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[So, a while after All That goes down, Natalie is going through her normal routine of just kind of aimlessly wandering around the bus. Not aimless enough, fortunately, that she's not paying any attention. That's the only reason she stops before she accidentally steps on or trips over Lili when she comes across the other girl just laying on the floor.]
...You're going to cause the first casualty when someone falls over you.
...You're going to cause the first casualty when someone falls over you.
[she's just wrapped in a blanket because lili is a fucking
idiot
at least she's on the third floor where there's a little more room]
It's not like I want to die but I definitely don't want to be here anymore?
idiot
at least she's on the third floor where there's a little more room]
It's not like I want to die but I definitely don't want to be here anymore?
[sometime after lili shakes down the npcs - she's coming into the cabin with. stuff. so much stuff. she deposits a full rollable futon on the floor along with a blanket, a pillow, and then she's got a coil of rope around her shoulder
and to natalie:]
I was able to procure a hairbrush, so just clean up after yourself and we can both use it.
[cleanliness, babey]
and to natalie:]
I was able to procure a hairbrush, so just clean up after yourself and we can both use it.
[cleanliness, babey]
Oh - are you sure?
[She looks surprised by the offer, not only because of the normal 'why are people being nice to me' reasons, but also... Her hair is so bushy. It is untameable.]
Fair warning, I've definitely broken hairbrushes before...
[#thick hair problems]
[She looks surprised by the offer, not only because of the normal 'why are people being nice to me' reasons, but also... Her hair is so bushy. It is untameable.]
Fair warning, I've definitely broken hairbrushes before...
[#thick hair problems]
[She nods.]
That's the plan. [As she glances at the futon:] I'm guessing you're heading out?
That's the plan. [As she glances at the futon:] I'm guessing you're heading out?
[After hearing the announcement, she heads back into the cabin, unsure of what to do just yet. As she sees Lili come in, though... She isn't the best at expressing these kinds of feelings, but her expression is one of sympathy anyways. She remembers hearing Lili say that Tsurumaru was a friend.]
Hey, um... [A sigh.] You know, just - sorry.
Hey, um... [A sigh.] You know, just - sorry.
[She heads back to the cabin not long after the execution finishes, incredibly angry. There's a lot on her mind, but it fades as she sees Lili and falters. She can't quite find a way to voice the concern she's feeling, so she stays silent for a few moments as she glances from her to the floor, before:]
Hey. Are you, uh... [Of course she's not okay.] Um, how are you - doing?
Hey. Are you, uh... [Of course she's not okay.] Um, how are you - doing?
[It's wet enough outside that once the meeting is over, she's heading straight back to the cabin. As she notices Lili, though:]
Hey. Are you, uh...
[Is she okay, basically. That sure was a lot!]
Hey. Are you, uh...
[Is she okay, basically. That sure was a lot!]
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... I knew partially about it beforehand. I'll admit it to anyone who asks. I thought it would incite more panic and harm if it became well-known.
[she's way too fucking honest.]
But it's there now and I suppose... it is better this way, if everyone at least is willing to rebel all at once.
[even though she admittedly incited part of that herself. it still felt a little weird, not outright admitting she was aware.]
... I knew partially about it beforehand. I'll admit it to anyone who asks. I thought it would incite more panic and harm if it became well-known.
[she's way too fucking honest.]
But it's there now and I suppose... it is better this way, if everyone at least is willing to rebel all at once.
[even though she admittedly incited part of that herself. it still felt a little weird, not outright admitting she was aware.]
[From here!
She shrugs, glancing down at the stairs.]
Don't you think that... it hurts more to lose something, the more you care about it?
She shrugs, glancing down at the stairs.]
Don't you think that... it hurts more to lose something, the more you care about it?
[A while after Lili returns from her adventure, Natalie is looking for her! When she finds her near the bonfire:]
Hey. Someone checked you out, right?
Hey. Someone checked you out, right?
[she's covered up in a blanket and mostly seems to be focused on drying off properly before curfew, speeding up the process as much as she can]
Yes, I've been fussed over.
Physically, I'm fine - maybe I'm still too angry to feel it. But I've also been through worse than this.
[slave camp....]
Yes, I've been fussed over.
Physically, I'm fine - maybe I'm still too angry to feel it. But I've also been through worse than this.
[slave camp....]
[what's up natalie, hope you're enjoying deer cabin because lili is coming back and
honestly just crumpling by the door, wincing openly once the door's closed and she's just going to wave a hand immediately - ]
Before you ask, I'm fine. Just... ow.
honestly just crumpling by the door, wincing openly once the door's closed and she's just going to wave a hand immediately - ]
Before you ask, I'm fine. Just... ow.
