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ʟᴇᴏ ([personal profile] pragma) wrote in [community profile] pawnstorm2016-10-10 05:27 pm

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Who: Leo & other people
When: October
Where: Various places
What: This is a catch all log for October things
Rating: G?? Most likely.
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[personal profile] dragoonage 2016-10-12 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The knocks are heard, but not from his room. See, Estinien doesn't really like to share bedrooms with people—while the dragoons all stayed in the Congregation of Our Knights Most Heavenly (he didn't name the place, thank the Holy See for that mouthful) he's always had good excuses to leave.

"Alberic needs assistance in the Observatorium." (name shortened for my sanity)

"Svara is terrorising Camp Dragonhead again." (of course this one gets a normal name)

"Nidhogg's eyes are burning holes into Daniffen's Collar, I must break into the Vault and steal the Eye and then run around Coerthas with it." (he regrets this one)

"The Warrior of Light thinks we should talk to the dragons, and while that is a fool's idea, I like pissing off the Holy See so I'm willing to try it." (some regrets were had, but in general it went somewhat okay.)

"Also the Warrior of Light says we need this evil dragon eyeball to blow a hole through a barrier, so I need to go where there are computers and robots." (he's going to regret this one eventually)

In the end, he wasn't in his room. But he was coming up the stairs at the time of the knock, preparing to stuff his new clothing in the chest for storage. He stops when he sees Leo, raising an eyebrow. ]


Waiting for someone?

[ He might have forgotten the letter, actually. He probably dismissed it as something that was sent out of some weird form of politeness, never to be acted upon. ]
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[personal profile] dragoonage 2016-10-20 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ ...right.

He absolutely remembers this, and doesn't at all frown slightly as he definitely doesn't try to remember.

Okay, he does, and he doesn't remember for but a split second before he lets out a brief laugh. ]


Ah, you were serious about that? I would be given those often, and very rarely did they mean anything. [ No, Estinien, you just fucking rejected them all. ] If I said yes, that should be your answer.

[ If he's honest, it's good timing. He's hungry. ]
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[personal profile] dragoonage 2016-10-31 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it's ok he'll probably just fuckin tell him one day...a blunt lying little bitch. ]

I was. I've grown tired of others harassing me about wearing armour all day, so I've caved and [ lifting up the pile. ] bought something that is supposedly more suitable.

[ That he might not ever actually wear, who knows—ah, but this is a lunch outing... maybe he should actually change into them already. ]

Have you experienced military rations before? As long as it's not that offensive, I'll be overjoyed.

[ Not that he complains too much about Ishgard's food problem—the city has been under siege for a thousand years—but man, he cannot get enough of the actual food. With real taste. ]
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i love leo.... so much...... i'm sorry i'm so slow

[personal profile] dragoonage 2016-11-12 10:59 am (UTC)(link)
Not in a place such as this.

[ It's... he can't say it's safe here, because there are so many unknowns; Ishgard he knew, he was familiar with all of the crannies and dark corners of the city in the sky, and he knew the highlands even more. Where there were dragons, he still felt more comfortable than he ever could here. However, he knows there's no reason to be decked out in armour here.

If he were sleeping among the stars in Coerthas, as safe and familiar as it is to him, that would be an entirely other story.

...and he'd have to sleep on his face, considering his normal armour is similar to a porcupine. ]


I've heard of it. Good things, mostly. [ His stance shifts, and he's leaning a hand on his hip. ] If you'll allow me a moment, I'll go shove these away.

[ Yeah, he's just planning on shoving them all into a disarrayed pile in the section under his bed. If he's just going to wear them, and thus rumple them up, later what's the point of setting them up nicely?? ]
demoiselled: ameiyan @ tumblr (SWEET ► glance)

[personal profile] demoiselled 2016-10-12 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ he's not entirely wrong in regards to elise loving the scenery. she loves the green, she loves the flowers, she loves the sunshine - but far and away her family has always come first to her. a life in a place without camilla and xander may as well be a half life. granted, she doesn't let such things get to her, usually. it's easy to focus on the here and now, the people who are here and the things she has to do...

she skips towards the bench and comes to a stop somewhat gracelessly, leaning forward with her hands behind her back for a second. ]


Sure! I can do the reaaaaaally basic heal spells, 'cause I tried to learn those first, but I can also do...this!

[ well, he saw her play splash tag once. this time she aims the wavery jet of water at the fountain, frowning with concentration. ]
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[personal profile] demoiselled 2016-10-31 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I did a little of making things hot for the potato game!

