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immortalpoet
2024-05-31 11:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Ughh. Just thinking about this is a headache, but this is something he can't stop thinking about, either. Is he a hypocrite for going to Ishmael about this? Maybe. But he will....do his best to be nice. He knows how much she likes him. But he has to know.]
this seems to be a random question but. ishmael
at any point have you directed wriothesley to be antagonistic towards me
this seems to be a random question but. ishmael
at any point have you directed wriothesley to be antagonistic towards me
[ ishmael might recognize marcille's yellow hummingbird, cashew, as it delivers to her a small package tied in a thin plastic bag.
inside a small box is a pastry! it was painstakingly made down to the very last detail. the peaches taste fresh, the icing is light, and the puff pastry is nice and crispy. the underside is a little undercooked and the syrup might be overly sweet, but it's still a good prototype for someone who's just starting her baking career. and it's still warm!
if ishmael visits the kitchen, she will probably see (and smell) evidence of marcille's many other attempts in the trash can. the bestie will only ever get the best. ]
inside a small box is a pastry! it was painstakingly made down to the very last detail. the peaches taste fresh, the icing is light, and the puff pastry is nice and crispy. the underside is a little undercooked and the syrup might be overly sweet, but it's still a good prototype for someone who's just starting her baking career. and it's still warm!
if ishmael visits the kitchen, she will probably see (and smell) evidence of marcille's many other attempts in the trash can. the bestie will only ever get the best. ]
[ oh that's perfect, because ishmael's a little peckish when she sees marcille's delivery. she's going to savor this to the very last bite.
much later, marcille will receive a text: it's a photo of the half-eaten pastry atop ishmael's desk, accompanied with a cup of tea that wriothesley had recommended to her. it actually took her a while to get the camera angles right (she doesn't know what "instagrammable" means but it's the vibe she wants to get across with this photo.....) ]
It's really good 👍
The syrup's a little too sweet for my liking but that's okay
Not bad for your first time too
much later, marcille will receive a text: it's a photo of the half-eaten pastry atop ishmael's desk, accompanied with a cup of tea that wriothesley had recommended to her. it actually took her a while to get the camera angles right (she doesn't know what "instagrammable" means but it's the vibe she wants to get across with this photo.....) ]
It's really good 👍
The syrup's a little too sweet for my liking but that's okay
Not bad for your first time too
[ handwaves they made up in their other thread otherwise this is gonna be real awkward
It starts on a Wednesday, with Wriothesley's pink-and-blue hummingbird drone zipping across base to find Ishmael and deliver upon her a gift: a single stem yellow rose (probably genetically modified, let's be real), along with a small folded note. (Real paper? In this economy???) ]
Ishmael par jeu me jecta de la neige,
Que je cuidoys froide, certainement:
Mais c’estoit feu, l’expérience en ay je,
[ (There's no signature, but considering the contents of the delivery there probably doesn't need to be one.) ]
It starts on a Wednesday, with Wriothesley's pink-and-blue hummingbird drone zipping across base to find Ishmael and deliver upon her a gift: a single stem yellow rose (probably genetically modified, let's be real), along with a small folded note. (Real paper? In this economy???) ]
Ishmael par jeu me jecta de la neige,
Que je cuidoys froide, certainement:
Mais c’estoit feu, l’expérience en ay je,
[ (There's no signature, but considering the contents of the delivery there probably doesn't need to be one.) ]
[ On Thursday, Sigewinne (yeah, that's what he named his hummingbird drone, so sue him) makes her triumphant return, this time with a second flower (a peach rose) and a second note. ]
Car embrasé, je fus soudainement.
Puis que le feu loge secretement
Dedans la neige, où trouveray je place
Pour n’ardre point?
[ There's stil no signature. ]
Car embrasé, je fus soudainement.
Puis que le feu loge secretement
Dedans la neige, où trouveray je place
Pour n’ardre point?
