[it's day two on campus, and lila is... well, she's as settled as it's possible for anyone to be, given that it's looking increasingly more like they've been kidnapped or something. but at least no villain has come out making demands and nobody's died or vanished, so that's probably a plus?
anyway, she's grabbed a tray of food from the cafeteria, because even in situations like this a girl's gotta eat. when she spots rupert, she adjusts her hold on it so she can balance it with one hand and waves to him.]
lila is staring out at the bleachers near the athletic fields like she's considering going back to take a closer look... when she hears someone approaching, she speaks up.]
lila is sitting at the bonfire and wearing the uniform on the right in summer colors, because her actual clothes are in the laundry right now to free them of the compost and smoothie.
anyway, catch lila at the bonfire, looking really upset! though she does look up and wipes at her eyes when she hears the footsteps that mean rupert is approaching.]
[me looking at the description of the graveyard and crying as i realize they're probably just going to be whispering in the corner. this is the bup all over again.
anyway, lila didn't make a huge scene in front of the others ( @ future me: please remember this when you tag eli's toplevel), but now that they have some semblance of privacy, she like, hiss-whispers: ]
I guess so. [a beat, but:] I know that it - doesn't make a difference, it doesn't change what happened, but I am so sorry. This never should have happened to you.
[it's pretty unfortunate that this area is so small, huh? even with the new playground that's opened. still, he's looking around the area, squinting in particular at the ball pit. without realizing exactly who's nearby, he asks:]
What is this supposed to... [and then he looks to his side and sees that it's her. ah.] —Sorry, never mind.
[lila, who is also squinting at the ball pit, seems to be about to answer him - but then he says never mind, and she glances over to see that he's looking at her, which means he'd changed his mind after seeing her.
[like two hours later because it's only possible to avoid each other for so long in daycare...
god it took so long for google drive to process this but here they are. lila's grumpily eating apple slices, probably. rupert is probably just innocently trying to mind his business because he's nice like that.]
[well. here they are with alcohol that bradley kindly ignored them taking. i googled medieval drinking age and google, which would never lie to me, tells me there wasn't one, so rupert unfortunately sees nothing wrong with this, probably.]
[google which would similarly never lie to me says that parents in france and italy often let their kids have like half a glass of wine with dinner just for the food experience, so. she also sees nothing wrong with this, it's not like she's going to binge drink.]
You can say that again. [i'm choosing to believe they're drinking them out of these paper cups] ...do you think we should try to say something in the marquee message about leaving Byleth alone?
[he doesn't seem to notice her immediately, and his own feelings are just - a good deal of anger and sadness, particularly grief, and a little bit of warmth and fondness (probably owing to whatever he's listening to on the phone). once he realizes he isn't alone, though, he moves the phone away from his ear to glance her way.]
[he glances her way as he notices her! and while he looks a little hesitant to hang up, he doesn't want to ignore her, either, so he puts the phone down after a second.]
[by this point his eye has presumably been cleaned up and bandaged! so he's here, laying down on one of the mats in the nap room. he looks over when he sees her.]
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w0, saturday 1.0
anyway, she's grabbed a tray of food from the cafeteria, because even in situations like this a girl's gotta eat. when she spots rupert, she adjusts her hold on it so she can balance it with one hand and waves to him.]
Oh, hi! It's good to see you again.
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[he greets her with a wave in return]
Find something good?
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she perks up as she takes a seat next to him.]
Hey! Looks like we're in the same class after all.
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Besides, who doesn't like cats?
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w0, friday
lila is staring out at the bleachers near the athletic fields like she's considering going back to take a closer look... when she hears someone approaching, she speaks up.]
This is where we found him.
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You found him...?
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w0, saturday 2.0
lila is sitting at the bonfire and wearing the uniform on the right in summer colors, because her actual clothes are in the laundry right now to free them of the compost and smoothie.
she looks up when she spots rupert approaching.]
Hey...
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[it's said with a frown as he approaches. he doesn't really think she'll be okay tonight, but...]
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anyway.
lila is exiting summer dorm! and once she spots rupert near winter dorm, she raises her hand in a wave.]
Hey... are you doing okay?
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[this is awful, wow! but he does return her wave regardless.]
I just - none of this should have happened.
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w1, saturday
YESTERDAY'S PC AGED POORLY.
anyway, catch lila at the bonfire, looking really upset! though she does look up and wipes at her eyes when she hears the footsteps that mean rupert is approaching.]
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I... Do you need me to get you some tissues or a handkerchief?
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w2, sunday
anyway, lila didn't make a huge scene in front of the others ( @ future me: please remember this when you tag eli's toplevel), but now that they have some semblance of privacy, she like, hiss-whispers: ]
You're a better actor than I thought.
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I guess so. [a beat, but:] I know that it - doesn't make a difference, it doesn't change what happened, but I am so sorry. This never should have happened to you.
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What is this supposed to... [and then he looks to his side and sees that it's her. ah.] —Sorry, never mind.
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[lila, who is also squinting at the ball pit, seems to be about to answer him - but then he says never mind, and she glances over to see that he's looking at her, which means he'd changed his mind after seeing her.
she makes a face.]
...it's a ball pit. It's for kids to play in.
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w3, monday
god it took so long for google drive to process this but here they are. lila's grumpily eating apple slices, probably. rupert is probably just innocently trying to mind his business because he's nice like that.]
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...Gonna be honest, I have no idea at all what just happened! But were you okay? I mean, with the... horn. Did it go away?
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w3, saturday. (cw underage drinking??)
...That was insane.
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You can say that again. [i'm choosing to believe they're drinking them out of these paper cups] ...do you think we should try to say something in the marquee message about leaving Byleth alone?
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w4, friday
...and finds him listening to a voice on the phone.
she's got a concerned expression on her face as she watches him and waits for him to finish up with his call.]
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...Hey, Lila.
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Lila...?
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but then she sits up instead.]
Hey, Rupert.
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w5, tuesday.
...Hey.
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Hey.
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she'll wait for him to hang up.]
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Hey.
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...Hey.
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How are you holding up...?
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w6, monday
in fact, lila is already here, lounging in the water. she waves a hand to rupert when she spots him.]
Hey, come on in, the water's great!
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So this is what a pool is...
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w6, thursday.
...Hey. You got a second?
[this is so stupid. this is probably the worst one so far.]
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Yeah, I've got nothing but time. What's up, Rupert?
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w7, saturday
lila is out for a walk to get some fresh air out of all of that. she's rubbing her head, like she's got a headache, and mumbling to herself:]
At least this should be over soon...
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...Are you okay? He had no right to say that to you.
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