[mikraitios]

Who: Dioscuri & friends
When: September onwards
Where: Wherever, whenever
Summary: Catch-all

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CATCH-ALL
TEXT | VOICE | ACTION | ETC.

AUGUST 2022

08/24 ▪ Castor & Pollux
08/30 ▪ Castor, Pollux & Venti

SEPTEMBER 2022

09/01 ▪ Castor, Pollux & Sou Hiyori
09/03 ▪ Castor, Pollux & Shi Qingxuan
09/11 ▪ Pollux & Jason
09/17 ▪ Castor, Pollux & Izzy Hands
09/18 ▪ Castor, Pollux & Rita Mordio
09/23 ▪ Castor, Pollux & Shi Qingxuan
09/24 ▪ Pollux & Jinx
10/01 ▪ Castor & Pollux
10/01 ▪ Castor & Pollux
10/08 ▪ Pollux & Various
10/11 ▪ Castor, Pollux & Izzy Hands

Comments

[nyktifanis]

What I meant is: I wanted you to not dismiss the things that could have potentially let you understand one another.

( it's the fact she didn't want them to miss a chance at forming a relationship; a friendship, just a connection. she had suggested something for them, and in return jinx had wanted to ignore him despite castor didn't say wouldn't teach her. for all his talk, he would never close himself off completely where there's a chance to get to know him because he knows that pollux would be disheartened by it. there was a chance for all of them, and yet...

as long as they could do something together, even if there was bickering, that was all she wanted, and castor would have went along with it. it is disappointing that they couldn't. )

I never asked for an apology, Jinx. ( that wasn't why she brought up this conversation. ) It's your choice to see me as an enemy, but what I'm trying to say is that I want to believe in you.

( kneeling down beside her, she knows this position very well, but all she can offer is her company. her hands settle on her knees, looking at her from behind. )

[opheliac]

Ugh. Everyone keeps sayin' that to me. "I want to believe in you" — (she says this in a slight nasally mocking tone.) Give up on me, already. I'm too far gone.

(the famous words of caitlyn kiramman. and yet somehow who is still breathing on this boat. but jinx is keeping her alive because... honestly, she isn't sure quite yet. maybe it has something to do with her sister or maybe it'll upset venti and she doesn't want to upset him? or upset both him and her sister? could it be certain people on this boat is weakening her? she isn't sure but this tug of war that's constant going on in her mind is very exhausting.

every time she believes she finally got rid of "powder" for good, people seem to bring her back from the dead. how annoyingly complicated.)

[nyktifanis]

...

( to look down on someone with pity, her heart weeps for humans because she loves them so, and the same could be said here. how difficult it is for her to believe the words of others, but every response sounds as though she's given up. she doesn't want to think that jinx is some terrible being, nor how venti made her out is someone of pure destruction— she's killed jenny, she's killed a god.

...

to describe someone like that who thinks so warmly of you, pollux could never. )

Is that what you want? We, the Dioscuri, are that of guidance. When you ask us a question, we assist by walking the same path as you to the answer. Is this the path you have decided for us?

( she won't fight against it if that's how it must be, she doesn't force people to be their follower. they do as they please, and the dioscuri assist when they must. )

[opheliac]

... What I want is Silco. He is the only one who makes any sense to me. But he'll never be here...

(and it's there her voice becomes uneven and cracked. idly, she grabs onto one of her braids and holds it close since she has nothing else to grasp onto, really.)

I don't know what path I want for either of you.

[nyktifanis]

That's outside the realm of what I'm capable of.

( there's no way for her to summon that person, and if she was capable she wouldn't dare hope for someone to come to a place like this. )

For now, you must cherish what you have, like the individuals on this boat. It takes just a connection for them to mean something... It was what I wanted for you and my brother, I wanted you both to have more and not less.

( but she will not beg for it, as it seems decisions have already been made. )

[opheliac]

... Right.

(the word comes out in a mumble as she tries to curl more into herself except it's pretty impossible to do. with slight anxiousness, jinx tugs more onto her braid as she squeezes her eyes shut. the unwanted buzzing of voices trying to chime in -- giving her all sorts of suggestions on what she should do, say, or react. they're overlapping one another again and it's hard to make out what any are saying. )

Can I just... think about it? — I need time. Your brother wasn't the only one who got hurt that day, y'know.

[nyktifanis]

You have all the time in the world.

( there's no rush, never any rush, and even her words don't fall on deaf ears. )

You did well at the start, as it did fall apart... I was happy with your intentions when we were all together.

( sure, all she's heard is pollux comment about what she didn't like when it did happen, but she can point out what did make her happy. that the other didn't do everything wrong, that there was a moment where there was peace and harmony.

though there's one thing she can't allow. )

Let's go, Jinx. I'll walk you to your room, you'll get sick if you stay out in this weather.