[ There's stil no signature. ]
[ despite having only talked to him a couple of times, the fact that he went all this way to give her these because he thought of her is so sweet. it makes her heart wrench even more for avoiding mostly everyone since that outburst on the network and coming back to base. not that she minded since most of her peers were going out of her way to avoid her too.
she'll send him a text after trying out a couple of them. ]
Thank you, Zagreus. You really didn't have to. I'd have given you something in return too, but our circumstances back in Busan are less than ideal for frivolities like this.
I'll make it up to you soon.
she'll send him a text after trying out a couple of them. ]
Thank you, Zagreus. You really didn't have to. I'd have given you something in return too, but our circumstances back in Busan are less than ideal for frivolities like this.
I'll make it up to you soon.
[ there will be an extravagant invitation waiting in front of ishmael's door. decorated in what appears to be artificial flowers, and beyond that is a wax-sealed envelope that awaits. the colors are striking with black, reds, and golds. when opened, it will reveal the following contents: ]
CODED BY TESSISAMESS
Lady Hearse,
I could hardly pass up an opportunity to repay your graciousness. Who else would suggest for the crown prince to stuff hot steaming balls full of tentacles down their throat, after all? For the record, I am not serious. I quite enjoyed them.
The lady also makes for a wonderful conversation partner, I've found, so it would be a loss if you didn't come. I look forward to seeing you there, Miss Teammate.
I could hardly pass up an opportunity to repay your graciousness. Who else would suggest for the crown prince to stuff hot steaming balls full of tentacles down their throat, after all? For the record, I am not serious. I quite enjoyed them.
The lady also makes for a wonderful conversation partner, I've found, so it would be a loss if you didn't come. I look forward to seeing you there, Miss Teammate.
Your presence has been summoned to the first annual royal gala, which will take place at the Ruby Room on the 10th day of September, the year 2078. Please come dressed appropriately, and do not forget a mask.
- Callisto Regulus
[ Knock knock, guess who!!!! Anyway it's just Wriothesley, with a mysterious bag in one hand and a bouquet of (probably once again genetically) modified flowers. Please let him in, thanks.
sorry for this most low effort of starters, sometimes a bitch is tired ]
sorry for this most low effort of starters, sometimes a bitch is tired ]
[A day after the missing go missing....he might as well reach out. So here he is. Hello, employee.]
i heard about your boyfriend
are you in any search groups right now
i heard about your boyfriend
are you in any search groups right now
me when vergilius is actually not canon-updated i'm LAUGHING
immortalpoet
- 2024-10-05 13:23 (UTC) - Expand[ several days after their return to the base, Nanami leaves a bottle of whisky at Ishmael's door. silent condolences because all the words in the world couldn't unmake the loss she has suffered, and he isn't eloquent enough to find the right ones for her kind of grief. ]
[ It comes a little delayed, but Ishmael will find a sizeable basket left at her door sometime during the first few days of November. If she's lucky, she'll catch glimpse of the hummingbird drone that delivered it—coloured dark indigo with red accents, reminiscent of a certain scholar.
In the basket is an assortment of sweets—chocolates and candies, as fine as you can get them in Neo Tokyo, and packets of premium hot chocolate nestled in a plain but well crafted ceramic mug with an unglazed bottom. A spoon comes with the mug too, clearly for mixing the hot chocolate. Accompanying the sweets are luxurious bath sets. Yes, plural. Salts, oils, bombs, lotions, creams, the whole nine yards and more. There is even a shampoo and conditioner set, carefully picked to work with Ishmael's long, fluffy mass of hair. There are a variety of scents in the mix of bath goods, just to make sure she'd find something to like. To top it all off, as if the sender wasn't obvious enough with the excessive bath products, a rubber ducky sits nestled cozily in the center of goods.
