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🌸 Miracle Country Mods 🌸 ([info]miraclemods) wrote in [info]miraclecountry,
@ 2018-08-08 20:51:00

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Entry tags:! event, ; flood event, akiho shinomoto, chise hatori, chloe decker, chloe price, ciel phantomhive, cisco ramon, harrison 'harry' wells, kady orloff-diaz, keith (voltron), lucifer morningstar, maxine 'max' caulfield, quentin coldwater, sakura kinomoto, sebastian michaelis, takashi 'shiro' shirogane, william 'penny' adiyodi

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[It’s been over a week since the storm started and, somehow, it hasn’t stopped. It hasn’t abated. Perhaps it’s held steady, slow in its steady increase of power and destruction. That rippling of thunder throughout the day, the flash of lightning, the onslaught of rain— maybe it’s becoming background noise.

Or maybe you’re concerned. After all, there can only be so much rain before things become difficult to navigate. There’s that insistent dripping in the underground tunnels, growing steadily as the week progresses. The river and lake looks so full, the ocean so turbulent. The skies are an endless stretch of dark clouds.

Until one day, the storm gets even worse, so much worse than you thought it could possibly become. The ocean, the river, the lake, it all slowly starts to rise and overflow, flooding the surrounding areas more and more every second. The tunnels are filling up, flooding into the common rooms and quickly submerging them. The water rises and rises and rises— until even your home is getting flooded. Grab what you can, because once it starts, it happens quickly— everything on the islands are flooding, submerging beneath the water.



The water level will continue to rise until the buildings, forests, even a huge chunk of the mountain is submerged. The trees will seem to expand underwater, making makeshift bridges from tangled growth of branches, surprisingly sturdy. The regular places to go are gone, but the tops of the trees poking defiantly out of the water now have treehouses to stay in.

Food will be available in the varied amount of fish and other animals to be caught in the water. For those who frequent the river or beach, it'll be clear there's a much higher amount of them, of all sorts of colors and sizes. One thing that doesn't change is the rising danger the closer one gets to the area of the forests, and deeper waters may hold even more frightening enemies, even monsters. More rare fish and other creatures live around these areas, as well. Careful where you fish. For those that can get around, there are a few islands here and there. They’re a smattering around the island, barely enough room to stand and be comfortable on, but holding little magical parcels of basic supplies— blankets, drinkable water, some food. These are rare, and the message is clear: You'll need to survive. You'll need to help each other.

Once everything settles, the storm, finally, starts to die down. It’ll continue raining well through the afternoon, but eventually the clouds will roll away and the ocean will settle.

Well… hope you’re okay with swimming.]

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[Flood event begins-- go here for any information or questions!]


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[info]yieldsfocus
2018-08-21 07:55 am UTC (link)
[He smiles at him fondly as he joins him (and, yes, what else is new) before turning back towards the water, not really aware that Keith continues to watch him. He looks peaceful, at least, even if maybe there's still that worry for Keith at the back of his mind, but-- well, that also requires patience.]

[He waits for a long while, waits for more fish to gather and for them to be close enough together, and then wordlessly Shiro lets his hand buzz with the familiar Galra energy and then quickly arcs his arm down into the water, sending out a blast of heated water towards the fish. It doesn't hit all of them, but hits enough that, stunned, they bob up to the surface a moment later.]

[Looks back at Keith with a triumphant little smile. See?]

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[info]finds
2018-08-21 08:15 am UTC (link)
[Tbh he can't deny that it was a cool idea, and his expression is clearly impressed when Shiro turns back to him. ASdfldjf dang.]

Nice. That's a pretty decent number for one hit.

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[info]yieldsfocus
2018-08-21 08:20 am UTC (link)
[He laughs, looking pleased.]

I had a lot of time to practice while you were gone. [He's reaching out to get the fish. He doesn't exactly have an easy method to carry them now that he's got them, but... hurray for fish?]

[Turns towards the wolf, lifting his eyebrows.] You can eat the biggest one if you promise to bring the rest to where everyone is. How's that sound?

