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ximilialog2022-02-13 05:04 pm
calmness) wrote in ximilialog2022-02-13 05:04 pm
[open] my soul is the color of ice and snow
CHARACTERS: lan xichen and YOU
LOCATION: around the ship
DATE: all after february 21st
CONTENT: simulation of cloud recess with totally not real rabbits that wear headbands, magical healing music, and a bit of sad time drinking. everything is about poorly coping.
WARNINGS: will update as i go, post-mission sadness ahead
time on the back hills (pets are forbidden)
[for an afternoon, those wishing to step into the simulation room will find it occupied and the scene before them as they step through the doors a pathway that leads them through a compound in the mountains. here winter turns to spring, blossoms bloom on trees still surrounded by sporadic piles of snow.
xichens them at the head of the path that leads them down past a waterfall and a pool, winding through the compound.] Come. Let me show you something.
[once on the way, xichen leads the two them through winding pathways and down a narrow path through a thick tree-line until they emerge on a grassy hill that is seems empty and covered in small patches of snow. the only notable thing there is a large rabbit-hutch standing under a tree, providing shade for the sunny field. xichen makes his way to the hutch, where he's left a basket full of vegetables -- carrots, lettuce, beets.
anyone approaching will soon realise that some of the white puffs of snow are not snow at all, but white rabbits of various sizes. some of them, surprisingly, wear a similar headband to the one xichen wears across his forehead.] Join me? [xichen calls over his shoulder, motioning them closer to the hutch.] They're friendly and easily won over, but I must warn you, they have a poor sense of boundaries. [he tips his head toward the basket of food, bribes for the rabbits.]
I used to take my nephew to this place after a difficult time. [he says after a while, in lieu of explanation for why he's created this particular vision for them all. rabbits are great for stress, you see. and that he equates some of you as needing the same soothing as a toddler once did.]
the song of clarity
[in the sunlight room, soft chords can be heard by anyone who passes through or wishes a moment of calm. xichen settles in a shady spot with his guqin, newly acquired and not quite tuned in the way he'd like. not that anyone unfamiliar could tell.
he sends a quick message to the network before he begins playing, a warning and also an invitation.] I am playing a song of Clarity the sunlight room, for those interested. If you have been feeling anxious or ill-at-ease, or unable to rest, the music is infused with Qi and will help ease your mind. I will play for anyone who needs it.
[the music floats through the room, the notes of the qin accompanied by sounds pulled forth by pale blue energy as he strikes each chord so it seems like he is accompanying himself with his flute. he has rested enough, slept most of the days since their return, that his energy levels are returning to their pre-mission state. not normal, no, but good enough that he can play. it helps too, serves as a distraction from the way things ended in scorpion's bend where the left a man to his seclusion.
that is a future xichen knows well, though he is pushing those exact thoughts out as he plays.
company is welcome and xichen plays the song all the way through regardless of when company joins him. as it comes to a close, he opens his eyes and looks at his companion.] Do you feel alright?
late nights musings and moping
[as it was for many, the mission was not an easy one for xichen. the conclusion, knowing that ford is left alone and the orb acted for its own entertainment leaves a hole in xichen's heart.
it makes anger boil in his chest, leaves him tossing and turning after exhaustion fades away. so instead of resting, he wanders the halls of the ship in the night. sometimes he is found on the observation deck, looking out at the stars with the corners of his lips pulled downward in a frown and brows creased in muted anger.
other times, deep in the night, he wanders to the kitchens and brews himself a cup of tea as he bends himself over a book that he is not truly reading. if pulled from his reading, he looks up at whatever poor soul enters the kitchen at this hour.] Would you like a cup? [there's still a good amount of tea in the pot next to him, a special blend from braccia for those who may recognize it. after a moment, he speaks again.] Or something stronger?
wild card!
[ooc: feel free to throw some variation of these my way or let me know if you'd like something else at grimm#9436 on discord or on plurk!]
LOCATION: around the ship
DATE: all after february 21st
CONTENT: simulation of cloud recess with totally not real rabbits that wear headbands, magical healing music, and a bit of sad time drinking. everything is about poorly coping.
WARNINGS: will update as i go, post-mission sadness ahead
time on the back hills (pets are forbidden)
[for an afternoon, those wishing to step into the simulation room will find it occupied and the scene before them as they step through the doors a pathway that leads them through a compound in the mountains. here winter turns to spring, blossoms bloom on trees still surrounded by sporadic piles of snow.
xichens them at the head of the path that leads them down past a waterfall and a pool, winding through the compound.] Come. Let me show you something.
[once on the way, xichen leads the two them through winding pathways and down a narrow path through a thick tree-line until they emerge on a grassy hill that is seems empty and covered in small patches of snow. the only notable thing there is a large rabbit-hutch standing under a tree, providing shade for the sunny field. xichen makes his way to the hutch, where he's left a basket full of vegetables -- carrots, lettuce, beets.
anyone approaching will soon realise that some of the white puffs of snow are not snow at all, but white rabbits of various sizes. some of them, surprisingly, wear a similar headband to the one xichen wears across his forehead.] Join me? [xichen calls over his shoulder, motioning them closer to the hutch.] They're friendly and easily won over, but I must warn you, they have a poor sense of boundaries. [he tips his head toward the basket of food, bribes for the rabbits.]
