[pcs] su jiuqing

[ktiseos]

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w0, sunday

[ktiseos]

[he's investigating the central node once more! just to make sure there are no changes to this place, after what's happened... but it doesn't seem to be the case. he sighs, turning away from the clockface.]

-ah. Having a look as well, I take it.

[also he has a greatsword on his back that is taller than he is. very normal.]

[countermeasures]

Yes.

[she nods, but everything she's looked at looks... pretty much the same as she expected it to, so.]

There were enough changes yesterday, I thought perhaps after the commotion earlier we might see another...

week zero, monday

[countermeasures]

[jiuqing enters the tunnel of love alone - so she's really not expecting to be accosted by the ship-happy kappas. little does she know that emet is already here.

the little creatures push her toward him by her legs, and on impulse, she nudges one of them away with a foot. it doesn't seem to like that much. it's still dark in here, so she hasn't actually spotted him yet; instead, she's making a cross-looking face at the kappas that are shoving her.]

I'm capable of walking on my own. ["SHIPPING!"] Oh, be quiet.

[ktiseos]

[how tall is this tunnel actually-- he probably came in here to check it out and is now stooped over to keep his head from hitting the ceiling of it. it's very awkward.

they're pushing at him now, too, but. well. he weighs close to 500 pounds so they're having a bit of a time of it.]

I will step on you if you do not cease this--

[they just. keep yelling about shipping, undeterred.]

w0, thursday

[ktiseos]

[hewwo! now that they have this building (and he has finally fucking gotten to shower, thank the stars), he's invited su jiuqing up to the crystalline floor. he's waiting whenever she arrives to open the door for her, holding it so she can enter.]

Welcome, then. I believe that some of our amenities might be of interest to you.

[countermeasures]

Of interest...?

[she peeks around as she heads in, and then immediately lights up when she spots the bookcase.]

You have so many books!

w1, monday

[ktiseos]

[LIBRARY TIME LIBRARY TIME. emet-selch is, naturally, here! he's gathered several books already... and he's observing as she goes over the shelves. hm.

he moves over to check out the same section, glancing at one she might be eyeing that would be above the head of most here.

the perks of being tall. emet-selch plucks it off the row, handing it down.]

[countermeasures]

[honestly, emet-selch is a pal, because jiuqing is one of the shortest people here and i, britt, have personally never had a problem with reaching things on bookshelves so i keep forgetting that people of her height would.

anyway, she is in fact eyeing a book on the top shelf, and for a moment she looks like she might actually try to climb it, but -

emet's got her covered! she blinks, looking surprised, and then she smiles as she takes the book. it's about how to modify guns. huh.]

Thank you.

week one, friday

[countermeasures]

[at some point while emet is out doing whatever it is he's doing, he'll get a message from @ doctorsu]

hktTa,

[ktiseos]

What is it are you still in the medical bay stay there

[hello?? that's a concerning message to get, so he is on his way; his sword's slung over his back once more, after everything that's been happening, and it takes him little time to arrive.]

What happened-?

week two, wednesday

[countermeasures]

[well, she's already been active and running around from doing capture the flag, so she might as well head over to the dojo.

specifically, the outdoor practice area. she's got her very colorful lisa frank knife with her, and she's practicing jabs in general - but also practicing tucking the knife securely away in parts of her clothing so that it's hidden and pulling it out quickly. she is trying to find the optimal place to hide it but also have convenient access to it.

she looks a little frustrated. her knifework isn't very good. she has clearly never been in a knife fight.]

[ktiseos]

Su Jiuqing.

[he waits until a pause in her efforts to speak up, calling out from a safe distance so as not to startle her too much.]

How are your efforts proceeding?

w2, friday

[ktiseos]

[here we are in The Void(tm), where emet-selch runs across jiuqing, glancing down at her with a furrowed brow.]

There you are. Have you noticed aught else amiss, thus far?

[countermeasures]

[the void! here we gooooo

jiuqing, now that she's finished up in the medbay, is wandering around looking for clues but finding none since the mini-invests already happened.]

Nothing that I've seen myself, but then, last week when there were strange happenings, only a handful of us could see them, too.

week two, sunday

[countermeasures]

[how tall is this greenhouse. can emet even fit in here without having to stoop?

anyway, jiuqing, who is half his size, has no problems fitting in here. she can be found at a far end of the greenhouse, working with some fully grown plants at the planters - harvesting some of them and setting them aside, but leaving some cuttings so that they continue to grow.

she doesn't look up right away, even when she hears the door open.]

[ktiseos]

[man i have no idea. he's just in here and if it's killing his back so be it.

he's quiet for a few moments, after he enters.]

