[ senri still doesn't know ai's a zombie ]

[usogi]

this cat reminds me of ai

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week 1, wednesday

[usogi]

[assuming that ai is still using the dance room to practice, senri will probably catch her just as she's finishing up. he knocks on the door to alert her that he's there, followed by applause of whatever she just finished practicing]

Beautiful as usual, Aimi!

Got a sec?

[in_a_bottle]

[Ai turns around and waves with a practised smile.]

Morning. What are you looking for?

[usogi]

[he smiles back and tilts his head as he enters]

Just a little bit of your time if that's okay - I'm running errands for someone and I thought it'd be nice to share something with you....

[in_a_bottle]

Errands? Is it a god thing or something else?

[usogi]

Ding ding ding! It's a god thing.

[and he'll demonstrate with a quick magic trick. he checks his sleeves to prove there's nothing up them - and then he'll suddenly have a red rose twirling between his fingertips. it's thornless!

he offers it to Ai]

For you, Aimi.

[in_a_bottle]

[She blinks and takes it carefully, inspecting it.]

You got a power to create things?

[usogi]

Haha, if only - nope, I'm a magician.

[it was just sleight of hand, but really convincing sleight of hand

and he hums happily]

Beauty told me to share these with people that might like to speak with him.

week 2, thursday

[usogi]

[senri is wandering around and specifically he's looking for ai - wherever he might find her, he offers up a wave first]

Aimi, Aimi, got a second?

[in_a_bottle]

[She's looking through the kitchen pantry with a sigh, so when she turns to Senri, Ai seems to appreciate the distraction. She smiles and waves back.]

Good morning. What's going on?

[usogi]

I'm running errands for another god! And I was wondering if you could help me again...

[in_a_bottle]

Another one? You're making a lot of friends. Who is it this time?

[usogi]

Ambition!

[and he laughs sheepishly]

And that's the thing.... I really want to help her make more friends besides me.

[in_a_bottle]

I suppose anyone would want more followers when they're so close to the top.

week 3, post-trial

[in_a_bottle]

[It's not hard to notice the blanket monster. Ai hesitates and kneels down beside him.]

I'm sorry.

[usogi]

[he's at least managed to get his hands on a cup of tea and he looks up when ai joins him]

... what for, Aimi? It's not your fault.

[in_a_bottle]

It's not, but-- ah!

[Ai doubles over, clutching her stomach.]

What -- what is this?

[usogi]

[SENRI STARTLES and reaches out with a gloved hand.]

Aimi?! Are you okay?

[in_a_bottle]

[She breathes hard for a moment and lets go, blood starting to spot on her shirt where she was holding her abdomen.]

What is this, someone's power?

[usogi]

Ha?! I - I don't know? Oh my god - does it still hurt? Where's Jude-kun?!

[HE RUSHES TO HIS FEET AND LOOKS LIKE HE'S ABOUT TO DASH OFF TO GET SOMEONE??]

week 4, thursday

[usogi]

[senri is trying to pretend that everything is fine!

he's careful as he walks through the temple, just trying to avoid running into anything. of course that's uh, not working out so great for him. he's turning around a corner and given that he's lost his left eye, he's kind of got a blind spot all of a sudden?

sorry ai, didn't mean to bump into you - ]

Oops, sorry!

[in_a_bottle]

Oh! [Ai stumbles back.] Senri-kun, I--

[And then she sees the lack of eye and screams. Possibly, this is an overreaction.]

[usogi]

[WELL IT'S,, BANDAGED AND COVERED BECAUSE IT'S STILL HEALING BUT HE STILL STARTLES??]

Oh - s-sorry Aimi....!

[in_a_bottle]

[yeah, definitely overreacting, especially for someone horribly disfigured and he knows that...]

O-okay. Okay. [She shakes her head.] What happened out there?

[usogi]

Uh... a lot. There were monsters?

[and he got

kind of unlucky!]

It happened really fast for me, I barely understood what happened...

[in_a_bottle]

Are you okay? Someone saw to it, right? Losing an eye and feeling it, that's got to hurt!