★ SCAWWY: AERITH

[nyas]

a meme here.... someday.

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WEEK 0, MONDAY.

[nyas]

[ without warning, izutsumi just bounds up with ears pinned back and a serious pout on her face ]

You. What monster do you have clinging to you?

[ at least say hello you dumb cat. her arms cross, peeks of the words "CURSED, CAGED" showing along her fur. ]

...You said learning information about each other would help us, so.

[residentflorist]

[hello cat! aerith does not actually seem to mind the rudeness, though she does frown a little at those words. oh dear. that's not great! there is a nice, lovely scrawling of loss on her forearm that may or may not be hidden by her bracelets as she waves.]

You're right, I did. [she will admit that.] Did you get a chance to read those rules yet?

[nyas]

[ reads it because she's nosey, but she doesn't mention it. her tail flicks and crosses her arms to tap at her own arm. ]

'Course I did. Can share with three people each week, and if you match you get a stronger power. That could help with dealing with this whole ordeal. [ it's the bit she fixated on. ]

[residentflorist]

It could, but there's the caveat that comes with it, you know? [easier to die.] It would be nice if we knew how much stronger the power would be after finding a match.

WEEK 0, SUNDAY POST-EXE.

[nyas]

[ izutsumi is here, sitting near the barn but with a good distance from it. she's plopped next to a tree in the middle of licking up to the tip of own tail. despite her clear grooming, she seems distracted given she's hard staring at the fog in the distance. ]

[residentflorist]

[this is fair. she's busy walking, and she's probably approaching the barn maybe looking for caelus or something, but she sees izutsumi hanging out and she stops to watch her for a moment.]

See anything new out there?

[nyas]

[ an ear flicks and she looks over, gauging her mood... aerith doesn't Seem overly upset or sad so this is fine. ]

It opened up a bit when I met with Famine yesterday. [ points in the direction where npcs were introduced at ] But outside that, no. Still looks the same.

[residentflorist]

[she's good at concealing when she has to yeah. so it's fine.]

Pestilence told me it might change on its own, but I don't know when that might be. They can't really predict it either. [watching the fog...] But I kind of hope it's soon. It's getting a little stifling being here.

[let her out. she got a taste of freedom once and would like it to come back thanks!!]

w1 monday

[residentflorist]

[today on middle summer island, aerith is taking a little walk through the neighborhood and peering curiously at the seemingly abandoned houses. perhaps izutsumi is hunting nearby, or even is just perched on a house.]

Where do you think they've gone?

[nyas]

[ yeah she's perched on a house. ]

Probably the same as the village we're staying in. Dead most likely.

[ SO GRIM ] Sacrificed maybe.

[residentflorist]

[THANK YOU, CAT. she looks up a little more to see her better.]

You think? It doesn't look like this place is as abandoned as the village we're in. Wouldn't that mean it hasn't been that long since they were here?

[nyas]

[ a shrug, helpful ]

Dunno. Maybe they got lost because of the fog?

WEEK 2, MONDAY.

[nyas]

[ the shadows take hold, and a memory plays out. ]

[residentflorist]

[well this is happening a lot. aerith is letting this memory play out, watching it before her eyes and taking in everything izutsumi's saying. once it settles again though, she glances back to her.]

So. How did that turn out for you?

[nyas]

[ she doesn't say anything right away, like she's remembering something before she crosses her arms ]

I did exactly as I said I'd do. That I could care of them all by myself. Didn't need any help. And I helped my party get back to their regular selves.

[residentflorist]

And then what did you and your party do? Did you end up going separate ways after all?

WEEK 5, MONDAY.

[nyas]

There's too much to look at.

[ where do they even START. ]

[residentflorist]

[HELP. the emotions are extremely amused.]

This is definitely a lot more than we got last week, that's for sure. Maybe we should start with the smallest and work our way up? Check the mall for new places and go from there.

[nyas]

What's a mall?

[ SHE IS SO YE OLDE TO A SENSE ] Is it like one of those market areas?

WEEK 5, THURS POST-CYOA.

[nyas]

[ hospital time, i wish izutsumi could go wandering around but she's still temporarily blind and is probably sitting outside of her room waiting. probably for Aventurine to take her to the penthouse next but in the meantime her ears twitch and her head turns in the direction of Aerith.

hewwo...? ]

[residentflorist]

[OUR CAT...aerith does not want to stay in the hospital and in fact asked cloud to take her home post-springs, but she figures the others might be there. so she went. she's healed up enough to close her wounds, but everything's still pretty sensitive to the touch. izutsumi can't see her, and that's maybe for the best because she's unnaturally pale and her eyes are glowing.

her head's also still spinning, but she stops in front of her to make sure she doesn't spook her.]

...it's Aerith. [gentle worried vibes, but also a little unease.]

[nyas]

[ aerith is so valid, and i am madge izutsumi can't see how UNWELL SHE LOOKS. me having updates in which izutsumi looks thoroughly bandaged, has a shoulder splint on, with notable bandages wrapped around her eyes.

ears perk at the sound of those steps coming to a stop, feeling those emotions come in and her own spike in some guilt before mellowing to something.. hollow. ] Oh.

[ she shifts a little, tail lowering with small flicks. ] I heard some of the commotion earlier... are you..?

WEEK 6, MONDAY.

[nyas]

[ I DON'T WANT TO PLAY WITH THE CURSE ON IZU ANYMORE SO ASSUME THIS IS AFTER

is aerith still baby ]

[residentflorist]

[WELL if this is after izu's curse then yeah no aerith's back to normal! she was only a baby for a little while, so wherever they are she'll just approach with a lil wave.]

What a Monday. I know things usually get crazy, but that one was almost impressive. [SO MANY THINGS HAPPENED ON BOTH SIDES.]

your starter now

[nyas]

Almost too much. Why were so many of us cursed? I get that side - but why us!

[ MADGE. ANGY KITTEN. ]