Do you find it calming, here?

w3, monday

[ktiseos]

[today we are in the library again!

emet-selch is just reaching for a book nearby when one of those bubbles traps them-- and catches him in the act of reaching out, which means he touches it basically immediately. he only has time to curse their luck before su jiuqing gets this (up to 59:54, just imagine the lizard girl is a brown-haired human man, thank you britt.) the bubble glows amber, during it.]

[countermeasures]

[wow. jiuqing kind of has a crush on venat now?

but - she's fairly certain that's not what sharks are meant to look like. they're sea creatures, not beasts that can walk on two legs. ...but then, his world is rather different from hers. just because they use the same word doesn't mean it will refer to the exact same thing.

(the first creature was cuter. she wants one.)]

That was... your world?

week three, thursday

[countermeasures]

[actually you know what. i'm just going to reuse the same started because let's be real, she's a doctor and she's absolutely resting like she's supposed to.

jiuqing can be found in the medbay, lying on her stomach on one of the cots. she looks a little sleepy - she's just taken a nap, apparently? - but when she hears footsteps, she rouses, and looks up.]

Ah... hello.

[ktiseos]

Ah, good. You've been resting.

[good doctor. he's not unfamiliar with people who take care of others but not themselves, all right.]

Has your condition improved-?

w3, saturday

[ktiseos]

Jiuqing. What you said you used on Kazunari, earlier-- did you?

[countermeasures]

[oh, thank god, they can talk business and she can distract herself.]

yes, earlier in the week. nothing happened.

so, i can only conclude that he was acting of his own accord, and not under the influence of any "curse, effect, or refraction".

week three, sunday

[countermeasures]

[well

the dust has settled but jiuqing, understandably, has not yet asked the residents about refraction. there may not be a need to - the whole situation with malik explained what that word means in the context of the prism pretty well.

the whole situation with malik is also why she's in the medbay, on a cot, reading a medical textbook. her neck has been bandaged properly with gauze and bandages, and she'd be good to get up and walk around except for the fact that the fight with malik has her drained and exhausted.

she looks up from the book when she hears footsteps.]

Emet-Selch. [she smiles faintly] Hello.

[ktiseos]

Su Jiuqing.

[he frowns down at her, looking her over, inspecting her to make sure she seems all right.]

You are well enough, I trust, after...?

[rainbow baphomet jesus fuck.]

w4, monday

[ktiseos]

[during.... panda...]

I suppose this one is less forthcoming.

[countermeasures]

[she is probably eating the cookies she took from hot pants's tray.]

oh? i found it to be communicative enough.

week four, saturday

[countermeasures]

for the record i did NOT kill sir november so i would ask that you not waste your ability on me

[ktiseos]

You do realize this could easily appear to be a way to attempt to ensure I did not use it on a refracting party.

But I will take it under advisement, regardless. I should certainly prefer to think it was not, although I do not believe we quite landed on many suspects.

week five, thursday

[countermeasures]

[ALL FUCKIN THREE OF YOU. GOD.

anyway, jiuqing is in the medbay to check on emet before they go to curfew.]

[ktiseos]

[hehehehe

anyway yeah, hi! emet-selch has had a couple hours in a pod, and someone has bandaged him pretty extensively. he glances up, when she arrives, giving her a little nod.]

...whatever additional damage was done in bringing me here, I think-- [a wince. his voice is a bit wheezy.] Mm. I think it was rectified.

w5 sunday

[ktiseos]

[hello doctor. he's being a good emet-selch, he has been in the pod. i don't have the results yet but he's presumably going to have been healed!]

...of all the foolish things Clarte could have done.

[he mutters, when they're alone.]

[countermeasures]

[MOOD.]

They must have had their reasons for wanting to be the one to send her off, but - it could have gone very badly. This is the time for strategy, not sentiment.

[she's actually pretty mad about this. what did clarte expect to happen there, if roxana managed to overpower them? if she had been refracting, who would have cured her? who would have cured anyone refracting in the future?]

week seven, friday

[countermeasures]

[emet is trying to break down doors and honestly that's very fair



jiuqing watches this for a moment, wanders off, picks up something large and heavy from whichever location they're in, and then wanders back. then she clears her throat and nods to one side for him to get out of the way.

she yeets it at the door to try to break it down.

it does not work.]

Ugh!

[ktiseos]

Move, Jiuqing.

[he's going after the door again with his sword, his voice closer to a low growl than anything.]

w7 saturday

[ktiseos]

[emet-selch is vibing somewhere around the apartments-- either lounging somewhere, or up on the roof just looking out over the prism.]

...Jiuqing. I suppose we are nearly finished.

[countermeasures]

Yes, I think so. It feels like all that's left is to see what tomorrow brings.