daan [pcs]

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daan the maan

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intro weekend, saturday

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[hewwo.

daan fortunately doesn't get the 'absolutely panicked guy' experience people had with mathis yesterday... but he is still too shy to approach. if daan feels like he's being watched--

it's because he is. mathis is bad at hiding his fascination, openly staring from some distance away.]

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[ It's fine it would've done a weird panicked guy feedback loop.

Unfortunately he's become well-familiar with the sensation of being stared at lately, so he feels something is off. Glancing around a bit tensely until he sees Mathis. ]

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Mathis, isn't it? If I remember right from the bulletin.

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Y-yes, that's me...

[he's so upfront about having read this stuff already, waow. mathis is still kind of staring.]

Um, and you were... Monsieur Daan?

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Yeah. That's right.

[ Well the bulletins are just kind of out there in front of everyone and god. ]

...May I help you?

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O-oh... I'm sorry if I was staring-! It's just...

[he fidgets with the fabric of his waistcoat.]

I've never... seen anyone your age before...

W1, tuesday

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[ Hi Mathis, how's Tuesday been treating you? He seems a tiny bit embarrassed whenever he sees the kid but he's okay at keeping it in check. ]

Were you able to borrow some cookware?

[ "Borrow". ]

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Oh- we were, yes!

['we', fortunately. nobody will die from this. phew.]

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[ WHO'S DYING. ]

That's good, I was a bit curious about you two suddenly putting up a survey like that...

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We wanted to at least... try to include things others wanted. E-even if our options were a little limited.

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Remind me again, you know how to cook?

[ The little bit he knows about Mathis's mansion life... ]

W1, friday

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[ Well he's just standing here on his way back with the sickle and axe still in his possession, looking at the posters. He is shocked... and silenced... ]

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Three...

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Th- three-

[WE'RE BOTH STANDING HERE IN SHOCK NOW JESUS CRISPY.]

But why would there be-

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It's too many to consider for the summoned monster rule alone.

[ He kind of would rather not face the possibility, or talk much to Mathis about it, but...



DOES DW WANT TO SEND MY TAG AT ALL ]

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Yes. Even if... one were someone's partner. That's still one too many, a-and that's only if they would die the same night...

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I've spoken to Pickles on the matter. He was determined to avoid the contract at all costs, so we can likely rule his death out to being because of the link.

[ Which means someone made the conscious decision to kill a dog, which fucking sucks. ]

I don't suppose you've heard anything on the matter from Mr. Akabane and Mr. Kasuga either?

w2, monday

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[memshare time what the FUCK is a setup

anyway, you remember how they talked about family before. that means i know exactly what to give you.]

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[ I love this opener line paired with this icon like he's yelling it.

Wow Jean's pretty. Anyway that aside, Daan raises a hand to his temple as he tries to process this, looking at Mathis.

What the fuck what the fuck what the fuck ]

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Hey... I...

[ Uncertain, looking at Mathis and how he looks. ]

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[how he looks is.... bad! it's bad. that is a relatively fresh trauma, and he reflexively backs away from daan slightly, curled in on himself, as if afraid of his reaction.

he's-- a fake person, after all. it would be reasonable, to look at him strangely.]

I... I'm sorry-

[that he had to see it.]

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Ah, no. Don't be.

[ Holding up a hand, not to reach for him but more like the motion you'd do to coax a scared animal. Empty hand, calm. ]

You don't have to be sorry about anything. If anything, I probably should be -- I see why our last conversation was a little... strange, now.

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...it's all right. You weren't aware of...

[the truth behind him and jean, his history (well, lack of it, in actuality.) it's difficult to just tell people that, especially when they have had to keep you from stabbing a wizard.]

W2, sunday

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[ He's fine everything is fine. W2 Weekends Georg is a bizarre outlier of so many nonstop bad experiences for Daan within 12 hours that it should not be counted, etc.

Anyway hello Mathis. He does affix him with a bit of a wary look when their paths cross. ]

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Are you alright?

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[okay but like, mood? mood. this has been the worst fucking weekend. god.]

U-um, as... as all right as I can be...

[he does seem normal! maybe slightly confused at the wariness.]

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You were going through something pretty intense near the end... yesterday...

[ Still looking carefully because what if it sets him off again. Daan has seen what trauma does to people, it's a landmine. ]

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...y-yes. I'm sorry if I worried you...

[he worried several people and he knows it.]

I understand that saying it won't happen again is difficult to believe... but if you can believe me, considering that the same didn't happen with Nona's killing last week, i-it's the truth.

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Well... yes, but I know a fresh traumatic experience can reopen some wounds, and those things can take a considerable while to fix.

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I'm not asking you to be okay. Or demanding that you be.

I just want to know whether you really are, honestly.