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[imaginemeandyuu]

Who: Anyone
When: Day 49, Late afternoon/early evening
Where: Anywhere
What: Mingling

[This is a mingle! GO WILD.]

Comments

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[devotedtothecore]

[ they were already somewhat worn and old-stained when you first saw him, but now they're pretty much dyed in dried lizagon blood all down the front... the end of his right jacket sleeve ripped to tatters. ]

...the wounds are healed for the most part. Skin still raw, but no bleeding.

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[overclocking]

[He stands, stretching, and offers Chrys a hand up]

You should probably at least wash off, then. You look like you're bleeding out.

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[devotedtothecore]

It's not much mine.

[ picks up the box and puts the bird back in it, a finger careful to depress a small knob on the metal's surface; the clockwork whirs faintly for a moment, then stops.

he slides the lid shut and puts the box back in his jacket before reaching up to take Chrono's hand. ]

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[overclocking]

[He hoists him up, mindful of his body language]

Even so, people tend to be alarmed before confirming. I know from experience.

Plus, that clothing might still be salvageable, but not for much longer.

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[devotedtothecore]

[ ...really, given the height difference, there may be a slightly unfortunate limit to the hoisting that he politely compensates for. Looks down at himself... ]

...true enough.

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[overclocking]

[He lets the prosthetic hand drop carefully, his grip on it having been excessively gentle.]

Don't worry. I've gotten pretty good at laundry and stain-fighting by this point.

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[devotedtothecore]

[ blinks-- awkward neckscratch... ]

Ah-- that's not necessary, I can manage.

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[overclocking]

[Simply]

I want to.

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[devotedtothecore]

...

[ hrf... ]

You should take off whatever you did to the doorway, before anything else.

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[overclocking]

Ah... yes. I forgot.

[He turns to the doorway and the barrier ripples once, a crawl of hexagons along its surface like scales, before dissipating. He lets out a sharp exhale when it does, some amount of tensions seeping out of him that probably just seemed like part of his baseline.]

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[devotedtothecore]

[ I have a decent idea of what this magic stuff generally calls for :/... ]

...a shield?

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[overclocking]

Something like that... a barrier. There are different kinds. This one wouldn't have been particularly useful against forced entry, but it provided some measure of privacy. I can guarantee we weren't overheard.

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[devotedtothecore]

...I see.

[ glances aside. ]

Thank you.

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[overclocking]

[Handwaving, heading for the now-cleared doorway]

It's fine. Privacy is a rare commodity worth sharing in this place.

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[devotedtothecore]

[ walking after him, then beside him ]

...seems self-contradictory, those words.

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[overclocking]

[His pace is a bit slow, but steady]

... Ahh. A bit, I suppose.

Re: [Even later evening!!!]

[devotedtothecore]

[ follows, falling into a somewhat genial silence for a time. ]