[7rings] catchall for mineo

[shiftingwinds]

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w0, wednesday

[shiftingwinds]

[honestly, after all of that? sqx just really, really wants to relax. she's changed into dry clothes (though her hair is still damp), but she can't bring herself to just hang around in her room.

the bar is nice enough, she supposes, but it's just so different from home. so - with a "borrowed" jug of rice wine in hand, she heads to the simulation room with the intention of conjuring up the terrace of cascading wine and relaxing there.]

Ahhh, that was awful...

[oh! here's mineo, though.]

...sorry, am I interrupting?

[sengokus]

[mineo is here

with a pint of ice cream (nat voice) baby sacked in a towel, holding it against his own head? it's fine. but then he's just going to glance over - it seems like he's set the simulation room to a beach at sunset.]

Shi-san...!

No way - ahh, do you want me to head out? You can go ahead and use the room!

w0, sunday 2.0

[shiftingwinds]

[welcome to the bar!

shi qingxuan isn't drinking quite yet. she's standing in front of it, her gaze flicking between the bar countertop and the bottles stocked there, like she's trying to decide whether or not to drink.

she looks like she really wants to, but. is it really a good idea to get drunk right now? ...well, she's not the god of good ideas--

she hears mineo's footsteps before she can fully decide and looks up.]

Mineo?

[sengokus]

[ . . . . oh. mineo blinks when he finds her, tilting his head - his feet are pretty much carrying him uh... anywhere. everywhere. so he'll approach]

Oh - hey, Shi-san...

[ . . . he looks over at the bar and huffs]

.... if this is how you wanna cope, I can at least keep you some company?

w1, wednesday

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[happy wednesday IT'S BRAINSTORMING TIME. which is to say, now that she's not hungover to all hell, shi qingxuan is here in the simulation room with mineo again. it's time to commence this meeting!!]

...hangovers aside, I think that game went pretty well, don't you? What else do you think we can do that might help?

[sengokus]

[COMMENCE MEETING]

Oh yeah, even Takeru played. Crazy. [NOT BY CHOICE]

Hmmm... I dunno.... Drinking is normally what people do to bond where I'm from....

[he taps his chin]

Maybe we need more ideas....

w1, saturday

[shiftingwinds]

[i'm. you know what. i'm just going to reuse this toplevel for every bar pc tonight.

anyway! shi qingxuan is here. she does not look happy. in fact, she's drinking directly from a big jug of rice wine, despite her nerfed alcohol tolerance. tomorrow she's probably going to be hungover as fuck.]

...ugh.

[sengokus]

[good for her.

mineo's just going to be wandering in at some point and he's just going to.... head over to the bar. and he's going to order up one whole glass of water.]

Shi-san.

[quietly, tiredly]

Have some.

w2, monday

[shiftingwinds]

[helloooo mineo wherever you are it's memshare time. which is to say: when shi qingxuan spots him, she raises a hand in a greeting, but when they make eye contact -

bam. the memory begins because 1. it's kind of long so the sooner the better and 2. i want to get mineo memshares too so we're getting the initial thing out of the way.

anyway, the shi qingxuan in this memory is in male form and is wearing a raggedy purple silk dress that doesn't fit quite right. it's probably fine? don't worry about it. but, hey, that does at least answer the question of how ming yi got hurt!]

[sengokus]

[that

that was so much so suddenly and he feels himself almost fucking dizzy with it? he actually reaches out to steady himself against a wall after the memory ends and he just blinks a few times, rapidly.]

Sh-Shi-san...?

Was that -

[ . . . ]

What you guys were talking about...?

w3, friday

[shiftingwinds]

[well.

here they are in the library! shi qingxuan is at one of the tables, poring over a book. she seems upset, but it's dieday, so that's probably why.]

[sengokus]

[that is indeed probably why and mineo is just going to walk back in, raising his brows when he notices sqx looking through a book]

Shi-san...

That might be a little rude to ask but - can I ask what you see? In that book?

w4, friday

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[copout because i'm indecisive: sqx finds mineo in the hallway on the fifth floor so we don't have o pick a room]

...looking for clues, Mineo?

[sengokus]

[nice!! mineo is just going to be walking out of the forest - ]

Yeah... The house was apparently on fire, and the was - shrimp raining down in the city? So. I figure looking around this floor would be helpful but... I haven't made much progress.

Oh - and if you see a Pomeranian anywhere...

week 4, post-trial

[sengokus]

[WHAT A FUCKING TRIAL anyway wherever sqx is, mineo is probably just. wandering. making a loop.]

Oh - Shi-san.... Hey. You okay?

[she was so sure misa was innocent........... man that sucks]

[shiftingwinds]

[she's drinking water at the bar and wishing it was wine]

...I'm alright. How are you doing?

[mineo your curses]

week 5, wednesday

[sengokus]

[hello sqx!! if you wander into the kitchen today, it seems like someone's set to baking? something is already in the oven and it smells quite good, but there's otherwise still plenty of ingredients left around for what's probably cookies? mineo is in the middle of mixing some batter and he grins when she walks in!

though it's - hm, a little bit more subdued than his usual smile? like there's some restraint, even if it remains sincere]

Oh, Shi-san. Hey. How're you feeling today? The party was real fun, but I hope that you aren't pushing yourself too much for us. It'd be bad if we took our goddess for granted, right?

[shiftingwinds]

[


uh.

her expression flickers a bit toward the end of what mineo's saying, but she smiles. it's fine! he's probably just... being sincere? it's a little weird, but she can roll with it.]

