AQUA!!!

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OMOOOO

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w0 mon

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[lavi is outside the cabin area, being nosy.... he perks up when he sees Aqua though,]

Hey. Is the cabin any better than the house?

[he has his scarf wrapped very snugly around his neck... but unfortunately for HIM the words "caring about others" is being projected on said scarf]

[keeper]

[ THEIR HAUNTED HOUSE!!

she smiles when she sees a friendly face. ]

The beds are nicer, that's for sure.

[ even if they're a bit rickety. YOUR DUST ALLERGIES...

she looks at his scarf, very obviously curious even if she doesn't ask about it right away. (is it a fear? a regret...?) under one of her own sleeves: I can't keep on wishing for the past. ]

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[MY NOTIFS ARE GETTING LOST I HATE IT HERE

Lavi follows her gaze, grimacing when he sees the words on his stupid scarf.... and then like the nosy hypocrite he is, he peeks at Aqua's sleeves...]

What do you think -- is it a curse? Or just magic?

[he wiggles the scarf at her]

[keeper]

[ sometimes you're polite but sometimes the inner meddling protag energy breaks through (lavi is the protag of dgm now) ]

It feels more like a curse, doesn't it?

[ she smiles sympathetically. ]

...These writings, I mean. I don't think it's a curse to care for others.

[ nosy but well-meaning protag energy wins this round ]

W0 SATURDAY

[keeper]

[ she's probably off by herself somewhere, just staring up at the night sky. ]

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[he'll approach her!!! his feet making ssst noises in the grass, so that she knows he's coming,]

Can I join you?

[keeper]

[ she glances over to him and nods. ]

Yes, of course.

[ sorry she is so useless in all my pcs. NOT A SINGLE HOOK IN SIGHT. ]

[bookpapers]

[STOP???? THAT IS A HOOK!!! SHAKES YOU!!!!

Lavi will sit in the grass next to her, folding his legs beneath him, very politely.

then he falls back, flopping onto the grass.]

...I'm beat.

w1 mon

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[hi aqua... are you enjoying summer island......

Lavi will head on over when he spots her, giving her a wave with one hand!! the other will reach up and tuck a small bundle of flowers behind her ear,]

Here you go!

[keeper]

[ she loves summer island sm u have no idea 🥹

also lavi and yaywon you are both working SO hard... aqua looks surprised by the gesture. ]

—Oh. Thank you.

[ she reaches up to touch the flowers! ]

What's the occasion...?

[bookpapers]

[AQUA... IM HAPPY FOR HER SUMMER ISLAND

also her look of surprise is very cute...]

I saw them and thought of ya! [this is a pure gesture with no ulterior motives...] They're the same shade as your eyes, see?

[he'll pull another sprig out of his pocket so Aqua can see for herself...... blavi but he's holding blue flowers]

[keeper]

[ BLAVI 2... ]

That's sweet of you.

[ she definitely accepts it as a pure gesture with no ulterior motives, help ]

...Maybe I should pick some flowers for my friends, too.

[ join her!! ]

W1 SUNDAY

[keeper]

[ she is worried about him!! she is looking for him. ]

...Hey. Doing okay?

[ she reaches out to touch his arm lightly. carefully. she doesn't want to startle him. ]

[bookpapers]

[sweet aqua!!!! Lavi is on the island, a distance away from the temple. He looks up at Aqua at the touch, and his expression is blank for a moment -- and then he smiles,]

Do I look that bad...?

[keeper]

[ she nods, and offers a quiet smile of her own. ]

Since yesterday.

[ she's part being gently teasing, but also... it's the truth. she's worried for him. ]

...I don't blame you.

[bookpapers]

[...]

Guess trying to hide it now would be pointless.

[and yet, a part of him can't really surrender it -- even though it hurts deeply still,]

I'm seriously pissed off! ...But I'll manage.

w2 mon

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[GETS SEIZED BY SHADOWS IG, and as they do, a memory unfolds.

"I am not your comrade."]

[keeper]

[ PUSHES EVERYONE OUT OF THE WAY. MY LENALEE!!!!

but no, this is a difficult memory to watch. it may be from lavi's perspective, but aqua can see herself reflected in allen's stricken gaze. watching a friend lose their heart, having them turn on you and against their own nature, having to fight to the bitter end—

—but how did it end? ]

Your friends... were they all right...?

[ for lavi's sake, she hopes so. ]

...Are you?

[ she can understand better, now, the way he'd regarded nona. the edge of weariness that goes with his smiles. ]

[bookpapers]

[He's had this memory replay a few times now, but with Aqua... He can feel the meaning of it shift, especially with what she's told him. Of darkness, and of having to fight comrades who fell.

So he doesn't mind explaining the rest of the memory for her, because in a way this isn't only about him. It's to sate Aqua's concern,]

...Yeah. Managed to break out of it in time. Had to stab myself in the heart to do it, but it shocked me awake.

[ah]

I'm fine now though! ...My friends didn't give up on me.

w2 sat

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[he is here!!!! his coat is stained in blood, but more importantly he is looking at Aqua,]

Aqua. Can you speak at all?

[keeper]

[ she'll regard him with a cold gaze. she is still in full transformation, with antlers on her head, and dark scales on her arms and legs where the shadows are. ]

We're beyond an exchange of meaningless words.

[bookpapers]

[I HATE THIS SO BAD. IT HURTS ME. Lavi ducks his face a little so it doesn't show how much it hurts him too, then neutral]

Who did you kill?

w6 wed

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[hops back over to aqua as the party dies down]

Hey, Aqua! Let's hang out before people start turning into pumpkins.

[keeper]

Pumpkins? What do you...

[ —BLINKS OUT OF SIGHT FOR JUST A SECOND.

but okay she's back. ]

...Anyway, let's walk around for a bit, shall we?

[ show her around spain, lavi! 🥺 ]

[bookpapers]

[NO NOT THE BLINKING!!!! HIS D*SNEY JOKE.....

he looks happy when she comes back though, yay!!]

Yeah! Lemme show you the market first.

[heads on over!!!]

I picked something out for you here. I hope it goes through with my letter!