[ that's not what leo meant. ]

But no, I was mostly focused on learning healing stuff! It's still kind of weird to do this stuff without a tome, and I thought maybe it'd be better for someone else to be around before I messed around with fire?
usermaatre: essentially boils down to sexual tension. (every single international conflict)

[personal profile] usermaatre 2016-10-17 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ If only they could read each other's minds because Ozymandias is thinking (has been thinking) the same thing about these jobs. There is so much opportunity and need this world and its various cities have yet the jobs for such supposed "heroes" seem much lower tier. This one he hadn't really been quite sure he would take, but the Pharaoh decided to come and see if there was any sort of catch to this 'job offer.' By now he's aware of the situation requiring a partner but he's still far too new to have anyone to call upon (and the few acquaintances he's made would probably make this less appealing all around with their presence). Therefore, standing around and observing the area seems to be the best option, even if it accomplishes nothing (especially not with him not even looking at people, currently, but rather some architecture structure build.

Or, perhaps he's more aware of those around him than he is letting on, for when he's spoken to, he returns just as casually the incline of his head towards the other as he responds.
]

Hello. I am not. Might I assume the same of you?

[ Concerning misinterpretations of being hit on: you're good, Leo-- Ramesses is incredibly full of himself, but it does not extend into making those sorts of assumptions when approached by others. AKA, this isn't the thirsty gold King Servant. Make this approach with another Archer-class Heroic Spirit variant of similar gold description, however, and you could end up having the Night you really never even wanted, nevermind actually tried to ask for. ]

[personal profile] babbylon 2016-10-27 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Gilgamesh, having been loudly and obnoxiously attempting to court the cute librarian by the entrance, just raises an unimpressed brow at this intruder. Briefly glancing him up and down as though he were a circus animal, Gilgamesh makes a shoo motion with his hand and tells him without an ounce of shame:]

You're in my way. Please refrain.

[...and then he turns from him and continues to chat at approximately five hundred decibels above the level of a normal person. Leo only appears to have made the situation worse.]

[personal profile] babbylon 2016-11-01 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
I'll be taking you off these steps very shortly.

[Uh-oh. This seems to be escalating an alarming rate. At least the poor worker makes a getaway in the calamity, but Gilgamesh seems... upset. With his prey escaped, he has only Leo to focus on, and there's a lot of rage building in his tone and in his expression that suggests it was foolish to draw his ire.

But surely he wouldn't start a fight in a public area. Surely.]


What is the purpose for your ruckus rousing, mongrel? I've no issue taking those books off your hands and clobbering you over the head with them.

[personal profile] babbylon 2016-11-03 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[That provokes a sneer.]

I am a Queen, and one of utmost distinction. Likely I'd sweep you away with the wind before you could so much as blink a traitorous lash.

[Gilgamesh leans in, which is most unfortunate because his breath stinks of too much wine and his grin of too much bravado. If he can't have a date for the evening, he'll settle for target practice for the day—or at least a few minutes until the crying starts.]

If you're critiquing my good standing as a man, then I accept your challenge. You may duel me for the rights to enter this building.

[...yes, he's being entirely serious.]

[personal profile] babbylon 2016-11-10 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
Of course I'm making a spectacle. All the world should have their eyes on me.

[So that says plenty about just who Leo's dealing with here. The diplomatic option doesn't seem viable, unfortunately.

Gilgamesh just smiles, seeing Leo back off, and makes a shooing motion with his hands... as if he's addressing some errant dog rather than an actual person. It would appear he has little respect for others and even less for his own dignity, though of course he'd argue to the contrary.]


If you're too cowardly, however, I understand. You may flee with your tail between your legs, as your kind so often does. Heh.
twofold: (If I become my demons)

K109;

[personal profile] twofold 2016-10-25 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ The rooms are surprising. Slick floors and beds upraised from the ground on thick legs, clean curtains and ornate trunks for storage. Nishiki isn't sure she'll ever get used to it, in truth; Koji slithers in ahead of his master, far more at ease in the mint-sharp room than her. When he settles atop her bed, she can only watch him with slightly skeptical eyes before opting to ignore him entirely.

Her weapon is placed neatly into her storage trunk, tucked under a spare set of linens, and then...

And then, realising she's again left to her own devices, in a place so far from home, Nishiki lets her guard diminish somewhat. There's no one else in the room with her but Koji, a fact that's neither comforting nor discomforting, but she finds herself reacting to it regardless. Sighing, her posture loses some of its ironclad durability, and she ends up looking very small and uncertain. Hands curl over the back of her neck before moving to her face, swiping at her cheeks and over her eyes as she wills herself, breathe.

She misses Soramaru, of course, but she knew she would whenever they ended up going their separate ways. She had imagined differently - his world slowly closing to her, until the day he wakes up and she's simply gone, unwilling to let their time together become something bittersweet and ruinous - but she had imagined so many different things in her life.

She misses her own language, the customs she's used to. But there's no use fixating on that. Nothing can be done about it, except possibly reaching out to others like her.

Maybe she even misses the Kumou shrine, but that would have always been transient. Having her time there be cut short means that her memories will always be something warm, something cherished.

This? This is just work. She can start there.

Nishiki is just able to rebuild her expression as the door creaks open, turning to see - oh. All signs of the uncertainty of moment's ago is gone from her face, but she still manages to look small and slight against the wide, airy room.

