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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 2:19 pm
(Takes place on November 1st.)Trier was out again, smoothing down her dress and waiting for Necro to show up. She had been invited out to go to Space with him, to see his Wonder and try to get things ready for…a fire?
She had brought some supplies. A camp fire pit that was heavy, but not overly so. Right now it stood by her feet and the other supplies, some wood, a few lighters and…because she was channeling Alexi for the thought, a pack of marshmallows and a few long skewers.
Of course, she wasn’t sure if any of these things would be even remotely helpful for what her friend…she supposed they were friends at this point. More of a mentor though.
Perhaps it would turn into a friendship. And honestly, she could use more of those if she were being completely honest with herself. Right now though…
She just wanted him to show up so that he could confirm she had either done too much, or brought just enough.
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 3:06 pm
"Oh my god I think you might literally be one of my favorite people right now." Necro said, appearing behind her as he eyeballed the stuff she had brought. Not the favorite person, but definitely up there. "Uh... Thank you. By the way, for agreeing to this and for hunting down a fire pit. I'm sure there's something I could have found to use there, but with my luck... I'd probably end up cursing myself or something." He said, tugging on the strap to the duffle bag that was slung over his shoulder. "I really owe you one." Or maybe two. "Anyway uh... Do you wanna get the billion questions outta the way now or you do wanna do that after we get there?" He teased lightly.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2025 5:35 pm
Trier huffed a laugh and shrugged. “You’re carrying it. It’s heavy. But, I didn’t mind. I expect to enjoy some marshmallows and not just allow you to keep them for whatever else you’re planning, so there’s that. But. I don’t really have many questions. I have some, but. A campfire seems quite straightforward, and if we’re really going up to your Wonder as you said…I was simply assuming there wasn’t any easy sources for fires.”
Though, perhaps she did have a few questions. “Will we be able to breathe up there? Is oxygen going to be an issue, because I didn’t…factor on that bit.”
If it was…building a fire was going to be pretty impossible, and if they did manage to…it would take what oxygen there was…so…hopefully this was nothing more than a needless worry.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2025 7:57 pm
"That's fine. I have no problem hauling it around." Not that he knew where he was going to even put the darned thing. Ugh. He really was getting in over his head... He hoped this would be worth it. .... No... It was worth it. It would be. He stared at her for a moment, confused. "I... Uh... No..No that's something we can do.." Oh thank whoever, that was something they could do because he did not want to figure the logistics of that if it wasn't the case. Okay... Now or never. With a quite mumble of the pledge, they were suddenly there. The taller man then seemed to shrink as he glanced from the building before them to the girl next to him. "....Ta...da?"
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Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2025 9:50 am
So…perhaps Trier had lied. Though she hadn’t been aware of the fact she would be lying until they made it to this place. This…place that truly wasn’t the city.
She let go of Necro and stared around, eyes wide as she took in…what she could. “...I suppose. I do have questions, but I don’t believe I would have thought of them until this moment, so please don’t fault me for this…how…” Swallowing, Trier tried again. “I have something like this? Somewhere like this? How do I get there? Will it be just like this? You said…I mean…have you been elsewhere?”
Okay yes, she heard herself. She did ask a lot of questions. She did bombard him…but…
Holy s**t she was in space?
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Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2025 3:18 pm
Necro couldn't stop the string of giggles that tore through him as he watched Trier's sheer surprise and string of questions. Billion questions after they get there it was. "You? Have questions? Noooo. Never!" He mocked in between laughs. "Not you. you're not curious at all." Necro grinned. The Squire did his best to not drag the fire pit to much against the ground as he hauled it over to the temple. "Come on ya goof ball. Inside first, then more questions." Pulling the strap to the dufflebag over his shoulder, he threw the bag into the corner where it was a liiiitle more obvious that he'd been here before. "Okay. First things first. Yes, you have something like this. Yes, it's somewhere like this. No I don't entirely know where but it's going to have the same... spooky atmosphere so, get use to it now. How you get here, I can explain a bit later when the shock and awe has worn off and you're not as overwhelmed. It might be like this? I don't entirely know. Dark and decrepit. Sure. A temple? I aint got the slightest. And... No. I haven't uh.. really tried exploring far beyond this." He said, ticking each answer off on a finger. "Anything else?"
