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catchall
WHO: d & others
WHERE: around the netherworld
WHEN: oocly, month of oct
WHAT: a catchall for me for different threads during oct
WARNINGS: will update as needed
Log Post ¤ Plotting Post
WHERE: around the netherworld
WHEN: oocly, month of oct
WHAT: a catchall for me for different threads during oct
WARNINGS: will update as needed
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A little.
[He glances at her as he lowers the hand, expression softening.] It's alright. I'll be fine. [She doesn't have to give him anything.]
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[ she looks back down at the plant that he had touched, taking careful note of its placement and features. ]
Poisonous?
[ obviously, at least by touch, but d seems like he is knowledgeable enough about plants he might be able to give more information. ]
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[He also glances back at the flowers. They are roses, and seem to be simply that. Beautiful, and full, and red, though a few of them here and there have an edge of pink as if they had crossed somewhere along the way with white ones.
It's a shame that the rose and D attempted to unintentionally destroy each other. Going into Augustine's door had been very sweaty for him. ALSO, ROSA'S NAME BEING ROSA. Killing me.]
Roses are deterrents for vampires on the Frontier. They aren't able to touch them unless they are part of the Greater Nobility and have built up a resistance. They have never bothered me much before.
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but a few things click. he had told her that he's a vampire hunter, and that he's paid to go after them. but if roses affect vampires, then... she also remembers shalem mentioning that for some reason his arts weren't as effective here as they are back home. very interesting. ]
The resistance has dampened?
[ she doesn't want to outright ask if he's a vampire, since that may be rude. ]
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I don’t know, [he admits honestly.] The balance of being a dhampir must be made imperfect by this place.
Or perhaps they’re stronger.
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[ although it's hard to say what it is exactly. they really don't know enough about how the netherworld works, although there are some things where she isn't quite sure they'd get answers to some. but she may just be pessimistic. ]
Are you sure you don't need your hand looked at, D?
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[He’s not sure if that’s exactly the case, but it is the only good lead they have outside of whatever secrets and Hierarchy may hold.
He glances at her, then he looks down at his hand before tucking it inside of the cape’s edge.]
Thank you, but I’m fine. It will heal after a while. Do you have all you want for your tea?
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[ she won't tell him never to get hurt, since it seems somewhat hypocritical, but doing what you can to avoid unwanted injury is probably the bare minimum.
her gaze falls back down to the roses, her lips pursing slightly in what can possibly seen as disappointment before she looks back to her companion. ]
I'm taking what we found though, yes. Thank you.
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If you have a reaction, contact Sakura or Aspen and let them help you. Then let me know.
[HE WILL FEEL BAD IF HE GAVE HER BAD LEAVES. It's fine, she'll have better tea at the party.
He starts moving back in the direction they came, leading the way.]
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but she will immediately turn to follow behind him. ]
I have not met either of them yet. Although I think I saw Sakura mention she is a medic...?
[ on tinder. rosa didn't respond to it, but she recognizes the name. ]
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She's a doctor, yes. She was helping those at the harbors who had come across the sea from the Shadowlands. She's kind.
[And strong, D could sense, but there is no reason for him to boast about her strength really, so he doesn't say anything.]
Aspen is also kind. I've only met him once.
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[ usually not everything and all there is to them, but a lot. ]
I'll keep an eye on them. But hopefully their services won't be needed for this specific instance.
[ granted, she would really not complain that much if it turned out what they collected is bad. ]
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[Well, Rosa is right, and the two of them will just not say anything about meeting each other for the first time in that sort of truth. It's fine.
ALSO, SHUT UP, ROSA. Do not do this to me.]
Having it boiled will be better as well.
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[ this is the second time he went out of his way to help her. she's going to have to figure out a way to pay him back, but d also doesn't really seem like the type to say when he needs something...
well. she'll see. ]
You are very knowledgeable.
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I have traveled many places.
[Which is, like, a small portion of why he is very knowledgeable. The other portion is he's old as fck, but he does not say this for now.]
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[ and in general, she isn't really the one gathering food, so this falls nowhere near her usual area of expertise.
sometimes you are just handed things. ]
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He glances at her as he walks.]
What did you do before you started traveling with the pharmaceutical company?
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[ she could probably stop the explanation there, since it's not too unusual for young people to be taken care of.
granted, she isn't the type to shy away from certain truths. ]
I grew up very wealthy. And then a catastrophe struck my city, and none of that mattered anymore. The company I work for had taken me in after that.
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It must have been a big change.
[To maybe be okay, and then have everything mixed up in an upheaval. Now she's here! Wow. It continues to get more and more terrible.]
Did you miss being a student?
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she has to think about it again, and she really has to marvel over how a simple thing can have so many complicated answers. it is genuinely very funny, from her point of view. ]
Sometimes. There are some things I miss. My naivety, for one.
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Why'd she have to say something so depressing? I hate you.]
It's a fair thing to miss. I don't think you're the only one who thinks as much. Here or back home.
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Probably... but at least the change in my lifestyle there does make it somewhat easier to adjust here.
[ she has already learned how to adjust to a rather radical change overnight, so it's easier to do it a second time. ]
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There isn't anything wrong with needing more time to adjust.
[Before, at home, but also suddenly being here for some wild reason they can only assume fits the narrative given to them.]
What will you do now?
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[ she pats her pocket carefully, to not damage the goods she slipped into it. ]
And then after... I believe it might be good to learn more about the plants here. Wouldn't want to make a mistake.
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At the edge of Serene where they had met initially, he slows to a stop and looks at her.]
There is a library and a school here in Serene.
[In case she is interested in either. And also learning about the plants.]
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