( closed ) life like the unplumbed sea;

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WHO: Elysium & friends(?)
WHAT: This is now just a catch-all for everything
WHERE: Everywhere
WHEN: 2024
WARNINGS: Blanket warning for possible explorations of dark themes in general, please tread at your own risk. I will, however, endeavour to include specifics in headers if applicable.

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[ this amount of pain would've normally incapacitated anyone who's unprepared for it, but not ishmael. she's endured pierced attacks through her abdomen, blunt force trauma, getting melted into a liquid and being gnawed own by countless abnormalities she'd come across her way, on top of the horrific things she'd seen and experienced at sea -- the searing pain within her can't compare to any of those, but she does seethe and clench her teeth and knuckles until it all subsides, and she takes a series of deep breaths before looking on to the next scene ahead.

the crystal growths on his body was... staggering. reminds her of rodya's rime shank E.G.O corrosion. but this isn't about her right now, and she narrows her eyes at the candid way of speaking -- though that could be his own way of coping from his own experiences. can't really blame him for that. ]

Anymore? So that means it's still inside you.

[ she huffs. ]

The last thing you want is pity, I bet. What's done is done. [ she crosses her arms together. ] That said... Was it really worth exposing yourself to Originium to save those people when they were blaming you for saving them? I don't get it.

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[ It's true. Elysium's story is hardly anything special. He'll even say it himself that it's simple and boring. In a world where there are more fighting for their right to live above all else, he's well aware of his own privilege. ]

Well, yeah. [ It's not something he can hide forever, so he rolls up his right sleeve to expose a neat row of said crystals. ] Outside, too. But they're quite the adornments when they aren't being troublesome, don't you think?

[ He twists his arm to and fro. They catch light and shine, much like body jewelry. ]

Haha. I don't need their validation to know I saved their lives. … As long as I'm doing what I can, when I can, that's all that matters to me. Besides, they're good people. They really did want me to stay after I got treated.

[ One could argue that it'd be out of a sense of pity, but Elysium doesn't think that far. Smiling, he rolls back up his sleeve to rest his hand on his hip. ]

… The last thing I'll do is blame someone for wanting to survive.

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[ … The last thing I'll do is blame someone for wanting to survive."

yeah, that's going to stick with her for a while. all she did for most of her life was survive, after all. the body jewelry is pretty, but they're even more eye-catching than the freckles and scars that adorn her body. he didn't have to go through that.

but of course, he doesn't want pity like any self-respecting person out there and she's not about to give any to him now. it's just... ]

You still have other places to explore. I get it. [ she does. back home, her own journey was only beginning. ] But... you still need to rest your wings at some point. You can't keep flying forever.

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[ the way my heart skipped a beat reading this… wtf…

But Elysium isn't really paying attention to her reaction; he avoids her gaze as he showcases it. The Originium crystals on his body could catch as many objective compliments as it could, yet it still wouldn't erase all the negative connotations and baggage it's associated with. Easier, then, is to dress it up with superfluous words and think nothing of it in the first place.

(Roland voice) This is this, that is that. ]

We only get one life to make the most of it. [ a beat. a turn of his expression into something more wistful. ] I don't think it's wrong to want to know just how far my wings can take me.

But until then——there are things I need to do before I can. So, yeah, I guess you're right.

[ In the way his 'forever' has already been cut short, but that's fine. It won't stop him from dreaming. Given they're getting awfully close to a complex he hasn't spoken to anyone, ever, he keys up the smile and offers her a wave. ]

Thanks for the talk, Ishmael. [ damn, the 'miss' only lasted for like half a month. ] It's high time to get you going on your way. Here's to our journey together going more smoothly from this point on, yeah? I promise not to give you too much more trouble.

[ off she goes—— ]

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[ sorry ly if this looks het to the viewers

but wtf, he's cutting it off here now? the frown makes a comeback, though this time it's a lot less heated than her usual ones. he's getting flustery at her overstaying her welcome here, she gets it. ]

Somehow I reaaaally doubt that.

[ she knows your type, elysium!!! guys like him will never stop being annoying. but ishmael must be getting softer these days because normally she wouldn't tolerate that kind of behavior. that's just the kind of guy he is.

that's that and this is this, indeed. ]

Fine, I'm going. But it's going to take more than that to get you off the hook, you know.

[ in other words, she's still going to be a hater :/ but she can't really stay too mad at him forever. he's probably the only one who understands her wanderlust around here, after all.

and with that, she goes. see you on the flipside, weirdo ]