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[info]finds
2018-08-21 09:04 am UTC (link)
[The wolf looks up at Shiro with a look of almost comical understanding, like it considers those words and then is SO up for it - not quite nodding his head but it's a damn near close thing.]

[Keith watches this faintly amused, pfft sdlfskjdf.] It looks like you got a deal.

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[info]yieldsfocus
2018-08-21 03:48 pm UTC (link)
[Look, he knows wolfie's v. smart and would get it!!1 he would never be so rude as to offer a not great deal. In any case, he looks happy when the wolf takes him up on the offer. He reaches over and scritches behind his ears.]

Good. Knew I could count on you.

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[info]finds
2018-08-21 04:41 pm UTC (link)
[Heheh... Wraps his arm around wolfie too, as thanks and praise, not quite petting but a gentle hold.]

Go ahead and take these up to the treehouses first. We'll catch up. [It kind of turns and eyes Keith as he speaks and then nuzzles into him a little in turn (is the wolfie also worried? prob, tbh HE IS TOO SMART) before going for the fish and taking them carefully in its mouth. Once Keith has let go, the wolf disappears and he straightens himself up to stand.]

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[info]yieldsfocus
2018-08-21 04:51 pm UTC (link)
[Will he ever not be smiling fondly over wolfie and Keith interactions? The answer is no.]

[He continues to look at Keith even after the wolf flashes away, thoughtfully, before he stands up, too, drying his hand off on his pant leg.]

So...

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[info]finds
2018-08-22 05:43 pm UTC (link)
[Keith's gaze moves back up to look at him too, to meet that thoughtful look for a moment before he lets out a quiet breath.

So. [He almost smiles and doesn't quite, all at the same time, not avoiding the question that hangs in the air entirely, but maybe being purposely vague. It isn't quite a distant but it almost feels like it for a moment, before he bridges it with a gentler, admitting tone. Though maybe he shouldn't open with, I did something dumb.]

There's something I wanna ask you - you... don't have to answer, if you don't want to.

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[info]yieldsfocus
2018-08-22 05:56 pm UTC (link)
[Frowns a little-- not alarmed, but more curious than anything else. The tone and the preamble are both enough to give him pause, but he's also not going to shut Keith down by any means. He gives him a small smile, encouraging.]

Ask me. [You can ask him anything, no hesitation required.]

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[info]finds
2018-08-27 09:15 pm UTC (link)
[His lack of hesitation makes something soften a little more in Keith's expression, though perhaps sadly too, the corner of his lips tugging up before he gazes out at the water, tries to sort out his thoughts. He recalls the first thing Shiro asked him, down in the tunnels, after his own run-in with Lucifer, and wonders if Keith himself sounds like that now too, like a mirror of that situation in some way.]

If there was something you wanted - not for anyone else, just for yourself, forget everything else... Think you'd go after it, if given the honest chance?

[It's almost silly how much the question applies to Keith too, he realizes. But that's not the point right now.]

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[info]yieldsfocus
2018-08-27 10:00 pm UTC (link)
[He's quiet as Keith asks that, his smile fading a bit into something more thoughtful as he studies Keith's expression. He notices the tone right away, and just as before for Keith, Shiro's question gave him a small amount of alarm and concern, so too does Shiro now feel a little... uncertain as he looks at Keith. Of course, his mind immediately flies to one specific thing when asked this question but he takes a small breath, thinking it over-- figuring that this is a hypothetical question Keith's asking in regards to something on his mind, rather than about Shiro specifically.]

... I don't know. [He admits it, quietly, and knows it's not a fully honest answer. He doesn't want to risk Keith feeling like the question was dismissed or not answered properly, so, he elaborates.] I guess... it'd really depend on how badly I wanted it.

It's not... so easy for me to forget about others. Even if a decision is for myself, it'll affect other people. [He's the leader of a team, and even excusing the universe, there are people who care about him.] Sometimes, you can outweigh what other people think. [Like in the case of going on the Kerberos mission, maybe.] If it's something I want and I know I can achieve, then yeah. I would.

