harrow get your bones

[unsaid]

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week 0, saturday

[unsaid]

[to be honest i think that two people who will go nowhere near exploring the pool being near it afterward is so funny

mikazuki is holding onto a pool noodle like it may answer some mystery]

Oh good day, good day.

It seems to be a bit busier today, does it not?

[outsidebones]

Good day to you, as well.

[yes she's not getting in, but she seems comfortable sitting near it, dipping a toe in now and again.]

I suppose everyone is becoming comfortable enough to explore.

week 0; monday

[outsidebones]

[I got 12 we're doing the pasta pass. Harrow is in the hallway, cracking open a door that appears to lead into some sort of Olive Garden pasta dimension. She squints and shields her eyes from the blinding light.]

[unsaid]

[help

mikazuki squints against the light, but as they find themselves seated at a table with the pink snake, he. honestly just squints even more.]

... Is this the pink child from the 'summer camp'...?

[harrow wasn't there but he really needs to double-check what he's seeing]

week 0, friday

[unsaid]

[one femblem down...

mikazuki will be sitting somewhere, anywhere. i'm voiding us. he has a drink in a to-go cup and will nod in greeting when he sees harrow]

And how are you faring today, Harrowhark Nonagesimus?

[outsidebones]

[the void works. she bows her head slightly in acknowledgment as he approaches.]

Unsurprised.

week 0, post-execution

[unsaid]

[sometime after all of that -

mikazuki is walking along, but at least compared to last night his face has been partially covered with makeshift bandages. as he comes from the courtyard, his arms cradle a collection of flowers. when he sees harrow, his expression turns ever so slightly concerned]

Ah, Harrowhark Nonagesimus. How are you feeling?

[after blacking out a little during execution,]

[outsidebones]

[she seems less wobbly than she did at execution, walking upright. a nod.]

Better now. Thank you.

week 1; thursday

[outsidebones]

[sometime on Thursday, Harrow will find grandpa before curfew. She's dressed a little differently today, wearing a black shirt and slacks, but also wearing a dress and hat over it.]

...Have you requested your contract, then?

[unsaid]

[help harrow what are wearing]

Indeed.

[ . . . ]

I like your hat?

week 2; sunday

[outsidebones]

[harrow can be found in the library sunday afternoon. when she sees mikazuki, she nods her head to stop to talk.]

What do you think? Do we still have a shadow roaming about?

[unsaid]

[mikazuki will also nod in greeting, going to join here]

... perhaps, perhaps not. In the village, those possessed by darkness would still be afflicted and could act again.

However, the contract given to us suggests that such repeat murders are not necessary in order to fulfill the entertainment quota.

[so if it's just the hotel doing hotel things, he expects it less]

week 3; monday

[outsidebones]

[harrow hardly gets far on monday. she can stay in her room, but eventually even she will find the need to come out to eat. she goes to the restaurant and has breakfast and coffee brought to her. but before she can return to her room, she runs into mikazuki.

and a memory will play. by the time it ends, harrow has put down her coffee, running her hands down her painted face, smearing the paint.]

[unsaid]

[ah.

there is much about this memory he doesn't understand - and yet he understands perfectly enough, he thinks. the cut of loss hits him deeply and mikazuki's usually passive expression does remain - aside from the sadness that shines so openly in his eyes.]

.... Harrowhark Nonagesimus.

[he is not sure what to offer in this situation, when he lacks context - what comes after? is that the last thing she remembers? does any of it matter, when it doesn't change the fact that such a thing happened?]

.... what might be done for you?

week 3, post-body

[unsaid]

[well this is awful! mikazuki will be wandering about, though he nods his head toward harrow once he sees her]

Ah... Harrowhark Nonagesimus. I have something for you.

[outsidebones]

For me?

[it's not great! she's upset! but she will nod to him when he approaches.]

week 3, post-trial

[unsaid]

[wherever she is.... mikazuki will wander in that direction, holding two to-go cups]

... and your thoughts upon these events?

[outsidebones]

[he'll find her wandering the halls, lost in thought. she glances up at him.]

We caught one of them. As for the others...I think you are right, Diluc or Kaeya was most likely involved.

week 4, monday

[unsaid]

[they're going to the station!!! or rather, they are going to step through the revolving doors and mikazuki will clearly have very little concept of where they are or what they're looking at]

Oh...

How sleek?

[what is.... space]

[outsidebones]

It is less...visually interesting than some of these places. But I am a bit fond of it.

