Catch-All for Valvatorez

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Week 0 | Mid-Week

[specialdog]

[ as per Valvatorez's insistence, he's come to pick her up for weapon training... But at the armory, she's still just looking over all of the weapons. She's having trouble picking which one to use. ]

Something lighter would be better...

[omegathree]

[He's there with what looks like a heavier sword in one hand. But that's mostly for him.]

There are some one handed swords and some spears with wooden handles.

Week 0 | Post-Trial

[omegathree]

[True to what Val told Minato, Val is now in the library. He's found on the second floor and pulling out an book that has anything to do with medicine.

He's not personally a medical professional, but he knew one at home.

When he notices Akane is there, he looks over and stops pulling books.]

How are you after the day's events?

[specialdog]

[ Akane just sighs. ]

Tiiiired.

How about you? What are you looking at, there?

Week 1: Friday

[omegathree]

[Val is usually pretty calm when it comes to people dying around him. He's old. It happens.

But that's his partner and his blood is boiling. This wasn't a natural death, somebody went for what was his and it's not a feeling he likes. It's a reminder that he can't always protect what he wants to.

He's in the middle of the fire area, sparking a fire in his hand and turning it back off. Over and over.]

[specialdog]

[ Akane comes over and just. Sits nearby, watching him. You get that rage out however you need, Val. She supports you.]

... I think you'll be fine. People like you, I'm sure someone will be willing to partner up.

Week 1 | Post Execution

[specialdog]

[ Was Akane wandering the fire area for her own reasons? Or was she just looking for Val? It's... Hard to say, because she approaches him with confidence! ]

I told you you'd be okay.

[omegathree]

[He's.... just cozy here, but he's not doing much.]

And you were right.

[He has 0 idea how she went and did it though.]

Is the proper term here "good work"?

Week 2 | Wednesday

[specialdog]

[ An Akane approaches! At a glance she seems the same as always--not missing any limbs or an eye or anything like that...

But she is holding her arm... ]

Valvatorez-san, you've been reading those medical books and stuff, right? Help me with this.

[omegathree]

Come along, lass.

[Val's right leg is bandaged up and there's a cane next to him. A look at her arm and then he starts hobbling towards the boutique.]

What happened to it?

Week 2: Friday

[omegathree]

[He's out in the garden, his coat nowhere to be seen, but it does reveal he wears a nice white undershirt. The cloak, or his wings, is still draped over his shoulder as he walks through the garden to talk to Akane. Even with the cane in his hand, he's seems to be healing up well enough.

No matter what they do, there's going to be a spare tomorrow. That's... not great. But it is the reality of the situation they're facing.]

Were you close to either of them?

[specialdog]

[ Akane is visibly upset, sitting on a bench and idly toying with some wood and her box-cutter. Not really making anything in particular... ]

Mm. Kazuaki-kun and I were friends. He trusted me...

Week 2 | Post Trial

[specialdog]

[ Hello Valvatorez! Akane comes to stand beside him, peering around to see what he's up to. ]

Tiring as always, huh?

[omegathree]

[He's just finished folding something into a boat and letting it float down the river.]

Yes. These trials are difficult when we don't have the whole picture and we're split between two different cases.

Week 3: Monday

[omegathree]

[There is exactly one person who knows what his power is.

He's knocking gently on the door.]

Are you in?

[There's a 50-50 chance he was asking for Milla or Akane.]

[specialdog]

[ Akane recognizes the voice, so she's willing to assume it's for her. She also trusts Valvatorez enough--and is lazy enough--to just call back instead of getting up to answer the door: ]

Come in!

Week 3 | Post Trial

[specialdog]

[ Hello, Akane is here, knocking on your door, Valvy!! You can't hide!!! ]

[omegathree]

[He doesn't speak up. The door's open right now and she can find him on the edge of the bed looking off into the distance. Physically he's just fine. Emotionally it's like he's completely drained.]

week 4 | Tuesday

[specialdog]

[ Hello, Akane is here for sword training! She has her sword from last time in hand! Also she is in a sexy nurse? Outfit? Okay. ]

A gun would be more convenient, wouldn't it?

[omegathree]

Artina is the one who specializes in guns, not me.

[He's picked up a much duller sword than the one that rests on his hip.]

Week 5 | monday

[specialdog]

[ It looks like Akane wasn't actually in the library looking for Valvatorez, this time! She's got a book in one hand that it looks like she's trying to find the spot for on the shelf so she can return it now that she's finished it.

But she veers off from the romance section when she sees Val! ]

Valvatorez-san! ♪

[omegathree]

[The romance section...

Val is seated with medical textbooks as well as, oddly, a few books about sewing.]

Hello, lass. How is your day going so far?

Week 5: Tuesday

[omegathree]

[If Akane goes looking for Val after the mermaid incident, he can be found in the boutique. By then he's changed into his usual clothes, cape draped over himself. The bandages are hidden away, but he doesn't look that willing to move from his space for... a while.

He didn't even notice she came in.]

[specialdog]

[ ... She taps him on the shoulder from behind! ]

Week 5 | Post Death Announcement

[specialdog]

[ Hey Val. Akane is sitting in... The back of a row of books in the library? Just curled up on herself, like maybe this was just the first isolated corner she could find and was closer to the meeting hall than her own house. ]

[omegathree]

[The good(?) news is that Val often finds himself here when he needs to research. So when he sees Akane, he settles down next to her and waits for her to initiate conversation.]

Week 5 | Post Trial

[specialdog]

[ You know what, Akane actually. Trusts. Valvatorez enough to openly seek him out and openly ask what's on her mind?? It's kind of weird. Like, it shouldn't be, but it is. So she approaches him.

She looks sad. ]

... Did you suspect me?

[omegathree]

[He seems to consider this question. Then holds out a hand for her to take. Or not take. It's up to her.]

I didn't.

Week 6: Monday

[omegathree]

[It's not that hard to make eye-contact with him. And considering Akane is one of the very few people he uses names for, that's all it takes.

There's a silver haired man with a very fluffy tail arguing with Val. Somebody isn't very happy about the way Val conducts his business.

The memory cuts out at 5:09.

At this point Val isn't even surprised anymore. He's just resigned himself to glimpses of his own past.]

[specialdog]

[ Akane blinks, startling back and refocusing her gaze so that she's not looking him in the eyes anymore. Not out of awkwardness but just to avoid giving or taking a second memory.

As for Valvatorez, he's treated to this short, unflattering moment of Akane's... ]

You sure are big on promises.

Week 6 | Post Trial

[specialdog]

[ Welp. At least they didn't take away Akane's phone, so she's just. Chilling in "jail." ]

[omegathree]

[Val is seated across from where ever Akane is, quietly watching her for a time.]

Corrupted World

[omegathree]

[All these Avatars are doing are slowing his progress. Even if Val can fight alone, he's never preferred it. There's something comforting about having at least one other person on the field with him, regardless of how well they can fight.]

The can't hurt me that much.

[Val could absolutely just destroy them all without much effort...

If he had full access to his powers.]

[specialdog]

"That much."

[ She's. Pouting a little bit? She doesn't want Val getting hurt at all, but saying that directly would be a bit much for her. ]