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heartofthestar) wrote2024-01-09 08:37 pm
heartofthestar) wrote2024-01-09 08:37 pm
Labyrinthium Inbox
Feel.
Think.
Call.
Message.
Feel.
Think.
Call.
Message.
Of course I know that...
[ Honestly, no, he assumes everything was magical.
He also has a good idea for that clue, but he'll let Venat and Akechi play as he gets to tamagoyaki making. There's no denying how pleased he looks by it. Even if the civility is only possible on Akechi's part due to the calming presence of a crossword puzzle, it's still civility. He'll take what he can get. ]
[ Honestly, no, he assumes everything was magical.
He also has a good idea for that clue, but he'll let Venat and Akechi play as he gets to tamagoyaki making. There's no denying how pleased he looks by it. Even if the civility is only possible on Akechi's part due to the calming presence of a crossword puzzle, it's still civility. He'll take what he can get. ]
Yew, I believe. [A popular wood in certain corners of Eorzea, if not beyond.] Elm would also be a possibility, but I would consider it second unless some other reason called for you to rethink it.
[ The morning after Akira's appearance, sent as soon as he can get away from breakfast with his once and future friend turned housemate: ]
Good morning. ♥
Could I meet you somewhere? Anywhere but the machiya. You pick.
Good morning. ♥
Could I meet you somewhere? Anywhere but the machiya. You pick.
[Oh.
He's stupid stupid.
Akechi doesn't acknowledge his SHIT outside of a Look™. It's too early. This is why crossword time is quiet.
Y - E - W fits.
Another word easy to solve because of it. He scratches some new solutions in, and, well actually can't help himself from making a comment.]
The students at Shujin likely hated you. Did your tenure actually end naturally or were you let go?
He's stupid stupid.
Akechi doesn't acknowledge his SHIT outside of a Look™. It's too early. This is why crossword time is quiet.
Y - E - W fits.
Another word easy to solve because of it. He scratches some new solutions in, and, well actually can't help himself from making a comment.]
The students at Shujin likely hated you. Did your tenure actually end naturally or were you let go?
[ Maruki is nothing but pleasantly mild neutrality while he cubes up tofu and slices scallions. ]
It ended naturally. I was very well-liked by the students. Many of them cried when I left. [ A beat, and then he sighs down at the cutting board. ] Actually, that was pretty overwhelming...
[ So many sobbing girls........
Tofu in the pot. It's miso time, baby. ]
Anyhow, carry on!
It ended naturally. I was very well-liked by the students. Many of them cried when I left. [ A beat, and then he sighs down at the cutting board. ] Actually, that was pretty overwhelming...
[ So many sobbing girls........
Tofu in the pot. It's miso time, baby. ]
Anyhow, carry on!
[Quite likely to Akechi's great annoyance, Venat buries her mouth behind her hands to laugh, hard enough that she bends over slightly. Mostly at Maruki's terrible joke.]
[She's got it bad, apparently.]
[She's got it bad, apparently.]
Then let us meet at the base of the cliff, and climb, as we've done before.
The exercise will do you good. I'll await you there.
I found it funny. Shall all the clues consider trees and wood, or is there no theme to this?
[Not at all familiar with crosswords, after all, and not at all certain what she might be getting into.]
[Not at all familiar with crosswords, after all, and not at all certain what she might be getting into.]
[Wow, he hates this.]
This crossword doesn't have a theme. The clues will be unrelated to one another.
[God, whatever - where's another one he's struggling with.
The food smells good though. Coffee tastes fine. Despite the unwanted company, it's not a miserable morning.]
Trouble terribly - five letters. The first one is E, the last one is T.
This crossword doesn't have a theme. The clues will be unrelated to one another.
[God, whatever - where's another one he's struggling with.
The food smells good though. Coffee tastes fine. Despite the unwanted company, it's not a miserable morning.]
Trouble terribly - five letters. The first one is E, the last one is T.
[ Maruki pauses in his tamagoyaki rolling, frowns a little over his shoulder at them. ]
Trouble terribly...
