homophonic ❆ haruka

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squirt

Maybe I misjudged you.

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w0, MONDAY

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[good morning, we are outside the ikea. shenhe is sitting on the curb, looking down at her phone. she seems to have gotten past the This Has A Demon In It phase, and is very slowly pecking out a message with an expression of great concentration.

when she senses haru, she looks up at him.]

Why is one of your skills undressing? [great opener, this is how we talk to people]

[squirt]

[ shakes at this catchall

but oh, looks like she's experienced some character growth. this is about as well as he texts too, so there's nothing to make fun... this time.

without missing a beat: ]

Because I want to get into the water as quickly as possible. I won't let clothes get in my way.

[ clothes... are a hindrance. ]

Why do you dress like that?

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[christ i forgot i did this i jumpscared myself]

Because it is cold in the mountains. [thanks for the thigh slits genshin impact] Rin Matsuoka also was confused about my attire. Is your world covered in water?

[she doesn't comprehend swimming for sport]

w0 ; fri

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[ at some point after the announcement, as he turns a corner of their team warehouse and someone is there— ]

Get back!!

[ shenhe gets a large, iridescent barrier flung right in her face. rude. ]

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[WELL OKAY

her instinct is to try and beat the shit out of the barrier because she's violence-driven, so she just immediately and without hesitation summons a fire sword and hacks at the barrier with a sharp noise. good start! hi!]

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[ NEAT!!!! TERRIFYING!!!!!! the bubble holds for a moment despite how delicate it looks; he uses that time to take several startled steps back before it pops. ]

Don't come any closer!

[ this is as intimidating as a little dog barking at a mailman who's walked even remotely near its house. she's so fucking scary. ]

w1, TUESDAY

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[there is suddenly a squirrel in haru's pocket looking for snacks. how did this happen.

there's nobody around... except for shenhe, who is inexplicably in a tree nearby, just watching.]

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[ HMMMM how could this happen.

haru has some disney princess capabilities but it's hard to say if it'll work with giant angry carnivorous squirrels. he freezes in place while this squirrel robs him. ]

...Does this one have rabies? [ why is she up in high places again?? ]

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[he really is just letting the squirrel mug him for all he's worth. does he have snacks? because if he doesn't it's going to try and eat his shirt.]

I don't know. [she says, innocently.] You can find out.

w1 ; sun

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[ the way i set these up so late sobs sorry

anyway outside of the froggystyle warehouse, which is very full of graffiti of varying artistic levels, including but not limited to a swole gerard portrait and a cherry blossom tree, haru is tracing large, red letters over the concrete: "for the team." ]

Rin wrote this.

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[you give me the saddest pc starter in the world

shenhe pauses, looking up at the letters.]

... Mm. [is all she can say at first, but. she comes a little closer.] A part of him is still here.

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[ still week 1 so i force everyone to think about rin ]

Sort of. Yeah. [ he looks like he's deliberating on whether he believes that. ] But not the parts of him that matter.

...He's not coming back. [ the execution, weirdly, made that feel strangely final. ]

w2, MONDAY

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[we are here at. the pet store, i don't want to name it. we're here at the pet store and shenhe is in this thank you chat for your help.

she's sitting in front of this dog. they are having a staring contest.]

[squirt]

[ do you mean they are at.. PUPPY PLAY

he sits next to the dog and joins it in staring at her. two against one. ]

Is this fun for you?

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[this is why you're the only pc catchall i have with squirt as a title instead of your name]

... I wasn't thinking about the fun of it. [she says, still staring at the dog, who immediately loses the staring contest and attacks haru with licks.]

w2 ; sat

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[ haru will go look for her at some point after trial! ]

...Shenhe. [ first off, he's going to do a vibe check. how we feelin... ]

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[it's a little bit later and she's less straight up furious and more like. just, ill. like emotionally hungover. she doesn't ever feel emotions like this, and there's a lot of them.

she's sitting a couple of feet away from a tree that is now embering. as in, it's mostly ash.]

... Hello, Haru. [she's in a rancid mood, sorry buddy...]

w2, SATURDAY

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[HELP THE VIBES ARE BAD

shenhe is actually going to look for haru today, though it's like... later, in the night. she's still a little like, broken, after all that? so. there's no emotion from her right now other than just depression. just a tired, slow sadness.

she will hold out a hand to him? hi.]

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[ THE VIBES ARE SO BAD IN THE CLUB GIRL

he's out by the warehouses, and the emotion is bad. bad!! his feelings far outpace his expression; something just absolutely crushed, wave following wave of grief and guilt and frustration. he feels a little bad to add to her depression, feeling her shattered state of emotion for himself, but there's also not much he can do to stop it.

he slowly reaches for her hand, gently holding her fingers. hi. a little hoarsely, ]

They're really gone.

w3 ; tues

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[ he's got a carrier from the mime cafe with a couple drinks, one of which is just ice water anyway, so what is the point. ]

Shenhe. I brought you something.

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[i don't know how i managed to read this as he was carrying a mime but i did]

You did? [oh... thing for shenhe?? she pauses, tilting her head at him.] What is it?

w3 ; weds

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[ i nearly forgot but at some point in the evening he'll shoot a text ]

nahida told you right
sorry for not doing it ourselves

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Yes.
I don't mind, you don't need to apologize.

w7 ; mon

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[ some reunions are harder than others because your you're not equipped to have a conversation with a dead person that your team made dead?

but he concentrates hard because he did like her. ]

Shenhe. ...Sorry. About everything.

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[she's here! she pops in and out view sometimes, but.

she's here. and she doesn't seem upset to see him.]

Haru. [a pause.] I know you are. [she can't... quite say it's okay, because she doesn't want to lie, but.] I've spoken to Gerard at length about it.