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curtainsdown2021-06-12 11:09 pm
stagemanagers) wrote in curtainsdown2021-06-12 11:09 pm
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the mark of those who cannot be saved
[You remember dying. Maybe the memory is clear and bright and your body still aches from the cause. Maybe it was fast enough that you didn't feel it and don't remember what you went through. But no matter how you went out, that's no excuse for truancy! Which is to say: you are still in the school.
For those executed, you will wake up in your beds. The dormitories look exactly as they did when you first arrived, without any of the changes or personal effects you and your dormmates might have made. The only real difference is that the little cot in Ambassador isn't there.
For those who were victims, you will wake where your body was discovered. All of your injuries are gone, and you feel fine. It's almost like you're still alive - but you remember what happened to you. It couldn't have just been a dream, could it?
The school looks much as you remember it, save perhaps for a few key differences. For one, there's no groundhog murals anywhere. Where things were green on the other side, like banners or paint, you'll find that here they're blood red.
The doors, for the moment, are still locked. Looks like even death couldn't free you.]
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5
(( ooc: Welcome to deadland, everyone! It mostly resembles the school here, and new floors will be revealed after new people die. For example, the second area will unlock after the week 3 dead arrive, and so on. Also, all dead characters will wake up at their actual canonpoint, with all lost memories restored. Have fun being dead! ))
For those executed, you will wake up in your beds. The dormitories look exactly as they did when you first arrived, without any of the changes or personal effects you and your dormmates might have made. The only real difference is that the little cot in Ambassador isn't there.
For those who were victims, you will wake where your body was discovered. All of your injuries are gone, and you feel fine. It's almost like you're still alive - but you remember what happened to you. It couldn't have just been a dream, could it?
The school looks much as you remember it, save perhaps for a few key differences. For one, there's no groundhog murals anywhere. Where things were green on the other side, like banners or paint, you'll find that here they're blood red.
The doors, for the moment, are still locked. Looks like even death couldn't free you.]
(( ooc: Welcome to deadland, everyone! It mostly resembles the school here, and new floors will be revealed after new people die. For example, the second area will unlock after the week 3 dead arrive, and so on. Also, all dead characters will wake up at their actual canonpoint, with all lost memories restored. Have fun being dead! ))
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[She's kissed his cheek before...and he's kissed hers, though he honestly doesn't know how much of that moment she cares to remember. He needed to replace it with something...nicer.
That smile makes it all worth it in the end, regardless of how nervous or awkward he feels after the fact. He doesn't regret it one bit.]
I kept wishing I'd done that before, so...
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[ She wasn't really but ehhhhh she's allowed some teasing she thinks.
She nuzzles closer and rests her head on him again. ]
But I'm glad... that you did.
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Yeah...me too.
[He missed this. Missed her.]
...do...do you want to stay out here a while?
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Yes… please…
[ She feels her own face getting warmer, prompting her to look back up at him with bright hazel eyes. ]
Would you… mind? [ And suddenly Kanata’s words are coming to her: ] Indulging this “selfish princess”… for just a bit longer…?
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Oh no. God, he really doesn't feel like he deserves this. Not even a little. But...it's okay to just say "fuck it", right? They're both dead...it's not like they have room for regrets anymore.
So Varian shakes his head a little as he carefully detatches one of his hands again, mostly to free it so he can cradle the side of Rina's cheek, tracing her cheekbone with his thumb.]
I don't mind at all. It's not like I'm going anywhere...not for a while, anyway.
[Or...for forever, really.
Needless to say, Rina's getting pulled in for another kiss...one that's a bit less short than the last. The first wasn't hesitant, exactly, but it didn't linger. This one does.]
this was worth waiting 4 days for, this icon is ME RN
She's the one to break from it this time, resting her forehead against his to maintain that close point of contact. She wishes she had the board right now, if just to express herself a bit more easily - though maybe it's better she didn't. Maybe it's best he see her flushed face and content eyes just as they are, without her own hand drawn interpretation.
Still though, out of habit she finds herself whispering softly: ]
Rina-chan Board says... "happy"...
:3
Rina's hands are on his shoulders and Varian's are on her hip and head respectively, the latte shifting its way down to rest against the side of her neck.]
I'm happy too.
[Happier than he's been since he got here, that's for sure.]
I think we'll be fine out here for a while, as long as we don't stay gone for too long. Okay?
