[They're in the courtyard when the clock strikes 11--not that they can know that, without a clock to chime out the hour. All Alisaie knows is that they're in the courtyard--they're in the courtyard, but he's not in the courtyard--and she's written it off, but when she breaks into a run to move on to the next place there's a barrier in her path that wasn't there before, one that wasn't there just two minutes earlier...
She hits it and rebounds with a surprised grunt, one hand going to her head, but she manages to keep her feet nonetheless. Alisaie rushes the barrier again, this time with her hand out to feel for it; once she knows what it is, where it is, she jumps back, drawing her rapier from her side in one fluid motion.]
Let us out of here, damn you! Let us go!
[Her blade flashes as it catches what little light there is from the bioluminescence of the plants nearby, but it's just rebounding off of the barrier. Still, Alisaie shows no signs of slowing down, shouting as though someone out there will hear her and let them out even though she's quickly realizing that her efforts are futile.
Just. Let her have this for a few minutes, she'll calm down eventually (maybe).]
[ Yeah, Joonghyuk is just going to let her do that. Instead, he looks at his pocket watch, checking the time because wow he can know it's 11. Anyway, he just... Looks around to see if it's different since he was inside last time this happened.
Auroras. Wow. Anyway, he's going to be quiet for the most part. ]
Have you not paid the slightest bit of attention since we arrived here? We've been in the same place multiple times! We're identical, for heaven's sake!
[Which may be the one and only time she admits that; otherwise she will swear 'til she's in her grave that they look nothing alike and people should be able to tell them apart easily...]
"Congrats"? My brother is missing, and all you can say is--
[She cuts off with a loud shout of frustration. YOU KNOW WHAT NO. SHE'S NOT GOING TO DO THIS she's going to just
turn away and stalk to the other side of the courtyard for a little while. Maybe take out her frustrations on one of the angel statues. Not other people, even if they are being idiots.
("she'll be back later" is what i'd say, if they weren't all going to fall asleep shortly)]
that's why she was talking about her brother in the first place.
well, rex feels like a fucking tool now. he opens his mouth to say "sorry" and follow after her, but decides that maybe that wouldn't actually help. so. he'll just leave her alone for now and stew in his bad wording choices. ]
[You know, they might have argued last week and Alisaie still thinks that he's absolutely insufferable... but she won't turn down help.]
I've been actively searching for him ever since van Zieks' announcement this afternoon. I've also spoken with a couple individuals that know him, and they could not remember seeing him today either.
As far as I can tell, nobody has seen him since Wednesday night. I find it hard to believe he's trapped in a barrier like this.
And I'm guessing based on his... more polite demeanor that he's not really the type to just hide as a prank?
He could just have gotten lost or stuck on one of those adventures, seeing as we've got another one missing. So it doesn't necessarily have to be catastrophically bad news.
Even so, there's not a thing you, or anyone here can do about it at the moment. We're stuck.
He knows better than that. Given our shared past, I'm certain he knows exactly how much of an earful he'll get when I find him... [It's meant to sound foreboding, but the latter half of that sentence is lacking any sort of vitriol.]
Even if he is off on some sort of adventure, I can't just sit here and wait...!
[He nods, giving a sort of sympathetic smile, as uncharactaristic as that is for him.
He understands love, and he understands it intimately. He saw how Buffy reacted all those times that Dawn went missing or got captured, and this is a similar thing, only Buffy was never bound. And if Buffy was captured, he'd have drowned the world in a sea of blood to get her back.]
You'll get plenty of chances to give him a right earful when you get your hands on him tomorrow morning. You're pretty good at that, I've noticed.
...I don't blame you for going crazy stuck in here, I'd do the same thing in your shoes, but there's nothing you can do for him right now except save your strength for when the barriers down. I'll help you look, even.
[Sympathy is not what she expected from Spike. Not by a long shot. And yet, that's what makes it strike home, smothering the last embers of her frustration. She's been in this position before.
Like then, all she can do is wait.]
...thank you. I'd appreciate that, truly.
[Silence for a few seconds... and then:]
I almost lost him once before. He sought to help our newfound allies, and their own Emperor shot down their airship. We had no idea what had happened to him for weeks.
[There's something painful in that story, or the feeling behind it. Spike's not naive, he knows the girl's brother is probably long dead. But he understands the sheer helplessness of being unable to protect the ones you love when it counts.
God, he understands that.]
I get it.
I got a... [You're not friends. You'll never be friends.] There's a girl back home I know who has a brat kid sister. There's nothing she wouldn't do to protect her. Die, kill, whatever, there's nothing she wouldn't do.
If he survived one near death experience, he'll do it again and you'll be back to getting under eachothers skin in no time.
[He notices the barrier, sighs and takes a seat against whatever solid surface he can rest again.
He understands what impotent rage looks like, and she's probably not going to hurt herself in the process, but he's just going to watch her hack and slash against the unbreakable barrier.]
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She hits it and rebounds with a surprised grunt, one hand going to her head, but she manages to keep her feet nonetheless. Alisaie rushes the barrier again, this time with her hand out to feel for it; once she knows what it is, where it is, she jumps back, drawing her rapier from her side in one fluid motion.]
