[ WOW IT'S THE BEACH. yves is loving it here! he's rolled up the cuffs of his pants and pushed up his sleeves, abandoning his coat to just welcome the sweet spray of the ocean. he inhales the next sea breeze that comes, and hums softly to himself as he exhales. looking out at the big ocean, he talks to himself - or to someone not quite here ]
It's almost like home... I hope you're not too mad at me for going ahead, Hugo.
[ though when he notices someone approaching, he'll turn and offer up a grin ]
Oh, hey! Have we met yet? I'm Yves.
[ at least chrono is spared from the immediate hug because they haven't met! yves is just offering his hand out for a handshake hello ]
[ finally bought some shorts and a beach tee, chrono is just wading through the shallows as well. it'd been a little while since he'd visited the beach before dying.
he didn't mean to break this guy's introspection, but... unbothered?? apparently?? he accepts the handshake only slightly bewildered. ]
[ where are we? out in the wild! it's probably the ballroom as yves is admiring the grandeur of it all with very much country bumpkin energy. oh to be a lil fish out of water in such a grand place
and when he sees chrono, his mood immediately lifts into fondness and friendship ]
Chrono! What brings you out here? Know how to dance?
[ ballroom! it's pretty! despite his own humble origins he has actually been in one of these a few times before, so he has something to compare it to (this one isn't quite as nice).
oh. nice feeling. chrono smiles at yves, his enthusiam literally contagious, his own emotions not as strong but still very much positive. ]
Hi, Yves. Jus' taking a look. [ .......grimaces. ] No. Apparently I've got two left feet.
My friend Shion. He's stupidly rich so his family hosts all these fancy parties, and sometimes he invites me jus' to watch me struggle, I'm pretty sure.
[ this is only half a joke. their friendship is just like that. ]
So he'll get me to dance with him, and then complain about it.
[ [ honestly yves is still keeping a fair distance from anyone he hasn't interacted with directly after the whole midtrial thing, but he is friendly enough about it still. today is so bizarre! he's leaving after checking on laurence and nods at chrono ]
[ this would probably be back near home then bc chrono is not messing with any of that today
not that it stops him from wanting to die on the spot apparently. the question is so utterly direct that it takes a second from him to actually comprehend it. but. he goes completely crimson anyway. ]
[ oh mortifying. like he did kind of bring this upon himself with that tiny implication written in that letter but it's different to be shot with it frame fucking one of a pc
despite the shock and embarrassment there's a liiittle thread of something warm in this emotional feedback. ]
[ he BARELY said anything it was more just to keep yves guessing with ideas that might make him happy after all of that...
chrono almost responds normally but then yves tacks on that last comment and he just has to back up and lean against a wall with his face in his hands. help ]
I assumed it was Laurence because that's the news that'd make me happiest. [ because he loves laurence most ] So I just sort of took this conversation as confirmation.
[ aaaaaaaa okay but he's glad it at least made yves happy? that was the point of his stupid ill-advised hinting. but please just let him fade where he stands
he groans, rubbing at his face to try and get his blush to subside. ]
--i-in any case, take it easy on him, okay? You know how he gets about this kinda stuff.
[ he flushes a little for a different reason this time. wah... it just makes sense to him.]
I'm actually in a really lucky spot to be able to help. My homeworld is mostly peaceful, the technology is similar to here, and I know a few people who can set up stuff like identities. It'd be an easy place to settle, relatively. I think.
That's probably true—I've heard of a lot of situations that aren't nearly so easy.
[ but he just laughs a little ]
No, we aren't. Our own world is... difficult, for a lot of reasons. So we're going to see where we end up. I'll definitely keep your offer in mind, but Adolphe is pickier than I am. I'm trying to look at all our options.
Yeah, I've heard similarly. That's why I want to make that an option.
[ obviously everyone had their own circumstances to consider... but it was an offer he was happy to extend. ]
...Mr. Lucas told me a little about it, but I didn't realise it was that bad. [ hm. ] If you need any more details to help make a choice, I'm happy to answer any questions. But I understand the pickiness for sure.
Right? I figured... See, that's the hard part of wanting to live somewhere peaceful enough that there's no war, but not so rigid that we can't still use our swords.
Adolphe and I are part of a group calls the Corps—the Royal Guard don't do much for the common people, so we step up anytime people need help. It's not that we brandish swords without a reason, but it is part of the lives we're used to.
Though I do know that any world match probably isn't going to be perfect.
Wow, you guys are like... defenders of the public? Okay.
[ cool... he tilts his head, nodding vaguely in understanding. yeah, there wasn't really an equivalent he could think of back home at all, and being used to a life like that would be difficult to transfer from completely. ]
Honestly, you guys would probably fit in on Cray. [ a thoughtful hum. ] I wonder if that's a possibility, somehow, since my Earth isn't directly connected to it anymore...