I'm feeling fine. Goodness, why do people keep assuming I'm pushing myself? I can handle this... how are you doing, Mineo?

week 5, friday

[sengokus]

[well if sqx is looking around, she will probably hear the slams of something? and it won't be hard to figure out what it is as she wanders closer to the opium den and mineo is definitely stepping back a few steps before absolutely trying to slam his shoulder against the door of it!

it doesn't seem to be opening

well then]

Dammit...

[shiftingwinds]

[well, someone is still missing a leg! but someone also has a very nice best friend who has kindly loaned her a shovel to use as a crutch, so she's managing to get around.

she looks concerned when she spots mineo outside the opium den]

Mineo..?

w5, saturday

[shiftingwinds]

[good thing she still has this shovel to get around on, otherwise tracking him down to the planetarium would be really difficult.

anyway - ]

Mineo...?

[sengokus]

[sqx your shovel

anyway mineo's just. hanging out. on the ground. looking up at the stars. he looks really tired? but he'll glance over at the sound of his name and -

immediately moves to get up, as if to help sqx out]

Shi-san... Hey. Do you wanna sit down?

w5, sunday

[shiftingwinds]

[texting time!]

i heard you got some messages ?
i got one too

[sengokus]

Yours wasn't signed?
I got ones from Fukuda-san and Law-san
I'm trying to find the rest

Copypaste:

Our previous signs haven't gone well; they end up causing more harm than good. Look for other letters. Gojou should have one. Our souls are fueling something but everything here depends on indulgences. There's still plenty of work ahead.
- Law

A detective always solves it just in time.
- Fukuda

week 6, tuesday i'm late please still love me

[sengokus]

[mineo is at the beach! he's going to be at the beach all week to be honest - but it seems like he's not quite beach ready? rather, his shoes and socks have been abandoned somewhere by the beach chairs, and otherwise his pants are rolled up in cuffs, though he's not stopped from wading through the water.

despite everything - his feelings seem more thoughtful? melancholy and nostalgic as he looks out at the shore, though as he notices sqx he automatically perks up and gives her a smile]

Shi-saaaan. Hey! Looks like we got a real beach eventually after all, huh?

i will love you forever

[shiftingwinds]

...ahaha, it looks like we did...!

[perhaps surprisingly, she also kind of gives off melancholy vibes when she looks out at the water? but they're replaced by Generally Positive Feelings when she waves to mineo and kicks off her boots to wade into the water after him.]

It's about time! Although, you should definitely avoid going too far out. It's, ah, unpleasant.

week 6, wednesday

[sengokus]

[after

good christian chaos]

Shi-san sorry to bother you
But did you happen to get an item last week after everything
One that was meant to go back to an avatar?
I have a reason for asking

[shiftingwinds]

[i regret to inform you that she is drunk as all hell so this is probably going to be difficult to read]

uea
habe iy hack slreay

week 6, friday

[sengokus]

[why not find a god in a chapel

anyway mineo wanders in - his feelings are... a mix of things! a general sense of caution and anxiety that comes up on fridays, but there's also something... complicated to say the least. a knot in his stomach, like he's warring between a few different things. but it also disappears fairly soon after he sees sqx, all other feelings replaced with a general feeling of relief to see her]

Shi-san... Hey. You're okay.

[shiftingwinds]

[well


is she okay? she's. seated at one of the pews near the back of the chapel, staring down at her hands. her vibes are Generally Freaked Out, but when she hears mineo's voice, she relaxes a little.]

...ahaha, of course, of course I am. [a beat] Don't go near the gardens, okay? It's, it's probably fine. But.

Just don't.

w6, saturday

[shiftingwinds]

[beach time!

it doesn't smell like seafood anymore, which is nice. shi qingxuan finds mineo out here, and she approaches.]

...how are you holding up?

[sengokus]

[he's out there and!

... his emotions are like the waves. the ebb and flow of guilt, of uncertainty, of nervousness. of worry for other people, and yet... a resignation to what he's done. when he hears her voice, he turns to her and - there's surprise that someone's coming to check on him and fondness.]

... did people ask Childe that sort of thing, I wonder.

[after he was a known murderer. he looks out to the ocean again.]

... I think... people are overwhelmingly nice, Shi-san. And that's why... I don't think I can regret what I did.

[to protect all these nice people he cherishes]

week 7, tuesday

[sengokus]

[you know where a theoretically great place to sleep is? the beach.

you know what's terrible? shifting tides. is that a thing in the space station? don't know, don't care. but mineo is going to be along the shoreline, passed the fuck out because sloth indulgence means narcolepsy and

the water is definitely starting to wash over him and he might just fucking drown soon?]

[shiftingwinds]

[sqx sees him drowning in the tides and leaves him to die. brb, i'm informing the mods of an off schedule death]

w7, friday

[shiftingwinds]

[our last one was at the beach so this time i'm going with shrine!!



it's a few hours after the meeting and sqx is heading to the shrine for some peace and quiet. which, honestly, may very well be the same reason mineo is there? she pauses when she spots him, then nods.]

...hi, Mineo.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . ah. mineo is similarly looking for some peace and quiet, sort of staring out into space - but he turns when he hears someone speak and blinks for a moment

before he offers her a smile, patting the spot next to him]

Hey, Shi-san. Wanna rest your feet?

week 7, post-"trial"

[sengokus]

[a little while after!]

Shi-san are you okay
Where are you
Do you need anything?

[shiftingwinds]

bdt
im gr aeat !