[ Rinwell hadn't expected to get split up when they got to Coba. But the Salamanders had concerns about her burns (something something relic magic, which she would have paid more attention to if everything wasn't Happening So Much), and the Jaguars were determined to take care of their own Thank You Very Much.
Very reluctantly, she'd let Law go, with a promise to let him know when she got to the other city, and found anyone they knew.
Hey! Did you get to Tikal okay? I should be in Coatapec tomorrow morning, or afternoon? There's a lot of walking, and they're not sure about the weather.
Those Jaguars better be taking care of you like they promised. Let me know when you're
[ safe? are they safe? should they be calling this place home now? she doesn't want to.. ]
I finally saw Alphen, and we're both getting this awful salve applied for burn treatment. Apparently it's meant to help regeneration, but its black gunk and it really stinks! And it makes everything super itchy!
Alphen's so lucky he doesn't have to worry about that part - probably for the best, his burns are far more extensive than mine! If he says otherwise, he's lying.
Did the Jaguars look after yours? Let me know how you're doing!
Evidently, either the journals can translate owl scratch, or Rinwell leaving the page open with her incomplete message visible is enough for the enchantments involved to transmit what can only be called owl shitposting - literally, if the ugly white-ish chalk smudge down the middle of the page is any indication.
There's a lot of talon markings from where baby bird feet walked in ink beforehand, doing his best to make it very clear to His Rival exactly what he thinks of him in as many mangled scratches and hops as possible.
(It's just a mess, honestly.
"Hootle, what are you doin— no! noT ON THE JOURNAL!!")
( if anyone's been trying to reach him, he hasn't noticed. for the first three days, he was basically dead to the world. medallion contact, someone walking in, and especially written messages all go completely unanswered. after that, he woke up intermittently, mostly only to like, pee, eat whatever might be laying around his house, and then go back to sleep. eventually he'd started flipping the journal pages, drowsily breezing past most of everything—including poor Rinwell's messages. and. going back to sleep. scratching out halfhearted replies and then more sleep. he does spy the very succinct "Law?" message and hallucinates himself replying with "i'm fine" but that doesn't ever seem to actually happen in real life. more sleep.
then at the end of a week he finally gains enough consciousness and like, will to live, to actually become cognizant enough to read things and... wow. what the hell happened. )
i remember coba kind of and i think i got up at some point and i guess i was writing some stuff but i don't remember doing that either has it really been a whole week???
yeah, i remember that. i was just tired i guess. everything was too much.
i guess i talked to alphen? and some other people but i don't even recognize anything i wrote, so that's kind of awkward. i'm still really tired but i guess i'm going to see the hot springs?
sorry i didn't answer. are you ok? where did you end up? you said you got healed up right?
No, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled. [but it was text? no, she was yelling, and she knows it. an ink dot gets progressively darker as her pen taps the page, before:] You warned me about the incense, but I guess I really didn't understand. Until I saw everything for myself. Are you
Are you human shaped again now?
The hot springs are meant to be really good for relaxing. So maybe that'll help! I'm in Coatapec, at least for a bit longer, since they wanted to keep an eye on my burns because of the relic. but Alphen and I are gonna go to the springs, too!
You had a lot of burns, and scratches when you were zeugley. ["scratches".] Did the Jaguars make sure to take care of them for you?
Yeah...I had a hard time keeping track of everyone, but, it does seem that way. But while you were, like that, you did save Hootle. He's grumpy right now, but. He'll remember you did that for him.
[ poop posting notwithstanding. ]
We're going to bring some food to cook for everyone once we're there! If I bring you some extra steaks, will you actually eat them now?
—Wait, you have chickens? Did you find another farm or something?
i'm not really sure most of it was on my back and i can't tell but everything kind of hurts just in general. they definitely didn't fix my face though.
( just when those scars were fading away a bit, they are back and worse than ever. nice. )
it wasn't that big a deal. i probably would've eaten him until i saw how small and scrawny he was, so i spit him back out that's all. ( THAT IS A LIE )
i'll eat. not sure if i'm hungry yet but i probably will be. no they just gave me chickens to take care of here, i keep them in a pen behind my house. you should meet them, there's three and a rooster. i'm hoping for chicks in the spring
it's ok, really. they don't have a lot of healing supplies here. they obviously got me to bed and i slept off the worst of it, so that's good enough.