[she thinks space is blase.]

week 4, thursday

[unsaid]

[well!! time to go look for her! everyone's so fucked up!

he is carrying two cups once again]

Harrowhark Nonagesimus?

[outsidebones]

[he can find her in her room, with the door slightly ajar.

harrow's room is bad. it is like the darkest, gothest, most uncomfortable monastery you’ve ever seen, with a very dark and witchy vibe but also not comfortable or nice at all. it's lit only by candles and the only decoration is bones. there’s a fairly large bed with a dark veil all around it, it looks dramatic but it’s not very soft. the decor of the bed is bone themed as well. there’s an old fashioned wood writing desk with some paper, pens, and books, weirdly a couple titty mags. in the corner there’s a little chair (bone themed) for reading in, and a fairly small closet that contains a lot of black outfits and a little station for doing face paint.

other than that there’s just a lot of skeletons all around? some complete skeletons, some bone fragments or broken skeletons, some skeletons just hanging from the ceiling. other skeletons just in a pile on the floor.

she's sitting up in bed, unusually for her not wearing facepaint, but with a skull drawn on her face in dried blood (like the icon).]

Hello. Has there been another group? How are they faring?

week 4, friday

[unsaid]

[he hates today even more than usual.

he's probably in the courtyard, looking up at the wisteria tree, but he will glance in harrow's direction as she passes by, nodding]

... how is your heart today, Harrowhark Nonagesimus?

[outsidebones]

[she's limping, and her facepaint is fairly half-hearted today; mostly bare with a light smear that has to avoid the burn on her cheek. she approaches.]

Heavy. And yours?

week 4; saturday

[outsidebones]

[well, she's in her room. if he comes to find her, she'll come to the door. she's obviously been crying, but she's stopped for a bit.]

Come in.

[unsaid]

[he will wander in then, and his expression softens]

... I shall not stay long if you would rather have a moment to yourself.

But I similarly would find it disingenuous to not stop by.

week 5; saturday

[outsidebones]

[harrow can actually be found in the library, resting on one of the couches and eating hot cup noodles. she looks more tired and frail than usual.]

...Mikazuki. This is difficult news.

[unsaid]

[harrow your ramen,

mikazuki's expression softens at that - easing from how carefully neutral he'd kept it when alone with his thoughts]

It is. We have lost many a friend.

I did not anticipate three again... but perhaps that is a failure of my own imagination.

week 5, post-trial

[unsaid]

[the way i want to do more text pcs but jiji literally won't do them when he can just

walk with his own two feet and find people

he has two to-go cups again...]

[outsidebones]

[in person pcs are better for me anyway.

she frowns to see him; she's tired and drawn, but she'll take the cup.]

I'm sure you have others to see to.

week 6, tuesday

[unsaid]

[sometime in the evening!

but mikazuki will be off looking for her? he is no longer cosplaying his npc self, but his usual beautiful robes are. sliced in places and bloody, and might smell a little burnt. don't worry about it.]

Harrowhark Nonagesimus. Might you have a moment?

[outsidebones]

Yes, I have a moment.

[she'll stop and look at him in a curious way? why is he bloody? but sure.]

week 6, friday

[unsaid]

[well

from the training dojo

there will just be a bit of laughter followed by a voice - ]

Ha ha ha... Oh dear. Excuse me! Is anyone out there?

[outsidebones]

Mikazuki?

[oh. hurrying over toward him?]

...I'm here. Are you alright?

week 6; saturday

[outsidebones]

[god. well. she will try to come find him?]

Are you alright? You were stabbed?

[unsaid]

[oh

yes. he will be sitting in the courtyard, dressed in something far more comfortable. he waves tiredly, looking a little pale]

Yoo Joonghyuk. [casually... also a little amused... fucking bastard]

I do not think I need to explain more? But I will if you seek it. Thank you for finding me... I have been instructed to rest. [BECAUSE YOU WERE STABBED]

week 7; friday

[outsidebones]

[well, she's sitting in the lobby trying to focus, what with all of the shadows.]

...None of this is good.

[unsaid]

[good for harrow... mikazuki will wander in, picking up objects at random like he expects to find something under them....

and then putting them back down

but otherwise he seems fairly calm, offering a smile]

Is it not always darkest before the dawn?

endgame!!!!

[unsaid]

[from game start to endgame jiji is just going to be in the courtyard for 99% of his pcs including this one

he is having his tea but will beckon harrow to come join him]

Good work, good work, Harrowhark Nonagesimus.

[outsidebones]

[oh. she will come over and sit with him, yes. and will even have some tea? very light tea.]

Good work...? What precisely was it that I did?