★ VAX.

[meteion]

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w0, sunday

[meteion]

Vax! Look.. what I found!

[ What does bird child have? A knife! ]

[daggering]

[ NO!!!

well, yes, actually. vax immediately pulls his own lisa frank knife out to match. meteion may notice he looks much more feathery today now that he's in his armor! ]

We match. [ heh! ] Know how to use that thing, Meteion? It's dangerous.

[meteion]

[ oooooh. feathers... Meteion definitely notices and gets close, her wings rustling. ]

We...do! [ yaay, matchies ] I don't.. Should I not keep it?

[ teach child how to :knife: ]

w1, monday

[meteion]

[ game room! game room! ]

It says... "board games" on this cabinet! What are.. board games? [ peeks in and pulls out... uhhh a deck of cards and HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS, why not. ]

[daggering]

[ game room!! game room!!! ]

Board games're... games you play with rules, with your friends. Haven't really played a lot of em, really. [ the irony at being from dungeons and dragons.

but, he points to the cards! ] Those, I recognize. The other thing - guess we'd have to learn together.

[meteion]

Then, we can play them together! [ family board game night!!!! ]

Let's feed the "Hippos"! [ she does her best to set up the Hungry Hungry Hippos.... these poor hungry hippos. ] Have you played games with cards?

week 1 saturday

[daggering]

[ hm well

after all of that he's just going to kind of hold meteion for a little while. he can't really walk on his own once the trial ends, which is unfortunate, so with a last, very big, warm hug he will send her off on her way, and ask her to come meet him in the medbay later on.

baby bird find ur way to the medbay nest... ]

[meteion]

[ here she is! trailing along...

after all, vax had requested her to come, and there's no way she wouldn't. she peeks a moment inside with her wings fluttering a little. ]

..Vax?

week 2, friday

[daggering]

[ well!!!

pretty much the second that the text gets sent groupwide, vax is going to try and find meteion. ultimately, his search brings him up to the roof, and then eventually, to the greenhouse itself.

his voice is soft, but he calls out: ] Metie?

[meteion]

[ there's no reply.

however, there is the sound of some movement. if he looks further in, she'll find her sitting on the floor... next to a planter with a green rose. she stays there just for a moment longer until she lifts her head.

her eyes don't have that typical bright gleam in them, those bright blue almost seeming a slightly darker shade. but with a blink of her eyes it's gone. recognition does show in her gaze once she sees who it is. ]

...Vax. [ her voice is quiet, and really sounds like someone that's spent quite some time crying. which is no surprise when her eyes seem to well with tears again. ] Are you... alright?

w2, sunday.

[meteion]

[ rooftop because where. else will she go...

she's leaning out on the railing, a hand extended out with a dark-colored feather in hand that she just

lets go. letting it wind drift and take it away. a certain ambystoma notices their new company and bwees over at Vax from where it rests on her shoulder, just as Meteion looks over. ]

Hi, Vax.

w3, monday

[meteion]

[ here is a bird at the petting zoo!

with... five very colorful chicks trailing after her, just following her. everywhere. ]

week 3, saturday

[daggering]

[

meteion! where will you be looking for your bird dad. ]

[meteion]

[ first, the rooftop! and if that doesn't work, the cemetery... and then the bar. ]

w3, sunday

[daggering]

[


well

that was a lot huh!! after everything that happened today, vax is in the medbay. he's been in and out of the heal pods today, trying to get some of his injuries wrapped up - for now he's just sort of sitting in one of the beds, trying to peel himself out of his armor.

he's got a little smile for meteion, though, as soon as he sees her. ] ...Hey, Metie. [ doing much better than yesterday. ]

[meteion]

[ Meteion runs over, bright and beaming at sight of him. as a treat, her cozy coat isn't a thing right now, and compared to yesterday.. her plumage is certainly more blue than grey and dull. there are a bit here and there but it's not nearly as overwhelming as yesterday. ]

Vax!

[ she stops right in front of him, hands being held behind her back if because she most definitely would've tried to hug him right then and there. ]

Do you want some help? [ with your armor. ]

w4 tuesday

[daggering]

[ backdated but!!! ]

🪶🕊
Simulation room?

[meteion]

Okay! See you there?

w4 friday

[daggering]

[ i was so fucking worried you were dead

anyway after that chilly, chilly mini inves, vax is bringing meteion back to hang out at the marine apartment. it is very cozy in here, and there's a giant blanket fort set up vaguely in the shape of a dragon in the living room.

dw about it but also he's bringing meteion over to come plop down in here! it's very comfy. the marine vibes are good. ]

Metie, thanks for coming with us. You alright?

[meteion]

[ would have been funny for her to die a third time ]

Ah.. I'm okay. I.. stabilized enough with the pod, before we were locked out. And I think.. someone used a power, since they're a bit more healed up today.

[ she still moves like she's being careful with her injuries, and one of her wings doesn't move all too much but. she's got more color on her cheeks? though she also has some black feathers in her plumage too. ]

Thank you though, Vax.

w5, thursday

[meteion]

[ wherever Vax is, Meteion will be approaching him with a cup and.. gently holding it out to him. It seems like a hot drink-- the smell of hot chocolate.

both sets of wings are still gray, with that flicker of static happening periodically but she's more focused on him. ]

I.. I made some hot chocolate, for you. [ she tries to think back on what she's learned of it. ] It's the kinda thing that.. helps people feel better, I think. Like.. an emotional bandage.

[daggering]

[ oh.

... vax looks up at her for a moment, at her gray wings and the hot chocolate, and just.

he takes the mug, and gently sets it down.

and then holds out his arms. ]

w7, wednesday

[daggering]

[ well!!

sometime after the dead have all gotten settled in, vax will find his way into meteion's space. he's got something behind his back. ]

Metie?

[meteion]

[ It's a lovely interesting space, don't you think? There is lush green all around, with plentiful of trees, with a stone building with a small and ancient-looking spire seeming located on what looks like could be a floating island. In the background, you can see other floating islands, with blue crystals likely linking them together. Whether it's real or not will require some investigating.

There's an archway to greet you made of wisterias to enter, where you're greeted by the flyby of three-- no, four birds. The first is a blue bird, quick and shooting across like a star with a bright yellow one right beside it. A four-winged dark blue into pink ombre one seems to follow them both close behind with a rather larger raven with little beads interspersed in its feathers following not far behind.

A glance up at the sky shows it to be split right down the middle... one half being a welcoming dark blue with glittering gleams of stars whereas the other half is a rising sun horizon with blends of red, yellow and orange.

Currently, Meteion seems distracted by the sight of the animated birds from where she stands beneath the archway of wisterias, before looking over at the sound of him. ]

Vax! Hello! Did you come to see?

WHAT'S THIS...?

[daggering]

On Sunday morning, Meteion will find something unfamiliar among her things...