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WHO: Lapis & Others
WHAT: Catch-all log
WHERE: Here, there and everywhere
WHEN: March 2024 and onwards
WARNINGS: Nothing atm, will update as needed

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MARCH

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💀 Jinwoo | Hanami

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[ Of course when there was a chance to look around at all the trees blooming in the city, Lapis would immediately take it. They were beautiful, incredibly so, and so she had little issue with helping out in tracking the rate of blooms around the city. It was a good opportunity to see more of the place too, and then there was a chance to relax after.

Though the thought of eating whale meat cake while surrounded by beautiful flowers... Well, she's commited to the bit by making the thing and now she's here with Jinwoo; at least doing this with someone she knows and rather likes makes this much better. Despite the culinary disaster waiting for them afterwards. However she did not expect two things:

1. For Jinwoo to just literally zoom from spot to spot. Any attempts to rush through the forms got him an (gentle) elbow in the sternum though.
2. For Jinwoo to actually carry her, in his arms, the entire time. At least now the embarrassment has worn off.

Now it's the quest to find a good spot to actually enjoy the season, which she is again leaving to Jinwoo and his zoomies. When he comes to a stop at some point, she takes a few moments to blink and re-orientate herself; hand holding into his shirt to keep herself steady. ]

... Found a good spot yet?

[leveling]

[ Jinwoo and his zoomies is a sentence that will stay with me for a long time if not forever. Sure, they could have walked from one spot to another, but that wouldn't give them much time to relax after finishing the task. After reporting the coordinates of the last spot for today, he dashes to a spot he's noticed but never let the Neo Tokyo Meteorological Agency staff know about it.

When he stops, they're in an alley with cherry blossom trees growing on both sides. It seems that other people either don't know about this place or avoid it for some reason. Jinwoo really hopes it's the former, though. While he doesn't answer right away, he carefully puts Lapis down. ]

Yeah. Do you like it?

[ There's a reason why he chose such a secluded place, but he doesn't bring that up yet. ]

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[ Now whenever you see him move fast in the anime, you'll always think of Jinwoo's zoomies-

Though once he comes to a stop and sets Lapis down, she takes her first proper look - her eyes widening as she takes in the sight of the alley. With the trees blooming on both sides, it really is a beautiful sight... One she's surprised isn't being admired by others. ]

It's lovely... How did you find this?

[ She's going to assume during a run around the city, but she's very pleased with his find either way. It's nice that it's secluded too, crowds can still be a little much for her at times, so she's absolutely going to make the most of this. ]

💀 Jinwoo | White Day

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[ When Lapis is airdropped the chocolates and told to give them out for White Day, she can only be quietly confused - even when the brief is sent to her implant. She wasn't given many boxes, but... Surely she can do something better than just hand these out to people, right? It feels a little insensitive to just shove these onto people to avoid a punishment, but she. Also doesn't want to be on cleaning duty.

...

Her mind drifts to a certain gift given to her a few days ago, and she gets to work. Sometime later in the afternoon, Jinwoo is sent a message by @ luna ]

are you free at the moment

if you aren't make yourself free, i have something to give you! \(￣︶￣*\))

[leveling]

Before I answer, one quick question.
Is it whale meat related?

[ Since he finished his daily workout a few minutes ago, Jinwoo replies from... the shower, no less. ]

It's really convenient that you can take a shower and text someone.

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i swear it's not whale meat related. it is food related but i promise its

[ "It's really convenient that you can take a shower and text someone."

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W h a t. ]

good wow that is really convenient huh

you know you could

have waited

[ He's in the shower right now?!? ]

APRIL

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⚓ Ishmael | Little Mermaid

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[ While they are technically on a mission right now, it's hard to ignore the allure of certain attractions and merchandise, as dilapidated and... well, horrifically dusty they may be. Sure disney magic loses some of its sparkle when covered in fifteen layers of dust, but not all of it!

So while the sweep around the stores hasn't proven fruitful in finding any entrances to secret labs, it sure does hold of wealth of old disney merch. And something in particular catches Lapis' attention, drifting away from the other redhead as she heads over to a set of shelves. ]

Oh, Ishmael! Look at this.

[ She turns around, presenting to the other redhead...

