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deercountry2022-12-07 09:20 pm
entreats) wrote in deercountry2022-12-07 09:20 pm
(closed) december catchall
Who: Ange (entreats), Chizuru (tealeafs), Daniel (miyagimagic) and various others.
What: December shenanigans.
When: During all of December.
Where: Locations vary.
Content Warnings: Bullying, (mild) violence, will edit to add more later.
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entreats), Chizuru (tealeafs), Daniel (miyagimagic) and various others.What: December shenanigans.
When: During all of December.
Where: Locations vary.
Content Warnings: Bullying, (mild) violence, will edit to add more later.
( starters in the comments! if you want to plot anything with me, feel free to either pm the journal or contact me at
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And really, how could Chizuru continue to look sad in the face of that? She'd feel way too guilty for continuing to sulk when Robby is trying so hard to cheer her up, to change a worry into something positive. So even though it's not a huge smile or anything, when she looks back at the boy, Chizuru does smile a tiny bit.
"I was thinking I might try to skip these Winter Mournings next year," she says, trying to put a faintly jokey angle on the words as well. It's not super spirited yet, but it's a genuine attempt! "But.. I would like to learn. The more ways I have to try and defend myself, the better, right..?"
Sure, she's already learning some self defense from Robby, but with the kind of threats you sometimes come across in Trench? You need to be prepared with all you've got, Chizuru is very much aware of that as well.
"I don't want you to have to worry about me."
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Robby will never let the shoe go. But it's a fond thing, and he'd like that for Chizuru. He'll need to ask Paul if he did what he did with blood magic, or figure out someone else who has paleblood and knows how to use it (Viktor? ...he doesn't seem that interested in his own blood magic, though).
"But, alright, that sounds like a good plan. You can even help me, you know? We can do some reading together on paleblood. I've got some books these days." A grin. Yeah, that's right, he reads. "You should ask your friends too. Or we can just go into town and see if there's somewhere that teaches that. Maybe the Gaze?"
Magic 101?
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If it wasn't for the fact that Robby seems to know palebloods who can, Chizuru may have assumed that maybe there's some sort of thing about paleblood that makes it hard to use, or not have much power, much like warmblood.
"So maybe we will have to find someone else." .. even if the idea of meeting a stranger and learning from them is pretty intimidating to a girl like Chizuru.. b-but she's doing her best! Trying hard to be strong and open to the idea, at least..!!
Though she might need to distract her mind from the thought for a moment, if not just so she can steel her heart a little bit more first. Mostly by asking: ".. you like to read, though?"
This is not a judgy question, mind you. Look at Chizuru "ideal demure housewife" Yukimura. You think this girl has had the chance to read much back home? No way. So she's also not judging Robby over it either way, she's just.. curious about a friend..!!
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"I like music more," a lot, lot, more, "but I can get through books if I'm in the mood, sure." A beat, and, "--is this tell me where you love to, or you wouldn't know where to start?"
It's light in its teasing, a genuine question under it and by the way Robby looks at her. He doesn't mind them switching over to this; they can't do anything about blood right now, and that's for future Robby and Chizuru to worry about. For now, they can focus on books, and Robby's already wondering, of a mind--has Chizuru read before? Well, she can read or she wouldn't be able to text him...
But has the thought crossed her mind? She isn't the type of girl to go out of her way to entertain herself. Damn, he should take her and they can find period-appropriate books.
(Not right now, but it's surprising how far your thoughts can take themselves.)
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"Well, I think I kind of like the idea of it.." Even if she hasn't had much of a chance to before, there's something nice about the idea. Reading about stories of far-off places, or even just reading to increase her knowledge..
.. though the girl does suppose she has a little bit of experience with the latter, explaining: "Whenever my father was out taking care of patients and I was done with my chores around the house, I liked reading all of the medical texts he had. We didn't really have anything else to read in the house.."
Since, you know. It's an old Japanese house, it was pretty bare.
"But I did kind of like learning from those, though they were a little hard to parse." Understatement of the year.. But it is the reason Chizuru does have some doctor's knowledge.
"I guess reading up on paleblood might be kind of the same.. Though the idea of going to the place with all the books here by myself has been a little intimidating."
Chizuru may be shooting Robby a tiny, half-shy glance.
Like there's an obvious implication in there, though actually voicing it out loud is a little too much for Chizuru! But even just staring at Robby knowingly is already pretty bold by her standards, let's be real..
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Robby's been around Chizuru long enough to know how bold this is--and if he didn't know any better (or, by the standards of girls in back in the Valley), he'd call it flirty. But this is only flirting in the sense of having a good time as friends--and with who knows how many books? He's definitely smiling for a second, watching Chizuru, just relishing this for what it is.
"Well then," he starts, a voice to go along with the mood this is in his head, "I guess if you're not sick of me yet for today, I could go and look around with you. We could check on books on palebloods," sure, "but maybe see about some fun books too? I did read a book on a Japanese author a while ago, actually."
Just to put that out there. Yes, Chizuru: Japanese books exist.
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Filed under: things that are entirely unnecessary to say, and yet Chizuru is saying them anyway. It's not even like Robby was genuinely putting himself down in any way, but she wants to reassure him all the same. Even if he already knows - she'll say it all the same.
Because Robby is just that important of a friend.
And, sure, they've been through quite a bit already with the memory.. but Chizuru still doesn't mind his company. If anything, the idea of going to do something else entirely after that memory feels a little nice. Like it's a way to calm down a little again, to relax and return back to a life as normal as it can be in this place.
"But.. are there books about Japan?" The idea does seem to make her perk up a little once she moves past that reassurance. It's like a puppy who just heard the word 'walkies', but with a more Chizuru-appropriate level of energy. "Here, in this place? Or was that back home..?"
S-She doesn't want to get her hopes up, after all!
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But he can recover with Chizuru's curiosity, nodding his head rather eagerly, excited that he'll get to show her this.
"Yeah, here. How about you get ready and we go now? It's in Gaze, in the big Archives if you've ever been. It'll take a few walks to find the right books," down the aisles, that is, "but it'll be easier if we're both looking."
Teamwork!! Robby is already dressed appropriately for going out, and he can happily wait on the doorstep for Chizuru to get her coat and gloves and whatever else.
Who needs books on Paleblood and all that serious stuff? They can read about Japan, as a treat.