yves & marcoh

[noirges]

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[boxcar]

[ It's a new week!!! Turns out Marcoh being physically open is not a w0 fluke because he will give Yves one if demanded. ]

You did? Thank you.

[noirges]

[ what if it's a strong suggestion and not a demand? yves will happily enjoy this hug - but it's just a little greeting one and he'll pull back to fish a small notebook out of his coat pocket. inside two pictures have been tucked inside the pages and he'll offer them both out to marcoh ]

Thanks for asking. The angels showed me how to use a "printer" so now I can print all our photos out.

[ the top one handed over is indeed their stupid bathroom selfie, but the second one is the one that marcoh and yves took together ]

[boxcar]

[ If it seems obvious he wants one he will gib.

But oh nice! So cute. ]

You got both.

[ Changes in his expression that aren't anger or contemplation are often subtle, but he looks softer. ]

[noirges]

[ he did... he did want one... he will ask for one every time he sees marcoh again

but he looks pleased and flips to another page in the book, showing that he has another copy of their selfie together tucked away ]

Of course! Now we can match.

You're not getting rid of me any time soon, but I want to cherish our memories together too.

[boxcar]

[ Matchies... he tucks the photos into an inside pocket or something for now. ]

You can stay as long as you want.

[ Yves is always welcome. ]

[noirges]

[ yippee!! yves brightens up at that and moves to link arms with marcoh because he truly got used to affection week. time to go explore the new locations ]

Really? What if I start annoying you?

[boxcar]

I think you will find that hard.

[ He's got an A in patience! As long as Yves isn't a total tool, yk. ]

[noirges]

What if I started coming to visit your room more and asked you to drink with me? Though I guess Monsieur Lucas could come, too.

Or kept bothering you to hang out just because I like your company?

[ hm? hmmmmm? ]

[boxcar]

You would have to check in with Lucas, but I am going to guess he would not mind.

[ Because Marcoh doesn't. ]

[noirges]

Wow... you're going to spoil me, Marcoh.

If I'm not greedy already, I'm going to be.

[ not really but he might start showing up to do these things ]

[boxcar]

You're very full of little threats.

[noirges]

I like to keep things interesting!

[ hehehe

but wait also unfortunately i forgot plot is a thing ]

Oh, but did you get to speak to Jing Yuan? Or the angels?

[boxcar]

[ Oh. The easy energy disappears. Flickers of dark in the same shade of his halo start seeping through his clothes, almost. ]

I did. You?

[noirges]

[ not the immediate disappearance! yves looks curious at that but will also patpat marcoh's arm as he looks up at him.... ]

Yeah. You want me to go first?

[ for theorizing and sharing... ]

[boxcar]

Sure. I think you probably ask better questions.

[ He'll pipe back if he has something else though. ]

[1/2]

[noirges]

I don't know about that. I get distracted easily.

[ he's just a yapper ]

[noirges]

Mm... basically, I asked Jing Yuan earlier in the week about how much he intended to go home and who he had to return to. He spoke very highly of someone, his retainer, who... I think appeared during the... battle on Sunday. [ what does he call it. he didn't like it. ] So when I talked to him on Saturday, it didn't make sense to me that he sounded like he didn't care anymore... and how he didn't even care about returning to life.

Given how much Jiao cared about him... I don't think it makes sense for him to suddenly be such a callous person. So I think... something happened. Or something was wrong with him by that point.

But when I talked to the angels... they said that they can't detect any anomalies, and nothing should've been able to infiltrate this space. Gamaliel went to double-check about the phenomenon on Thursday with all the locked doors, but hasn't found anything. They told me to keep an eye out this week, to see if we can see any odd behavior... but it must appear later. Maybe Wednesday?

Even though they don't think it'll happen again, I thought I'd just tell you and some other people since I'm sure you asked too... Just in case.

What do you think?

[boxcar]

I spoke to him and he said he killed because he was bored.

[ The dark spots flare up to something redder, almost like smouldering lava inside him. ]

He didn't have a shred of remorse or regret. If he was a different person in his last moments, then Jing Yuan died a time ago. Madness or not, I don't pity someone who can say something like that so callously.

[noirges]

[ oh! well, okay. yves just looks on for a moment, and keeps his hand on marcoh's arm. concern intensifies, but it's almost entirely for marcoh ]

... I think it makes sense to be angry about something like that. But I think then... I'm mad at whatever or whoever was affecting Jing Yuan's mind so badly that he'd be able to say that.

I don't think you have to pity the man he became. But I'm worried about what it means, that someone who was kind can suddenly become like that.

[boxcar]

His people deteriorate from one of only two things. Battle or madness, is what he said. I don't hold a man responsible for his sickness but I don't forgive him for what he does either.

[ Omo, desperately: IT'S NOT THE MARA!!! IT'S MEEE!!! IT'S THE GAME!!!
Me, ICly: anyway about that crazy old people madness ]

[noirges]

[ HELP MEEEE ]

... but if sickness can come back here, then that means...

[ a pause ] If Monsieur Lucas starts to appear sick, or starts coughing at all, please let me know.

[boxcar]

...

You have something to be worried about?

[noirges]

I just think... if we're opening the idea to Jing Yuan being afflicted by sickness, that means we can get sick here from things that affected us in life. If that's the case... I'm worried about Monsieur Lucas.

[ it's not the mara but listen yves is willing to listen to the theory ]

But then if there's the chance he wasn't afflicted by his people's sickness, then it might be something else. Even if it's worse to have a nebulous 'something else' we don't understand.

I'd rather be cautious and consider everything.

[boxcar]

...Right. I'll keep an eye out.

I talked to the angels too. Some good, some bad. They're angry about it, but they feel bad they didn't know anything and couldn't warn us about it.

They're managing to keep contact with God? And they seem unhappy about it also.

[ Which. Doesn't seem very good. ]

[noirges]

[ nods... ]

This was supposed to be God's project and everything, so... I guess it's going astray. Which isn't great.

[ for sooo many reasons ]

But that sounds aligned with what I heard. They don't think it can happen again but... I think we should still keep an eye out. Just in case. If this week passes by without issue, I think we can relax again.

[ it won't ]