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[onerthes]

"You have reached the voice mail of Vira-Lorr."
"Feel free to leave me a message and I will get back to you soon."

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Voice

[munchie]

Hey, you're the chick who said I should hunt monsters, right?

(She knows she is, but this is just the least socially awkward way to call someone up who she barely knows.)

I can, like, totally sustain myself on some monsters. Some don't really do anything for me, but the more human they are the more filling. Figured that might be useful to know for your morally nutted up idea of how to deal with my little appetite.

(Jennifer's voice is completely neutral, but it's clear she's ...not against adjusting her dietary habits. Not completely, granted, because the demon resided over a good chunk of her soul and mind now, but she can Try.)

Re: Voice

[onerthes]

Ah, good to hear your voice. Given that the only squawking we've been hearing about "murder" involves a lightsaber, I imagine you've managed to pick that up in time to avoid a problem.

I'm glad you've been able to figure something out. But just so we're clear as we're talking, this isn't really morality for me. I'd just rather we all find ways to survive together.

...and that you'd not feed on people I don't want to die. [She sighed.] I'm really quite self-serving in this. And, having a few too many friends with a bit of a hero chip on their shoulders, it never hurts to find practical solutions.

video; un: rosestorm

[thunderingcourage]

[The video starts with a very cheerful and very loud Makoto.]

Vira-chan! I won a stuffed bear as big as me! H-hey wait...

[One of the vendors apologizes for cutting into the video.]

Excuse me, can you please come to collect your friend.

[Unfortunately, he didn't stand much of a chance of keeping the device longer than that before Makoto cut back in and the poor guy was on the ground.]

They're made because I keep winning. But this place is a tone of fun, I forgot how good the food was too! All I've had has been nasty rotten stuff all month. The funnel cake was so sweet and it was like heaven.

[onerthes]

Makoto are you...

[Oh god, the last time she'd seen her this out of sorts, Atsushi had disappeared. But she was smiling, so that was a lot better than the alternative, so it had to be something... oh god, the whole thing with the Vilebloods. she remembered hearing about that. Hoo boy.]

Oh my. You're having fun aren't you? Would you like me to come pick you up? We can head back to my place for a bit. I think you've won enough, yes?

Voice.

[quipsandthwips]

Hey, Vira-Lorr. So... Bad news.

Pretty sure something weird's happening with me; I mean, it's been happening the last few days, but now I'm pretty confident in what it means.

[He doesn't sound entirely excited about it.]

[onerthes]

[She kept her tone level and neutral. When Peter Parker came to you with 'bad news' it could mean a great many things, after all.]

What's going on, Peter? I'm here if you need me.

Text; un: Reaper (Beginning of December)

[no_reload]

Fine. My turn for a status check.

Re: Text; un: Reaper (Beginning of December)

[onerthes]

Aggravated.
There's far too much ice to deal with, and while some are helping I can't stop worrying it's not enough. But since I know this is not about that? I am intact, alive, and for the most part healthy and sane.

You?

Christmas Delivery

[lightthedarkness]

[Wrapped up in a bright red and white box is a plate of bought snowflake cookies and a bracelet.

Attached is a note with a little rabbit doodle:]

Happy Holidays!
Love,
Usagi

text; un: taka

[retsuden]

Are you the Vira-Lorr who lost her head?

1/x

[onerthes]

[... the fuck is this?]

2/x

[onerthes]

[Oh, when she got her claws on Reaper, she was going to kick his fucking ass for introduc... No. Breathe, Vira-Lorr. Reaper was clearly not responsible for this. Reaper had just enough sense in his head that introducing her in a way that someone would think this is the most important part of introducing themselves.

Nope.

He liked his skin on his smokey ass.]

Action; Backdated to Christmas

[survivalthroughhate]

[Maul's fiendish delight in the holiday means he's once again broken into people's houses and used all the stealth he possesses to leave those he likes a gift or two. Sometimes, he even goes right down the chimney like a demented version of Santa Claus. He leaves Vira-Lorr's gift where he's sure she'll find it along with a short note.]

Thank you for always giving me good advice and being on my side. I hope these are suited to your tastes. Merry Christmas ~Maul

Re: Action; Backdated to Christmas

[onerthes]

[A few days later, he has a package of baked goods, along with some mushrooms. She was never exactly on time for the holiday, given her usual dislike for it. But where she disliked the holiday, she liked her friends. This was left at his door.]

Thank you for always being there for me, and knowing when to leave lovely things like those earrings inside my house.

-Vira-Lorr

[She'd say she needed better locks, but it wouldn't do any good.]

video; un: taka

[retsuden]

What are the chances that this place could make an individual act strangely outside of those strange events that happen through the month without it necessarily being related to corruption?

[onerthes]

... hello to you too, Sasuke.

[The video showed her inside of her office, the crystal ball in front of her while she steepled her fingers and chuckled softly. She wasn't offended. Somehow, this felt kind of normal, that he'd probably just out of the blue ask her questions.][... hmmm.] This conversation is, of course, private.

