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koriel xii. (dextera) ([personal profile] passio) wrote in [community profile] awashlogs2018-10-04 01:46 pm

[ OPEN/CATCH-ALL ] the crickets still sing in october.

WHO: dextera! and others!
WHERE: all around town, in a variety of places!
WHEN:
october!
WHAT:
an open prompt for quest 29’s skeletons (eating them), and whatever else comes up!
WARNINGS
: he’s eating bones.



i. NO BONES ABOUT IT (OPEN)

[ dextera used to have a pretty healthy habit for eating bones—it used to be his thing, in fact, but lately he hasn’t had as much of a reason to eat them with all the color popping back up around town. they still provide some nutritional value to him, though, considering the way his body works, and what better to start hoarding for winter than by disassembling skeletons and biting right through their brittle bodies?

throughout the month, catch him doing this exact thing. sometimes he defeats the skeletons before chomping them, and sometimes he just rips the arm off one with his teeth like a dog. the latter, however, he’s only doing if he thinks no one is watching. ]


ii, but new. SEXY NUN COSTUME (~10/17 - 10/19)

[ dextera got this costume from carving a pumpkin, and it’s probably going to stay on him for a solid three days. he can’t hide in his house for the whole time, especially once the harvest festival starts up, but he also doesn’t want to be seen in it—so of course, people have to see him in it, because that’s the way rp works.

whenever he does have to leave his house, he tries to wear a coat, but the unfortunate reality of this outfit is that still leaves his habit, the jewelry, the socks, and the heels to see from practically any angle. a more discerning eye will definitely see upon looking at him from the front that he’s wearing a dress that was definitely meant for someone with breasts. he’s wobbly walking around in the first place, and it’s only by the grace of god that the few times he trips, the back of his coat is long enough to keep from flashing his ass to the world.

let him die! ]


iii. WILDCARD

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heartsteals: (a white suit from london)

[personal profile] heartsteals 2018-10-27 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ sorry, Dex, his heart's already been won (by a shiny rock.) The quest is not on his mind, because that's the singular mission given to them this month that he's been ignoring; unsurprisingly for a thief, and for a poor orphan, he's the type to hold onto everything he owns with all his strength, and so, he hadn't paid a single thought to throwing things into the well. Lupin's guess is that Dextera has something he wants to discuss with him - about his brother, or his past, or something else. He certainly has enough issues that call for a shoulder to lean on sometimes, and Lupin doesn't mind offering his.

Because he's polite, he waves back, but his eyes are obviously drawn to the weird floating crystal Dextera has. Once he's close enough to talk, he tilts his head questioningly. ]


Yo. What do you have there?
heartsteals: (he makes me want him even more)

[personal profile] heartsteals 2018-10-28 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
--!!

[ yeah, he doesn't explain any of that, and therefore, Lupin is left to assume the worst - especially after their prior conversation. Dextera made no secret of his self-loathing, even if he didn't state it outright. He watches him drop the crystal and immediately assumes the worst. He's trying to end his life.

The why and how don't matter -- he'll figure that all out later. His reflexes kick in immediately, and he lunges past Dextera, shoving him to the side a bit roughly so that he can make a grab for the falling crystal. But it's too late; his fingers only barely brush the edges of it, and he's left watching it plummet into the darkness. ]
heartsteals: (handsome as the heavens)

[personal profile] heartsteals 2018-10-30 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
"What happened--"

[ he's quick to turn around and make sure Dextera isn't laying dead on the ground, first of all - although certainly not as quick as he could have been. The guilt for not being able to catch that crystal was threatening to swallow him alive for the two seconds he thought Dextera was gone. But he isn't gone; he's standing there, and seems fine.

Well. That's good? Lupin's still pale. ]


That's what I want to know. What did you just do?
heartsteals: (for one dollar you can show me how)

[personal profile] heartsteals 2018-10-31 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ his eyes widen, a concerned crease drawing between his brows. ]

Wait. You threw out your old memories?

[ there's the obvious question of "how did you turn your memories into a crystal," but Lupin honestly can't be bothered to question every strange thing he sees here anymore. The through line between their last conversation and this incident is obvious. Certainly, he'd told them to let go of the past... but he couldn't have possibly expected them to take it so literally.
heartsteals: (and every thought i have)

[personal profile] heartsteals 2018-11-01 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ that explains... a little bit. Not very much. It's not an answer that makes him particularly happy, either. He waves off Dextera's apology, but he still looks very concerned. ]

It's -- fine. Just explain a little bit beforehand next time. [ Maybe he hadn't said anything because he knew Lupin might not approve? That would make Dex more canny than he'd thought. ] ... I hope you thought long and hard about that before you did it.

[ it seems foolish to admonish him for it when Lupin still doesn't know his circumstances in detail, and doubly so when there's nothing he can do to get them back now. Still, it doesn't sit well with him. It's true that it's important to move on from the past. But that doesn't mean forgetting it. Remembering mistakes made helps you avoid them in the future - and holding onto the pain from those mistakes keeps the people who suffered from them from fading away. That's what Lupin believes, at least. ]
heartsteals: (his kiss addictive like sugar)

[personal profile] heartsteals 2018-11-03 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ it's close enough to resolve for Lupin to accept it. Who is he to tell Dextera that he's wrong? At last, Lupin sighs, as if letting go of the tension that had just seized him for a solid minute or so.

Even if he doesn't approve of literally throwing away memories, he can recognize the symbolism behind the action, and he can approve of that. ]


Sounds like you did it, then - figured out what was right for you.
heartsteals: (it's drawing me in magnetically to you)

[personal profile] heartsteals 2018-11-04 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
... You're welcome.

[ Lupin has to smile at that, though it's small. He remains confused about how the crystal works, and just how Dextera was able to create an object like that - a power of his own, or perhaps the borrowed power of someone else in town? More than anything, he still doesn't think it was the right thing to do, exactly. But that's only "not right" for Lupin. Maybe for Dextera, it was right - just like he said. ]

I know you didn't want to share all that with me before, but if me seeing it and talking about it with you could help, then I'll call it a happy accident. [ a beat; his smile turns into something a little lighter and friendlier. ] You're a good guy, Dex. Don't be a stranger, all right? You're a friend of the gentleman thief - if you have more worries you want me to steal away, then feel free to call on me anytime.
heartsteals: (this speed's too much to stop)

[personal profile] heartsteals 2018-11-05 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ he chuckles, running a hand through his unruly hair. ]

Is she still angry? Women's hearts are fickle things... I'll have to find a good treat to win her back over.

[ dex must be feeling better if he can joke about that, so Lupin does, too. ]