But sometimes... [He trails off for a moment, looking at Keith again, unable to disguise for a moment the longing that creeps into his expression before he schools it back into a more neutral expression.] If what you want is... Sometimes, what you want can't outweigh what's best for someone else.

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[info]finds
2018-09-02 09:30 pm UTC (link)
[It's not surprising to hear him articulate it this way, though even as Keith listens, as he nods along quietly, something twists in his chest so dangerously close to guilt. For all that he knows how Shiro is someone that has always forged his own path ahead, he knows him also for a man who doesn't skirt the duty set before him, especially not for his own sake.]

I get that. The team, the rest of the universe, it's... Sometimes too much to measure against our own needs. [Right? As Keith sighs out and he sees the momentary flicker of Shiro's expression, his chest does another painful turn. God, what does that even... He can't describe it. Can't understand it.]

Shiro. You know you - [He feels himself starting to get all worked up and slows down a little, tries to calm speaks softer, but ultimately no less meaning.] Just as much as anyone, you deserve that chance to have what you want, too.

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[info]yieldsfocus
2018-09-02 09:42 pm UTC (link)
[He watches Keith silently for just a moment, and then he manages a small smile-- something little, and just a touch sad. It'd be nice for him to get what he wants, but-- he doesn't know how possible that is. He looks away after a moment, down at his hands as he clenches them together, breathing out softly.]

Thank you, Keith. [Absolutely said in a tone that betrays what he's thinking-- no, not for me, not in this case.] Ah-- maybe someday. After the universe is saved and I'm... [Looks at him, quiet for a moment.] Maybe someday.

[Looks down, his smile definitely turning self-deprecating.] Sorry, I don't want to make your question all about me. I mean-- don't know how helpful it can be. Was there-- a reason you asked?

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[info]finds
2018-09-03 01:30 am UTC (link)
[It doesn't slip by him, the tone that Shiro responds with, how he turns the words back on him, like it's for Keith's sake. He wants to tell him in no uncertain terms, even through his own doubts.]

[He lifts the same hand as earlier again to touch Shiro's arm this time, a steady grip there like he's trying to convey something from the touch alone.] Not for me, if that's what it seemed like. I just...

Think I'd do anything if it meant you could be happy. [It's a quiet admission, looking up at him, even then it's not quite what he'd like to say but it's still the truth. He's got all the wrong ideas about why Shiro might not be able to talk to Keith about it, but well, when doesn't he.]

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[info]yieldsfocus
2018-09-03 01:42 am UTC (link)
[Looks vaguely surprised at first at the clarification, and then his expression quickly morphs into something much quieter. He lifts a hand to cover Keith's, tentatively.]

Keith... Do you think I'm not happy?

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[info]finds
2018-09-03 02:39 am UTC (link)
[Keith's own expression softens a little, maybe knowing or at least a little quieter too. You know.]

Are you? [It's not a question he thinks will get a full answer, something he knows is too loaded, that he says softly without any of that expectation, murmuring after.] Look, I still would. Even while the fight isn't over yet, I want that for you, Shiro.

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[info]yieldsfocus
2018-09-03 02:45 am UTC (link)
[...]

... I want that for you, too, Keith. You... You deserve to get whatever it is you want.

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[info]finds
2018-09-03 03:31 am UTC (link)
[Please don't turn this on him, he can't. He's a hypocrite because he won't let himself have what he wants either, Keith knows. He gives Shiro an unintentionally distant, serious kind of smile, a little nod in turn, even then helplessly fond.][.........]

If I...

[Shakes his head a little, thinking better of whatever he was about to say for that moment.] I know we both think the same in that sense. I'm as sure of it as you are for me.

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[info]yieldsfocus
2018-09-03 03:39 am UTC (link)
[He focuses, instead, on how distant that smile feels-- notices it only because he's not used to that sort of look from Keith, even if there's fondness there. He looks down, breathing out, managing a small nod, too.]

Yeah.

