PCs - Vin

[moonlightbeast]

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Weekend 0, Saturday

[moonlightbeast]

[Right after Vin gets clown'd, Atsushi happens to come across her. He's still looking for clues and it looks like Vin has a clue right on her face!]

What happened to you?

[allomantic]

[her voice is very grave as she answers.]

The clowns.

[the clowns happened to her (or she happened to them, maybe).]

w0, tuesday.

[allomantic]

[she's wandering around the mansion (while keeping a careful distance from the dining room) when she comes across atsushi. after a moment of watching him, head tilted:]

What are you doing?

[moonlightbeast]

Oh! Hello there!

[It's not a traditional blanket fort by any means. He's using broken bits of furniture to prop up the hole-riddled blankets, and it looks. Interesting. But he seems proud of his work?}

I figured I might as well try to make something with the things we had.

Week 0, Saturday

[moonlightbeast]

[Vin gets non-void rights since they room together and they can just be in the apartment. And it means Atsushi can burrito himself in a blanket.]

No more murder mysteries, I won't get involved in something like that again.

[allomantic]

[watching as he burritos himself.]

You are... feeling alright?

Week 0, Sunday

[moonlightbeast]

[He is. Exhausted. and is crashing in the living room and scrolling through his phone.

But when he notices Vin is there, he'll raise a hand up and give a little wave.]

Hey.

[allomantic]

...Hello.

[she pauses for a moment, searching for something to say.]

That was certainly strange.

w1, thursday.

[allomantic]

[the timing of their arrivals means she's coming out of the pod right as he gets put in, and after seeing his state when he enters... she's definitely waiting in the medbay until he emerges, looking concerned. her own injuries have been stabilized by now, so while they're only just beginning to heal, she isn't bleeding anymore. she's had a change of clothes, and someone's bandaged the worst of the damage.

when he comes out of the pod, worried:]

What happened to you?

[moonlightbeast]

[Atsushi won't be conscious until after an hour in the healing pod, which is probably for the best given what a mess he is. But he's stabilized, and since all of them need help with not dying, that's the best he'll get for the time being.

His legs are still Extremely Fucked Up, so he's not going to be able to move from the bed he got put on to give other people a chance to heal. But at least he's not bleeding anymore.

When he hears Vin's voice though, he snaps to a sudden clarity and sits bolt upright. Is he pale from the blood loss, or is he pale from seeing her? Who knows!]

Vin-

[He. He is trying to shuffle out of bed to get over to where she is. Unless she's within grabbing distance he will absolutely be falling out of bed now, whoops.]

Week 1, Sunday

[moonlightbeast]

[Well. That execution was horrifying.

When Atsushi makes it back to the Amber apartment, the first thing he's doing is going to the bathroom and scrubbing down in the shower. He's not actually waxlike anymore, but that sensation just won't go away and it's driving him crazy. He might also be stinky from a couple days spent in the medbay and the boy wants to be clean.

But like an hour later, he'll emerge in clean clothes and towel-drying his hair.]

Ah? You made it back?

[allomantic]

[she nods to his question as she comes into the apartment and sees him, then tilts her head.]

I did. [...] How are you feeling, after that?

Week 2, Wednesday

[moonlightbeast]

[Atsushi is. Absolutely exhausted after that game of capture the flag. Which means he is coming in and promptly falling into the nearest unoccupied couch.]

Ahhhhh....that was fun, but I could sleep for ages now.

[allomantic]

[walking in a little bit after him and stretching, glancing at where he's flopped on the couch.]

What a strange game...

[she says, before promptly moving to the couch, sitting down, and leaning into him.]

w2, friday.

[allomantic]

[well! after getting the text from chang geng, vin is heading back to amber to look for a certain boy. she doesn't know that he and buzen were close, but she feels like he's the kind of person who would get hit hard by any death. as she comes into the apartment:]

Atsushi?

[moonlightbeast]

[Well. She'll figure out how close they were pretty quickly.

Because in contrast to last week, where he was sad but motivated to help, Atsushi is quietly losing his shit on one of the couches right now.]

Week 2, Saturday

[moonlightbeast]

[Atsushi doesn't leave the meeting room right away. They might have caught Marie, but there's still one murder left unsolved, and Atsushi doesn't intend to leave until he solves it.

Unfortunately, turning over clues again and again doesn't seem to be doing much good, especially when he's as tired as he is. So eventually he sits down on the ground, pulls his knees up to his chest, and rests his chin on his knees.]

