homophonic ❆ yuzuriha

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yuzuriha

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w0, SUNDAY

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[shenhe is sitting here on a curb somewhere, chin in hand, elbow on her knee, eyes distant. she seems to be thinking hard about something, but she does look up if she's approached. unfortunately her hand also goes to her stop-sign polearm that she has, instinctively.

sup]

[kunoichi]

[ yuzuriha's job is to sneak up on people, but in this case, she makes a point this time to give a heads up out of swatting range... ]

Hey, it's just me.

[ (instinctively prepares to dodge again) ]

What're you doing here all by your lonesome?

[ IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S PROBABLY BROOdING but she's making conversation ]

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[it's fine, once she realizes that it's yuzuriha, she puts her sign down. the only person she's hit so far has been rang, tbh.]

Thinking. [she answers, tilting her head.] Away from the crowd. I dislike being surrounded.

... Hello.

[kunoichi]

[ rang... good. he deserved it, probably. ]

It gets stuffy pretty quick, doesn't it?

[ she plops down right next to her, now that the stop sign is no longer an immediate threat ]

Lemme guess—is it something the referees said? Or another player. [ rang again ]

WEEK 0 / MONDAY

[kunoichi]

[ slam dunks them in the selfie booth, where yuzuriha will waste no time trying to drape herself on shenhe. yes, she may get roundhouse kicked forreal this time! yes, she will still risk it all for SKINSHIP! it's touch week!!! ]

Apparently, you're supposed to say "cheese" when you have your picture taken!

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[oh boy well okay listen, it startles the shit out of her, i will say that. shenhe tenses up and goes absolutely still like she's having a prey response, honestly. it takes a second for her to loosen up, bit by bit - her limbs are all locked up, and she has to make an effort to unlock.

... it's not that it's bad, because she finds she doesn't hate touch, but her reaction is in fact violence that she has to smother.

her tone is a little strangled when she replies:]

... Why cheese?

[kunoichi]

[ at least yuzuriha has the sense to hold still while shenhe adjusts to the sudden invasion of space. (but not the sense to let go—weirdly, this impulse overrides survival instinct!) ]

You know... I have absolutely no idea.

[ why IS it cheese? she ponders, as she raises her phone to capture a picture of them. ]

—You're supposed to smile, too.

[ who's fault is it that she's not smiling... ]

WEEK 0 / FRIDAY

[kunoichi]

[ she's perched on a random rooftop somewhere, just trying to get away from the noise of the warehouses so she can think. she doesn't look particularly torn up about what just happened, but it's not exactly a carefree expression either. ]

...Hey, Shenshen.

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Hello. [just two gals up on the rooftops. you know i don't actually know if she ever got her ankle healed? probably not. so she's limping a little but it's fine.]

Hello. [...] This is what we expected.

[kunoichi]

[ GIRL HELP! also puts pause on the investigation conversation for a hot second because yuzuriha is definitely gonna notice she's limping!! ]

Shenshen, your leg! [ ankle, same difference. ] Is that from yesterday? Fei Du mentioned something about an... incident?

w1, MONDAY

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[HELLO, here is shenhe, in the park! she's crouched in the park, holding out her hand to what looks like one of those giant fucking squirrels. it sniffs her hand, and then immediately starts chowing down on whatever it is that she offered it.

she is pleased, until like four more squirrels descend from the heavens.

also she's wearing this.]

[kunoichi]

[ spits water ]

[ HER SHENSHEN IS UNdER ATTACK BY SQUIRRELS and also WHAT IS SHE WEARING... ]

Shenshen!

[ unfortunately yuzuriha also has food in her hands so even though she wants to rescue her, she's attracted 3 more squirrels. this pc has 8 squirrels and counting. ]

Where are they even coming from?!

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[she's wearing her vacation shirt]

Ah. They like food. [there's one sitting on her head and the rest are climbing her, and like listen, she doesn't seem to mind. they're just squirrels. she's feeding them spaghetti? why.]

w1, SUNDAY

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[she's out in the park... she's standing at the edge of the water, staring out, letting fire roll across her fingers.]

[kunoichi]

...Are you trying to figure out what happened?

[ or does she already know? anyway, yuzuriha settles comfortably into her space, even if she did catch shenhe acting a bit odd earlier. ]

[bindings]

[she tilts her head to the side.]

... Something like that, yes. [a sigh.] I never thought it was Rang. We have spoken extensively about how he would murder me, and this did not match.

[girl don't just say that like it's normal]

W2 / MON

[kunoichi]

[ dRESS. TIME. yuzuriha's not really thrilled with the clothing selection here, but there are some cute pieces, and she picks out a column gown for shenhe. ]

I think you'd look amazing in this, Shenshen. ...Do you wear dresses at all?

[ also haha. emotions. haha! yuzuriha's are very carefully restrained, but she isn't totally devoid of them. there are very quiet notes of reserved fondness. a hesitation that's similar to resignation. and of course, attraction, which shouldn't be a surprise since she's already voiced it.

it's the feeling of constantly wanting to drift closer, but knowing where to stop. ]

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[oh no this dress is so pretty aaaaa

shenhe is a stick in the mud, and she gives the gown a sort of apprehensive look. but she's distracted, also, because those emotions have her going ??? because she recognizes two of them and not the third one. not to say she doesn't know what attraction is, she just doesn't easily recognize it, help.

the emotions from shenhe are... quiet. but she might get the sense that it's not on purpose, necessarily, it's not incredible control or anything. it's just very muted. anything that she gives off is muffled and wrapped up in several layers of fabric. right now, it's kind of just void.]

I don't, normally. [...] I will try it on if you'd like me to, though.

[kunoichi]

[ it's okay. all of this is pretty much expected, and doesn't disturb the baseline feelings yuzuriha reserves for shenhe.

the only change is a flicker of curiosity, like she's trying to look into the void and trying to see what might stare back. ]

...I would love to see you in it!

[ she's trying to act so normal about this. curiosity shifts into excitement—it might be a little exhausting to keep up with... ]

w3, TUESDAY

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[good morning we are at vr

she hands yuzuriha a headset.] I would like to see your world.

[wouldn't it be funny if this is when the song went off on their phones]

[kunoichi]

[ HELP. they take a few moments to listen to riri, yeah. ]

...Sure. But you'll have to show me yours, after.

[ headsets on, the scenery melts into a quiet, wooded area. a small house in a small village, constructed with wooden planks and a thatched roof.

there aren't any people in the simulation, but there is a single calico cat, moving around the house in a distinct loop. yuzuriha leans down to pet it. ]

This is where I grew up.

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[she is so like. what. about this song, but. it's fine.

she seems happy enough to look at the area that yuzuriha has pulled up.]

I will. [show her. but also... cat!! she moves a little closer.] This is where you grew up? It's very similar to where I did, as well.

w7, FINAL SATURDAY

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[she's out somewhere away from the party, slightly buzzed, looking out at the city! she's just taking a break from all the people. she still doesn't like crowds very much.

but she smiles easily enough when she sees yuzuriha.]

[kunoichi]

[ yuzuriha's pretty sober herself, and joins her wherever she's sitting. ]

...These two months really went by in a blink.

[ it's touch week again so she'll lean a little against her, if she allows it! ]

I'm gonna miss you a lot, Shenshen.

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[she does! she will lean a little in return.]

I will miss you, as well. [...] It feels odd to just go home after everything.