[But that's just it-- getting what he wants means not what's best for Keith. Even if Keith were to return his feelings, well-- he deserves something better than what Shiro can give him. And going for what he wants, in this case-- it would only make Keith unhappy, either way; either he returns his feelings and Shiro messes it all up or he doesn't return his feelings and Shiro puts Keith in an uncomfortable position as his friend. Either way, it's-- not something he can actively seek out.]

Keith... I'm not unhappy. [To actually answer your question. It isn't so simplistic as whether he's always happy or always unhappy, and he knows Keith knows that. But he's still going to clarify.] I'm a Paladin. I have a purpose. I'm alive. I have our friends. [...] You. I can't be fully unhappy if that's the case.

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[info]finds
2018-09-10 05:27 am UTC (link)
Mmm. I'm glad that those things, that - all of us can at least help in that. I know how important it is.

[Still, though, those are all things he knows well Shiro values. It can't fall into the nagging thought now that there's something more Shiro wants that he can't get the way things are now.]

And you do have us. Hell knows we've all got things you've helped and encouraged us through, too. [Even things that have been selfish, Keith knows too well.] ... That's how a team works, right?

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[info]yieldsfocus
2018-09-11 08:58 pm UTC (link)
[His smile is gentle-- encouraging and, proud. Yes, see, you get it. This is what he means, really, when he told Keith he could be a good leader all those years ago now for Keith. Listening, seeking out someone to help reassure them, and then doing so. And there's no denying for him that, through all this, being stuck in this place, he's completely aware of how much pride he has in Keith-- in seeing how Keith has grown, how he's stepping into that role. It's reassuring, too, to know that Keith would be okay even if something were to happen to him...]

Yeah. That's how a team works. Exactly.

[...] Just... don't forget that you're included in that, too. Whatever it is that you want, too, Keith... I hope you get that.

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[info]finds
2018-09-14 08:46 am UTC (link)
[Don't look so proud of him, he can't handle the softness behind that look - but it's enough to get a faint smile out of Keith in turn anyway, much as the things on his mind don't quite fade away so easily either. He's not sure he really deserves it, as if he could be doing so much more somehow. He still nods, looking out to the water after a moment.]

I know. I haven't forgotten. [He couldn't forget all the ways you've supported him so he could pursue what he wants.] Guess that's just why I want you to know I'm here, too.

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[info]yieldsfocus
2018-09-15 01:51 am UTC (link)
I know. [...] And I know... it means a lot to me that you're here, Keith. I-- I don't know what I'd do without you, sometimes.

[His smile turns just a little self-deprecating, despite himself.] Sometimes I dunno how I'd keep my feet on the ground if you weren't there to set me right again.

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[info]finds
2018-09-17 09:56 pm UTC (link)
Shiro...

[That's -- more than enough for him to turn back to face him again, to step a little closer to him. For once, Keith's at a loss for a brief moment. Here he is wondering if he's just fucking it up at being there for you, and you say this. His gaze goes from a little surprised to something softer.]

You're already so much steadier on your feet than you think, me there or not. [So much stronger, for all that Keith might worry. He finds himself already smiling at him again, a little helplessly.] I'm just glad if I get to help hold you up when you do need it. You deserve that.

[You deserve so much more than that.]

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[info]yieldsfocus
2018-09-19 06:55 pm UTC (link)
[He laughs a little, softly, privately-- he knows that, without Keith, he wouldn't even be here. It's because of Keith that he can feel so steady, that he can feel more accomplished in what they're doing. But maybe admitting as much would put too much pressure on him.]

[He tilts his head a little, looking at Keith with a soft look, his smile quiet but no less heartfelt.] Thank you, Keith. Being able to rely on you... you don't know what that means to me.

[He's quiet for a moment longer, just observing him for a quiet, comfortable moment.]

... Are you willing to tell me what brought all this on? [Why ask him all this? Yes, he noticed how you dodged that question before. Was he being sadder than usual? Or... For a panicked moment he fears this has something to do with almost kissing him in the boat fff did he push too far, or...] You don't have to, if you'd rather not.

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