Eyebrows jumping, she asks without heat, ]
Did you follow me?
Edited 2016-10-27 22:49 (UTC)
twofold: (though the worlds may break)

[personal profile] twofold 2016-11-02 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's a peculiarly familiar choice of words, hobby — and almost, almost gets a smile out of her. Unfortunately, his discomfort is too contagious to result in such a thing. Her gaze remains razor sharp as she tracks both his movements and his carrier's.

Nishiki doesn't seem especially affected by his pronouncement. ]


Yes, it looks that way.

[ Although not turning her back on him - she's a bit pathologically suspicious, even now - Nishiki does look away, ostensibly to shoo Koji off her bed. ]

I hope that doesn't bother you, but... I'm very quiet. [ To put it mildly. ] If you prefer, I can be undetectable.
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[personal profile] twofold 2016-11-03 10:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ She sees the easy rapport Leo has with his carrier. By contrast, Koji responds unhappily to her attempts to get him off the bed, hissing and even nipping at her fingers with his fangs. With resignation, Nishiki abandons the effort. ]

No. I've kept worse accommodations.

[ He may have felt the rooms unfit for someone of his stature, but Nishiki has never slept in a bed so comfortable.

She does get what he's implying, of course, but skirts around it. ]
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[personal profile] twofold 2016-11-05 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Resigning herself to having to share her bed with a snake who hates her, Nishiki takes a seat at the edge. Although not a traditional seiza, her limbs are arranged neatly, all precise angles, with her hands folded in her lap.

It's an unexpected display of courtesy, almost startling. For a moment, her expression is less schooled, surprise making itself clear. ]


I... [ She looks away, and then back. ] -- Thank you, Leo. That's kind of you.
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[personal profile] twofold 2016-11-09 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
... [ An astute question. Nishiki shakes her head. ]

I didn't realise what he was at first, and reacted defensively to his presence.

[ In layman's terms, she tried to kill it, because that's kind of how she responds to things. Nishiki looks disaffected by this confession, slender shoulders rising in what could be a shrug. ]

I don't think he's eager to do more than the bare minimum for me, now. Not like your companion. [ She nods toward Kriemhild. ]
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[personal profile] twofold 2016-11-10 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ Looking over her shoulder, Nishiki peers down at her carrier. Sleeping, Koji looks considerably more peaceful than he does when awake, but if you're looking for guileless compassion, you're looking in the wrong spot. Setting her observations aside, Nishiki scoops up the creature with one hand and tosses him -- gently, but without much care -- to the floor. He won't be injured, but he won't be happy either.

(That may not have strictly been what Leo meant, but Nishiki has all the grace and compassion of your common variety angry gorilla in certain situations.)

As Koji slithers under the bed, pointedly avoiding Nishiki's watchful, mismatched gaze, something occurs to her. ]


Leo, may I ask you something?
Edited 2016-11-10 00:07 (UTC)
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[personal profile] twofold 2016-11-11 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He can laugh. Nishiki takes it in stride, turning her gaze back to him. ]

Do you think there's a reason why your carrier is so different from mine?
twofold: (though the worlds may break)

[personal profile] twofold 2016-11-15 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ Not a loaded question, no. She's not modifying her opinion of Leo based on his response. It had been - something, not nice, not kind, not relieving - to hear her suspicions voiced aloud, to have someone calm and learned, reasonable, say outspoken what she had been wondering about.

For him: a soft, affectionate cat.

For her: a contentious snake that hides in dark places.

It's difficult not to look at Koji and remember the Orochi's scales trailing down Soramaru's neck like a malicious, thriving rash, and maybe that's why she's so careless with her carrier.

With a sigh, she breaks those thoughts away. Nishiki can't imagine anything more dull for Leo than her getting caught up in her own plaguing notions. ]


Yours resembles you, at least somewhat. I mean, I think so.
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[personal profile] twofold 2016-11-24 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He can ask what he likes now, but whether or not she'll answer - well, maybe his hesitation is wise.

As for his question? Nishiki wouldn't call her hesitance shyness, but there is a certain tinge of something to her reluctance; possibly, she's second guessing her reasoning when he seems so casually bewildered by it. Then again, it's an opinion. Not necessarily shared, but he's interested in her thoughts regardless.

What an odd young man.

... ]
Vanity, prettiness, [ that's more of a fact than an opinion, with Nishiki only qualified to measure it in clinical terms - the sum of Leo's features come together like a painting, ] fluidity, observation, self-appreciation, and an underlying ability to inflict harm. That's how.
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[personal profile] twofold 2016-11-26 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Some would probably think so. As for Nishiki, well...

Surprisingly, her face quirks into a smile: her smile, slight but inarguable. ]


Definitely not.
Edited 2016-11-26 04:27 (UTC)
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[personal profile] twofold 2016-11-26 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ Unexpected, she laughs. Of course, through closed lips, it sounds a bit more like a wheeze, and then she's clapping a hand over her mouth.

Looking over her left shoulder, and then her right - what if someone saw?

...

Leo saw. ]


- no.