★ AVENTURINE

[doublefists]

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w2, MONDAY

[doublefists]

[ HELLO HI would you like... baby au, a more different au, or just a regular time ]

[tactic]

[ I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BABY ]

[doublefists]

[ baby it is!!!

there's a fourteen, maybe fifteen year old girl cautiously making her way through the eleganza estate, fists clenched and shoulders up around her ears. every so often, she startles at a noise and flips around with her fists raised, but when there's nothing, she just curses under her breath and goes back to looking.

... every so often she also tries to steal things off tables. yoink. ]

[tactic]

[ hehe

The next time she tries to steal something off the table, a gloved hand will come down to hold the item in place. Attached to said arm, is this guy. ]

I'd warn you against that, little miss.

[doublefists]

[ immediately and without hesitation punches him in the arm with her other hand ]

w3, tuesday.

[tactic]

[ They're at the casino because he needs this before it disappears 😭 It's also a bit of stress relief since it's memshare week, and why try to hide from it when it finds a way to plow into him anyway?

So, Aventurine's by the roulette table, glancing up when he hears footsteps. ]

Stretching your legs?

[doublefists]

[ THE CASINO yeah, there's something about this place that vi thinks suits him, so she's not surprised to find him here. she's got a drink in hand and she's wandering around trying to see if there's any games she can cheat at.

when he speaks up, she gives him a little salute with her bottle. ]

Something like that. On a winning streak?

[tactic]

You could say that. The winnings are... a little different than what I'm used to.

[ Waves her over to his table so he can show her one of his prizes... It's art of a very curvy, very beautiful, very how does her back not break under the weight of those massive boobs, gacha waifu.

Also, points knife at you and makes you start memshare whenever you want... i do not have any cws!! ]

[doublefists]

[ help me, she blinks at this prize, once she's settled. she likes women but the boobs are a lot even for her, goddamn. ]

That sure is... uh. Evocative. You think --

[ and then she gets interrupted. tosses down a memshare!! gives you the same disclaimer i gave the others i'm sorry for this being split into four parts but i cannot find it in any other form and netflix is a pox on my house.

part one
part two
part three
part four ]

[tactic]

[ OH TO FEEL THE FRESH PAIN OF ARCANE ONCE MORE!!!!

Once the memory ends, Aventurine can still taste the acrid tang of smoke on his tongue, feels it burning at his eyes, but none of that matters as he looks to Vi with his searching gaze, momentarily stunned into silence before he carefully breaks it. ]

... Vi? Are you okay?

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. ]

[tactic]

[ We can detour to the shafluflus after getting unlost, but Aventurine will stumble upon Vi in the funhouse maze, pausing in surprise before making his way over.

And then he will peer at what she's looking at. ]

Huh. It suits you.

[ His own x-ray shows blue, mixed with gray, but there are tendrils of gold there too. ]

[doublefists]

[ hella

she raises her eyebrows, glancing over at him. ]

You think so? [ looks at his colors... and then her own again. ] You're the second person to say that, actually.

Should've figured yours would be blue.

[tactic]

Really? I would have thought... something more green.

[ HIS SIGNATURE COLOR ]

Who was the first to say that it suits you?

[doublefists]

Green, blue. Same thing. [ it's not ] Kind of like orange and pink.

[ anyway: ] Roxana.

w5, MONDAY

[doublefists]

[ you can find her in rat.io games!

she is looking at the gacha creator... woah. she's also got a bruised face and her knuckles are wrapped, but she seems fine. the emotions are - not great, but that might be obvious after the entire time she's been here.

she glances over at him. waves! sup, come gamble. ]

[tactic]

[ Oh, he is right there with her in an instant. Gambling, you say? But also, this allows a closer look at her face and knuckles. ]

... My goodness, Vi. Did you wander into the cage recently?

[ EMOSHARES HIS GENUINE CONCERN ]

[doublefists]

[ AVENTURINE he's so cute

she glances at him with a little ? emotion, and then: ]

What? Oh. [ right, she's all fucked up. ] Yeah, I did, actually. It's fine, just - stress relief. Don't worry about it.

[ moves to let him look at the gacha machine, also. ]

[tactic]

[ this is just a guy flurry

Okay, well, he will look at the gacha machine AFTER he frets over Vi. ]

And? Was your stress relieved?

[ Because it sure doesn't feel like it from here. ]

[doublefists]

[ he's just a little guy... ]

Eh. [ shrugs. ] It's better.

[ this is true, if he can believe it, this is better. ]

w7, TUESDAY

[doublefists]

[ coming to find him!! yesterday was a mess. anyway, immediately throws an arm around him when she finds him. affection week be strong. ]

Wanna show me the game you came from? Anything worth showing? [ a beat. ] I could show you Key Nueve, if you really wanted.

[tactic]

[ Starts a little when the arm is thrown around him but when he sees it's Vi, he just laughs. ]

That was a vacation destination, wasn't it? Mine was a decrepit village with barely working electricity and running water was hard to come by, so I'll leave it up to you.

[doublefists]

Wow, way to really sell it.

[ amused. ]

Look, as long as we keep away from certain parts, I can show you my place.

[ really don't want to see where I died. ]

Oh, hey, did you get assigned a lounge?

[tactic]

[ Gives a little head tilt to the thoughtshare, but smiles! ]

I'll follow you around. Show me all your favorite places.

[ They can head for the terminal! ]

And I did. The Clover Club. The competitive spirit is lacking, but everyone's been friendly and welcoming.

[doublefists]

[ snorts. ]

That's Jacopo's, right? Yeah, none of them are really going for the top rankings. Not like my team is either, apparently. [ off they go! ] Guess that makes sense, though, considering we kept dropping like flies.