[turboheaven] catchall for ali

[jiaohua]

they held hands so they ARE friends now

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week 0, saturday

[jiaohua]

[well! that sure was a trial.

once it's over and they leave the church, waner just heads straight for the garden in the park instead. who cares if it's late? she needs some fresh air. and maybe a walk among the flowers will help her get her head on straight again.

she nods when she hears the footsteps of someone approaching, though. hello.]

[smokeandglasses]

[Honestly? Not a bad idea. Ali had the same idea too.

When he looks up and sees her, he smiles.]

Looks like we had the same thought.

[jiaohua]

It seems so.

[she is not smiling, but that's mainly because she only just got here and hasn't had the chance to calm down yet.]

...I imagine that was very different from how your bank fraud cases tend to go.

[smokeandglasses]

Very much so.

[He tries to keep the smile up, but eventually he sighs and runs a hand through his hair. It's a bit unusual, since it messes up his normally well-styled look.]

This is more Concord's thing than mine. If he had been here, he would have known what to do.

[jiaohua]

..."Concord"? A friend of yours?

[smokeandglasses]

...I suppose that's an accurate description, yes. He's one of the generals in my country's military. Generally speaking, he handles physical tasks while I handle mental ones.

[jiaohua]

He is the brawn to your brain?

[smokeandglasses]

Pretty much, yeah. He's 200 centimeters tall and built like a brick wall, most find him to be physically imposing.

[jiaohua]

And how do you find him?

[she saw him flustering over the beefcakes at strip check.]

week 1, monday

[jiaohua]

[they don't have valentine's day in daxing, and chocolate isn't very common there either - cacao a delicacy, one she hadn't experienced much of before dying. so she doesn't know what all of the decorations around whoville in the afternoon mean, but she does know the stand where there are ingredients and flavors and recipes to make your own chocolate is intriguing.

she looks up from one of the cookbooks and waves.]

Hello there! Want to give this a try?

[smokeandglasses]

[The way I had to think about if Valentine's Day is even a thing in Ali's world. The pain of playing an OC.

But he will look over, interested.]

Ah? Is it to make chocolate?

[Chocolate, at least, exists in his world.]

[jiaohua]

Yes! I've never made it before, and this stall has the ingredients to try, as well as recipes - it seems like it may be fun.

[smokeandglasses]

I might be able to help then. I'm not a professional or anything, but I had to learn how a few years back.

[He's also from his world's version of Switzerland, so it would be a crime if he couldn't make chocolate.]

[jiaohua]

[she beams at that.]

Really? Then you are several steps ahead of me. Please, show me how it is done!

[smokeandglasses]

I'll try my best. Ava was always better at it than I was.

[He's in such a good mood that he doesn't realize what he said, and he's just gathering the ingredients and setting them in their little chocolate-making area.]

[jiaohua]

[watching him gather the ingredients...]

Who is Ava?

[smokeandglasses]

[He pauses, and his face shifts into something likely unreadable.]

Someone from home, still alive. Do you want to put this chocolate on anything? It's good on strawberries.

week 1, saturday

[jiaohua]

[rng gave me the train station so i guess waner has wandered out here and is waiting for the next train to go to one of the other locations.]

Ah... are you also headed out?

[smokeandglasses]

...yeah. I was thinking of going to the beach for a bit. Want to come?

[It's been a day and he just wants to be away from most people for a while. Friends are welcome though.]

[jiaohua]

...I suppose so, but let's stay away from the stage.

[smokeandglasses]

Far away from the stage, yes. I was just thinking to walk in the shallow waters anyway.

[jiaohua]

That works for me, then.

[but for now... they will await the train.]

[smokeandglasses]

[Waiting for that train!!!]

...Anders is probably going to have to do it tomorrow.

[He's already realized that the cruelty is the point, and 'heaven' won't miss the opportunity for cruelty.]

[jiaohua]

...I do not know if that is for the best or not. Certainly it will be painful for him, but I imagine it would also be very painful for him to be able to do nothing more than sit and watch if it was someone else spending Sir Hawke's last moments with him.

[smokeandglasses]

That is true. Regardless of who does it, he's going to feel it the most.

[Gay drama so early...it's only going to get spicier as things go on.]