pc catchall for higekiri (banzais)

[uncurtained]

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week zero, monday.

[uncurtained]

[When Higekiri comes looking for Beck, he finds her in the industrial kitchen. It doesn't look like she's making any food; instead, she has a kettle on to boil, and some tea from the pantry sitting out. She gives him a small wave as he comes in.]

Hey there.

[She seems calmer than last night - calm enough to give him a smile, at least.]

[banzais]

[oh - he's just wandering around, doing another perimeter check. and when he finds her, he just returns the wave. .

... and then he still crosses an arm over his chest and bends at the waist to bow in greeting, before straightening and tilting his head]

I was looking for you... I think.

You were very brave today.

week 0, wednesday, post-mini event

[banzais]

[good day.

hope that we're all having a good time with our puzzles!! but after they're all done, it looks like they're free to go! so that means we're all being dumped out into the open and somehow, higekiri's paths will cross with beck.

it might be worth noting that he's shirtless. it seems like his white clothes are neatly tucked underneath his arm, but he's unfairly casual as he strides out easily into the hallway, chest and shoulders seeming to glisten just a bit (don't touch them, they're stick). he ends up making eye contact with beck, and he - as usual - crosses an arm across his chest before he bows to her in greeting

and then offers a smile, as though he's not gloriously half-naked, dancer's physique on display]

Were you able to solve your puzzle?

[he's not even

going to address it]

[uncurtained]

[You know, this is maybe the most normal thing that’s happened to her today. She’s just going to go with it. She’s so tired.]

That’s... debatable, but we got a prize, I guess. [She glances over him.] I’m guessing you won, too?

week zero, friday.

[uncurtained]

[It's a few hours after the announcement plays that Beck is in the kitchen. She can't say she really has an appetite after all that, and maybe that's why when she sees Higekiri, she's ignoring whatever she might have been eating to glance his way.]

...Hey there.

[banzais]

[ah... he bends at the waist to bow at her in greeting again]

I would say good morning... but I'm not entirely sure it applies.

How are you?

week 0, post-execution

[banzais]

[WHEREVER BECK IS

higekiri will go to find her - as if he was, again, looking for her. he looks a little received when he actually catches sight of her]

Ah, there you are... Do you have a moment?

[uncurtained]

[She turns towards him and gives him a nod when he approaches her outside of the kitchen. She looks... upset, still, but she tries not to let too much of it enter into her voice.]

Yeah, sure thing. What's up?

week one, monday.

[uncurtained]

[Beck has spent most of the day so far looking around the new areas that have opened up; the aquarium and the casino draw her attention for a while, but it isn't too long before she heads to the pool area. She doesn't go into the water, though. When Higekiri finds her, she'll be standing in the sunbathing area, looking out on the ocean around them.

As she notices him approaching:]

Hey there. It's nice to finally get some air, right?

[banzais]

Mm! I'm happy to finally be outside.

[SO HAPPY!!!! but regardless higekiri is just smiling even as he strides around, exploring - and seems to be relieved to see her]

I also was hoping to make sure your safety was ensured for this week.

week 1, post-inves

[banzais]

[it takes time for hige to be separated from his brother, honestly, but when he does see beck again he looks far more serious than he did at the boutique]

... the person - Prom... something... - he was staying with myself, my brother, our other brother, and our friend last night. But he is important to my brother...

Tomorrow, even more certainly than last week, I would like to find the perpetrator.

[uncurtained]

...I'm sorry. Were you close with him, too?

[That's the first thing she can think to say; she might not have known Prompto at all, but the fact that this has happened again is still a tragedy, and there's a wave of sympathy that passes through her as she listens to Higekiri.]

Is there anything in particular I can do to help...?

week 1, monday

[banzais]

[good afternoon, beck!! wherever she is, higekiri will just bow politely to her again]

A new week - though at least we seem to be free of writing.

[which he offers up a soft smile to her, knowing how much her own bothered her]

[uncurtained]

[She smiles, giving a nod.]

It's nice, isn't it? I didn't see anything anywhere else, either... Even though I kind of have to wonder where they came from in the first place.

week 2, thursday

[banzais]

[i said hey what's up hello- here's higekiri!! he was rather scarce on wednesday for whatever reason, but it sure does look like he's back up and about on thursday. though.... it may be a little hard to catch, the way he ever so slightly favors his left leg whenever he takes his strides forward - even though his pace doesn't seem slowed at all

when he sees beck, he bends at the waist in greeting and is just a little bit more ginger about his left arm crossing over his chest]

Good morning.

