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[ 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 ]
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 ]
Edited 2025-06-24 04:42 (UTC)
[ 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.
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.
[ 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.
... It should be expected at this point, but I would have hoped for better circumstances for a first meeting.
[ 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.
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.
[ 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.
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.
[ she smiles. ]
So you're aware. He said I should be wary around you.
So you're aware. He said I should be wary around you.
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. ]
[ essek, you make it so easy to bully you. ]
I know the type. It's more adorable with some than others.
[ they can tag team him in person one day. ]
It's what I'd prefer, but I don't know if you're the type who forgets easily.
[ they can tag team him in person one day. ]
It's what I'd prefer, but I don't know if you're the type who forgets easily.
They can both cause problems. What would you gain from our friendship, Aventurine?
[ said in the tone that says she won't make it easy to be friends. ]
[ said in the tone that says she won't make it easy to be friends. ]
[ he's the real treasure is the friends we made along the way-ing her. ]
I don't think those merits are guaranteed. There's an equal chance of being stabbed in the back from my experience.
I don't think those merits are guaranteed. There's an equal chance of being stabbed in the back from my experience.
[ even roxana knows friendship shouldn't be like gambling. she's amused. ]
Right now, you're all talk for a gambling man. No one taught you friendship in your last game?
Right now, you're all talk for a gambling man. No one taught you friendship in your last game?
[ did he just go off with nehan? HE WON'T EVEN TEXT ROBIN?
she tilts her head. ]
Essek is one. Who else?
she tilts her head. ]
Essek is one. Who else?
[ HE NEVER TOLD HER WHY HE'S SO MAD AT SUNDAY.... SHE DOESN'T KNOW HER BROTHER USED THE HARMONY ON HIM thanks aventurine she's happier he's a wanted fugitive and not a prisoner on death row. ]
I'll have to become more acquainted and see what he has to say.
[ memshare week is almost over and you haven't given me one back. ]
I'll have to become more acquainted and see what he has to say.
[ memshare week is almost over and you haven't given me one back. ]
[ Look, he's got enough EQ to not put her in that awkward position. ]
I think he'll be more charitable with what he has to say than Essek was.
[ But oh nyo, i almost got away with it. Since they kicked it off with family, have family (stop at 4:59:40) in return. ]
I think he'll be more charitable with what he has to say than Essek was.
[ But oh nyo, i almost got away with it. Since they kicked it off with family, have family (stop at 4:59:40) in return. ]
[ do you think i wouldn't hold you at gunpoint for a memory?
a younger roxana would think there is good fortune in surviving like this against all odds, but now... she wonders how much of a front he puts forward besides his name. he was so young there to be told he should be left so alone like that. ]
Are you religious, Aventurine?
a younger roxana would think there is good fortune in surviving like this against all odds, but now... she wonders how much of a front he puts forward besides his name. he was so young there to be told he should be left so alone like that. ]
Are you religious, Aventurine?
[ A restless energy comes over him once the memory ends, and Aventurine looks to nowhere in particular. ]
... I don't know. I grew up being told I was a blessed child, favored by our goddess, but as I grew older, it became harder and harder to believe.
... I don't know. I grew up being told I was a blessed child, favored by our goddess, but as I grew older, it became harder and harder to believe.
[ she watches him carefully. ]
Being blessed can be a curse as much as anything else. I don't know what the years between then and now were like for you, but I wouldn't blame you for losing faith.
Being blessed can be a curse as much as anything else. I don't know what the years between then and now were like for you, but I wouldn't blame you for losing faith.
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