[homophonic] catchall for valerie

[dendroculi]

VALERIE

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week 0, tuesday

[dendroculi]

[it's a tuesday... nahida is out on the playground this morning, swinging gently back and forth on the swingset. she has a thoughtful expression on her face, but when she notices valerie's arrival, she smiles and waves to her from the swing.]

Good morning, Valerie!

[huntressinred]

[ she was just planning on walking on by but oop, suddenly she is being greeted! ]

Uh...hey. [ she waves back, a little awkward ] You're just...swinging? First thing in the morning?

[dendroculi]

I find the repetitive motion of it relaxing - it helps me to think.

[she smiles.]

Did you sleep okay last night?

[huntressinred]

Oh, you know...as well as any of us can, what with sleeping on a park bench and all.

[ she mutters that last bit, almost begrudgingly ]

week 0, friday ... 2

[dendroculi]

[here they are on the streets.......... nahida is wandering around looking for clues but she was not in an investigation group so she is not finding shit.

when she spots valerie, she waves, but looks very sad. i'm sorry. i proposed this pc but all i have to get started is "she's here and sad".]

[huntressinred]

[ well...Valerie is also kinda sad, and confused, but she doesn't really know how to handle someone else who feels the same way! ]

Uhh...hey, Nahida.

[dendroculi]

Hello...

[...]

...were you able to sleep at your warehouse last night? Or did you get stuck somewhere else?

week 0, saturday ... 2

[dendroculi]

[what a day.




once the trial is over, nahida is going to the park to collect her thoughts. she's on a swing again, rubbing at her head, but when she realizes valerie is passing by she looks up and waves.]

[huntressinred]

[ Valerie is just kind of dragging herself through the park and flops herself onto a bench. She's kind of taken aback when nahida looks over and waves, and it takes her a moment before she waves back. ]

...hey. [ wasn't she just rubbing her head? ] ...you okay?

[dendroculi]

Yes. It was just... a lot in there.

[trials make her brain hurt :( ]

How are you holding up, Valerie?

week 2, saturday

[dendroculi]

[goes to find valerie a bit after the trial 'cause uh... girl your emotions... your punch...]

Valerie... are you alright?

[huntressinred]

[ she is trying to keep a leash on it, but she's kind of radiating a lot of anger and hurt. but through grit teeth: ]

I'm fine.

[dendroculi]

[her gaze flicks to the hand valerie punched the wall with]

...your hand...?

week 2, tuesday

[dendroculi]

[rng gave me the penitentiary and frankly i think that's the funniest possibility here, so uh, here they are at the botham penitentiary! nahida is at the entrance of it, studying it with a soft frown.]

...I have this terrible feeling that we're either going to be visiting this place tomorrow, the day after, or on Sunday.

[can you imagine if cyoa return is "HELP WE'RE STUCK IN A JAILCELL" and we have to jailbreak our friends before we can heal them.]

[huntressinred]

I can see it for the weekend. But you think we'll end up doing one of those little contests here?

[dendroculi]

I wouldn't put anything past this place.

week 3, saturday

[dendroculi]

[after the trial, nahida looks like she's got a headache as she walks out of the mcdonald's.

muttering to herself - ]

I don't understand how anyone could enjoy that sort of atmosphere...

[huntressinred]

What makes you think anyone does?

[dendroculi]

One of the other Archons... the one from Fontaine, in my world. She's known to enjoy the atmosphere at trials, and attends them at the courts within her nation.

I thought she was pretty... unique to begin with, but now I'm questioning the type of person she is even more.

w4, tuesday

[huntressinred]

[ wherever you are, you may think you're safe, but you're not. even here, inside this ikea, a pig noise wanders through like it owns the place and sends both Nahida and Valerie into memory. (11:40 - 12:50, 14:06 - 15:12) ]

[dendroculi]

[hm.

knowledge is power, indeed. nahida doesn't really disagree with that concept, but something about that in context is a little...]

...that was intense.

[huntressinred]

...yeah. It was.

[ she doesn't look too proud of that moment ]

week 6, friday

[dendroculi]

[okay well



genuinely i'm not sure how this pc is actually going to happen, because nahida has been keeping her distance from valerie to avoid getting into any arguments (she has seen what's been going on with simon and frankly does not want anyone to get annoyed with valerie for valerie being mad at her since she feels that valerie is valid for being mad), but uh. nahida is off somewhere on her own and valerie will probably just have to wander by and spot her.]

[huntressinred]

[ that is so valid nahida, and also so thoughtful, god bless your sweet soul

anyway fuck wandering, Valerie is full on running. Not sprinting tho. Just jogging around Shibuya. She gets distracted looking at a store or something and when she looks back, Nahida is there! She just barely manages to avoid fucking tackling to the ground but then comes to a stop, panting lightly. ]

Oh. It's you.

[dendroculi]

[oh.

there's a stray thought of I should go— which is then, suddenly, drowned out by a chorus of overlapping voices within her mind. it's impossible to clearly make out what they're saying, there are so many of them.

nahida stares blankly ahead, her gaze unfocused, and then after a few seconds seems to snap out of it and the voices in her mind go silent.]

...excuse me.

[she'll just try to get out of valerie's way i'm sorry]