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02.
WHO: Rover and you!
WHAT: Snooping log
WHERE: August event - Seoul
WARNINGS: as they come up.
01. CRIME TIME
ooc. this is a free-for-all snooping log following this thread where i asked the mods about the criminal activity in the area leading up to the kaiju sightings. there's plenty of leeway to be had within the situation they'd laid out, and rover's willing to partner with whomever's interested to explore these scenarios.
to give a general overview of her capabilities, rover isn't an interrogator, neither is she a spy; she's your main tank when trouble comes down. she can be very straightforward in situations where more delicacy is required. if you want to make things easier, we can assume they've skipped the introductions and your character and rover know each other already by name.
these are the situations i've thought of to fit the bill:
A. chats with grunts - OTA - happening in various areas of seoul, where one situation leads to another, and ends in a late night stroll through the markets where Outsiders are told about the increased activity. this can be as exciting or straightforward as you want; the mods said that being nosy gets the citizens in trouble, so a goose chase around town is possible as well.
B. difficult evacuees - EVERLIGHT/REDEMPTION - happening during the evacuation where Outsiders were told to investigate for kaiju remains. maybe they find a group of more vulnerable people not quite trusting of the seoul government who've decided to stay behind, trusting instead that the gangs they pay fealty to will uphold their end of the bargain to protect them. these groups decided to stay in their dwellings despite the danger. again, the situation can be as exciting or dramatic or straightforward as you'd like!
02. JUNE, I NEED A TEXT OPTION.
ooc. here you go!
03. WILDCARD
ooc. if you come up with something else, i'll roll with it!
WHAT: Snooping log
WHERE: August event - Seoul
WARNINGS: as they come up.
01. CRIME TIME
ooc. this is a free-for-all snooping log following this thread where i asked the mods about the criminal activity in the area leading up to the kaiju sightings. there's plenty of leeway to be had within the situation they'd laid out, and rover's willing to partner with whomever's interested to explore these scenarios.
to give a general overview of her capabilities, rover isn't an interrogator, neither is she a spy; she's your main tank when trouble comes down. she can be very straightforward in situations where more delicacy is required. if you want to make things easier, we can assume they've skipped the introductions and your character and rover know each other already by name.
these are the situations i've thought of to fit the bill:
A. chats with grunts - OTA - happening in various areas of seoul, where one situation leads to another, and ends in a late night stroll through the markets where Outsiders are told about the increased activity. this can be as exciting or straightforward as you want; the mods said that being nosy gets the citizens in trouble, so a goose chase around town is possible as well.
B. difficult evacuees - EVERLIGHT/REDEMPTION - happening during the evacuation where Outsiders were told to investigate for kaiju remains. maybe they find a group of more vulnerable people not quite trusting of the seoul government who've decided to stay behind, trusting instead that the gangs they pay fealty to will uphold their end of the bargain to protect them. these groups decided to stay in their dwellings despite the danger. again, the situation can be as exciting or dramatic or straightforward as you'd like!
02. JUNE, I NEED A TEXT OPTION.
ooc. here you go!
03. WILDCARD
ooc. if you come up with something else, i'll roll with it!
contact: PM or plurk @ ilium.
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You're good at getting along with people, right? If you can get along with Callisto, you can get along with anyone.
[ smiles. beatifically. ]
Just do that. Nothing special.
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[ hello?????? ]
In any case Callisto thinks I'm mean to him. So I'm not sure ...
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[ he means exactly what he means, hello ]
That guy's humour is in the negatives. If he's still talking to you, I doubt it.
[ deffo the sort of person who'd pull the pigtails of the people he's fond of well into adulthood. Elysium doesn't like him—but he can be objective about how he personally hadn't been the most amenable, even if he thinks he shouldn't need to be. ]
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[ she just beats them up.
also rover has a rather confused look on her face, torn with the idea of defending the guy because sure, he's unpleasant, but he does have a sense of humour? she's seen it, it exists. he can even be genuine and pleasant at times. but then why does elysium need that clarification anyway? it's irrelevant information.
so she just sighs. ] ... let's just go.
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[ that just makes it sound more questionable.
Anyway. Happy to move away from a throwaway topic as they amble onwards to their next location. It's all a part of blending in with the locals, or at least their fellow tourists and foreigners, if tourism's even possible in TYOOL 2278. Elysium most certainly wouldn't be able to pass off for the former, but he'd like to think that he more than offsets the handicap with pure friendliness. As they encroach on the club: ]
How have you been spending your time otherwise? Outside of our mission detail.
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[ the response to that question is easy as they make they way towards the next location. rover is doing rover things: ]
Hanging out. Checking in on some friends. [ a pause, and then she adds, ] One of them has been rather despondent about ... being here. Or maybe he's been like that for a while, we've just gotten to know each other a little better now, and I can parse through his loneliness sometimes.
I'm a bit worried about him, so I try to prod him towards doing nicer things for himself. [ beyond just - living, existing. ] I'm sure he finds my company tiresome at times, but we're still talking. So long as he doesn't mind me trying, I'm okay working hard on our friendship..