Crab. ]

[wheft]

[ ishmael's busy inspecting the place for... something more fruitful, like traps and bombs to diffuse, or clues on the kaiju lurking in this amusement park's depths.

but lapis's call catches her attention, and she turns around and tilts her head at this-- ]

Er. [ squints at it. ] Is this a crab?

[ a cartoon crab??? ]

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[ Only Disney now, Ishmael. ]

Mmhm, he's Sebastian. [ Because that explains everything. ] He's from a movie I watched a lot as a kid, The Little Mermaid.

[ Here you go, Ishmael, she's giving you Sebastian. Meanwhile she's turning back to the shelves, picking out another plush. some of these things are so nightmareish i stg ]

Have you heard that story before?

🥚 Yuwon | Healing Touch

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[ I'm sorry all I really know about him is e g g-

What starts as one gecko becomes two. Then four, then six and the numbers swell until the park is swarming with the things, electricity sparking and lights and rides coming to life explosively. Injuries were to be expected, especially with how damn bitey these things could be, so Lapis would like to think all the crap she went through after that healing touch surgery was worth it.

(No the hallucinations still sucked, but at least that's not an issue anymore.)

She's reaching the point where she's getting tired of these little lizards though; both her plugsuit and scythe are splattered with the blood of them, and she knows the static is messing with her hair. But it's when she spots someone else in the fray, whether only slightly or a lot injured, that she stops cleaving down the masses as she approaches. ]

Hey, are you alright?

[yuwon]

[ i'm crying, you are valid...

it's not a lie to state that these creatures were definitely bitey. being conscious of his current limitations, he did have the tendency to underperform to some degree; never quite pushing out the full force of his efforts, if just believing it wasn't actually required of him in the present. it's not so much slacking, as he is trying different methods and seeing which one if the most effective. unfortunately for him, when he's in the midst of the a horde of them, it's definitely harder to maintain this. while he's stabbed into the mouth of one of the yamadenki, it's clear, it's also taken a bite of his arm before it died.

he sees a splotch of color that catches his attention momentarily, then a voice that comes attached. so someone else was here? he shakes off the teeth of the gecko, before shaking his own blood, as well as the blue blood of the yamadenki off himself and his blade before answering. ] Yeah, I'm fine.

[ he looks back at her briefly, as if returning the question. ]

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[ He is the egg man.........

Any more yamadenki that try to swarm towards her are taken out with a swift slash of her scythe, but her focus is mainly on Yuwon. Specifically, the injury on his arm. The wound doesn't seem serious, but it's still enough to prompt her to close the remaining distance - her gaze meeting his for that brief moment. ]

Good, but let me see your arm. [ Aka "she's fine." ] I have that... healing touch thing, so I should be able to heal this.

[ Please kindly hand the limb over sir. ]

💀 Jinwoo | Post Guys Night

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[ While Jinwoo is away enjoying toxic masculinity for the night, Lapis has been left in charge of the shadow soldiers... Which mostly consisted of playing movies for Tank and Iron, while quietly braiding Igris' hair... tuff... thing. He seemed happy enough to let her do that anyway, especially since Sylvia was too embarrassed to do anything besides hide behind her.

At least Lapis can rest reassured that her own budding crush isn't as obvious as her summons...

But a familiar presence catches her attention, her head perking up as a certain someone approaches the door - ]

Doors open! [ - And when Jinwoo steps in, she gives him a soft smile. ]

How was it, you look... [ Pause. ] Tired.

[leveling]

You can tell... it was an experience.

[ He tried not to let it show on his face, but tried is the keyword. Trying is very close to tiring, anyway. ]

Thank you for looking after them. [ While his shadow soldiers never caused needless uproar, Jinwoo didn't want to take them to a party in case someone could sense their presence. ] I hope they weren't a handful—

[ His eyes lay on the Ignis and his new braid. ]

I like your new look, Ignis.

[ Ignis wouldn't be himself if he didn't drop to one knee and embarrass Jinwoo. ]

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[ Trying is tiring, she understands. ]

Of course not, they were very well behaved. [ Iron and Tank wanted attention at some points, but she's always more than happy to dote on them. And she can't help but chuckle softly as Igris proceeds to just drop down to one knee, a gallant knight as always. She swears she can hear Sylvia swooning somewhere. ]

I think he suits it very well. [ She even tied off the braid with a nice little black bow.

