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crisantemo: (train your soul)

[personal profile] crisantemo 2025-03-09 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
i don't mean to i'm just. not used to this kind of uh

attention

but i do believe you


[ Right. Over his heart. This is fine she can do that- ]

okay i'll make sure to put my hand

right there



i'm going to stop here before i embarrass myself even more
crisantemo: (i don't surrender)

[personal profile] crisantemo 2025-03-10 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sylus have mercy.... ]

i have a feeling that's going to happen if you keep saying stuff like this...

holding hands? alright fine

we can do that. i'm sure i'll get used to it


[ She's going to get flustered if it happens. ]
crisantemo: (i'm not giving up i'm trying)

[personal profile] crisantemo 2025-03-11 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
that i need to remember to be embarrassed in front of you, for starters

yes i am! the next time i see you i'm holding your hand
crisantemo: (please raise their hands)

[personal profile] crisantemo 2025-03-26 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Not the [redacted] tracker... I've seen those articles... ]

i promise i'll be there soon!



[ She is a lady of her word, so she arrives in quick time; at this point she knows where to go and swiftly makes her way to the door after parking her bike nearby. Though her attempts to continue are hindered, since it's still locked and her usual methods aren't working... ]

Huh, why is it not-

[ Oh there's the sound of the door unlocking. To her voice. Why did it do that.

She'll sloooowly poke her head in now, still puzzling out what just happened there. ]


... Sylus?

[ She's gonna ask. ]
crisantemo: (heart made of glass)

[personal profile] crisantemo 2025-04-01 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's a parallel that isn't lost on her either, though she tries to not let herself dwell on it too much. Overthinking is her greatest weakness, and it's already worked against her quite a bit today.

So she pushes back her wondering about the door and her voice, for now at least, and steps further inside as his hand extends towards her. Even how she tilts her head at him is birdlike, and she huffs a little as she steps in fully; letting the door close behind her and officially sealing her fate. Which she doubts is anywhere near as perilous as Sylus is joking it to be. ]


Are you saying I should be worried about you? [ She's already proclaimed her trust in him and, joke or not, there's no taking that back now.

...

... Her mind drifts back to their conversation, about holding hands, and her eyes flicker back to the one extended out towards her. There's a second of hesitation, a quiet gauging of is it okay for me to do this and then her hand reaches for his once she takes one more step closer. It's a cautious touch, still feeling for his reaction, but it's there all the same. ]


I was more curious about how the door responded to my voice.
crisantemo: (we never had enough)

[personal profile] crisantemo 2025-04-07 12:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Even with how cautious she may act, or how flustered he makes her, there's never truly been any fear. Sylus is familiar in a way very few are, and if he's attempting to close that distance between them - something she had kept up, believing otherwise - then...

Then she can try. It's why she moves easily with him as he pull her in, that tension melting off her more by the second; quiet caution replaced by a soft curiosity, her eyes drifting down to their hands as his thumb brushes over her skin. He says she should know the answer and so, with warmth filling her cheeks again, she hums softly in agreement. ]


... Mm, you're right, I do.

[ Her fingers squeeze around his for a moment, warm and gentle, before there's a huff at his comment on her being chatty. ]

Well, Mephisto is easy to talk to. [ Now her cheeks are burning up even more now, as much as she tries to retain her composure. This is fine, she can handle this. ]

Though why my voice? I didn't think you liked listening to me that much.
crisantemo: (i don't surrender)

[personal profile] crisantemo 2025-04-08 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... It's probably dangerous how her first thought when she sees him smile is how she would like to see that more. Yet, she doesn't let herself push it aside to ignore either. If she's able to make Sylus smile like that, then she would like to keep doing so.

Though for now, she finds herself flushing all over again as he brings her hand closer - the warmth of his breath against her skin causing her own to catch. There's an unconscious twitch of her hand, but there's no movement to pull away; only a faint pout as she tries to ignore the burn along her cheeks. ]


He's less likely to make me flustered when we talk. [ She isn't confirming or denying though. ]

I see you aren't worried about me abusing that and walking in anytime. [ It feels like he might encourage that, honestly. ] And if I didn't want to listen to your voice, I wouldn't be here.

[ ...

... ]
A-anyway. There was also a spirit problem, right?
crisantemo: (i'm not giving up i'm trying)

[personal profile] crisantemo 2025-04-11 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
And here I thought you liked seeing me flustered...

