PC: The Other Yuri

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Weekend 0, Saturday

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[Wherever Yuri is, Estelle suddenly loses her footing and stumbles right into him!]

Aaah! I'm sorry!

[She's lost her balance, will you help her stay on her feet or just let her fall?]

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[ drops her like a sack of potatoes.








no, he'll steady her. ]

Whoa there. Surely you've not been hitting up the bar already?

Week 0, Monday

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[Hi Yuri, you checking out the camp? Well, you'll find Estelle in (predictably) the library! She's standing by a shelf, skimming a book she has open in her hands. She looks up when she notices someone else enter.]

Oh, Yuri! Are you exploring the camp, too?

[ashenvaliant]

[ i love her so much especially that she asked this when they're in the middle of the camp. ]

Might as well, right? Were you looking for a library?

week 0, friday

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[ void.

the void where yuri looks mildly frustrated. wow. ]

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That... message. You got one too, right?

Is Flayn...?

w1, monday

[ashenvaliant]

[ yeets us at the prism as requested.

regardless, when estelle appears she'll find yuri sorting through some of the games on display. he looks like he has no idea what any of them are, and when he opens one to find a disc inside he just looks even more lost. ]

I have no idea what to do with this.

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[She comes up beside him to peek at it, too.]

Huh... I don't know what that is, either. Maybe it's part of something else?

w1, thursday morning

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[ fairly early on the thursday, yuri can be found down by the ocean. it’s peaceful and quiet and he seems like he’s just soaking in the calm of the whole place. ]

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[Estelle wanders out here too, looking around with awe and wonder.]

They really have everything here... I've never seen a beach like this before.

w2, monday

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[ simulation it is. ]

Huh.

Funny how I was just telling someone about these things, and 'lo and behold...

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[Estelle's just looking at the thingy like ???

also she's got bunny ears, happy furry week]

What is it...?

w2, thursday

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[ throws dart they are Somewhere. ]

Hey. Did anyone see to your leg?

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[yeah idk she's sitting on a couch in the lounge or something. she's still looking a little pale.]

Yes... Dimitri wrapped it, and Gemini healed it. It's not as bad as what happened to the others...

Week 2, Friday

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[Friday afternoon, Estelle is in the library. While she's usually seen here with a book in her hand, it doesn't look like she's managed to tear her focus away from the morning announcement just yet. When she notices Yuri nearby, she turns to greet him with a polite nod of her head. There's a weak attempt at a smile.]

I suppose it's too much to hope for anything else... But I still wish I could have talked with him more.

[ashenvaliant]

[ yuri looks a bit like he wants to through the entire library out the window but it's probably fine. ]

You end up hoping for a good outcome, but expecting the worst one. It gets tiring, fast.

Week 2, Saturday

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[We are somewhere and that trial sure happened. Estelle's bunny ears are drooping, it's time for baby's first scapegoat experience.]

What happens now...?

[ashenvaliant]

[ i fell asleep….. :pensive: ]

Same thing that happens every week. There’ll be a show, and someone else will be involved.

w3, monday

[ashenvaliant]

[ spa time spa time. yuri seems to have well and truly made himself at home here. he's seated on one of the chairs by the make up table with just an Array of Things around him. he looks pretty content though? his fit is comfortable, his hair is once again bound by a pretty pin and he is Concentrating.

until he spots estelle. ]

Are you here to relax as well, Estelle?

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Oh, I was just exploring...

[She'll come over to see what he's up to, though.]

You've certainly made yourself comfortable. [It's not a criticism. She's a little impressed? She looks at the Things with genuine curiosity.]

w3, thursday

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[ spa time.............2!

yuri is looking at the facial products this time. ]

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Oh, you're here again... Yuriri!

-- Um, I don't suppose the offer for makeup pointers is still on the table?

Week 3, Saturday

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[At the Wiwaldi campus, Estelle's out on the grounds, staring out at the moat by the dorms. Her face is a little pale, and her eyes are reddish -- likely from crying. It seems that she's calm now, though.

It takes several moments for her to notice Yuri.]

I... We did the best we could, right?

[ashenvaliant]

...

I think we did.

[ estelle :( ]

At this point no deaths, and no killers are going to be easy or acceptable. We all know each other better now, so it's never going to feel like we got something right.

w4, monday

[ashenvaliant]

[ anyway estelle gets the location yuri fell in love but he doesn't know that, and i'm not telling spoon or ara so this is our secret.

they're at the beach! ]

Now this brings back memories.

