[closed] so let's make a decision, start a new religion

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Who: Venti & Friends
Which: Closed Log
Where: Where these threads happen
What: A closed catch-all for the month of October! Any planned closed threads will go here. If you would like to plan anything with Venti you can find my ooc plotting comment here. Or you can also just throw down a starter, I don't mind!
Warnings: nsfw.

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closed to xiao 🍃🎐

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[Venti doesn't often sleep in a bed and when he does he usually hopes it's with someone else. And he would really like that right now because it appears that something has been watching him and following him and it's giving him the absolute creeps.

It's late one night, the moon high in the sky and the chill in the air. And Venti is sitting up in a tree with his hat clutched tightly in his hands.]

Didn't anyone ever tell you it's rude to follow someone who doesn't want to be followed?

[And yet... That ugly joke of a Dvalin doll is just floating there in mid-air. Like it's mocking him.]

Go away...!

[whirlwindthrust]

[ It's... Actually pretty unusual to hear the Archon to be shooing people away. Usually he is the one happily following after someone as if he isn't the annoyance.

Xiao can't see what the problem is well, considering he is below Venti. Doesn't stop him from stepping forward though. ]

Venti...?

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Xiao!

[Just in the nick of time. Someone to save him from this creepy doll. Venti immediately jumps down from his perch and hides behind the yaksha like his life depends on it.]

Keep that awful mangy thing away from me! Please!

[And the doll starts to float down towards them...]

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Keep what away from...

[ Venti is all of the sudden behind Xiao. The Yaksha blinks, a little confused. And yet when he turns... He sees the dragon-like doll floating there. ]

Isn't it just a toy version of your dragon friend?

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An ugly doll, while a whimsical creation, bears no resemblance to my friend's visage sensation!

[Seems he's so upset he's dropping rhymes.]

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Even so... It is just a doll.

[ He holds out his hands, the doll floating down into it. Resting there. ]

Is it not simple enough to send away.

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[No... Don't let it come closer!! Venti shivers and cower behind Xiao some more.]

No... Don't you see? It would be easy to just toss it into the ocean or something!

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[ Venti... Your reaction to this is kind of cute. Being so nervous of a plush toy. ]

But this can't possibly hurt you. It feels relatively harmless.

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[He's being very dramatic.]

You... Might not understand.

[Venti trembles again and hides his face against the back of Xiao's shoulder.]

That thing. It reminds me of how much I miss him. It scares me.

closed to wanderer 🎐🐈

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[It's a dark and foggy night. Venti is finding the temperatures are dropping a lot faster this year than he would like. This means he's shivering... and he might need to sneak in somewhere warm to sleep starting tonight.

He's sneaking his way through town towards a certain puppet's place. But... It might seem like there's something else that's interested in stalking the puppet tonight too.]

[threebetrayals]

[Wanderer knows something-not-Venti-Heizou-or-his-cat is following him, but he's trying to ignore it. Hopefully if he does, it'll go away.

Except it hasn't gone away all evening, and he's starting to actually get tired of walking around and trying to lose it. Venti comes around the corner just in time to see Wanderer take to the skies and try to destroy a strange, plush version of Ei.

Well, it looks like Ei at least from behind? It has a mask like a certain Harbinger, though.]

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Ehe?

[What a curious thing to see right in front of him. Venti watches on with a bit of awe from the ground.]

Wanderer? What is it that you're doing?

[Is that ... an ugly doll of the Raiden Shogun?? Man, he'd rip that uggo thing apart too, so... legit.]

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This...thing has been following me all day!

[The plushie vanishes, only to reform.]

And I don't know why or what it wants.

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[Venti tilts his head in mild concern and confusion.]

A doll of... [Why, Ei? Well, he can hagger a few guesses.] Perhaps it's looking to spook you?

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Spook me? With her face and his mask?

[Wanderer scoffs, but...clearly it's unsettling him.]

It'll have to try harder than that.

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[Venti lets out a small sigh.]

Luckily, it is only a doll.

[Just a doll! Harmless! ... Right?]

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Except it's not, is it. If it's just a doll, then why is it following me?!

HAIR BRAIDING

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[It's one of those nights where Venti has come knocking on Heizou's door. He couldn't really say whether it's just for companionship or for a warm bed to sleep in for the night. Not that it matters to Heizou, either way. Venti is always welcome in his home and bed, so much so that Heizou has a special cabinet in the kitchen reserved specially for Venti's favorite food and drinks.

The only thing he requires of Venti's visits is that he be prepared for Heizou's brand of affection. In whatever form his whim decides on. And on this particular night, it's Heizou laying with his head on Venti's lap while he reads one of his newest books.]

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[With the temperatures slowly starting to drop Venti often finds himself sneaking into this place and that to stay warm for the night. It's funny how after all this time Venti still doesn't have a place of his own. But why bother? When he likes sleeping in trees and under the stars. And when he has such sweet bedmates like Heizou to stay warm with at night.

Venti's fingers gently comb through Heizou's hair as he softly hums.]

Are you lost in another new story? And what's this one about, hm?

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[Heizou absently tilts his head up into the touch with a smile, relishing in the way it feels without his headband in the way for once.]

It's another mystery. It's fascinating, actually-- All of the witnesses to a murder are claiming that the suspect looked exactly like the victim! So our heroine has to uncover a great many secrets to figure out what's going on. I'm quite enjoying it so far~

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Another mystery! You never get tired of those? Although there's nothing more dramatic than murder stories, I suppose! Hm, maybe some love stories are.

[Venti giggles. He strokes a few auburn locks. His fingers start to section off a few soft pieces.]

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[Heizou beams up at Venti, laying the book down on his chest while he looks up at him.]

My dearest Venti, I adore mystery novels~ But I'm not surprised that you prefer love stories... Do you have a favorite?

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[Venti smiles down at the other.]

Well, with how many love stories I've read it's hard to pick just one! How about what kinds of love stories do I like? Stories with music, heartfelt confessions, emotions that run as deep as a river! Love in dangerous places and love in unexpected places, too! But most importantly love stories that make my heart murmur.

[Venti probably likes steamy romance novels-]

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[Hearing all this pleases Heizou so much. He has a great love for reading and stories, and knowing that it's something he can easily share with the people he holds most dear... It makes him absurdly happy.

And hey, who doesn't enjoy a good steamy romance novel-]

Oh? And does your heart murmur for stories more than it does for real life?

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[Being a lover of all things poetry and music Venti is very much a lover of reading and stories too. Because that's what most poems and songs are. Retelling tales of emotions felt and words said. He loves it all.

Heizou's question is a cheeky one but also quite clever.]

Ehe, isn't there a touch of reality in all stories? But, if we're being literal, I believe the genuine murmur of a heart is more captivating than the pages.

[Venti then starts to gently braid a braid into Heizou's hair.]