pc w/ shu

[applebough]

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[applebough]

[ Yuri nods and holds her own cup of coffee. Shu... are you really smoking in here?? Yuri is used to it, but man. ]

You seem engrossed in your research. What are you looking up?

[roseoftexas]

[ he is, he has basically ignored the smoking zones this whole time. rude. ]

Flower meanings. Someone mentioned something about lotuses, so I was trying to find out more about them.

[ research! ]

[applebough]

[ Yuri nods again. Shu looking up flower meanings... ]

Did you find out anything so far? Where did lotuses come up anyway?

[roseoftexas]

Apparently they're sleep aids. Or can be drug like.

[ he tilts his head. ]

Just... things I've heard people talking about. Someone mentioned flowers, and lotuses was one of the flowers mentioned. [ ... ] Lillies as well, but that's mostly what people have been leaving at the stasis pods.

[applebough]

Apparently many flowers can be used in ingredients for drugs.

[ looks at lavenders ]

I put lilies near... Mrs. Jingu's pod before, but that's because it's a funeral sort of flower.

[roseoftexas]

Yeah, that doesn't surprise me. I don't think all of them give hallucinations or mess with the mind though.

[ he will sip his coffee. thank you for this much needed nectar, yuri. ]

Ah, that was you? I saw there weren't any by her pod initially.

[applebough]

[ She nods. Feast on the nectar for the energy to drive you through the day, Shu. Yuri takes a small sip of her own coffee. ]

... I don't blame them.

[ Yuri looks over at the computers. ]

Wouldn't it be faster if you searched your answer on the web?

[roseoftexas]

... Mm. Me neither.

[ oh, she's right. he could, but-- ]

I don't know how much information we get here. It's easier to mess with information electronically than it is in a book. Then again, the copy on my IRIS might've been redacted in places too. [ ... ] Can't hurt to try though.

[applebough]

[ Yuri leads the way to the computer and sits on the chair next to the one that's meant for that computer. Shu's the one doing the research, not her. ]

Flower meanings also vary depending on culture, doesn't it?

[roseoftexas]

[ he is... he is the research guy. he is being taken to technology.


he drops a kiss on the top of her head before he sits down though. thank you for the coffee. ]

Yeah, even just searching different websites can get you different meanings. Lotuses are something in the ballpark of strength, resilience and rebirth.

[applebough]

[ kyaa. Yuri's not sure if she'll ever get used to that level of affection, but she feels happy regardless.

Anyway, the rust injury is here to cockblock everything, so Shu will feel as if someone just bludgeoned his head with something really hard. Yuri winces a little at the pain. This is probably why she is mostly covered up in her default clothes today.

After getting over the pain... ]

You said that someone mentioned it, but... is it really that important?

[ Hm. ]

Is it like a calling card of the next target...? Then I can see why it would be important.

[roseoftexas]

[ jesus christ ok

this rust thing is the bane of his existence right now. he winces along with her because ow?? ow. yuri. ow. ]

This effect sucks. Sorry. Where aren't you injured?

[ this is important, actually. ]

Mm, I don't think it's a calling card. But it was something in a message from the other side of things, so I wanted to look into it. How relevant it's going to be, I don't know.

[applebough]

[ Yuri looks at her hands. There are small rusty spots, because she had a lot of cuts from the cyoa too, but there are also old things. Over 50% of her body has some sort of rust on it. Her face just has rust over a wide area surrounding where her right eye is supposedly is and some to the cheek. Her ears are free though? Wow. Her forehead was clear, but now it isn't. Old stuff that healed coming back to haunt her is really showing right now.

Also, she doesn't want to name those places where she isn't injured, because what if that's a question where Shu wants to be allowed to touch or kiss? That's embarrassing. Help. But it's fine. She has clothes over them all. ]

I'm... not sure about the injuries. I think there needs to be more context with the flower though. On its own, it probably doesn't mean much...

[roseoftexas]

[ gazes. yeah he wants to give her a thank you without causing her to relive the Horrors, honestly. ]

...

[ thinking about how this week is really cucking casual affection. this is rude. ]

Maybe not, but-- [ he sighs. ] Call it working on a few hunches and going from there. I figured if I found anything noteworthy, I can get it sent to the dead.

[applebough]

[ very rude

Yuri won't argue about that and nods. ]

I hope you can figure something out. I'll help too, if... that's needed.

[roseoftexas]

I think you're doing a lot already. I saw that message about arranging a meeting.

[applebough]

I... I want to help when I'm able.

[ Yuri wants to keep busy, yes, but she also wants to be helpful. Though, it's not because she's a nice person or whatever people want to call it. She just wants to feel useful so that she doesn't feel like she's wasting time or space or anything-- ]

[roseoftexas]

[ she's doing better than shu, who debated meetings for like a week and then got beaten to it. ]

I don't think anyone would accuse you of not helping.

[applebough]

[ She's been thinking about this for weeks... she thinks too much. help. ]

I'm not worried about that. I just... I want to do something.

[roseoftexas]

[ hmmm.... ]

Is it more you don't want to be idle?

[applebough]

[ ...

Yuri nods and takes a sip of her coffee. She thinks it's a silly thing and feels like she's asking too much, so she falls silent. ]

[roseoftexas]

[ he goes to gently rap his knuckles against her head-- and then remembers they're both just rusted up, and stops himself. THIS WEEK. ]

If it's the waiting around that's getting to you, we could do something like spar. Once we're not at risk of double injuring ourselves in the process.

[applebough]

Are you sure? I wouldn't be taking your time away from research, would I...?

[ aaaaaaaaa ]

[roseoftexas]

The research is just because I want to be doing something, really. I have a few things I can ask about.

[applebough]

... Oh.

[ Yuri thinks about this for a moment, but... yeah, actually. ]

Then we can go. Um... to the simulation room or the combat room?