thenearshore | The flame inside the breathing ashes

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The flame inside the breathing ashes

Who: Lavi and Everyone
What: Aftermath of various things
Where: Far Shore
When: August 17-24
Warnings: None at the moment!

[A. August 17th - Afternoon]

[After his fight with Lux and talk with Allen, anyone who would have tried to reach Lavi will discover radio silence on his end. He left a note to Cardia explaining he’d be out all day. He wasn’t in the mood to talk to anyone right now, not after the parting words Lux had left him with.

Avoiding everyone seemed to be the best option right now, even if he would argue instead that he was just grabbing some fresh air.

It’s why he’s chosen to walk his temple’s latest addition around the Far Shore instead.

”Someone like you should have never been given a name to begin with!”

His jaw clenches at the memory of it, but it was a mistake to take his eye off the dog since Sisi runs off and Lavi’s quick to run after it.]

Sisi, wait!

[B. I Lost You Again]

[Sometime, at some point during the month, people might find Lavi sitting at an area where Allen’s temple used to be. He has a knee drawn up to his chest, a hand covering his face as if he’s trying hard to ignore the sudden pang of loneliness that hits him. Fortunately, Sisi seems to be his company today, too, sitting beside Lavi and has his head rested on Lavi’s other leg.

The redhead gently gives him a scratch, though he looks distracted.]

Damn it, Allen.

[Sisi whimpers a bit as Lavi retracts his hand to mess with a pair of white gloves that he found - the same kind of gloves he’s seen Allen wear before.

He grits his teeth, the other hand moving away from his face and he slams a fist onto the ground.]

Damn it.

[C. He’s an Exorcist Once More]

[Somewhere in a clearing, there’s Lavi holding what appears to be a hammer that might look a little too heavy all things considering.

He has his eye closed, the head of the hammer pointed upwards as giant seals appear around him, glowing brightly. Gritting his teeth, his eye opens as one of the seals stops and glows a bright red.]

Hi Ban: Gouka Kaijin!

[Slamming the hammer down with the seal stamped onto it, a torrent of flames erupt, taking on the form of a snake that surrounds Lavi briefly before shooting upwards into the sky and disappearing in bits of ashes.]

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[It's not that he doesn't know.

He's hoping he's wrong.

He breathes out, drawing a knee up to his chest and just hugging it.]

Too many people have been disappearing.

[She's seen more people disappear at once but that isn't worth mentioning. It won't help Lavi. She leans back on him, hitting her shoes together]

I don't know how many more will. It doesn't stop it but I'll keep a closer eye on everyone's threads.

[She hums, stretching a bit]

Lavi, why do you think some people dissappear and others dont?

Because whatever is keeping us here decided that it's time for some very late spring cleaning and chooses people by chance.

[The answer is immediate, if not somewhat dry, as if he doesn't quite believe in his own words.

But this is the most people he's seen disappear or killed off since his time here. Lavi's never been good at handling how it feels when the people who he's seen and befriended (or loved) ends up disappearing on him.]

Mmm...

[It's not a bad theory but she doesn't like the sound of that either.]

Some people are here a few days, others a few months. I don't think anyone is left from the group I first arrived with back in...February?

[Yeah, February was around when she showed up. There doesn't seem to be any pattern or connect on who poofs and who stays.]

That's six months ago.

[And Lavi's only been here since June.

...What are the chances.]

If there was a connection or anything, it'd be easier, but it seems to be something connected by chance in the end.

[Hajime reaches out to the air, fingers curling as she pulls some threads to her that become visible at her touch. Idly she starts twirling them around her fingers as if starting to play a game of Cat's Cradle by herself.]

Like a lottery? Do you believe in chance, Lavi?

No. [The answer is immediate.] Nothing is ever by chance.

I wonder how it happens then.

[food for thought really. Why Allen? Why Lux? They hadn't been here that long. Lavi is still here and Hajime is much over due herself so it's not time related.]

