LUCAS.

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w0, monday.

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[ Hello, Lucas. Aventurine is hanging around just outside the church. He had to stop upon reading the warning about the cursed Bible, and now he's left curious as he waves Lucas over. ]

The Bible is cursed?

[ He's also got the word "murderer" floating on his cheek, yay. ]

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[NOT HIS SICK MURDERER CHEEK TATTOO. Lucas, who's already meandering toward the church anyway (HIS HOME), pauses for a second on seeing that. Normally he ends up doing the stupid quick sideglance thing people do when they reflexively look at something but know it's rude to stare, but in this case he is in fact openly staring for a second.

But he'll step a little closer after that, brow pinched as he glances at the dirt words. He's so well-covered that his secrets have to be projected, and none of them currently are.]

Supposedly so... At the very least, I've heard it gives people visions, so it's likely best avoided.

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[ It's okay, Lucas, go ahead and stare... Aventurine will simply pretend not to notice. ]

Visions, huh? [ Why is he feeling even more curious now... ] You haven't given it a try?

w3 tues

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[WHAT A WILD MONDAY well anyway it's tuesday now. EITHER MORNING OR NIGHT. I DON'T KNOW AVENTURINE'S SCHEDULE. Anyway the next time he walks by the elementary school, he'll hear a loud SHRIEK.

It sounds like a child's joyful scream, like when they're just running around free in the playground being menaces, but it's probably still a little strange to hear. It sounds like it's coming from the courtyard. If he would not investigate i will simply have to find another way.]

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[ oh thank god he's an adult again

But Aventurine does come by the school every now and again for supplies or to update the notebooks, so when he hears the shriek, he will immediately head over to investigate! ]

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[FUCKING HELP YOUR BABY NERF YUUL.

Wouldn't it be funny if this was a trap and i murdered you instead. It isn't, though; i'm just taking advantage of the fact that you can hear phantom giggling here. When Aventurine goes to take a peek courtyard-side, he'll probably hear more of that faint, disembodied laughter, but there doesn't seem to be anyone else here.

Just Lucas, who's sitting on a swing and writing in a notebook.]

w3 fri

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[WELL IT'S BEEN A DAY AND THIS IS FINE LUCAS IS JUST HERE NOW, having wrapped all his lil emotions up and also his giant pyramidhead gash. This is fine. Boothill came back super paranoid and there are more dead people and he's concerned about Camille not being here yet but THIS IS ALL FINE!!

Anyway where's Aventurine, he'll just make his way over quietly and carefully.]

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[ He's at the Barks & Waffles trying not to get bit by this asshole dog. This is why he's a cat person, and he puts the book he'd been holding down before he gets fucking lunged at again.

But upon spotting Lucas, he wishes he could have thrown the book at him instead. ]

You really don't make it easy, you know.

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[HELP. Lucas just watches this happen before he makes his way over so he can help Aventurine wrangle this dog instead of letting him suffer. His buff twink arms can handle so much, this is fine.

He should throw the book, but for now, Lucas is just giving him a distantly baffled sort of look. HELLO. HE COMES HERE TO THANK AVENTURINE AND JUST GETS THIS.]

I don't make what easy...?

w3, sunday.

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[ We're outside of Invent Bees. ]

I think we should board up this door. Or come up with a warning sign.

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[LUCAS IS AFRAID OF BUGS but as long as they are inside and not outside, he's... fine... Though he does sort of eye this whole place warily.]

Do you think it would reappear as the hospital did if we attempt to destroy it...?

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[ AFRAID OF BUGS? that's so moe ]

Uh, yeah. In fact, I think the possibility of creating fire bees is alarmingly high.

w4, friday.

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[ Hey, Lucas, i guess you are visiting the hospital because Aventurine is still there while he recovers.

He's had visitors here and there earlier in the day, and he's finally looking a lot less... disoriented as he sits in bed and slowly eats one half of a sandwich. He does not look like he's enjoying a second of it. ]

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[THE HOSPITAL THAT KILLED HIM!!! It's fine he's not afraid of dying or catching fire, he will go visit Aventurine in his sad lil room with his sad lil sandwich. He hesitates in the door for a second before making his way inside. NO GREETING JUST IMMEDIATE FRETTING.]

...Did they put you in the pool, too? Are you feeling any better...?

[HOW DOES HE LOOK IS HE ALL BANGED UP TO HELL or is he mostly okay.]

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[ He looks... like he's not about to die?

