and if you close your eyes, does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?

[assent]

CHARACTERS: Sonia Nevermind, and assorted others!
DATE: January 6th - 31st
WARNINGS: SPOILERS for Danganronpa 2 are heavy in here, but I will mark individual threads for it. Also cw things for violence
SUMMARY: Just putting all my log plans for this month in here! If you want to do something just drop a prompt, hit me up at serves to work something out or there are 2 open prompts inside!

Comments

:U

[winces]

[ WHUT U THINK THATS WEIRD pls olivia has been having conversations with saffron (as well as other inanimate objects) for over a year...

not that saffron has any idea what's happening, of course, but he does seem at least aware that he is being spoken to. and after so long of olivia doing that very same thing, he has learned to at least stare inquisitively at the speaker, and even let out a little ruff in response.

(nearby, olivia bursts from pride.) ]

[assent]

[ Look, animals it's fine!!! Hopefully she hasn't been making conversations with cupboards though...

Still, Sonia looks just as impressed, even reaching out to gently hug Saffron around his neck. ]

What a good boy you are.

[ Melts tbh ]

i think i... missed this notif...

[winces]

He has been a very faithful companion, [ olivia agrees, just as the kettle begins to whistle.

swiftly, she sets about getting their tea ready, pushing sonia's mug towards her once she's all done. ]

You were studying quite intently back there in the library, [ she says after a moment, looking sonia over. ] Is this for the new mission...?

ssh it's ok my love

[assent]

[ Sonia straightens up when Olivia pushes the mug over. ]

Mm. It has been a while since I properly had the chance to study medicine, so I was revising quite a bit. I thought it may be the most useful option to go to Medical School once we get there... that way I can help more in the long run. Have you put much thought into what you will be doing?

weeps

[winces]

Ah... no. [ she looks down at her her mug, sandwiched between her hands. ] I was beginning to learn a bit about the human body, under a previous member's tutelage... but I doubt I will be able to pass it off very well in this new place. My healing, too, might well be limited.

smooches

[assent]

Ah! I see... if you would like, I could tutor you a little as well? If you would like to learn. It may be too late for it to be in time for the mission, however... Did you have anyone in mind that you would wish to live with? That may be a place to start?

[ She takes a sip of her tea, making a soft appreciative noise at the taste. ]

////

[winces]

Oh — I would like that very much, Sonia, thank you.

[ it would be a nice way to honor law, she thinks, to continue her learning on the human anatomy.

however, when sonia continues to speak, olivia feels her cheeks burn hot... yet there also seems to be a note of dread in her tone, too. ]

L-Live with...? [ her voice goes soft, something thick knotting in her throat. ] What... What do you mean...

[assent]

Then I will be happy to help! [ After some rest, anyway. She can't go back to medicine today, that's for sure. Though ah... Sonia stares at Olivia's face as her cheeks colour, but ah... ]

Well, with what this mission will be dealing with it is advisable to live with someone you trust. This could be a pretend father or mother, sister or brother, or even a loved one--that sounds rather fun actually! [ She places her tea down, leaning to look at Olivia excitedly. ]

If you had no plan in mind, I would not mind helping you think of someone you could ask.

[winces]

[ olivia grows quiet for a moment. she thinks instantly, of course, of lucina. an actual daughter, blood relative, and certainly a loved one. but she is not so blind as to realize it would be quite far-fetched to make others believe that the young woman could be her daughter, especially considering how little they actually resemble each other, at least without further scrutiny.

but the last time olivia had lived with someone...

her eyes flutter down, head ducking somewhat. she seems to shrink back at the face of sonia's excitement. ]

I-I don't know if I could... [ after a moment, she whispers, ] It's too soon...

[assent]

[ Sonia instantly pauses, because while she might be excited, she isn't blind to see what is happening here. Something--she doesn't know what--isn't right here. Her hands gently rest on the table, tea to one side, and she ducks slightly to follow Olivia's line of sight. ]

Too soon?

[ Her voice is gentle when she questions her though, not wanting to seem like she's pressuring her either. She wouldn't want to do that. ]

[winces]

[ she is silent a moment, knuckles white now from her grip.

and then she breathes, a deep, steadying thing, and she lifts her eyes once more to meet the others'. ]

It's nothing, [ she says, though not at all convincingly. ] Just the past... [ or so she hopes, anyway. sometimes she manages to convince herself. and then other times... ]

What, um. What of your own cover story?