[ None of the words that come to mind fit the definition at all. He's fairly good at crosswords, normally, but this one stumps him. A beat longer, and then he returns to the eggs. ]
It would trouble me terribly to evict you. Does that count?
Trouble terribly...
[ None of the words that come to mind fit the definition at all. He's fairly good at crosswords, normally, but this one stumps him. A beat longer, and then he returns to the eggs. ]
It would trouble me terribly to evict you. Does that count?
[ She's not wrong, as ever, and any complaining is entirely for show. He really has grown to enjoy hiking! Something that he never thought possible back in Tokyo. And it'll be a nice distraction as he does his best to talk through the impossible yet again.
He arrives at the base of the cliff with a thermos in each hand, tucks one into the crook of an arm so that he has the other free to wrap around Venat in an embrace that serves as greeting. ]
You're sure Argos is still incapable of providing elevator services? [ It's a joke. He knows nothing has changed on that front, and he presses a smiling kiss to her cheek. ] You're a balm, as ever.
He arrives at the base of the cliff with a thermos in each hand, tucks one into the crook of an arm so that he has the other free to wrap around Venat in an embrace that serves as greeting. ]
You're sure Argos is still incapable of providing elevator services? [ It's a joke. He knows nothing has changed on that front, and he presses a smiling kiss to her cheek. ] You're a balm, as ever.
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[Oh, Maruki. Again, your earnestness and endearing warmth cannot help but make her smile. Venat, for a change of pace, has followed a trail of thoughts down a less charitable path.]
Perhaps we are troubling you terribly by continuing to exist in your presence?
Perhaps we are troubling you terribly by continuing to exist in your presence?
[More than an embrace, she turns her head to greet him with a proper kiss -- a short one, out of respect for his burdens, but no less sweet for that. More than just affection, her intuition tells her that more lies underneath this request than a desire for a casual outing. The phrasing of the message, in particular the 'anywhere but', raises some flags in her mind.]
I am starting to miss you quite a bit more than I expected, when we part. And I forbid you from overthinking that statement. You may only take it as sincere warmth towards you and naught more, as I intend it.
[She's got your number, buddy]
I am starting to miss you quite a bit more than I expected, when we part. And I forbid you from overthinking that statement. You may only take it as sincere warmth towards you and naught more, as I intend it.
[She's got your number, buddy]
[Evict.
Scratched in the blank white space adjacent to the boxes - Akechi can't tell if it works yet. He opts to be the bigger person here and-
Exist.
Scratched under the first word. He is literally the biggest person in the room right now with the smoothest chillest calmest brain of anyone that has ever existed EVER. He takes both comments with a quiet huff, a sip of coffee, and concentrates on the surrounding words to if anything makes sense with their additions.]
I elect to not comment on either of your statements. I'll confirm if your guesses work in a moment. [The pen taps against the counter and-] Perhaps it's two words. I wonder...
[IMPORTANT BUSINESS, THIS CROSSWORD.]
Scratched in the blank white space adjacent to the boxes - Akechi can't tell if it works yet. He opts to be the bigger person here and-
Exist.
Scratched under the first word. He is literally the biggest person in the room right now with the smoothest chillest calmest brain of anyone that has ever existed EVER. He takes both comments with a quiet huff, a sip of coffee, and concentrates on the surrounding words to if anything makes sense with their additions.]
I elect to not comment on either of your statements. I'll confirm if your guesses work in a moment. [The pen taps against the counter and-] Perhaps it's two words. I wonder...
[IMPORTANT BUSINESS, THIS CROSSWORD.]
[ Called out before he could even take the first baby step toward overthinking! Incredible. The faintest blush rises in Maruki's cheeks, both at her kiss and at her words – he'll never get used to it, being sought after when he's away. He never wants to get used to it. The novelty stuns him every time. ]
Hah, that makes two of us...
[ He smiles at Venat, more than a little poleaxed by the admission, brings his hand up to thumb fondly at her cheek before separating and handing off her thermos. They can head toward the hiking path, but he's slipping his hand in hers as soon as they're on their way. ]
We could stand to part less often, if that's the case. You know that I always want more of you. Stay with me any time.
[ He knows nothing other than how to be earnest. It's a disease. ]
Hah, that makes two of us...