But her focus goes to Jinwoo, watching him for a moment, before shifting over to reach for his hand - tugging him towards the bed. ]

Lay down with me and tell me how it went. [ Snuggling will make everything better. ]

💀 Jinwoo | Bunny Suit

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[ It's one of the rare days where Lapis has opted to visit Jinwoo's room, deciding to spend some time with him there after some training earlier that morning (her "friend" has finally started to get less ornery around people in general) and it's then the pop-up for the upgrade appears. If it's an upgrade for the style chip, then she should have better options for outfits...

Except it takes so long for the thing to download and her vision ends up obscured by the window. So she mostly spent the time talking to Jinwoo as she waited for this thing to finish, perking up when it finally reaches 99%. ]

Okay, I think this is finally almost done... It's been almost an hour of this.

[ And once the download is done surely nothing will happen - ]

[leveling]

I wonder how it works exactly...

[ Where it downloads the outfit data from? Why is it taking so long? What kind of outfits will Lapis get access to? So many questions, and so few answers. With no System here, Jinwoo doesn't get his share of figuring out how things work, apparently. ]

If you want, I can go out for a while if you want to pick an outfit.

[ Listen, he might not be able to see any bare skin when she's swapping through style chip outfits, but it still feels somewhat wrong. ]

JUNE

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💀 Jinwoo | Memshare

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[ Lapis doesn't tend to dream often, and she's honestly very grateful for that considering how when she does dream it's about events past. Such as now.

It's a memory of her home, of one very vital conversation with her grandmother - something that just occurred before she arrived in Neo Tokyo. It's strange finding herself on the outside looking in, watching as her... past self paces, in what seems to be extravagent lounge of some kind. While there's nothing in sight, the presence of spirits and demons hangs heavy in the room; not invading, but simply a part of it. They've lived there for as long as she can remember, after all. It's enough to make a room that should be bright awfully... gloomy, a darkness lingering over everything.

But there is something out of place. The sight of Jinwoo also within the room gets her to freeze, and she reaches over to grab at his shirt sleeve - almost as if to test if he's actually there. ]

How are you... [ Better not question it. Maybe this is all part of the dream? But she doesn't want him to see this... ]

... I never had a chance to show you my home, huh.

[leveling]

[ If Lapis hoped that her hand would go right through his body when she reached out to grab his shirt, she might feel disappointed. ]

You didn’t. [ Jinwoo’s point of interest isn’t the extravagant furniture but rather the spirits and demons roaming around freely without a care in the world. ] But we aren’t here for a tour right now, are we?

[ His eyes shift to who he assumes is Lapis’ grandmother. ]

Should I…?

[ Leave is what he’s meaning to say. If Lapis doesn’t want him to overheat anything, Jinwoo sees nothing wrong with that. ]

JULY

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💀 Jinwoo | Sick Day

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[ It started with a headache the moment they came through the portals back to Neo Tokyo; a sudden, splitting pain starting at her temples and branching behind her eyes. Considering Lapis had been totally fine going through the data portals before, mild nausea aside, it was a little surprising. Maybe she was just drained from the whole Vegas worm fiasco?

Except it only got worse, and as much as Lapis tried to power through it and act like nothing was wrong, she was basically a lump by the end of the day. Her throat hurt a little too, maybe she could sleep this off...

The next day she is miserable. Didn't she tell Jinwoo that she hadn't gotten sick in years? She's just going to sit on the edge of the bed and.... try to move. She's not sick, she's absolutely not sick, the world will stop spinning in a moment. ]

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[ After Vegas, it feels strange to sleep back in his room—even if he summons his soldiers, it feels terribly empty for some reason. Lapis said that he can come over anytime, but actually living together is different. Instead of overthinking things, however, Jinwoo decides to drop by her room only to find her in a much worse state than she was in yesterday. ]

You're going back to the bed. [ His firm voice makes it obvious that he won't accept any objections. ] I'll stay here until you start feeling better. It's either me or Beru.

[ Nothing like not giving her much choice in the first place. ]