[Look, she wasn't going to ask him if this was about Sakura. but she was absolutely going to assume.]

text; un: ushiromiya

[entreats]

I get that you're trying to be helpful in your reply to that message about vileblood.

[ Really, Ange gets it. Spreading information and keeping people informed is just what Vira-Lorr does, after all. ]

But I want to make sure you know that the person who wrote it is the person I was talking about. The one who killed my family. I don't know why she's asking about that stuff, but..

So you know-- just in case. Stay safe.

[ Sorry for the slightly messy message, Vira-Lorr. Ange's feelings about everything that happened are still a complicated negative mess, but she's trying. ]

[onerthes]

Wait, that was them? I wasn't aware. Her request is certainly strange, so I need to ask.

Do you believe she is trying to cause any further harm with this?

[Vira-Lorr was naturally inclined to trust Ange on this one. On the one hand, she barely even knew the other woman existed, and she'd had to work with people who had done awful things in the past. But on the other, there were ... understandable concerns that this brought up.]

[avatar_state]

A few days after Korra's disappearance, a carefully wrapped package arrives, along with a note. She had always understood that something in Trench might come for her at any moment, and had made preparations.

The package itself is a portrait of Vira-Lorr, done in stained glass by Korra's own hands:



Dear Vira-Lorr,

If this note finds you, then I'll likely have been killed or sent back into the sea. I've made preparations, because I don't want to leave without saying a few things.

First and foremost, thank you. For everything. For your endless kindness, your sense of humour (under every circumstance), and the wise counsel you always sought to give me. I always appreciated it, and loved having you in my life. I've been fortunate, both back home and here, to find friends who were as close to me as family. You were one of them, I'm happy to say.

Thank you, noble sister, for enriching my life. Wherever I am, and whatever I do, I hope I carry the gifts you've given me. Stay well, be happy. May all the blessings of the Spirits be upon you, all of your days.

Love,
Korra

(PS - hope you like the glass. Your purple is really, really hard to do!)

[onerthes]

[It would be a stained glass that she would cherish for a long time to come as a memory of the woman that she'd known in this place, the soul that never stopped fighting no matter what. She would miss her, without question.]

voice: un; rosestorm

[thunderingcourage]

Hey. I know I've been kind of flakey lately and I wanted to apologize.

[Makoto's voice was quiet, there was still a lot of pain in it, but there was also a level of acceptance to it as well. She wasn't really sure if she should be bringing this up but outside of Usagi who she'd already cried with, Makoto didn't know anyone else to call.]

I'm not sure if you know already, but Atsushi's gone.

text - UN: Onerthes (July 23rd/Bodyswapped Vira-Lorr)

[threelayers]

[She didn't intend to make her friend wait. She had simply been dead, and right now she felt awful not to mention the fact that Vira-Lorr was in the wrong body. It was an incredibly intense, strange experience right about now. However, just seeing this situation? No, she needed to speak, to be there for her friend.]

Ok, first I promise that this is Vira-Lorr, Makoto. Something is more than a little wrong and I'm in someone else's body. I can explain that later, but I have to use text. Gods but I hope this doesn't last.

He's gone?!? This is awful. I'm very sorry to hear that. Would you like me to come over?

audio, un: yuuki

[siriusly]

Hey, Vira-Lorr? Hope I'm not bothering you.

Can you let me know when it's okay to drop by? When you're not busy. I need some advice.

[onerthes]

You are not. I'm mostly recovered from this month's madness and have a little time. Stop by sometime today, whenever you wish.

[Voice] un: secondtolast

[icanhearscreams]

[He's using his omen so he's sure it'll go through, but it's still awkward just talking at his dog. Oh well.]

[The voice that comes over the omni is young - definitely a very young teenager. It's quiet, almost like the speaker is very tired. (In fact, he is.) When he speaks it's steady, even with the obvious exhaustion.]

Uh. Hey. Vira-Lorr? It's... Jun. I know Manabu talked to you about me a while ago... I don't really call on people like this because it's a lot of... baggage, I guess. But I just... everything's been a lot and I don't want to worry the people who care about me.

Maybe this was a stupid idea. You can ignore this message if you want.

[onerthes]

Ah, yes. I believe I recall a conversation with Manabu about a friend of his.

[November had been a LOT, so she could freely admit the fact that she didn't remember the context, but that didn't mean she wouldn't help.]

I will be happy to try to help, but things have been very ... well, you've been here this month. What would you like to talk about? I'll try to help.

gift giving; closer to December 25th

[melodyofsilence]

[ Hotaru starts off by handing over two gifts that are marked for Minako, the first being a box of tea with a blend of black tea, rooibos tea, apple pieces, rose hips, hibiscus, natural peach flavor, marigold flowers, peach pieces, mango pieces, natural mango flavor & apricots. The second is a song recording with Hotaru being the violinist heard throughout.

