[ only ruby truly knows the truth about licking so it's okay ]
I'm... okay. [ his emotions are calm too, but not hidden; there is some clear mourning, anxiety, and everything else, but it's just underneath the calm of being near water. ] What about you?
[ he looks exasperated when the hat tips over his face, but it's not backed by emotion. ]
Yeah. [ even if it's rin's death lake, he doesn't resent the lake itself ] It doesn't cure everything. But it helps me feel... [ he's not very good at words, so he just lets his emotions explain for themselves: a comfortable, cowardly feeling. like dissolving into the waves, alone and encapsulated.
it's like disassociating through a medium, really. ]
Even if you're not swimming in it. You can still listen. It fills the air, too.
[ whether it's the crispness of a lakeside breeze, or the dry, sticky salt of the ocean air, or the warm fog of a sauna. he just loves all of it. there's a genuine peace even imagining as much, enough that it permeates into his emotions, calm and soft. ]
[ he says flatly, like don't argue with me binch or i will drink bleach.
anyway, he rolls over to reach a hand out, a gentle blue aura surrounding it. his healing powers are just that: gentle. the sound and sensation of a cool rain, soothing in the way it washes off pain and imperfection, though livio is entirely dry by the end of it anyway.
he doesn't do it long before rolling back over, but the point is there. ]
[ wipes his eyes quickly! at least he's over it. sometimes you feel rain for the first time after a very fun and normal weekend and you get a little emotional over it ]
[ listen he doesn't need to be comforted, they're tears of happiness because he thought he'd never see the rain. he regains his composure pretty easily, regardless ]
That's one good thing about different worlds and places.... there's so much out there. It's not just barren rocks and sand and worms.
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Thought I'd find ya here.
[ comes and sits down next to him. thankfully he doesn't know about licking. ] How're you holdin' up?
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I'm... okay. [ his emotions are calm too, but not hidden; there is some clear mourning, anxiety, and everything else, but it's just underneath the calm of being near water. ] What about you?
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[ livio takes off his hat and puts it on haru's head wee hee hee hee ]
Water really calms ya, huh?
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Yeah. [ even if it's rin's death lake, he doesn't resent the lake itself ] It doesn't cure everything. But it helps me feel... [ he's not very good at words, so he just lets his emotions explain for themselves: a comfortable, cowardly feeling. like dissolving into the waves, alone and encapsulated.
it's like disassociating through a medium, really. ]
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[ thanks to emoshare, livio understands, at least. he understands a little too well. that may not be a good thing ]
Did ya grow up with it?
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Yeah. I've loved it since as long as I can remember.
[ please stop validating the Dissociating. please get help. at least right now, haru's feelings are more like a quiet fondness. ]
You said you don't have anything like this though. Right? [ not just the pool, which is artificial. but like, a lake. ]
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Nah. Wish we did, though, it's beautiful.
[ laughs alone in salad at livio's mental health ]
It's... calming.
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It is.
Even if you're not swimming in it. You can still listen. It fills the air, too.
[ whether it's the crispness of a lakeside breeze, or the dry, sticky salt of the ocean air, or the warm fog of a sauna. he just loves all of it. there's a genuine peace even imagining as much, enough that it permeates into his emotions, calm and soft. ]
Do you know what rain is?
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Yeah. I'm still no good at swimmin' [ hilarious how swimming lessons died with rin ], but... I like the feel of it. The smell.
I know what it is. But.... I haven't felt it.
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but he makes a mental note to get back to it. if everything ever calms down. ]
Maybe you will.
[ or... he thinks for a second. ] Do you have any injuries right now? Or scars?
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Just bruises and scrapes....
[ a bit hesitantly ]
But don't push yerself.
[ if he's going to try to heal livio!! ]
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[ he says flatly, like don't argue with me binch or i will drink bleach.
anyway, he rolls over to reach a hand out, a gentle blue aura surrounding it. his healing powers are just that: gentle. the sound and sensation of a cool rain, soothing in the way it washes off pain and imperfection, though livio is entirely dry by the end of it anyway.
he doesn't do it long before rolling back over, but the point is there. ]
...The real thing can give you a cold, though.
1/2
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[ tears up a little bit ]
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O—Oi, don't cry...
[ there's a light concern, but he's pretty used to this baby behavior because he's friends with rin. ]
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[ wipes his eyes quickly! at least he's over it. sometimes you feel rain for the first time after a very fun and normal weekend and you get a little emotional over it ]
Thank you. That was really nice.
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...I'm glad.
[ despite everything else happening—and the ever-present grief, regret, and all that—he feels a bit of happiness for a second. ]
It's always nice when someone can show you something new.
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That's one good thing about different worlds and places.... there's so much out there. It's not just barren rocks and sand and worms.