[ hello harrowhark, what a coincidence that they are both in this mystery hallway. cloud is back in his stupid jrpg clothes with his big dumb sword attached to his back via magnets. i hate final fantasy.
he pauses when he spots her, stopping what he was doing, which is about to open door number 5 according to rng. i think this will be hilarious. ]
[after trial, harrow can be found near the pool, sitting on the edge and dipping her feet in the cool water. when she sees cloud, she glances up from whatever thoughts she's lost in, nods her head in greeting.]
[i was tempted to use the hot springs but i don't think either of them would go in. so instead:
4. You open the door and find yourself inside an Applebee's. That's it. That's the prompt. You can't leave until you have finished a dish from their menu. Once you're done, you find yourself back in the hallway. Only four minutes have passed.
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Hmm. Why did we think we ought to try these again?
[ after a week. they are in a restaurant, so, admittedly, cloud does look around to see if there is a snake here. this is applebee's though, not olive garden. too completely different but real chain restaurants, allegedly. ]
[ it's cloud's turn to be looking at his reflection in the water emoly. there is some kind of scar on his face where his eye used to be blown up, which I will eventually decide what that even looks like but now is not that time.
he shrugs ]
... Thinking I should've expected it. [ not the cartoon shtick, because he has no frame of reference for what the hell tom and jerry is, but that he'd be the one in there. ]
[ AT THE POOL, sitting down and staring at the water like it has personally offended him, he is not surprised to see harrow show up. it is their favorite place to come to after anything terrible happens after all ]
... Hey. [ he inclines his head at her, looking pensive ] Think there's a chance the shadows haven't left whoever actually killed Alphinaud?
[ and they will murder again, this time, with probably vore, (no) ]
[harrow hardly gets far on monday. she can stay in her room, but eventually even she will find the need to come out to eat. she goes to the restaurant and has breakfast and coffee brought to her. but before she can return to her room, she runs into cloud.
and a memory will play. by the time it ends, harrow has put down her coffee, running her hands down her painted face, smearing the paint.]
[ cloud had been planning the same thing, hilariously enough, just grab some food and go, so running into harrow is unexpected.
and unwanted, just as seeing something so personal to her is. he thinks he gets most of it, from context and things she's said here. a lot still leaves him with a headache, but what doesn't-- but the heartache is new. the loss like it's familiar too, but he can ignore that one. this isn't about him. ]
... Sorry. Tried to give you a wide berth, but... this place doesn't really care. [ about the distance before it forces memories on people. it's very rude. he's hesitant, because harrow is clearly distraught, but-- ] That's the friend you forced yourself to forget. Right?
[ cloud is also looking at it, but it looks completely normal now, so. ]
... I don't know. Both Zuko and Aikawa got involved here, and that made the evidence messy. And whatever he used that script for... Wasn't obvious enough, I guess.
[harrow is lounging on a floatie in the center of the pool -
no ok. she is in her room, so have the copypasta. harrow's room is bad. it is like the darkest, gothest, most uncomfortable monastery you’ve ever seen, with a very dark and witchy vibe but also not comfortable or nice at all. it's lit only by candles and the only decoration is bones. there’s a fairly large bed with a dark veil all around it, it looks dramatic but it’s not very soft. the decor of the bed is bone themed as well. there’s an old fashioned wood writing desk with some paper, pens, and books, weirdly a couple titty mags. in the corner there’s a little chair (bone themed) for reading in, and a fairly small closet that contains a lot of black outfits and a little station for doing face paint.
other than that there’s just a lot of skeletons all around? some complete skeletons, some bone fragments or broken skeletons, some skeletons just hanging from the ceiling. other skeletons just in a pile on the floor.
harrow is lying in bed, but the door has been left slightly ajar.]
[she's stubbornly limping around, her facepaint half done and half bare, with the paint a light smear that isn't covering the burnt part of her face. she looks very exhausted.
[ he looks a little hesitant because he is SO bad at comfort, but affection week means he ... wants to try. he would try anyway but he might be a little better ]
Hey. I...