Underneath it all is a tightly packed throw blanket, deep blue in colour, acting as a cushion for the entire basket of goods. There is no note attached save for a little tag that indicates the basket is for Ishmael, so she won't mistakenly think someone accidentally dropped the wrong present off at her door. ]
In the basket is an assortment of sweets—chocolates and candies, as fine as you can get them in Neo Tokyo, and packets of premium hot chocolate nestled in a plain but well crafted ceramic mug with an unglazed bottom. A spoon comes with the mug too, clearly for mixing the hot chocolate. Accompanying the sweets are luxurious bath sets. Yes, plural. Salts, oils, bombs, lotions, creams, the whole nine yards and more. There is even a shampoo and conditioner set, carefully picked to work with Ishmael's long, fluffy mass of hair. There are a variety of scents in the mix of bath goods, just to make sure she'd find something to like. To top it all off, as if the sender wasn't obvious enough with the excessive bath products, a rubber ducky sits nestled cozily in the center of goods.
Underneath it all is a tightly packed throw blanket, deep blue in colour, acting as a cushion for the entire basket of goods. There is no note attached save for a little tag that indicates the basket is for Ishmael, so she won't mistakenly think someone accidentally dropped the wrong present off at her door. ]
[ she is lucky enough to catch the drone before it zips away, the color of it reminding him of a certain doctor. that's weird.
she brings the care package inside and... wow. she's aware that the doctor doesn't cut corners, but these brands are rather luxurious, aren't they. kind of reminds her of how opulent aventurine is in general, and wonders if he'd asked for the gambler's help somehow.
regardless, she's very touched by the gesture. didn't think the doctor would send along things that aren't just academically related like codices. that guy's rather layered, isn't he?
perhaps a trip to the spa is in order. 😌 ]
she brings the care package inside and... wow. she's aware that the doctor doesn't cut corners, but these brands are rather luxurious, aren't they. kind of reminds her of how opulent aventurine is in general, and wonders if he'd asked for the gambler's help somehow.
regardless, she's very touched by the gesture. didn't think the doctor would send along things that aren't just academically related like codices. that guy's rather layered, isn't he?
perhaps a trip to the spa is in order. 😌 ]
Ishmael;
On the evening before that fateful day when we were kidnapped, Wriothesley told me of the woman who brought so much joy to his life. Never before had I seen him with such a smile and radiating sheer happiness. The dead are oft tortured by their unlived lives and unrealized dreams. Regrets and remorse haunt them, preventing them from finding peace.
The man I met upon being summoned could have been such a soul. But on this day, he was not. Though sorrow fills our hearts, know his was filled with happiness and fulfillment. His soul shall find peace and move on, to what afterlife awaits him.
I thank you, for having saved such a beautiful soul.
And though it pains me to ask this, I need you. As I work at the cemetery, I am planning to ask LILITH if we are allowed to conduct funerary rites and burial ourselves. And you alone are qualified to decide on the arrangements. Please accept my apologies for asking this of you now, when you are in so much pain. I would give you more time if I could, but I trust not LILITH to be patient with us.
On the evening before that fateful day when we were kidnapped, Wriothesley told me of the woman who brought so much joy to his life. Never before had I seen him with such a smile and radiating sheer happiness. The dead are oft tortured by their unlived lives and unrealized dreams. Regrets and remorse haunt them, preventing them from finding peace.
The man I met upon being summoned could have been such a soul. But on this day, he was not. Though sorrow fills our hearts, know his was filled with happiness and fulfillment. His soul shall find peace and move on, to what afterlife awaits him.
I thank you, for having saved such a beautiful soul.
And though it pains me to ask this, I need you. As I work at the cemetery, I am planning to ask LILITH if we are allowed to conduct funerary rites and burial ourselves. And you alone are qualified to decide on the arrangements. Please accept my apologies for asking this of you now, when you are in so much pain. I would give you more time if I could, but I trust not LILITH to be patient with us.
[ if ereshkigal notices the considerable length of time after sending that text, don't mind it too much. ishmael's going to tear up a little and let a sob or two escape her throat because it's... so rare to hear that from anyone. he usually keeps to himself, after all.
so after she's calmed down a bit, she braces herself before typing her response. ]
Ereshkigal.
