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NAME Vergilius
CIVILIAN_NAME Red Gaze
TEAM Brimstone
HOUSING_NUMBER 11
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[personal profile] ignoreher 2024-03-28 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I did. It was the plan to die once we'd completed our work at Lobotomy Corporation, but that was stopped short. I still wanted to when I began working at the Library, I was frustrated beyond belief that it'd been stolen from us... but we weren't allowed -- I wasn't the only one who wanted to, either.

[ for different reasons, more than just herself had. the others on her level... all of them had thought about it, seen the phantom value in it, and ultimately rejected it.

she's glad they did. she'd like to see a future with them. ]


It's the path I would choose every time now. What's the point of helping to create a better future for everyone if you're not there to see it too?

[ to live, to remember, to take steps you need to ensure those mistakes don't pile up again... maybe she doesn't deserve to share in that future with the people of the city that she'd hurt. but she still wants to, and sketches the buildings shed like to see there too. ]
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malkuth vc this isn't the kind of conversation you have before a drink or two

[personal profile] ignoreher 2024-03-29 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ she wouldn't. she tiptoed around the exactness of it with march and kaito, from the work they did at l corp to the sort they did in the library, avoided the horror of elijah's death and what had broken the spirit of the woman they had all followed... how things had fallen, how living beyond their purpose hadn't crossed their minds at the end of the project.

malkuth could never tell them so plainly. there's too much they don't understand, too much they would feel. it's a burden she doesn't want to inflict onto either of her dear, wonderful friends. it's a burden that she can ask vergilius to hear out instead. ]


I do. Because I know better than anyone that "may not" is better than "won't", and I won't succeed if I never step foot on that road in the first place.
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[personal profile] ignoreher 2024-03-29 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
... Can I ask you a question now?

[ as if she hasn't been asking him questions all day, his playing nice only lasting so long as that bottle had a drop left. and from the way he'd tipped it back, it'd run dry. ]
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[personal profile] ignoreher 2024-03-29 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ it's come up a couple of times now, so-- ]

You talk a lot about flow, but I can't say I really get it. You're not just saying stuff like that to sound wise, are you?

[ like

it does make him sound old and wise, but she is curious if there's something more. ]
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[personal profile] ignoreher 2024-03-29 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ but he's taking the time to explain it, and she watches him as she sips at her beer. a pull, something that tugs you... leads your feet, maybe, and acts as a guide. the gut instinct humans long since abandoned save for when it came to fear response. something like that.

fate, unwritten but known. angela might have felt it. it seems like something leads that book of hers, consuming knowledge until it bursts at the seams and the library with it. elijah must have felt it, face turning to something new, something inevitable. one way or another, the world would have been affected by carmen -- whether she was there or not. maybe it was something like that. ]


You're right, it is hard to describe. But thanks for trying anyway -- I think I get it a little more now, at least enough to say I'm definitely walking with mine... and that I think I get what you mean by stagnate. Sometimes everything just feels like it leads to a pool instead of the sea.
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[personal profile] ignoreher 2024-03-29 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ atziluth would love him. ]

That's good! Then you can't be led astray by anything else that might pop up.

[ is what it sounds like, anyway... she'll finish off her bottle, holding it up to the light and wondering, briefly, if when she stands up, if she'll be okay. she doesn't feel bad. she could probably go for another, but she has things to do outside of this; that is something she remembers mentioning, and something she needs to keep to. but she feels fine right now.

(it has not hit her.) ]


Though I don't think anything could. You don't seem like the type of person that'd be easily distracted from what's important.
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[personal profile] ignoreher 2024-03-29 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ the question doesn't register immediately, but when it does her surprise is small but evident as she lowers the bottle to look at him. she probably shouldn't, with what... she needs to do tonight, which is walk around and take pictures of the city with all its pretty neons, but maybe that can just be a want tonight instead. she'd like to do that, but it isn't something that can't be done tomorrow.

yeah. that can be done tomorrow, and malkuth tilts her head with a teasing smile. ]


Trying to pay off your debt so soon? [ the drink he owes her, which she'd collect at some point anyway. ] I'd love one, Mr. Gaze.
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[personal profile] ignoreher 2024-03-29 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ he seems so awkward... ]

You don't ask people out enough. Usually they have someplace in mind before they do, just for future reference.

