omnicrafter: (for a friend)

[personal profile] omnicrafter 2020-06-03 01:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh. So I've been told before.

Your idea of banal is probably similar to mine, thinking about it. If it doesn't stimulate you at least a little mentally, it's kinda useless, right? That in mind, I think I can pick something out that'll please both of us. (・ω<)
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later...

[personal profile] omnicrafter 2020-06-03 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Come meet me!

I've got a play picked out now!! (*・∀-)☆
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[personal profile] omnicrafter 2020-06-03 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh? Maybe you need to step back and look at it again. It's supposed to be a winking face. I saw someone else doing it, and I thought it was cute, so...

Anyway, I'm outside one of the reopened theaters in the Entertainment District. I wanted to ask about the shows, so I just came here in person. It's the big one that hosted a lot of the orchestral performances until recently.
omnicrafter: (the most certain thing)

[personal profile] omnicrafter 2020-06-03 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[More than likely, he can't spot her immediately because her entire body is covered by a dove-colored cloak, ears and tail included. A necessary evil to be out in the daytime... not to mention interrupting her nocturnal sleep pattern. But she supposes it's worth it in this case.

So, instead of him approaching her, she finds him after a bit of glancing about, tipping the hood back a little bit to smile even if not lowering it entirely.]


Hey.

[And here she was almost, almost expecting him to walk it just to keep her waiting, if not for the fact that it'd be more effort than just teleporting in the first place. And the less effort for him, the better.]

Thank you for coming out. I put a lot of thought into this, so I'm hoping it goes over well... I was very careful about avoiding certain themes. And we could go for dinner afterward too, if you're willing.
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[personal profile] omnicrafter 2020-06-06 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Themes that will remind us both of what I am attempting to avoid for the moment.

[In other words, mortality, war, and other such things that will likely cause an argument, or some raw feelings at the very least. She glances at one of the advertisement posters.]

At least based on the summary, the people in this particular play are already dead. I guess it's about three damned people stuck in a room together, awaiting judgment. It sounded interesting enough without delving too deeply into those existential questions that would ultimately seem very... mortal to you.

[She really had to put some thought into it, though; the other choices seemed to be lighthearted comedy, which she wasn't keen on, and some other things that definitely would not have impressed him in the slightest.

It occurs to her, thinking of the former, that she's never quite seen him laugh before. It's almost difficult to picture.]


...If that sounds all right. If not, I don't mind picking something else.
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[personal profile] omnicrafter 2020-06-07 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
It was that or comedy, and that has even more of a chance of falling flat if you ask me.

[She waves a hand, quietly hoping he doesn't pick up on the thin layer of anxiety beneath her actions. Removing two tickets from an inside pocket, she fans them out and grins.]

In about half a bell. They should be selling snacks in the meantime, though! I could go for a few of those cake rolls.
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[personal profile] omnicrafter 2020-06-12 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
I can eat normal food, but my body can't really use it even if I still process it the same way. Some stuff tastes terrible to me now that used to be fine, oddly enough. I can't deal with cooked meat anymore, which is perhaps the strangest, but things like sweets are still good.

[She's not run into problems yet, at least, but she'll cross that bridge if it comes. Fortunately, he seems to be willing to play along with her today, so hopefully the actual play itself doesn't put him in a sour mood. She just hopes Solus's love of theatre was genuine and not another part of the emperor act.

She comes away from the refreshments with a stack of the aforementioned cake rolls, individually wrapped. Leading him to their seats -- an aisle seat for her, chosen on purpose so that she doesn't have to strain over taller heads to see what's going on -- she extends one to him.]


I've no idea how much of a sweet tooth you have, but... want one?
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[personal profile] omnicrafter 2020-06-16 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
I'll be sure to get your preferred flavor next time, then.

[A sly grin. Even so, she looks pleased enough at his acceptance, plopping down in the seat after letting him through. The dull din of people murmuring amongst themselves dies down as the lights dim, and the show starts.

Fortunately for the people backstage, it appears to be a show with a single setting, which means they were able to go all out in making it look lavish; couches, the statue above the fireplace, everything that would make any other play's stage hands groan for having to move it so frequently. At first, the three people led into the room are in denial; the man claims he was executed for being a pacifist, while one of the women thinks there has been some mistake. But the other woman is quick to deduce that none of this has been left to chance, from the furniture to the three specific people present in the room.

Finally, they confess. One died from being executed by firing squad. One died of pneumonia, half-conscious. One died in her sleep, suffocated by a leaky gas stove. And, the woman Inez is quick to point out, they're here to make one another suffer.

Irhya scoffs.]


Mmm... rather quick to get to the point, isn't she?
omnicrafter: (the certain future)

[personal profile] omnicrafter 2020-06-20 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
[The play doesn't even last a full bell, over almost as quickly as it began. She has to wonder if it's just this particular troupe testing the waters before putting on something longer and more in-depth, to make sure nothing goes wrong to warrant a ban on theater again -- and that's probably exactly it, she concludes, but still, they could've chosen something a little more detailed. Or added onto the existing script, perhaps...

Once they're outside the theater, she stretches and yawns.]


Shorter than I thought, but what did you think? Enough to provoke thought for at least a few waking hours, I hope?
omnicrafter: (confident、aren't you?)

[personal profile] omnicrafter 2020-06-21 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Comparatively, the sun to her is blinding; she has to bury herself in her hood for a few moments while her eyes adjust, making a groan of discomfort.]

Well, that sounds pretty positive coming from you.

[Though perhaps he has a point there. As long as the length didn't put him off, then it seems everything went according to plan. She can kind of get behind the author's worldview, too; the idea of the human experience being defined by what the individual chooses it to be. To some extent, at least.]

It met my expectations. I'd call it quite clever, actually, to take such a seemingly silly scenario like "three people trapped in a room after death" and inject the kinds of questions into it that it did. And with such brevity, too.

[Once she's no longer at risk for being blinded by the sun, she emerges again like a turtle coming out of its shell, just with the protective hood still up. The sun is not as high now, but no less powerful than before.]

So! Dinner? Are you hungry?

[Looking at him expectantly. If he's not, then she definitely is, though it's something she'll have to approach a little more tactfully than just blurting it out at the table... right?]
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[personal profile] omnicrafter 2020-06-23 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
Well... I must admit, I had thought about asking you afterward, but it seems you beat me to it. It isn't urgent, but I prefer to keep fed so there's no chance of any... accidents.

[She brings a finger to her lips, thinking about it. It also wasn't the point of the outing, so a part of her wants to just say she's fine and let the opportunity go. And yet... he was willing to still put himself out there for that, so she ought to at least prove his trust isn't misplaced, feeble a thing though it is right now.]

I don't mind letting you eat first, though. Then perhaps we can return home and see to that, if you're still willing.
omnicrafter: (a world apart)

the Hyth player just reminded me of something important asjfkdhsakfj

[personal profile] omnicrafter 2020-06-24 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
[She's about to lead him away when she suddenly remembers something, her ears perking up with alarm. It had only been a passing mention by Hythlodaeus before he vanished, but it's still stuck in her mind...

Irhya stops in her tracks, whips around, and scans the theater's sign.]


Wait a second. Wasn't this the place where...?

[Shite. It is, isn't it? Abruptly, she pulls Hades by the hand and heads back towards the theater, powering her way past the ushers with a quick "Forgot something, sorry!"

It's only once she gets back to the now-clear aisle that she explains herself.]


Sod me, I almost forgot to tell you... Look up.

[She gestures at the ceiling. On it, someone has done a meticulous job of painting Amaurot's night sky.]
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