Who knows, especially if the old gods are still in the dark about it.

[He's seen people go as soon as they arrive. So many people leave while others remain behind. He's not even sure who else is left from the June group.]

Dekuku is good with lists and data. It might be a good idea to scribble peoples names down and what we can figure out about them. Then when someone poofs and another person poofs there might be something connecting between the lines.

[She's not sure how well that would work or how willing new arrivals would share personal information but there has to be something that is being over looked. She keeps her eyes focused on her hands, making various shapes with the threads, Lavi might feel some pulling at his chest. If he looks down there will be a glowing thread coming out of him as she's gently tugging on it since she's using it to make a rabbit shape]

Even I'm not sure how well that'll go. We'll have to start from the very beginning to now, and we have no idea who else is left from the first crew that came.

[He definitely fees that tug, causing him to look over his shoulder and at her.]

...What are you doing with my thread?

I remember a handful. Yuto was one of the first people to arrive. I was the second group.

[Yuto was one of the first people she met after all. As a person and as a dragon. He's such a cute and protective dragon. It makes her giggle]

I'm playing a game. Have you heard of cat's cradle? I made a rabbit. A Lavit!

You know if anyone from the first group is still here?

[He blinks.]

Do you have to play it with my thread, though?

Yuto is the only one I know of or have seen. I may have missed them but if there are anymore it's gotta be only one or two.

[She shifts a bit and holds up the rabbit for him to see, making it bounce a bit]

It's right here and easy to grab. It's pretty too so why not?

Not very many.

[Another blink, followed by the faintest grimace.

So glad it was convenient for you to use.

You're always their for me when I need you, Lavi.

[She giggles and sits up on her knees so she can turn around to face him again. Resting her chest on his back, she leans forward so she can reach her arms over his head. It's a similar position to when she hugged his shoulders but this time her hands are held out in front of him with the thread tangled around her fingers. This way he can join in too.]

Wanna try?

[She makes the rabbit bounce again] Lavit, Lavit!

Not sure if you'd say the same considering how we first met.

[But the sudden feeling of her chest against his back has him huffing.

At least Sisi decided it was time for a nap now.

He looks at the tangled thread.]

I might be bad at this game, you know.

What do you mean? Meeting you was fun and it's been fun ever since.

[She holds it out, expectantly.]

It's about having fun. There is no good or bad. If you don't wanna play this, we can go back to twenty questions again. I donno if you were good at that game either...

[She's teasing]

Now you're just teasing me.

[Don't be rude.

But he does try it out. It feels weird touching his own thread, but he loops his fingers around it and tries to do....something. It fails spectacularly.]

[It's okay, it's what she's here for. Laughing, she moves a bit, moving her fingers around his so the tread can wrap around his in a certain way. As she goes, she explains roughly what she's doing. Ta-Da, now Lavi is holding a rabbit out of thread! Of course she does keep a gentle hold on the end of it because otherwise the thread becomes intangible to the shinki]

See? It's not so hard. You can also do a running dog and stuff like that.

I think I'll need to get used to actually being able to do the rabbit first.

[But now that he got a better understanding of it, it doesn't seem so hard.]

It's all about where to put your fingers and pull! Then the thread does all the rest. Just be gentle! I donno what happens if I hurt or pull too much on a life thread.

[She's never tested it out and doesn't really want too, much less on Lavi]

[Lavi immediately grimaces.]

...Don't think it'd be good to find that out. For all we know, you might end up causing some pretty bad damage to the poor soul.

Maybe....but that's why you just gotta be careful. I know it might feel a little weird. Someone said it was....what was it, what was it...hmm....

[She hums thoughtfully before snapping to it]

Like someone walking over a grave or feeling something deep inside. I donno. I can't see my own so.

[She smiles, not seeming worried in the slightest.]

The idea of walking over a grave isn't pleasant either.

[A blink and he glances at her.]

You can't see your own thread?

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