[catchall] Aqua

[sixillusions]

I know(?) this isn't dark aqua but still

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[keeper]

[ ALKSJDLKFJAS SHE CAN START THE CONVERSATION!!

but first we recreate that one scene in dgm where lenalee meditates with kanda. aqua seats herself quietly albeit a respectful distance away from him. (since she doesn't actually really know him like lenalee does.)

and!! a pretty decent amount of time passes, before she finally speaks up. ]

...It's a nice spot.

[ what did he do to his hair... did he get his head dunked in a barrel of old grape juice ]

[sixillusions]

[Yeah he went Diluc diving

No he just washed his hair with soap. He's too nerfed to fix it :(

He doesn't seem to mind her company, though; actually, though it's impossible to tell with the Ice Queen over here, this elevates his opinion of her. People who can be calm and quiet...]

It's quieter than downstream.

[Where presumably people are bathing or. Idk. Catching leeches. Filling buckets for shenanigans.]

[keeper]

[ i'm still dying over diluc diving

also i hope kanda and ashlyn are besties... their mutual aversion to noise...

she smiles a little. ]

...I don't know that anywhere completely silent exists, here.

[ even empty buildings are always carrying strange noises at any given hour. ]

Do you find it helps to be alone...?

[ she can't exactly relate, but she tries to understand anyway. ]

[sixillusions]

[The introvert-friendshipper divide this game is so funny

He glances at her.]

Helps what? [The answer is probably the same regardless, but he's not sure if she means meditating specifically, or just. In general in life]

[keeper]

[ IT REALLY IS SO FUNNY ]

Keep your mind clear. [ she does mean the meditation. she's probably done plenty herself before, jedi expy that she is. ] You're a swordsman, aren't you?

[sixillusions]

[NOT JEDI EXPY HELOFKJHKG

But, ah. He nods.]

Yes. [In answer to both her questions]

[keeper]

[ she nods, too. ]

May your heart stay unclouded as well. ...It seems we'll be here for awhile.

[ they'll need their wits about them. she doesn't have to loiter around him too long if it seems like there isn't really anything he wants to say to her, but she does want to at least properly introduce herself. ]

—Ah, I don't think I caught your name last time. I'm Aqua. May I ask yours?

[ (she probably already knows, she's been to the bulletin board a few times. but... she will be polite.) ]

[sixillusions]

[Oh. He... appreciates that, actually--the way it reminds him of someone else important, even if he wouldn't admit to that. He doesn't soften, exactly, because he's still. Y'know. Himself--but he does seem calm, much more than he normally is, at least in public. He even dips his head slightly in acknowledgment.]

Kanda. [...] I heard they said two months.

[keeper]

[ kanda... it really is like befriending a stray cat... 🥺 ]

Two months... I guess it isn't the longest amount of time to wait.

[ some ink appears on her arms, forming over her sleeves: There's no way back.

she ignores it. ]

...Not the longest amount of time to break a complex spell, either, but we'll have to manage.

[sixillusions]

[Yeah!!

Kanda also ignores her ink, beyond a brief glance when it appears. Not important!! What's important is:]

You know spellwork?

[keeper]

Yes, I'm a mage. ...Usually, anyway.

[ nerfed... ]

A fighter as well, if you'd ever like to spar. I'd have to get my hands on a suitable weapon first, though.

[ sparring cr with pixi... 2!!!!!! ]

[sixillusions]

[SPARRING CR IS TRULY ALWAYS THE KEY TO MY CHARACTERS' HEARTS. Except Kaveh I guess but you don't need a key for that

He thinks for a moment.]

Can you fight hand-to-hand?

[keeper]

[ SWEET KAVEH... ]

I don't favor it, but I could use the practice.

[ especially in a place like this. ]

[sixillusions]

[He thinks for a little longer, then nods.]

Either one is fine.

[She has permission to find him if she wants to spar... congrats aqua!!!]

[keeper]

[ SCORE FOR OMO!! ]

All right. Until I can find something else to use, hand-to-hand it is.

When do we start?

[ we can handwave whatever ofc, YAY CONGRATS ME!!!!! ]

[sixillusions]

Tonight, or tomorrow morning. I train every day.

[So he will be here!! AND YEAH WE CAN HANDWAVE HEHE frees us from this thread so we have more strength to beat up yuul]