[ "hey zia how are you explaining that they end up in these random hallway rooms" poorly
cloud is standing in the hallway about to open a door (a fun #2 chosen by the dice) when he spots estelle, maybe doing similar! maybe just walking down! who knows, but cloud asks; ]
[Hi, Cloud. You've found Estelle sitting somewhere by herself. She's looking pretty miserable, but at least there's a little more color in her face than there was at the end of trial. She'd kinda looked like she was close to fainting, back there.]
... Was that what these are normally like? If there is such a thing...
[ well. cloud is going to stand near her and look awkward, but since she looks less like she's going to faint he is not thinking of running the fuck away ]
... Yeah, that's about how it goes. Though not all of them end with people trying to stab each other.
[Estelle is in the marketplace in Ahnkeen, excitedly going from stall to stall, and occasionally staring upward at the weathered remains of the massive serpentlike skeleton that runs through the entire street.]
This place is amazing! They must have built the settlement around this big skeleton... Have you ever seen anything like it!?
[She's just going to share her enthusiasm with Cloud, who happens to be nearby. Estelle is not dressed for desert weather at all but she also looks to be too excited to care. Also, she's got bunny ears, happy furry week.]
[ cloud is also not dressed for the desert, but he's not in his regular canon outfit either, so we will give him half a point. i love bunny ears estelle even if it makes cloud tilt his head and stare at her silently for a few seconds in nostalgia. don't @ him.
it's hard to tell, but his hair is feathers. he is a chocobo. thank ]
... Can't say I have. I don't think anyone back home would've tried to build anything out of a snake skeleton.
[ it is maybe not a snake. he is calling it a snake. ]
[Estelle's out in the courtyard, staring off into space. Her face is a little pale, and her eyes are reddish -- likely from crying. It seems that she's calm now, though.
It takes several moments for her to notice Cloud.]
[Well, they exit Mystery Room G and the key disappears in Estelle's hands.]
Oh... I guess that's that.
[She looks to Cloud like she has more to say, but then she glances over her shoulder.]
I'm not sure we should talk about this right outside their door... Oh, but my room's right over there. [She gestures to Room 021, like two doors down from where they're standing. Maybe that's a better place to talk?]
[Estelle's sitting in the courtyard, holding a flower in her hands. Her eyes are red -- it's clear that she's been crying. She looks up when she sees Cloud nearby.]
[ he is always there when she cries. it is a curse. but no, despite looking hesitant for a second he sits next to her, looking her over with a frown of concern ]
... I know there's no point asking if you're okay, but...
... [ he puts a hand to her shoulder and squeezes it lightly ] There's no helping it. Emotions are always flying high in these things, and the longer it goes, the more it'll involve people hoping against hope it's not their friend who'll wind up on the cutting floor.
[Estelle can be seen slowly making her way down the stairs from the fourth floor. Each step is cautious, as she seems to be trying not to agitate her wounds, though even with the dress she's wearing, there's only one injury that's plain to see: almost all of her fingers are severely bruised.
She looks up when she sees Cloud in the hallway.]
Oh, Cloud...! I heard you were in the other group yesterday... Are you all right?
cloud's wearing all black, but it's loose pants and a looser hoodie, so there's barely any skin visible. there's a healing bite on his neck where something clearly tried to take a chunk out of it that he can't hide, though. oops. but he looks at estelle with a worried frown ]
Mm. M'fine. [ he looks at her ] You?
[ she got the cyoa AND one of her cyoamates died. that sucks more!! ]
[Estelle can be found in the courtyard, staring up at the twilight above. She's managed to dry her tears for the moment, and now she just looks very lost and tired.]
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
week 0, monday
cloud is standing in the hallway about to open a door (a fun #2 chosen by the dice) when he spots estelle, maybe doing similar! maybe just walking down! who knows, but cloud asks; ]
You trying to see what's in these too?
no subject
Yes. This place is so much bigger than I thought it was...
Want to explore together?