[though one of the stupid toys will come running up to try to pummel him

and he'll just step on it with his left foot without even blinking]

[uncurtained]

[By then, she's spoken to Wei Wuxian, and that means she's looking around for him. She glances over him as soon as she sees him, taking note of the differences in the way he moves.]

Hey. Are you—

[And then the tiny, stuffed gremlin appears, and Higekiri steps on it. After she stares at that for a moment:]

Yeah, okay. Are you alright?

week three, monday.

[uncurtained]

[It's mid afternoon when they're both resting in his bed afterwards. She takes a breath as she shifts so she's laying on her back, before turning her head to look at him.]

...Thanks, again.

[banzais]

[and hige will just laugh a little bit at that before leaning forward to press a kiss to her hair]

I wasn't able to do much to protect you last week... so I'm happy that I can at least help with this.

week 3, wednesday

[banzais]

[higekiri left the party very quickly after the announcement. he'd been distracted all day, searching for dimitri, and perhaps he found an answer - but it's not one that he likes. so he goes to change, and then he wanders and wanders and wanders.

it's hard to say if he has a destination.

but now he walks and even though he normally pauses to greet beck whenever he sees her - now seems a bit different. like he doesn't notice her at all until she's closer, and then he blinks.

and then moves to give his bow in greeting, delayed.]

... I apologize.

[for not noticing her]

[uncurtained]

[She shakes her head as he apologizes, the concern clear on her face. She noticed the way he left the party so quickly after that announcement, and while she didn't know Dimitri herself... She can imagine how much of a shock it is for someone who was close to him, to lose him at a time they didn't have a way to anticipate.]

No, it's alright. I just... wanted to see how you were.

week three, thursday.

[uncurtained]

[Wherever Higekiri happens to be tonight, Beck is approaching him. She looks a little bit nervous, for whatever reason, as she starts this conversation.]

Hey, Higekiri... Do you have a second?

[banzais]

[oh - he doesn't like the look on her face? he seems to be doing better from the day before at least. he nods]

Of course... Do you need me to escort you back to your room? We may speak on the way there.

[he doesn't want her out during curfew]

week 3, friday

[banzais]

[it's hard to say if he heard about her?? incident??? or if he was just looking to take a headcount of everyone

but regardless!! knock knock beck]

[uncurtained]

[Well, if he didn't know, it'll become obvious as soon as she opens the door. It's been disinfected and stitched up, so at least he missed the worst of it! Still, there's white cloth over her eye, and sutures moving from her eyebrow down to the middle of her cheek. The area around the cut itself is red, the skin swollen.

She steps backwards to let him in, but she doesn't say anything.]

week four, monday.

[uncurtained]

[Wherever he's wandering around the hotel this afternoon, Beck is approaching Higekiri with a small smile.]

Hey. How do you like the new areas?

[banzais]

[he'll just offer her a smile in turn - as well as his arm, just in case she's still adjusting to her injury]

Some of them are familiar to me - while some are very vexing, to be honest.

week four, saturday.

[uncurtained]

[She decides it would be best to give him space for a while, but... After some time has passed prior to the trial, Higekiri is getting a knock on his door.]

Hey... It's Beck.

[banzais]

[ . . . he doesn't immediately open it. but his voice sounds close through the door]

... How might I help you?

week five, monday afternoon.

[uncurtained]

[They're in his bedroom as usual, more likely than not. She's relaxed after they're both done, and while she doesn't have her head on his chest (purely because it would touch against her ears and she dislikes the reminder of the changes), she's looking his way from her spot on the bed.]

I kind of feel like a broken record, but - thanks. That was nice.

[banzais]

[hige's just going to laugh a little bit at that]

I'm sure you don't need me each week - but I feel better knowing for myself that you are safe.

[he seems to be feeling better from the weekend - or otherwise just acting like he is]

week 6, monday

[banzais]

[he goes to find her as he usually does but

before even getting to anything today, he pauses]

Oh... Were you the one who fixed me?

[uncurtained]

[She shakes her head, offering a smile as she sees him.]

I had a task for it, but... Dick got his finished up before I did. [But, more importantly—] You're feeling back to normal, though? That's great!