[ Even with her cheeks reddening further, she can still manage a slight tease back. And while she stubbornly tries to ignore the heat along her skin, she still unconsciously leans into his touch as he tucks her hair back. ]

Ah... I guess I should make non-work visits more often then. [ Even if her tone is light, she does mean this. It's still a little daunting but... The warmth of his hand around hers, his fingers brushing against her skin, helps to reassure her.

Before she then huffs, taking a step forward and gently tugging on his hand to follow. ]


Yes, yes, let's go deal with this spirit.

[ If her fingers shift to lace through his, it's only to better allow her to lead him along the hallway. That's totally her reasoning. She's been here enough times to get a good idea of the layout, so lets see if she can detect this wayward spirit. ]

... They have't tried to hurt you, have they?

[ She knows even if they did, he would heal within seconds. But she still worries. ]
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[personal profile] crisantemo 2025-04-12 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course I'm concerned.

[ His forearm brushes against hers, and she lets her arm gently bump against his in return - before she wouldn't have dared to get this close, unwilling to let anything breach past the guard she put up, but now she thinks it's okay to be a little... well, greedy. Especially since this seems to be okay, that he seems to want the same as well.

And so she lets her concern seep through a little more than usual; brows furrowing as she fixes a frown in his direction. Ghosts, especially the restless sort, tend to be violent but it has been popping up a bit more recently... It could potentially be the protocores, an abundance of energy like that was sure to attract a few and was sure to agitate them in the process. ]


... Though I have a feeling if I asked you to hang back while I dealt with it, you wouldn't listen to me.
crisantemo: (where the weapon and the world divide)

dw said chest touch too scandalous

[personal profile] crisantemo 2025-04-13 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The chuckle gets a little tilt of her head, very much a bird hearing something curious, yet she doesn't question further once her attention is drawn to the mist. She has always been a little curious about his powers, but more things for later - the path forward is open, and she regards the inside of the armory with a cursory glance. ]

I think I could. Maybe we should try sometime.

[ "Sometime", she says, as if there wasn't the immediate urge to reach out after her brought her hand to his chest for that brief moment. But there's work to do, and she's nothing but diligent. Hand holding and chest touching can come later -

The first thing she notices is that it's dark, unnaturally so. This goes beyond lights simply not working, but all that does is have her blink for a few moments as her vision adjusts itself. Luckily her night vision is far above average, but she still navigates carefully lest she bump into anything - she's loathed to think of the price tag of whatever is in here. ]


Has the spirit tried to leave this room at all?

[ Lapis wouldn't be surprised if that answer was a no; it does seem to be drawn to the protocores after all. ]
crisantemo: (nothing but flames)

[personal profile] crisantemo 2025-04-14 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's a very important part of the schedule.

But first: ghost busting. His answer gets a tilt of her head, the faint glow of her eyes in the dark making it clear that her attention is back on him. Even then, there's still a wariness to her; a guard that doesn't falter even when her focus shifts. ]


I hope that's not me you're talking about - [ There's a shriek, sharp and piercing, as a blur of something tries to aim itself towards Lapis. Tries to, as it's rebuffed by a wash of dark sky and stars - as if a piece of the nightsky was plucked out and placed between her and the spirit. The rebuff pulls another echoing cry as it's stunned, and now she can get a good look at it; it moves and twitches in ways that don't make sense, jagged in ways that makes it hard to pinpoint what shape it should be.

It's more than a little concerning, and the starry barrier between them diffuses into nothing as she reaches out. The jagged edges catch the fabric of her jacket, leaving cuts along her hand before it flinches back - scattered cries filling the air again. ]


... It seems like it's been corrupted.
crisantemo: (denying what i feel)

[personal profile] crisantemo 2025-04-17 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's a blink when her hand is taken into his, brows raising in question as she peers back up at him. Considering she's usually on her own, the frontlines is always what she defaulted to - especially since Sylus isn't the only one here with a speedy recovery time, the cuts on her hands already knitting themselves together. But she doesn't cause a fuss; seemingly placated by the warmth of his hand around hers. ]

Considering they're human, or supposed to be, the extent of this corruption is concerning.

[ Have they become similar to Wanderers, now? Maybe this is a result of too much exposure to the Protocores... All theories she can't really investigate further at the moment.

But there is one idea and, while there is a moment of hesitation, it's wiped away when she notices how he looks at her. If he's looking to her, then she can let herself rely on him - her fingers squeezing around his hand as she motions her head towards the spirit, which is starting to regain its wits. ]


Are you able to... contain it, or at least grab onto it somehow? I need it to stay still so I can take a closer look.

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