MOSTLY OPEN [action & network]

[hypertoxic]

WHO: Vriska Serket and YOU, plus some closed prompts.
WHERE: All over, really.
WHEN: May 2nd for the prompts in the body of the post, but I'll probably also put up closed headers for the rest of May and use this as a catch-all log as well.
WHAT: Vriska's been a statue for a month. She's going to wake up confused and deeply unhappy. Please hit me up at heartfuls for plotting if you'd like to plan a specific thread, i am 100% open to anything!!
WARNINGS: A foul mouth and an upset teenage disaster with god powers. Anything can happen if you just believe??


[ CLOSED to Minato ]

[ She wakes up.

... first of all. She wakes up, when she doesn't need to sleep and doesn't remember trying to go to sleep. With no real clear idea of why or how or what the fuck, she just kind of abruptly comes back to herself while standing on her feet.

She is so baffled by this state of affairs that it takes her a second to notice the ... rest. The rest, which is: 1) like two blankets wrapped around her, 2) a sign hanging off her neck??, and 3) her hair feels DISGUSTING, why IS that.

Never once in her life and death has Vriska been okay with losing control. And the dawning realization that some Really Weird Shit Must Have Happened without her even knowing does not exactly make her happy. Her expression undergoes an amazing transformation from blank confusion to apoplectic rage in record time. ]

.... Minato? MINATO? [ shrill. very shrill. and loud. she at least recognizes that she's outside their hive when she looks up and boy he better have some kinda answers. ]


[ OPEN to all ]

[ The answers are not satisfying, regardless of what they actually are.

Whenever her talk with Minato ends she'll end up going towards the center of town because it's the best place she can think of to yell at the largest possible number of people all at once. ]

WHAT the FUCK is WRONG with this FUCKING TOWN? I HATE THIS FUCKING TOWN! WHAT THE FUCK!

[ YOU. yes you. god, why did you walk past her range of vision, that was a mistake. ]

EXPLAIN.

[ ... explain what. she doesn't specify, instead just pointing furiously at your face, so, like, take that as you will? ]


[ NETWORK open to all, #005682 ]

I HATE THIS ST8PID AWFUL TRASH HEAP PI8CE OF SHIT 8ULLSHIT TOWN!!!!!!!!
There is 8IRD SHIT in my H8IR and I swear to god I am going to FUCKING KILL whoever 8rought us here!!!!
DXXXX UGH!!!!!!!!

[ did you think she was done yelling. because no. she's not done.

vriska serket is never done yelling. ]

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[hypertoxic]

[ ...

Vriska hugs herself, looking down, away from him. The expression on her face is sad. ]

But we're not, though. Friends. Why do we keep acting like we are? What's the point of this?

[windeity]

The point is...I don't know. That we're stuck here together and it's better to work together? [He tilts his head.] Plus...you're different than the last time I remember seeing you.

[hypertoxic]

[ Her arms tighten a little, a painfully defensive gesture like she's somehow expecting he's going to hurt her. Her frown grows more pronounced. ]

Different? What's that supposed to mean?

[windeity]

It means you're different. Like the last time I really saw you for any huge length of time, we were finding the treasure and stuff. And then I got these dumb timeline powers and then we showed up here. But you're like. [How do you explain this...]

...emotional? Not in a bad way! [It's pretty bad, given his usual take on Vriska Serket.] But you're actually kind of thinking about other stuff and other people.

[hypertoxic]

[ just. continues to frown at him, though now it's a little more uncertain. ]

Yeah, well. That's kind of what happens when every single person you ever cared about abandons you.

[ ... ]

I have always cared. Actually, after Aranea took the stupid ring, I kind of decided to stop ... coming up with plans and whatever? And just enjoyed the afterlife with Meenah. For a while I was actually happy, for like, the first time ever in my life? And I think everything that happened helped me become a more thoughtful person.

... but then Meenah dumped me and abandoned me, so. Sometimes that's just how life goes!

[ with forced, fake cheer. ]

[windeity]

[Yeah the forced cheer won't fly. He goes quiet.]

I get it. That it hurt a lot, probably. I have never thought about what was going to happy once everything was over really but it must have been pretty bad to have something really nice and then have it taken away without any kind of warning.

I don't think there's anything wrong with the thoughtful Vriska. She's actually pretty okay. [A grin?] And it's okay to still be disappointed and you can hate me if you want, whatever, but that does not change that we're all here together and I want all of us to stick together. Especially with Terezi disappearing, too. We don't know where we are or what's going to happen. And I don't know if something really bad will happen to you and Dave since you're here and not somewhere else.

[hypertoxic]

... yeah, John? Do you get it? Have you ever lost literally everyone you loved and cared about, knowing they'd never speak to you again, knowing none of them wanted anything to do with you? I get that it was my fault. I do. I really do. But it still hurt.

[ She pulls a long breath in through her nose and lets it out as a sigh, hugging herself tighter, if that's even possible. ]

... I don't hate you. But I guess I feel like you're never going to trust me again, because I'm dangerous or whatever, so what's the point? We're just, like ... pretending to get along when it turns out we never really understood each other and don't really want to.

[ Shakes her head. ]

Me, it doesn't matter that I'm here. I'm dead and gone and don't have any bearing on matters of importance anymore. I can't speak for Dave.

[windeity]

[...well the first part happened, but it's the second he can't agree with and he just kind of falters.]

The thing is that I think people can probably rebuild trust in each other if they try. And yeah, we never really understood each other but we never really got to know each other either. We really only got to talk for a day before everything exploded and changed. But since we're here and will be here for a while, do you think it's such a bad idea to consider trying?

[So. Yeah, it's not really he doesn't want to, he's just not sure what he's doing as usual.]

[hypertoxic]

[ ... ]

No, but to be honest with you, John, I don't believe you won't ditch me when I need you, and I don't know how to fix that.

[windeity]

I don't either. The only way I know how to fix that is to try and prove otherwise. You have to rely on me a little and I have to be there to help when you need it. I think that is the only way.

[hypertoxic]

[ Her brow knits tightly, settling low over her eyes. She bites the corner of her lip, visibly torn about what to do. ]

... I will try, John. I don't know if this will work, but I will try. I would like us to be friends again. [ a beat ] But I want to make something clear. If I'm going to trust you, you will need to trust me too. Can you do that?

[ you used to, once. ]

[windeity]

[There's another lingering pause.]

I'll try. I think if both of us are trying we at least stand a chance at making this work and that is what counts. So...we will have to trust each other. Especially if things keep getting bad around here.

[He used to follow whatever Vriska told him, and truthfully even if things went poorly she's the one who helped him ascend. So it's something to think on.]

[hypertoxic]

... at least it's a start, [ she says, in the quiet way she's been more prone to talking, these days. vriska without volume is strange, feels strange, but endless regrets keep her from bravado and playing pretend. ]

[windeity]

...seriously, Vriska. You have to promise to try, too. This cannot just be on me. [Even though he maybe started this.] Together?

[hypertoxic]

[ ...

Serious as the grave, Vriska holds up a fist for him to fist bump ... and then smiles, just a little. ]

Together. Promise.

[windeity]

[Tension disappears briefly and there's a matching smile before his hand comes up to fistbump her.]

Sweet. [His hand falls gently to his side and he looks at her again, quiet and contemplative even as he also glances at the town.] What do you want to do now? [Not necessarily with him, but in general, he means.]