Shrike's Ideal World 🌾 Run #2

[idolpro]

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Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[softlyfalling]

[ uh

UH?????

the gentle sound of pre-storm birdsong halts abruptly as shrike busts out the front door ]

Wh—

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[wonderlandgirl]

Shrike-san!!

[Yes maybe Cardinal is acting like they're fine, somehow?? but this is a LOT of blood and. she's worried.]

Cardinal-san's been hurt!!

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[deicider]

[Blinks in surprise at Wednesday, but,]

Thanks.

[To Shrike:] I... slipped? [they gesture to the sword they're carrying.]

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[softlyfalling]

Cardinal???

Where did you—put that down, that's dangerous?

[ also, something's happening

but also, on reflex Shrike reaches out to grab Cardinal's shoulders, and they just

ghost right on the fuck through ]

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[deicider]

[Stares at her.]

Shrike? Was that me, or you?

[They touch themself??]

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[softlyfalling]

[ they can touch themselves just fine! ]

Ah... sorry, I forgot, um—I gave the bandages to Nova...

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[deicider]

[Cardinal reaches out to touch Shrike.]

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[softlyfalling]

[ they can touch Shrike! she's solid.

shrike just sort of... holds her hands uncomfortably at her sides, standing stiffly. ]

You're the one who's bleeding!

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[deicider]

[Smiles at her.]

You know that's never a problem for me.

Hey Shrike, what made you retire?

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[softlyfalling]

Ah, well—the war's over, and with things as they are there's not much call for soldiers, so I thought I'd do what Amaranth did and be a farmer, and—

...why are you asking that now?

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[deicider]

I'm just surprised. I didn't think you'd be done this soon.

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[softlyfalling]

I have wanted to be done my entire life.

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[deicider]

I know.

But are you done?

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[softlyfalling]

I'm definitely done!

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[deicider]

Really? All the sharp things you keep around here seem to have a taste for blood.

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[softlyfalling]

I don't know why that is and how did you even get a sword? I got rid of all of those!

[ also, the weather's getting worse.

still. ]

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[deicider]

I could taste them in your water.

If you want to throw it down there again, here. [They offer her the sword.]

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[softlyfalling]

[ nope nope nope backing away from the sword ]

I—

I mean. It's, it's really...

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[deicider]

Humor me.

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[softlyfalling]

You can't make me and I don't want to.

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[deicider]

Fine.

Then just take my hand.

Re: THE FIELD & GARDEN

[softlyfalling]

[ she hesitates.

and she sniffles a little bit, and gets a little misty-eyed,

and takes the sword.

and a lot is happening in general ]