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[hehe]

So there really is a beach in space...

[Estelle stares out at where it simply drops off into space. That's kind of terrifying, but also...]

It's beautiful...

w4, thursday

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[ semi void, but a void where yuri is facedown on a sofa. hi estelle. ]

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[Wow she is coming over to check on him.]

Yuri...? How are you feeling?

Week 4, Friday

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[Estelle's sitting in the courtyard, holding a flower in her hands. Her eyes are red -- it's clear that she's been crying. She looks up when she sees Yuri nearby.]

Oh, Yuri... Would you like to sit?

[There's room next to her on the bench.]

[ashenvaliant]

[ he does just sit next to her -- wordlessly and immediately. ]

...

This is a pretty terrible week, isn't it?

w4, saturday

[ashenvaliant]

[ fucking yikes ]

...

[ he's out in the courtyard, honestly. ]

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[After Estelle's had a chance to bathe and change her clothes, she finds Yuri there. She still looks tired, but at least she's composed for the moment.]

Oh, Yuri...

I'm... I'm so sorry that it ended like that.

Week 5, Monday

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[Estelle's in the new convenience store, squinting at the labels on some packaged food and snacks. She glances up when she notices Yuri nearby.]

Oh, Yuri! Have you ever seen a place like this before?

[ashenvaliant]

[ that's a mood and a half estelle, what are half of these things ]

Nothing quite like this, no. But as the name suggests it does seem... convenient?

[ he looks much more relaxed today. I WONDER WHY. ]

w5, thursday

[ashenvaliant]

[ GIRL. ]

Did you get healed up?

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[Estelle's sitting on a sofa in the lobby. She's still wearing a red robe that covers her entire body, though the hood is pulled back. She looks up.]

Yes... I'm better now, thank you.

Week 5, Saturday

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[Estelle's in the library, staring at a shelf full of books, but it's unclear if she's actually trying to find something, or just spacing out while happening to stare in that direction. She notices Yuri come in, and turns to face him with concern.]

Oh... Yuri. I'm s--

[... but she remembers their conversation from last weekend, and reconsiders her words.]

... Are you all right?

[ashenvaliant]

[ she remembered! that does actually pull a little smile out of him. ]

Not exactly, but I'll manage.

[ and unrelated to this mess of a weekend and how nu and spoon are on my DNI list forever, he pulls a star shaped eraser out of his pocket. ] To satisfy your curiosity, now we're no longer on a time limit.

Week 6, Monday

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[While Yuri's looking around the village, he'll find Estelle at the training hall! She's looking over the weapons on display with curiosity. She turns to see him, and greets him with a bright smile.]

Oh, Yuri! Have you found any interesting places around here?

[She'll assume he's out exploring, too.]

[ashenvaliant]

Hey.

... There's an entire farm area here, which is... different. Although I guess the school had that too. There's the flower garden as well, and there's a pond with fish in?

Week 6, Tuesday

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[On Tuesday, Estelle can be found on the new 6th floor! She's out in the hallway, with her hand on one of the unmarked doors. But before she opens it, she'll turn and see Yuri.]

Oh, Yuri! Would you be up for some exploring...?

[ashenvaliant]

One of the doors...?

[ he.... looks thoughtful. ] I've been avoiding them, but... I did do one last week with Sylvain. I can be persuaded.

w6, saturday post trial

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[ i threw a dart and it's the courtyard. yuri is just lying down in the middle of it, staring at the twilight "sky" with a look of intensity. ]

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[Estelle finds him there! And since he never shrugged her off the previous times she joined him for post-trial sulking, she'll go ahead and sit on the ground next to him.]

w7, tuesday

[ashenvaliant]

[ wowee. a lot has been happening on this, the week of our endgame. yuri has wandered into the fabled chapel -- place of a number of deaths, and also apparently a mysterious body now? ]

...

And here I thought chapels were meant to be calming places of worship. Instead we have a lot of death associated with this place.

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[Estelle's crouched near the floor, examining it suspiciously, prodding gently with her crescent moon cane.]

Yes... A lot's happened, hasn't it?

Week 7, Saturday

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[Estelle finds Yuri sometime after things have started to calm down.]

We made it... Everyone's saved.

[She looks like she can barely contain her joy.]

... What's next for you, Yuri?

[ashenvaliant]

Rather satisfactory, isn’t it? But still, you do feel a bit lost after being on edge for weeks on end.

[ hmmm… ]

I go back home. There was a lot to be done, before I so rudely ended up here.