[ So Yuri wanted to try her hand at the zero gravity part of the room. The scenery is at a beautiful seaside and everything is gorgeous except everything is now zero gravity and she's just... floating aimlessly. Can she swim her way out of here?? ]
well, it is beautiful. temenos opens the door at the call for help because ultimately, he is a good boy, only to be nearly swept up by the zero gravity himself. he makes a startled noise, instinctively grabbing at the edge of the door. gravity, sweet gravity, and then looks over - ]
his emotional vibes are - still surface level calm, but there's something deeply thoughtful and something troubled underneath that. he projects this calm vibe even as he's looking, so there's that?
[ Yuri is... at the observation deck, cleaning one of the huge windows. She's got janitor "equipment", so Yuri is cleaning.
And perhaps, surprisingly, she seems very calm. Temenos might feel some grief and sadness upon approaching her, but it's heavily muted—almost nonexistent. ]
Ah, Temenos. Hello... how are you faring? Are you alright?
temenos is actually... in the simulation room! he's in the upper floor, though.
if yuri is coming by, she'll find a very interesting sight! namely, the room has been transformed - a stone structure, with beautiful, highly arched ceilings, hanging chandeliers, and a gorgeous stained glass window. the interior of the cathedral of the order of the sacred flame is a quiet, hushed place.
at the front of the church, there's temenos. he's sitting in one of the stone pews, looking up thoughtfully at the stained glass. he's not so lost in his thoughts that he's inaccessible (a real temenos problem), nor does it look like he's praying - he's just kind of looking off into the distance. the emotional vibes are mostly placid, thoughtful, and... if you really pay attention, there's something vaguely annoyed every now and then...
when he hears footsteps though, he glances backwards, and then smiles, calm as always. ]
[ the way i have a half written tag for you from yesterday sitting in my tabs. oops
anyway its a new week now. good morning anise!! temenos is in the new food court area today, sitting at one of the tables. that isn't that interesting, but what is interesting is that there've got to be like five different slices of cake sitting in front of him.
in the five seconds that she's there, yuri can watch him cut a bite off of one, eat it, and then do the same to another, just absorbed in whatever book he's reading... and then another bite of a different cake... and then another....
[ Yuri has been worried sick about Temenos especially, mostly from the wound at his stomach. She feels like she sees something else when she closes her eyes. It's rough.
She's outside the medbay though. It doesn't need any more crowding than it needs to be and she had to take a shower after all that pollen and blood got on her clothes. It's fine, since she's used to that.
But she's right outside the medbay door, playing Suika on her I.R.I.S. device... she's hit over 6000 now. ]
[ the good news is... by the time that yuri comes in to visit, she will find that temenos is doing bette! or, at least, he's up. he's leaning very heavily on his staff when the door opens, and though he doesn't look great, there's... no longer a vine sticking out of his stomach and he's bleeding way less. massive improvement.
he looks down on his way out of the door - and makes a soft, surprised noise. ]
...hello, Yuri. Have you been waiting all this time...?
[ temenos is in the medbay!!! like a good boy!! soon after the trial, he disappeared for a little while - however, when yuri makes her way by, she'll find him resting in one of the cots, writing in his notebook.
he glances up, and then nods to her in greeting, a little smile on his face. he looks...better! someone has been in the healing pod now that it's all cleaned up. ]
[ it is So Cold. as someone from the eastern continent, it's not like temenos isn't used to cold weather, but this kind of chill especially sits poorly with him, so he's out and about today in the bazaar, for one reason and one reason alone.
he's examining some of the shops, rubbing his hands together as he examines a particularly warm looking fur lined cloak - however, when he spots a familiar red head of hair, he calls out: ] Yuri. Looking for a good deal?
[ it's crowded in here don't get lost. also for the fun and funky body changes of this week, nothing is too obviously different about temenos at the moment... except he's got a pair of fluffy looking fox ears on top of his head, and a similarly matching, suspiciously tail shaped lump under his normal cloak. it's fine. ]
[ She turns around and voila. She has TWO working eyes! Wow! Transformation really just straight up gave her a matching eye. She doesn't have the usual gauze over it. ]
Oh, Temenos... Yes.. I am.
