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terrence "24/7 internal battles" nowell ([personal profile] overstrain) wrote in [community profile] cetana2019-09-21 09:25 am

[open] be strong and all will be alright

I: 9/22 - it's worse than a dog's nose

[ Terry has been going for a walk in town in an attempt to soak up the sunshine in a really comfortable black hoodie jacket that seems a bit oversized, even for Terry's 5' 11" height. He did pick it out like this after all. Only his fingers would be peeking out of his sleeve, but he has his hands in his pockets while he has a dark blue hat over his head. What he's wearing doesn't... actually help absorb the sunshine directly, but he feels cozy enough. It's not that hot for him.

Though as he continues his stroll, he passes someone who has perfume or cologne on and he immediately covers his entire face with his sleeves (his hands are not showing) and doesn't move from his spot. That smell is way too strong for him--he feels like he's going to puke, but does his best to keep it in. He even whines to himself:
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Why now...

[ Even though Terry himself is the one that reeks of cinnamon every single day, it still seems he can't smell his own identifier, no matter how strong his sense of smell gets. ]


II: 9/26 - demigods can catch a cold too

[ It was actually on the 24th that he started showing symptoms of a cold and he did get better enough that he can start walking around outside. However, some symptoms still linger. He has a sore throat and coughs every now and then, which really didn't help after his therapy session at the hospital. The hospital gave him several medical face masks because of it.

It's now the afternoon, he's plagued with the Truth Mechanism again, has a medical face mask over his nose and mouth, has glasses, and he's sure as hell not wearing his black hoodie jacket today. He sniffles sometimes and his sense of smell is brought down a lot, which is a small blessing. He looks pretty much down in the dumps though, and maybe that's because he's sick. He's miserable either way, but he just found out that Hibiki had joined the zombie horde, so it's pretty difficult to be happy right now while dealing with the cold.

He doesn't watch where he's going, spacing out with his thoughts as he continues walking and ends up bumping into someone. If you're good at dodging people, he'll just walk into the wall of a building instead, since he's just that out of it. Probably scared the stray cats in the vicinity too.
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wildcard

[ He'll be going to either Dungeon again, so if you need a Dungeon thread with him for either one, you can hit him up! He'll be available to run Dungeons on any day except 9/24 and 25. Terry will be wearing glasses on and off from the 25th and he can only tell the truth from 9/24-9/30. Feel free to take advantage of that. You can always throw a different prompt at me! This is basically a catch-all log until the end of September.

For the Black Cat household, they'll be getting a set of couches on the 25th. Terry is shoving that into the living room, so feel free to make yourself useless on those. They're very comfortable.
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[personal profile] compendiem 2019-09-21 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Even if Terry's learned his lesson and takes care not to bump into every other person on the street, there's little helping him when he finally comes back home whatever time of day it is, and the open door suddenly becomes bright blue and solid, having run right into Minato who takes one look at his mask and glasses and goes ]

Who the hell are you?

[ A burglar trying to sneak into the Black Cat household... This isn't what Minato came here for, but he will destroy the burglar if needed; there will be no trace of the guy after he's through with him and nobody ever has to find out. ]

wc

[personal profile] reveilation 2019-09-21 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Having been sleeping in the living room, it's very noticeable when the bulk of the floor space is now filled with extra furniture and the sleeper couch has to be pushed off to the side of the room. ]

Hey, Terrence. Do we have a warranty on the sleeper couch? Can we still return it and get our money back?

[personal profile] reveilation 2019-09-22 10:23 am (UTC)(link)
Too bad. I wanted enough seats to fit at least six people, and I think this one covers twenty all by itself.

[ It's so huge, Kido can't help but keep circling the perimeter of it, wondering how in the world it even made it inside the house. ]

Rimi didn't happen to see how this got here, did it?

[personal profile] compendiem 2019-09-22 10:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ That fact that this is the first thing to come to mind is kind of amusing, but Minato prefers it to "What the hell are you doing here?" ]

I'd make it again, but you're already losing a lot of people as it is. You really didn't like it? Pain releases endorphins.

