[closed] all of the time, I'm thinking 'bout things too much

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Who: Venti & Friends
Which: Closed log
Where: Various Locations
What: A catch-all log for the month of June! If you would like a thread with me feel free to let me know at michrure or my ooc comment here!
Warnings: tba, nsfw

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closed to wanderer 🎐

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[What an eventful month it was. With the start of a new month and a new season, even Venti is feeling the fatigue of it all... Lately, he's been feeling more lethargic than usual.

Perhaps due to the stage nightmares, he's been having every few nights. The same swirling images of purple and blue. Bright colours that begin to burn. A large old tree is on fire. The cry of a little girl...

Venti sorely needs to get his mind off things. Perhaps a visit to someone who wanders...? It might be late at night but Venti tiptoes his way through the trees in search of a certain puppet boy. Reaching his place he sneaks right up to the window and lets himself in. Which is perfectly alright, isn't it?]

[threebetrayals]

[Only if he likes having something--a cup most likely--thrown in his direction by Wanderer.]

--oh. It's you. Couldn't find the door to knock?

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[Did he just have a cup thrown right at him?! Venti barely dodges but he dodges ...!!]

Ehe?! Is that any way to greet a midnight visitor...?

[threebetrayals]

Yes.

[A look. Arashi is perched on a shelf nearby, mewing in protest at being woken up.]

Why are you here?

closed to aether ⭐

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[There is a lot to do in the aftermath of the turmoil that happened last month. And while that is all fine and dandy, rest and recuperation are very much required, Venti isn't all that much of a hard worker... There are a lot of other well-abled hands available. Right?

But there is one task that does catch Venti's eye that he simply can't ignore. Apparently, in the uprising of the Story Eater's trouble, a lot of local animals and wildlife were put out of their homes or injured. And it's up to the townsfolk to lend a helping hand.

Venti enlists Aether to help him. So, here they are in the edges of the woods peering down at a set of injured songbirds...]

Oh, poor sweet things...

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[It surprises Aether at first when Venti asks for his help, but then when he learns what is the task, it finally clicks. Of course the bard feels for the poor animals that suffered because of the recent events. And so, Aether agrees to assist and the two of them reach the woods after a short trip.

The injured songbirds can be spotted fairly easily and Aether carefully steps closer to them, then slowly kneels down, hoping that he wouldn't scare the small creatures too much. The last thing he wants is to stress them even more when they're already in pain.]

We need to carry them to the healing fairy.

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[Venti nods solemnly. To the healing fairies!]

Nothing is more heartbreaking than a bird that cannot fly.

[He feels for the little ones so much!! To be parted from the sky is such sweet sorrow! So, Venti reaches down to very gently pick up one of the songbirds. It coos out softly as if it is in pain...]

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[Aether takes the other bird gently into his hands and holds it closer to his chest to secure it.

As he listens to Venti, he thinks he can understand. Venti is the anemo archon, the god of freedom and those poor creatures are unable to feel the wind in their winds and fly whenever their heart desires.]

Let's hurry.

[And they set off, but is their journey going to go uninterrupted?]

closed to ken amada

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[Strange... One night Venti is sure that he fell asleep in one tree. But when he woke up it felt like days later... in another tree. Maybe he had one too many drinks? Whoops.

Nonetheless, now that Venti is back safely in Reverein he spends is morning walking through the town streets to see if anything has changed...

Little does he know a certain boy has gained a few years...]

[whatsamada]

[Meanwhile, as Ken was wandering around the area, all he could do was think about what to do for his birthday. While he arrived here once more not too long ago? He couldn't help but wonder how to celebrate it.

He was too into his own thoughts that he didn't even realize there was a certain someone staring at him....]

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[How odd. Venti's sense of time has always been a bit different from most people's. Because of Venti's long-lived life sometimes the years do blend into one another. But how long was Venti away from here? Days? Or years?]

Dear Ken, is that you?

[How did he get so big so fast??]

[whatsamada]

[The moment Ken heard a familiar voice, he raised an eyebrow. As he turned his heard toward Venti's direction, he gave a small chuckle.]

Yes, it is, Venti-san. It's been a while, hasn't it?

[More like 2 years for him but...!]

Have you been doing well?

closed to wanderer 🎐

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[It felt like sleeping. One moment Venti was slumbering under the pale of the moon supported by the branches of a large tree. The next...

Home.

But that dream doesn't last.

