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[OPEN] Infinite in distance and unbound by death
Who: Jaune Arc & You
When: IC: 7/18 - 19
Where: Various
What: Jaune can't even die properly and now he's out and about - strangely better than ever.
Rating/Warning: None!
ʜᴏsᴘɪᴛᴀʟ.
ᴠɪᴠɪᴅ.
ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ.
sᴀɴᴄᴛᴜᴀʀʏ.
ᴄʜᴜʀᴄʜ.
When: IC: 7/18 - 19
Where: Various
What: Jaune can't even die properly and now he's out and about - strangely better than ever.
Rating/Warning: None!
ʜᴏsᴘɪᴛᴀʟ.
[ The last thing Jaune remembers is coughing up blood, his insides slowly rotting away while his weird immune system (read: Aura) tried fighting against it. Whatever Clarke gave him to drink also seemed to change him slightly, but that effect seems to have worn off by now.
Now, three days after apparently dying in one of the most painful ways, Jaune can be seen walking around the hospital. A strange sense of deja vu hits him as he recalls being bound to a hospital after his previous interlude experience, too. That time, he didn't die, though, and recovery was a little slower, which... makes this all the more strange. How does recovering from death make him feel better than ever?
In fact, should anyone decide to visit him, expecting to find him bedridden or hooked up on some IV, then they're in for a surprise. Jaune is walking around in his hospital garbs, greeting some of the staff members he recognizes and helping patients who are worse off than him.
You may find him doing various things as he waits to be discharged, from doing wheelies in a wheelchair that wasn't meant for him, cursing at the vending machine because it doesn't serve patients for free, or telling jokes to a group of patients who are probably high on painkillers. ]
...I looked at his burger, and then I said-- I said, man, you're gonna need a bigger mouth!
[ The audience laughs. ] I love these guys...
[ Alternatively, if your character is also hospital-bound, they could be sharing a room! ]
ᴠɪᴠɪᴅ.
[ Hospital shenanigans outside, Jaune isn't left unaffected as he appears on the surface. He's always been okay with the concept of dying-- or rather, he always knew what he signed up for. If there ever comes a day in which he needs to give up his life for the people he wants to protect, then that's just what a Huntsman is supposed to do. Which is why it bothers him so much that he got killed the way he did. It felt pointless. Why did his Aura, which is supposed to be a manifestation of his own soul, not fight back hard enough?
Could it be that he just didn't train hard enough? He's aware that he skipped more Aura lessons with Pyrrha than he should have, focusing on improving his swordplay instead. Now that she's gone, he needs to practice every department more than ever. Skill, Aura, leadership, teamwork... and what better place to do all that than in a game of ViViD?
So if your character is up for some gaming, they'll find themselves randomly paired with Jaune, who seems more focused and determined than usual. ]
Hey.
[ (If you choose this prompt, I'll try and write a unique scenario for every thread!) ]
ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ.
[ Look, training isn't just about getting stronger physically! Education is important, too, which is why Jaune is quick to return to school so soon after his recovery. LEARNING IS IMPORTANT.
Haha, just kidding. It's only half a day later and he's involved in a food fight inside the cafeteria. Even though he normally doesn't do well in these, it's nice to be reminded of home a little.
Jaune flips one of the tables and jumps behind it like a barricade. There's a slushy dripping across the side of his face as he counts his "ammo" (just random food particles). Your character can either be hiding with him or firing from the other side. ]
Alright! I got seven nuggets!! [ He... eats one of them mid-sentence. ] --Six nuggets. And a carton of chocolate milk. Augh, where's the mashed potato?! I need it, I need it now!
sᴀɴᴄᴛᴜᴀʀʏ.
[ Normally Jaune doesn't spend too much time in the sanctuary, the place can get a little too tinfoil-hatty for a guy who naively takes everything at face value. More than that, he sometimes starts feeling strangely ill if he hangs out in it longer than necessary. It's probably just him, though.
He also figures there's going to be another mass gathering here in the coming days, assuming there were other people who got kidnapped as well. If not, then he needs to at least tell some of his friends about what happened. What if he randomly dies again without sharing everything he knows?!
