[She's hopped over to the little island in the swamp, investigating the little door carved into the tree.
And like clockwork, one of their infinite teen girls starts skirting the perimeter. Camille pulls away, squinting at her from the across the feral green algae.]
[watching her carefully - she hasn't changed yet, so she's still in the white robes, though she's torn off both sleeves. that makes it clear one of her shoulders is wrapped in a makeshift bandage made with fabric from the outfit.]
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Anyway Camille is at the pyre late at night, sat hugging her knees like a gangly teen and staring down the flickering flames. Her eyes blink slow, but despite the hour she just won't leave.
Vin's been one Camille's not sure how to approach. They weren't close to begin with. Barely spoke. Her strongest impression of the girl is the flash of her steel cutting into Nona. No warning, no preamble. Decisive and quick. It's honestly respectable.
Now it's a daydream on repeat. Mercy might be her best shot. Still, she'd like to know when it's coming. Not have it thrust upon her, unnannounced.
She meets the girl midday Monday, just passing through on the way to other things.]
Oh. [Camille slows. Stops. Pretends like she isn't going stiff at the shoulders, and mostly fails.] Hello, Vin.
[SCREAMS OKAY WELL that makes this worse for several reasons
Fresh off the horror of seeing a veil go up at the pyre and three new posters tacked on the board, Camille sees Vin coming in looking like a horror show. The vibes are immediate distress. Horror. Fear.]
[She's out of cigarettes. So, she's on her way back to Elysium, drained and miserable. A bottle of half-gone whisky hangs from her hand, though there isn't any on her breath yet.
She spies Vin before she makes it, stopping in her tracks. The emotions are all abject misery, but she'll still be polite.]
God... [She crawls out, spitting up water and looking utterly miserable. But thankfully so much of the burns are gone? The hand has not returned though.]
WEEK 0: First Saturday
And like clockwork, one of their infinite teen girls starts skirting the perimeter. Camille pulls away, squinting at her from the across the feral green algae.]
Hey. Can you give me a hand over here?
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What are you attempting?
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[Camille's eyes skate over the bare arms.]
Like what you've done with it. Seems a little less tacky that way.
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WEEK 0: Monday
Anyway Camille is at the pyre late at night, sat hugging her knees like a gangly teen and staring down the flickering flames. Her eyes blink slow, but despite the hour she just won't leave.
Her eyes drift to Vin once she catches movement.]
Shouldn't you be asleep?
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she glances towards camille, a little bit puzzled. there's some writing on her arm that says the collapse.]
Why do you say that?
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w0, sunday
a while after all that, she's near the pyre, reading over the new rules with a frown.]
...This will happen again, then.
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[Camille grits her teeth in a sour grin, shaking her head.]
And of course it's up to us to fix everything. All while waiting out our own personal doomsday.
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WEEK 3: Monday
Vin's been one Camille's not sure how to approach. They weren't close to begin with. Barely spoke. Her strongest impression of the girl is the flash of her steel cutting into Nona. No warning, no preamble. Decisive and quick. It's honestly respectable.
Now it's a daydream on repeat. Mercy might be her best shot. Still, she'd like to know when it's coming. Not have it thrust upon her, unnannounced.
She meets the girl midday Monday, just passing through on the way to other things.]
Oh. [Camille slows. Stops. Pretends like she isn't going stiff at the shoulders, and mostly fails.] Hello, Vin.
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[when she notices her tensing up, she breathes a little sigh, but quickly enough:]
I'm not going to hurt you.
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w4, tuesday
she's hanging out wherever - she's been giving camille as much space as she wants, but she doesn't move to leave when she sees her approaching.]
...I imagine you have a few things to say.
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Frankly, I can't decide if I have too much to say or nothing at all.
I don't really have precedence for this kind of thing. "Miracles."
[Especially not when they're used on me.]
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w5, thursday
Ah - hello.
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[Nods to her. She has a mug of...something. And a bland refectory snack. She'll go get better food later.]
Feeling refreshed?
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w5, friday
she's on her way to the swamp, covered in blood with a bunch of glass shards poking out of her. she glances at camille.]
...Hello.
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Fresh off the horror of seeing a veil go up at the pyre and three new posters tacked on the board, Camille sees Vin coming in looking like a horror show. The vibes are immediate distress. Horror. Fear.]
What happened?
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WEEK 5: Saturday
She spies Vin before she makes it, stopping in her tracks. The emotions are all abject misery, but she'll still be polite.]
Hey. You feeling any better tonight?
[She seemed pretty tender at trial today.]
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[physically or emotionally, she means. either way, as she tries not to stare at the whiskey:]
...What about you?
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cw: mention of suicide/self-harm.
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WEEK 6: Monday
More of this, huh? Creepy labs are getting to be a theme.
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We didn't have anything like this where I'm from.
[she's too fantasy victorian for this.]
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w6, thursday
anyways she's waiting at the swamp! how does camille seem when she comes out...]
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God... [She crawls out, spitting up water and looking utterly miserable. But thankfully so much of the burns are gone? The hand has not returned though.]
How long was I in there?
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WEEK 7: Wednesday
Are these safe to eat?
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How do you feel?
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w7, saturday
...What's next, for you?
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[Predictably, she's out in open air with a smoke in hand. Camille shakes her head.]
Honestly? I can't wait to be somewhere where magic doesn't exist again. That's the bare minimum. Everything after has got to be manageable.
What about you?
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