when you wish upon a star [Open]

[seventhgen]

Who: Aigis and Minato, Open!
When: July 1 - onward
Where: Blanc
What: Aigis gets something she's always wanted... probably.
Rating: PG-13? Potentially comedic nudity, but nothing more than that.


1) (Closed)

[The markets of Blanc were crowded and bustling on this evening, barely giving a second's glance to the blonde girl and blue-haired boy who made their way through the throngs of people. Aigis had noted the potions shop's location the last time she'd come down here, so it was simple to lead Minato there, but they largely walked in silence.

She was nervous. At least she thought she was nervous. This was a sensation she couldn't recall feeling before, a way that she felt antsy, like she had to move, like she couldn't stay still. Her computational cycles seemed to be working overtime, calculating potential outcomes no matter how likely.

Was this anxiety...?] Ah, it's just down this next street after the jewelry shop. Please stay close, Minato-san.

2) (Open)

[Aigis seems to be walking with a spring in her step. Or something in her step, at any rate. She's animated and lively, but ever so often she'll take a step and then suddenly wobble or even crumple to the floor with a little gasp. It's as if she's forgotten how her legs work, but how could that be possible?

Of course, the next time she stumbles, she stumbles into you.] Oh, I'm sorry! I-- I lost my balance, I'm terribly sorry about that! [Except when she fell against you, she didn't knock you over like she might have, were she still made out of heavy metal and ceramic armor. In fact, she feels kind of soft.

Kind of like a human?]

3) (Open)

[They say that Monday's meals in the cafeteria aren't great. In fact, they say they're downright awful. Today's meal is some sort of curry rice... you think. It's almost gelatinous. This definitely doesn't seem like curry, or rice.

That doesn't seem to be stopping Aigis, who is actually wolfing it down, somehow?] T-this... it tastes terrible! I really hate it! [She says surprisingly cheerfully, before resuming eating it.]

4) (Open)

[Oh, good old public baths. They're really underrated. The last time Aigis was in a place like this, she literally lay on the bottom of the hot spring, completely submerged. This time, though, she's actually wrapped in a towel from underarms to thighs, and is standing on the side of the bath, looking at the water almost anxiously.

She carefully balances herself on one leg, reaching out with her other foot (those who have seen her mechanical legs will note that the presence of feet itself is unusual) to dip her toe into the steaming water. Whatever she's expecting, though, this doesn't seem to be it.] --ah!

[It's enough to cause her to lose her balance. Splash.]

5) (Wild Card!)

[Interact with human!Aigis however you like!]

Comments

[drawmecute]

I... guess...

*Lola's not sure about this. Like, the idea of everyone being happy sounds good. But she's not sure how that works without someone being hurt too.*

So what you're saying is, if he does stuff with other girls, you're happy that he's happy?

[seventhgen]

[She thinks about that for a second, and then nods.] Yes. If spending time with other girls makes him happy, then I'm happy as well.

[drawmecute]

...Huh.

*She wasn't sure if she'd be okay with that if she loved the boy. But if she simply liked them, it didn't seem... bad. Maybe it was easier? Now she's gotten herself lost thinking about it.*

[seventhgen]

Did I say something strange?

[drawmecute]

A little. Just, I never thought about it that way.

I've always thought that if you like someone else, you leave to be with them and never visit or call or anything!

*Lola's got issues in her head? Who knew!*

[seventhgen]

[Aigis blinks.] Why would that be the case? Is there something about being human that only permits you to have feelings for one person at a time? [She is so confused.]

[drawmecute]

It's what happened with my mom and dad. She left my dad and isn't coming back.

*Lola would try to understand how this worked if she didn't just really hate that this is how it worked.*

[seventhgen]

...I'm sorry. I don't know what to say about that.

But maybe that was just your mother's own reaction to that scenario, rather than a general rule?

[drawmecute]

It's alright. I don't know what to do with it either.

Maybe. But it just seems like that's how it works, you find someone else. I just don't want it happening to me.

[seventhgen]

Are you worried that you would be the person finding someone else, or the person who loves someone who does?

[drawmecute]

*She didn't like thinking about this, she sat down at the edge of the baths.*

Both I guess?

Dad was destroyed when mom left, but I don't want to have to make that sort of choice either. At least, if I like two people, I get to decide what happens.

Right?

[seventhgen]

[This conversation went to a strange place. Aigis swims up to the side of the pool, hanging up on the side.] I think you get to decide what you do about it or how you react, but you don't get to decide how they react to it. Isn't that fair?

[drawmecute]

*Lola didn't see any of this as strange, which probably meant all of it was.*

I guess.

This is why it's better not to get too attached. Because people can't just follow their feelings and hurt you without realizing it.

[seventhgen]

No. [She says with surprising emphasis.] It is precisely the attachments that people build that makes life worth living.

They're what gives a life its value.

[drawmecute]

And when they aren't with you?

Because you're here?

*Lola liked the idea that this is why life is worth living, but between stuff at home, and being here. She couldn't quite see it.*

[seventhgen]

...I don't know. [Aigis seems like she genuinely doesn't know how to answer that.] You still care for them, don't you? So I think that means they've still given your life meaning.

[drawmecute]

And I miss them.

*That's really the part Lola doesn't like.*

[seventhgen]

I think that's unavoidable, eventually. Separation is an inherent part of living, even if it's only in death. If someone isn't there with you right now, then you should keep them in your memories as much as you can.

[drawmecute]

Even if it hurts?

*Lola was afraid with Tiny. Not that she didn't fancy him, he was gorgeous and fun. But there was every chance he'd find someone else, and the idea that she'd open herself up to become like her dad just... didn't make sense to her. And that's without mentioning how much it hurt when her mother left. It still hurts.*

[seventhgen]

...I think so. yes. [She looks down. She remembered shutting out everything, even her own emotions, after Minato's death.] Feeling pain is just as important an emotion as anything else humans can feel.