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[personal profile] fracturamods 2020-05-04 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Good afternoon! It's a fresh new week in this changing country. Are you ready to face it? Hopefully so, because starting Monday, 5/4 and lasting until the evening of Friday, 5/8, Izumi will be dealing with a pesky little problem...

Izumi's familiarity with the forests of Yamate is nearly unrivaled. Surely it's a place of solace, as lonely as it sometimes is! But this week, the loneliness may be a little harder to ignore. Any time Izumi places his palm against a tree, he will be overwhelmed by the strong fear that the people in his life will leave him here, alone in this forest forever, and the compulsion that he must do something to stop that from happening. This fear fades within a few minutes of moving his hand away, but the compulsion intensifies any time he touches another one. No matter what charms or spells he may use to try fixing this, it seems like the only surefire way to avoid this effect is to avoid trees entirely until the week is up.

You're free to play with this effect as you please. Have fun! :)]
souheki: (bow)

week of 5/4!!

[personal profile] souheki 2020-05-06 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Don't ask me what day TIME ISN'T REAL

But eventually Lan Wangji will be making his way to Izumi's forest. He's got a little packet of seeds with him, too!! And while his expression is as stoic as always, there are little signs that he's more tired than usual--a very slight droop to his tail, for instance, and his shoulders.

Still, he straightens up into his usual customary bow of greeting, once he finds Izumi.]


Are you busy? I would like to speak with you.
souheki: (pensive)

[personal profile] souheki 2020-05-06 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
I would like to request a favor.

[That's not something he says very often, but anytime he does, he's always very straightforward about it.]

But I also wished to see how you were faring. [Considering everything is going kind of badly, lately.]
souheki: (peonies)

[personal profile] souheki 2020-05-06 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[That grin gets a very faint smile out of him--and he also passes over the flower seeds! They're hydrangeas, his customary gift from his last trip to Umite. Why do Lan Wangji and Shigure keep having threads about flowers, I will never know.

Anyway.]


Have you heard anything about the Maou?

souheki: (concentrate)

[personal profile] souheki 2020-05-07 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hm. Well, he's going to take Izumi at his word--if Izumi says so, then Lan Wangji believes him. Still, that gets a quiet sigh out of him.]

I am trying to find them. I have been unable to, so far.
souheki: (忘机)

[personal profile] souheki 2020-05-08 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[IZUMI... Lan Wangji's brow furrows with concern. It's news, sure, but it's nothing good, and certainly not what he'd expected to hear.]

Ominous? [Like what?]
souheki: (pensive)

[personal profile] souheki 2020-05-08 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wow wtf trees?? That's rude??? Between the nightmares and the body effects and the animal-talking (though Lan Wangji hasn't had to deal with that much, fortunately), things have just been getting more and more out of control. DON'T YOU START CAUSING CHAOS TOO, TREES.

(Exposing Izumi's soft marshmallow heart is fine though. They can do that.)

ANYWAY. Lan Wangji doesn't look super happy about that, but he doesn't press any further. For all that he lives here and cares for the mountains and everything on them, his connection to the local flora and fauna isn't as strong as Izumi's. So instead, he nods reluctantly.]


Please let me know if I can be of assistance. [He'd offer to let Izumi come stay with him and Shinobu, but it probably wouldn't make a difference, since they're surrounded by trees too. Maybe Izumi can live in Ookurikara's basement?

But, ah. Yes. Back on topic. Just like always, Lan Wangji is straightforward.]


I am searching for the Maou. [He said that already. He's not making a secret of it; he's asked some people for help already.] I came to ask if you would be willing to inform me, should you learn anything about them.
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[personal profile] souheki 2020-05-09 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
You may, if you wish.

[He wouldn't ask someone to go that far for him, though. Not because the gods asked him, specifically, to do this--just because he's a self-sufficient dude. But he needs all the help he can get, so he won't say "no".

And he would, of course, guard the forests for Izumi, if he wished--his agreement goes unspoken there. Izumi could ask him to do that for any reason, and he'd probably agree. If it gets him away from these RUDEASS TREES for a while, all the better.

