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songerein2024-04-04 12:02 am
stillarhino) wrote in songerein2024-04-04 12:02 am
open 💀 sixth trick | april catch-all
Who: Beat and you
Which: Network + Open log
Where: Network, Flip Factory, around Reverein
What: April catch-all, Beat musing about friends who've left
Warnings: None for now, will add if needed
💀 i. network
sender: beat
to: everyone
subject: being remembered
[There's a large black blotch that appears on the page, growing as time passes before Beat's messy scrawl begins to appear on the page.]
if you was gonna be gone tomorrow whats something you wanna be remembered for
like whatchu want the people whos still around to remember
if its a thing or a symbol or something ya do
dont matter what it is
whats that thing?
💀 ii. fresh coat of paint
[In the hours and days following Beat's message on the journals, he constantly finds himself standing in front of the memorial wall made after the fall of the Story Eater almost a year ago. Most of the graffiti and paintings depict people who were present facing off against a tall towering creature. Some depict the town of Reverein itself, others on what seems to be people on the moon that hangs in the sky.
Other pieces of art on the wall have no rhyme or reason, but many respect the space of those painted before, a collage of styles and personalities of all those who've lived in the village. Important details were not painted over and many left pieces to be continued by the next artist.
Beat had been doing just that, adding to some art of a bush with differing flowers on it: chamomile, roses, and yellow lilies. If you happen upon him, he may be in the middle of adding a few new pieces. It may be a tree with veins that glow a bright purple, cherry blossoms, or a black cat curling into itself at the roots of the tree.
Regardless of when you catch him in the process, the look on his face is sad, almost pensive or solemn. Nothing like one might expect if you've gotten the chance to meet him.]
💀 iii. dreamboard 402: top-tier pranks
[In an attempt to cheer himself up, Beat decided to participate in pranking a few hapless victims, hoping to get at least a laugh out of it.
If you walk past two posts or a narrow row of trees, you might find yourself slamming your face into a piece of plastic stretched across a distance. It is near invisible except for a perceptive few. Should you get caught you may hear a snicker hiding behind a bush or bench. And should you manage to avoid it, there's a clear grunt of frustration nearby.
It's not hard to find Beat hunched over something in an attempt to hide himself.]
💀 iv. wildcard
[None of these work? Hit me up on discord at riyuji or ![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
riyuji and we can work something out.]
Which: Network + Open log
Where: Network, Flip Factory, around Reverein
What: April catch-all, Beat musing about friends who've left
Warnings: None for now, will add if needed
💀 i. network
to: everyone
subject: being remembered
[There's a large black blotch that appears on the page, growing as time passes before Beat's messy scrawl begins to appear on the page.]
if you was gonna be gone tomorrow whats something you wanna be remembered for
like whatchu want the people whos still around to remember
if its a thing or a symbol or something ya do
dont matter what it is
whats that thing?
💀 ii. fresh coat of paint
Other pieces of art on the wall have no rhyme or reason, but many respect the space of those painted before, a collage of styles and personalities of all those who've lived in the village. Important details were not painted over and many left pieces to be continued by the next artist.
Beat had been doing just that, adding to some art of a bush with differing flowers on it: chamomile, roses, and yellow lilies. If you happen upon him, he may be in the middle of adding a few new pieces. It may be a tree with veins that glow a bright purple, cherry blossoms, or a black cat curling into itself at the roots of the tree.
Regardless of when you catch him in the process, the look on his face is sad, almost pensive or solemn. Nothing like one might expect if you've gotten the chance to meet him.]
💀 iii. dreamboard 402: top-tier pranks
If you walk past two posts or a narrow row of trees, you might find yourself slamming your face into a piece of plastic stretched across a distance. It is near invisible except for a perceptive few. Should you get caught you may hear a snicker hiding behind a bush or bench. And should you manage to avoid it, there's a clear grunt of frustration nearby.
It's not hard to find Beat hunched over something in an attempt to hide himself.]
💀 iv. wildcard
i. - sender: Nahida
If I were to disappear tomorrow... I think I would like to be remembered as a wise leader that led my nation to prosperity. However, I am still only a sapling, not yet grown enough to leave ripples in the lake with the leaves I drop.
[ A drawing of a small tree sapling follows the message, with only one or two leaves on its branches. It's not the best drawing but she tried. ]
It seems to me that you ask not because you are curious about our answer, but because you are dealing with inner conflict. What troubles you?
no subject
but i dunno saplings just mean there lots of room to grow right
it can turn into a big old bush or a huge ass tree
[To add to the drawing on the page, Beat draws a rough sketch of bush then a tree afterwards.]
honestly its kinda both
me being curious and cause of some other shit too
no subject
[ Nahida continues drawing, adding flowers, grass, more trees and people under the trees! Well... it's a very crude approximation of a person, like how you'd expect a kindergartener to draw them. She's enjoying this impromptu drawing collaboration!
She continues the conversation under Beat's message. ]
I see. I am happy to listen if you wish to share, but if not, I will not pry further.
Remembrance has been on my mind as of late as well. Do you believe [The message stops here for a moment as she thinks about the next words to write down, and then eventually scratches out 'Do you believe' before starting anew. ] As a counterpoint to your question, if you were to vanish tomorrow, and your absence would cause grief, would you choose to erase the memory of your existence to ease that pain? Or do you believe it's important to be remembered? To have proof of your existence?
no subject
i get wanting to watch over people and stuff
but sounds like yous some kinda leader or like royalty or something
[Beat's never one to judge, not minding in the least that the drawings being added are somewhat childish in nature. In return, he draws another person picking up a fruit from the tree, holding it out to share with the person Nahida had drawn.
The words that are scratched off is curious, but Beat focuses on the new thing that's being written instead.]
its important yo hella important
feel like if no one knew you was around...
i get that its gonna hurt em but thinking about people acting like you was never there?
aint that gonna hurt more?
aint the stuff that you did for em and with em
the stuff that changed em too
aint that hurt more when they who they are now cause of you and them not knowing why
no subject
[ She's downplaying it a bit. Being the leader of a nation is a heavy responsibility, but this isn't something she necessarily wants to get into over the journal, especially since it has no bearing on the question posed.
She draws a smiling face on the person, and a heart nearby. This is really fun. She should do this more often.
She doesn't respond immediately to his answer, but eventually... ]
Yes, you're right. It's important to remember the people who have left marks in your life, isn't it? Like a tree that has rotted and been cut down, it once housed a family of squirrels, a nest for birds, colonies of ants, and provided shade for countless of animals and nutrients to the earth itself. Even if nothing was left of the tree, it was once there, and its presence should not be forgotten.
oof I should proofread my tags xD
yeah thats exactly what im talking about
even if someone aint around no more they still got the good memories you know
that kinda thing keeps things and people going to
[Even he had been driven by that before. The memory of his friend who had suddenly gone missing. Even if his actual presence wasn't there, the connection remained. It was that connection that pressed him to search for Neku.]
no subject
It eases the turbulent emotions inside her for the moment. His words, too, give her conviction. Here, away from Sumeru, she was free of her responsibilities. Here, at least, she could be free to do as she pleased. ]
Thank you. Your words have cleared up some doubt that I was dealing with. I appreciate your wisdom.
no subject
i dunno about wise
but glad it helped you out yo
if ya need anyone to gas ya up beats your man
i'm sorry for the super late tag OTL;;
I will keep that in mind. Additionally, I would like to ask if we could perhaps be friends.
[ She hasn't spoken to enough people here, and she needs to rectify that. ]