middaeg | [Open] Canon Update & Catch-all!

Who: Crow Armbrust and YOU!!
When: January 4th and thereafter
Where: Mirror House and around Aefenglom
What: Canon Update/Catchall
Warnings: Major spoilers from Trails of Cold Steel 3! Possible themes include death, betrayal, political unrest, mental manipulation, supernatural disasters... I'll update if needed!

I. Mirror House.

[ Crow did not, as a general rule, go to the Mirror House. That's not saying anything against it so much as he just preferred to look forward towards his life in Aefenglom with his friends rather than focusing too hard on a path with no future to it. Feelings get complicated and Crow is allergic to feelings, or at least he doesn't like having his on public display very often. But he'd gone to the mirror house today, almost as if he were compelled to. He didn't stop until he'd reached his own mirror, one that was familiar to him in more intimate ways than any other.

And then he touched it.

He wasn't aware a couple of his friends had been there-- or were perhaps with their own mirrors at this very moment. Either way, his experience was a little different than theirs. For one thing, they were catching up on a few short months-- Crow had nearly a year and a half all at once, flashing vividly behind his eyes in full detail. A life he hadn't expected to keep going, or rather-- to be brought back. Such as it is.

There are physical changes that come for him in a way that the others hadn't really gotten. A year and a half for Crow is enough to grow a little, to fill out just a bit more-- for his hair to grow in length, to become suddenly several shades paler. And at the end of it, Crow lets out a gasp as he finally--

He pulls his hand away from the mirror almost as if he'd been burned. But it only takes a moment of recovery before he's glancing around and then folding his hands behind his head. ]

Well, that's enough time reflecting on things. Heh...!

II. Aefenglom.

[ It's going to be pretty hard for Crow to hide that something's happened when you can take one look at him and tell just by the physical differences that something has. But this is Crow Armbrust and he's very willing to deflect as much as he has to. Of course, maybe you don't really know him-- maybe he doesn't have anything at all to explain. He's more than fine with that, he doesn't really want to talk about it anyway.

After his adventures in the mirror house, you might find Crow eating in a nice spot at a local café, a nice cup of hot chocolate in hand. Or you could find him by the docks, chatting with some of the workers there or else just looking out at the water for a brief moment before moving on. You might even find him wandering around the shopping district, looking for all the world like any other person out to buy whatever it is that's caught their interest. Either way, if you look like you want to talk to him, he'll lift his hand and grin. ]

Hey, what's up?

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Of course, it's nothing really.

[It won't be easy, but if this is what he needs from her, then that's what she's going to do.

Now's probably as good a time as any for her to start focusing on being able to stand on her own.]

[ It is what he needs from her. It's definitely not something he intends to keep up for long but he just had a whole lot dumped into his head all at once and only just got himself back properly at the end of all of it. It's, it's a lot and he needs time to process. Alone. Without having anyone else there meaning well but ultimately not realizing that he can't let it all go if they're... looking at him.

Normally he loves the attention, naturally, but only on his own terms. ]

Not for you, anyway. That's just the kind of person you are.

Please. You make it sound like I’m doing something special.

[Of course Towa wouldn’t look at it like something that she’s done worth any kind of thanks. After all, she’s pretty sure any of them would have done the same for him.]

Just... promise me you’ll come back whenever you’re ready. It doesn’t matter how long— take whatever time you need. Just... remember that we’ll be waiting for you.

[She’s just going to walk ahead a bit now so she doesn’t have to look at him.]

That was never in doubt.

[ Crow can see what she's doing and will keep his pace slow enough to let her continue to do that. ]

I'm done running from you guys. You're home now... and I'll be back sooner or later.

Edited 2020-01-05 09:26 (UTC)

[That immediately makes her stop in her tracks. Today has been a lot. As nice of a distraction as it was, her heart still ached. But this--

You're home now.

Towa places a hand on her chest. This was as sweet a reassurance as any she could have asked for.]

Crow... thank you.

[She'll stop trying to rush ahead and wait for him, so they can walk the rest of the way together.]

It's going to be lonely without you around for a while but... we'll be okay. So just focus on yourself.

[ Crow looks at her and smiles. ]

I know it'll be hard without me around but I do have faith in that. Don't worry, I won't take my time.

Please. I already told you-- take as much time as you need. We're not going to give away your room. [...] We could turn it into a second music room though.

[See? They'll be fine. She'll be fine.]

You'll have to get Fie to pick the lock first.

[ Because of course he locks his room. ]

I’m still a witch right now... I think I could manage.

[Your porn was never safe from the purge.]

If there is so much as a single thing missing from my room when I get back, I'm filling your room with porn.

[ HE'S JUST SAYING. ]

Fine, fine. Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to pass that along to the others.

[Might not stop her from looking through your porn out of curiosity.]

Edited 2020-01-05 23:45 (UTC)

[ He doesn't mind if she looks at the porn, just don't get rid of it! ]

Good! As long as we're all clear on the matter.

Well— here we are.

[Crow’s home away from home. Time to leave the rest up to him. She sets down the bags for him to take with him inside, before she realized one of them was technically hers.]

Oh right— I’ll keep this until you come back.

[Just one last thing before she can let him go.]

...we still have a date on the eighth. I’m not letting you out of that.

[If he asked nicely, she could make it at least a little fun for him and wear the dress.]

[ A date on the-- oh shit. Right. With everything else that had been going on in his head today, he'd forgotten about that. ]

The eighth... I'll be ready for you.

[ One way or the other. ]

Guess it’s a good thing I reminded you.

[She doesn’t mind that he almost forgot. As long as he shows up.]

Sorry the timing ended up being really bad.

[Part of her wishes she could give him more time. But the idea of Crow being in danger scares her more than ever.]

Um... sleep well. I’ll talk to you in a few days.

[One last quick hug before she has to go-!!]

Eh, timing's not your fault. I told you two months and I'm sticking to it.

[ He'll give her a quick squeeze back when she hugs him. ]

I'll see you later!

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