I... know we've had some differences before, but in these dire times, I think you of all people would know how to go about this. In truth, I've never really attended a funeral of a loved one before, so you're going to have to teach me the ropes.
[ haha, get it. because ropes are her thing. ]
Thank you. For thinking about him. If there's anything I need to bring or do to make this a success, then... please. Don't hesitate to ask. Even if I'm usually... you know.
[ yeah. ]
so after she's calmed down a bit, she braces herself before typing her response. ]
Ereshkigal.
I... know we've had some differences before, but in these dire times, I think you of all people would know how to go about this. In truth, I've never really attended a funeral of a loved one before, so you're going to have to teach me the ropes.
[ haha, get it. because ropes are her thing. ]
Thank you. For thinking about him. If there's anything I need to bring or do to make this a success, then... please. Don't hesitate to ask. Even if I'm usually... you know.
[ yeah. ]
[ when hiyori is finally discharged, she knows where she wants to go first. going there is the hard part.
not that difficulties stopped her much before when it came to doing the right thing.
with some things in hand - a baggie of snacks (she made yato pick up) and some milk tea, not unlike the things she brought to - well, there IS something she didn't bring then. a bottle of rum and a bottle of wine. pick your poison. she holds it all in one arm, as the other is in a cast.
with a deep breath, she buzzes ishmael's room in brimstone. ]
not that difficulties stopped her much before when it came to doing the right thing.
with some things in hand - a baggie of snacks (she made yato pick up) and some milk tea, not unlike the things she brought to - well, there IS something she didn't bring then. a bottle of rum and a bottle of wine. pick your poison. she holds it all in one arm, as the other is in a cast.
with a deep breath, she buzzes ishmael's room in brimstone. ]
[ out of the people she's expecting when she opens the door, she certainly wasn't expecting hiyori -- not when she looks like she's been recently discharged from medbay. ]
Hiyori?
[ she blinks at the amount of snacks the other girlie has on hand. ]
Can I help you?
[ even though she already knows what hiyori is here for. at this point, most of her tears have dried up from crying nonstop, and there's only so much misery she can handle before her usual instinct to compartmentalize kicks in. still, she asks anyway. ]
Hiyori?
[ she blinks at the amount of snacks the other girlie has on hand. ]
Can I help you?
[ even though she already knows what hiyori is here for. at this point, most of her tears have dried up from crying nonstop, and there's only so much misery she can handle before her usual instinct to compartmentalize kicks in. still, she asks anyway. ]
[ late to the hurt/comfort party... intentional, or did he just dissociate and forget? ]
heard your boyfriend died
sorry
[ first off, Toji has never extended comfort towards anyone in his entire life for somebody's death, so I am so sorry if this is not tactful. He does actually follow up with something else after a moment: ]
you ok?
heard your boyfriend died
sorry
[ first off, Toji has never extended comfort towards anyone in his entire life for somebody's death, so I am so sorry if this is not tactful. He does actually follow up with something else after a moment: ]
you ok?
I forgot to say this earlier, but I have something for you.
[ food. another lunch box like he made her in the past. he figures when you've got a lot on your mind, eating is the last thing you think of. it's been about a year since his last one, and he figures it's a good enough excuse as any to talk. ]
[ food. another lunch box like he made her in the past. he figures when you've got a lot on your mind, eating is the last thing you think of. it's been about a year since his last one, and he figures it's a good enough excuse as any to talk. ]
Edited (i forgot a word) 2024-11-20 00:41 (UTC)
[ oh, this is... unexpected. it does take her back to last year, what with the egg and all (how is the egg rn anyway,)
she slides a photo into his dms: the lunch box with half of its contents eaten away. looks like someone's having lunch. ]
Thank you, Yuwon. [ ... ] How's Rodya?
she slides a photo into his dms: the lunch box with half of its contents eaten away. looks like someone's having lunch. ]
Thank you, Yuwon. [ ... ] How's Rodya?
[Sampo goes silent for a few days - no more jokes, no more replies.]