There are bandages covering half of his face, and more bandages around his neck and his right arm. He does not look deathly pale, at least. He was kind of missing a lot of blood yesterday.

Anyway, he looks up from his sandwich as Lucas walks in. Hello. ]

Oh, Lucas. I do feel better after the pool... I've got a migraine that wants to kill me, but I'm on painkillers.

w5 fri

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[He's at the church because a tiger can't change its stripes, goddamn. He's not sitting at any of the pews, though; he's closer to the altar, just kind of staring toward one of the stained glass windows. The vibes are fucking wild; a mix of guilt and sorrow and exhaustion, but with a strange viper-like twist of angry, malicious violence threading below. He probably came here thinking that no one else would enter so he could quarantine his bad vibes a bit without having to be in his Catholic Hell Room, but his expression is relatively placid whenever Aventurine appears. A quiet beat, and then:]

...I do so wish that she had been found earlier, before she had to bloody her hands so many times.

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[ lucas your gay enmity

Aventurine's steps echo through the church as he steps inside, and so rarely does he step inside this place. But he's come here in search of Lucas after hearing about Scien's death, pausing some steps away from where the other man stands by the altar. ]

They've finally caught her now.

[ Some good news between the bad, though the emotions that Aventurine shares are something a little more hopeful and anticipating than mourning. ]

... And Scien will be with us.

w6 mon

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[I'M DONE BEING A FCKIN MUPPET this can be later in the night... Lucas is back to his normal Lucas form and he's fckin exhausted and just sitting in the lobby of the apartment with a stack of papers and a fat drink that's already halfway gone.

Whenever he spots Aventurine, he just gives him a FLAT AND TIRED LOOK.]

Mondays are so long.

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[ Well, he was going to go back to his apartment, but he's going to sit down next to Lucas and take his drink and down the rest of it in one go.

And then he puts the empty glass back down and smiles. ]

Welcome back.

w6 fri

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[WOULD AVENTURINE BE IN THE HOSPITAL. Perhaps he can catch Lucas in his jailbreak, changed out of the hospital gown and back into nun clothing that cover all of his injuries. He's on a mission to go find the people he roughed up and/or supermurdered so he can at least check to ensure they're still alive, and also make sure the Vin and Yuffie likers out there are surviving, but he can be here long enough for the three comment thread in which Aventurine will simply shoot him on the spot.]

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[ SURE HE CAN BE AT THE HOSPITAL restocking on some supplies mayhaps

His mood is absolutely atrocious, though. Yuffie's death came as a huge shock to him, especially after having listened to the things she'd said on Wednesday, so when he spots Lucas, he just stops dead in his tracks in the hallway. IT'S AN AWFUL DAY.

There's a barely contained fury in his eyes as he glares at Lucas, but he doesn't say anything. It's like he's having an internal battle on what to possibly say. ]

w7, monday.

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[ ARE WE RECONCILING ON WEEK 7...

After literally everything has happened on this godawful Monday, Aventurine and Lucas will run into each other because it's fate. It's predetermined. It's what the players decree.

Unfortunately, the emotions are still very uncertain and apprehensive. ]

... Lucas. You had quite the busy day.

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[OUR RECONCILIATION ARC......... Fate brought them together but will fate tear them apart, find out next time on Dragon Ball Z.

Anyway Lucas's own vibes are a jumble of complex feelings that are mostly heavily guilt-ridden. SO MUCH HAPPENED TODAY. HIS FAKE BOYFRIEND CHOKED AVENTURINE OUT ON MAIN. ALSO AVENTURINE'S FURRY BOYFRIEND BECAME A BABY AND SCHOOLTEACHER CRUSHED ON HIM. HE GOT BEE'D. He actually probably checks briefly to make sure there are no bees lingering around.

The most important part in all of this is that his beautiful hair is back once again, though.]

Ah... Well. We all did... It was very uncharacteristically chaotic here...

w7, saturday.

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[ WHAT WAS THAT?? WHAT WAS THAT!!!!

They can head back to their foggy graveyard town now?? ]

... Well. That was certainly a once in lifetime experience.

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[THEY WAY THAT ALL OF MY GY PCS ARE JUST THE GY PEOPLE GOING BACK TO THEIR FOGGY TOWN. Lucas did because he needed to take a shower... BUT HE'S CLEAN NOW. Free of blood and stinky zombie guts.]

I would hope so. If anything like this happens to me again, I'll simply give up.