—i play the heroine, i play to their sympathies.

[appeale]

WHO: rudbeckia de borgia & etc.
WHERE: various locations
WHEN: check subject lines
WHAT: catch-all & overflow log
WARNINGS: will update as needed. see individual threads for specific warnings and mind ruby's character cws

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[appeale]

[ Ruby's smile is gentle, and she links her arm with Hibiki's to lead her through the grand and spacious entrance hall towards an equally massive central staircase. it's for the sake of keeping warm as much as it is reassurance for Ruby's anxiety over having anybody else in here. ]

No, no, that isn't necessary. Is it a custom where you're from, Hibiki? [ even if that was ever the custom in either of her own households, she wouldn't give a shit about it here. ] I don't spend very much time here, so don't worry too much. It's scary to come out to the Shadowlands, and this doesn't really feel like home.

[ there are various decorative furnishings that have been knocked over here, a broken statue or two, paintings torn from the walls as they make their way to the staircase; Rudbeckia's fingers tighten around Hibiki's arm, anxious, though the only sentiment she has to express at the sight of the destruction is: ]

Father would be furious if he saw the house in such a state...

[windsongs]

[ Ruby says that she doesn't have to, but Hibiki still smirks sheepishly at her just the same. It's a force of habit, a way to show respect for the space and the person who lives in it, so while she keeps her boots on, there's still a note of reluctance. ]

It is, in part to keep from tracking dirt and germs in. But if you say I don't need to...

[ Going once, going twice... and if she doesn't hear any different, Hibiki will follow her inside with only a hint of hesitation. Instead, she focuses on what's around her, trying to find any evidence that this unwelcome house guest wasn't still here, waiting for a moment to strike. ]

Really? I mean, that makes sense, it's not exactly pleasant out here. I dunno, I feel a lot more at-home in my space out here, but I feel really out of place in Stygia lately.

[ After the business at the Gallows, it's taken a lot for her to not wash her hands of that place altogether. ]

Do you have a place in town then?