YVES & LAURENCE VS. THE WORLD

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weekend 0 saturday

[noirges]

[ HEYYYYY ROOMIE!!!!

yves has been exploring! he's trying to politely keep all his stuff on one side of the room, which is also where his fat fat pufferfish is going to be looking on as he fusses about. aside from his own belongings, he seems to be in the middle of dividing up some of the things he got from the convenience store!

there's two little piles: each of them have a towel, as well as the necessary toiletries from the convenience store. but he's also in the middle of putting some cookies on one pile and then moving it to the other empty bed that isn't his! presumably at this point it's when the door opens and he brightens up immediately ]

Oh! Hi again! Looks like we're rooming together—I picked up some stuff from the store and got you a set!

[ oh right he's also dressed in this instead of the sexy angel cosplay. belatedly also mentions he was so covered in bandages beneath the sexy angel cosplay it wasn't even that scandalous. though it also makes it clear that his lil phantom of the opera mask wasn't just part of the costume! it's an outfit staple ]

[outdistanced]

[ whoa so prepared. laurence is a little impressed; the most he's so done so far is change clothes. penny trails in behind him, somehow keeping up despite only being an arm. ]

Oh... Thanks. I hadn't even thought about that stuff yet.

[ what a weird choice of clothing but you know what. sure. there are animal people who aren't even demiflora here. ]

...Do you still think we have to sleep in shifts in a place like this?

week 0, monday

[outdistanced]

[ yves can find him at the beach just in time for the sunset, quietly watching the sky change colors and the stars begin to come out. ]

Do any of them look familiar to you?

[ the stars, that is. they're only just appearing, but he has to wonder. ]

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[ he's bringing snacks!! it's nice fruits and stuff.... but he'll park it to sit right next to laurence. he offers out a nice little bunch of grapes ]

Nope!

Soooo must be a totally new sky? We're really far from home and I guess they really wanted to make a point.

week 0 dieday

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[ ROOMIE YOU JUST GET A TEXT IMMEDIATELY AFTER WAKEUP ]

Are you okay?
Where are you I'm on my way

[outdistanced]

[ it takes a hot second for him to answer because he's reeling at that text from ramiel hello??? ]

In our room. I'm fine.
But I can't reach Ramiel or any of the others.

week 0, saturday

[outdistanced]

[ yves can catch him going for a walk after all that, with no destination in mind, just wandering to get out some anxious energy with his hands shoved in his pockets. occasionally he shoots a glance over toward the bell tower. ]

Yves. [ he did so much during that trial today, and he looked so tired toward the end. they all were, but... ] Are - Are you okay?

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[ sweet laurence! yves has an empty basket in his hand at the moment, but he'll stop as soon as his roomie calls out to him

and he smiles, a little tiredly ]

Mm... Mostly. [ he's trying his best to be honest ] I don't think anyone's totally okay after all that.

week 1, friday

[outdistanced]

Where did you go?
You know everyone's worried about you, right?

[ still a little too tsun to admit he is too right now. ]

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[ sweetie... it takes yves a second to answer ]

Sorry.
I'm answering messages as they come.
I just needed some time.

week 1, saturday

[outdistanced]

[ he's spending a lot of time wandering restlessly, but he'll slow down for yves. penny is still here, catching a free ride on his shoulders. ]

It doesn't feel any better knowing we voted for someone guilty. [ voice still hoarse from the vines that haven't let up much all day. ] How... How are you feeling?

[ on the one hand, they have answers, but. still feels bad. ]

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[ yves will just join him then, and if penny is occupying his shoulders then he'll loop his arms with laurence so that he can stay close ]

I'm okay. As okay as I can be.

[ best friend's still dead but ]

... I know today was hard, for a lot of reasons.

week 2, monday

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[ somewhere in the new areas, you might encounter a familiar-looking young boy. bright-eyed and face without a hint of a scar or mask, just a polite lil french lad. he looks just a little nervous, but he pushes past it to approach you ]

Excuse me, Monsieur? My name is Yves, it's nice to meet you. [ polite! ] Um... have you seen a taller sir that looks a little like me? Though his hair is longer and his eyes have a blue pupil. A Reliver! You see... I am looking for my grandfather. If this is on our way to Heaven, I am sure he is here waiting for me.

[outdistanced]

Yves?

[ this is shaking him to his core. what is HAPPENING. laurence stares at him for a moment, a thousand questions swirling through his head, before remembering he should at least try to answer. ]

Oh, um... Nice to meet you? [ help. ] I haven't seen anyone like that, sorry.

