catchall; valerie

[ohthehumanities]

this one is more for you lisa than for val tbh

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week 2, monday

[ohthehumanities]

[Hello Val!! Kaveh is here in his new fit, studying Puppy Play from the outside. He greets her with a nod, though he edges away if she gets too close, like he's trying to spare her from experiencing his Emotions.]

What do you think about the new area?

[huntressinred]

[ flatly: ] Your shirt's unbuttoned.

Anyway, finally, we get something decent around here. A nice salon, a place with some actually cute clothes, a mall? Makes me wonder what the catch is.

[ thank you for the meme too ftr, this is very good, chef kiss ]

[ohthehumanities]

I know, it's on purpose.

[He's truly been so covered up for two weeks this is his default state.

He smiles a little, though.]

I admit, I enjoy it quite a bit myself. The library, especially. [He's a nerd...] I suppose we shouldn't let our guards down for a couple of days, though.

[HE'S THINKING... OF LAST WEDNESDAY...]

[huntressinred]

[ she raises an eyebrow at that. if he's on the edge of emotionshare, then he might get just the faintest feeling of judginess. ]

Oh, never let your guard down. But this is like, the closest to home any of these places have been so far. Except for the McDonald's, maybe, but that's just depressing. [ puckers her face a lil ]

week 2, saturday

[ohthehumanities]

[Honestly--you wouldn't think Kaveh's much for the gym. For all that he's been openly confident in his skills, he's only ever shown his strength to a very small number of people. Exercise isn't really what he turns to in order to clear his mind.

Today, though, it feels like a good day for it. The vibes are still... deeply sad and regretful, but they're blanketed with resignation and exhaustion. It will feel good to not think for a little while.

He shows up to the gym with a fancy green sword, though he stops and approaches Valerie when he sees her.]

Valerie?

[huntressinred]

[ she is running on a treadmill! quite fast, actually. like, really fast. like, sustained sprinting pace. When she spots Kaveh, she lowers the speed to a more casual jog. ]

Hey.

...I haven't seen you here yet.

[ohthehumanities]

[There she go

But he sets the sword down, shrugging out of his Ikea coat as he surveys the interior.]

I've only been once or twice. It just... felt like the right thing to do, today.

[The right way to honor Buzen.]

w3, saturday

[huntressinred]

[ nobody look at what used to be here, this was always a saturday pc, and val was always in the vr room

She is absolutely bashing a room full of generic green ghost blobs and mirrors and pottery with a baseball bat. and she is doing some primal screaming.

Until eventually she runs out of air and she lets herself sag in exhaustion to catch her breath. ]

[ohthehumanities]

[This is literally the most valid of moods ever.

Kaveh is headed here too--he falters when he opens the door and sees that it's busy, but Valerie is so clearly going through it that his innate empathy kicks in, so he'll slip inside. He doesn't disturb her, just keeps an eye on her until she slows down.]

Is it helping?

[huntressinred]

[ she looks over at him. ]

...it doesn't help the problem.

But at least it makes me less mad about it.

w4, tuesday

[huntressinred]

[ bing bong, fuck ya void /throws a pig in here

which is to say, have fun getting pulled into a valerie memory! (10:13 - 10:35, 11:07 - 11:51, 12:06 - 12:31, 13:03 - 14:23, 22:23 - 23:07)

(i'm sorry i promise it's not as bad as the timestamps make it look, but also there might be a weird glitch at around 13/14min, just...bear with it....lmao) ]

[ohthehumanities]

[BING BONG

Which is exactly the noise that rings out as this memory slams into his head--no just kidding. It is a lot, though, the way these things tend to be. He puts a hand to his head, shaking it slightly as he regains his awareness.]

Those were... your abilities?

[huntressinred]

[ she raises an eyebrow because "abilities" seems like a weird word to use to her but okay ]

...As much of them as I could use without my suit, yeah.

Week 5, Monday

[ohthehumanities]

[They are here!! Let's say they're at the clothing store, though Kaveh is looking at everything like "this is it...?"]

It's not really my style...

[huntressinred]

Yeah, mine neither. Especially not these ones. [ pulls out a minion outfit ]

[ohthehumanities]

[Kaveh squints.]

Those glasses look very impractical.

Week 5, Thursday

[ohthehumanities]

[Well he got carted off to his warehouse to get changed and cleaned up but he has been healed enough to not be dying, so. He's out here now, probably going to get a warm drink from the cafe before curfew. He did, at least, hear about group 1, so when he spots her he will come over.]

Valerie? Are you alright?

[huntressinred]

[ Looking him over to see the state of him and his injuries ]

...Probably doing better than you guys are.

[ and it shows, because now that she's washed up and changed her clothes, she seems unharmed! Except for the scarring on her right hand and forearm. ]

[ohthehumanities]

[This just makes me afraid that whatever mental effect they got stuck with is HORRIBLE

But Kaveh is... well, his major injuries aren't visible if she's standing in front of him, but he's holding himself upright, so there's that. The visible cuts and bruises are also partly healed, so he's not bleeding everywhere.]

Where did you end up?

Week 7, Monday

[ohthehumanities]

[After they've dispersed and some time has passed, Kaveh will carefully concentration-summon her!!]

Valerie? Are you there?

[huntressinred]

[ she lets him sit in suspense for a few moments but then ]

Yeah. I'm here.

[ohthehumanities]

[She really could have left him hanging for so long and he would've bought it

But since she kindly didn't, he will face her!!]

I'm sure Nahida's already spoken to you, but--I'm sorry.

Week 7, Friwed

[ohthehumanities]

[He is concentrating on his pin!! And wandering around to look for her!!!]

Valerie?

[huntressinred]

Oh-- [ her voice sounds kind of far away, but then after a moment, it sounds much closer ]

Hey. I wasn't sure if the connection was back or not.

[ohthehumanities]

[There it is! He looks relieved, standing still so that she can... find him. Or. However it works for her. He's still not quite sure.]

Yes, it's back, thank goodness. Are you alright?