RUPERT

[chevaliered]

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w0, monday

[chevaliered]

[ well, crow's at the pool. which, by "at the pool" i mean, "is in his full regular outfit, sat on one of the starting blocks for races, staring at the water like it's going to impart secrets to him".

so he's at like... a 50% pass rate, maybe. ]

[heartlands]

[meanwhile, rupert is peering down at the water, curious.]

What is this? Some kind of manmade lake...?

[chevaliered]

...

[ huh. y'know?

he snaps his fingers and points at rupert. without looking up from the pool. ]

Y'know, that's not a bad description.

[heartlands]

Wow... Are these common where you're from? Is there a name for them?

[bends down to dip his hand in the pool experimentally]

w1, tuesday.

[heartlands]

[it's a fine and normal day here in murder school! or not, because when rupert wanders into the library, porridge trailing behind him, he sees crow and immediately

wanders over to try and bite him on the arm. ah.]

[chevaliered]

[ because i want all y'all to suffer for putting him on your hot list, and also me to suffer for crow in general, he's going to get a bite in. just a lil' chomp as a treat.

crow just straight up jumps. ]

Ow, what--?

[heartlands]

[he's immediately moving away while shrieking entirely.]

—Sorry! Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, I have no idea why I... Something just came over me and I... I don't know why I did that, seriously! Are you okay? It wasn't that hard, right?

week 1, saturday

[chevaliered]

[ yo rupert, what's up. crow's just by the pool. he's dressed like he's about to swim, but he's not actually getting in the pool, just dangling his legs off the edge and into the water. ]

[heartlands]

[he's just kind of... wandering around after that, looking pretty down after everything that happened. he gives a little wave when he sees crow near the pool, though.]

[chevaliered]

[ he'll wave when he spots him. ]

Mad, sad, or both?

week 2, saturday

[chevaliered]

[ surprise, it's a separate one from all the sad winter hug pile shenanigans. crow will go along to the classroom later, and while he's still like


not jazzed this is happening? there's something a little more serious in his face as he pulls up a chair, and spins it around so he can do that thing where you see with the backrest as your arm rest. ]

... I'm not going to push you for all the gritty details, but I do want to ask you a few things, Rupert. While the others aren't here.

[heartlands]

[he nods.]

Ask away, then.

[chevaliered]

You can just shake your head if it's something you don't want...? Can't...? Answer?

[ he lifts one hand and one finger: ] By choice? [ and then the other hand and other finger ] By force or coercion?

w3, sunday.

[heartlands]

[a while after the new arrivals have come and had a chance to (well, hopefully) settle in a little, rupert's out in the playground area, but he gives crow a smile when he sees him.]

If tomorrow is anything like last week, this place will hopefully be getting a little bigger... A welcome change, right?

[chevaliered]

[ adjusting to applesauce and nap time… the tragic life and dead of crow armbrust. ]

Have you guys seriously just been in these tiny rooms? They must’ve scrambled to figure out some place to house everyone if that’s the case.

[heartlands]

Seriously! I mean, day care of all places? It's not like we're kids. Well, most of us aren't, at least.

[lila, the resident child... anyways.]

At least it's right next to the admin building. Of course, that'll only matter if that stupid bear ever finds the rest of his keys...

w5, monday

[chevaliered]

yo, rupert. i need to know your favourite food.

[heartlands]

Pancakes

Why?

[chevaliered]

no reason.

another else? other than pancakes.

w6, monday.

[heartlands]

[on this monday morning, rupert is looking around for crow! and when he successfully locates him upon coming to the pool area, he's raising a hand in greeting.]

Hey there. I didn't get to say it yesterday, so - thank you.

[because, while his eye still looks cloudy, it's 100% more intact than it was yesterday after they got back.]

[chevaliered]

[ crow waves a hand at him. ]

Hey. Don't worry about it, eye stuff's harder to deal with first aid wise than a stab is. It feeling any better?

[heartlands]

I feel like your injury was objectively a bigger deal than mine, but - I'm not going to argue when you did me a solid, either.

[he nods!]

Yeah, it doesn't hurt anymore. How about yours...?

week 6, sunday

[chevaliered]

[ wow they sure are out of the daycare, huh? ]

Hey.

[heartlands]

...Feels kind of unreal, right?

[their fweedom...]

[chevaliered]

Just a little. I'd prefer not to go back there though.