[By the time Lili waves her hand and speaks, Natalie is already halfway across the room to try and help her up, though she freezes in place when she hears what the other girl says.]
...Still the shark bite, or did something else happen?
[Either way, she looks fairly concerned.]
...Still the shark bite, or did something else happen?
[Either way, she looks fairly concerned.]
[After a moment, she shrugs.]
I'm more a coffee person, but - thanks.
[Another beat, and:]
You, uh... You okay?
I'm more a coffee person, but - thanks.
[Another beat, and:]
You, uh... You okay?
[It wasn't hard to see how unnerved Lili was by the execution - so, even though Natalie isn't the best at offering support or comfort, she's still looking around for the other girl afterwards. When she sees her...]
Hey. [...] That was sure something, huh?
Hey. [...] That was sure something, huh?
[she's lingering in the garden, hanging out by the gazebo even as she has one of the generic bunnies in her lap, as if having something small and soft will be enough to calm her down
she looks up when natalie approaches her and manages a soft huff.]
... It was contemptible for a number of reasons.
[fuck ogata, lili doesn't care what everyone else was saying]
Are you alright?
she looks up when natalie approaches her and manages a soft huff.]
... It was contemptible for a number of reasons.
[fuck ogata, lili doesn't care what everyone else was saying]
Are you alright?
[what's up natalie!! well first lili has a costume change and is now in this dress and started wearing a necklace she didn't have the week before.
but she's at the petting zoo anyway, holding out food for them from a plate of veggies that she's brought along. when she notices natalie, she waves her down]
Knock out a task with me?
but she's at the petting zoo anyway, holding out food for them from a plate of veggies that she's brought along. when she notices natalie, she waves her down]
Knock out a task with me?
[She's been looking around for Lili this morning, and when she sees her... She nods, first, to the question, but.]
Sure, but I need to tell you something, too.
Sure, but I need to tell you something, too.
[It's fairly late at night, after the party has ended. Well, ended and then some, honestly, because Natalie isn't coming back at the same time everyone else does. It's probably a little while after Lili has time to get back to the cabin that she comes in herself.
That means she's assuming the other girl is already sleeping, so she just kind of leans against the door for a few seconds after she closes it. She's slipping her eyes closed as well and - smiling? She's blushing a little bit, too. Wild. Please drag her.]
That means she's assuming the other girl is already sleeping, so she just kind of leans against the door for a few seconds after she closes it. She's slipping her eyes closed as well and - smiling? She's blushing a little bit, too. Wild. Please drag her.]
[It's a fun and happy Wednesday afternoon! Except maybe not, because whenever Lili comes into the cabin, she'll see Natalie sitting on her bunk, looking at the ground. While that might not be unusual in itself, she might notice that it seems like she's - shaking, a little bit? And her gaze is unusually intent on the ground, as if there's something strange about it.
She glances Lili's way when she enters, though, tilting her head.]
...Lili?
She glances Lili's way when she enters, though, tilting her head.]
...Lili?
[by evening, lili is just going to be making herself a pot of tea, bringing it out to the mess hall so that she can sit down and have a drink. when she heads out, she notices natalie and just hums]
Guess it's good I got another cup.
[people keep coming up to talk to her today, but she'll sit down and gesture for natalie to do the same]
Here.
Guess it's good I got another cup.
[people keep coming up to talk to her today, but she'll sit down and gesture for natalie to do the same]
Here.
[She takes a seat as Lili beckons, but as she does...]
Did something happen between you and Belph?
Did something happen between you and Belph?
[She's going around to check on people as normal, and when she sees Lili in the garden, she pauses. She nearly cracks a very weak joke, but she knows Lili doesn't take well to flippancy in times like these.]
...We really need to work on our track record.
...We really need to work on our track record.
[After checking out the new areas, she's heading towards the gardens. The new clothing store means that she's exchanged her old outfit for a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. As she sees Lili, she halts - it's clear enough something strange is going on, so she halts instinctively, glancing away.]
...Something weird is going on this week.
...Something weird is going on this week.
[everyone fucking traded their outfits for jeans and a t-shirt, lili has straight up gone fashion model and this should surprise no one. but she'll look up, interrupted from her thoughts when natalie is coming up to her]
Stranger than normal? Are you sure?
Stranger than normal? Are you sure?