This all sounds well and urgent, but if you happen to see Jaune in the sanctuary, he'll just be... mopping the floor and cleaning the walls. What? It's therapeutic! ]
More pizza leftovers... I wonder if we can order McCeres for the next group meeting... n-not that I, y'know, dislike pizza or anything. ... Also, why am I talking to myself.
ᴄʜᴜʀᴄʜ.
[ Jaune isn't religious by any means, and the building itself isn't dedicated to any particular god. What he does like about this place is the sense of community, as well as the idea of keeping faith and hope strong.
Jaune wonders if he started a trend here or if it's just normal thing that happens, but ever since he put up a small photo of a missing Pyrrha on the walls, others have been doing the same. Eventually it became a memorial wall for those who have fallen or gone missing from Cerealia, with Jaune even updating Pyrrha's status from Missing to... well, resting in peace. Around her picture are the names of his other friends carved: Sousei, Tenka, Peko, Zack, and many more. Rapunzel is the latest addition, and there was also Weiss' name, but it's been crossed out. Twice. ]
It looks like this place still isn't done with me yet, huh. Man, this is gonna get confusing...
[ Quietly, he wonders if anyone would even add him to this little shrine if he doesn't come back someday. It's not like he talks about this special place with anyone. ]
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I can imagine how forgetting someone who made an impact on you would be easier, but that means losing a part of them that they left in you.
I wouldn't wanna be who I was before I met all my friends on that wall...
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Who aid you were allowed to get smart? That is not attractive in a man. Go back to being dumb and pretty. [But her tone is playful and she sighs.]
...Putting his name up there seems too...final. The end. Like it is real and I do not know if I like that.
Ah, things were better when I did not care. Stupid humans... [Stupid humans giving her EMOTIONS and stuff]
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Were things really better? When you didn't care, I mean. It would be like being one of these robots around here... they never look that happy to me.
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Then sighs.] Maybe not better, but would be easier. Caring hurts. I do not like being hurt.
Before, I could say, "I do not care about humans! Let them all die, what does it have to do with me?" And now, I have humans I care about. Human friends. I can not say things like that so easily, because I do not lie.
I keep finding newer things I must be honest about. [Is she...complaining about having to be truthful?? ????? Oona???? stop this.
SHe tilts her head] Are we friends?
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What? --I mean, yeah, I... what were we this whole time? --Y-Yeah, of course, Oona. Why?
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She looks away, considering this] Was curious. Sometimes I am not so sure. All of the people I considered close friends have gone now. It is nice to know I am not all alone again.
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Why don't you make new friends? N-Not that I don't wanna be friends or anything! I mean, I don't mind being your only friend if that's how you want, heh! I just... I think you're pretty cool, Oona. Anyone would be glad to call you a friend.
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She makes a face at his suggestion, and then looks uneasy.] I am not so easy to get along with. Everyone seems so boring now. Want others back.
[It's childish, she knows it is, but she keeps comparing them to her old friends and no one seems to measure up. Gdi.]
Hmph. 'Cool'? 'Anyone would be glad to call you a friend'? You are weird. [But she appreciates it anyhow.] You are only one that would think that! [but her tone is playful at least]
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No! He would say something like, [here she adopts a mocking gruff voice"] 'You are troublesome and loud and touch people too much!' [She pauses and continues in her own voice] But, even he would say something about being strong and not giving up and that people would be happy to have me watching their backs.
Aahhh. [A frustrated noise and she gives Jaune a pouty look] Wanted to comfort you, not have this be other way around. Stop that!
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[ He usually tries not to look so pathetic in front of others. Nobody said he was good at it. ]
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So, what has happened? [It's not like she was deep into Jaune's life, so Oona doesn't really have any clue about what he might've been going through lately. She's not even a candidate up for consideration for the Friend of the Year award.] Come, tell me! Will make you feel better. And we can buy ice cream or something after. That is what friends do to comfort each other, yes? Since you would not like my other ways, likely.
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