[ Her eyes are glued to the fox ears though. So cute... ]
[ coming by the simulation room today, yuri might notice one of the rooms is on! and not only that, but the door's open, though... maybe the occupant inside hasn't noticed that, yet.
either way, if she nudges open the door, she'll find herself standing at the base of a set of stone stairs, and her surroundings are picturesque. a chilly autumn wind ripples through the trees, sending red, orange and yellow rustling and lifting her hair where she stands, but the sun shines overhead, warm and welcoming, onto the stone stairs and up them. this little hamlet feels like it's been carved - to her left, she can see the distant valleys and peaks of mountains, dotted with those lazily swaying maple trees. up ahead, there is a large plaza, octagonal in shape, and at the center of the plaza sits a statue of torch, where a flame flickers bright blue.
it's a beautiful sight, but initially there doesn't seem to be anyone here.... what to do. ]
The scenery makes Yuri pause and enjoy the sights for a while until her feet stop before the torch. A bright blue flame... her instincts tell her to leave it alone, but if it were me i'd stick my hand in.
Anyway, Yuri looks around some more. There's really nobody around... She hasn't seen this sort of environment as one of the simulation room's default settings, so she starts wandering around. ]
[ the way i was tagging our other thread when the cyoa return started. god
anyway. if yuri comes to check before curfew, she will find temenos... perhaps predictably, at the medbay. he's pulled up a chair beside one of the healing pods. he is still in his bloodied vestments, sitting with his elbows resting on his knees, fingers laced together in front of his mouth, and just. staring.
that stained glass effect from the week is back, too - it has crawled up his cheeks and down under his collar, panels of fragile stained glass that are shattered and cracked. otherwise, he's not moving at all, just... staring at the pod. ]
[ Yuri has also been in the medbay for a long time, and she didn't want to bother Temenos for a while. He must be going through it so much. But hours have passed and Yuri thinks that's enough and leaves the medbay, returning with a water bottle and sits next to Temenos after pulling up her own chair. ]
... Temenos.
[ She says quietly and holds out a water bottle to him. ]
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Luckily, Temenos is here with his familiar staff.
He'll also find himself wearing a black suit set with white shirt and red tie with the green and red armband around his upper arm.
The Snow Queen has arrived, and everything is freezing. There's even a mini blizzard going on in here with lots of ice and snow. This duel is essentially a time limit. Defeat the Snow Queen before you either die or get frozen solid... like that coworker of yours over there, encased in a block of ice--Castti is also wearing the same suit and armband. Her promises are honorable--Castti will be set free once she is defeated in a fight.
The Snow Queen is about three times Temenos's height and she carries a big sword.
[ MY CASTTI!!!!!!! i thought it was going to be yuri and i got slapped with the castmate pain
anyway. this is terrible! it's cold, but it's nothing unfamiliar - the travelers have been through it all, and this is like the worst of an ice guardian, the worst, frigid cold of stormhail, his least favorite place in the world. he has his staff in his hand, though, and the battle instinct is immediate. for the moment, he forgets all about the fact that these are lived memories, for the sake of protecting and caring for the travelers he holds so dear.
first check: does he have any magical abilities? that's probably important. he's not doing much defeating without them. well, maybe - he's gone staff to sword against monsters here and there. ]
[ i assume that greg and rodya are hovering but rest assured, temenos is also kind of hovering!!! he's leaning against the wall in the medical room, watching the pods - and when there's a sign of life from yuri, he straightens up a little and hurries over. ]
Not really. By now, she used enough of the pod to seal her wound at the very least and she doesn't want to be in the pod for 12 hours straight, so... break time. ]
... Temenos. I'm okay. Let me... lie down on the cot first.