[ geto. she's talking about geto. ]
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[ a cheeky grin and a delighted laugh as he clasps his hands behind his head, relaxed. ]
… Haha. I happen to know one of those, too. We started at the same time around four months ago. For a number of people here, this place is an improvement over their last. [ It says something that Elysium could take her words verbatim and apply it to the person he's thinking of—Miss Gebura of Ruina fame. ] Work, eat, spar, sleep. Rinse, repeat. [ … ] That's no way to live, right? But they're doing better these days with a little [ a lot of ] encouragement.
It's hard to unlearn years of habit. More so, a lifetime of them. Was this what you meant by being able to pick your troubles these days?
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she thinks about his words, nodding carefully at their rather similar predicament, and finally says, ]
I feel like ... the persistence of people to encourage others to move beyond survival is necessary for enduring LILITH. It can be viewed as meddling, I suppose, but we also have few choices with the limited amount of people we have for the tasks we are assigned to accomplish.
I think the trouble comes when we are asked to weigh one person's sins over the other. It causes conflict when others from their own worlds, privy to their history, makes it difficult for others to move forward because of unresolved differences, perceived or otherwise.
I am not ... defending anyone's past, I am more inclined to sympathize to people for their troubles. What I'm saying is that it is a practical move to disregard the past in order to move forward. [ rover sighs. ] But that's not something easy or fair to ask of anyone.
[ and really, if it had been her, she wouldn't know if she'd be able to do it. ]
Anyway ... those are my troubles lately. [ a genial smile. ]
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I don't think it's wrong for anyone to hold true to their convictions. [ He laughs, sheepishly, because he knows it isn't that simple. ] But I agree that it tends to overcomplicate things when we've all been brought here to achieve a common goal. It's a lot easier said than done, isn't it? To tell people to set aside their differences when it comes to it.
[ He recognises that their perspective of it isn't so conventional and that everyone has a baseline of what they consider 'non-negotiable' for a reason. Even Elysium has a threshold for it, as negligible as it might be. ]
In an ideal world, people would come to an understanding based on an individual's actions in the present. Though to some, it's possible that it'd be tantamount to denying their own selves.
[ It's not black or white: them being on the side of humanity or not. Elysium smiles, marginally strained. ]
At the same time, practicality isn't always the solution. Without a little discord, mankind wouldn't be the ever-evolving species it is. You certainly sound like you're doing all you can, Miss Rover! [ There's more confidence when he turns to meet her directly. ] That's the most anyone could ever ask of you. At the very least, it seems there's hope for your friend yet.
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... 'denying their own selves' ... yes, perhaps there's some truth in that. Your convictions are part of who you are, and the more strongly held they are the more difficult it is to consider a life without them. Or at least, challenging them when presented with alternatives.
It's a very human response.
[ not reasonable by any means, but predictable regardless. and maybe that's why rover feels so separate from the emotions tied to it. the past and the present are just a slight disturbance in an infinite chord. unburdened, she carries nothing into the present but her own anxieties about the fragments of a life she can't remember. ]
... I'll do what I can for him. Perhaps in learning more about my friend, I can come to understand others in a similar predicament as he is.
In any case I can't let his cynicism win. [ rover gives a slight smile. ] I don't like to lose.
puts hand over timestamp
I like the sound of that: how you don't intend to let his cynicism win. I'll have to keep that in mind for some of the other people I've come to know here.
[ what he can't get behind, though… is what he reaches over to rectify in this exact moment. if she doesn't move out of the way, he's pressing one of the corners of her mouth further up. even if she does, he won't look particularly bothered for it. ]
Why don't you wear more of your confidence? Like so.
it's ok ....
[ she doesn't move, wondering what elysium is up to, until he presses a finger on the corner of her mouth. rover looks at him in surprise. ]
- I suppose that's necessary as well. [ rover touches his hand briefly, mostly to gently pull away from his touch, but she squeezes his hand lightly to indicate no great harm or offence done, letting the two of them hold each other lightly before she releases him. and then she says, rather teasingly, ] Aren't you a heartbreaker, with moves like that? I don't think you're beating those allegations at all.
[ and it also reminds rover that the boys are the same. callisto had said something similar to her, too. ]
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What he's a little less used to, however, is the reciprocation of touch; Rover holds onto him, and her warmth has him staring dazedly at her contact, almost taken aback. He's not so much a heartbreaker as he is a clown, and she just barely releases him before a flush begins to creep up to his cheeks. ]
You don't think it's that I'm understanding more by day why you had so many suitors?
[ A laugh that might just be a touched flustered, but it's in good nature. ]
Consider it me reciprocating the behaviour I'm given in kind. If I didn't know better, I'd say you probably face the same allegations, given how comfortable you are giving me a run for my money.
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[ rover just laughs at his face - all in good nature, yes, but she can't help but tease him over it. ]
You overestimate my abilities. [ she smiles at him and extends a hand. ] You're free to hold onto me if you wish - call it 'building tolerance', or whatever you'd like. I won't judge you too harshly about it.