catchall erin

[residentmerc]

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week 1, monday

[residentmerc]

[ cloud is out there petting a sheep ]

This week's looking better than last one, at least.

[underinworld]

Not that it'd be hard to be better than last week. Having access to something that tastes better than air already makes this a better time.

[Erin hates the insipid food of Scawwy so much. She already stole plenty vegetables]

[residentmerc]

Getting the impression from that you've never been around air that's a lot worse than those things taste like.

[underinworld]

Or if I have, I blocked it from my memories. I can't rule that out either -- I have been in some messed up places.

[Maybe her psyche is protecting her, you never know!]

[residentmerc]

Bad enough to erase it entirely?

[underinworld]

I have visited Hell before. It's not the greatest place on earth -- or under it.

[And that includes the air quality, it's not great in the underworld. Probably for the best if she blocked that one out or forgot how it's like]

[residentmerc]

... You and Rondo both. Didn't think people visited hell that much.

week 1, wednesday

[residentmerc]

[ just sitting somewhere. rubbing at his jaw. looking into the middle distance and potentially considering murder ]

[underinworld]

Okay, I have to ask: are you feeling fine? I still think you were acting off earlier.

[Erin had been just passing by, but now that it's been a few hours she can't help but wonder if Cloud's bouts of friendlier behavior were a fluke or not. For all she knows Aerith and Cloud swapped personalities for a while]

[residentmerc]

[ just. sighing. ]

Yeah. I was "off". [ bit of a rude "no shit" in his tone, there. rude. ] Don't think you can really recognize that while it's happening.

[underinworld]

[That tone makes her chuckle. Yeah, that's once another experience to the growing pile of awkward moments Cloud has had around here. Amazing]

No more Storm Cloud Strife? That's too bad.

[residentmerc]

I don't need a stage name. I'm good.

week 1, friday

[residentmerc]

[ cloud is not the person to go to for any kind of grief, but he's over by the noticeboard staring at the posters like he can figure out what the fuck happened from that alone ]

... You see anything?

[underinworld]

During murder night? Nope, not at all. During poking around to see what could be found?

[She looks down at her hands]

Yeah. Definitely did.

[Her hands still feel so dirty from touching bloody stuff]

[residentmerc]

... Doesn't look like it was something good.

[ form. her expression. but also why would it be its murder night ]

[underinworld]

I don't even know what it was, since it was in a sack, but it was heavy, bloody, and hidden away.

Please let it be weapons, please let it be weapons...

[She's jaded about many things but not about messed up stuff, golly]

[residentmerc]

[ gently decides to not tell her if it was weapons it would feel very different from other things ]

... Whatever it was, you don't have to be the one to open it tomorrow.

[underinworld]

I'll open it.

[That response came right away]

At this point I'd feel worse trying to step away from that. I can't let something like this stop me.

[Trying to redirect all of her frustration into taking action. Despite everything, her resolve is probably the best quality she has. It's hard to convince her to accept inaction as a possibility]

[residentmerc]

If that's what you want. Not like it's the only thing you can do tomorrow.

[ he'll... point it out. she doesn't have to do horrible nasty shit! she can do other, less nasty but still horrible stuff with evidence. ]

week 4, friday

[residentmerc]

[ FINALLY DOES THIS anyway should cloud be walking around. who knows but he has a baby chocobo friend walking with him and for some reason he looks like he is glowing. sure. this is normal. he is not bleeding which is important.

the little chocobo warbles in erin's direction so cloud looks over there and nods. hi what's up no one saw him almost die yesterday ]

[underinworld]

...Cloud, what's up with the tiny ostrich.

[The vibe is there because, well, chocobos are similar to ostriches in being Large Birds Who Run Fast so something in Erin's perceptive mind made the vague connection, but still...Erin, how dare you, a baby chocobo is cuter than an ostrich.

Unless it comes from the 7 remake, apparently]

[residentmerc]

[ stares at baby. shrugs????? ]

Don't know. It just sort of... showed up with me in that box.

[underinworld]

...a consolation? 'Sorry we put you through the meat grinder, have a baby bird as an apology'.

[Seems like a poor consolation, she thinks, crouching to look at the baby chocobo better. You're cute, bunch of feathers, but maybe not that much!]

[residentmerc]

... Shittiest apology I've gotten.

[ the bird whistles and coos. ]

[underinworld]

It could have been worse. You could have gotten something that's out to get you. A cranky kitten, or a beehive.

[When it comes to this world, it could do something much worse than a baby chocobo]

Are you doing well, though?

[She did intend to at least check on Cloud, but got distracted by the cute creature for a bit]