[ ah, physical affection. his ears twitch slightly in surprise, having resisted the charms of affection week rather pointlessly until now. ]
One is still one too many, but the lack of general daily morbidity is almost a pleasant change. [ sighs. ] Have your team... sorted themselves out, Strohl?
[ we are at beautiful scawwy village!! scawwy village sucks actually, but strohl's taken the tree out to the animal crossing island - which means he's standing out in a field, hands on his hips, clearly just enjoying being outside. ]
Nice to be out of that place, isn't it? [ by way of greeting! he waves a bit, clearly at home amongst the farmboy life... ] Mordalion.
[ honestly this guy's looking a bit relieved to be outdoors, too. there's plants... even if they're all spooky-themed and not the lush, colourful tropicals and flowers he was craving. oh well. ]
Staying indoors all the time is bad for health. [ lifts a hand to wave back. ] The mood here is pretty unpleasant, though.
[ all four of us for my catchalls had switched people who started them which was my own fault..... i am a failure.......
ANYWAY IN THE RIGHT PLACE THIS TIME after all that strohl can be found sitting probably on the terrace. the most exciting thing is that strohl jr is here with him still, cutely yawning and cuddled into his side. he's just kind of staring off into the place where execution will be, but he glances up at mordalion when he comes by, then nods, if he wants to sit. ]
[ hot spring! we are in the hot spring. or well, strohl is at least - he looks very happy to be sunken into the outdoor pool, not giving a damn about not having his shirt on. living the LIFE as he leans back on the rocks. maybe he needs this destresser really bad. he probably does.
strohl jr's around too, and squeaks happily upon sight - strohl himself looks up when he does. ]
[ wow scandalously unclothed. mordalion's just looking around, keeping an eye out for... rocks? are there traditional rock edgings to this hot spring. whatever.
he tilts his head at strohl's offer, silently leans down to pet strohl jr, and walks off. give him a minute and he'll be back in more appropriate attire - that is, also shirtless. behold his body etc im not linking the excerpt this time ]
[ in a sense, it's interesting - parts of this memory whirl with confusion, concepts that go over his head, but others are so violently familiar that they make his heart twist.
he sees himself in this thegrea. her frustration, her sword, her anger, but - his breath catches as she takes after the young man called rorowa, and he feels all of that twist up and curl in his chest, and that silence left behind as mordalion left her there.
it's - it's a lot, and he comes out of it and has to remember how to breathe. he really does remind strohl of heismay, in a lot of ways. his actions, his cleverness, his speed and the shadows with which he melds into, and the rest... ]
[ it's a battle he takes no particular pride in winning, even with all the banter and backtalk weaved into his strategy of watching and waiting. there's a droop to the ends of his ears as they're forced to relive it for him.
strohl's tension is not missed, either, mordalion glancing at him from the corner of his vision even before he finds his voice. with a hum, he tilts his head. ]
She was under the influence of the "Unknown". Her grief and anger left her susceptible to its manipulation. [ a frown. ] We've never gotten along in particular, but I still knew her well, and had suspected it for quite a while.
[ ooooh strohl's doing bad after trial today. he looks really pissed and really - trapped, actually, because he's too hurt to swing his damn sword around, so he's just kind of seething somewhere outside. maybe the butterfly garden.
mordalion can find him actually talking - it seems like he's talking to himself, but he's talking into his phone. ]
...people get killed burns me. Feels like I'm trapped, watching all these damned nightmares happen and there's nothing I can do about it - damn it, I wish you were here.
[ he happens to glance up though - spots mordalion, and stops, turning off the voice to text on his phone and shaking his head. ]
...Sorry. [ a little gruffly, but it's not unkind. ]
[ mordalion crosses through the butterfly garden frequently on his way to the flowerbeds, where tending to the plants has become his prefered way to spend time. tonight he's got an armful of trimmed leaves and flower buds in his arms, but strohl's presence is pretty difficult to ignore.
he shakes his head at the apology, no need for that, but hovers a little awkwardly with all the foliage bundled up. ]
Leaving notes for a girlfriend? Didn't think you the type.
... For Anders, actually. [ help. it's like a funny enough comment that it snaps him out of whatever headspace he was in - there's almost a huff, and he pockets his phone. ]
[ strohl looks a little bit like a cat dropped into a new environment for the first time on the eudora because this is wildly out of his element, but he's been exploring anyway - but when he pokes his head into the combat room, its almost like a breath of relief. finally something kind of normal ]
[ hello!! it's not emotionshare anymore and his thoughts are very subtle but strohl's appearance nevertheless gets a wave and a vague good. he can take that however he wants.
he picks a training longsword off the rack, testing it in his hand. ]
It's better for this purpose than anything the airport has given us.
[ he's pretty fond of hydroponics too but this place is probably second. ]
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Date: 2025-06-07 03:27 am (UTC)he will glance up to see who has joined him, looking a little weary already. ]
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Date: 2025-06-07 01:19 pm (UTC)Mordalion. Bit weird not to have half our number dead already, isn't it?