For Vira-Lorr herself, there is a tiny tree made of yellow aventurine along with three sets of cleansing incense sticks - ones labeled for energy cleansing, emotional cleansing, and another for protection. ]

Merry Christmas, Vira-Lorr!
From Hotaru

[onerthes]

[She was smiling as she received the gifts. Her own gift was a little more simple, but at the same time, she wanted to make sure and give her friend a gift. She was never much for the Christmas holiday herself, but giving gifts was fun.

In Hotaru's case, though, she collected a set of violin sheet music for quartets that she'd managed to snag copies of from the archives. They were of Trench creation, but had a theme very similar to a more morose baroque style to them, the sort that focused on the stringed instruments. She rather thought the young woman would appreciate them.]

Merry Christmas, Hotaru!
-Vira-Lorr

delivery — late December

[possessum]

( While Peter isn't one to... Do Holiday Things, there is technically a part of him that reaches out. Not because the ancient demon king of Hell has much interest in holiday celebrations, but Paimon has learned that it's a time when many people Gift Things, and connection with others is of a special importance to his spirit. The energy is right for it, and so, towards the end of the month, he bestows little gifts to people.

Left on Vira-Lorr's doorstep, wrapped carefully in thin cloth, is a little doll in the likeness of a deer, meticulously hand-crafted with an assortment of random bits and bobbles collected over time.

Set next to the doll, like a calling card, is a leaf — bearing Paimon's sigil delicately burned into it like filigree. )

Re: delivery — late December

[onerthes]

[A card is returned a little while later, drawn and stenciled on. It carries a snow motif, that of a snowglobe. Vira-Lorr doesn't have quite the energy to keep connections the way she should, but it's returning and she did appreciate it.]

I have never been one for Christmas myself. But I appreciate that you were thinking of me, and I am thinking of the two of you. May you stay warm in this season of cold.

-Vira-Lorr

[Enclosed was a packet of cookies... uh... made with mushroom flour. Because Trench is Trench.]

Gift Delivery - December 25th

[survivalthroughhate]

[This year, Maul had decided to behave himself when it came to giving gifts, unlike in years past where he broke into people's houses rather like Santa himself did. All gifts are left on the porch or front step of the recipient's home for them to find in the morning.

Having a very bad sense of humor, Maul had gotten Vira-Lorr a toy guillotine as a gift. Accompanying it was a note in blocky handwriting wishing her a Merry Christmas signed from Darth Maul. It was signed with a P.S. 'Don't lose your head in the new year.']

Audio - UN: Runeseeker

[onerthes]

You, my dear, are absolutely awful. [Her tone was forgiving. Look... she'd finally reached a point where she could laugh about that, and stress laughter was good at times like this.]

I have a cookie package with your name on it. Mushroom cookies.

un: kickflips, text

[strongroots]

scale of 0-10 how are the plants bothering you
you getting food or the ones w claws
or both

Re: un: kickflips, text

[onerthes]

Four. I've had awful plants try to gobble me up before, and talking plants are far from the worst I can deal with. I just kill the little bastards.

Been feeling a little weak lately, but otherwise ok. Yourself?

text; un: ushiromiya

[entreats]

[ It sure had been something to snap out of that fit of corruption. First Ange had just straight up collapsed and passed out for days due to her overuse of magic, and when she wake up, there was still so much to deal with. Getting Ruby back to normal, fussing over her, trying to apologize to all the people she brought trouble..

.. and.. sure. Vira-Lorr isn't really someone she brought trouble, not compared to what some other people had to deal with. But it'd feel bad to not hit her up after all of that all the same, no matter how many awkward and exhausting conversations Ange has had at this point.

Even if it means thinking for quite a few moments until she feels like she has the right message to send the other. ]

Sorry you had to put up with me like that. I'm back to normal now.

I'm glad you didn't get hurt.

[ It feels easier to hide behind text when she still feels so emotional, really. ]

[onerthes]

What is important is that you are back and intact. You weren't that terrible to deal with, but I admit that I was trying to play 'nice' so as not to set you off, so I could attempt to keep a tab on you. I was aware of the risks, but it ended ok for me at least.

Are you ok?

[Vira-Lorr was probably one of the most chill at this point about "Oh, look. I went crazy there." She'd seen it happen so many times. Admittedly? Golden Witch Ange was a sight.]

It was a little surprising, though. That form.

Text; un: Reaper

[no_reload]

I don't trust this pthumerians binding business. What say you to it?

[onerthes]

Pthumerians seem to be driven by thee nature of the 'thing' they represent. Hali appears to represent Choice, and thus I suspect that he is honest in what he offers, and that it is not "meant" to give a terrible outcome.

That said? There is no guarantee of unforseen consequences, and the second fellow likely has more aspirations of power, or seems to. So, no. I don't entirely trust this, but I also do not automatically think it will have negative impact.

At the very least, a place apart from their eye has its merits.