[However, with no warning, a hummingbird drone brings a little package. A simple one, with blue wrapping paper and a little red bow.]
[Inside is a golden pear. But it's certainly not as heavy as one ought to be, if its truly made of gold. If she takes it in the hands, its still cold, still metal and-]
[There is a seam.]
[Pull the pear open, and - there's a thick wood-covered bottom, with a little hastily painted wooden orange sun on a stick that starts to move up and down as a tinny melody starts to play.]
[Sometimes a pear isn't a pear. Sometimes it's a music box.]
[The only note with it reads "One day you'll smile again".]
[However, with no warning, a hummingbird drone brings a little package. A simple one, with blue wrapping paper and a little red bow.]
[Inside is a golden pear. But it's certainly not as heavy as one ought to be, if its truly made of gold. If she takes it in the hands, its still cold, still metal and-]
[There is a seam.]
[Pull the pear open, and - there's a thick wood-covered bottom, with a little hastily painted wooden orange sun on a stick that starts to move up and down as a tinny melody starts to play.]
[Sometimes a pear isn't a pear. Sometimes it's a music box.]
[The only note with it reads "One day you'll smile again".]
[ it's morning. it's christmas time. guess what? you have a present from
~SANTAYORI~
but she's not around. er, wait, she's scampering off down the hall to her next victim, I MEAN good little boy or girl or nonbinary.
upon opening said gift!!
this jewelry box is wrapped up and next to it is a set of these mugs. and a note:
Ishmael,
You had such lovely jewlery, so I thought you might like this. The shells are from Okinawa.
Whether it's pole-dancing, yoga, drinking games, teaching kids about CPR or whatever else I've had fun spending time with you. I hope we can continue being friends and hanging out for longer.
Merry Christmas!
Love,
Hiyori ]
~SANTAYORI~
but she's not around. er, wait, she's scampering off down the hall to her next victim, I MEAN good little boy or girl or nonbinary.
upon opening said gift!!
this jewelry box is wrapped up and next to it is a set of these mugs. and a note:
Ishmael,
You had such lovely jewlery, so I thought you might like this. The shells are from Okinawa.
Whether it's pole-dancing, yoga, drinking games, teaching kids about CPR or whatever else I've had fun spending time with you. I hope we can continue being friends and hanging out for longer.
Merry Christmas!
Love,
Hiyori ]
[ A wrapped package can be found at Ishmael's door after the Christmas Party. Unwrapping it reveals a golden brush alongside a headband, similar to the one she usually wears. The ribbons on the sides are more similar to Ereshkigal's though, and the pattern on the headband is similar to the skulls that adorn the goddess' jewelry.
There is a message with the gift, written on a Christmas postcard: ]
Dear Ishmael,
Though life may be cruel and unfair, you still stand strong and keep taking steps forward. You may not realize it, but you are an example of the strength that lies within the human heart.
Merry Christmas!
-- Ereshkigal, Goddess of Death and Queen of Kûr
There is a message with the gift, written on a Christmas postcard: ]
Dear Ishmael,
Though life may be cruel and unfair, you still stand strong and keep taking steps forward. You may not realize it, but you are an example of the strength that lies within the human heart.
Merry Christmas!
-- Ereshkigal, Goddess of Death and Queen of Kûr
[ Good morning Ishmael!
On this lovely Christmas morning, there's a nicely wrapped box present by her door. It has a card on the top reading:
It was so bitterly cold last winter. I hope this will keep you nice and warm during the holidays!
- Yor
Inside the box is an adult-sized onesie designed to resemble the Eurasian beaver. Complete with a big flappy tail in the back. ]
On this lovely Christmas morning, there's a nicely wrapped box present by her door. It has a card on the top reading:
It was so bitterly cold last winter. I hope this will keep you nice and warm during the holidays!
- Yor
Inside the box is an adult-sized onesie designed to resemble the Eurasian beaver. Complete with a big flappy tail in the back. ]
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