ESTELLE

[frostythehitman]

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w0, thursday

[frostythehitman]

[ Well here we are. In the dojo. Bucky was intending to go straight for the armory, because what's he supposed to do in a dojo all alone? But he stops when he sees someone else there.

Hi Estelle. Whatcha doin'? ]

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[Estelle has a blunt training sabre in one hand and a heart-shaped shield in the other. She seems to be practicing some jabs and lunges in the middle of the dojo. Her footwork and movements are smooth and precise, like practicing a dance routine.

It takes a few seconds for her to notice Bucky, but when she does, she stops.]

Oh! I'm sorry -- did you want to use this space?

[frostythehitman]

I wasn't really planning on it, no.

[ He glances at her sabre and shield. ]

They must have a real wide variety of things here, huh? [ if they have something as specific as a heart shaped shield. ]

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Yes, they have training weapons for all kinds of fighting styles!

... Oh, but this one is from home. [She holds up the shield, which looks like this. The pink part appears to be brightly dyed leather.]

[frostythehitman]

Huh. This place has weapons from our worlds too?

w0, sunday

[frostythehitman]

[ i'm at the cemetery. i'm at the horrible reminder of that painfully slow execution. i'm at the combination cemetery horrible reminder of that painfully slow execution.

And so is Estelle, it seems! ]

...beelined straight here, huh?

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Y, yes...

[She manages a sheepish smile.]

... I wonder if he'd be annoyed with me if I started offering prayers when he's only been dead for a couple hours...

[frostythehitman]

What kind of prayers?

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Just... sending my feelings, I suppose. I don't know where they've gone, but... it might be somewhere lonely.

w1, thursday

[frostythehitman]

[ wow, i guess we're in the prism library now! Bucky wanders through the aisles aimlessly, not particularly interested in anything he sees. He raises an eyebrow when he sees Estelle though. ]

You find something?

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[Estelle's there with a book in her hands, reading.]

Oh, lots of things!

[... It takes a moment for her to look up; apparently, she wanted to get to the end of the page, first.]

-- Er, not anything that will help us, necessarily...

[She's got a little stack of books on a table, and at a glance, it looks like a good number of them are storybooks. "The Little Mermaid" sits at the top of the pile.]

[frostythehitman]

The Little Mermaid? You like fairy tales?

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Yes. I've always liked reading storybooks. Stories about faraway lands, things like that... I'm even working on writing some of my own, now.

Week 2, Tuesday

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[well this just happened and estelle is running for the elevator with his flask]

[frostythehitman]

[ he is absolutely sprinting after her like this is the olympic 100m dash and he is going for the gold ]

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[honestly there is no way estelle can outrun that, so he's probably going to catch up with her before she can board the elevator.]

[frostythehitman]

[ TACKLES HER LIKE A GODDAMN FOOTBALL PLAYER--

no, i'll be nice and say that he just grabs her forearm to stop her. ]

Week 2, Saturday

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[Wherever the Ahnkeen jail place is, Estelle shows up. She stops in the doorway.]

Bucky?

... May I come in?

[frostythehitman]

You don't have to ask.

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[She enters so she can face him properly. Her bunny ears are drooping.]

I don't know what to say... I'm so sorry this happened to you.

[frostythehitman]

[ he shrugs weakly. ]

It happens. Not the first time, and with my luck, it won't be the last either.

Week 7, Saturday

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[Estelle's in the courtyard, taking in the twilight and the flowers for what may be the last time...

When she sees Bucky, she turns to face him with a bright smile.]

Oh, Bucky! I wanted to thank you for the letters you sent me... I was so happy to hear from you!

[frostythehitman]

They weren't exactly all that helpful but if you liked them, then...I guess I'm glad you liked them.

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[She shakes her head.] They were plenty helpful! It really put my mind at ease to know that Souji wasn't... who I thought he might have been. For one example!

[frostythehitman]

Well, at least I managed that much. Didn't want you guys thinking we still had a cannibal on the loose or anything.