( it's kinda... not... he feels like he got run over by 55 monster trucks but you know what, you suck it up and you deal with it like a tough guy. he says while under 50 blankets and still not exactly willing to move. )
yeah, i remember. kinda. i just wasn't hungry. i kept thinking other people needed it more.
not pigs and sheeps, but there's cows/bulls and what i really want is one of those long neck fuzzy horse looking things. no idea what they're called but they shave the fur off and sometimes use them for carrying stuff and they're way cute.
( the only time law calls anything cute... farm animals. obviously. )
[mentally pressing X to Doubt.jpg, but, if Law says so.. But don't think she won't be glaring (at him AND at Jaguar and company) when she figures out how bad he really feels.]
I can ask for some of the balm they have here and give it to you at the hot springs, if you want. It's not as good as a gel, but it might help if it happens again.
You never turn down steak, though..Unless you're sick. [and even then, that's a stretch] It was really weird.
long neck fuzzy...?? That's not a real animal, Law.
[ Now she knows you must be at least punch drink. #SoundsFake ]
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Date: 2022-01-20 04:34 pm (UTC)Very reluctantly, she'd let Law go, with a promise to let him know when she got to the other city, and found anyone they knew.
He hadn't seemed to notice.
(Or care. She tried not to worry about that.) ]
day 1
Date: 2022-01-20 04:36 pm (UTC)Those Jaguars better be taking care of you like they promised. Let me know when you're
[ safe? are they safe? should they be calling this place home now? she doesn't want to.. ]
back, okay?
day 2
Date: 2022-01-20 04:37 pm (UTC)I finally saw Alphen, and we're both getting this awful salve applied for burn treatment. Apparently it's meant to help regeneration, but its black gunk and it really stinks! And it makes everything super itchy!
Alphen's so lucky he doesn't have to worry about that part - probably for the best, his burns are far more extensive than mine! If he says otherwise, he's lying.
Did the Jaguars look after yours? Let me know how you're doing!
day 3
Date: 2022-01-20 04:37 pm (UTC)Hey! Reply, please?
day 4
Date: 2022-01-20 04:38 pm (UTC)day 4.5
Date: 2022-01-20 04:39 pm (UTC)Evidently, either the journals can translate owl scratch, or Rinwell leaving the page open with her incomplete message visible is enough for the enchantments involved to transmit what can only be called owl shitposting - literally, if the ugly white-ish chalk smudge down the middle of the page is any indication.
There's a lot of talon markings from where baby bird feet walked in ink beforehand, doing his best to make it very clear to His Rival exactly what he thinks of him in as many mangled scratches and hops as possible.
(It's just a mess, honestly.
"Hootle, what are you doin— no! noT ON THE JOURNAL!!")
day 7-iiiish? (in the cORRECT PLACE THIS TIME)
Date: 2022-01-20 04:41 pm (UTC)I'm glad you
[ there's a pause. A growing ink dot forms.
('are clearly ignoring me?' ...That's unfair, and Rinwell knows it, even if she's worried it's true.
'aren't Hollowed?' obviously.
'are yourself again', thought while she watches the ridiculous veggy doodles pop up across the pages...) ]
are doing better.
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Date: 2022-01-20 04:49 pm (UTC)then at the end of a week he finally gains enough consciousness and like, will to live, to actually become cognizant enough to read things and... wow. what the hell happened. )
rinwell???
did your bird crap on the journal seriously
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Date: 2022-01-20 05:01 pm (UTC)You ignore me for a week
AND THAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU HAVE TO SAY TO ME?
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Date: 2022-01-20 05:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-01-20 05:20 pm (UTC)[ smh did you think she would let the pages get stuck together or something
why is this even the thing she's angry about
she's not even angry, really. ]
you really worried me
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Date: 2022-01-20 05:24 pm (UTC)sorry i was asleep
what day is it??
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Date: 2022-01-20 05:32 pm (UTC)I did tell him off for that.
[ Her loaned desk has so many weird ink stains now. just be glad it wasn't your face instead of paper. ]
It's Thursday.
You can't have been asleep for a whole week.
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Date: 2022-01-20 05:35 pm (UTC)i don't remember when i went to sleep so i honestly couldn't tell you. when was the thing in kiichpan?
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Date: 2022-01-20 05:52 pm (UTC)six? —No, seven days ago?