[ the little thought manages to get yves to beam a bit, proud. he loves being part of the corps, just as much as he loved every other part of his life.
So the cards that I have are for a game called Vanguard. It's a popular game where I'm from, and Cray is the planet that's the setting of the story behind it. It's considered fictional to most, but it's a place that actually exists. [ pauses to consider how to word this... ] It used to be linked to my Earth, a connection that made the planets have a little influence over each other, though that's been cut off now.
It's a really big and diverse place. Technology better than ours, magic, a whole bunch of different species... but stuff like your Corps are pretty commonplace. Knights with weaponry aren't strange at all.
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week 0, tuesday
It's almost like home... I hope you're not too mad at me for going ahead, Hugo.
[ though when he notices someone approaching, he'll turn and offer up a grin ]
Oh, hey! Have we met yet? I'm Yves.
[ at least chrono is spared from the immediate hug because they haven't met! yves is just offering his hand out for a handshake hello ]
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he didn't mean to break this guy's introspection, but... unbothered?? apparently?? he accepts the handshake only slightly bewildered. ]
Hey, I'm Chrono. I don't think we've met, nah.
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Are you settling in okay? It's really a lot to take in here, huh?
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[ gestures around them. whole ass beach that wasn't here before. ]
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But it's a pretty fun 'happening', right?
Do you like the beach?
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[ he glances at yves, smiling vaguely. ]
Y'know, it's kinda nice to see someone so high-energy despite everythin'.
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You think? If it helps, then I'm happy to provide.
I know it can be a lot to think about... [ death and redemption and the afterlife ] but at least we're all together for it.
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[ he pauses, and kicks at the water a little. ]
Kinda wish it'd been a little more calm, though.
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[ and then a murder happens ]
That's true... I guess some people are just getting used to communal living.
week 4, tuesday morning
and when he sees chrono, his mood immediately lifts into fondness and friendship ]
Chrono! What brings you out here? Know how to dance?
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oh. nice feeling. chrono smiles at yves, his enthusiam literally contagious, his own emotions not as strong but still very much positive. ]
Hi, Yves. Jus' taking a look. [ .......grimaces. ] No. Apparently I've got two left feet.
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What? Who told you that? Sounds like a story to me.
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[ this is only half a joke. their friendship is just like that. ]
So he'll get me to dance with him, and then complain about it.
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[ he laughs, amused ]
My partner's from a noble family too, so I think I understand—but I've never gone to any of his family's parties.
Sounds like you've got a friend with a sense of humor, though!
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[ curious! partner or... partner...
snorts indignantly. ]
Oh yeah, bet he thinks he's real funny. I'll keep goin' just for the food, anyway.
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[ unfortunately they are not el gee be tea....... as far as yves knows ]
You're right, though! The nobles always get the tastiest stuff!
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[ as far as he knows, huh?? yves. ]
Shion's no noble. He's just rich. The ballroom at his place is kinda like this, though.
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[ so proud.... ]
How long have you known Shion? Is he your best friend?
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[ let's do a loop around the room! have a nice walk and listen to the piano. ]
Mm, three years or so...? [ there's a wave of utter affection, even just thinking about them. ] Yeah. Him and Tokoha, they're my best friends.
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[ he's happy to do a lil walk ]
How'd you meet them?
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[ walkies yaaay ]
We kinda met because we went to the same middle school, but we barely knew each other until we got shoved together on a team.
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What team was it?
week 5, thursday
You doing okay?
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yves makes him jump a little. ]
Ah- uh, well...
[ no ]
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... do you want to talk about it? Or I can just let you see Laurence if you'd rather it not be with me...
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[ he breathes in, cautious. ]
I don't blame you for it, at all. I know it was difficult for you, too.
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... you're really kind, Chrono. Thank you.
I do believe you... but I also think that as kids, you all shouldn't have had to see it. It's okay to still have complicated feelings about it.
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[ it's firm, but with little bite. ]
It's not like it hasn't affected my feelings, but... I get it. I'm sorry it had to be you.
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Ah....
Well, I was already adept with a sword at your age so... it's alright. I'll manage.
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Why do you have to manage? [ a little frustrated; ] I want to understand you better, Yves, but you just kind of brush things off.
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I do?
I'm not against anyone understanding me better... sorry if I gave off that impression.
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[ just. rubs his face. he's bad at asking the right questions for this kind of thing. there is one practical thing, though... ]
Actually, can you-- how have you been texting God? [ he says it quickly, almost instinctively. ] There's things I want to ask.
week 7, monday
but when he sees chrono he just grins ]
Hey Chrono. Not to spring a question on you or anything, but should I be expecting to see you in mine and Laurence's room every now and then?
[ lol ]
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not that it stops him from wanting to die on the spot apparently. the question is so utterly direct that it takes a second from him to actually comprehend it. but. he goes completely crimson anyway. ]
Yves!!