As for Wei Wuxian--]


I have already asked for his assistance. [Naturally.] A few others, as well. But I have heard nothing, as of yet.
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[personal profile] souheki 2020-05-09 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[IZUMI IS INCORRECT or so Lan Wangji would say, but Lan Wangji is biased and so his opinions must not be trusted.

Oh, that's a good idea, though! Izumi's so smart. Lan Wangji nods his agreement.]


Discretion is best. [Lan Wangji's still less worried about the Maou themselves, and more those who'd treat them less-than-kindly.] We must be cautious.
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5/8, after baby castle burning

[personal profile] bachagain 2020-05-09 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ hope izumi's enjoying his late, late, late night, because that's being interrupted. some part of leo considers that maybe it's better to seek izumi out later, when he's less of a mess. unfortunately, umite is Far, and he's... pretty tired, actually.

at least navigating in the dark is easier now. so here he is, at the base of sena's treehouse, looking pretty worn. the bleeding's stopped, but he's still a little scratched up on various parts of his body, and he's so weirdly cold--

--leo does feel terrible for this. even if their sleep has been pretty light as of late for various reasons, this still isn't ideal. he gathers the last pieces of energy he has, and calls out: ]


Sena!

[ with how tree-hugger sena is, maybe he already knows he's coming.

ugh, this is the worst-- ]
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[personal profile] bachagain 2020-05-09 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ mmmmmph. he doesn't collapse completely, no, probably standing upright out of sheer stubbornness and a need to show a bit of strength to sena despite... being in a bad enough state to have to seek him out, but he can't stop leaning into him slightly when he's finally there.

leo's wounds aren't life-threatening or anything, just a fair amount of fresh-ish scrapes with some splinters around the wounds, plus some bruising and dried blood. guess who probably didn't treat any of it! when they settle down and the light turns on, though, his eyes squint just the slightest and he looks away as naturally as he can away from it. if izumi's standing near the lamp, he'll spare him some glances, but they're short as possible and unfocused.

for all the injuries he has, leo doesn't seem to be in pain. just-- tired. ]


Sorry, sorry, I...

[ even he has the sense to sound sheepish here, and the edges of his words even carry a slight bit of a shame, honestly, as he adjusts his sleeves over his wounds. ]

... Um, the castle. You hear about a lot of stuff, so you probably know about the baby-eating one, right? It doesn't actually do that. But I guess it's not around anymore, so it's not like anyone'll gossip about it now... [ how casually he drops that in before he quickly moves on. ] Did I wake you up?
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[personal profile] bachagain 2020-05-10 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ aaaHHHH GOD he knew izumi would nag him before he went in, knew he'd nag him after he went in... he didn't even hear anything yet. but leo also can't say he doesn't deserve it, especially with how worried sena seems, and how late it is. weird as it is, this is also some normalcy in the face of the mess that he just witnessed, so. That Helps.

it's still fucking horrible though. he's gonna whine. he doesn't have a right to. STILL. UGH. ]


That's some gross bedside manner you have, Sena! Injuring the injured, emotionally and physically... Seriously, don't use my strings as an insult, how would you like it if I called you scales-for-brains!

[ binch

too bad sena's smart so it wouldn't even fit, except when he's being dumb, which is Sometimes. here, though? leo is definitely the only Dumb one. what was he thinking? he wasn't thinking. he knows he wasn't thinking. does he regret it? not really-- ]


I did go in, okay? [ raising his hands now because he is not going to just Take It a second time ] Don't pinch me again!
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[personal profile] bachagain 2020-05-11 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ (mumbles) ur stupid. but mmmmmm yeah, okay... the least he can do is be a good patient if he's not going to be brutally attacked, so he'll do as requested and remain still, in a rare leo tsukinaga moment.

it's easier for him now, anyway. that little outburst actually drained him a little more... it was just so simple to get into butting heads with sena. easier than thinking about how to explain the castle, try to navigate all of its everything now that he wasn't in the thick of it.

oh, well. he hums a little in thought, tries not to wince when his cuts are touched. sorry, sena. ]


... I dunno.