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Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2025 5:15 pm
“You can’t blame me. It’s not that…I didn’t believe you when you said we would be going somewhere else I just…didn’t…think…it was the truth.” Which…she vaguely supposed might be the same thing, but she hadn’t…thought he was lying...she had believed him just…oh, whatever.
“What…exactally do you do here? What’s the purpose of it?” She followed him and nodded as he spoke. Dark and decrepit? She could handle that, she supposed but.
“What are you planning here? Why a firepit?”
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Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2025 6:58 pm
"I quite literally told you it was magic, shot you with a magic arrow and you STILL thought I was lying. Wow, Trier. Rude. I'm honestly shocked and hurt." He said flatly, the same stupid grin on his face. "What I do here... Is complicated. Because what I am doing here is... not what.. I should be? If that makes sense. Like I'm suppose to be learning about it. About me. That whole... growth bullshit. Figuring out a way to make it not so..." He waved a hand at their surroundings. "This." His shoulders slumped. "Honestly, I don't know how I feel about the whole thing. It reminds me of some stuff I'd rather forget. But.. That's not... this places' fault." He was trying to work past it. He was just going about it very, very, very slowly. "The fire pit... Because.. Well that circles back to 'what I'm doing here. As sappy as it sounds... I'm trying to make a um... get away... Of sorts. For a friend. He's.. been through some stuff, and can't always.." Necro shrugged. "I just wanted him to have someplace to go where he could just... ignore it all. Someplace, where all the bullshit couldn't reach him. At least for a few hours." Yeah it was still complicated, cause Cela would need Necro to take him there but... He had no problem doing that. "He doesn't really have anywhere like this that he can go, to get away from it all." He had just wanted to help.
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Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2025 7:22 pm
“No! I wasn’t. I believe you about magic, I just…didn’t know if you were like, taking me to some place in…nature?” Yeah that made no sense but. Whatever. “What do you mean by that? What does it remind you of? Have you been somewhere like this before?”
She wanted to explore, which…was a little off brand for her, but…this was kind of…neat. “Who? Is this your boyfriend?”
Suddenly, a small grin split her face. “I have two younger siblings, and one of them has a horrible track record of boyfriends…honestly…if I have a magical place like this, I could easily hide bodies…that’s…actually a delightful thought. The other. They…don’t commit well, but they have partners all the time. I worry.”
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:03 pm
“Well… Where did you think I was going to take you?” Necro asked, blinking at her curiously.
“I came from a pretty bad place, prior to… this. Only that place out does the doom and gloom of Saturn… in its own way. I hope you never end up there, despite your apparent curiosity. It is… not someplace you should be.. Ever.”
Necro shot her a look, though the slight blush was evident.”He isn't my boyfriend.” He mumbled quietly. “I think he hates me at the moment, if his earlier comment is anything to go by.” Cela hadn't been entirely wrong, that didn't mean it hurt any less.
Necro paused, staring at her. “Do… Do not hide bodies on your wonder. I mean, I guess I can't stop you but I don't l… entirely know if that would work?”
Let alone what would happen.
“I… don’t have any siblings. At least, blood related ones.” And if he did, Necro couldn't remember them. “I have a cousin tho. In the found family sort of way. We were pretty close when I started all this. She's gone through some stuff too. Not as friendly as she used to be with everyone.. But we're still pretty close.”
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:34 pm
“Well…do you want him to be your boyfriend, because if that’s the case and he hurts you, I will go all older sister on his a** too if need be. And I will hide bodies on my Wonder if I choose to. Nobody will ever find them that way. It’s the perfect crime.”