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I'm not even asking to tease entirely this time! [ entirely. this time. ] I just want to make sure I understand the context of my own room!
[ OH TO HAVE ROOMMATES AGAIN ]
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Wh- huh-- I mean, that's not...!!
[ oh mortifying. like he did kind of bring this upon himself with that tiny implication written in that letter but it's different to be shot with it frame fucking one of a pc
despite the shock and embarrassment there's a liiittle thread of something warm in this emotional feedback. ]
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I just hope you're both happy.
That's the most important thing, and also minimizing future embarrassments for all three of us.
[ JUST
TO BE ENTIRELY SAFE,, oh you crazy kids have fun he just doesn't want to know ]
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chrono almost responds normally but then yves tacks on that last comment and he just has to back up and lean against a wall with his face in his hands. help ]
Yves please stop talking for a second.
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and zips his lips ]
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Did- did he. Say something to you?
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I assumed it was Laurence because that's the news that'd make me happiest. [ because he loves laurence most ] So I just sort of took this conversation as confirmation.
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[ aaaaaaaa okay but he's glad it at least made yves happy? that was the point of his stupid ill-advised hinting. but please just let him fade where he stands
he groans, rubbing at his face to try and get his blush to subside. ]
--i-in any case, take it easy on him, okay? You know how he gets about this kinda stuff.
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I do. It's cute. [ so funny... ]
But I am happy as long as you're both happy. Congrats.
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god. breathes out, nods. ]
I'm happy. I hope he is, too. So... thanks. [ ... ] But for real you gotta not do this to him, he'll explode. Or kill me. Or both, not in that order.
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We'll see. [ HE M AKES NO PROMISES HE LOVES TEASING LAURENCE ] Don't worry, I'll get him to settle down. I always do.
Does that mean you're going back together at the end of all this?
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the question has him look pensive, and then he shakes his head with a sad smile. ]
No, I don't think so. He's got somethin' important to do, still. [ but. he looks down at this hand, flexes it. ] We're not giving up, though.
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[ he nods appreciatively ]
A love that transcends time and space is also really compelling, you know?
[ and he's fluffing it up a little bit to lighten the mood but also
true ]
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Yves I swear.
[ augh. that's too much to think about!! way too much!!! topic change for the love of god. ]
But-- I'm thinkin' of offering to bring others, if anyone needs a place to go.
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Yeah? That's sweet of you, Chrono. I do think that there are a handful of people who're looking for places like that.
I'm trying to see what the options are for me and Adolphe... so who knows where we'll end up?
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I'm actually in a really lucky spot to be able to help. My homeworld is mostly peaceful, the technology is similar to here, and I know a few people who can set up stuff like identities. It'd be an easy place to settle, relatively. I think.
[ ...hm? ]
You guys aren't goin' home?
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[ but he just laughs a little ]
No, we aren't. Our own world is... difficult, for a lot of reasons. So we're going to see where we end up. I'll definitely keep your offer in mind, but Adolphe is pickier than I am. I'm trying to look at all our options.
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[ obviously everyone had their own circumstances to consider... but it was an offer he was happy to extend. ]
...Mr. Lucas told me a little about it, but I didn't realise it was that bad. [ hm. ] If you need any more details to help make a choice, I'm happy to answer any questions. But I understand the pickiness for sure.
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What's the policy on swords in public and the frequency of sword fights?
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No and no, usually. Weaponry in public generally's kind of... illegal. There's sword-based sports, though.
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Right? I figured... See, that's the hard part of wanting to live somewhere peaceful enough that there's no war, but not so rigid that we can't still use our swords.
Adolphe and I are part of a group calls the Corps—the Royal Guard don't do much for the common people, so we step up anytime people need help. It's not that we brandish swords without a reason, but it is part of the lives we're used to.
Though I do know that any world match probably isn't going to be perfect.
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[ cool... he tilts his head, nodding vaguely in understanding. yeah, there wasn't really an equivalent he could think of back home at all, and being used to a life like that would be difficult to transfer from completely. ]
Honestly, you guys would probably fit in on Cray. [ a thoughtful hum. ] I wonder if that's a possibility, somehow, since my Earth isn't directly connected to it anymore...
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though this makes him curious— ]
What's Cray?
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[ a little sheepish. it's a long explanation. ]
So the cards that I have are for a game called Vanguard. It's a popular game where I'm from, and Cray is the planet that's the setting of the story behind it. It's considered fictional to most, but it's a place that actually exists. [ pauses to consider how to word this... ] It used to be linked to my Earth, a connection that made the planets have a little influence over each other, though that's been cut off now.
It's a really big and diverse place. Technology better than ours, magic, a whole bunch of different species... but stuff like your Corps are pretty commonplace. Knights with weaponry aren't strange at all.