SCAWWY ⇢ ROBIN (ARA)

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week 0, monday, cabin

[shirtbag]

[ boothill doesn't know that robin lives here because he can't read!!! he just happened to go to the cabin to look for some essentials that he can bring to the barn. he invites himself right inside.

for flavor, right across his cropped jacket, in bright yellow words:

GRAEY NICK CLEMENTINE

he's surprised to see robin there when he walks in. ]

Miss Robin. [ tips his hat. ] They got you shackin' up here?

[sonorant]

[ she doesn't know he doesn't know how to read, so she assumes he just didn't see the plaque. she notes the words but her gaze doesn't linger. the word brother is etched in the space between her elbow and shoulder. ]

Yes. It's a bit of fortune in this place. I've heard that you aren't as pleased about yours.

[ mostly for the roommate situation. ]

[shirtbag]

"Heard"? Who told you 'bout that?

[ he LOVES the barn, just not the company!!

he also sees that word scripted on her arm. it's fairly straightforward. ]

[sonorant]

I enjoy talking to others to see how they're faring, Mr. Boothill. You are not the quietest individual.

[ she doesn't think it's a bad thing. ]

week 0, friday, outside

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[ boothill has already had the posters read out to him. he spots robin at the bulletin board after he checked on a few others. he's quick to jog up and meet her there. ]

Miss Robin. [ he looks obviously distressed, looking her over. ] You all right? Anythin' happen last night?

[sonorant]

[ the way so much of murder is rude to his illiteracy.

there is nothing off about her physically. she has a permanently worried expression today. thanks, aventurine (and npc). she has been walking around this whole village, checking on anyone she comes across. ]

Mr. Boothill, I'm not hurt. I was at the cabin... although it locked us all in at some point somehow. Are you all right?

[shirtbag]

Same thing happened ta' us. Got us all trapped at the barn. Couldn't get those muddle-fudgin' doors open no matter what the fork we tried. Aqua supposed it was one a'those monster tricks. She was pro'bly right on the money.

[sonorant]

Some in the cabin thought it was a prank, too, but... if more of us were locked in, or confined, could someone's affinity be that powerful...? I don't think mine could cover that much.

[ she shakes her head. ]

It worries me.

week 0, saturday

[sonorant]

[ shoots you let's tango

she approaches him at the pyre. let the barrier reveal him. how does he look? what is his emotional state? ]

Mr. Boothill... how are you faring?

[shirtbag]

[ it reveals that boothill still looks. insane! but he is behind the barrier hello. he's sitting down, one leg bent, elbow propped on his kneecap. his voice sounds deep and cybernetic, and he still has a pointy stepford smile. ]

Oh, I am just lovely, Miss Robin. You're the first one ta' ask this evenin'. I appreciate it.

[sonorant]

[ worrisome. very worrisome, and robin doesn't hide it. ]

How much is this you talking, and how much is it... the source of all those snakes?

[shirtbag]

[ he laughs. ]

Those ain't snakes, Miss Robin. Those're all me. Boothill. All parts'a me.

[ they are tentacles unfortunately.... he is doc ock real ]

Y'all under some idea that I ain't myself. I'm just as much me as you are you.

[ smiles ]

An', well... How much can ya' say you're all you right now, when ya' think on it?

week 6, monday

[sonorant]

[ they're at the jazz bar because it's where the alcohol and music is at. it may be a little different from what's on penacony, but what matters it has that alcohol that boothill can't stop talking about.

that costs his whole bank account, if he even has one. ]

Mr. Boothill, you haven't already had your fill of Asdana's White Oak yet, have you?

[shirtbag]

[ listen... he likes other drinks..... this one is just fancy af and he likes treats especially when they're free ]

You kiddin'? [ he smiles and slides behind the bar counter. ] Just lucky this place keeps its stock fresh. Don't care to ask how.

[ pulls out the bottle! fancy. ]

You tried it before, Miss Robin?

[sonorant]

It responds to your desires is one of the explanations I have been offered.

[ she shakes her head. ]

I take drinks when offered them. [ to be polite. ] But I don't often seek them on my own.

[ her family likes to be a bit too meticulous. ]

[shirtbag]

Asdana's White Oak is on the stronger 'n peatier side, Miss Robin. You want somethin' that'll go down easier, I can whip it up for you, though I ain't a barkeep like Mister Daan or Mister Stellaron.

w6 saturday

[shirtbag]

[ they're just sitting at one of the benches in the mall i decided... cats are twisting around their legs and asking for pets. boothill has his hat off and a hand on his face. ]

I couldn't watch it.

[sonorant]

[ robin tries pick up a cat and then look sad for a brief second when it wriggles out of her arms and hops down. ]

... It was heartbreaking in a many ways, but at least, she will be freer here.

[ that's the one ray of hope she has for how that ended. ]

[shirtbag]

[ HEY.... GIVE HER A CAT. another friendly one comes up to meow at robin. she is a ragdoll who loves pets and laps. ]

Yeah. 'N her last memory will be her bleedin' out in a pool of red.

[ ... ]

I brought up the idea with someone before. You think the memories of this place might be precious enough for, I don't know, the Garden of Recollection?

week 7, monday

[sonorant]

[ it's after perceiving his ass wears off.

she hugs him out of relief and gladness that she's not compelled to look at his boothole anymore. ]

I think I preferred it when someone made it so people didn't want to look at me.

[shirtbag]

[ HELP ME TOO ROBIN

he is so confused about the hug?? but it's affection week along with everything else, so he's giving off appreciation vibes and actually feels better. he just sets a hand on her arm and lightly pats her back. ]

There's a forkin' curse like that? How long did that go for?

[sonorant]

[ it's affection alpha week.... effects make hugs happen before robin goes back to mostly keeping to herself. ]

... It's how I chose to perceive that curse. [ to make her ass horrendous to look at. ] It was half a day, I think. It wasn't the worst.

[ she was fine with it. ]

w7 saturday

[shirtbag]

[ IT'S AFTER ENDGAME TIME!! they will be at bop to the top for the irony. ]

How's your throat doin' after all that singin' today?

[sonorant]

It could be a lot worse. I'll rest once I'm home.

[ where she will go on to make a huge speech instead and throw the family under the bus. ]

How are you doing?

[ she is going to look to see if he got his arm repaired after karlach came and did her thing after being compelled. ]

[shirtbag]

[ we love you miss robin please rest your fucking voice

his arm is totally fine now! ]

Don't you worry. Scien fixed things for me. I'm right as rain.

[ he looks back to robin and smiles. ]

Guess I'll save askin' you for a duet for some other time.