[ (makes the same "so a cyborg, a centaur, an ascian and an ex-prostitute walk into a bar" joke)
in all honesty, alex is a little... nervous about this conversation. she's the only one who is still on uneven ground here, and there's a part of her that feels... oddly insecure about all this. like the odd one out, or the spare part but-- well. she'd said it to hansa, beforehand -- if she ever had got her courage up and told him how she felt, she was always expecting that emet-selch would be part of the deal, if hansa felt the same way.
she'd had time to process that, file it and essentially accept it. that was why she'd reached out to properly talk to him yesterday, but... things still felt a little off kilter, after everything. and she'd thought the past weekend had been a lot. ]
... C'mon. Focus, focus.
[ she takes a deep breath, and makes her way into the forest, heading for the places she usually went here -- where chiron was usually wandering, when she wanted to talk. ]
[ somehow they've managed to haul up in one location without a fifth wheel awkwardly sat there in the corner. amazing.
also there are so many blankets. did they just take every blanket they could from the inn? it's very possible. alex is trying to lift some of them and figure out where they're going to go to build this blanket fort. ]
How did you even go about this last time, Hansa? All I remember was you and Won shocking each other and making no progress.
[ there were chairs involved, right? well they have plenty of chairs here.... ]
[But isn't that what to expect, in a cruel place like this? Hansa doesn't want to think about it, so he's here, looking through some of the books idly before addressing the others.]
...Well, I'm just glad that we're all here.
[Feel free to mingle among yourselves, OT4. They're all just here to hang.]
alex is just immediately examining all the products on the counters - skin care, hair care, and make up products with more than just casual interest, turning over some of the bottles to read the backs for more information as she goes. ]
[ later on in the evening, alex will come back to her room. it's... empty now, she's realising. with the announcement that fiora was removed, but right now the lack of people there is actually something of a relief.
she props the door open, so that anyone can enter without needing a phs or her to open it for them, and just curls up in the centre of her bed, back t the headboard, with her t-rex padding around on the floor and her cat curled around her shoulders. ]
[ sometimes one of you just reverts to being a feral mountain man and you all end up sleeping outside because you love and support him.
alex is just... looking around for an area that looks like it might be decently sheltered? does it rain here in the realm? we just don't know. but she's nabbed her pillows off her bed and a big sweater from the emporium that's probably more chiron's size than hers, so she'll be nice and warm and is looking to settle herself down somewhere.
[ well. they don't have to go far after everything that just happened -- alex just turns and walks further up the beach, away from everything. when she's walked a good distance from the scene of dorothy's execution, she just flops down into the sand and tugs her knees up to her chest. ]
[ did you know the king's room is a coffee shop? i forgot until just now. alex just drops herself into one of the booths there and rests her arms on the table.
and then her head on her arms.
she's tired, and they have no idea what's happening tomorrow, but all of them are here right now and she can't bring herself to put a dampener on how warm and happy she's feeling right in this moment. ]
I didn't properly explore this place this week, I wish I'd known about this place sooner.
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in all honesty, alex is a little... nervous about this conversation. she's the only one who is still on uneven ground here, and there's a part of her that feels... oddly insecure about all this. like the odd one out, or the spare part but-- well. she'd said it to hansa, beforehand -- if she ever had got her courage up and told him how she felt, she was always expecting that emet-selch would be part of the deal, if hansa felt the same way.
she'd had time to process that, file it and essentially accept it. that was why she'd reached out to properly talk to him yesterday, but... things still felt a little off kilter, after everything. and she'd thought the past weekend had been a lot. ]
... C'mon. Focus, focus.
[ she takes a deep breath, and makes her way into the forest, heading for the places she usually went here -- where chiron was usually wandering, when she wanted to talk. ]
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also there are so many blankets. did they just take every blanket they could from the inn? it's very possible. alex is trying to lift some of them and figure out where they're going to go to build this blanket fort. ]
How did you even go about this last time, Hansa? All I remember was you and Won shocking each other and making no progress.
[ there were chairs involved, right? well they have plenty of chairs here.... ]
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she's setting them on the bar itself before she goes back to look for the next bottle. ]
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[But isn't that what to expect, in a cruel place like this? Hansa doesn't want to think about it, so he's here, looking through some of the books idly before addressing the others.]
...Well, I'm just glad that we're all here.
[Feel free to mingle among yourselves, OT4. They're all just here to hang.]
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alex is just immediately examining all the products on the counters - skin care, hair care, and make up products with more than just casual interest, turning over some of the bottles to read the backs for more information as she goes. ]
Seriously though, a whole spa in a castle...?
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she props the door open, so that anyone can enter without needing a phs or her to open it for them, and just curls up in the centre of her bed, back t the headboard, with her t-rex padding around on the floor and her cat curled around her shoulders. ]
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thanks mob she adored you and you poisoned her ]
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alex is gathering a bunch of flowers though, very slowly. you can't stop her. ]
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alex is just... looking around for an area that looks like it might be decently sheltered? does it rain here in the realm? we just don't know. but she's nabbed her pillows off her bed and a big sweater from the emporium that's probably more chiron's size than hers, so she'll be nice and warm and is looking to settle herself down somewhere.
she's humming as she chooses somewhere. ]
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and then her head on her arms.
she's tired, and they have no idea what's happening tomorrow, but all of them are here right now and she can't bring herself to put a dampener on how warm and happy she's feeling right in this moment. ]
I didn't properly explore this place this week, I wish I'd known about this place sooner.
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... I really don't know if this is supposed to be a good or a bad thing.
[ the lack of colour, the glitching... ]
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