[ that. is a horrible answer, he knows, so he elaborates before it's another reason to get pinched: ]

I can't really explain the feeling I got... It's like when you wake up and there's a certain thing you wanna eat, or a certain song you wanna play. [ his analogies are Simple Things this time. ] Maybe it was telling me to go there? So I did. Now, I feel like maybe it was asking for help. I was just one of the ones who listened.

[ this is a not!baby-eating castle. ]
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[personal profile] bachagain 2020-05-11 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ (whispers) yeah, about behaving

he's just gonna skirt that first question with an awkward look. yeah, there were people there, but he didn't bring them. or anything.

not even a weapon. to explore spooky, baby-eating castle.








anyway, he absolutely hesitated, so: ]


I'll tell you if you don't pinch me, because you know I didn't. Bring anyone, I mean!

[ he'll protect himself This Time. also this is just an excuse to sort through how he can say what he has in his head, because... he knows izumi's not going to like it. it's evident enough from the way his brow furrowed somewhat at the word "treasure", then quickly moved back to spit out that disastrous deal. ]
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[personal profile] bachagain 2020-05-11 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
Grrr, that's cheating!

[ fook, he does twitch slightly when that paste goes down. technically that's within the limits of their little wager, and... what izumi has to do, so it's not like he can complain... too much. he knows he's helping.

with the return back to that question he was kind of avoiding more than the rest, though, he... still has to pause.

leo's not sure how long it'll really take for him to put to words what he saw in there. he loves the world, but that's... a darkness he'd probably never come to terms with, even if he knew it existed in some forms. there were always hints of that unfairness... sena's memories and his own abandonment proved that enough, but...

he sighs a bit, focusing on some spot on the wall instead. ]


... It was... The remains of people trampling over others, I guess. Cutting them down and using other lives as a ladder to reach the top of a mountain they shouldn't climb, reach a goal they shouldn't have.

[ how vague.

but he can't help it. that is really what it was. he didn't think about it too deeply then, in the moment, but now it's all that's on his mind. ]


Sena. I don't wanna say it, but... this world can be really cruel, huh? People like that are really the worst, aren't they...?
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[personal profile] bachagain 2020-05-12 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ intense as fuck scorpios and their complete lack of respect for personal space... he won't waver under the forced eye contact, but it sure does help him to get shit together. that, and sena's words.

it feels kinda weird, that he has to be reminded of something like that, like he'd just been born yesterday or something. this was just so far removed from his normal. all their normals? but sena does have a point. ]


That's a new flavor of nagging! Yeah... That was more like an encouraging speech a parent gives before sending their kid off into the world. You should speak like that more often, Sena! I feel refreshed!

[ stop this

as lighthearted as it is, it's not a lie. ]


You're right. Mmmm, for the most part. I don't really agree with it being human nature. Or demon nature... Or any kind of nature. Guys like that are terrible, I think, because they're the exception, not the rule. And if you're thinking you're part of 'em again, I'm gonna join in on the pinching tonight too.

[ yes, he's been reminded of the very dark cruelty behind everything... but there's the other side of it, too. people like izumi, as much as he tells himself otherwise.

binch.

he should just say it like it is, then. ]


Anyway... You got something to write on? I needa get something down before I forget! Don't worry, it's relevant!

[ it is not a song.... ]
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[personal profile] bachagain 2020-05-12 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ in the space all alone, whispering what the fuck

but, yeah, strings-for-brain is right. he sits himself up all ready to write in sena's bed, smiling at that "bite back" comment, until the realization that he forgot to ask for something to write with strikes......

...... and while he could just ask for that too, he'd spent way too long racking his brain to bring a memory on a certain something up to the forefront of his mind, clear as can be. memories are fickle, he's not gonna risk it.

so guess who's gonna use the medicinal goop on his cuts to draw on the parchment? this guy. genius! good job, me! resourcefulness is a strong weapon! finish it quick before sena smacks you! that's what telling himself.

it's very crude due to being made from balm and leo's shitty memory, but there's an insignia on the paper, the constant motif he spotted on books, boxes and paper in the castle. ]


If you ever see this, be careful, okay?

