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koriel xii. (dextera) ([personal profile] passio) wrote in [community profile] awashlogs2018-11-07 01:56 pm

[ OPEN/CATCH-ALL ] we garner this poor hour of ease.

WHO: dextera, and others.
WHERE: the town.
WHEN: throughout november, labeled accordingly.
WHAT: some important prompts (following guren for a canon update), some not-so-important prompts (snow!), and eventually, possibly, quests.
WARNINGS: dextera’s existential despair is gonna be BIG in this post, plus definitely discussions of blood/gore (mostly for animals)!



i. LET IT SNOW (OPEN / PRIOR TO NOTICING NEW ARRIVALS)


[ when dextera wakes up the morning of the eighth, it seems that overnight the rain of the day before has turned to snow. he’s seen snow before, by now, but it didn’t stick the first time it fell. now, however, the ground is covered in an inch or two that’s getting a little thicker with every passing minute, and certainly with every passing hour.

dextera, true to form, is scrambling out of his room after catching a glimpse of the blinding white through the window, to go grab the chickens and usher them all inside their coop. it’s too cold for them! it’s also too cold for dextera, who forgot to put on his warm, protective coat, so he’s standing outside shivering trying to make sure that the chickens are safe. ]


ii. the suffering of christ (OPEN / AFTER THE NEW ARRIVALS)


a. [ dextera had followed guren into the woods. of course he had, of course, because guren had gotten up for seemingly no reason and wandered in—responding to nothing at all. no matter how much dextera tugged at his arm or tried to stand in the way, guren kept moving on as a man possessed. what this meant, what this means, is that dextera stumbles out of the woods alone a few hours later, at some point when the dawn breaks over the horizon and reflects on the ever-growing pristine snow. blood of various origins stains the path behind him.

he looks bad. he looks like he’s been in there for days, even though he was ostensibly only gone a few hours—there’s blood down his shirt, on his mouth, his fingers, dried and fresh in equal measure. the tentative light in his eyes that’s been blooming these past few months is extinguished entirely, but that’s only visible for a moment before he goes face down into the snow and stays there. ]



b. [ over the next few days following the above incident, anyone who knows both dextera and guren, and possibly even people who don’t, are going to receive a desperate message from his hex code in their inbox. possibly more than one, possibly several. ]

Wheredid he go?

c. [ until guren’s return, dextera is going to be in his room. definitely crying, maybe not eating, but he’s not going to fight anyone who comes in to check on him. ]

iii. WILDCARD


( here is everything else! assuming that the mini-event doesn’t fuck me right up with the timing of this, anyone can respond to those first two, but if you’d like to do something else, something more specific, or quests, let me know by PM or at [plurk.com profile] pavaal! )
bisection: (I was drunk in a phone booth)

it all comes tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down

[personal profile] bisection 2018-11-07 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ His side always aches when his brother ducks into the forest and outside of his reach. He can feel his guts stir and his weak heart tremble with fear that he's been left behind. Normally, he tries to breathe through it.

This time, the coming cold has frozen his strength and lead him to the forest to wait for him. He's thought enough to put on his warmer coat and to carry his sword in his belt loop.

It's fruitless, probably. He's probably gone in with Guren again, on some hero's mission that he sees as pointless. It's a selfishness in him, borne of his feelings of being left behind.

He doesn't expect to find his brother weary and face-down in the snow, tinting the ground red with the remnants of blood dripping from him. He hurries over, yanking off his coat and leaning down to wrap him in it. He's trying to peel him off the ground. ]


Little brother! What has happened?
bisection: (But my mother does. I heard her)

[personal profile] bisection 2018-11-07 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ After all the fussing about the forest from before, he's found him like this. Sinistra hefts him close and squeezes his brother to his chest. He looks so lifeless and is chilled to the touch.

Sinistra can feel himself failing here. He doesn't know what to do for him but hold him close, rubbing his back and trying to bring him to the present. ]


You have to talk to me. Please. Please... brother... please, anything.
bisection: (I was drunk in a phone booth)

[personal profile] bisection 2018-11-07 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ He brings his scarred palm up to cradle the back of his brother's head. He's moving more, which is at least an improvement. Still, he's out of touch and alone here.

And being alone here means...

His brother's statement cements it. ]


Is Guren still in the forest? Did he... leave you to wander on your own?
bisection: (But I could not tell what was said)

[personal profile] bisection 2018-11-07 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sinistra can't help but be angry at Guren. He's told him so many times to protect his brother and now look at things. Empty promises are all he can see here. How can he trust in him?

