catchall mathis

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week 0, monday

[residentmerc]

[ they can be at the church because ... they live there...

he's looking at the plaque ]

You too, huh?

[ roomies... is he going to survive being in the church cloud isn't sure ]

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I-it looks like it... um, but we were already sleeping here, anyway.

[hi! mathis has, in fact, been at the church this whole morning already. he is not yet aware wrapping a dropcloth around himself isn't hiding the words.

the most visible one right now is existing.]

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[ cloud's eyes linger on it. he ... does not point it out. his own word is currently just a fun, nice sephiroth on the bicep. like a sexy brand. ]

Probably should've tried sleeping in a place with beds. [ not that he necessarily needs one, but. aerith should have a bed. unfortunate. ]

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I didn't want to... stay somewhere alone...

[he followed lucas, is what happened. this was his catholic-ass fault.

since cloud is being polite, mathis also does not ask what a sephiroth is.]

w0 friday

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[COOL GREAT LOVE THAT FOR HIMMM

he's still in the church, sitting on a pew and just. looking at the now bodyless baptism pool.]

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[ i don't know what he did with the hand but i'm not going to have it out in the pc with the traumatized child, but yeah, checking on the church ]

Mathis?

[ actual... concern. ]

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Oh- y-you're all right...!

[he looks relieved to see cloud, at least!]

week 0, saturday

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[ wow pretend this isn't 3 hours post trial

actually he probably does wait a bit to give other people time to be stressed at mathis before coming to check on him wherever he is ]

Hey. Holding up?

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...Yes.

[it's quiet, but he's at least not like, a traumatized little ball of struggle right now.]

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... Alright. [ he is actually bad at this i dont know why hes trying. the silence is real. ] That's good.

[ WAY TO GO CHAMP THREE WORDS ]

w1, monday

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[hi cloud get the fuck over here we're PETTING THE SHEEP!!!

mathis is over here, sitting with one of the sheep and happily petting its fluff.]

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[ SHEEP ]

You look like you're having fun. [ this is how cloud greets mathis as he walks on over. with. a smile? or well however close he gets ]

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Th-they're very soft...

[cloud gets a little wave, though. come here. pet them. PET them.]

w1 saturday

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[back at the church

i'm giving you this one because you live here too when he's back at the church he's curled in on himself somewhere crying WE'RE DOING SOOOO GREAT]

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[ SHIT THIS IS THE WORST PERSON TO CRY IN FRONT OF HE HAS A SINGLE COMFORTING BONE IN HIS BODY AND IT'S NOT A GOOD ONE

which is to say he definitely hesitates when he sees mathis crying, but. it's affection week. so after a second he'll at least grab one of the (regular, non-big) blankets and drape it over him before settling in at a respectable distance to give him space if he wants it. or at least give him time to compose himself before having to talk ]

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...th-thank you...

[he manages after a moment, wrapping the blanket around himself tight.]

I'm sorry.

[for being all weepy in front of him and making him deal with this.]

w2, monday

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[it's billing week and i had to try to speed write these surprise memshare week got my ass

hi we're in the void]

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[ i dont think i can support women's wrongs here

cloud is meanwhile just kind of shocked turning to look at mathis because that. hm. yeah when he said it turned out his brother was alive that is not what he expected the conclusion to be. at all. neither did i thank you what did i just experience and why must i whisper oh no same hat ]

... Mathis? What was he doing to you?

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[(flicks lightswitch) welcome to virche!!

mathis curls in on himself a little, afterward-- it's hard to see this again, but it's also hard to contend with what others are going to think, once they know.]

He... created me. I'm his experiment in-- artificial memories.

week 2, thursday

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[ COMING TO CHECK IN ON HIM IM NOT LATE WITH THIS ]

Mathis. What happened?

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U-um... I think that we were in hell.

[he's been swamped though! his feet are still thoroughly scarred black, with a red pulse beneath that looks like something is still under there, so that's fun. he's a gaming laptop. his eye is still missing, he has some other blackened patches from healed burns that have the same red glowy stuff going on, and his stab wound is at least closed up.]

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[ at least he is ... slightly... better... damn ]

In hell. [ repeating it a little incredulously ] Like that thing last week?

w6 wednesday

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Cloud...!

[catching up with him hewwo.]

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[ he was not going far but he stops to let mathis catch up ]

Mathis. [ ... ] You doing alright?

[ HE KNOWS ITS A NO BUT LIKE. HI BUDDY ]

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U-um... better today...?

[but overall it's a resounding no. sorry.]