[opheliac]

(she almost protested out of spite -- to just lie here for several more hours. but then maybe it'd be better for her to go to her cabin so that way she can just scream, cry, and trash the room in peace. then perhaps afterwards contact ekko or rin to be with her for the rest of the night until she falls asleep. if she can fall asleep, that is. her nightmares seem to worsen since the excursion; waking up in sweats. but she is luckily to have rin or ekko to bring her back to the reality.

getting up to her feet, jinx keeps her head low to avoid any glances to pollux -- arms wrapping around her frame as she walks on. the emotion within her is really building steadily and her mind with constant thoughts of "i can't wait to break something, i want to break the tv, i want to break the window. tv first, then the window, then everything else". she wants to pick up the pace so she can get to it faster but she tries not to show her eagerness.

'you should focus on your gadgetry. take some time.'

once again, silco hums in her ears and this time, she won't argue like she had before when he suggested this. tomorrow first thing, she will grab all of her tools, find an exclusive area, and just... work. maybe if she just surround herself with all of her things and away from everyone, she'll feel better.

jinx always preferred inanimate objects than people, anyway. and maybe jinx will even tug her rocket launcher, fishbones, during her work to keep her company. hopefully, he'll have his own stories of his life by now he can blab on about. jinx would rather listen to him than dealing with her all of her thoughts and feelings.)

[nyktifanis]

( between the weather and the floor, it's just not the proper place to stay for a long period of time. the last thing they need is someone to get sick when it's hardly safe to be vulnerable physically around here, and while servants don't suffer illness (and it's not like a god has outside of the typical curse), she hopes to save jinx from that fate. she says nothing when the young girl gets to her feet, and she even proceeds to pick up anything they may be accidentally left behind. all she can offer is respite as anything else will cross the line of both her feelings and what she's allowed, and so she follows behind her.

the click of her heels echo as they make distance, her head help up high surveying their surroundings. that could be because she's a god, an entity that's watched over people for thousands and thousands of years, even longer since after the world's creation, before the robotic gods made their descent. even now, she keeps watch over jinx to protect her from any threats outside or inside until they've made it to their destination.

she'll have to let jinx lead considering she doesn't know what room number she has, but it can be remembered for next time if the occasion arises where they need to talk, or to bring her back to her room. jinx didn't reply to her, so she makes no move to continue an unwanted conversation as she seems to be with her own thoughts, and even pollux can respect that. )

[opheliac]

(from where they were to the cabin hallway isn't much of a long walk (thank goodness) and still jinx lets the silence between them settle in. although beyond the nothingness as they walk along the hall, she idly lets her nails drag along the wall by each door they pass. there's no deeper meaning to why she is doing this but simply enjoying the feel of the boat's structure along her tips.

approaching room one-one-nine, jinx comes into a halt then turns around to face pollux. her arms return to fold over her chest then a lean of her shoulder against the door. so, this is her and she is waiting for pollux to say the first words of their departure. but for some unknown reason, a word flies through her lips instead.)

So...

[nyktifanis]

( her eyes fall upon the room number first, memorizing that before her gaze drops down to jinx once more. she knows that goodbyes aren't really the hardest to say, but mostly "thank you", and "i'm sorry" are what most people have difficulties with. neither two of those words hardly seem willing to escape, and she would be the first to speak by initiating their goodnight, but jinx speaks first and pollux blinks as if confused by the gesture.

she had been quiet the entire time. )

Yes, what is it, Jinx?

( it's alert with how quick she responds, as though she's searching for something wrong. )

[opheliac]

(did she had to ask so quickly? because jinx isn't sure why she even spoke just now. the word just went out on its own and now she's scrambling in her brain to find a reason why she wanted her attention. there was no prepping time limit. averting her glance, she shifts her weight from one foot to the other and slowly mutters:)

Uuh... Thanks... for the walk, I guess...?

(that's good, right? because the day she apologizes for the whole ordeal with castor first will be the day serena eterna burst into flames then sinks. and the captain isn't a fond of fire nor smoke which means it'll never happen.)

[nyktifanis]

No worries, thank you for allowing me to accompany you.

( here, she'll even hold out the book that jinx was writing in. there may be some differences here and there, but they've both made their feelings known, and all they can do is traverse forward. )

And hearing your lovely voice. There was something nice, at least.

( it's once jinx takes back her book that pollux will lift one hand, offering a short wave before turning on her heel. )

[opheliac]

(quietly, she retrieves the book and gives her own small farewell wave to her. jinx quickly ducks in her room shortly after once pollux heads off; to write, to make things, or smash things. whichever mechanism to help sort out her thoughts with.

will jinx run into her again? most likely. again, the boat is not fairly big -- will it be soon? who knows. only time will tell.)