Let us out of here, damn you! Let us go!
[Her blade flashes as it catches what little light there is from the bioluminescence of the plants nearby, but it's just rebounding off of the barrier. Still, Alisaie shows no signs of slowing down, shouting as though someone out there will hear her and let them out even though she's quickly realizing that her efforts are futile.
Just. Let her have this for a few minutes, she'll calm down eventually (maybe).]
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Auroras. Wow. Anyway, he's going to be quiet for the most part. ]
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Who is Kim Dokja?
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[ Yeah. ]
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Van Zieks said you were unable to account for him earlier, and that you'd described him as a con-man.
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[ he's annoyed talking about him cause where the fuck is he ]
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[Does she have to worry about him killing Alphinaud..........]
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Kim Dokja is fortunately very resourceful despite being... Himself. Your brother seems level-headed to keep him from doing anything reckless, too.
[ He has some hopes here? ]
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violencestubbornness...]What might cause him to become reckless?
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[ Which is understandable. ]
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You do realize just how vague a description that is, yes?
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[ … ]
Whatever reckless decision he makes, it won’t endanger your brother.
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I see.
Then with any luck, between Kim Dokja's resourcefulness and my brother's genius, the two of them will find a way to return safely.
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[ He doesn't know what to say about Kim Dokja, though. ]
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[She's still slashing, but it's a little less angry and a little more desperate before she finally gives up, resting her hand against the barrier.]
I have to find Alphinaud.
1/2, only because i have perfect icons for this
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[ PLEASE. ]
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She has one of those??
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They share the same hairstyle, but flipped. I don't think cousins are close enough to do such a thing.
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I thought that was just her being weird that one day.
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Plenty of girls wear pants.
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i'm crying lskdjflj
Have you not paid the slightest bit of attention since we arrived here? We've been in the same place multiple times! We're identical, for heaven's sake!
[Which may be the one and only time she admits that; otherwise she will swear 'til she's in her grave that they look nothing alike and people should be able to tell them apart easily...]
Alphinaud is my brother.
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Look, it's not like I've seen the both of you together before!
...um, congrats? [ ON HAVING A BROTHER???? I GUESS? ]
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[Rex are you stupid.]
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There were a lot of us there, okay!!
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[She cuts off with a loud shout of frustration. YOU KNOW WHAT NO. SHE'S NOT GOING TO DO THIS she's going to just
turn away and stalk to the other side of the courtyard for a little while. Maybe take out her frustrations on one of the angel statues. Not other people, even if they are being idiots.
("she'll be back later" is what i'd say, if they weren't all going to fall asleep shortly)]
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that's why she was talking about her brother in the first place.
well, rex feels like a fucking tool now. he opens his mouth to say "sorry" and follow after her, but decides that maybe that wouldn't actually help. so. he'll just leave her alone for now and stew in his bad wording choices. ]
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When'd you last see him, exactly? He could just be trapped in an enclosed barrier like we are.
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I've been actively searching for him ever since van Zieks' announcement this afternoon. I've also spoken with a couple individuals that know him, and they could not remember seeing him today either.
As far as I can tell, nobody has seen him since Wednesday night. I find it hard to believe he's trapped in a barrier like this.
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And I'm guessing based on his... more polite demeanor that he's not really the type to just hide as a prank?
He could just have gotten lost or stuck on one of those adventures, seeing as we've got another one missing. So it doesn't necessarily have to be catastrophically bad news.
Even so, there's not a thing you, or anyone here can do about it at the moment. We're stuck.
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He knows better than that. Given our shared past, I'm certain he knows exactly how much of an earful he'll get when I find him... [It's meant to sound foreboding, but the latter half of that sentence is lacking any sort of vitriol.]
Even if he is off on some sort of adventure, I can't just sit here and wait...!
[SHE HATES THIS????????]
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He understands love, and he understands it intimately. He saw how Buffy reacted all those times that Dawn went missing or got captured, and this is a similar thing, only Buffy was never bound. And if Buffy was captured, he'd have drowned the world in a sea of blood to get her back.]
You'll get plenty of chances to give him a right earful when you get your hands on him tomorrow morning. You're pretty good at that, I've noticed.
...I don't blame you for going crazy stuck in here, I'd do the same thing in your shoes, but there's nothing you can do for him right now except save your strength for when the barriers down. I'll help you look, even.
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Like then, all she can do is wait.]
...thank you. I'd appreciate that, truly.
[Silence for a few seconds... and then:]
I almost lost him once before. He sought to help our newfound allies, and their own Emperor shot down their airship. We had no idea what had happened to him for weeks.
I can't let that happen again.
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God, he understands that.]
I get it.
I got a... [You're not friends. You'll never be friends.] There's a girl back home I know who has a brat kid sister. There's nothing she wouldn't do to protect her. Die, kill, whatever, there's nothing she wouldn't do.
If he survived one near death experience, he'll do it again and you'll be back to getting under eachothers skin in no time.
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He gets it.]
Yes... I pray that you're right.
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He understands what impotent rage looks like, and she's probably not going to hurt herself in the process, but he's just going to watch her hack and slash against the unbreakable barrier.]