[ She is limping towards it so that she doesn't use too much pressure on the side that got impaled. ]
[ after the trial, temenos disappears for a little while! however, he can be found later on in the evening sitting in the observatory area, holding a cup of tea in his hands and looking out at the stars.
when he spots yuri's reflection in the glass, though, he gives her a little smile and a nod in greeting. ]
[ Temenos will be taken to Icarus' Folly, because it's time to experience new things before we all inevitably die. Anyway, Yuri wants to try out taking the aircrafts for a spin and Temenos can sit inside the vehicle with her or he can control one for his own. He is riding one of these either way, because Yuri wants him to. ]
[ temenos will ride one of these things. not because he wants to, but because yuri asked him to nicely. as it turns out he's kind of weak and this is not the first time someone has gotten him onto some form of craft he absolutely did not want to be in. however, they can share a plane!!! so he's sitting behind her, peering over her shoulder. ]
temenos has not spent any time in the spa actually but if yuri wants him there he is heading that way! he seems to be fine - he's in more relaxed clothes than usual, and gives her a small smile in greeting. ]
Hello, Temenos. I was wondering if I could ask you for a favor.
Shoma and I are trying to look into nanites and we would like a blood sample from someone who recently had close contact with the afflicted (Rosamund). We need several different kinds of people to work with, and you would be perfect. I'll be doing the blood draw if you're comfortable with that.
[ It's approaching noon and Yuri can be seen in the observalounge, looking tired, hands completely covered with rust and the rest of her... she's probably 75% rust now, even her scalp. She looks tired and a little... annoyed. ]
[ not your noggin. temenos is making his way up towards the observalounge to do some pre trial preparation since the library is currently occupied - though when he spots yuri, he pauses and comes over to join her to say hello... ]
Yuri is in the medbay. She will not let Temenos escape whenever he exits the pod. In fact, when he's finally released, she will take it upon herself to clean the stuff off him. ]
[ well!! he's better behaved than some people at least, because he does immediately go to the pod, but he sure doesn't stay long. in fact, its only a couple of hours, long enough to get the whole leg situation handled and just enough that he doesn't bleed to death, and when the capsule opens properly and his eyes snap open, he sucks in this sharp breath of air.
and then looks left, right, and when yuri's trying to clean him up, he says - ] Yuri, my staff -
[ where is it he needs it. it is currently across the room, not quite in arm's reach! ]
[ do i have the brainspace for a murder. hmm well let's just say we're in the library, and temenos is minding his own business, reading a book. he still looks like shit but he looks marginally better, and it's at this moment we get to seeeeeeee.... the ghost of sora, shooting the ghost of temenos in the head?
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mostly just mildly annoyed. ] Good thing she didn't have a real gun.
[ we're in the void today (not literal) by which i mean i might throw a memshare at you at some point because there's one i really want to do. however! just to really add to the soup of effects, temenos spots yuri, and when he does...
just reaches out and pats her on the head, ruffling her hair. ]
When Temenos ruffles her hair, Yuri doesn't think anything of it since there had been moments that he'd done this in the past. That's why she's not sure why there's a pause before he withdraws his hand. ]
a few hours after all is said and done, temenos, now a bit more relaxed in clothing is hanging out in the observation deck. he's seated, because he blew absolutely all of his sp, but has a cup of tea and just seems content to be watching the stars outside.
when he looks over to see yuri though, his expression immediately softens into a smile. ]
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well, it is beautiful. temenos opens the door at the call for help because ultimately, he is a good boy, only to be nearly swept up by the zero gravity himself. he makes a startled noise, instinctively grabbing at the edge of the door. gravity, sweet gravity, and then looks over - ]
Yuri? [ help. ] Oh dear.
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ANYWAY temenos is gone fairly quickly from the lounge once all hell breaks loose. it is clearly because he's with throné, but once that's taken care of, he's looping right back around to check on yuri. he can only imagine how she's taking the news, considering last night, so he's making a beeline.
his emotional vibes are - still surface level calm, but there's something deeply thoughtful and something troubled underneath that. he projects this calm vibe even as he's looking, so there's that?
where are you yuri!! ]
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And perhaps, surprisingly, she seems very calm. Temenos might feel some grief and sadness upon approaching her, but it's heavily muted—almost nonexistent. ]
Ah, Temenos. Hello... how are you faring? Are you alright?
