...I'm not sure I'd call it 'work'—I'm not employed by anyone. [ nobody is the boss of her!!!! ] But I'm something of a traveler. A peacekeeper, you could say. I go wherever there's trouble.
[ me waiting 30 comments for his tragic(?) backstory... i can't believe i have to backtag this pc forever until i die, YUUL! (u can drop wheneva be free)
she sees the moment his expression shifts into something a little more vulnerable, and goes very quiet. ]
...I'm so sorry.
[ and it's a very natural instinct to want to reach out to him, but her hand stops just shy of his arm, fingers curling in on themselves. if it's a deep wound, she probably shouldn't touch it. ]
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...He does have a pretty strong personality.
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[ Because Aventurine is sooooooo easy to get along with. ]
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[ takes out the get-along-glock. ]
And if not, maybe you'll have to find some. [ MAKE SOME. ] I just mean, it doesn't seem like we'll be leaving this place anytime soon.
[ they'd be doing themselves a favor, along with the rest of their roomies... yeah... this is 100% unsolicited advice. ]
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Does that mean you've been getting along with everyone here?
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...I'm surprised. I wouldn't have thought you'd have this sort of trouble.
[ she actually does get the impression that aventurine is sooooooo easy to get along with. because. they have been getting along just fine. ]
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[ OKAY BUDDY. ]
I've never personally dealt with him, but he's got some sort of a grudge against me because of where I work.
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You won't try to change his mind? Where do you work...?
[ nosy. ]
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It's called the IPC. The Interastral Peace Corporation.
[ Sounds nice right... ]
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[ unfortunately that sounds really nice yeah ]
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Who knows? He's chaotic enough that it may be as simple as not aligning with his lifestyle.
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[ smiles ]
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Smiles back? ]
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...What brought you to join the IPC?
[ she's like wow... this guy is a philanthropist? ]
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[ A PHILANTHROPIST... ]
What do you do for work, Miss Aqua?
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[ haha... jk... ]
...I'm not sure I'd call it 'work'—I'm not employed by anyone. [ nobody is the boss of her!!!! ] But I'm something of a traveler. A peacekeeper, you could say. I go wherever there's trouble.
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[ He'll answer that much! ]
And is that so? Our paths might have crossed had we shared the same cosmos.
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[ would she have tho ]
Perhaps they'll cross again in the future, once we get out of here.
[ the ink on her sleeves doesn't seem to agree: There's no way back. ]
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Sorry, I didn't mean to look.
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It's fine. Just about everyone's seen it by now.
[ it's w0 monday but in our souls it is friday ]
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No secrets among new friends. This village has made sure of that.
exhales deeply
[ she's kidding, but she's not seeing any ink on him. ]
Or if you do, I hope you can continue to keep them close to your chest.
[ not everyone needs to have their ugliest feelings divulged. ]
c:
Well, Aventurine will pull up his sleeve to show his forearm. It has the number "34" written in ink there. ]
A trade. To be honest, I haven't been bothering to keep mine too hidden, so they stay under my clothes every now and again.
>:(
she blinks curiously at the number. ]
What does it mean?
[ just asks him. nbd! ]
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The smile fades from his face as something melancholic takes its place. ]
It's the number of people who were placed inside of an arena with me.
[ He stares down at the number for a while. ]
... I was the only one to come out of that arena alive.
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she sees the moment his expression shifts into something a little more vulnerable, and goes very quiet. ]
...I'm so sorry.
[ and it's a very natural instinct to want to reach out to him, but her hand stops just shy of his arm, fingers curling in on themselves. if it's a deep wound, she probably shouldn't touch it. ]
...Were you alone for a very long time?
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