[homophonic] catchall for shenhe

[dendroculi]

SHENHE

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w0, SATURDAY

[bindings]

[nahida can find shenhe outside, crouched in a flowerbed.

if you guessed that she is looking for a flower that she can shove in her mouth, you would be correct! she's got a few of them collected, with a pensive look on her face.]

[dendroculi]

[...oh dear.

well. nahida pauses, glancing between shenhe and the flowers.]

Shenhe?

w0, SUNDAY

[bindings]

[shenhe is sitting here on a curb somewhere, chin in hand, elbow on her knee, eyes distant. she seems to be thinking hard about something, but if nahida approaches her, she tunes back in, and makes room for her to sit, if she'd like. hello.]

[dendroculi]

[nahida comes over to join her and sits down. she's quiet for a few long moments, but then looks up at shenhe's face.]

...are you alright? There were a lot of us in one place, earlier, and you seemed a little...

[on edge.]

week 0, monday

[dendroculi]

[nahida can be found on... the tennis courts at the playground, examining the equipment! i almost made it the basketball courts but she's way too short for that.

she bounces a tennis ball a few times before trying to hit one with the racket... alas, she misses.]

Oh...

[her ears droop a little, but then she spots shenhe and waves.]

Shenhe, good morning!

[bindings]

[i pick nahida up to help her dunk]

Hello, Nahida. [she makes her way over, pushing her hair back out of her face. she seems to be in a relatively good mood.] What are you doing?

week 0, friday ... 2

[dendroculi]

[well, this is disappointing.

someone did a murder!! so quickly!! and they took out a member of her team, to boot!! how frustrating. nahida is upset about it, but she's also walking around the city - she has some people to check in with and things to follow up on...

speaking of... when she spots shenhe, she hurries over to her.]

Shenhe? Kaveh told me you were planning to stop by to check on us last night. I hope you didn't get trapped outside...

[bindings]

[GOD THEIR POOR TEAM

when she sees nahida, she does make her way right over! she crouches so that she can make sure nahida is unharmed.]

No. I was trapped in the IKEA. [her expression suggests she was not pleased about this.] I did mean to find the two of you, but the doors locked.

week 0, saturday ... 2

[dendroculi]

[she goes to find shenhe after that trial because wow that was a lot. that was so many people packed into a fast food restaurant trying to solve a murder and just yelling for nine hours.]

...Shenhe? How are you feeling after all of that?

[bindings]

Annoyed. [is her very tense reply, because she is currently like, as far away from people as she can be. that summary is her nightmare scenario.

she's vibrating into space, somewhere outside far away from the mcdonald's.]

w1, THURSDAY

[bindings]

[WHERE IS NAHIDA shenhe is here, pacing like an anxious dog

god she's doing so bad at protecting the two people from home like she promised she'd try. she will try to stay close.]

[dendroculi]

[well, once she is awake again, she will probably come to sit outside her team's warehouse for some fresh air.

hello shenhe.]

...thank you for your help earlier, Shenhe.

[a beat. wait.]

...Shenhe? [...she clutches at her head. her thoughts are a mess.] You're... alive.

week 1, friday

[dendroculi]

[what a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week.

anyway, logically nahida knows that there is probably nothing for her to find if she looks around the various locations for clues as to what happened to rin, but sitting and waiting for tomorrow to come doesn't feel right. so she's out and about, which is probably how she runs into shenhe.]

Shenhe...

[ :( WHY DO NICE PEOPLE KEEP DYING WHAT THE FUCK.]

[bindings]

[she runs into shenhe, who is sitting in front of a car that looks like someone beat the shit out of it. she's holding her stop-sign polearm, just. breathing, in and out.

she doesn't open her eyes, because she's trying not to be violent, but.]

... Nahida. [in, out.]

week 2, monday

[dendroculi]

[sits here not knowing anything about '50s clothing while that's the clothes we have to work with this week...

anyway, nahida is examining a dress with interest.]

...the style sort of reminds me of the Adventurers Guild uniforms... a little, anyway. The way the skirts flare out...

[bindings]

[oh this dress is so cute]

Yes, you're right. [there's a very muted interest, as well.] It's a nice color.

week 2, sunday

[dendroculi]

[well that was



horrible.

it's not until later in the evening that nahida is able to bring herself to venture out in search of anyone else, but she knows she's not the only one hurting right now. so, she goes to look for shenhe.]

Shenhe...?

[bindings]

[she's out here! she's. just sitting.

she's just sitting in the grass, staring up at the sky. nahida will feel the sensation of wanting to cry, and a quiet, exhausted frustration. that build up, that hot, horrible feeling behind your eyes and in your chest when you want to sob. she can't. she doesn't know how to anymore.

so she's just sitting, staring. and she doesn't look away, but:]

Nahida.

w6, TUESDAY

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[she is sitting here, reading her text messages...

nahida can get little bursts of thoughts - she doesn't often think things other than what she says, because she's so straightforward, but today she's silent as she reads.

want to be there i miss you too. feeling this - this is like crying but i can't and oh jonas i wish i was there and peace sign

she'll look up when she sees nahida, though, and offer a very small smile. she's not wearing her ropes, and her hair is down, this is important to note.]

[dendroculi]

[nahida is also checking her messages, and before she realizes that shenhe is nearby, there's a flash of thought - he didn't write back... - before she tries to clear her mind and offers her a small smile back.]

Hello, Shenhe. [...] It's reassuring to hear from them, isn't it? Even if we can see them... watching doesn't feel like enough.

w6, THURSDAY

[bindings]

[SUPLEXES YOU where is nahida. shenhe is looking, she doesn't care if nahida wants to be alone. if it were anybody else, maybe, but - not like this, and not her.]

[dendroculi]

[well nahida is



in the process of bailing out of the hotel to find somewhere to sleep from now on where no one can find her. so uh. help. anyway, she's moving as quickly as her tiny little legs will allow, but - at one point, she goes absolutely still, staring straight ahead with horror as the color drains out of her face.

(there is nothing horrifying in front of her. it's just a normal shibuya street.)]

week 6, friday

[dendroculi]

[well

that sure is a lot of bodies. on this, the last week of murder proposals. who'da thunk?

anyway, nahida doesn't seem very happy about it, and she's sure shenhe won't be either, so. although her instinct now that she's sobered up again is to isolate herself because bad vibes, bad thoughts, and she's still occasionally staring at nothing with horror and dissociating, she doesn't want shenhe to be alone, so she goes to find her.]

[bindings]

[she's not hard to find, she kind of just is sitting somewhere on the ground, tiredly. her thoughts are a jumble of messy, horrible static. nothing clear, just the kind of thoughts you have when you aren't paying attention to anything. distant, vague.

she looks up when nahida comes into view, expression solemn.]

w7, MONDAY

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[nahida can get some very sappy animal crossing joy emote emotions coming from shenhe as she sits here texting!! guess who she's talking to and the first two guesses don't count ig

she will wave when she sees nahida, though.]

[dendroculi]

[cute...

she smiles and waves back]

Nightingale wasn't kidding about this being chaotic. But this is the kind of chaos I like.