We were so close...with just a little more time, we could have figured it out.

[allomantic]

[she reaches for his arm as she takes a seat next to him.]

...I wondered if you might be troubled over it.

w2, sunday.

[allomantic]

[well! that was horrifying. vin is pretty hard to shake most of the time, but even she can't help from seeming thrown off when she comes back to the apartment. she glances up when she sees atsushi, though.]

...Will you be alright?

[no present tense, because nobody is alright after that, probably.]

cw: past child abuse

[moonlightbeast]

[Nothing is alright and everything is horrible. But he does reach out for Vin's hand automatically. Somehow holding hands has made everything slightly better this week, and he's hoping for 'slightly better' right now.

But he nods in response to her question. He will be alright eventually, yes. But for now, he's been shaken by that execution. For reasons that will become clear shortly.]

I...understand her, a little. Our situations weren't identical, but there were similarities.

[The screaming was the same. He had flinched at every scream from Marie's mother.]

Week 3, Monday

[moonlightbeast]

[Wherever Vin is, Atsushi is hurrying over to her. He's carrying a small container of something and a spoon.]

Hey Vin! I got something for you.

[allomantic]

[she hasn't realized what's happening yet, so when he approaches, she gives him a smile.]

...Thank you, that was sweet of you.

w3, friday.

[allomantic]

[a little while after they get that mass text, she's heading back towards amber to look for him! as she comes in:]

Atsushi?

Week 3, Saturday

[moonlightbeast]

[Atsushi seems a little busy, when he's back at Amber apartment. He has a book and he seems to be writing into it. But when he sees Vin he'll panic for a moment and quickly close it.]

Ah- hello! Fancy seeing you here!

[Atsushi you're roommates, of course she would show up here.]

[allomantic]

[she glances towards it, then towards him. she seems tense after all that, but it's overshadowed by curiosity for the moment.]

Where else would I be...? [...] I like your notebook.

Week 3, Sunday

[moonlightbeast]

[Hey, can they hold hands all the way back from the execution? Because Atsushi is feeling anxious and would definitely like the contact if Vin isn't pulling away.]

[allomantic]

[she definitely doesn't pull away as they start to leave together, once everything wraps up. as they go:]

...Will you be alright?

[nobody is completely fine right after that, probably.]

Week 4, Monday

[moonlightbeast]

[Well. It's early and he's making tea in the kitchen. When he sees Vin come out into the common area though, he smiles and pulls out a second mug and the hot cocoa mix.]

Morning. Want some?

[As soon as she's within feelings distance of Atsushi, she'll be able to feel a warm, fuzzy feeling in her chest.]

[allomantic]

[oh... soft. she smiles a little bit as she comes into the kitchen, nodding.]

I wouldn't mind. Thank you.

[she doesn't notice the feeling yet - or at least, it's familiar enough that she doesn't question it.]

Week 4, Tuesday

[moonlightbeast]

[At some point they're going to cross paths, because this place is only so big and they live in the same apartment anyway. But when Atsushi bumps into Vin, his face will light up and he'll give off a feeling of both excitement and anxiousness.]

Oh, hey!

[allomantic]

[she raises her hand in greeting when she sees him.]

Hello. [...] Jiuqing made it seem like you're doing fine?

Week 4, Friday

[moonlightbeast]

[Ding! Have a text message Vin!]

Do you want to stay with me and Kumon tonight?

[allomantic]

[after a few moments:]

Yes. Are you both in the apartment?

w4, saturday.

[allomantic]

[almost as soon as the trial ends, she's heading to where he's being held. she's trying very hard to keep her emotions calm, but she can't stop notes of both fear and misery from coming forward as she walks in. her voice is a little raw as she speaks.]

...Atsushi.

[moonlightbeast]

...Vin.

[A part of him is glad to see her, but another part of him wishes she didn't have to see this place.

The small realm is mostly dark, with the only light coming from a set of stained glass windows. There's no visible furniture in the room, and in fact the only detail that can be seen is that there is some kind of wood floor here.

Atsushi is sitting in the center of the lit up area, with his knees drawn up to his chest.]

w7, wednesday.

[allomantic]

[she's heading towards the house they made for him a while after everyone has returned, and knocking on the door!]

Atsushi?

[moonlightbeast]

[Were is Atsushi? Sitting at the kotatsu and reading books, of course! But he'll smile and wave Vin over too.]

Hey! Ever used one of these before?