[ He smiles at Venat, more than a little poleaxed by the admission, brings his hand up to thumb fondly at her cheek before separating and handing off her thermos. They can head toward the hiking path, but he's slipping his hand in hers as soon as they're on their way. ]
We could stand to part less often, if that's the case. You know that I always want more of you. Stay with me any time.
[ He knows nothing other than how to be earnest. It's a disease. ]
[ Both of their faux-guesses make Maruki laugh, quiet but entirely genuine. Something deep in his chest warms and mourns at the same time; in its own strange way, this is likely as close as he'll ever get to some distant, ancient dream of home and family. He decided long ago that it wouldn't ever be for him, but– maybe, in some false reality, some facsimile of it can briefly exist.
Doesn't matter. He's busy putting the finishing touches on a simple cucumber and radish salad, hunting around for his rice vinegar as he speaks. ]
Two words? I can't begin to guess...
[ What a poor showing on his part. This is like scow all over again.
Then, to Venat, in between opening and closing cabinet after cabinet: ]
Is it a real clue, or has he invented an impossible one to make us look bad?
Doesn't matter. He's busy putting the finishing touches on a simple cucumber and radish salad, hunting around for his rice vinegar as he speaks. ]
Two words? I can't begin to guess...
[ What a poor showing on his part. This is like scow all over again.
Then, to Venat, in between opening and closing cabinet after cabinet: ]
Is it a real clue, or has he invented an impossible one to make us look bad?
Had he done so, we'd not need to ask. Clues such as this may vex me, owing to the differences in speech between you two and myself, so I've no intent of promising answers to all.
[Possibly putting it mildly; the differences truly stand out at times, and she has on occasion wondered what lies beneath the divergence in pattern and words.]
For all we're aware, the writer is thinking of a word unbeknownst to any of us.
[Possibly putting it mildly; the differences truly stand out at times, and she has on occasion wondered what lies beneath the divergence in pattern and words.]
For all we're aware, the writer is thinking of a word unbeknownst to any of us.
So I do, and so I shall. Though perhaps making a home together on a permanent basis meets some difficulty in the form of peace with your current housemates.
[Frequent visits, frequent presence, those are a different matter than actual residence. But that's not a matter for the here and now. Hand in hand, turning towards the path, she regards him from the corner of eyes with eternal warmth and gentle concern.]
But later to that. Am I wrong to think something more lies beneath this than a simple desire for my companionship? Not that such a desire would not be reason enough.
[Frequent visits, frequent presence, those are a different matter than actual residence. But that's not a matter for the here and now. Hand in hand, turning towards the path, she regards him from the corner of eyes with eternal warmth and gentle concern.]
But later to that. Am I wrong to think something more lies beneath this than a simple desire for my companionship? Not that such a desire would not be reason enough.
[FIRST OF ALL:]
Why would I make up a clue for a crossword puzzle? That's idiotic. Don't imply I'm a liar because you can't figure out a simple word.
[SECONDLY - Venat's not wrong. Loathe as he is to admit it. The crossword isn't from Japan judging by most of the clues. Who's to say it's not from a completely different world entirely, with a whole other structure behind its language? It's impossible to know for certain.]
Perhaps the library has more dictionaries - I'll have to look. With enough effort, I could likely narrow it down and figure it out. Though I'll start with the one in my room.
[Yeah SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PLAN FOR TODAY. BUSY BUSY DAY of reading the dictionary]
When I find the solution, I'll let you both know.
Why would I make up a clue for a crossword puzzle? That's idiotic. Don't imply I'm a liar because you can't figure out a simple word.
[SECONDLY - Venat's not wrong. Loathe as he is to admit it. The crossword isn't from Japan judging by most of the clues. Who's to say it's not from a completely different world entirely, with a whole other structure behind its language? It's impossible to know for certain.]
Perhaps the library has more dictionaries - I'll have to look. With enough effort, I could likely narrow it down and figure it out. Though I'll start with the one in my room.
[Yeah SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PLAN FOR TODAY. BUSY BUSY DAY of reading the dictionary]
When I find the solution, I'll let you both know.
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