towards the end of it, the door to the planetarium opens, and there's lu bixing! he's without his coat, today, with popcorn the snake slung over his shoulders - he's hiding his face in the collar of lu bixing's shirt - and he looks a little surprised to see someone else in the planetarium.
but, when he sees its persephone, he's got a smile for her, soft if rightfully tired. ]
[ she looks up at him from where she's seated with a glass in her hand. unlike her previous drinks of choice, this one seems to be just a plain ol' mug of shitty beer. her hair is closer to a bob than a pixie cut now as she pats the seat next to her. ]
[ god, a ye olde truck. but he will take the offer genially, coming to plop down into the spot beside her cross legged. he's got no drink, though he is sans his coat, and settles in fairly easily and gives persephone that little tired smile. ]
Believe it or not, this place reminds me of home. I thought I might come here to think for a little while. What about you?
[ it starts quiet, nothing more than white noise generated by the fire and brimstone natural to hell. but as a rose-colored figure in the distance comes nearer to wherever lu bixing is, it becomes clear that someone is yelling at the top of their lungs. ]
if it helps, lu bixing is. here? he's okay. he's just like sitting in the common room area, sprawled out and with a bandage on his arm but otherwise seeming okay, at least - though, at the voice yelling at him, he does jump and look around?! ]
[ as she draws closer, he can see that she's teary-eyed and holding her growing expanse of hair in her arms like a blanket. she's also wearing a pretty swanky coat, sorry lbx but your suffering comes after #fashion
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Why are all of my sorta-kinda-maybe-friends getting themselves maimed?!
[ where the fuck are you, lu bixing, persephone is coming for u. contrary to how she's been all week otherwise, she is not crying. she's not... feeling much of anything, really, at least not right now. if anything, she's just tired, and it shows in her voice as she drags herself over to lbx, croaking out: ]
[ thankfully??? lu bixing is well behaved?? he's not lin jingheng. he is resting, again! back on the common room couch, remaining eye closed, bandaged nicely and changed. someone even helped clean his face off so he's not bloody and he's got a cute little friend wearing a cute little outfit sitting next to him and a book on his chest.
when he realizes someone else is there, and he hears that sad, croaky little voice, he turns his face immediately to look, and his brows knit together - apologetic, worried, rueful, he murmurs, ] ...I know. I'm sorry.
[ this week has been such trash why is it only week one ]
[ HOW DID YOU LOSE AN EYE BEFORE ME... after just staring at him for an extended moment, she flops down next to him, though she takes care not to drape on him or anything. she doesn't want to aggravate whatever wounds haven't been seen to. ]
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Do you want to talk about it?
[ about all the things that happened during the execution, she means. ]
[ well - once lin jingheng has been helped because his space husband is extra sad, lu bixing will come to check on persephone too, especially with the whole loss effect from yesterday. wherever she is. ]
[ well, it only really lasted for curfew, because i'm very funny and the joke is now moot since yall know i'm still alive for real. lu bixing will find her in the common room, curled up in a little ball on one of the sofas. her hair is currently just past her shoulders, unkempt and hiding her face. ]
anyway!!! THIS IS THE SADDEST THING. he looks so sad, immediately, and then - pauses for a moment, and murmurs. ] Give me a second.
[ and then leaves? wow? what a jerk?
...but he comes back a few minutes later, with the blanket from his bed in his arms. he brings it down, and gently tucks it around persephone where she's curled up on the sofa, and then comes to sit down on the floor. ]
How're you feeling?
[ like he can't already tell, but, sometimes it's good to talk about it. ]
anyway lu bixing is coming up to persephone on this fine day with.. an armful of flowers! in fact he waves at her when he sees her, energetically. a hole will come shortly. ]
[ I GOT DISTRACTED BY CURFEW AND CURSES but persephone lights up when she sees lu bixing approach, and even more so once she sees what he's brought for her. ]
Uriel and I picked some earlier - she wanted to lay some out for Cosmos, and we thought it might be nice to make bouquets for everyone who left us, but I'm - really not very good at it. Do you want to try? I feel like you'd be the expert.
anyway it's!!! a new week and on monday, lu bixing sends persephone a picture! it's from a very high up view - a sky high view of the brand new giant garden.
it's followed by a selfie! taken at a downward angle from the new garden, on top of a big mushroom, making a peace sign. ]
well, persephone will hear a - ] Waugh! [ as six foot of dumbass falls on this mushroom. but, three seconds later, his face pops up over the edge of the mushroom, and he brightens up, grinning and waving. ]
well bixing is. here? he's here, probably like. copying down lavi's message or whatever but when he hears stomping he sticks his head out of his room and sees pink. ]
[ hey remember how this week's effect is insecurities? as she gets closer to him, she lurches forward and slouches against him, looking up at him with big, pleading eyes. ]
Bixing how are you number two. What is your secret.
