★ NOV. (CATCH ALL); ice in my veins. i run in the night. ready to fight.

[opheliac]

Who: jinx & YOU
When: all of november
Where: all throughout trench
What: things that will happen with her during this month. some will be open & some will be private. all jinx's top-levels, some her omni texting, and some of her one-on-one will permanently go here for the month.
Warnings: jinx suffers from mental illness. such as the following - schizophrenia, hallucinations, PTSD, & separation anxiety. these may or may not happen in this log. BIO, PERMS, & OP-OUT: Here







►OBLIGATED TREEHOUSE VISITATION.◄

WEEK 1 (11/01 - 11/05)
█ NARA'A ➜ 11.01➜ THREAD.
█ RUBY ROSE ➜11.02 ➜ THREAD.
█ URARAKA OCHAKO ➜ 11.03 ➜ THREAD.
█ (DARTH) MAUL ➜ 11.04 ➜ THREAD.

WEEK 2 (11/06 - 11/12)
N/A

WEEK 3 (11/13 - 11/19)
N/A

WEEK 4 (11/20 - 11/26)
N/A

WEEK 5 (11/27 & 11/30)
N/A

code credit to: thisismanx

Comments

[opheliac]

depends
u ok going to a girls place?

[aetherweaver]

Yeah? Why wouldn't I be?

... Ah. You mean like that kind of implication. No, I'm fine.

[opheliac]

hahahaha!!!
just checking!
b/c u some ppl think dumb when a guy comes over a girls place.
its p. tidy tho. not a mess for once! i cleaned.

[aetherweaver]

Oh really? That's good. Where're you, anyway? I don't actually know where your house is.

[opheliac]

have u been to the rookery before?
w/ vi, sansa, and that...other guy.

[aetherweaver]

No, I haven't. I've seen it, though.

[opheliac]

theres another house on top of theirs!

[aetherweaver]

Oh, the treehouse. I'll be right there!

[It really doesn't take him long to get to the Rookery - the tricky part is getting up there. But he manages it, and soon is knocking on the door to the treehouse.]

Hey, Jinx. It's Nara'a.

[opheliac]

(he will hear some thumbing approaching as she lightly jogs her way to the door. it swings open and he is greeted with jinx with her hair not in braids -- nice, loose, and long.)

Hiya, Kitty cat! Glad you found the place. Come on in! Make yourself at home. (she steps aside to let him in.) — If ya need some refreshments, let me know! I've got all kinds.

[aetherweaver]

[She's certainly perky for not being able to sleep. He smiles and heads inside. ... Huh. It's pretty nice.]

Got anything in a bottle? Sealed. ... It's not you, I swear. I've just had problems before.

[opheliac]

Huh? Su...re? Lemme check!

(she guides him to her main living room area first then darts off to her little kitchen. jinx is only gone for ten seconds tops with a can of some sparkling soda for herself and a seal bottled wine for him.)

How's this? Hope wine is okay. The Princess is always givin' me wine. Not that I'm complainin'!

(and reason that is, is because sansa knows that wine tends to soothe jinx's mood and lessens her corruption levels.)

[aetherweaver]

[He settles onto the couch... thing... and brightens up as she hands him the wine. ... He didn't even think about cans as a possibility, that's not really a thing where he's from.]

Thank you. I don't mind wine, as long as it's not all that strong.

[He looks around for a glass to use - hopefully Jinx washes her glasses...]

I'm not exactly that good at holding my alcohol. Which my friends back home thing is quite funny... I find it less amusing, but I suppose it does look funny for everyone else.

[opheliac]

(as she notices him looking around, it occurs to her that nara'a is most likely not like her who will just drink straight from the bottle. like a drunkard except she isn't (surprisingly so). so jinx returns back to her little kitchen for a glass but still able to hear him from where he is.)

Watchin' other people getting completely wasted is pretty funny, yeah! It only gets annoying when you gotta babysit. I had to do with my big sis at the birthday party.

(she then returns with a glass but also a pack of cigarettes in the other hand. she gives him the glass then silently extends out the pack as if to offer if he wishes to smoke too.)

Slight Endwalker Spoilers

[aetherweaver]

[He takes the glass and shakes his head at the cigarettes. He doesn't mind if she smokes, but it's not for him. He pours the wine into the glass once he pulls the cork out and sets the bottle on the table near where he can see it.]

Yes... it doesn't help that the Scions are situated in the back part of a bar. Or rather, we have a bar in front of our entrance.

[Or. Did. His ears droop slightly, but he takes a deep breath.]

Anyway, we often had drunk people trying to get into our place... or drunk members of our group stumbling around. Certain people liked it more than others.

[Thancred.]

I've had to help wrangle drunk people plenty. Just... not fond of looking like that much of a fool myself.

[opheliac]

(it's quite alright for him to deny the cigarettes. jinx isn't the type to peer pressure...well, over this, anyway. she takes the stick out of the pack with her teeth before setting the rest on a nearby table. making her way to the closest window, she cracks it open then lets her fingertip spark with a small bit of electricity over the bud of the tobacco. it seems she has learned over time to control the electricity side of her blood magic. that's a big improvement (although compared the the rest, the easiest since electricity links to her happiness/excitement).

jinx inhales a drag then puffs out the rest out of the window as she listens to his brief story of his realm; surprisingly attentive.)

Yeah, I get it. 'Cuz once you do, it's stuck with ya. No one will ever let you live it down. Juuuust like I'm not gonna let go of Vi drinkin' out of a vase when I told her to have water.

(disgusting? yes. and she will remind her sister just how freaking nasty she is.)

