Holy water cannot help you know

[floreatnoctem]

Characters: [AU1] Chidori Yoshino; OPEN
Setting: Anywhere, everywhere
Format: Action, but I'll match if you prefer prose.
Summary: Chidori can't quite get back into simply existing in the tower, especially after the month she's had.
Warnings: Mentions of body horror, suicidal thoughts, righteous fury, possibly language if she gets worked up enough.



[Everything is still the same, and she's not sure whether it's depressing or infuriating.

In the month without them there, despite everything they've been forced to go through, how much they've been cut into, 'enhanced', mutilated for the sake of 'science- the tower remains just as she remembers it before leaving. Nothing has changed, save for the fact that some have gone and more have come in their place. Unsurprising, as most things in the tower were at this point- it was just another part of the routine, something to be seen, noted, and taken in stride. Nothing she couldn't do, and nothing she hadn't done before. The only thing that was different was that it seemed that some of the other residents of the tower had taken to emulating their captors, using the others against her will.

She could still feel a twinge where she'd been run through again.

Medea, for her part, has been nothing short of insufferable; the steady chatter of her derision a steady stream of sound in the back of her mind. Every day is an even greater failure to her, but as ever, Chidori ignores her and continues about her days as best she can. But the strain from the last few days is evident in the way she carries herself, the frost in her gaze and the derision in her tone, when she can be persuaded to talk. But she keeps the anger controlled, a seething roil of emotions held in check beneath her usual impassive mask.

It won't be too long before she can't keep her hold on it anymore though.]

Comments

[floreatnoctem]

[Chidori laughs quietly at that, shaking her head.]

Situations are never quite as strange in the moment as they are when you're looking back at them. Though I'm not quite sure how you're supposed to make a universe out of frogs.

[knightime]

I can't really tell you either. I just helped out. Our Space players were in charge of actually creating them.

I mean I guess space and universe are of the same line, but shit if frogs somehow has anything to do with space.

[floreatnoctem]

Perhaps it's some great metaphysical mystery you're meant to learn a lesson from. 'Be the frog', or something like that.

[knightime]

That...probably isn't it. I guess they just had to choose some animal for it and they just thought "hey frogs are the shit" or something. I wouldn't be surprised honestly.

[floreatnoctem]

Frogs are creepy. [She's actually really serious about that tbh.] You know what would be a good universe animal? Kangaroos.

[Not quite as serious about that though.]

[knightime]

Aren't kangaroos considered pests or some shit? Why couldn't it be birds? Birds would be pretty fucking baller.

[He's serious about the bird comment to be honest.] I would say cats, but I already know how wrong that would go.

[floreatnoctem]

I actually don't know. I just figured their pouches would be good for holding a universe. Birds would work too though.

[And Chidori's voice goes very flat at the mention of felines and she simply states-]

Honestly just... no. Fuck cats.

[knightime]

Haha. You not a fan of cats? For some reason they're all the rage on the internet. It's some really weird ass phenomenon.

[floreatnoctem]

They are literally the worst creatures mankind has ever thought to begin catering to.

...if the internet is full of people like Jin, then it's unsurprising they've picked such a disagreeable mascot.

[knightime]

What type of animal do you like then? Seeing as you're not anything close to resembling a cat person.

Jin? He's the one with the glasses and shit, right?

[floreatnoctem]

I like dogs. Birds too, but only certain kinds.


Yes. Constantly swearing and threatening explosions of some sort, if he gets riled enough.

[knightime]

Yeah. I know him. Kind of. Things started off a bit rocky for us. [Like kind of trying to kill him rocky, but details.]

[floreatnoctem]

Otherwise known as the story of Jin's life, really. Don't take it personally- he hates everyone who isn't Strega about the same.

[knightime]

Well, there's more to it, but it's not worth worrying over. Shit happens.

[floreatnoctem]

Well, I doubt there's much you could do to actually get yourself on the list of people Jin hates. But yes, more or less- not worth worrying about on anyone's part.

[knightime]

I'm not Jason tier, so I'm pretty sure I can't ever really get him to hate me. Maybe just not want to talk to me due to really awkward moments of our lives. That's surprisingly common here. Usually it's a, I suffered a lot of shit with you, awkward. Or you know, my favorite. I might have maimed or killed you, sorry about that bro.

Shit, I feel like there's real bonding about that though. A special flavor of getting to know someone that you usually wouldn't get to experience.