I used to take my nephew to this place after a difficult time. [he says after a while, in lieu of explanation for why he's created this particular vision for them all. rabbits are great for stress, you see. and that he equates some of you as needing the same soothing as a toddler once did.]
the song of clarity
[in the sunlight room, soft chords can be heard by anyone who passes through or wishes a moment of calm. xichen settles in a shady spot with his guqin, newly acquired and not quite tuned in the way he'd like. not that anyone unfamiliar could tell.
he sends a quick message to the network before he begins playing, a warning and also an invitation.] I am playing a song of Clarity the sunlight room, for those interested. If you have been feeling anxious or ill-at-ease, or unable to rest, the music is infused with Qi and will help ease your mind. I will play for anyone who needs it.
[the music floats through the room, the notes of the qin accompanied by sounds pulled forth by pale blue energy as he strikes each chord so it seems like he is accompanying himself with his flute. he has rested enough, slept most of the days since their return, that his energy levels are returning to their pre-mission state. not normal, no, but good enough that he can play. it helps too, serves as a distraction from the way things ended in scorpion's bend where the left a man to his seclusion.
that is a future xichen knows well, though he is pushing those exact thoughts out as he plays.
company is welcome and xichen plays the song all the way through regardless of when company joins him. as it comes to a close, he opens his eyes and looks at his companion.] Do you feel alright?
late nights musings and moping
[as it was for many, the mission was not an easy one for xichen. the conclusion, knowing that ford is left alone and the orb acted for its own entertainment leaves a hole in xichen's heart.
it makes anger boil in his chest, leaves him tossing and turning after exhaustion fades away. so instead of resting, he wanders the halls of the ship in the night. sometimes he is found on the observation deck, looking out at the stars with the corners of his lips pulled downward in a frown and brows creased in muted anger.
other times, deep in the night, he wanders to the kitchens and brews himself a cup of tea as he bends himself over a book that he is not truly reading. if pulled from his reading, he looks up at whatever poor soul enters the kitchen at this hour.] Would you like a cup? [there's still a good amount of tea in the pot next to him, a special blend from braccia for those who may recognize it. after a moment, he speaks again.] Or something stronger?
wild card!
[ooc: feel free to throw some variation of these my way or let me know if you'd like something else at grimm#9436 on discord or on plurk!]
bunnies!!!
This is no exception by any means.
He follows Xichen until he spots the tiny animals, his mouth hanging open as he watches them all wiggle their noses and hop around. He can't feel them, of course, so the approach he should take here feels unclear. But he does very very carefully step closer. ]
They're so- [ CUTE ] -fuzzy. I can-?
[ He points into the middle of them, looking at Xichen as if he's asking if he can sit amongst them. But even while he's 'asking,' Finn steps closer and kneels down.
He really wishes he could feel them. ]
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he watches finn for a moment, then nods.] Of course. They are Lan rabbits, very well behaved. [while the fact they are lan rabbits is true and some are wearing headbands, the well behaved bit is debatable.
some of the rabbits hop away, more interested in seeing if xichen has food for them while the ones near finn hop closer to see if he has anything tucked away that he is willing to share. if finn finds one trying to get into any of his pockets, well, it's just curious.
xichen walks over to where the basket of vegetables is and brings it over, offering and offering it out to finn.] They like the carrots best.
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Hiii. [ He's cooing at the prodigy dumpster diver but okay. With both hands, he carefully lifts the tiny rabbit - with its tiny headband - and tucks it near his chest. Another struggles to get on to his lap with a few more just crowed around, curious, adorable.
Then he looks up the Xichen and carefully takes a carrot. ]
Thank you. [ He holds the leafy bit out to the rabbit in his arms before it quickly starts to munch away. The one on his lap takes advantage of the other end accidentally being near his face.
Xichen, do you never feed these babies? For shame. ]
How do they keep the headbands on?
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he'd felt too indulgent then, but it had been worth it years later. the simulation is worth it now.
the rabbits do get fed, even if they act like they don't. they're just greedy little things.] Honestly? I do not know. They lived in the cave beneath our Cold Pond for a long time and emerged like this. [magic, probably.]
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Wait, you found them like this? [ That, uh-
Finn picks up a rabbit and looks it in the face, staring down its cute little headband. ]
I don't-... Is this normal where you're from?
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But it isn't normal, even for us. [he says as he scoops up his own rabbit, pulling it into his lap where it settles.] I believe the ice cave was the resting place of the spirit of one of our Sect Leaders, Lan Yi, and she had been fond of rabbits. [and then---] But I would not think of the how of it too much.
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But the explanation he does provide actually... makes sense. To Finn, anyway. ]
She must still linger there somehow. [ The way he says it doesn't mean he thinks it's a bad thing. In fact, Finn thinks it's pretty remarkable, and he thinks about this while teasing another rabbit with a carrot. ]
You're right, of course. It's just... interesting. I like them. [ The headbands. The rabbits. All of it. ]
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[there's a sadness in his voice then, as for a moment he's carried off on a memory. but then he shakes his head, remembering himself.] Not guarding the rabbits. They are harmless.
We cannot have animals here but.. hopefully this can tide us over for a bit.
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Your home sounds amazing. Very... rich. A lot of history. [ His home has a lot of history, too, but the bad kind, most of it brief and erased. Xichen has roots and an ancestral home. It's... nice.
Anyway, there's a rabbit that's apparently more obsessed with the celery still in the basket than the carrot in Finn's hand. ] Oh, hey, hold on, I'll get it for you, you'll tip it over--
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[he watches finn with the rabbit, smiling fondly.] You are good with them. The rabbits. [a soft chuckle.] A natural, like my nephew.