But maybe we can look for him...?

week 2, friday

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[ BRITT.T...... yves will just probably stick around laurence after they wake up, keeping an arm around his shoulders ]

You okay...?

[ at least they didn't have the victim in their curfew for once ]

[outdistanced]

[ funny how he always feels comfortable enough to let yves just do this. ]

Not really. I feel like I barely even got to know Ms. Su.

week 2, saturday

[outdistanced]

[ give him a sec to just lean against yves this was a stressful day ]

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[ just keeps him in this hug and smooths his hair back ]

... you really saved me, you know?

week 3, monday

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[ this is the world's laziest starter for memshare week only. they're already in the house of mirrors, suddenly, together. whoa!!!! please throw me a mem or if you want me to throw you one just say so and i'll double-check cw on discord YAY ]

[outdistanced]

[ ofc i want a memshare and i'll pick one for yves when work isn't exploding aaaa ]

w3, thursday

[outdistanced]

[ shakes you

how is yves looking is he at least bandaged now and not bleeding everywhere ]

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[ he is bandaged now! there's probably gauze on his lil pretty boy face but the rest of his bandages are hidden under his clothes

which he's wearing because he's trying to leave the hospital

sorry ]

week 3, saturday

[outdistanced]

[ i'll be honest he may not be returning to their room tonight aside from dropping off his things so yves can find him wandering aimlessly, as he often does on saturdays. at least he has a bottle of water so he's not neglecting his own health. ]

...Hey, Yves.

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[ ? yves has a little basket on his arm but he watches laurence for a second before coming over? ]

Hey.... you okay? What's up?

[ he knows that was a hard and wild trial but - just doublechecking to see what specifically is bothering laurence ]

week 4, tuesday morning

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[ ok laurence gets a special starter

because on tuesday morning, when yves wakes up, the vibes that come with him are truly the most

??????????????????????

of all fucking time ]

[outdistanced]

[ fuckin help. this probably startles him awake so he just blinks groggily over at yves as he sits up in bed. ]

Huh...? Yves?

week 4, tuesday

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Don't you think you and Akihiko would be a good pair?

[outdistanced]

EXCUSE ME?

week 4, post-trial

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You don't have to be ready to talk to me if you aren't ready
I'll keep my distance for now so you have some time but I'll come running back whenever you want
I just want you to know I'm sorry for scaring you
And I know that tonight must be hard
Love you, Laurence

[outdistanced]

[ i lost this in all my tabs tonight

there's several times that he starts typing, deletes the message, and tries again. eventually something actually comes through, but it's a few hours later. ]

I know.
I'm sorry, too.

I'll be able to talk later. Just not tonight.

week 4, post-exec

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[ yves said he would give laurence space after and would wait for him to say it’s okay to approach him but that’s before laurence had to execute

so he fucking bolts it over to him with panic and fear and worry just spilling out of him ]

Laurence!!

[outdistanced]

[ he's still full of his own panic and adrenaline so he kind of flinches back, looking up with wide eyes. ]

Y-Yves?

[ his voice is small. still afraid, still in disbelief over what just happened. ]

week 5, wednesday

[outdistanced]

How'd you learn to make paper flowers, anyway...?

[ this is such a random talent to have ]

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More crafts and stuff that I picked up for when we'd be asked to help out at orphanages.

[ takes one of the paper flowers he made it tuck it behind laurence's ear ]

The kids liked having things they could keep even after we left.

week 5, thursday

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[ OKAY

HOSPITAL? as he's patching up laurence's injuries... ]

What else do you remember, Laurence?

[outdistanced]

[ okay so his injuries are like. bullet wounds on his left shoulder and stomach, several scratches and grazes all over, and what looks to be a bigger cut on his right leg, just above the knee. he's fine probably? ]

I remember Heaven. But I remember school, too. We were all part of the Cleaning and Clearing Club - C&C. It was me, Zhongli, Ali, and... Akihiko.

week 7, monday

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[ why are all the locations so bad!!!

yves is just wandering around with curiosity and saying his hello's. he offers a smile to literally everyone he comes across and right now is no exception ]

Not to pop the question on you immediately, but should I expect Chrono to be coming to the room at all?

[outdistanced]

[ i need to do my work but this made me laugh so bad good god. he's just immediately going red with a flare of embarrassment. ]

A-A-At least say hi first?!

w7 saturday

[outdistanced]

[ ONE LAST NIGHT OF BEING ROOMIES. flops on his bed with a sigh to stare at the ceiling. ]

Why is it so hard to believe we can actually go home...?

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[ okay

yves is just going to briefly manage— ] Make room.

[ before he flops next to laurence on his bed ]

It does feel pretty surprising... but I'm relieved!