and if you're still breathing, you're the lucky ones [CLOSED-ISH]

[punkisntdead]

WHO: Chloe, Ann, Subaru, maybe others?
WHAT: One surly punk's arrival and adjustment in the days leading up to Shit Going Down between factions
WHEN: Vaguely early February/mid-Emru
WHERE: Tree of Life, Highstorm, maybe other locations

Closed starters here for stuff Chloe's getting up to before the event. If you want a thread with her, wildcard something here or let me know and I'll toss a starter up!

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[ex_fend346]

[ A loved one. Regardless of the details, which Subaru privately acknowledges as not his business, he can appreciate making decisions based on a loved one. Only Chloe could gauge what was right for her own, so he makes no judgements regarding the business with Yima managing to pull the shard of her loved one. Instead he makes a soft, acknowledging sound.

He cannot imagine that, in his position, Kamui would make such a request. Surely, he would try to find or wait for him instead, as he had before. Regardless of which side he harmonizes with (if any), Subaru thinks that is what he ought to do.

Kamui had waited once before. Subaru can only imagine how difficult that had been. If it's his turn now, he should show the same patience and resolve his twin did. ]

I'm sure you'll see your wish through.

[ It's clear to him that, even if they don't see eye-to-eye (clearly they do not), that her care is genuine. Surely that will see her through to her goal. ]

[punkisntdead]

[Chloe wants to say she’s got that sort of confidence about it, but if she’s being fully honest, she’s feeling out of her depth and unanchored here. But what she’s lacking in confidence, she more than makes up for in determination. She has to make all of this work.]

Yeah…

[One hand still clutching the cape draped over her shoulders and the other reaching up to awkwardly run fingers through her hair, she averts her gaze for a moment. And she once again catches sight of that Benny’s sign lit up just at the end of the street.]

Look, enough of this heavy shit. You hungry? [She motions to the soft glow of the diner’s sign in the distance.] I could go for taking a break and getting a bite to eat, so…

[Dude’s been nice enough despite all her bullshit, and frankly she could do with more company for a while as she gets her bearings in this place. Not that she’ll plainly admit it.]

[ex_fend346]

[ Subaru spares the signage a glance. In truth, human food does absolutely nothing for him, but he supposes it won't hurt him either. If it's somewhere that she could feel more comfortable and center herself in the face of all this, then that's reason enough to go.

So he nods along, gesturing for her to lead the way. ]

I haven't tried it myself, but the name has me curious.

[ What sort of establishment would Benny's prove to be, exactly? It's a mystery to him, but one they can easily find the answers to. ]