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Date: 2025-06-07 01:30 pm (UTC)One is still one too many, but the lack of general daily morbidity is almost a pleasant change. [ sighs. ] Have your team... sorted themselves out, Strohl?
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Date: 2025-06-07 01:37 pm (UTC)That's a word for it, sure.
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Date: 2025-06-11 09:22 pm (UTC)Nice to be out of that place, isn't it? [ by way of greeting! he waves a bit, clearly at home amongst the farmboy life... ] Mordalion.
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Date: 2025-06-12 06:40 am (UTC)Staying indoors all the time is bad for health. [ lifts a hand to wave back. ] The mood here is pretty unpleasant, though.
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Date: 2025-06-12 05:24 pm (UTC)One of the others told me there's some tree you can climb through that'll take you somewhere else in here, crazy as that is. Want to give it a shot?
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Date: 2025-06-13 10:47 am (UTC)[ that's a "yes". he's already coming over to follow. ]
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Date: 2025-06-15 01:28 pm (UTC)ANYWAY IN THE RIGHT PLACE THIS TIME after all that strohl can be found sitting probably on the terrace. the most exciting thing is that strohl jr is here with him still, cutely yawning and cuddled into his side. he's just kind of staring off into the place where execution will be, but he glances up at mordalion when he comes by, then nods, if he wants to sit. ]
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Date: 2025-06-15 02:00 pm (UTC)it's rare for him to struggle to find words. ]
Going through this again is a cruel thing for you to be forced to experience.
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Date: 2025-06-15 02:19 pm (UTC)strohl sr lets this happen - he makes a soft noise, a humourless chuff. ]
More so for Vi, than me. [ but, he doesn't disagree. yeah it sucked ]
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Date: 2025-06-16 10:25 pm (UTC)strohl jr's around too, and squeaks happily upon sight - strohl himself looks up when he does. ]
Mordalion. [ hi ] Care to join me?
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Date: 2025-06-17 03:26 am (UTC)he tilts his head at strohl's offer, silently leans down to pet strohl jr, and walks off. give him a minute and he'll be back in more appropriate attire - that is, also shirtless. behold his body etc im not linking the excerpt this time ]
Made yourself right at home here, have you?
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Date: 2025-06-24 06:26 am (UTC)i can't think of a location we can worry about that afterwards. the PC Void. the void in which a breeze precedes a memory. ]
CRAWLS IN... FOREVER LATE I HATE CYOA WEEK
Date: 2025-06-29 02:20 am (UTC)he sees himself in this thegrea. her frustration, her sword, her anger, but - his breath catches as she takes after the young man called rorowa, and he feels all of that twist up and curl in his chest, and that silence left behind as mordalion left her there.
it's - it's a lot, and he comes out of it and has to remember how to breathe. he really does remind strohl of heismay, in a lot of ways. his actions, his cleverness, his speed and the shadows with which he melds into, and the rest... ]
...What happened to her?
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Date: 2025-06-29 08:05 am (UTC)strohl's tension is not missed, either, mordalion glancing at him from the corner of his vision even before he finds his voice. with a hum, he tilts his head. ]
She was under the influence of the "Unknown". Her grief and anger left her susceptible to its manipulation. [ a frown. ] We've never gotten along in particular, but I still knew her well, and had suspected it for quite a while.
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Date: 2025-06-29 02:24 am (UTC)mordalion can find him actually talking - it seems like he's talking to himself, but he's talking into his phone. ]
...people get killed burns me. Feels like I'm trapped, watching all these damned nightmares happen and there's nothing I can do about it - damn it, I wish you were here.
[ he happens to glance up though - spots mordalion, and stops, turning off the voice to text on his phone and shaking his head. ]
...Sorry. [ a little gruffly, but it's not unkind. ]
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Date: 2025-06-29 08:14 am (UTC)he shakes his head at the apology, no need for that, but hovers a little awkwardly with all the foliage bundled up. ]
Leaving notes for a girlfriend? Didn't think you the type.
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Date: 2025-06-29 07:21 pm (UTC)... For Anders, actually. [ help. it's like a funny enough comment that it snaps him out of whatever headspace he was in - there's almost a huff, and he pockets his phone. ]
What are you...?
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Date: 2025-07-15 01:03 pm (UTC)in the combat room on the eudora why not! mordalions got an eva suit on and is perusing the training swords with interest. ]
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Date: 2025-07-15 01:06 pm (UTC)... Mordalion, found the best spot here already?
[ good natured and warm as ever. hello ]
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Date: 2025-07-15 01:17 pm (UTC)he picks a training longsword off the rack, testing it in his hand. ]
It's better for this purpose than anything the airport has given us.
[ he's pretty fond of hydroponics too but this place is probably second. ]
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Date: 2025-07-18 07:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-07-18 10:52 pm (UTC)Mordalion. [ in greeting, with a little nod; he sounds a little tired, but that's normal. ] Holding up alright?
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Date: 2025-07-19 01:23 am (UTC)Suppose so. [ glances up at strohl. ] It's pretty unpleasant to fall asleep with someone there and wake up alone.