elsa catchall

[exercisms]

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week 0; post execution

[exercisms]

[The afternoon after execution, he can probably be found hanging around outside in town, wandering around. Not doing much of anything useful.]

[showyourself]

[well, that's great news, because Elsa is also outside, in the plaza, seated primly on a bench, writing away in her journal. she seems pretty focused, so she doesn't actually notice him right away.]

[exercisms]

[He doesn't know what she's writing but seems like she's busy no need to bother her.

. . . No, he is a little curious, so he sort of awkwardly hangs around nearby.]

[showyourself]

[she looks up, to think of something—and spots the boy hovering nearby. expression softening, she beckons him over.]

Hello, Shigeo.

Would you like to join me?

w1, post-trial!!

[showyourself]

[well, once kano is finally taken away after an hour, elsa is ready to have a depression nap while everyone else has their lil moments with the soon-to-be-departed—and she's making her way slowly back to the inn.

surprisingly, she looks rather calm—albeit, decidedly aloof. if it wasn't for the pinch in her brow (or the fact that she spent an hour holding kano's arm), it would be hard to discern that she's even bothered at all.]

[exercisms]

[He's probably out and about on a walk - visiting Kano? Visiting his cat? But he'll see Elsa and hurry over to her - she was the kindest adult here.

He doesn't look as upset as he was by the end of the trial - back to sort of blank and calm, but still troubled.]

Elsa-san.

[showyourself]

...Shigeo.

[she looks like she wants to embrace him... but she hesitates, and decides against it.]

How are you feeling? Did you already visit Shuuya?

[exercisms]

[I'm making the call - yes, so. Nodding.]

Did you visit him?

w2, thursday

[showyourself]

[it's TAKOYAKI MAKING TIME.

elsa has gathered all the ingredients to make a batter—flour, eggs, milk, water?—she's not exactly certain what goes into this, so better just to hedge your bets.

also, an entire boiled octopus. he red.]

Well... from what you described, this is what we need, right?

[OCTOPUS IN BATTER]

So. How do we make it into a ball?

[exercisms]

[He’s busy looking at the octopus. Whoa, cool. Oh, but - ]

It’s cut up into small pieces. And then it goes inside the batter.

[How to describe a food to someone else who has never eaten it when you have never cooked. Those ingredients seems fine?]

I think you need a green onion in there, too.

[showyourself]

A green onion? Like a leek? [?] There's probably one in the pantry...?

[hm]

Do you want to cut it, or shall I? What do you normally cook these in?

[exercisms]

Normally. . . ?

[He hasn't made them. He has no idea he's a 14 year old and he's useless.]

I think in a pan sort of like - [Rifling through? Oh, good, there's a takoyaki pan but he first grabs a muffin tray before noticing it.]

I can cut it.

week 2; post-trial

[exercisms]

[After trial, he can be found in the kitchen or the lobby at night, probably sitting by himself and sort of processing things the way he does? That is, wandering around doing nothing.]

[showyourself]

[well

she's in the kitchen, too, as she often is at night. not wearing the pirate stuff anymore—just some normal pajamas. give her her weird night dresses back!!]

...Shigeo. [just to alert him that she's also here.] Hi.

[exercisms]

[Cute. But he'll look up from whatever useless thing he's doing.]

Elsa-san.

[showyourself]

Whatcha doing? Looking for some leftover takoyaki?

[she knows he ain't but it's better than asking "r u ok" when nobody is...

and it's funny because the takoyaki were Bad.]

week 3; wednesday

[exercisms]

[Okay. A hug is definitely the right call here, so he just kind of deflates completely. He seems like he can't unfocus; he's staring ahead in the direction he wanted to go, but he looks tired and sad all of a sudden.]

Let go of me. I need to find a way.

[showyourself]

No.

[she sighs, still hugging him tightly.]

If we find a way, we do it together. Not separately.

My sister is always reminding me of that. So... now I get to remind you.

[exercisms]

[That. Would normally help a lot. But right now, it just makes him extra upset, upset enough to try to fight his way free.]

Then tell me how to leave, now! If you don't know, then I don't need your help.

w4, Monday

[showyourself]

[elsa hasn't been anywhere today. like, at all. maybe shigeo noticed, maybe he didn't. hmmm.

what does he do?]

[exercisms]

[Well, obviously he goes and looks for her! He's worried! Elsa, where are you?]

[showyourself]

[who can say!

maybe this lizard peeking out of a doorway can help?]

Week 4; Sunday

[exercisms]

[Let's say post execution because I'm late, but Mob will be on the lookout for Elsa, wherever she may be.]

[showyourself]

[elsa's noooooot up to much.

she's just sitting on her own in the forest, chilling.]

[exercisms]

Elsa-san.

[He'll approach her quietly from nearby.]