[This year, Maul had decided to behave himself when it came to giving gifts, unlike in years past where he broke into people's houses rather like Santa himself did. All gifts are left on the porch or front step of the recipient's home for them to find in the morning.
But when he saw that the giant cookie left for Santa was uneaten, he took a slight detour to grab it from Vi's residence. He didn't like sweet things but he knew that the children at the orphanage would love such a glorious thing. As for Vi herself, Maul left a pair of colorful brass knuckles with a note in blocky writing wishing her a Merry Christmas and stating they were from him.]
(they say some sleepers don't necessarily need sleep. vilebloods probably not (i forget if they do lel) so maybe around this time, vi is still awake! who knows. but here's an interesting little tip-bit. during friday family dinner, jinx seemed a little distracted while eating her meal. maybe her big sister picked up on it or maybe not. or maybe jinx didn't feel like chatting much since their blood magic effects are still a thing.
except now, there's a huge wave of panic that will hit vi as if someone just surprised punched her in the face. this emotion is pretty frantic, too. like someone is pacing back and forth in a room -- unable to sit fucking still. now this feeling isn't exactly a hyperventilating panic attack kind of way. no, it's not that drastic or that kind of an emergency. but more so someone is just in a real bundle of nail biting nerves. a similar feeling one gets before going on stage to perform in front of a crowd. or having to give out a big speech while reciting the lines backstage.
and it somehow intensifies by each minute. could jinx be staring at a clock? because it really does feel as if she is with the way this sensation is growing. what could possibly have gotten this girl so nervous? )
[vi usually notices things when it comes to jinx - especially if they seem off somehow, good or bad. having blood effects makes it easier at time and harder at others depending. distracted? well, that doesn't set off any huge alarms - girl is setting up a business, after all, and it's probably normal to be distracted with that plus ...everything else jinx has going on. december has been a lot. even for trench.
but the panic attack that hits her mid patrol is ...something. it's not from fighting beasts. if anything? she's been less enthusiastic about that than usual, though hasn't thought to tie that to blood effects. but feeling panicked when it's a trench standard tentacle animal? that's ...that has to be jinx. the beast in question is no big deal, so it's easily dispatched, but even after ...that lingering panic that's somehow ramping up and making her heart triplebeat, her stomach bottoming out. it's ...still panic but it's more of a nervous excitement??
she can't cut off her patrol for this, but she can yell at the next beast she sees, feeling rushed, as if...yes, the clock is ticking and she's got to kill this this as fast as she can, the pressure's on, because everyone's ...watching? no, that's not it. precisely no one's watching this. once there's a thankful lull in patrol duties, vi takes a moment to breathe very deeply. breathe in strength, breathe out bullshit. she even says it aloud, as if she might direct it her sister's way. because that's not exactly danger - it's anxious pressure. is it her shop? okay. give her a moment.
she'll definitely head out toward the treehouse when her relief arrives, but for now she's going to try and think about that balance mr. larusso has talked so much about. she can find it if she tries, to tip the scales of anxiety back just a little, and breathe out bullshit, because anxiety is certainly bullshit most of the time. aloud, into the night air, she says:]
You've got this. You're cool. We can be cool. It's not that big of a deal.
a series of ttly normal answers: sure idk if there is maybe ask the zealots they hit it but i cant remember what it was as long as its not all at once were good
The scale slides now. So I'd say we're looking at anywhere from a five to an eight.
And that's just between me and Jinx.
[the rest of it? god. who knows? it depends if it's the ...same cait. after all, she'd come and gone before, and another her had been here for months. jinx, too.]
( so here's something strange going on at URSULA'S INK.
1st time: it seems some items are missing. maybe vi was absent-minded the day before and just misplaced them. no biggie. surely whatever is missing is something that can be replaced, right? no worries.
2nd time: ... huh. more stuff seem to be missing. in fact, some important stuff that vi might use regularly. crazy.
