(closed) march catchall

[tealeafs]

Who: Ange (entreats), Chizuru (tealeafs), Daniel (miyagimagic) and various others.
What: March shenanigans.
When: During all of March.
Where: Locations vary.

Content Warnings: Nothing right now, specific warnings will be in headers when they come up.

( starters in the comments! if you want to plot anything with me, feel free to either pm the journal or contact me at queeningsquare, i'm always open to new ideas and threads! )

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[tealeafs]

[ See, at least the TV seems.. a little more familiar. Maybe not in shape, but at least the Omnis in Trench have prepared Chizuru for things with that sort of function. The microwave actually kind of looks like it, but it's definitely different, especially when she lets out a little gasp when it opens.

Robby's world is full of magical things, clearly.

The description sure makes it sound that way even more. Something that heats up food.. but without any fire being necessary..

Chizuru seems to process it for a moment or two, but then manages to tear her gaze away from the device for long enough to look at her friend. ]

You really must have been living a very different life than me..

[ Not even necessarily in a good or bad way, really. Just different. It's something Chizuru knows in theory from being around Robby so much and seeing their cultural differences, but it's another thing entirely to see his different life being laid out in front of her like this. ]

It's almost hard to imagine any of it.

[strongroots]

I can say the same. Living out in the countryside, no rent? I wouldn't know where to start. [ Even remembering back now to her home; Chizuru with a dad who knew medicine, so at least that was covered, but... ]

What did you do for food? Did you grow any, or did your dad buy it from other people around?

[ Did she even have a market? Chizuru's home just seemed--and sounded--so...detached from everything. ]

[tealeafs]

Father bought it. [ Despite the fact that her entire life with her father in that house feels like so far away now, like it was a different lifetime, Chizuru does remember this much very well.

Even in surroundings as different as their current ones, still standing in that dream-like version of Robby's old apartment. ]

Sometimes I helped out too, but.. he prefered for me to not go to any shops by myself, and I didn't want to go against that. [ Besides, it's Chizuru. Why would she have questioned her father's opinion back then? ]

[strongroots]

And then you had to cook it up yourself. I never learned any of that 'til you showed me. [ And maybe he helped some prepping back with the LaRussos when he lived with them, but he wasn't learning.

Robby huffs, just a little. ] We'd both be pretty lost. But we'd make it. [ There, that's the thing that matters, right? ] You could go to school and join a club and how to use all the gadgets. And me?

[ Robby looks around, though they're still in his old apartment; but like he's thinking, imagining Chizuru's own world before looking back at her. ]

...I'd do whatever guys do. Chop wood?

[ It's definitely framed as a joke. ]

[tealeafs]

[ Him presenting it as a joke helps, because the immediate answer Chizuru's mind goes to is 'fight wars', and that's not the kind of situation she even wants to do as much as imagine Robby in.

So she can instead just smile at his chopping wood suggestion, even allowing a faint little giggle to slip out. ]

No.. You're strong. And honourable.

[ Two things she believes strongly about Robby, especially after everything she's seen from him. ]

I think that's all you'd need to get by where I come from.

[strongroots]

[ It's just nice, is the thing. Her certainty, the two of them standing around in some memory (despite where it started). They'd both be okay, though Robby thinks for him it's more because he'd have to be--a world like that can't be as easy to survive as the one he comes from.

But he doesn't mind any of that, right now. It's nice to just be with a friend, a fake DVD case of Dirty Dancing in hand and Chizuru with the disk. A little silly, plenty of enough fun.

Robby tugs a smile onto his lips. ]

Well, you're not doing too bad here, in Trench. You got two real places to show up? [ Cue a look around. Look, Chizuru! ] Looks like someone's more magical than they think.

[ Just with some help and encouragement...! ]

[tealeafs]

Well, it feels like the stone was doing most of the work.. [ She can't help but say, a touch shyly.

And it's not even like it's just the stone. It's also Robby, right? Having a trusted friend so close to her, someone who's willing to encourage her. To push her out of her comfort zone and into what more is possible. ]

.. I'm not sure if I can pull this off without you. B-But I'm willing to practice. [ She's trying to stay positive! It's important..! ] Do you think being able to do this will help though in Trench..?

[ Most danger doesn't come in the form of dreams, after all.

The most Chizuru can think of that this would help with is if they'd ever run into another scenario like those memories from a few months ago.. ]

[strongroots]

Get a beast stuck in its own thoughts, it won't come after you. [ So's the idea. But while it's an idea-- ] Could be a way of you figuring out what you can do. Start with this--who knows where you'll end up?

[ Staying positive, after all, and it's delivered with a smile to match. Maybe this isn't Chizuru, but it could lead to more, something better. And Robby thinks, adds: ]

Maybe someone'll appreciate it someday?

[ It's got to be an impressive talent, to someone. And Chizuru really didn't have that hard of a time............considering Robby's pretty sure he couldn't get it that quickly. :( ]

[tealeafs]

[ What he's saying is true. She can always just practice - and then see where it goes. It's not like it can actually hurt to learn this.

And maybe learning this will teach her more about other potential paleblood powers too.

So there's a tiny nod.. but then Chizuru thinks for another moment, and smiles as she moves to squeeze Robby's hand a little. ]

I can think of someone I'd like to appreciate it.

[ Or rather - someone she'd like to make happy, somehow. ]

If there's ever anything you want to see.. [ She doubts it, given everything he's said so far, even about the home that's on display around them as they speak-- ] Just let me know.

[strongroots]

[ Of course it has to swing back to him. Robby gives right back, but gives their joined hands a small wave, friendly and playful. And despite what she thinks-- ]

Actually--let's try a skate park sometime? I can give you the full experience. I know exactly how it feels falling on my butt.

[ Which means Chizuru can enjoy it, too, surely, even if it is a fantasy made inside their heads. You're welcome, bestie. ]

[tealeafs]

Well, I guess that'd also be a difficult one. Good for practice.

[ Because like hell Chizuru knows what a skate park is. Please. Even if she's seen Robby with his skateboard, it still feels like an entire foreign world to her..

But it should be possible. If she can make Robby's apartment appear like this, also incredibly foreign to her, then a skate park truly is just one step up, right?

Chizuru relaxes, slowly letting their surroundings fade away, first growing blury until they disappear entirely, leaving the two of them where they started using the stone in the first place. ]

.. let's try that next time. I guess for now I should really rest.. [ It's not like this exhausted her, sure, but Chizuru would rather not tempt fate by immediately trying to do this a second time in a row. ]

[strongroots]

[ Robby does chuckle behind his mouth, thinking about the work it'd take for Chizuru to conjure such a thing; and he's smiling when they do come to, the world returning as it is around them. The inner dojo, no worse for wear despite their 'time' away.

(How long was it, even? Robby will have to check.)

He's even still holding her hands, gently. ]

You want something to drink? We can grab some food too.

[ That's part of resting. And he does let go of her hands too, letting his folded legs unravel just a bit. ]

--Time to see how stiff I got.

[ His legs, he means. Is he gonna get a cramp when he gets up? Oh boy. ]