she does not look great! she's sweating, and also shivering, a thin blanket covering her. most of her injuries are not actively bleeding or anything, though her poor tail is missing a good chunk of it. she's bandaged! when she hears him poke his head in, she opens her eyes blearily and looks over.

she's a bit afraid to open her mouth, so she doesn't, but she does give him a very weak smile.]

[tactic]

[ No... You are breaking his heart.

He can't return the smile, expression grim and concern pouring off of him into this room as he takes in her state. This is... not great. ]

Oh, Karlach...

[ There's probably a sink in this room so he's going to grab a small hand towel to wet it under some water, then wring out the excess. Once that's done, he drags a chair over to her bed, taking a seat on it before dabbing at her forehead. ]

Pool didn't heal you all the way, huh?

w6, MONDAY

[ablazement]

[well today happened

karlach can be found in elysium... she's poking around Eden, the tea garden, looking at the flowers and just absently picking them. sorting them, too. she's humming to herself, tapping her foot.]

[tactic]

[ today was a lot

Aventurine is here... He looks distracted as he absentmindedly walks through the garden, but upon hearing a familiar tune, he follows the sound until he comes across... Karlach? ]

Did Miss Robin sing you that song?

[ablazement]

[startles slightly - but glances over at him, and grins.]

Yeah. Before either of us were dead. [tail wag...] Hey-o, threads. Whatcha doing?

w6, friday.

[tactic]

[ WHEREVER KARLACH IS, Aventurine is dropping in next to her. ]

So. You told him.

[ His tone is very carefully neutral. ]

[ablazement]

[JUMPSCARED]

-- Huh?

[tactic]

[ CONTINUES ]

You really didn't waste any time.

w6, SATURDAY

[ablazement]

[hewwo!!

you can find her just beating the absolute shit out of a punching bag in the dojo. just with her fists. it has been a day and she has a lot of feelings about everything that happened, none of which are neat and tidy.]

[tactic]

[ Yeah, this is fine. He'll wander over to one the walls to slide down it and take a seat.

Punch the life out of that bag, Karlach. He'll wait until she wants a break. ]

[ablazement]

[eventually she wears herself out - rage only lasts so long. and she's aware she has an audience, so after a moment she just gives the punching bag a last annoyed kick, and turns around. walks away from it, muttering a series of curses under her breath.]

It didn't have to happen like that. [she says, finally, glancing over at him.]

w7, monday.

[tactic]

[ Wherever Karlach had previously been, she is no longer there. Aventurine has dragged her over to the brand new salon that's cropped up and taken over two of the massage chairs. It's supposed to be relaxing, but the mood is definitely rough after the events of a very long Monday.

Still, it's worth an effort, and he glances over to her when the timer runs out and they're left sitting in normal chairs. ]

... Well. I can't say that was all too helpful.

[ablazement]

[she appreciates this though, after how much the last hour of the plot talks went. she got into a tiny fight with her bestie and then watched her old partner-son kill someone live on television, so relaxing is definitely something she wants to do.

and like - when they're left sitting in normal chairs and he says what he does, she actually laughs, rubbing at her face.]

Could've been worse!

w7, saturday.

[tactic]

[ They're back in their foggy graveyard town!! He's going to go looking for her once some calm has settled over everyone. It's been a very, very long day, but he wants to check up on certain people.

So he pokes his head into wherever place she is residing!! ]

Karlach? Holding up okay?

[ablazement]

[she's probably in her room in the graveyard honestly because it's the most like home. the vibes are exhausted. worn out and a little sad in the way it gets when everything is just a touch overwhelming.

but like, hopeful too. very much hopeful.

she's got the door propped open, and she's just flopped out on her bed, staring at the ceiling. at the little glow in the dark star stickers up there. aventurine gets her to look over at him, and she gives him a tired smile.]

Think so. I'm sort of in shock, I think, I'll get to okay soon enough.