[7rings] catchall for omi

[shiftingwinds]

i was spending too much time trying to find a shitpost so i will just slot an appropriate one in once we get more cr

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[shiftingwinds]

[she sighs again.]

It's still going. I guess it's one of those things - so we'll want to check back here tomorrow...

[housewolf]

The rec room smelled like bread last night, and it looks like it's stained in coffee now. I'm sure if you went in there, it would look normal.

[shiftingwinds]

...the gardens was different, as well. The plants kept trying to hit us last night, and this morning, all the roses looked like they'd turned to stone.

[housewolf]

[He sighs softly.]

Stone? Is there anything that can do that?

[shiftingwinds]

Not that I know of. I think it's probably something like the posters I saw last week, or the bleeding stars from the week before.

[...]

I can't believe they're gone. It doesn't feel real.

[housewolf]

I know. I'm not looking forward to tomorrow.

[shiftingwinds]

...we really have to get it together. We can't just vote for whoever and hope to get lucky, like last week.

[housewolf]

We were missing an entire body last week.

[shiftingwinds]

[nervous laughter]

If we're missing one again, I'm really going to lose it.

[housewolf]

[Pain. This is Pain.]

We won't know until after we do investigations either.

[shiftingwinds]

Then we need to do that right away. Here, and anywhere else people noticed something strange.

[...]

I don't want to waste even a single minute of the time we have to find out what happened to them.

[housewolf]

I was in the rec room with Luca and Yuri last night. There's a good chance something happened there.

[shiftingwinds]

[she nods]

Then we'll check there, too. We'll be thorough.

[housewolf]

I don't want to miss anything. Not this time.

[shiftingwinds]

Neither do I. [...] Never, but - especially not this time.

[housewolf]

Who were you close to...?

[shiftingwinds]

...I was friendly with all three of them.

[she looks down at her hands]

Though, Vlad was a more recent development than the other two.

[housewolf]

... My condolences. I know it doesn't mean much right now.

[shiftingwinds]

My condolences to you, too. You were friendly with Steven, right...?

[they were cooking together at the start of the week.]

And... it sounds like with Luca, too?

[housewolf]

Yeah. I didn't get to know him as well as I'd like.

[In a place like this, you really need to make the most of all your moments.]

... I spent a lot of time with Luca.

[shiftingwinds]

...I'm so sorry.

[god, this sucks]

Losing someone is never easy.

[housewolf]

[There's a smile, but it's obviously forced.]

... It's a reminder to make use of the time you have, while you have it.

[shiftingwinds]

[oof.]

Yes... that's true.

[housewolf]

...

[He pats her shoulder.

Which triggers a memory.

You're younger now, with a group of guys and a sense of familiarity and fondness runs through you. This is your place to belong. Their motorcycles are all there, by the side of the road. A blonde haired boy calls out to you and the rest of the guys, "Hey, check me out! This suit makes me look badass, right?"

You think he looks like a kid dressed up for his first piano recital, it's godawful. But you and the rest of the group nod, like you don't want to hurt his feelings.

The boy doesn't notice, he comes and stands right in front of you, hands proudly on his hips.

"All right, come and get a good shot o' me in this!"

"Whaddya need a picture of you in a suit like that for?" Seriously, there have to be better outfits than this awful ensemble.

"Well... y'know!" He's not giving you a straight answer, but he's insisting upon a picture. You can't bring yourself to deny him, and so you borrowed your father's old camera.

This thing is so old and you don't know how to use it. You hit the shutter and hope for the best.

"There. I took one. Happy?" He asked for a picture, you took one. It's over now, isn't it?

"C'mon, man! Don't just half-ass it!" He's whining and you're so fond of him that you don't really want to argue.

"I can't help it. I don't even know how to use the damn thing."]

[shiftingwinds]

[oh.

that's definitely... she's seen the occasional modern place in the memories she's had shared with her, but the motorcycles are something new. the suit, she's at least familiar enough with people's fashions from here to recognize...]

Ah... a friend of yours?