When Venti wakes he's in another tree. Feeling a strange ache in his heart that he can't place. It's heavy and unwavering and strange... What is this feeling of loss?

The following day Venti sits by the fountain water looking forlorn. And he's not sure why.]

[threebetrayals]

[Wanderer didn't even realize Venti was gone, so when he sees him at the water fountain he thinks nothing of it. It's okay Arashi's mewing and flying over to check on Venti that gets him to head over.]

I'm sure he doesn't want you in his face, Arashi.

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[Of course Venti looks up the moment that the flying kitten gets closer! And usually, he would make some sort of excuse to excuse himself from it. But for now, he only frowns and lets out a short sneeze.]

... Please, excuse me.

[Ugh, cats.]

[threebetrayals]

I told you. Go bother someone else.

[Arashi mews but goes to fly around somewhere else while Wanderer lingers.]

Are you alright?

closed to ira

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[Nothing like a good old fashioned break and enter- hm? Now that Venti has somehow miraculously vanished only to reappear days later... He's strangely lonely and he's not so sure why. So it's time to pay a visit to a friend. And that means breaking and entering into Ira's home once again.

He slips in shoeless and as quietly as a bird.]

[iracorn]

[Really Ira should install some sort of security system. Like, that's just good safety. But he's also grown accustomed to Venti making use of his house as a place to sleep, lawn or otherwise. So, it's not all that surprising that Ira would, once again, catch him in the act.]

I'm certain I've told you before that you can use the door, Venti.

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Oh! Good evening, Ira. I thought you might already be sleeping.

[He innocently canters his head to the left and sticks his tongue out.]

I hope you don't mind some extra company tonight?

[Again!]

closed to xiao 🍃

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[It felt like sleeping. One moment Venti was slumbering under the pale of the moon supported by the branches of a large tree. The next...

Home.

But that dream doesn't last.

When Venti wakes he's in another tree. Feeling a strange ache in his heart that he can't place. It's heavy and unwavering and strange... What is this feeling of loss?

It's still late at night when Venti finds himself awake. He is sitting in this tree as he holds a precious little bottle that he might have stolen from The Harvest upon his return.]

Xiao, are you there?

[He whispers into the night air.]

[whirlwindthrust]

[ Xiao stirs from a similar state. Everything feels a little hazy. Like a mist around the edges of his consciousness. Yet when he awakes he doesn't know if it really counts as being awake. Do you wake when you go back to dreaming?

Whatever the case, it doesn't matter. Something does feel off. Though perhaps it is just because of everything he has experienced at this point rushing back together with everything that had happened in this realm.

Then he hears it. Someone calling his name.

And of course - ]

I am here. Whenever you decided to call.

[ In the branches above Venti. ]

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[And like a welcomed breeze, Xiao appears. He smiles although the action is somewhat sombre on his lips. He looks up at him and then pats the branch he's on.]

Won't you sit with me? It feels as if something's changed.

closed to shikanoin heizou 🔎

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[When the moon is high in the sky and almost everyone has departed from the picnic is when Venti decides to find Heizou. Right before the night is through. Because he wants to quietly slip his fingers into Heizou's hand and tug him away... Home.

And it's a good thing that Heizou has a place to call home. Because Venti certainly doesn't.

But he'll steal Heizou away before anyone might catch them. Sneaking back to that place under the shine of the moon.]

Ehe, come with me?

TEEHEE~♡

[book2thehead]

[Heizou isn't doing anything special when Venti comes to him. Just sipping on a cool, fruity drink that's maybe just a bit alcoholic. He's had enough by now to have a pleasant little buzz going, and it's definitely enough to remind him of a certain bright-eyed archon and the promise they made. So naturally the look he gives his friend when he shows up to whisk him away is somehow simultaneously bright with glee and dark with... something else.]

Of course~ [He doesn't bother trying to get rid of the slight husk in his voice. Surely that's just the fault of the alcohol, right?]

And here I'd almost thought I should just wait for you to find me at home!

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[A day full of drinking sweet and fruity alcoholic drinks! Venti has a pleasant little buzz in his body, too. His cheeks are flushed pink with it. Although he could probably drink much, much more. He likes that hazy happy feeling he gets.]

And miss the chance to walk with you?

[He giggles and curls his fingers with Heizou's and tugs him along. Alright, maybe it's a little bit faster than a leisurely walk. He wants to play.]