He guards Dextera in his arms. ]


We need to get you to your home.
bisection: (He drowned in a bathtub.)

[personal profile] bisection 2018-11-07 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
No.

[ Sinistra starts trying to drag his brother to his feet. What good does it do him to wait here? His brother is clearly not in the state to be here by himself. Sinistra tries to suppress his frustration with Guren and keeps his voice even. ]

We need to go. You are too cold. You need to be inside.
bisection: (I saw the future once)

[personal profile] bisection 2018-11-07 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There is a pain that comes from his brother pulling back from him so roughly. It is so sharp that he winces visibly. He's feeling desperate. How does he settle him down?

He breathes in and tries to reach for him again, slowly this time. ]


Please, brother. Come with me. You need to rest.
bisection: (Six years ago today I laid you in)

[personal profile] bisection 2018-11-07 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Then he will need to find you. You cannot go back in there like this... I can't allow it, little brother. I am sorry. Please, we need to go and warm you.

[ He's pleading at this point as he tries to get close again to grasp him. If he can't get through to him, what does that mean? Does it mean he's being rejected again? That he will be turned away from him?

He can't take that. ]


Please, brother...
nascere: (32)

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[personal profile] nascere 2018-11-07 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ dex isn't coming out of his room and so noctis takes it upon himself to find him, to take care of him as best he can. he doesn't see guren around anymore, which is strange when he usually is such a regular sight, and perhaps, he has an idea of what just happened.

so he comes in with food he'd made just for him. food, and fruit, and lightly closes the door behind him. dex is a tear-stained, skinny mess, and noctis feels his heart hurt for him. ]


Dex...
bisection: (Like the sky on summer days)

[personal profile] bisection 2018-11-07 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's relieved when his brother lets him lay his hands on his arms. He's moving strange, a bag full of warm fluid shifting terribly under his fingers. He is not together. His stitching is coming loose before him.

This is terrifying. Has he become this reliant? Has all that joy been bent on the existence of one man? ]


No, we cannot. You are in no shape for it. I will be with you, but please, come back with me.
bisection: (Padraic my prince I've all but died.)

[personal profile] bisection 2018-11-07 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Days? Brother, no, it could not have been...

[ But, then again, that forest has 'magic' in it, doesn't it? Maybe things are different in there.

His poor brother... is it always meant to be like this for them? Must things always come crashing down? ]


Come with me, we can--

[ But he's disrupted by his brother trying to pull him towards the forest. He tries to dig his heels in against it, but is yanked forward by his brother's falling weight. He topples onto him with a loud exhale and a groan of pain. He slowly lifts himself off of his brother's chest. ]

I am sorry... I am so sorry...
bisection: (From the sheer weight of my shame)

[personal profile] bisection 2018-11-07 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Getting smacked has him falling back, sitting on his brother's waist as he puts a hand over his heart.

He might as well have stabbed him with the expression he's making. Even though he'd encouraged him to do it before, he can't believe his brother had struck him.

His desperation grows as he grabs his brother's shoulders and tries to pull him up. Tries to stand. ]


No! We need to go, right now. We are going back!
bisection: (From the sheer weight of my shame)

[personal profile] bisection 2018-11-07 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Sinistra almost topples back. The extra weight of his sword is probably what keeps him upright against his brother's shove.

He's being rejected. He's being pushed away. His side is aching and he feels like his breath is leaving him. He hates that his eyes are tearing up.

He tries again to lift him up onto his feet, shaking this time. ]


Stop it! You need to listen to me.
bisection: (And the water filled your tiny lungs)

[personal profile] bisection 2018-11-07 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He gets his brother onto his feet and nearly feels victorious, but soon that sensation washes out of his bones.

Dextera looks so angry at him. He's so enraged. Isn't he just trying to look out for his brother here? Isn't he just trying to protect him and be responsible? Isn't this what he's supposed to do?

But then, he says those words. That threat. All the will seeps out of him as he starts crying silently.

He really is... being rejected again. He lets out a sob. ]


Hurt... hurt me, then. If you have to, do it. But still, you are coming... you are coming with me.

[ He grits his teeth and yanks at his brother, trying to pull him away from the forest now, ready for any blows that might come his way. He feels powerless but moves nonetheless. ]

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