[ it's... cute, though, and waves to pay off their meal as she stands, hand resting on the table as she ascertains her facilities. good enough for another drink, the fried food had been a help. it's just a little buzz, cheeks pink and grin unfailing. ]

I don't know the scene... so let's walk around and see what catches our eyes. We'll go into the first bar that looks interesting. Sound good?
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[personal profile] ignoreher 2024-03-29 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
You should! How else are you supposed to meet people, Mr. Gaze? It's fun to go out with others...

[ some of the most fun she's had, with him included. the door opens before she can even think to go for it herself and she pauses, hand dropping back to her side before she glances up at him curiously. ]

... You don't have to play the gentleman anymore, you know.

[ but it's sweet, so of course she'll step out before he can change his mind on holding it for her. ]
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[personal profile] ignoreher 2024-03-29 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, is that so? Thanks, then.

[ maybe he does have manners... or he doesn't think she's coordinated. either way, it's a nice courtesy that she won't question again as the city greets them with vibrant neons, the sound of the nightly crowd both quiet and loud as groups chat among themselves.

there's plenty of signs for different establishments, not to mention ads. bars, hotels, adult cafes... restaurants, clubs, lounges not unlike the one they, outsiders in general, had infiltrated not but a few weeks ago. the more everyday thing someone might enjoy have long since closed for now, and what they're left with are places that, even if elijah hadn't put her nose to a book, malkuth has little familiarity with.

but a bar with a robot parrot bartender sounds fun. ]


Well, I guess we've got our pick of the litter. I didn't think there'd be so many things still open.

[ wao... walking around is gonna be fun. ]
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[personal profile] ignoreher 2024-03-29 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ maybe he should learn to be a little picky. it'll make choosing gifts for him easier. ]

Nothing I wouldn't look out of place in...

[ but that's fun in its own way, though she knows she'll be sticking close to vergilius rather than hitting up the local hopefuls spotting a cute girl at her first bar. malkuth scrolls through the advertisements, her eyes glowing as the implants work, and traces the map that comes up when she clicks one. ]

There's one around the corner that offers live entertainment! I've been listening to people sing all month at my job, so it'll be nice to hear a professional.

[ someone who can actually sing... bless their hearts. at least there's not enough people to warrent arm holding, though malkuth's hand raises for it before dropping again.

leading the way... a place more like one of those jazz bars, lowlights and a focus on the stage; it's quaint compared to the flashy nature of others, but it has a healthy crowd of downtrodden loners and sincere enjoyers of song among the tables. there's a space for dancing, some couples knit close together as they sway, and malkuth watches them for a moment before scanning for an open spot and taking to the bar. ]


You order us something. I don't really know drinks.
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[personal profile] ignoreher 2024-03-29 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... that is reassuring, actually, and she joins beside him with a small hop up onto hers as the bartender sets to work; even if they hadn't known it, a quick g**gle search solves all. ]

Some might say I liked the sake a little too much. [ but it was so good...

... maybe she can still see if netzach can enjoy it, even a little... maybe not to its full extent, but maybe he'd still like it... that can be something she does with him. would that be too informal? too casual? would it be awkward? the worries in her mind pile one after the other, her question comes a beat after it really should. ]


Do you like bourbon? Or anything in particular?
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[personal profile] ignoreher 2024-03-29 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
The Red Mist was the same way, when she drank at all. You'd never know if it affected her though... that woman really has a pokerface.

[ strong drinks, ones that pack a punch. she hopes she can remember to write that down on his page along with the other things she's learned about him tonight. malkuth turns in her seat to watch the performance, the drinks from before finally settling from the movement over, the new resting period with its own form of intoxication in the atmosphere.

it's a nice feeling. reminds her of the sundappled blanket during hanami, sake warm down her throat and more relaxed than she'd felt in a bit. it's life, maybe. seeing faces enjoying the simple pleasures in the world around them, rather than be worried over the looming threat. ]


Actually, you're the same way... I would've never realized you'd gotten drunk too if you didn't tell me earlier.

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