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@Topaz
21 / F / Bisexual / 4 of Hearts

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My Self-Summary
Since the Interastral Peace Corporation wouldn’t mean much to most people here, let’s just say I help people all over the universe. I love what I do, but I’m usually a lot busier than this.

I’m not sure what to do with all this free time on my hands. Let’s be friends.

My Future Plans

Having fun, I guess? I feel like anything bigger than that might end up ruined.

My Talents

Business Operations, Investing, Animal Care and Video Games.

Favorite Books, Movies, Music, and Food

Math and Science textbooks, Business reports, stock market analyses. No opinions on the other stuff.

My Ideal Partner

Someone who values trust, honesty and clear communication. This is at the foundation of any good business partnership.

Height 5'2 / 158 CM Body Type FIT & CURVY Smokes NO Drinks SOCIALLY Drugs NO Sign ?? Education COLLEGE Occupation IPC EMPLOYEE Income SELF-SUFFICIENT Children NONE Pets A whole eco-spaceship full of critters Hobbies TRAVEL

art credit: one. two. three. four. five.

01. WINE OR BEER

WINE

.02 CLOWNS OR MIMES

WHICHEVER PAYS TAXES

.03 SHOWER OR BATH

SHOWER

.04 PIRATES OR NINJAS

NINJAS WOULD PROLLY PAY THEIR TAXES.

.05 TITS OR ASS

DO YOU HAVE TO PUT IT THAT WAY? THEY'RE BOTH NICE, I GUESS.

.06 COFFEE OR TEA

COFFEE (WITH SYRUP AND FLAVORING PLEASE)

.07 SPICY OR SWEET

SWEET

.08 SUMMER OR WINTER

SUMMER

.09 LEATHER OR LACE

LEATHER (LACE IS CUTE BUT IDK IF IT LOOKS GOOD ON ME)

10. ROUGH SEX OR GENTLE SEX

...I'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.

Personality Type
ENTJ-A

ENERGY

81%

extraverted

MIND

68%

intuitive

NATURE

64%

thinking

TACTICS

94%

judging

IDENTITY

93%

assertive

personality test. art credit.

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Comments

[tfy]

Are they doing alright these days? I can't imagine how horrible that must have been.

[And he heard the victim was someone with a death wish.]

[softstoneheart]

Well....

[ it's such a hard question to answer: He wanted to know if people could die For Science and definitely entered got a "Find Out" era for it. And he suffered. She saw the consequences of his revival; how flowers obstructed his lungs and his awful, dingy rank 2 suite reeked of blood.

And he's not there now. And they've gotten closer, but is he "alright?" The way her face looks says she isn't sure but, she'll still say: ]

They're pretty resilient. I'm not sure how the recent murder makes them feel, though. They have little regard for their own well-being, but will do anything to avoid others getting roped into their troubles.

[tfy]

That does sound like how they were described...

[Well, the resilient part. The "little regard for their own well-being part.]

Honestly, I worry about Leo-kun for similar reasons. He doesn't care enough about his well-being, either. So if he met someone like that—

[... wait. Something doesn't add up again and he blinks.]

By "recent murder," you mean Kirma-kun's?

[He still... doesn't get... that it was Kirma's stabby boyfriend who died the first time around.]

[softstoneheart]

I think the key feature is interfering with a relationship with Kirma. As long as Leo doesn't threaten that, he's prolly fine.

And yeah, that's what I meant: The person I know what the first, Kirma is the second. They're connected by some kind of tight relationship. It's tight enough that Kirma feels willing to do a favor that benefits me for them, even though I barely know Kirma.

[tfy]

[He just. Stares for a second.]

They're not dating.

[Another pause.]

... are they?

[That poor first murder victim can't be the stabby boyfriend.

... it can't be, right??!]

[softstoneheart]

I don't know, I didn't ask.

They live together, so prolly?

[ she has no frame of reference for dating. ]

What do... people who date... do? Aside from the going on dates part?

