aventurine catchall

[disingenuous]

all or nothing

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week 3, monday

[disingenuous]

[ surely, nothing can go wrong when the first meeting between two cagey blonds is a huge privacy violation.

essek mentioned aventurine to her briefly yesterday, but she still doesn't know who he is. she can guess if he's wearing his usual colors, but there isn't much of a greeting because a phantom wind picks up and they're thrown into a memory.

wahoo ]

[tactic]

[ He's only barely rounded a corner when the memory folds itself over him, and this has happened enough times that he recognizes what it is. But whose memory this belongs to remains a different story, and once the final scene departs, Aventurine braces a hand against the nearest wall, momentarily disoriented.

He's quick to collect himself after that, and when he raises his head, he spots the woman whose features match that of the boy's. ]

... I'm sorry to have met you like this.

[disingenuous]

[ in the years since that memory, she has long learned to school most of emotion out of her expression until only composure remains. reliving her brother's death is one of the few things that shake it, so aventurine can notice her grief for the brief moment it shows before she regains her usual placidity. ]

... It should be expected at this point, but I would have hoped for better circumstances for a first meeting.

[tactic]

[ He's no stranger to the loss of a beloved sibling, but he can't show that now. In fact, all he really wants is to book it out of here to avoid having his own memories interrupt them, but unfortunately, he's manners first. ]

An unfortunate stroke of luck. [ They can salvage this. ] Miss Roxana, is it? Please excuse me, I should have greeted you sooner. I'm called Aventurine.

[disingenuous]

[ that's such a relatable feeling even if roxana can't read bracket text. she doesn't book it because she doesn't want to show weakness. ]

It's all right. This isn't the kind of place I expect people to stand at the door to greet me. Essek mentioned you to me. A pleasure, Aventurine.

[tactic]

Oh, dear. I hope he wasn't too uncharitable about me.

[ Assumes the worst because it's Essek. ]

[disingenuous]

[ she smiles. ]

So you're aware. He said I should be wary around you.

[tactic]

[ Smiles in return. ]

I get the impression that you're rather formidable on your own, Miss Roxana. I doubt he had to warn you to be wary.

[disingenuous]

Oh, I won't try to over or undersell myself. He said you were charming, in that annoyed way you could also say is affectionate.

[ essek, you make it so easy to bully you. ]

w4, tuesday.

[tactic]

[ Aventurine can be found at the Grand Library! He's flipping through a book with little interest in what it has to offer, and he's clearly distracted by something else. ]

[disingenuous]

[ roxana is walking by with with a book in her hands. ]

If you're not going to read, you may as well put it back. What's occupying your mind that you can't escape into the pages?

[tactic]

[ Closes his book because she's right and he wasn't reading it at all. ]

I'm quite troubled by the events of today, Miss Roxana.

[disingenuous]

Which one?

[ there were so many. ]

The one between Daan and Anders?

[tactic]

That's precisely the one. Excuse my honesty, but I just don't think they're very compatible for each other.

[disingenuous]

I don't mind your honesty, but it's a strong opinion to have. You may know Daan, but how much do you know Anders?

[ she is thinking everyone is so cursed, so she's not trying that hard to reason, but she'll humor it. ]

[tactic]

Enough to make that call. To think he was flirting with Essek not that long ago and now he's suddenly all in for Daan? I don't buy it.

[ He's so cursed and i'm back in the trenches with this thread. ]

[disingenuous]

It's likely a sponsorship curse, but even if it weren't, you can be attracted to more than one person.

[ sorry for your (his) cursed life, yuul. ]

week 6, thursday

[disingenuous]

[ roxana is in the apple store, seated neatly among all the flowers.

could I spend the rest of my time here....? it's more of an idle thought than serious. ]

[tactic]

[ Wow, what a pleasant meadow. He's walking along, enjoying the peace, when he catches the stray thought.

It doesn't take long to find the source, and Aventurine gives a little wave in greeting. ]

Mind if I join you?

[disingenuous]

[ she inclines her head both in greeting and in answer. ]

Not at all. Go ahead. Will you miss having Boothill around?

[ even if they're likely going to reunited in a few days. ]

[tactic]

[ Takes a seat next to her by the flowers! ]

He certainly made the place livelier, but we'll see him and the others soon enough, won't we?

[disingenuous]

True enough. We have our tickets there secured, and you'll have to introduce yourself to twenty more people, too.

More friends for you to make.

[tactic]

Haha... As much as I love making new friends, I find myself more and more excited to finally return home.

[ HOMESICK... A NEW CONCEPT FOR HIM ]

[disingenuous]

To... what was his name again? To Nehan, was it?

[ crashes out because roxana is just trying to confirm facts and not gossip ]

Is anyone else waiting for you?

[tactic]

Yes, Nehan.

[ It's okay to gossip i think this meadow makes us gossip. ]

And it's just him... Not to make myself sound like a recluse, but he's the only one I miss.