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Week 0, Saturday
... Was that what these are normally like? If there is such a thing...
no subject
... Yeah, that's about how it goes. Though not all of them end with people trying to stab each other.
[ not all, he says ]
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
week 0, sunday(2)
... I promise no one else had executions like that where they were.
[ TIRED ]
no subject
It was terrible, wasn't it... Poor Sieghart...
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
Week 1, Monday
Cloud!
[She calls his name, then wanders over.] Are you checking out the new floor, too?
no subject
Uh... Yeah. Find anything good yet?
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
week 1, thursday
Your first aid kit doing alright after all that?
[ TODAY... ]
no subject
Still, there are some things left. Do you need any bandages, or pain medicine? How much did the staff's spell heal you?
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Week 1, Saturday
Cloud...! Thank goodness, you're still here. I was worried that after the trial ended, you'd just... I-I don't know, disappear, or...
no subject
... For a while, I kind of did, too. [ he just. pats her head awkwardly. he's fine. ]
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
Week 2, Monday
This place is amazing! They must have built the settlement around this big skeleton... Have you ever seen anything like it!?
[She's just going to share her enthusiasm with Cloud, who happens to be nearby. Estelle is not dressed for desert weather at all but she also looks to be too excited to care. Also, she's got bunny ears, happy furry week.]
no subject
it's hard to tell, but his hair is feathers. he is a chocobo. thank ]
... Can't say I have. I don't think anyone back home would've tried to build anything out of a snake skeleton.
[ it is maybe not a snake. he is calling it a snake. ]
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
week 2, thursday
You alright?
[ estelle your cyoa ]
no subject
Yes. Gemini healed my leg... I think I'll be fine once I've had some rest.
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
week 2, sunday
... Even the gravestones are written like jokes.
[ except clementine's but you know ]
no subject
Yes... It's cruel. None of them deserve this...
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
week 3, monday
... Got any idea why this bread is rock hard?
[ he is knocking on it. ]
no subject
[She says, like the shadow-bakers will have their feelings hurt.]
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
Week 3, Saturday
It takes several moments for her to notice Cloud.]
... Oh, Cloud.
I... We did the best we could, right?
no subject
... We did better than last week. [ so it's something? ] You okay?
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Week 4, Monday
Oh... I guess that's that.
[She looks to Cloud like she has more to say, but then she glances over her shoulder.]
I'm not sure we should talk about this right outside their door... Oh, but my room's right over there. [She gestures to Room 021, like two doors down from where they're standing. Maybe that's a better place to talk?]
no subject
[ he pats her shoulder and starts going over there! wow! inviting a strange boy to your room estelle. horrid. ]
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Week 4, Thursday
I found something! How about you? Shall we meet somewhere and talk?
no subject
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Week 4, Friday
Oh, Cloud... Would you like to sit?
[There's room next to her on the bench.]
no subject
... I know there's no point asking if you're okay, but...
[ :(? ]
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
Week 4, Saturday
It was hard to watch everyone fighting with each other like that...
[Our last-minute trial drama...]
no subject
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
week 5, tuesday
This anything like the castle you're used to?
no subject
Not exactly... But it sure looks like the castles I'd read about in my stories.
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
Week 5, Friday
She looks up when she sees Cloud in the hallway.]
Oh, Cloud...! I heard you were in the other group yesterday... Are you all right?
no subject
cloud's wearing all black, but it's loose pants and a looser hoodie, so there's barely any skin visible. there's a healing bite on his neck where something clearly tried to take a chunk out of it that he can't hide, though. oops. but he looks at estelle with a worried frown ]
Mm. M'fine. [ he looks at her ] You?
[ she got the cyoa AND one of her cyoamates died. that sucks more!! ]
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
week 6, tuesday
he happens to see her ]
Hey. Trying to warn them more?
no subject
[but no, the dead<->living postal service does not move that fast.]
-- Oh, but I was also thinking of sending another ticket to their side. Maybe you can be my witness?
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Week 6, Saturday
no subject
... You alright?
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...