[tfy]

[Maybe in another timeline, he could give her cute and innocent questions the wholesome answers they deserve. Maybe they could happily talk about dating over ice cream. Just two students in school uniforms, gossiping about love.

In this cursed timeline, her questions don't even register. The second she confirms Kirma and the first murder victim are "prolly" together, his brain short-circuits.]

You're kidding...!

[Time to break out the Bukubu icon!]

[softstoneheart]

[ the icon is beautiful. Majestic. ]

[ why does he look so horrified?]

Is... is that bad???

[tfy]

[His head swims. He feels... dizzy? He doesn't know what he feels. All he can do is try and piece together the sequence of events in his mind. Kirma's boyfriend slashed Esikko in the chest, a wound Hiyori could feel because their senses were linked during the Hearts game. He was the first murder victim. Esikko saw him get killed, and then he saw another horrible thing happen, and then he brought him to the clinic where they revived him. That's what he said.

... no. That isn't right. The Hearts game and the chest wound came later. Kirma's boyfriend had already died and come back to life before then. Kirma kidnapped Esikko, the boyfriend slashed his chest...

... the boyfriend slashed someone who brought him to the hospital?

It doesn't make sense. He thought the boyfriend slashed Esikko out of jealousy over Kirma, or because he was simply insane. But now another, even more inelegant motivation occurs to him. He doesn't want to believe it. But if it was revenge—

No.

He doesn't want to think about this anymore.]

..... sorry.

[He sounds extremely beaten down.]

I shouldn't have asked for ice cream. I'll treat you next time to make up for it.

[He's only had a bite of his, but he's going to toss the rest. He starts heading for the classroom door.]

[softstoneheart]

[ the last thing she wants is for him to over think this and do something reckless. If he goes somewhere, she won't know for sure what he's going to do.

She gets up and follows him out the door. ]

Don't apologize.

Hey, um... why don't you teach me some dance moves, since we're here?

[ she's terrified of what he'd do if she left him alone the way he is now. ]

[tfy]

[There was no plan. After this, he's probably going to hug his knees on the couch in his room for hours while Jun frets in the background. Kind of like he did during Conquest. He dearly misses the days when unpleasant work assignments were the biggest thing he had to worry about.

He does stop when she calls out to him, looking back over his shoulder. His eyes blink.]

Now?

[He normally wouldn't be opposed. But he's holding ice cream and he isn't feeling dancey. At least her question surprises him enough that it chases away some of the gloom, though...]

[softstoneheart]

Yeah, now.

[ she sees the cone still in his hand and notes his hesitation. Leading by example, she throws her own ice cream in the nearest trash can. ]

Let's go find a practice room for that, okay?

[tfy]

[There's another moment's pause. Not because of the ice cream, but because he's really not in the mood. She knows that, though, doesn't she? She knows, and that's why she suggested it. He's often the one changing the subject or suggesting something fun to distract people from their gloom, so he can recognize when others are doing the same.

He nods and plasters a smile on. The ability to smile no matter the circumstance is an idol's great weapon!]

If that's what you want, then sure ♪

[He'll throw his own cone away and leave. With her, not alone to go brood.]

[softstoneheart]

[ While she knows the smile on his face isn't out of true happiness, the fact he's able to put it on at all is promising. The distraction is worth making a fool of herself, really. ]

Yeah. I did a little partner dancing a while back... I wasn't good at it at all.

[ While the intent is to further push him into the position of authority on the subject, her anecdote is not a lie. She was awful and clumsy, and her partner was just as unschooled, but that didn't matter... ]

[tfy]

[Speaking of distractions—]

Oh~? ♪ Then we'll start with some simple steps! But who was that with? Your boss-slash-partner?

[Teasing about her love life sounds like an excellent distraction. After all, it's not like her boss-slash-partner is also Kirma's boyfriend and the first murder victim. He remains blissfully ignorant about that, at least.]

[softstoneheart]

Simple steps're best, please.