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w0 post-trial
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temenos is actually... in the simulation room! he's in the upper floor, though.
if yuri is coming by, she'll find a very interesting sight! namely, the room has been transformed - a stone structure, with beautiful, highly arched ceilings, hanging chandeliers, and a gorgeous stained glass window. the interior of the cathedral of the order of the sacred flame is a quiet, hushed place.
at the front of the church, there's temenos. he's sitting in one of the stone pews, looking up thoughtfully at the stained glass. he's not so lost in his thoughts that he's inaccessible (a real temenos problem), nor does it look like he's praying - he's just kind of looking off into the distance. the emotional vibes are mostly placid, thoughtful, and... if you really pay attention, there's something vaguely annoyed every now and then...
when he hears footsteps though, he glances backwards, and then smiles, calm as always. ]
Ah, hello, Yuri.
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w1 monday
anyway its a new week now. good morning anise!! temenos is in the new food court area today, sitting at one of the tables. that isn't that interesting, but what is interesting is that there've got to be like five different slices of cake sitting in front of him.
in the five seconds that she's there, yuri can watch him cut a bite off of one, eat it, and then do the same to another, just absorbed in whatever book he's reading... and then another bite of a different cake... and then another....
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Yuri watches Temenos for a while before getting her own food (cheeseburger) and goes to sit across from him. ]
... Would you like more cake, Temenos?
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w1 thursday post-cyoa
She's outside the medbay though. It doesn't need any more crowding than it needs to be and she had to take a shower after all that pollen and blood got on her clothes. It's fine, since she's used to that.
But she's right outside the medbay door, playing Suika on her I.R.I.S. device... she's hit over 6000 now. ]
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he looks down on his way out of the door - and makes a soft, surprised noise. ]
...hello, Yuri. Have you been waiting all this time...?
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he glances up, and then nods to her in greeting, a little smile on his face. he looks...better! someone has been in the healing pod now that it's all cleaned up. ]
Yuri. Do I pass muster?
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[ There's a very small smile on her face. Is it reflexive when Temenos tries to look easygoing? Maybe. ]
I'm glad that you're no longer looking like you're on the brink of death.
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he's examining some of the shops, rubbing his hands together as he examines a particularly warm looking fur lined cloak - however, when he spots a familiar red head of hair, he calls out: ] Yuri. Looking for a good deal?
[ it's crowded in here don't get lost. also for the fun and funky body changes of this week, nothing is too obviously different about temenos at the moment... except he's got a pair of fluffy looking fox ears on top of his head, and a similarly matching, suspiciously tail shaped lump under his normal cloak. it's fine. ]
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Oh, Temenos... Yes.. I am.
[ Her eyes are glued to the fox ears though. So cute... ]
What about you?
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either way, if she nudges open the door, she'll find herself standing at the base of a set of stone stairs, and her surroundings are picturesque. a chilly autumn wind ripples through the trees, sending red, orange and yellow rustling and lifting her hair where she stands, but the sun shines overhead, warm and welcoming, onto the stone stairs and up them. this little hamlet feels like it's been carved - to her left, she can see the distant valleys and peaks of mountains, dotted with those lazily swaying maple trees. up ahead, there is a large plaza, octagonal in shape, and at the center of the plaza sits a statue of torch, where a flame flickers bright blue.
it's a beautiful sight, but initially there doesn't seem to be anyone here.... what to do. ]
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The scenery makes Yuri pause and enjoy the sights for a while until her feet stop before the torch. A bright blue flame... her instincts tell her to leave it alone, but if it were me i'd stick my hand in.
Anyway, Yuri looks around some more. There's really nobody around... She hasn't seen this sort of environment as one of the simulation room's default settings, so she starts wandering around. ]
Hello? Is anyone here...?
