★ ROXANA

[doublefists]

from hit canon roxana

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weekend 0, SATURDAY

[doublefists]

[ hey hello!! she's in the Xpress Stuff 2 Go, with a bottle of coffee in hand, swigging from it absently as she looks through the keychains.

she's got one that says Viktor on it, squinting. ]

[disingenuous]

[ roxana is here for things like a toothbrush or a hairbrush. ]

A name of someone you miss?

[doublefists]

... Nah, just. [ shifts her weight back and forth. ] It's not an uncommon name, but I swear pretty boy's partner was named this same thing. Seems like a weird coincidence.

Whatever. [ puts it back, and glances up at her, and visibly mentally stutters. a beat. ]

Oh, uh. Hey. Have we met yet?

week 0, monday

[disingenuous]

[ [ roxana is reclined in one of the massage chairs in the relaxation area. there's a book in her lap that's been abandoned, and it seems as if she's staring off somewhere, deep in her thoughts, but the moment vi enters her proximity, her hand raises.

she crooks a finger before making a gesture for her to come closer. ]

[doublefists]

[ yes ma'am

she is wandering around holding a bottle of some kind of alcohol in hand, but she pauses when roxana beckons? a beat. looks over her shoulder, sees nobody there... well, okay. wanders over. ]

Yeah?

[disingenuous]

[ when vi gets close enough, roxana reaches up to gently pat her on the cheek. ]

What will you do when you go through your alcohol hoard?

w0, FRIDAY

[doublefists]

[ you can find her in the gate area on level one, sprawled over several chairs with a drink in hand. she's just staring at the ceiling.

every so often she scoops strohl junior the poro up and tosses him across the room like a fucking tennis ball, and he runs right back like yay! fun! ]

[disingenuous]

[ okay, well. that's not unexpected, but it's also not the most expected?

roxana sits in a chair a little bit away and watches her throw the poro around. ]

At least Strohl Junior isn't affected.

[doublefists]

[ he has an intelligence of two and he's made of love and cotton candy, this is his existence. vi seems a little amused by it, at least, in a grim way. ]

I don't think he's smart enough to be affected. [ picks him up upside down. his legs sploot out and he just hangs out there, panting like a dog. ]

He might miss the cat, though.

week 3, monday

[disingenuous]

[ wahoo!!!

there's some wind, and there's some sibling trauma.

roxana hates it here. ]

[doublefists]

[ WAHOO

this memory is less wahoo. vi like - physically recoils at this, staggers back. it shouldn't affect her this badly, but she's still getting used to the memshare in general, and also - well. she's in the same boat, in a way. a step behind.

a beat. ]

-- Roxana. [ she says, and there's sympathy, maybe, but mostly empathy. understanding, in a way. ]

[disingenuous]

[ if there is one thing that will knock her composure down, it's achille. it's always achille.

it takes her a second to reel her emotions back in. sympathy, empathy—they are both appreciated, but she does so much not to be perceived. ]

... I was wondering if this would repeat, too. It was years ago.

w4, MONDAY

[doublefists]

[ find her in the See Through Friends not because she wants to be here but because she's lost as shit. she's standing with her usual bottle of booze, staring at one of the X-ray frames. it's showing the color of her soul - something orange, with swirls of red and bronze. not that she's entirely sure that's what it's referencing, judging by the look on her face.

or! alternatively! you can find her at the shafluflu pop-up store, looking through the boxes. she's got one in her hand, frowning at it. ]

[disingenuous]

[ x-ray souls. roxana notes the bottle of alcohol but doesn't comment. she comes up to vi's side and peers a the x-ray frame. roxana's is a very dark hue with threads and flares of crimson and gold. ]

What's bothering you? Can't figure out what it's showing you?

[doublefists]

Yeah, I don't know what it's telling me.

[ she glances at roxana properly with a little half-smile, and then at her in the mirror. ]

Any ideas? [ a beat. ] I've got the suspicion you might, Miss Colors.

week 4, saturday

[disingenuous]

[ YOUR NAT 20

well. vi can find roxana collapsed on the ground, hunched over with a gloved hand covering her mouth. her shoulders are shaking slightly. ]

[doublefists]

[ I'M SHAKING AT THE NAT 20 AND ALSO THIS STARTER

well, it certainly startles the shit out of her. vi stumbles, and then hurries her way over, crouching next to her. ]

-- Hey, what? Roxana? [ are you OKAY ]

cw: emeto

[disingenuous]

[ vi is so lucky(?). roxana doesn't notice her until vi's next to her and talking to her because she's coughing up blood.

she holds up her other hand as if to tell vi to keep her distance. ]

week 5, tuesday

[disingenuous]

[ roxana's emotions are faint as she walks through mtreet sarket. ]

Did the airport decide it liked some places so much that it wanted to replicate it again but... with a weirder twist?

[ a vibe of why. ]

[doublefists]

[ by contrast, vi's emotions are Loud, but at least they're not as rancid today. they're just the usual tired and faintly guilty emotions. ]

I've got no idea. Sometimes it's like it picks up on what we've been talking about, like - the corn and peas thing.

I don't hate this one, though. So far.

[disingenuous]

At least... that gave us an achievement.

[ that's what she assumes did it, at least. ]

It's quaint enough.

week 7, monday

[disingenuous]

[ the lounge is the easiest place to meet, isn't it? roxana will wave for vi to join her on the couch. ]

Tell me about your week back.

[doublefists]

[ emotionshare means roxana gets to feel the genuine pleasure at getting to see her again from vi - a warmth and a fuzziness that she doesn't bother hiding so much. she'll come join her, flopping down next to her. ]

Got back, immediately got cursed to want to divorce Yoru. All of Meowsandry were our kids. Also, our entire team wanted to find the most carry-able wife in the airport. And then I got cursed to be bald, and then I went on a trip where I got to watch several of my friends die in front of me, so. You know, busy fucking week.

[ dryly. ]

... But at least I didn't die again. There's that.

week 7, saturday

[disingenuous]

[ nothing has to change, vi said, but roxana doesn't think things can exactly be the same with that in the open.

later, wherever she can catch vi alone. ]

For someone who said nothing had to change, you said good luck like you were ready to say goodbye. I do want you to be happy. [ like she said. ] We can say goodbye, if it'll make it easier for you.

[doublefists]

[ there's a bit of an anxiety response to this, but - she is more chill than not. ]

... Just figured I'd give you the space, in case I freaked you out. [ she shoves her hands in her jacket pockets. ]

I don't want to say goodbye for good unless you want to.