[it's fucking snow pc time, binch!! lili actually hasn't been in deer cabin all that much this past week? it's fine. but she's going to be grabbing her blanket right off of her bed and moving to drape it around her shoulders and take it outside when she runs into natalie - ]
Oh!
[sometimes a binch is cold]
Oh!
[sometimes a binch is cold]
[She glances towards her, tilting her head.]
...You know there are coats in the clothing store, right?
...You know there are coats in the clothing store, right?
[she looks for answers first.
and then she looks for natalie near immediately. she comes back into the cabin and the truth is that lili doesn't know what to say. she'll never know what to say.
but she has to be here for her. she has to.]
Natalie...!
[how painful must this be?]
and then she looks for natalie near immediately. she comes back into the cabin and the truth is that lili doesn't know what to say. she'll never know what to say.
but she has to be here for her. she has to.]
Natalie...!
[how painful must this be?]
[Lili is... one of the few people she's comfortable being some measure of vulnerable around right now. So, when Lili hurries into the cabin and Natalie looks towards her, for once, she doesn't make an attempt to hide the flow of tears. She's laying on her bed, laying on the side that faces the wall, and after a moment she turns carefully to face her with a wince.
She doesn't say anything, though. She doesn't know what to say about this.]
She doesn't say anything, though. She doesn't know what to say about this.]
[By now, she's mostly just... tired. And still angry, but not at Lili.]
...It's okay. We found who did it, that's the most important part.
...It's okay. We found who did it, that's the most important part.
[It's midday on Tuesday that Natalie heads towards the entertainment room. Normally, Black Shadows provides tasks that are easy enough, but this week... It's a little bit more complicated for obvious reasons. That's why she's asked Lili to come with her. She's still cautious as she opens the door, looking inside at the mess.]
So... Where do you want to start? You can hand me cords and I can, like, untangle them.
So... Where do you want to start? You can hand me cords and I can, like, untangle them.
[she nods!!!!!!!]
Yeah, let's do that - go sit on a chair?
[she says this but she's also going to help natalie head over - lili has actually been avoiding touching people as much as possible this week but as she heads over]
... I'm going to touch you though - so just... endure it for a bit. I think my feelings can be overwhelming so...
Yeah, let's do that - go sit on a chair?
[she says this but she's also going to help natalie head over - lili has actually been avoiding touching people as much as possible this week but as she heads over]
... I'm going to touch you though - so just... endure it for a bit. I think my feelings can be overwhelming so...
[Natalie hasn't been back to the deer cabin in a few days, but she's looking around for Lili on Friday, and the search brings her there. As she sees the other girl, she frowns, before immediately—]
Are you alright? Is there anything I can do to help you?
Are you alright? Is there anything I can do to help you?
[great question
because lili's be trying to bandage herself up in the middle of deer cabin, because she has a very new, very angry, very prominent wound on her sternum. it looks like a cut, and it's just barely stopped bleeding.]
Seen anyone else bleeding today?
[haha!
her eyes are red, but by god does she sound.... furious.]
because lili's be trying to bandage herself up in the middle of deer cabin, because she has a very new, very angry, very prominent wound on her sternum. it looks like a cut, and it's just barely stopped bleeding.]
Seen anyone else bleeding today?
[haha!
her eyes are red, but by god does she sound.... furious.]
[After all that... She's looking around for Lili again, and she pauses when she sees her near the bonfire, hobbling over.]
...Hey. How are you, um, feeling?
...Hey. How are you, um, feeling?
[She's looking around for Lili once again a few hours later, pausing when she sees her in the garden.]
Hey. Good news, we don't have to look for the answer item. [...] Well, we do, but we got the answer we were looking for without it.
Hey. Good news, we don't have to look for the answer item. [...] Well, we do, but we got the answer we were looking for without it.
[oh god injuries.
that said.... lili is not letting hers stop her? she should, but she isn't. so you know what's happening - she's probably going to actually knock her shoulder against a the doorframe on her way out of the library. depth perception.
it's fine]
Ow.
[though at least she sounds more annoyed that pained?]
that said.... lili is not letting hers stop her? she should, but she isn't. so you know what's happening - she's probably going to actually knock her shoulder against a the doorframe on her way out of the library. depth perception.
it's fine]
Ow.
[though at least she sounds more annoyed that pained?]
[And Natalie is... making her very slow way towards the library as this happens. Using a wheelchair with one arm is a Challenge, so it's taking her much longer to get here than she would like, but she's within viewing distance when Lili happens to hit her shoulder.]
—Are you okay?
[Like. In general, not just her shoulder.]
—Are you okay?
[Like. In general, not just her shoulder.]
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