Nobody could stop her either. Promise some of her sibling’s worst ex’s a trip to space and then. Well, that’s all. The perfect older sister magic.
She was smiling slightly, Alexi didn’t need her protection as much as Cordell did but…she worried about them both, always.
“Well, I suppose you can think of me as another older sister if you want. And if this guy breaks your heart. I’ll bury him on my wonder along with my brother’s bad eggs. Easy and taken care of…now. Where do you want to start setting these things up? Do you have any opinions on the decorating?”
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:39 pm
"What I want and what he needs are two totally different things, Trier." Necro said flatly. "Plus, who says YOU get to be the older sibling? Maybe I was born first." He shot back. "As for hiding bodies... Fine. Don't come crying to me when s**t goes sideways for it though. Cause I will tell you I told you so."
Let her find out about the Code that way.
"I care about him. A lot." As if it wasn't obvious. Would he go through all this trouble for anyone? No. Probably not. They had to be pretty special to make that list. And even then that list was incredibly short.
"No you won't." Necro challenged. "You see how I look and act now? I'd be so much worse with him gone. You wouldn't do that to your brother wooooould you?" He teased.
But she was right. It was time to get to business.
"The firepit needs to go over by where I tossed my bag... Close enough that it can be felt, but far enough away it's not gonna catch anything on fire you know? As for opinions... You can judge anything but the comically large bean bag chair... bed.. couch thing, thank you. You don't get to judge me on that."
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:40 pm
“If you’re older than me that doesn’t matter because I’ve just adopted you and that makes me older by default.” Trier looked rather smug, and moved past the whole bodies thing. If he didn’t believe she would do it, that was fine. She would just take care of things if and when the time came. For now though.
“My brother.” There was worry in her expression and voice now. “My brother would be a lot better off without the manipulative s**t he’s with. I worry about him so much, to be honest but…yeah. Lets’s. Set this up for your boy, then.”
It was sort of a shame. Cordell deserved someone nice like this but. If he was taken, she wouldn’t suggest anything. Unless it all went south and then, perhaps they could both benefit. Maybe.
“I’m not judging at all. The bean bag looks very comfortable. I keep seeing similar things on TikTok, and Temu ads. Is it as comfortable as it looks? You’ve put in a lot of effort. I hope he appreciates it.”
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Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:41 pm
“What the hell kinda logic is that?!” Necro asked, trying not to laugh. “Like hell you're older. If that's the case, wouldn't I be older cause I'm a higher rank then you? That mean's I've adopted you short stack." Necro went over to his duffle and began to pull out the things squirreled away in it.. A couple hoodies and a large thick blanket. "I'm sorry your brother is going through something like that... I hope he realizes it and can get rid of that creep." He said softly, setting the items on the shelf with the others. Again, maybe too much but... He'd rather be safe then sorry. Both Trier and Cela could pick on him later go going overboard. "It iiiis." Necro sighed. "I mean it's probably bad for your back in the long run but it's... super comfy." He glanced at the little set up he'd made before turning to her. "I hope he likes it too.." No he just had to convince the other to come up here.
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 3:56 pm
“It’s fantastic logic, hopefully you’ll understand that one day, but. For now, I can understand the skepticism, I suppose.” Trier wasn’t going to argue, but Necro was absolutely wrong.
“If you’re sincere and let him know that you care, I’m sure he’ll want to come up. You’ve put a lot of thought into things, and you’re trying to make him as comfortable as possible. It’s sweet. I advise having the items for smores when he does come up, nothing says ‘I care’ like melted chocolate and toasted marshmallows. I think that you’ll do best if you just…keep things light. And don’t take it personally if he doesn’t want to come up here. It’s…a lot of power that you’re holding, you know. We’re not in the city, and only you can control who comes up here and who leaves. If that’s something he’s worried about, you should realize that it might be difficult. Thank you, for the words about my brother. I hope he can...finally break the cycle but.”
She shot him a look. “Boys can be stupid.”
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