[ a very sleepy persephone opens the door. it looks like he's just woken her up from a nap! she's in pjs and has an extreme case of bedhead, but lu bixing is someone she doesn't care about seeing her in this kind of state. ]
lu bixing is in.. of all places, the home biome today! it's in the shape of an adorable little house with a white picket fence and a neatly maintained lawn and garden, with blooming lucida flowers among others underneath the windowsill. when persephone comes by, she might see there's a pair of little robots on either side of the cracked open door. one of them twirls around and hands the other one a flower petal in a little animation; over their heads is a sign that's lined with flowers that says The Home of Engineer 001 and Commander Lin. embarrassing! also the door's cracked open.
laying on the couch is a familiar figure, naturally: it's lu bixing, underneath a couple of blankets with a whole lot of pillows supporting him and a book open on his face. he's still breathing kind of wheezily but he is, in fact, breathing! ]
in the interest of Inflicting Pain before trial, i will make this short and simple: when persephone walks into the house and spots lu bixing on the couch... she doesn't question it or even say anything. she simply walks over and burrows under the blankets herself to nestle against him. hewwo. ]
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week 0, sat
towards the end of it, the door to the planetarium opens, and there's lu bixing! he's without his coat, today, with popcorn the snake slung over his shoulders - he's hiding his face in the collar of lu bixing's shirt - and he looks a little surprised to see someone else in the planetarium.
but, when he sees its persephone, he's got a smile for her, soft if rightfully tired. ]
Hi, Persephone. How're you feeling...?
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[ she looks up at him from where she's seated with a glass in her hand. unlike her previous drinks of choice, this one seems to be just a plain ol' mug of shitty beer. her hair is closer to a bob than a pixie cut now as she pats the seat next to her. ]
What are you doing here?
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[ god, a ye olde truck. but he will take the offer genially, coming to plop down into the spot beside her cross legged. he's got no drink, though he is sans his coat, and settles in fairly easily and gives persephone that little tired smile. ]
Believe it or not, this place reminds me of home. I thought I might come here to think for a little while. What about you?
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WEEK 1: thursday, pre-curfew
LUUUUU BIXIIIIIIIIING
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this is more terrifying than his entire cyoa
if it helps, lu bixing is. here? he's okay. he's just like sitting in the common room area, sprawled out and with a bandage on his arm but otherwise seeming okay, at least - though, at the voice yelling at him, he does jump and look around?! ]
-- Persephone?!
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Why are all of my sorta-kinda-maybe-friends getting themselves maimed?!
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WEEK 1: sunday
You suck.
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when he realizes someone else is there, and he hears that sad, croaky little voice, he turns his face immediately to look, and his brows knit together - apologetic, worried, rueful, he murmurs, ] ...I know. I'm sorry.
[ this week has been such trash why is it only week one ]
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Do you want to talk about it?
[ about all the things that happened during the execution, she means. ]
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week 2, friday
Persephone...? [ where you at booboo ]
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Hi.
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anyway!!! THIS IS THE SADDEST THING. he looks so sad, immediately, and then - pauses for a moment, and murmurs. ] Give me a second.
[ and then leaves? wow? what a jerk?
...but he comes back a few minutes later, with the blanket from his bed in his arms. he brings it down, and gently tucks it around persephone where she's curled up on the sofa, and then comes to sit down on the floor. ]
How're you feeling?
[ like he can't already tell, but, sometimes it's good to talk about it. ]
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w3, wednesday
anyway lu bixing is coming up to persephone on this fine day with.. an armful of flowers! in fact he waves at her when he sees her, energetically. a hole will come shortly. ]
Persephone, come here!
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Oh my gods, where did you get these?
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Uriel and I picked some earlier - she wanted to lay some out for Cosmos, and we thought it might be nice to make bouquets for everyone who left us, but I'm - really not very good at it. Do you want to try? I feel like you'd be the expert.
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w4, monday
anyway it's!!! a new week and on monday, lu bixing sends persephone a picture! it's from a very high up view - a sky high view of the brand new giant garden.
it's followed by a selfie! taken at a downward angle from the new garden, on top of a big mushroom, making a peace sign. ]
🍄🥦🥕🥬🌽!!!!!!!!!
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[ is the only notification lu bixing will get.
meanwhile, the mushroom he's sitting on begins to shake. ]
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well, persephone will hear a - ] Waugh! [ as six foot of dumbass falls on this mushroom. but, three seconds later, his face pops up over the edge of the mushroom, and he brightens up, grinning and waving. ]
Hi. How happy are you right now?
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w4, thursday
that's it that's the starter ]
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well bixing is. here? he's here, probably like. copying down lavi's message or whatever but when he hears stomping he sticks his head out of his room and sees pink. ]
Persephone...?
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Bixing how are you number two. What is your secret.
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week 5, sunday
Kore? Are you in here?
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Bixing...?
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week 6, friday!
lu bixing is in.. of all places, the home biome today! it's in the shape of an adorable little house with a white picket fence and a neatly maintained lawn and garden, with blooming lucida flowers among others underneath the windowsill. when persephone comes by, she might see there's a pair of little robots on either side of the cracked open door. one of them twirls around and hands the other one a flower petal in a little animation; over their heads is a sign that's lined with flowers that says The Home of Engineer 001 and Commander Lin. embarrassing! also the door's cracked open.
laying on the couch is a familiar figure, naturally: it's lu bixing, underneath a couple of blankets with a whole lot of pillows supporting him and a book open on his face. he's still breathing kind of wheezily but he is, in fact, breathing! ]
Re: week 6, friday!
in the interest of Inflicting Pain before trial, i will make this short and simple: when persephone walks into the house and spots lu bixing on the couch... she doesn't question it or even say anything. she simply walks over and burrows under the blankets herself to nestle against him. hewwo. ]
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