gregor catchall

[ravenry]

i was not expecting roses

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week 1, friday

[ravenry]

[ she is in front of the shielded off food court, staring it down. her hands are clasped in front of her, and she is clearly unhappy. ]

[verminous]

Not real encouraging, is it. I'm hoping they're just locked out again.

[because otherwise... not great!]

[ravenry]

That is too big a hope.

[ she brings up her IRIS and removes the privacy screen to show the warning. ]

What do you think that means?

[verminous]

Well, it probably means something's stuck in there somehow, and it's gonna be our problem once we can actually get in.

[why wouldn't it be.]

...the question's what and how.

[ravenry]

Isn't it part of the senior crew's duties to do that much? They have more access to things.

[ she clasps her hands in front of her. ]

But if it is similar to last week.... what if what is hostile is ruining what we should fine?

[verminous]

If that's the case... here's hoping it doesn't, 'cause I'm not sure we've got any options besides just-- working with that. Princess got me to try and help her break through one of these last week, and it wasn't budging.

w2 saturday

[verminous]

[hhhhh fuck. bad! bad.

when gregor comes by, he just takes a seat on the ground by the cell.]

...not how either of you wanted it, huh.

[ravenry]

[ that's such a mood, gregor. you are always such a mood.

she's also seated, knees up, arms around them. ]

... No. Not at all.

[verminous]

Sorry. Here we figured we wouldn't do that, and...

[vague little hand gesture. the roses blooming from him are grey.]

[ravenry]

[ whoa, same hat. same flower trick. the peonies on her vines aren't grey, but they're drooping as if they're about to fall off. ]

Everyone already takes the deaths hard. I didn't want.... more.

[verminous]

Don't think anyone else did, either.

[they care too much.

the best answer might be more death, the only right option might still have been killing them both, but people wouldn't want it.]

[ravenry]

... It was a near impossible thing to occur. I do not think anyone expected it.

[ it is a result of their cumulative choices, but she isn't going to throw salt into this wound. ]

It is not all right, but it is our current reality.

w6, monday

[verminous]

[i am out of fresh locations to pick help me we will be wherever shouxue happens to be because he is looking for her.]

...hey.

[...]

Just didn't feel like sticking around yesterday, or... do I owe you an apology?

[ravenry]

[ his questions spurs her to cough up a bunch of blue flowers. she collects them and looks away. ]

... I needed to sort out my feelings a little longer. Even if you didn't do anything, he still would have had to come here.

[verminous]

...he would've, yeah. But that doesn't make what I did any different, it just... changed what had to be done when they voted.

[he didn't know. he didn't kill owner because he was a murderer too, he... killed him because he was there. because it was impossible to resist.]

He could've had a better death than what he got.

[ravenry]

I know what it's like to be afflicted. I... was only....

[ sad and mad that someone she cared about died, but admitting that is too honest. there is a flower growing in her chest. ]

I don't want to blame you.

[verminous]

I get it. I can't be mad at you if you do wanna blame me, you know?

[a little shake of his head, there, a pause to clear his throat of petals. apricot & asphodel.]

I was mad at myself, too.

[ravenry]

It's more difficult to forgive yourself than others for this, I've found. I would be madder at you if you didn't have any remorse.

[ she simply isn't the greatest at venting her feelings correctly. ]

I don't want to forget what you did the night before I died either.

week 7, monday

[ravenry]

[ why do voids continue to exist? have a memory.

if gregor looks at her once the memory is over, he can see it's a memory that she isn't that happy or proud of. ]

week 7, saturday

[ravenry]

[ they did it!! she is not going to waste her time and not eat food that won't enthrall her.

she is walking around and eating food. she waves at gregor with a hand full of sweets. ]

Safe for at least tonight.

[verminous]

What, you don't think we will be tomorrow? I think we can finally stop worrying about that.

[ravenry]

Not about that thing. I believe we are victorious. Where do you think the ship will go next?

[ it's damaged even if it's functional. ]

[verminous]

Hopefully to get repaired... we weren't the only ones out here, I'm sure we can get a tow or something.

[ravenry]

You think those other ships will help us along?

[ he makes a good point. she didn't consider it when... they've been traveling as a lone ship for so long. ]

[verminous]

Hopefully they will-? I don't see why they wouldn't, they helped us with that thing.