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deercountry2023-03-13 08:29 pm
entreats) wrote in deercountry2023-03-13 08:29 pm
(open) you're looking at me like you don't know who i am
Who: Ange, Ruby, Break, and anyone who knows any of them.
What: Corruption turned Ange into a true Umineko witch who decided the best way to keep the people she loves safe from this town is to drag them into a pocket dimension.
When: For a while in March.
Where: Ange and Ruby's house-turned-small-pocket-dimension.
Content Warnings: Potential violence if anyone acts particularly antagonistic. Potential talk of violence or gore. Other warnings will be added when things pop up.
Perhaps you have seen Ruby's odd network post and decided to check things out. Or maybe you're just wandering around Trench and notice that Ange and Ruby's house suddenly looks.. different.
The house has been completely overgrown by way oversized roses, big thorns growing out of all the stems, completely obscuring the structure that's supposed to be underneath it. If you get close enough to the cluster of roses, you may feel your connection to any of the three people inside suddenly pull you in. (Please note: only people who know either Ange, Ruby or Break will be able to enter the pocket dimension because of this!)
If you give in to the sensation, everything around you might go black, and when the light returns, you seem to find yourself in.. a hedge maze. A rather odd one, though. As you stumble through it, you may suddenly find yourself in random rooms, and then back out of them into the hedge maze once more. The Moss King's wild plants seem to have even invaded corners of this place, so you might want to watch out you avoid having those snap at you. Retracing your steps through the labyrinth feels impossible, like the way is changing up behind you with every step. Some rooms make perfect sense - like a neat and elaborate kitchen, or a library - and others seem to consist of nonsense with stairs leading upside down or to nowhere, or gravity not working in a specific room at all.
Flying throughout the entire maze are golden butterflies. They seem to fly with direction, and if you follow them, you might find them leading you to one of the people you were looking for..
What: Corruption turned Ange into a true Umineko witch who decided the best way to keep the people she loves safe from this town is to drag them into a pocket dimension.
When: For a while in March.
Where: Ange and Ruby's house-turned-small-pocket-dimension.
Content Warnings: Potential violence if anyone acts particularly antagonistic. Potential talk of violence or gore. Other warnings will be added when things pop up.
Perhaps you have seen Ruby's odd network post and decided to check things out. Or maybe you're just wandering around Trench and notice that Ange and Ruby's house suddenly looks.. different.
The house has been completely overgrown by way oversized roses, big thorns growing out of all the stems, completely obscuring the structure that's supposed to be underneath it. If you get close enough to the cluster of roses, you may feel your connection to any of the three people inside suddenly pull you in. (Please note: only people who know either Ange, Ruby or Break will be able to enter the pocket dimension because of this!)
If you give in to the sensation, everything around you might go black, and when the light returns, you seem to find yourself in.. a hedge maze. A rather odd one, though. As you stumble through it, you may suddenly find yourself in random rooms, and then back out of them into the hedge maze once more. The Moss King's wild plants seem to have even invaded corners of this place, so you might want to watch out you avoid having those snap at you. Retracing your steps through the labyrinth feels impossible, like the way is changing up behind you with every step. Some rooms make perfect sense - like a neat and elaborate kitchen, or a library - and others seem to consist of nonsense with stairs leading upside down or to nowhere, or gravity not working in a specific room at all.
Flying throughout the entire maze are golden butterflies. They seem to fly with direction, and if you follow them, you might find them leading you to one of the people you were looking for..
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I can't reconsider this.
[ At least her voice isn't entirely unfeeling now. It's definitely more quiet than it had been at first. After all-- Ange really doesn't like the thought of being separated from Scorpia.
But if there's no other choice here, and there definitely isn't in her mind, then.. what else is there to do? ]
It has nothing to do with you, or with me. It's for the good of everyone who does want to stay here. I have to keep them safe.
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[She says her name shakily. She can hear something in her voice. But that just makes this situation feel even more wrong.]
It has a lot to do with you, if you're the one making this happen. [And the one who will be cut off from everyone.]
I get wanting to keep everyone safe. I sometimes wish I could grab all my friends and stick them in a ball where nothing can hurt them. This - it's a lot more spacious than my idea! [She says with a soft laugh. But she's not sure what else to say - at this point, it feels like their arguments will keep going in circles. Scorpia feels like nothing can change Ange's mind, and she's not going to give up this world either. But she does wonder.]
...Actually, how have other people been taking this? D-do you... have a lot of people here...?
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.. apparently it's not that easy though. This conversation with Scorpia is clear proof of that. ]
Some others said they would join later too. Peter said he'd have to talk to Luna first, which I understand. They wouldn't want to be separated.
[ All of that is easy to admit, even if Ange sounds a little detached as she's saying it. It's the next part that's harder, but after a brief pause she does manage to say it. ]
Most other people don't seem to understand.
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[It makes sense that Ruby's there. It makes senses that the wives would follow each other everywhere. But that aside, it's sounding like this 'world' is far from full.]
Well, it is a big decision. If you can't get a lot of people... Would that change things? [Would she still split off while a number of her friends were staying in Trench? This is pretty much the last point Scorpia can make.]
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But unfortunately that's not the case right now. It's been twisted enough that she doesn't realise that sticking with the majority of her friends would be the better option here, when there's one that's completely safe, even if it's with less people..
So she shakes her head. ]
Nothing can change my mind anymore. [ That seals the deal, right? Ange's tone sounds so firm too, like she's really settled on this one. ] I'm going to do what's right, no matter what. It's now or never.
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Scorpia tries to blink back tears, feeling completely defeated.]
A-Ange...
[She doesn't know what to say anymore, not at all. It feels like there's nothing that won't be brushed away by her. So she just comes right at her, to attempt a hug.]
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But she doesn't recipocate as much. The reason for it becomes most likely obvious once she speaks up. ]
.. we shouldn't drag this out, you know. It'll just make it hurt more.
[ For Ange? For Scorpia? Who's to say, especially when Ange's wording remains so ambiguous. ]
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B-but I'm still here with you right now. That hurts a lot less than being apart from you will. [She mutters softly.] I love you, Ange. You're one of the best friends I know.
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[ The words are mumbled more than said. Like Ange isn't necessarily talking to Scorpia here as much as she's voicing her thoughts out loud, because they're too intense and strange to be contained in her mind right now. ]
It hurts.
[ And she doesn't understand why. Not in this corrupted form, anyway. She's still Ange enough that it hurts to hear this and know that she won't see Scorpia again, but at the same time twisted enough that she doesn't understand any of it. ]
Why are you making it hurt..?
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I'm sorry, Ange. It's just because I love you, and sometimes... like right now... love hurts. N-no matter what anyone does or tries... there will always be things that hurt, along with all the things that make people happy. It's all part of the same hearts we all have.
[She gives one big squeeze, before tearfully pulling back.]
Just remember that, okay? ...Remember me.
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Even with the other's explanation, it still doesn't make much sense to her. Not while she's like this.
But despite all of that, despite quietly staring at the other for a moment, Ange can at least say for sure: ]
I will.
[ She knows it. ]
This changes nothing. I wouldn't forget you. You're important to me. [ At least that is still something Ange can say, even while she's like this. It's something she still knows, even if she can't quite discern the complicated edges to it quite as clearly. ]
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Th-thanks. You're important to me too, Ange.
[She's scared and distraught at the idea that she might never see Ange again. Not just that, but not seeing Ange the way she remembers her... but it's clear there's no more she can do. She slowly shuffles backwards as she looks towards her.]
I'll always treasure our friendship, for all time.