[assent]

[ Quietly, Sonia slides her own hands over Olivia's on her mug. She doesn't apply pressure, just uses it as a means to let her know she's there as she steadies her breath. ]

Please, you need not hide anything from me, I am more than willing to listen. Though I will not pressure you, I am always open for you... okay?

[ She doesn't know if that will help or not, but whatever look had been on Olivia's face then had been worrying. She wants to be able to support her if she can. ]

I was thinking of asking someone named Giovanni to act as my brother, though I am not sure he will agree to it. [ A beat, then: ] We both speak German, so it seemed fitting.

[winces]

[ olivia makes no comment on sonia's offer of comfort, because she has made too much of a habit of keeping it all to herself. in her eyes, her problems are quite insignificant; it hardly seems necessary to burden others with them.

she does not move away from sonia's touch, but she does not seek comfort in it either.

and so instead, she refocuses on the matter at hand. ]

Giovanni... [ olivia's tone indicates she knows full well who sonia is referring to. after a moment, she nods. ] That would be a good arrangement.

[ good for him, more than the other, she thinks. but she doesn't voice that part quite yet. ]

[assent]

[ Though her expression doesn't change, Sonia does watch Olivia's reactions carefully. She notes how she does actually focus more on Sonia's story rather than her own. For now she'll let her go with it, but this isn't forgotten. That's for sure. ]

That is what I thought as well. We have not spoken as much as I would like, but I think we get along well enough.

[ A beat, then: ] That does not help us with your cover story, however.

[winces]

[ she shrugs after a moment, leaning back slightly. ]

I am no stranger to disappearing out of people's peripherals, [ she reasons. ] I will just find something that leaves me unnoticed.

[assent]

It is not you keeping on the low that worries me. We should not be alone in this. A parent situation may not work here, but is there anyone who may work as a brother or sister? Just so you are not alone.

[winces]

I suppose I can think of a brother... [ sigma comes to mind. he does not look like her at all, but in terms of familial feelings... it would not be hard to fake those for him. ]

But I imagine he would wish to stay with his girlfriend.

[assent]

Hmm... That does make things more complicated. Usually a family member would not stay with a sibling who is dating someone.

[ Don't wanna hear them at it and all...................... ]

That does not mean you cannot take that story, but you would need something else. A friend or a boyfriend? ...Girlfriend? [ She doesn't want to presume, but she also doesn't know the circumstances of why Olivia might feel uncomfortable living with another at the moment, so... ]

[winces]

[ perhaps she may be better clued into it, now that olivia winces visibly when sonia makes mention of that. ]

I will have Saffron with me... won't that be enough?

[assent]

[ It does help a little, Sonia's gaze softens, her eyes flickering down so Olivia doesn't feel like she's being stared at. ]

If things get as bad as I think they may, no... it will not be enough.

[winces]

[ there is a visible droop to olivia's shoulders at that, silence settling in between them. ]

...What would you suggest, then?

[assent]

Staying with someone who will be there for you, someone you can trust.

[ Though her own example may not be the best cover story for that, it gives the other person more stability. ]

The cover story is not as important as that, I do not think, but it does not mean you cannot have fun with it either.

[winces]

Someone I trust...

[ she trails off into a thoughtful silence, brow furrowing. truthfully, it is not a particularly difficult question, at least not in terms of garnering a list. there are a good number of people she trusts, especially after she had found herself so broken and vulnerable. so many had come to her aid, refusing to give up on her...

somehow, though, the idea of burdening any of them with her presence makes her cringe. ]

How am I to choose? [ she looks up at sonia then, lost. ] How did you?

[assent]

[ Sonia watches quietly as Olivia seems to consider this, then reaches up to tap her lip. ]

Perhaps someone you wish to protect in turn, or something you wish to know better? At least... in some way that is how I felt.

[ Maybe not instantly, no. There's definitely curiosity in what Giovanni told her before though, about his world and himself. Someone who fears the sky, for instance... what would America in 1993 do to someone like that? If she can do something to make it easier, she will. ]

[winces]

[ slowly, olivia lowers her head, turning the advice over in her mind. ]

...I see. Thank you, Sonia. I think... I think I will keep that in mind.