( closed ) how do we breathe, how do we climb

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WHO: Lumine + others
WHERE: Shadowlands, and then various places in Stygia
WHEN: December
WHAT: event shenanigans + notice board things
WARNINGS: blanket warning for event-related stuff, possible spoilers for the sumeru updates

[ ooc: closed starters will go here. if you want a custom starter, send me a PM or comment on my plotting post and let's hash things out. ]

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[lackluster]

[ Quietly, the Harbinger watches Lumine chuck the talkative coin towards the furthest room away from them. Whatever it was about to say must be the real truth of the matter but he doesn't get to hear it now that there's a distance he has to cross. Man. Just when it was about to get juicy, too. ]

I guess it can be a problem if you're too worried about the whole kissing someone.

[ To him, it's just a kiss. Maybe years ago, when he'd been younger, he might see this as more trouble than it's worth, spouting things about how you should only kiss someone when you like them, but he isn't that little boy anymore. He can see the benefit of taking the path of least resistance sometimes.

Especially when the sprites' pranks were not fun. ]

And what's wrong with indulging it? [ Did she forget his offer from before? ] It wouldn't hurt to loosen up sometimes.

[ Before she can get a chance to ask him what he meant, he's just going to go ahead and walk across the room. He heads straight for where she'd tossed the coin so he can pick it up for her.

When he comes back, he's flipping the coin in his hand. He picks up the conversation where he'd left it off as if he didn't just do something ridiculous. ]

Unless you're scared of what you'd become if you do.

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[ what is this existential conversation they're currently having in the middle of her living room? why is he playing the devil's advocate in the situation? why is he talking like dealing with shadows is the same as swapping clothes?

also, why is he walking towards the coin that she's clearly decided to get rid of? ]

I—

SHE DOESN'T WANT TO LOSE CONTROL IN FRONT OF YOU.

[ thank you for nothing, coin.

lumine closes her eyes as if making terrible peace with herself as she turns away from the harbinger and shoves another book onto the shelf, the other books rattling from the force. any harder, and she might just break the bookshelf in half. but what's one more broken piece of furniture to clean up after, right? if only she could break that thing instead.

then again, it's not like it's wrong per se; the "in front of you" part is just unnecessary. ]

... Are you telling me to treat kissing like fighting and don't hold back? [ well, isn't kissing a battle in itself? a fight against her shadow that keeps wanting to have its own holiday fun. ] Anyway, I'm not worried about kissing anyone. I just think it's pointless since it's still going to be there even if I kiss someone underneath.

[ and locking doors in this fake teapot has been impossible so far. ]

[lackluster]

Not in front of me, huh. Good to know.

[ Thanks for everything, coin. That's probably the most interesting thing it's said all day.

He doesn't bother addressing it for now. Instead, he heads for the door and chucks the coin as far away from Lumine's home as possible. Where it ends up is none of his concern anymore since he's satisfied with everything he's learned so far. That, and it feels like Lumine might strangle him if he keeps trying to tease her with it for much longer.

(Not a bad thing in his opinion, but you know.)

He makes his way over to stand by Lumine's side, helping her with putting the books on the shelf. ]

Maybe you just haven't kissed the right person.

[ He sure doesn't know if that's how it works. His Shadow is encouraging him to go and find out, but he isn't interested in listening to it. ]

Someone has to be worthy, considering who you are and what you can do.