redacted ★ sora

[infreefall]

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week 0, tuesday.

[infreefall]

[ surprise, sora! you're in the emporium now. standing before a mirror is ochako, wearing a nice hat and grinning in delight. ]

The new merch is so cute! [ and, spotting sora: ] Hey, you should try one, too, Sora! How about...

[ there are so many options, how do we choose. she grabs this one after a moment's consideration. ]

...this one!

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[the emporium it is!! ochako's hat is adorable, and while sora was busy browsing on his own he grins when he sees her and makes his way over to see what she's found.]

You think so? [but there's no argument before he puts it on, letting the tassel-things hang freely while he strikes a pose.] How's it look?

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[ pffffft- ]

You look... ahaha, it looks good!

[ it looks ridiculous and does not at all go with his hair and ochako is really bad at hiding her laughter. ]

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[wow?? rude?? he's not actually mad but he places his hands on his hips and leans forward to peer at her.]

Are you sure? That doesn't look like the face of somebody who thinks so. [honestly it probably doesn't even really fit over his hair which is half the problem but alas.]

w0 saturday

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[he's running out of options to find answers, and he knows from checking earlier that the leaders won't respond but that doesn't stop him from entering the planetarium later. this time though he finds someone else already there and he lingers in the doorway. it's dark outside so it's not like he can really see, but the stars help just enough.]

Ochako? [is that you?]

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Ah... Sora-kun.

[ she's sitting on the floor in the middle of the room, hugging her knees to her chest, but she makes to get up as sora enters. ]

I don't know about the others, but my leader isn't answering. [ she's quiet, and though he probably can't see it, ochako offers an apologetic smile. ] I'll go if you want to try, though. I don't mind.

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No, it's okay. I tried earlier and mine wasn't answering me either. I was gonna try again, but it can wait. [instead, he'll enter the room and go to have a seat next to her.]

Something must be keeping them really busy at the castle.

[infreefall]

[ well, in that case, she'll settle back down. ]

I think Fox-san, Rabbit-san, and Wolf-san are busy with Viridian-san. I wonder what the other three are doing, though... It must be important if they can't answer us.

...How are you holding up, Sora-kun?

w1 monday

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[probably sometime in the earlier part of monday, sora's out and about checking out the new area! the moon is there. there are planets? and as he wanders around he finds himself veering off toward an empty room. empty rooms are always of interest but as he looks at the touchpad, he peers into the room and spots someone familiar.]

Ochako! [he's always excited to see people he gets along with, but for whatever reason he finds himself even more glad than usual. he's quick to abandon the touchpad and enter the room to get to her, so sure hope she's not in the middle of a simulation right now. rip.]

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[ she's sort of in the middle of one? but it just started, so when sora comes in, he'll find himself at the entrance of a high school, with ochako about to walk through. she stops short when he call her name, lighting up with a smile as she turns to face him. ]

Sora-kun! [ she'll walk right up, fingertips pressed together! ] I think I accidentally stole your roommate this morning.

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[whoa. school. he looks fascinated, like, immediately but when she comes up he gives her his full attention and laughs a bit.]

Is that what happened? I woke up this morning and Elsa was in my room. I wasn't sure what was going on.

[infreefall]

[ she laughs. ]

Really? I guess we switched, then! Though I wonder where that’ll leave Bucky-san…

[ welp, he’s on his own. ]

I don’t mind the change. Especially if it means we get to see space!

w1 thursday

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[he had enough dignity left to go crawl off and pass out somewhere else, but when he awakens again it's to a very obvious throbbing in his arm and in his legs. he blinks in his confusion.

he's not sure what thoughts are his and what thoughts are influenced by the realm at this rate, but he knows he has to go and find ochako. so...he doesn't leave the sword behind, but he gets up and begins a journey to seek her out.

he doesn't have to go far though. outside, he finds her in front of the first aid station and he slowly approaches her despite the fact he looks incredibly startled by her appearance. give him another moment and he'll just kind of. plop in the dirt next to her.]

...are you okay? What happened?

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[ she looks up sharply, startled, but breaks into a relieved smile once she realizes who's come. ]

Sora. [ she's just going to gently lean against his shoulder. ] ...I'm okay. It just hurts a little, so I thought I'd check to see if they had painkillers or something, but it's still locked.

[ that's what he's asking right ]

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[that's not entirely what he's asking, but he's immediately leaning closer. now they're leaning on each other.]

Hard to believe, right? You'd think after some of the stuff that happened last week they'd open this place up. Maybe...we can ask one of the leaders? They might be able to help.

[he doesn't seem intent on going to find them though.]

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That's a good idea. They seem pretty happy to help us, when they can, and first aid would be really useful, especially after today. If things like that keep happening, we'll need it.

week 1, saturday.

[infreefall]

[ where are you, sora. ochako's coming to find him and she'll just. gently take his hand and lean into him. what a bad week :( ]

[reconnective]

[he was walking around outside trying to calm down, and it actually works when ochako comes to take his hand. he doesn't push her away and instead leans right back, sighing a little.]

...how is it that everything keeps going from bad to worse?

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I don't know.

[ she sounds absolutely miserable. ]

I just wish we knew what we were missing... That way, we'd at least be able to try to do better if it happens again.

w4 monday

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[where's ochako? it doesn't matter much, because sora will be out to find her in the new area, and when he does he approaches in his costume he gives her a wide grin while his hands remain behind his back.]

Hey Ochako! Trick or treat?

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[ we can say they're near the manor, for ambiance. and ochako's dressed appropriately too, because it's fun? it's halloween? she giggles at sora, though, and makes a show of deciding for a moment. sora is a nerd, so she can be one, too! ]

Hmm... How about a trick this time?

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[ugh her witch outfit's so cute. but okay! since she picked trick...soon she'll find a flurry of paper confetti appearing before her eyes! it might land in her hair and on her costume? it's literally pieces of paper cut up and colored with pens and sora beams while holding what looks like a homemade party popper.]

Happy Halloween! [it's not halloween yet you doofus.]

w7 friday

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[at some point while ochako's exploring the castle, she'll find that sora's falling into step with her, hands folded behind his head and posture relaxed as they walk.]

Doing okay? It must've been a rough trip back.

[infreefall]

[ oh! hewwo! she looks absolutely delighted to see him, but stops short of giving him a hug, too. maybe later. ]

I'm just a little tired, that's all. Dying meant all of our injuries healed, and coming back was... [ she makes a face. there is a story there, probably. ] But I think I'm more worried about you guys. You had to find the leaders, right? Was it hard?

[reconnective]

[definitely later, given the fact he looks very much the same. it's only been a week and Yet.]

I'm glad everything healed on that side, but...[ah.] Everything's okay though. For all of us. We ended up having to go through this portal in the basement. I'm not sure what the others saw, but me, the twins and Clem ended up going after Wolf in his memories. We took care of it though.

I think we ended up doing a lot of his old jobs? [sometimes you have memories from a mercenary.]