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Wasn't sure if you'd rather be alone or not, so I came to check. [ he'll be honest, sure ]
[ you know what the realm has? a BOOK STORE. cloud is there. he barely even went here but this is his house, he will go over wherever he wants. anyway, when he sees harrow; ]
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week 0, monday
he pauses when he spots her, stopping what he was doing, which is about to open door number 5 according to rng. i think this will be hilarious. ]
You looking into these, too?
[ i hope she says no so he feels dumb ]
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[she peers after him. also she also has an incredibly large sword slung from her waist that's too big for her to wield. twins.]
It looks as though there's another hallway in there.
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week 0; friday
...Nothing amiss here, then.
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week 0; saturday
Good evening. Thank you for your help.
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Pretty sure you did a lot more out there than I did. [ he understands now why lup called her a girlboss. surely this is what she meant. ]
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[ what is greeting people. this is just how they talk now they've "bonded" ]
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That or everything was going to fail to work until we witnessed some humiliating antics.
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week 1; monday
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Hmm. Why did we think we ought to try these again?
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[ after a week. they are in a restaurant, so, admittedly, cloud does look around to see if there is a snake here. this is applebee's though, not olive garden. too completely different but real chain restaurants, allegedly. ]
Doesn't look like the camp Snake is here.
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week 1, saturday
anyway harrow is at the pool. you do not get a choice in this.
cloud is walking around because he has spent nine hours sitting down on the verge of death and he's good now. he's. a little restless. ]
... Hey.
[ what's up miss me ]
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...I'm relieved you have been healed.
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week 1; sunday
...How are you faring?
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... Thinking I should've expected it. [ not the cartoon shtick, because he has no frame of reference for what the hell tom and jerry is, but that he'd be the one in there. ]
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week 2; friday
Cloud, I thought I might find you here. Did you have an odd dream last night?
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week 2, sunday
... Hey. [ he inclines his head at her, looking pensive ] Think there's a chance the shadows haven't left whoever actually killed Alphinaud?
[ and they will murder again, this time, with probably vore, (no) ]
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[she probably came to the pool specifically to find him.]
I think there's a decent possibility.
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week 3; monday
and a memory will play. by the time it ends, harrow has put down her coffee, running her hands down her painted face, smearing the paint.]
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and unwanted, just as seeing something so personal to her is. he thinks he gets most of it, from context and things she's said here. a lot still leaves him with a headache, but what doesn't-- but the heartache is new. the loss like it's familiar too, but he can ignore that one. this isn't about him. ]
... Sorry. Tried to give you a wide berth, but... this place doesn't really care. [ about the distance before it forces memories on people. it's very rude. he's hesitant, because harrow is clearly distraught, but-- ] That's the friend you forced yourself to forget. Right?
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week 6; saturday
What happened here?
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... I don't know. Both Zuko and Aikawa got involved here, and that made the evidence messy. And whatever he used that script for... Wasn't obvious enough, I guess.
[ he sounds frustrated too, though. ]
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week 4; monday
It's strange, but I've missed this place.
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Which one? The station, or the hot tub?
[ it's half a joke ]
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week 4, thursday
Feeling any better?
[ she said she needed to ask him something but he has to check on her First ]
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other than that there’s just a lot of skeletons all around? some complete skeletons, some bone fragments or broken skeletons, some skeletons just hanging from the ceiling. other skeletons just in a pile on the floor.
harrow is lying in bed, but the door has been left slightly ajar.]
Yes, I've been healed. Come in.
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week 4; friday
also they're at the pool.]
Cloud.
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[ it's not a real call out, because he knows he'd do the same, but she still deserves it to be noted. ]
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week 4; saturday
Hello, Cloud.
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Hey. I...
[ hmmm. he tilts his head ]
Wasn't sure if you'd rather be alone or not, so I came to check. [ he'll be honest, sure ]
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week 5, monday
Congrats.
[ your dead mom is alive it warrants mentioning ]
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week 5, saturday
You feeling better since yesterday?
[ he didn't get to hover properly so he checks it now ]
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No sign of shadows?
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