1/3
Okay…
[ And then tries to readjust herself so she can get more comfortable, get both of her legs up on the seat before the other one inevitably falls asleep or something-- ]
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[ She jumps, her other shoe flying out the still rolled down driver's window as she then immediately dives back into Varian's arms, hiding her face. ]
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[HOLY SHIT-
The horn on this car is loud and unpleasant- it's an old clunker after all- so naturally, Varian ends up jumping out of his skin at that as much as he does at Rina suddenly screaming. That...isn't something his heart can handle hearing much, these days. He looks around quickly as if to try to uncover the source of the danger, pulling Rina even closer to his front.
...
Oh. Right. It was just the car...]
A...are you alright?
[He asks after a moment, gently putting his hand between Rina's shoulderblades.]
Don't worry...it was just the car. The horn went off.
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[ She whimpers just a little bit, still hiding her face. Honestly it’s… mostly out of embarrassment. ]
I’m all right…
[ She looks up finally, but her eyes are off to the side. ]
That… surprised me. Sorry…
[ Though being held even closer protectively like that… that part’s nice. She’s okay with that part. ]
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[You heard him also do a yell, it just wasn't as cute as yours, Rina.
Since Rina is so close to him now though, he'll take advantage of the closeness to just...keep her against his chest, resting his cheek atop her head. He never thought he'd even be able to embrace her again, much less be allowed to like this...]
I'm not going to let anything happen to you ever again, Rina-chan.
[-chan is back now, because he feels like...well. He's allowed.]
I promise...you're safe with me.
Fuck it I’m doing it I’m stabbing myself. Repeatedly. In the heart.
They’re starting fresh now. No more secrets or information being withheld, no more of that. And while she has every right to be upset even over being accidentally killed, it was still an accident without any malicious intent and he’s here now with her, dead for his actions. Dead with her in whatever this…… “new life” might be. It’s okay. It’s okay to believe he means it this time.
She closes her eyes and snuggles in closer. ]
Say you love me every waking moment,
Turn my head with talk of summertime...
Say you need me with you now and always...
Promise me that all you say is true
That’s all I ask of you.
STABS YOU BACK
It's reflexive. Almost before Rina finishes that last refrain, Varian's joining her as he holds her close, rubbing gently between her shoulderblades.]
Let me be your freedom,
Let daylight dry your tears...
I'm here, with you, beside you,
To guard you and to guide you.
AUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
A world with no more fright;
[ She curls up even more, weaseling her arms around his sides and placing her hands on his back as she returns the embrace more fully. ]
And you, always beside me,
To hold me and to hide me.
Im sorry trial is making me legit sad so I have to take out my emotions somewhere
He'd been holding his eyes open, glassy and resolute, because he didn't want Rina to see tears rolling down his cheeks as he held her.]
Then say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime;
Let me lead you from your solitude.
[His breath catches, because...well. What life?
He'd stolen that away from both of them. But he's not about to try to alter the lyrics to fit, because...they're here together, now. It's an eternity, but it may as well be a lifetime.
It's their life, from now on.]
Say you need me with you, here beside you,
Anywhere you go, let me go too...
HO WHY DO YOU THINK IM HERE RN
Say you'll share with me
One love, one lifetime
Say the word and I will follow you
Share each day with me
Each night, each morning
[ And then she moves to gently kiss the corner of one of his eyes, like she did before when they were still alive and he to her as she lay dying, trying to kiss the tears away. She rests their foreheads together again after, her singing voice much lower and softer: ]
Say you love me...
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...I love you.
[Even when Rina was dying, even since they arrived here...he never got the opportunity to tell her he loved her.
He's not going to make that mistake ever again.]
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...I love you too.
That's all I ask of you.
[ And then she kisses him. Not just on the cheek, but a full one like the two he'd done earlier, full of pure love. ]
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Varian was convinced he'd lost Rina forever, both physically and from his life entirely. He still isn't sure he feels he fully deserves this kind of ending, but...he's thankful for it regardless.
He kisses her back, this time letting it last for as long as Rina will.]
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After a moment though: ]
Thank you… Varian.
[ Maybe they’re young and dumb. But they’re also dead and here together, and that’s enough for her. ]
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[He doesn't feel like he needs to be thanked, but he'll answer her as he should regardless. It's something they both need, he thinks.
Varian plans on just staying here with Rina until either or both of them decide they should probably head back to the school, which...might end up being a while. He doesn't particularly want to go anywhere right now.]