We got to Coba, but your coterie insisted on taking care of you. You
Really don't remember?
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Date: 2022-01-20 06:01 pm (UTC)really
i remember coba kind of and i think i got up at some point and i guess i was writing some stuff but i don't remember doing that either
has it really been a whole week???
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Date: 2022-01-20 06:07 pm (UTC)What kind of stuff did you write?
It feels much longer than that, honestly. Survivors keep trickling in for medical aid here, too.
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Date: 2022-01-20 06:24 pm (UTC)i guess i talked to alphen? and some other people but i don't even recognize anything i wrote, so that's kind of awkward.
i'm still really tired but i guess i'm going to see the hot springs?
sorry i didn't answer. are you ok? where did you end up? you said you got healed up right?
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Date: 2022-01-20 06:32 pm (UTC)No, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled. [but it was text? no, she was yelling, and she knows it. an ink dot gets progressively darker as her pen taps the page, before:] You warned me about the incense, but I guess I really didn't understand. Until I saw everything for myself. Are you
Are you human shaped again now?
The hot springs are meant to be really good for relaxing. So maybe that'll help! I'm in Coatapec, at least for a bit longer, since they wanted to keep an eye on my burns because of the relic. but Alphen and I are gonna go to the springs, too!
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Date: 2022-01-20 06:38 pm (UTC)i'm just glad it didn't happen to you or anyone else. at least not from what i remember. it sucks.
good, then i'll see you guys there. hopefully the others too. now that i'm up i guess i should head out soon. after i feed the chickens and stuff
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Date: 2022-01-20 06:53 pm (UTC)Yeah...I had a hard time keeping track of everyone, but, it does seem that way. But while you were, like that, you did save Hootle. He's grumpy right now, but. He'll remember you did that for him.
[ poop posting notwithstanding. ]
We're going to bring some food to cook for everyone once we're there! If I bring you some extra steaks, will you actually eat them now?
—Wait, you have chickens? Did you find another farm or something?
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Date: 2022-01-20 10:18 pm (UTC)most of it was on my back and i can't tell but everything kind of hurts just in general. they definitely didn't fix my face though.
( just when those scars were fading away a bit, they are back and worse than ever. nice. )
it wasn't that big a deal. i probably would've eaten him until i saw how small and scrawny he was, so i spit him back out that's all. ( THAT IS A LIE )
i'll eat. not sure if i'm hungry yet but i probably will be.
no they just gave me chickens to take care of here, i keep them in a pen behind my house. you should meet them, there's three and a rooster. i'm hoping for chicks in the spring
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Date: 2022-01-20 10:41 pm (UTC)move over viper, there's a new coterie in need of all the icicles]
They said they'd look after you! Ugh! I should have pushed harder to have you come with us to Coatapec, Law, I should never have let them split us up.
[ Oh. and just as she was starting to feel guilty, there he goes!! ]
He's just a baby!! And you rescued him! I
can't believeactually yes I can.You didn't eat at all on the road to Coba. You gave the meat I cooked away when you thought I wasn't looking.
You're raising animals again. Do you get pigs and sheep next if lots of chicks hatch? (I do want to see them when they do!!)
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Date: 2022-01-20 11:43 pm (UTC)( it's kinda... not... he feels like he got run over by 55 monster trucks but you know what, you suck it up and you deal with it like a tough guy. he says while under 50 blankets and still not exactly willing to move. )
yeah, i remember. kinda. i just wasn't hungry. i kept thinking other people needed it more.
not pigs and sheeps, but there's cows/bulls and what i really want is one of those long neck fuzzy horse looking things. no idea what they're called but they shave the fur off and sometimes use them for carrying stuff and they're way cute.
( the only time law calls anything cute... farm animals. obviously. )
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Date: 2022-01-21 12:25 am (UTC)[mentally pressing X to Doubt.jpg, but, if Law says so.. But don't think she won't be glaring (at him AND at Jaguar and company) when she figures out how bad he really feels.]
I can ask for some of the balm they have here and give it to you at the hot springs, if you want. It's not as good as a gel, but it might help if it happens again.
You never turn down steak, though..Unless you're sick. [and even then, that's a stretch] It was really weird.
long neck fuzzy...?? That's not a real animal, Law.
[ Now she knows you must be at least punch drink. #SoundsFake ]
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