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[terriblepurpose]

Who: Paul Atreides, open
What: Event catch-all
When: Month of December
Where: Archaic Archives, streets of Trench, the forest's edge, memories
Notes: Go ahead and contact me at terriblepurpose or by PM if you'd like to discuss any starters or suggest new ones! For tagging in your character's memories to Paul, feel free to start with whatever your preference is.

Content Warnings: Violence, body horror (lockjoint), death, religious extremism, extensive Dune spoilers, suicidal ideation, funerals, grief

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[wannasmash]

Midoriya doesn't default to throwing challenges around, but he catches the hint of one in Paul's smile and reflects it back. He's glad to have found a confident sparring partner like the ones back home. Midoriya and his class grew a lot this year. They had little time for self-doubt after everything they went through together.

Lady Jessica touches Paul's head tenderly, and Midoriya misses his own mother with a sharp ache. He has to look away. He's surprised when Lady Jessica speaks to him, caught off guard by the calm in this room and his own yearning for home. He feels like he's on the receiving end of one of his homeroom teacher's penetrating looks.

"Yes ma'am," he blurts out, which is fine in most cases, but not formal enough if he's going to be cast in a period drama filled with nobility. Then he rises and bends at the waist. Some things don't change.

"Thank you very much for the tea."

In Midoriya's mind, the stag is no doubt the donor of Paul's antler, a local god, or both. He glances behind him at Lady Jessica to make sure she's not watching, then offers the stag a bow. When Paul's mouth moves, Midoriya wonders for a second if his hearing has been taken. He's about to ask Paul when he's whisked away.