3rd time: even MORE things. hey, hey. something is up. or is vi losing her mind? it doesn't happen again though so at least that???? but very very suspicious.... )
Thinking about trying to carve a path from the outpost to that city In case the compasses change course suddenly and we lose it Jinx needs something to lob bombs at anyway So why not trees and swamp
[ how did he get this number. probably just asked if anyone knew the username of the pink haired girl called vi. or his Omen figured it out. OR APPRENTLY VIA JINX OK ]
Edited (changed my mind not backdated at all ) 2023-03-04 06:46 (UTC)
[after the whole nonsense with the omnis misfiring? a random message is no big deal at all. plus? now that she's read the part about stew sharing she's 75% sure she knows who this is. hey, she gets around re: food sharing.]
p sure this is ocean god thats not quite an ocean god y/n
it doesnt matter bc my answers hell yeah either way
( thanks to the blood bond, surely vi felt a lot of tension and crazy emotion on jinx's side. the feeling of dread, anger, guilt, hurt, sadness, and then hopelessness. and honestly, having her older sister link to her this way is a saving grace because the whole ordeal with chizuru could had gotten way further south than it normally would.
so what was the reason for all of this crazy emotions? well even if vi tried to reach out to her baby sister to talk about it, there will be no answer. not even mr.bananas is answering (not out of rudeness but busy trying to keep jinx from spiraling). is it worrying? maybe. especially when these feelings hadn't let up at all. and now that it's nightfall, the emotion is sinking further into sorrow and misery. this has been going on long enough, right? the entire day it's been like this and maybe now is the time to finally approach the sibling and figure out just what the hell is going on. )
( so whenever vi decides to make her way to her room, the closer she approaches it, there more she will hear something from behind the door. it seems to be music? it's faint but the beats, rhythm, and the words become more clearer by each step. inside, she can hear this song coming from an omni on her bedside table. this omni is definitely not hers (since most likely she has her own on her person) and her bed seems to have a lot of lumps, too.
by the looks of it, someone snuck in and is now in her bed, but who? it's a little hard to tell when this stranger is completely covered underneath the blankets. but then there's a slight stir in the bed, and there she will spot some blue locks peeking out of the blankets -- face still covered. )
[vi can guess at who might be involved, but the what isn't clear - and every place she's looked (even the ones fang suggested) has turned up nothing - the feeling she's one step behind lingers long, but she keeps looking, keeps texting, sends several voice clips before she really starts to worry. the fact that the omen's not answered her either? she's not sure how to feel - and flip flops between sick worry and if it was that bad bananas would tell me, right?
undecided on an answer, she only comes trudging into her room for a change of boots, but stops short at the door because of the music. her face falls as she sees the omni pointed at the ceiling- its little lights refracting off a few of the leaves of the large tree that's grown over the months (or was it this week?) to curl a branch above her bed.
a bed that's full of lumps. a series of interconnected lumps that make up a singular lump that she's pretty sure is her missing sister. 95% sure turns to certainty when she spots the hair.
this is sad music. her bed's not on fire. her feelings are full of despair and sorrow. there's a hole in her heart that's not a familiar hole - it's in a different place, and it's not hers, not really. with a small sigh, she climbs onto the bed and makes an attempt to pull back the blanket - but she won't press it if jinx tries to stay covered.]
[ Maybe Vi's busy when her omni alerts her abut Jinx; maybe she already knows what its contents hold, or it's before she finds Jinx in her bed. It's not sent immediately after the events inspiring the message, with Chizuru wandering the streets of Trench in a guilty daze, only showing outside Mister LaRusso's house once it was dark.
But regardless of what's happening for Vi during the time, a message does come to her omni. Because Robby promised Chizuru, and he knows she won't feel right if nothing's done about Jinx. ]
chizuru and jinx had a falling out n chizu left jinx a while ago. convo went bad idk what state jinx is in
[ None of it conveys his feelings, but his feelings aren't what matter here. He has Chizuru to look after. Everything else can wait. ]
[even if she hadn't already known - if it hadn't been confirmed by her sister, there's already the feelings that clued her in - the guilt, the bone deep disappointment, it had felt invested, a dark pit of awful feelings that went beyond surface level shit.]
not great but shes still here she didnt squid
is chizu ok? not OK ok but ok for this shit u got her right
i cant believe this chick is STILL in the shower. 1 hr and 14mins?? her hair isnt even long like mine. its short. i dont remmber her being this dirty at the bar?????
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