[aetherweaver]

[That's pretty good. Nara'a hasn't really gotten the hang of his blood magic at all, but he's more used to manipulating aether. It's somewhat of an adjustment, though he's been making an effort recently. He settles back and takes a sip of the wine. ... It's pretty good, especially by Trench standards.]

She - heh. I guess her brain just went 'oh, it's water' and didn't think. My sisters sure enjoy telling embarrassing stories about me. They think it's funny that the 'great hero of the realm' messed up his face from holding a bow like an idiot.

[He rubs his thumb along the scar across his nose, chuckling.]

But you tease her because you care about her, right?

[opheliac]

(she chuckles as she flicks the ash out the window.) — You gotta start somewhere, right? Practice makes perfect and all that crap.

(and at his question, her face softens with a loose fold of her arms; leaning against the window sill.)

Yeaaah despite a lotta stuff, I love her. And I'm just hopin' she keeps lovin' me. Even though we're not... the same like we were.

[aetherweaver]

Pretty much, yeah. Still awful with a bow, but I can sing... so I guess I got half the bard skillset down. Just gotta work on the other half.

[It's a whole Thing, okay. He's... he's not good at everything, despite appearances. But he notices that softness and smiles slightly, watching her as he sips.]

Yeah. Familial bonds are hard to break. Even if terrible stuff happens...

I can't say I know how she thinks - I don't know her well enough for that - but I'm... sure she thinks of you a lot.

[He scoots a bit closer to the window, leaning on the couch towards her.]

I don't know what happened between you two, but... I'm sorry. It must be terrible. You don't have to tell me anything... but I'm here if you want to, okay?

[opheliac]

(there's a moment of silence before she speaks up again. she uses this time to take another drag of her cigarette -- maybe she is quiet due to that or using it as an excuse to think. whatever the case, she puffs out the smoke to the window with her tone somber.)

It's been... tough. Y'know, tryin' paint this pretty lil' portrait we are the happiest family alive when we're... not.

(a flick of ash out the window.)

It sucks. I dunno if I should give her a hard time or I'm being too forgiving. And I KNOW she's tryin' and I get it. A-And I'm happy she is... it's just that. (a beat.) — It all still hurts. For so long I've thought she was dead and ta-da! Here she is. It's not... easy to adapt to.

[aetherweaver]

[He just drinks quietly while she thinks - or smokes, or whatever.]

You shouldn't have to paint that kind of picture if it's not true. I know it might look like everyone else has got happy families but... that's not the case. Family's messy - I was lucky I came from a good one, though I've had others not familiar with my culture look at it strangely. But I know plenty of people who don't have it that way.

It doesn't mean I understand, but I can empathize.

[He takes a long drink and closes his eyes for a moment, then sets the glass down and looks up at Jinx.]

I don't know what she did - you don't have to tell me - but... forgiveness can take a lot. And while you should accept an apology given in earnest, that doesn't mean you have to forgive someone. ... Some things are unforgivable. I know. I... I know.

[His voice breaks as he thinks of the people he's slaughtered. Yes, it was in the name of freedom and saving people... but what did that matter to the families and friends left behind? To the conscript forced to fight against their country? To them he must appear like a monster, and he shivers and scratches at his arm. It's strangely itchy...]

Forgiveness is a gift. It's up to you whether or not you want to extend it to someone, and how much. I like Vi, but I'm not... going to tell you how to feel about your own family. That's not right. I can talk about it with you if you want, but that's not my decision to make.

As for thinking she was dead... I know how that feels, somewhat. I didn't know for certain if they were dead, but many of my fellow Scions were missing for an extended period of time. The relief I had when I found them... and the frustration I had that they didn't contact us earlier.

[Only to lose some anyway... but that's another entire grieving process.]

[opheliac]

(his scratching goes unnoticed and it's a shame, really, but jinx is too caught up with his words and her own thinking. and while he speaks, she leans more against the window sill -- looking outward into the night sky and the moon above them. her arms are loosely cross over her chest with still the occasion puffs of her stick.

the look she wears can easily be mistaken of her growing bored when it's entirely the opposite. this is as close to a silco lecture she'll ever get. back then, she complained how long and drawn out they were, but now she is starving for just one more talk.)

... She and I got into a scrap recently. I oughta apologize to her.

(because they haven't really spoken much since she put her on the headlock and tackled her to the ground. while a huge part of her thinks her sister is in the wrong, there's still some in her that felt maybe she went a tad bit overboard.)

[aetherweaver]

[He'd understand if she was bored, with all of his talking. He doesn't get to do that much talking at home - he's usually more of a stoic nodder when there are others to do the talking for him.]

If you feel that you should. I suppose it depends on what you fought about - and again, it's none of my business.

... But if she were here now, what would you say? Or... maybe that's too personal to ask. I'm sorry.

[opheliac]

Dunno... that she sucks. (a beat; her voice lull.) — But not in a bad way. And I'm... glad she's here with me. This place would be harder if she wasn't.

(if trench was a normal city with no bad happenings, she would feel she could handle this place on her own. but with the horrors, beasts, and who knows what else in the future — she might had broken down into pieces already.)

And I appreciate her acceptin' me as, well, me. It means a lot.

[aetherweaver]

I think... she'd appreciate that.

[Maybe not being told she sucks, but maybe that's just a sibling thing between them?]

You should tell her what you just said. I know apologizing doesn't fix things immediately, but... knowing the other person cares does help, in my experience.

[opheliac]

(she hums with a response to that as she takes one more final drag of her cigarette. jinx, so far, has never truly finished a full cigarette but maybe that's a good thing. smoking is a bad habit after all.)

... Thanks for the talk, though. I needed it.