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anyway. if yuri comes to check before curfew, she will find temenos... perhaps predictably, at the medbay. he's pulled up a chair beside one of the healing pods. he is still in his bloodied vestments, sitting with his elbows resting on his knees, fingers laced together in front of his mouth, and just. staring.
that stained glass effect from the week is back, too - it has crawled up his cheeks and down under his collar, panels of fragile stained glass that are shattered and cracked. otherwise, he's not moving at all, just... staring at the pod. ]
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... Temenos.
[ She says quietly and holds out a water bottle to him. ]
She'll be okay.
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w3 monday
Luckily, Temenos is here with his familiar staff.
He'll also find himself wearing a black suit set with white shirt and red tie with the green and red armband around his upper arm.
The Snow Queen has arrived, and everything is freezing. There's even a mini blizzard going on in here with lots of ice and snow. This duel is essentially a time limit. Defeat the Snow Queen before you either die or get frozen solid... like that coworker of yours over there, encased in a block of ice--Castti is also wearing the same suit and armband. Her promises are honorable--Castti will be set free once she is defeated in a fight.
The Snow Queen is about three times Temenos's height and she carries a big sword.
What will Temenos do? ]
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anyway. this is terrible! it's cold, but it's nothing unfamiliar - the travelers have been through it all, and this is like the worst of an ice guardian, the worst, frigid cold of stormhail, his least favorite place in the world. he has his staff in his hand, though, and the battle instinct is immediate. for the moment, he forgets all about the fact that these are lived memories, for the sake of protecting and caring for the travelers he holds so dear.
first check: does he have any magical abilities? that's probably important. he's not doing much defeating without them. well, maybe - he's gone staff to sword against monsters here and there. ]
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Not really. By now, she used enough of the pod to seal her wound at the very least and she doesn't want to be in the pod for 12 hours straight, so... break time. ]
... Temenos. I'm okay. Let me... lie down on the cot first.
[ She is limping towards it so that she doesn't use too much pressure on the side that got impaled. ]
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when he spots yuri's reflection in the glass, though, he gives her a little smile and a nod in greeting. ]
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... Are you alright, Temenos?
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It has auto-pilot, so it won't crash on anything.
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... It...steers itself.
[ (x) doubt ]
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temenos has not spent any time in the spa actually but if yuri wants him there he is heading that way! he seems to be fine - he's in more relaxed clothes than usual, and gives her a small smile in greeting. ]
Yuri. [ hi. ]
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[ Yuri feels a lot right now, but the first thing she does after arriving in the spa is hug Temenos. Squeeeeeeeeze. ]
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Shoma and I are trying to look into nanites and we would like a blood sample from someone who recently had close contact with the afflicted (Rosamund). We need several different kinds of people to work with, and you would be perfect. I'll be doing the blood draw if you're comfortable with that.
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Are you looking to find out of that's how it spread?
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Yuri. How are you?
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I'll go to where you are, Temenos. Where are you?
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anyway
Yuri is in the medbay. She will not let Temenos escape whenever he exits the pod. In fact, when he's finally released, she will take it upon herself to clean the stuff off him. ]
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and then looks left, right, and when yuri's trying to clean him up, he says - ] Yuri, my staff -
[ where is it he needs it. it is currently across the room, not quite in arm's reach! ]
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Yuri is at the library too, and is startled when she watches the ghost of Sora shoots ghost Temenos. ]
... I know why you're so unfazed, but Temenos...
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just reaches out and pats her on the head, ruffling her hair. ]
Hello, Yuri. [ there's a beat.
and then he pulls his hand back? embarrassing. ]
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When Temenos ruffles her hair, Yuri doesn't think anything of it since there had been moments that he'd done this in the past. That's why she's not sure why there's a pause before he withdraws his hand. ]
Hello, Temenos. Is something the matter?
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a few hours after all is said and done, temenos, now a bit more relaxed in clothing is hanging out in the observation deck. he's seated, because he blew absolutely all of his sp, but has a cup of tea and just seems content to be watching the stars outside.
when he looks over to see yuri though, his expression immediately softens into a smile. ]
Yuri. Come to see the sights one last time?
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Yes. I don't think I will ever get to see such sights again. How are you feeling?