[ let beau hold a hand non-platonically ]

[coastal]

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week 0, friday

[coastal]

[it's sometime in the evening that lili's hanging out around the kitchen after having cooked something - it smells good.]

Hm... There's still leftovers...

[at which point she's going to peer out into the first deck and presumably see beau, because it's not like there's a lot of space around here]

You. Have you eaten?

[disreguarded]

[ beau is 100% here because she smells food and she wants some, no shame whatsoever. she grins at lili. ]

Nope. Can I have whatever the fuck it is you're cooking? It smells awesome.

[coastal]

You can - there was extra.

[it's fried rice, and since lili cooked it, it's probably seafood fried rice. it was simple enough for her to figure out, and now she's going to go ahead and offer the plate out to beau]

If you're worried about poison, I can take a bite first.

[that's nice dinner conversation]

[disreguarded]

[ a pause. ]

I mean, I wasn't worried until you just said something. [ she takes the plate, though. ] Trying to get a headstart on the murder thing?

[ whatever, she takes a bite. just kill her, it's fine. ]

week 0, monday

[coastal]

[well, beau got the futon, blanket, and pillow on the floor - and lili is going to wander back sometime after going to train and make breakfast in the morning. is beau still even here! i hope so!]

Hey.

How did you sleep?

[because lili will beat someone up for a mattress if she has to]

[disreguarded]

[ she is! she's brushing her hair out. phoenix's beanie is sitting on her lap. ]

Fine. I'm used to sleeping on the ground. Do it all the time at home. [ she offers lili a little grin. ] Did you sleep good?

[coastal]

[this one cabin using the hairbrush to share, nice,]

I've had better - but I recognize I'm probably not going to get treatment like I would at the castle.

But they also wouldn't put possible murder over my head at the castle.... probably.

[hm]

w1, monday

[disreguarded]

[ christ alive seven hours later

where is lili even, this is the stupidest starter i can't believe i made you wait forever for this. beau is bringing her food, probably. she's got scones that she stole from taako. ]

[coastal]

[so funny

IT'S OKIE DOKIE, lili's actually probably hanging out in deer dorm for now!! brushing out her princess hair and looking up when beau comes in

given that this is after never have i ever]

... is your reaction to embarrassment to just get food?

[disreguarded]

[ ... she just stares at lili for a moment, and takes a huge bite of her scone. ]

I'm not embarrassed. [ she says with her mouth full. mature, beau ]

w1, thursday

[disreguarded]

[ what if I set this up since your inbox is probably dying

anyway beau's coming to look for her later, before curfew, and hopefully lili isn't too pissed at her. beau's first question when she finds her is: ] You okay? How's the pain?

[coastal]

[SLDKFJLSKDJF THANKS FLAPPY

lili is actually out by the bonfire though, so beau won't have to look too far. it seems like a binch is just trying to get dry - even though she's still staring into the fire, looking at angry as ever.

though she doesn't seem to be mad at beau specifically - ]

... I've survived through worse. I know it's not the answer that people want to hear but -

It's hard to care about my injuries right now.

[the pain just feels so secondary]

[disreguarded]

Nah, that's the kind of answer I'd give. I get it. As long as you're breathing I'm happy.

[ she flops down next to lili, staring into the fire. ] What happened?

week 1, friday

[coastal]

[well. wherever beau is, lili is going to go find her. probably beating up a tree? she's obviously favoring one leg over the other today, and she's just going to lean against another tree as she watches beau go.

and then sigh.]

... I'm glad he's back, at least.

[disreguarded]

[ she's beat up a tree enough to knock a branch off. she's also prickly, which means her tone is sharp and angry when lili speaks up. she kicks the tree in front of her, holding her hand to her chest. it's bleeding from punches. ]

I'm not. I could kill him. [ she says viciously, kicking the tree again. she dissolves into angry muttering, mostly just a stream of stupid motherfucker. ]

[coastal]

[ . . . . well. lili just seems to be on standby for now. she can at least understand the feeling, given how she absolutely destroyed a few trees after trial last week.]

... are you going to talk to him?

w2, friday

[disreguarded]

[ beau is not actively seeking people out, but she sure is just making her way downtown trying to avoid eye contact with people

let's say she accidentally rams into lili, though, and immediately: ] Hey, you wanna watch where the fuck you're going? Not that I expected any sort of awareness from you.

[coastal]

[SHE'S IMMEDIATELY LOOKING LIKE SHE WANTS TO FIGHT - ]

I already ran into that buffoon you seem so attached so I'll forgive you today and only today but if you continue to insult me moving forward, I won't let you forget it.

[GODDAMN]

[disreguarded]

[ ah she's run into huaisang already it seems

beau gives her a hopelessly apologetic look as she opens her mouth: ] Oh, wow, you actually get that I'm insulting you? Wasn't expecting that - I'm sorry, I'm not doing it on purpose.

week 3, thursday

[coastal]

[binch it is so fucking cold - like genuinely that's all this pc is. it's lili hanging out outside deer cabin, literally wearing the blanket right off of her bed that she hasn't been sleeping in for the past week, holding her hand out to catch snowflakes

she is both fascinated and also so miserable]

Four more days of this...

[disreguarded]

[ beau pauses as she walks by, amused. ]

... You look cold. [ lili all bundled up is cute. beau's in like two hoodies and tie-dye jeans, she feels it. she's also now missing phoenix's hat, though her hair is half down to cover the left side of her face. ] Ever been in snow before?

[coastal]

[she tilts her head]

No... It doesn't snow much in my lands - and my father would always keep me confined to my room anyway.

[but she'll notice beau's outfit change - ]

No hat today? I'd thought this would be the weather for it.

week 5, tuesday

[coastal]

[WHEREVER BEAU IS - lili is approaching. uh. slowly. because she no longer has her right eye and she slammed into enough doors on monday that she's trying to be careful about depth perception.]

... Beau.

Do you have a moment?

[disreguarded]

[ dude what a mood. depth perception is a binch. ]

I - uh. Yeah. [ she's just rewrapping one of her like forty billion wounds, but she can pause to cautiously look up at lili. she's guarded, a little tense. ] Sure. What's up?

[coastal]

[ . . . . . she just. looks a little torn.

and she sighs.]

.... I'll be honest - I don't know how heartfelt an apology can be when it's ultimately for a task. If this is lip service, you have permission to call it so. It doesn't sit right with me either.

[ . . . ]

But if I'm to consider people I might've harmed in my time here - there aren't really any that I'm truly apologetic over. [ice cold] And even in your case, it's not as though an apology means that we're suddenly in agreement...

[because they. definitely are not.]

... but if I were to give it a try with anyone, I thought I'd owe it to you.

If you'd listen.