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Who: Adelaide & You!
When: June
Where: Around campus & Soleil
What: Recovering from the stress of May, prom preparation, and a birthday!
Warnings: Potential references to the Kagerou plot (so death, injury, etc), but that should be about it.


early june;
[May was...a lot. More than she was expecting it to be. She was kind of expecting that after things calmed down, they would stay calm. But nope! First she tries to kill Rex, and then…

She dies. And it’s hard to forget dying, especially when it’s your second time giving it a go. Sure, the first time didn’t stick, but...the second time did. Well. More than the first time, anyways. Which isn’t super reassuring, and she spends her days trying to forget it. She doesn’t have the time to get wrapped up in everything that’s weighing her down. There’s still a world to save.

So what she does is she throws herself into everything that she possibly can. She can be found in the Mythril Cage, training as hard as she possibly can. She tries out something different every time she goes - some days she’ll try a sword, some days a spear. She seems to want to learn how to use as many weapons as possible. Other days she can be found in the library with a stack of books, diligently taking notes.

But every night she can be found running across campus. There’s no Daybreak track team, but she still finds it comforting. And she’s trying to push herself even harder, find out her limits, so don’t be surprised if you get passed by something inhumanly fast.]

june 13th;
[June 13th arrives with very little fanfare. Adelaide didn’t think to make a big deal out of her birthday, so it arrives and she’s sure nobody knows the significance of the day.

Which of course means she wakes up to a text from a familiar number, and is shocked! But also maybe a little pleased. That day, Adelaide can be found in Soleil with a pale, well-dressed man nobody’s ever met before. He meets her at the Inn of Atropos, and then takes her around Soleil.

Later in the day, he’s carrying various shopping bags. And if they spot anyone in the Daybreak uniform, or if Adelaide seems to recognize someone passing by, the odd man gives them a nod and a smile.]

Good day to you.

[At least this stranger has decent manners...]

mid-june;
[Prom is approaching, which means it’s extra time to stop being miserable and start...planning? She guesses? She didn’t go to prom at her high school, but...now it seems extra silly to not go. There are going to be duels. She doesn’t think she’s gonna sign up for them, but…

She still wants to see. And she wants to have a good time! So she does what anyone else would do and heads to town to shop.]

Uuuuuugh…. [And shopping is not going so well, it seems.] This is a nightmare.

closed to rex;
[Knock knock, Rex. It’s Adelaide. She’s not sure where to go to find him, exactly? She would try the van, but he wants to keep that a secret, so she makes her way to the Forge in the hopes that she’ll find him.

And luckily for her, he hasn’t been banned as far as we know, and he’s there now! Convenient!]

Rex! Hey! I’ve been looking for you.

[She has a bag in her hands, even if giving it to him isn’t her prime directive.]

I hope you’re not too busy…

wildcard;
[If you want to do anything with Adelaide this month, bring it to me! Or if you want me to whip something up, feel free to pop over to daintily or on Discord!]

Comments

Mythril Cage

[improbablenotimpossible]

[She wasn't the only one who came up, while she switched weapons - the man kept to a cane of a polished off-white color with brass cap and a cylinder just below the curve made of the same material.

He practiced what seems to be a form of marital arts involving grapples, kicks and using that cane as mix of striking and tripping up, keeping out of her way. Once they both break their training, he nods in acknowledgment to her, leaning his weight on his cane]

Getting used to that weapon?

[transfusionem]

Yeah. [She's not breathing very heavily, despite how intense her training has been. She's not breathing at all, really, except when she opens her mouth to speak.] Figured I should try as many things as possible, cover up any weak spots I might have.

[She looks over at him, taking in the cane.]

Though maybe that's not as smart as keeping to the same weapon. [She says it with a soft laugh.]

[improbablenotimpossible]

That depends on the situation - with weapons, being a master of one tends to be better.

[He hms softly, as if actually going over something in his mind]

I do think specializing in one is the best, while having some familiarity with other forms is good for if you find yourself unarmed and needing to grab whatever is lying around... ah, curious about my cane?

[transfusionem]

Yeah. I'm just...worried about not being good enough at anything...

[She trails off, before nodding. She'd much rather speak about the cane instead of her insecurities.]

It looks way too nice to use as a weapon.

[improbablenotimpossible]

[He catches it, but given how she dropped it - the man chose not to pry for the moment. That's for when it's actually his business, which right now it isn't. He smiles faintly]

Thank you, it was a gift actually... I'm sure they would not entirely approve of it being used as one, but it is what it is - it's a little easier to carry around in public without drawing too much attention.

[He held it out, to allow her to inspect it more closely if she wished, or to take some test swings]

[transfusionem]

A gift? [From who? Probably rude to ask, so she doesn't.

She does take it to give it a look, though she's hesitant to swing it. It seems well-constructed, though. And like it's worth a lot of money.]

But aren't you afraid of breaking it?

[improbablenotimpossible]

It's a fairly sturdy item.

[As she takes a look, she'll see the brass cylinder is three discs, with some kind of writing on it, each easily spins if she so desires]

The original purpose was to assist is traversing rough terrain so it had to be built to last.

[transfusionem]

[Of course she's going to spin the discs. What is she, an animal?]

I guess that makes sense...but it's not intended to be used to crack skulls.

Though it does seem like it'd be pretty good at that...

[improbablenotimpossible]

[They spin! And there's something pleasing about it, the man actually smiles when she did so]

I honestly restrain myself to just knocking someone senseless, I prefer to avoid excessive force when possible.

[transfusionem]

[This might be the nicest cane Adelaide's ever seen in her life.]

Can't blame you for that. I'm not...really looking forward to the actual fighting part of all of this, if I'm honest with you.

[improbablenotimpossible]

Nothing wrong with that, not everyone has the innate instinct or desire. I consider myself more a... scholar shall we say at heart.

[transfusionem]

So you're more on the intellectual side of things? [Makes sense.] Are you a student?

[improbablenotimpossible]

[He nods in confirmation, giving an amused laugh]

You are the first to guess correctly - others had me pegged as a teacher.

[transfusionem]

Oh, really? [She tilts her head, considering him.] I guess you do give off a kind of mature vibe, but you're not nearly as eccentric as most of the teachers here.

[improbablenotimpossible]

[He actually seem to start at that, before quickly recovering]

Ah - I suppose a place like this would attract the talented but strange to their staff.

[transfusionem]

Yeah...I mean, they're all here for a reason, but sometimes you have to wonder.

[Who let Bowser in?]

[improbablenotimpossible]

I would think they have some standards... though not ones we're privy to. Bloody seers.

[transfusionem]

[Adelaide laughs at that, before holding Sherlock's cane back out to him.]

Well, they can see how well their decisions are gonna go, can't they? So maybe we don't need to know.