[ who knows if they're even still around. whatever, precautions. the thought of sena being in the position of those demons he saw makes his heart ache, so, moving on-- ]

There was real dark magic kind of stuff in the castle, all about living longer than you should and bringing... um, people back to life. Stomping on the things that make it all precious!

[ some real switch shit right there. that's sure a tangent though, let him get back on track. ]

But, yeah, they had these symbols on them. I dunno if they're still around or even if there's more of 'em out there, since one of the demons they played with was angry enough to spirit-skewer them all with an arrow. Just be on the look out, I guess? And don't drink any of the stuff they make, it's seriously gross.

[ this wins the prize for shittiest, most concerning explanation ever ]
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[personal profile] bachagain 2020-05-14 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ OOOHH thank you not wife, thoughtful as always, don't worry about the extra questions at all just keep praising him for his one (1) braincell moment, and don't make him drink the water he's using to wash his hands now.... ]

Why d'you think? You're too smart for spoonfeeding, Sena -- also, you have that face you get when you're about to go off about me doing something stupid, so. If you have an answer to your question, you don't needa ask it. Trust your gut!

[ stop making it worse

maybe izumi's faith in leo's good decision making skills is really way too high. not that leo isn't aware of that dumbass decision he made, which is why he has the sense to at least look somewhat uncomfortable about the whole thing and be Extra.

he honestly considered just. leaving that part out. but with how open they've been recently, that felt wrong.

anyway, he'll stop being dramatic. still a moron, though, he knows- ]


... I just lost my mind for a bit, that's all. I already heard you yelling at me for it in my head in the castle.

[ apparently thinking about izumi calling him a fucking idiot for drinking stuff he shouldn't was not deterrent enough from dark voodoo magic.

but he didn't mcdie, so it's fine ]
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[personal profile] bachagain 2020-05-14 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ oh-- let him scooch over a bit to give him some space. ]

Only Sena would offer a sleepover after threatening to end me in my sleep!

[ and only leo would accept it... he knows he wouldn't!!! it's just funny. also he'd be dead so it's not like it matters anyway. uhhh, not that he's going to die or anything... right...

right! ]


... Mm, as long you're sure it's fine, I'll stay. I know I'd knock out somewhere in the forest on my way back to Umite, anyway.

[ so it'd be like, a technical sleepover either way.

if he was being completely honest, the biggest draw to this entire exchange would be his own want for sena's company for the time being. he'll... keep that close to the chest, instead. that's mushy. ]
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[personal profile] bachagain 2020-05-16 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ transform into your snake form so he can roll over and squish you, snena, then we'll see who's fcking TINY

leo tucks himself into the space offered to him with absolutely no problems since this is just two bros sharing a bed, yeah, but after he's settled in... he is absolutely going to make it a point to take up more room than he normally would.

how grateful he is for sena's hospitality. the treating of his wounds.

he will starfish here until morning, this is his gentle offering. ]


How's this for tiny? [ ugh he's stretching his arms more, where is this energy revival coming from ] Underestimating the person you're sharing with is how you get your half of the bed reduced to a "ow, that's gonna be stiff in the morning, stop pushing me against the wall!" quarter, you know!

[ stop. no. are they ever going to get to sleep?

no?

okay ]
Edited (god words are so hard) 2020-05-16 05:35 (UTC)
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[personal profile] bachagain 2020-05-20 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ hahahahaHA sucker. leo can't help the slight tired but bright laugh that escapes at... well, not really his victory, but with sena's actions. with no one else there to fight him for the bed, he's free to go back to taking up the not!tiny space that he usually does, taking care not too shift too much to avoid disturbing the friendly neighborhood snake.

he'll leave some room in case sena does ever feel like shifting back. and, in the resulting silence, leo'll just offer this: ]


G'night!

[ mmm, it kind of seems like he wants to say something more? and he does, after a little bit, he's just a little more awkward with this one. ]

... And thanks, Sena.

[ gross



but he means it. ]