jiaoqiu

[rippled]

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weekend 0, saturday

[rippled]

[ they are at (spins wheel) convenience store

saber is standing at the entrance, wide-eyed. they cannot decide what to look at. ]

What in the world...

[fried]

[ help!! jiaoqiu wanders up, and glances down at them. ]

Have you never seen one of these before?

[rippled]

Not at all, I barely know what I'm looking at... some type of shop?

[ because of all the different items... ]

[fried]

It seems to be something like a grocery store? [ a hum. ] Would you like to explore it with me? I can only imagine what sort of items the afterlife might hold.

[rippled]

If you don't mind! I don't recognize any of these products.

[ give them doritos and their head will explode ]

w1, SATURDAY

[fried]

[ hey bud what's up he's in the fucking hot springs because today was ASS

it's just his feets though. he's not fully undressed. he's rubbing at his temples like he has a headache. ]

[rippled]

[ that's a mood.

they will wander over, pausing when they spot him. ]

Am I interrupting?

[fried]

No, of course not - hello Saber.

[ his ear flicks, and he glances in their direction. ]

[rippled]

[ they wander over, peering down at the water. ]

... this is not a bad place to get stuck at on Thursday. It was pretty comfortablw.

[fried]

I can only imagine. It was you and Uruha, yes? You two seem to get along well enough.

w2, THURSDAY

[fried]

[ where you AT he's looking, because saber got away from him but there's no way he wouldn't at least check to make sure they're not facedown in the dirt. ]

[rippled]

[ they are not facedown in the dirt!!



they are on their back, on the gazebo floor, staring up at its ceiling. ]

[fried]

[ well, that's also fair, he supposes.

he'll come over with his bag, and doesn't get too close just yet. ]

... I'm afraid I'm not sure which name to call you.

[rippled]

[ that makes them laugh. ]

Saber is fine. For now, anyway, I suppose.

[fried]

Saber, then.

[ comes to hang out, settling on perhaps a bench and not the floor, i'm too lazy to open locations ]

Are you alright?

week 3, monday

[rippled]

[ good morning. they are together and opening a door and i am just going to yeet us into a memory yippee.

The cave that you are in is noisy. It is filled with warriors who are all celebrating with a feast. They are laughing, filling their bellies and are trying to work their way up to intoxication. It is what would normally be a joyous occasion, but these are all people who threaten your father's empire. You are not here to celebrate.

You are dressed as a maidservant. You act the part, refilling drink of anyone who asks and smiling at anyone who tries to catch your eye. Slowly, you are making your way towards your actual goal—the brothers who are the head of this band. It is difficult, as there are other women serving, but you manage to catch their eye.

The older one speaks, "You've traveled far, miss. Join us, drink the night away with me and my brother."

"With pleasure," you reply.

The brothers summon you over, and you sit between them and make conversation with them. You sit through their flirtation, nodding and smiling all the way through.

You eventually decide that it has been enough time. Reaching into your dress, you pull out a small blade and, without much ceremony, pierce it through one of the brothers. The other one, alarmed, quickly gets up and runs away without checking on the fate of his fallen kin. You waste no time and go after him, and it's not difficult to catch up. You yank him by the back of his clothes and pull him into your blade as well.

The warrior, bleeding, speaks. "Do not remove the sword yet. I want to talk to you."

You gaze down at him and nod.

"What is your name?"

"I am the child of the Heavenly Sovereign, Prince Ousu. You rebels who would bring ruin to his Imperial Majesty, face your end."

"You would strike us down?" the man, despite everything, laughs. "Superb! So this is what to expect from the people of Yamato! I shall offer you a new name. From now on, you shall be known as Yamato Takeru."

You listen to him give you a new name, and with a small sigh, you finish slaying him because that is what your father has instructed you to do. You will return and tell your father of the achievement and he will only look at you with disgust before sending you even further away for the next mission. ]

at the end of the memory, saber is just. frowning. okay. ]

[fried]

[ yippeeeee memory

jiaoqiu is... a little bemused by this? he glances at saber when it finishes, and looks them over... tries to get a sense of how they're really feeling about it. the frown suggests not great, but jiaoqiu is cautious. ]

... Your father is not very appreciative of you, is he?

[rippled]

I... suppose not. He was very busy.

[ there is an awkward pause.

the vibe is very much of someone who does not know how to talk ill of their father even if they probably should. ]

[fried]

[ this is so valid - jiaoqiu is polite, so he doesn't want to dunk on their dad if it makes them uncomfortable, but... ]

Hm. Not busy enough to avoid asking you to kill people for him. [ ... ] Was that always how your life was like?

[rippled]

... yes. He would tell me where to go, and I would go as directed and followed whatever orders he gave me. You cannot go against His Imperial Majesty's commands.

[ it's said without much infliction in their tone. ]

week 3, thursday

[rippled]

[ hi where is he. HOSPITAL??? pspspspsp

anyway saber is checking on him. ]

[fried]

[ yea!!! hopital

gives you a general wound overview: he has like, stab wounds everywhere. it's his shoulder, his legs, and in his stomach. they look like someone was trying to run him through with a sword with the shoulder and stomach, but the legs are more shallow, thinner. one of his arms is just absolutely useless - a gouge near the inner elbow/forearm, something that looks like it was made with some sort of sharp teeth. it's messy. there's also some sort of gouge-y bite wound on his shoulder, too.

he's got slash marks across his face, too. kind of claw like. and his left ear is ripped in half - it's missing the top half of it, so he's just got half an ear. it's all bandaged as much as it can be.

he's sitting up in bed because nobody could convince him to lay down, and he's just staring at a wall. if they don't say anything, he doesn't seem to notice they're there. ]

[rippled]

[ that is fine. they are just going to quietly stand here for a while like a freak.

eventually, they will approach the bed. ]

Jiaoqiu?

[fried]

[ i love their freak behavior

he does not notice, but when they finally speak he startles so hard it hurts, and then winces and grips at his bandages. oopsies. ]

[rippled]

[ HELP

saber just rushes over, reaching out and–pausing. they do not want to touch him in case there are injuries that aren't super obvious. ]

Are you okay?