[ Please. She remembers the clumsy spins in the dark, out of sync and far from graceful. But the double she was dancing with was the embodiment of chaos.

Hiyori is someone she can trust enough to tell the truth to. She makes an awkward noise of consideration before deciding on: ]

Kind of. [ So helpful ]

You remember those weird paintings that were around, right? His double was the one who danced with me.

[tfy]

[He's not in the mood to try to teach someone a whole dance routine. So, that works.]

"Kind of"? ... ah, you mean those doppel things?

[His smile becomes strained. Yep, his mood just dropped again!]

Those were a pain. [...] But I guess some of them weren't so bad. Your partner's wanted to dance with you, huh?

[softstoneheart]

[ she can almost feel the clouds covering the sun and it's hard not to feel worried. She scrambles. ]

His seemed more interested in the real one's happiness and left on his own.

But I think if he tried to take over Aventurine's life, he wouldn't like doing things the IPC way.

[tfy]

Well, that's good.

[If only his own had done the same...]

Hope he didn't get any paint on you!

[softstoneheart]

Uh... [ Topaz isn't one who really cares about formality or politeness, but kissing and telling also isn't her style.

Her steps falter, as a faint blush dusts her cheeks. ]

No, it... it was fine. Everyone was safe, anyway. And I got to kind of see my place back home again, even if it wasn't the same.

[tfy]

[Her audible hesitancy causes him to glance over. The look on her face only adds to the awkward picture. He blinks.

"Safe"? What was safe? What does that mean?

...]

So you got to see home again!

[He brushes past it with another plastered-on smile. He knows people were sleeping with the dopppelgangers (take a wild guess how he knows), but he's choosing not to think about it in her case. It's jumping to conclusions! And he doesn't want picture her washing paint out of her—

Well, anyway!!!]

That was interesting, wasn't it? I got to see a few different worlds. I didn't expect the landscapes to have weather, though. One of them was so cold—

[He stops.

He remembers stepping into that frigid landscape alongside Esikko's doppelganger, trying to shield his child self from the cold. Remembers talking about it afterwards, teasing Esikko and calling his child self "cute." His stomach twists again, throat feeling tight.]

... anyway, here's the practice room.

[softstoneheart]

[ this is all her fault. For someone who's usually so buoyant, she should've been more careful. ]

I mean, it was kind of like home but not really. It was dark, I could see Qlipoth's Amber Wall and Pier Point, but none of my cuties were there, so it felt lonely.

Otherwise, it was a perfect replica of my place, right down to my mattress on the living room floor.

[ in her love for animals, she has sacrificed her master suite to sleep on the floor of her own home. ]

[tfy]

[He manages to get it together enough to inject his voice with some more cheer. But while he'd normally be happy to talk about Topaz's world, her home, and her cuties, right now he isn't feeling normal. His response still sounds a little subdued, owing to his distraction.]

Well, that's still something, anyway.

[A piece of home, like how he got his phone back.

He opens the door to the practice room and holds it for her. Then he pauses, his brain catching up to him.]

... you slept on just a mattress? [His brows raise.] Surely your company pays a bit better than that, no?

[softstoneheart]

[ She enters the practice room with a casual shrug, unaware of the problem, but Hiyori doesn't have the context. ]

Oh, I've got money— and savings, stock options and usually quarterly bonuses— [ except for one little setback, but she's working on that. ] I just didn't see a point. It's got sheets and a blanket, which is all I really need. I'd rather use the room I had keeping my cuties comfy.

[ surely that's fine, right? ]

[tfy]

[He visibly relaxes when he hears that, anyway. It's not that she's paid so little she can't afford a bed, it's that she chooses to sleep on a mattress in her living room! Thank goodness!

Though that still sounds a bit weird.]

As long as it's your choice. It's better than sleeping in your office, anyway.

[Unlike Anzu sometimes!!]

Your suite as an Ace must be absolutely huge, no? That must have been an adjustment if you're used to living the simple life.