[ Spicy stir fry and fire burgers should have made Terry happy; did it not work? ]

[personal profile] reveilation 2019-09-22 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ So, basically... Rimi sucks as a guard. Who could miss such bulky furniture being taken into the house? She can't really think of a way, so, with a sigh, Kido gives up and flops backwards on the couch-- and bolts upright again with a cry of surprise when something crinkles under her back, thinking she'd squashed a bug, oh god that's so gross.

But instead, it's the sticky note and Kido glares at it accusingly. ]


Hey, Terrence, come here and look at this.

[personal profile] reveilation 2019-09-22 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She peels the note off and leaves it stuck on her finger, holding her hand up so Terry can see. ]

What's it say?

[personal profile] reveilation 2019-09-22 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ohh. If Terry hadn't added that last part, Kido would have assumed Terry had actually stolen the couch from somebody in town— of course there would be no recording, because he and Rimi would be in cahoots.

Kido turns her hand around to look over the note again. Not that she's reading it; she can recognize the two I's and maybe the stop. ]


Huh... Do you think he knows it's you? He wouldn't write a note unless he's had a lot of things stolen, right?

[ Or if Terry's not there, is Jace's place getting robbed every other day ]

[personal profile] reveilation 2019-09-22 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Kido glances down at the note, then looks up at Terry again. Yeah, people would be worried about everybody back home; it's not like every case is hers, where she could be back and see that things were ...not exactly fine, but at least that life goes on, until everybody got gunned down.

It's kind of a sad thought, that she should have died in that fire as a kid. And then, ten years later, she dies again and everybody she'd been important to in those ten years will have also died. She never went to school, and didn't make any new friends until recently. There would be no evidence of her ever existing. She might as well be here if her existence gets wiped out back home anyways. ]


Maybe you should write a note to him, and stick it on your stuff. Maybe these things aren't permanent, and someday it'll disappear and go back to him, and he can know that you're doing okay and that you're thinking of him.

[ She sticks the note on Terry's forehead. Keep this. ]

[personal profile] compendiem 2019-09-22 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Terry doesn't like pain, and yet he's the one always bleeding everywhere. Sometimes it can't be helped, but other times...

Minato shakes his head. ]


Nah, Tsubomi doesn't like me.

[ That said, he glances over at the Velvet Room door, which used to be their front door, and the house behind it. ]

She's not home, is she...?

[ He would like to avoid Kido if at all possible. Sorry you died and all, Kido, but I refuse to thread with myself. ]
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[personal profile] reveilation 2019-09-22 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ...

Saying "Yeah, I'll do it" and then not doing it might as well mean "No, I won't do it"

But Kido thinks she understands (she does not) and pats Terry on the shoulder. ]


...It's natural to be worried about your friends. But trust in him that he can take care of himself too. He'll be fine without you.

[ Which sounds really hecking mean. But he's a grown man and all, so he should at least be able to keep himself fed, couch or not. ]

[personal profile] reveilation 2019-09-22 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Kido's lying down on the couch when Terry comes back, because the thing really does make anybody useless the moment they lie down on it. But she manages to sit up again, so Terry can get the full brunt of her glare. ]

You said you didn't sleep in the forest.

[ WHAT IS THE TRUTH, TERRY. ]

[personal profile] reveilation 2019-09-22 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oof, down she goes. As if accepting her fate, Kido settles down and folds her hands over her stomach as she looks up at him. ]

Yeah, it's probably better this way... If the couch fell from the sky like all the other stuff, it'll get dirty very easily and be pain to clean.

[ Like, never mind crushing Terry to death, but imagine having to clean this couch without a steam cleaner. ]

[personal profile] compendiem 2019-09-22 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I came to see Rei, actually... But since you're here, I'll do you first. Come in.

[ The blue light fades away, leaving the front door as it was. Minato steps inside first, waving Terry in. Inviting him into his own house, yeah. ]

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