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[cupidsammo]

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w0; monday

[cupidsammo]

[ At the soundstage, Koharu can be found plucking badly at a ukulele. ]

Leaving all of this around doesn't seem like a good idea...

[gutterbound]

No no no, it's a fantastic idea.

[Richie has dove into the music stash and come out with an armful of vinyl albums. Which is exactly what his halo looks like. How strange.]

People need music. It's practically in our blood.

W0 SECOND FRIDAY

[gutterbound]

[ah my sweet koharu. Join me at the beach, sat in the sand looking into the waves. He does have a bottle of liquor with him but respectfully has kept it corked. Maybe later.]

...Seems we can leave after all. Just not the way we expected.

[It could be a bitter joke. It sounds too weary to be even that.]

[cupidsammo]

... It just—doesn't feel right. How?

w0; saturday

[cupidsammo]

[ Not long after the events of today, Koharu can be found sitting at the gazebo nearby the church. ]

[gutterbound]

[Richie might take his time getting around, lost in a bit of a haze. He doesn't intend to go to the gazebo, not looking to loop back to the damn church of all places, but when he spots the wee lump he feels there's no other choice.

He'll walk up slow, knock gently on the wooden entry, hanging in the space between.]

Hey, little Cupid.

W1 MONDAY

[gutterbound]

[Anais how many valentine's themed pcs are you going to have this week

sorry it will be one more. Richie looks around town as the theme flips to hearts and flowers and so many loving doves.]

Oh, hey, they decorated just for you!

[cupidsammo]

[ Only time will tell…

Indeed, love is in the air. Koharu even has a dove perched on her finger, which she coos at affectionately. ]

It’s a little late, but it looks like we’ll get to celebrate Valentine’s after all.

w1; thursday

[cupidsammo]

[ Before it gets too late, there's a knock on the door. ]

Richie? Are you there?

[gutterbound]

[me angel baby ;;]

...Yeah.

[A bit hesitant but the door's not locked.]

w1; friday

[cupidsammo]

[ Okay, I can't imagine Richie is far, sooo mansion lobby? Sure.

Koharu walks in and wearily plops down onto one of the various sofas. ]

[gutterbound]

[HOBBLES OUT EVEN FURTHER

no jk he will be in the lobby. He can already be here even, stir crazy and dour after the news. But he'll smile up at Koharu as she flops, weary as the expression is.

He edges his foot over and toes at her ankle.]

Did you get some grub in you yet, little Cupid?

w2; monday

[cupidsammo]

[ In the lobby of the mansion stands a young girl, dressed in a blue school uniform and short black hair tied back into small pigtails. With a compact mirror in hand, she's definitely inspecting herself over with it while the other hand phases through a familiar heart-shaped halo. ] How do I get this thing to go away...?

[gutterbound]

[There aren't supposed to be anymore new faces. What is going on?]

Hello?

[Richie cocks his head as he approaches, perplexed, but then he slows.]

Koharu? [Blinking.] Did you dye your hair, or is this a new thing that's happening?

W2 WEDNESDAY

[gutterbound]

Hey Little Cupid. Have you gotten any stray messages on your phone?

[cupidsammo]

oh let me check

[ give it a minute... ]

no new texts here
did you get something?

W2 THURSDAY

[gutterbound]

[fuk you makes this on the train

Immediately beelining to wherever she is once she's been tended to.]

Koharu?

[cupidsammo]

[ love me.

anyway! mansion lobby. she's curled up on a sofa wrapped in a blanket, but doesn't look up when he calls out a name. ]

w2; sunday

[cupidsammo]

[ I set so many pcs in the lobby but it's just convenient OKAY.

Koharu is seated somewhere, as one does, and this time she's staring down at her phone like she's REALLY trying to figure something out here. ]

[gutterbound]

[it's the best option?? why go anywhere else

Richie will approach with a curious bent to his frown. Of course he's concerned after /gestures at everything but also, what's she up to?]

Doing all right there, Little Cupid?

W3 MONDAY (CW: Child violence, child death, mentions of child murder, sewage??)

[gutterbound]

[oh koharu...we're really in it now.

Take this.]

[cupidsammo]

[ well uh

It probably goes without saying that Koharu was not expecting to be here, because she's 1. dressed in loungewear and 2. is feeling around the mirrors lining the walls with her hands in a palpable air of confusion, borderline panic even. A decent amount of seconds pass, while this memory plays, before she calls out: ]

W— wait. Hello? Is someone there? Where is this?!

W3 SATURDAY

[gutterbound]

[I'll be nice and make him conscious by the time she comes around. Our nurses are so generous.]

...Hey, kiddo.

[Smiles at her a little wearily, horizontal with an ice pack to his head.]

[cupidsammo]

—Richie! Are you okay?! Just how hard did he hit you...?

w4; monday

[cupidsammo]

Richie!
do you think you will have some free time today?

[gutterbound]

[Now that he has his phone back and is free of DUNGEON pretend this all happened earlier.]

Of course! What are you needing, Little Cupid?

w4; saturday

[cupidsammo]

[ Well Richie, have you ever seen a more miserable pile of feathers upon a sofa. We're in the lobby again because I like it here. ]

[gutterbound]

[baby girl...

settling beside her, also bad vibes but sincerely looking to help soothe her here. Rubs her back a little, head ducking to see if she'll meet his eye.]

You want some hot tea or something, Little Cupid?

W5 MONDAY

[gutterbound]

[comic con! They witness the compatibility presentation]

...Well. You're cupid. Rank them.

[cupidsammo]

[ uhhhh ]

I'm not sure how many of these I agree with...

w5; saturday

[cupidsammo]

[ maybe an hour or so after trial, a text message! ]

I don't want you to worry
so
that vote was from me. sorry
I didn't have it in me to change it

[gutterbound]

Don't even sweat it Little Cupid.

I wasn't fussed over it. You can vote me in anytime, I'm happy to help any way I can.

You okay? Want to grab some hot chocolate before bed?

W6 MONDAY

[gutterbound]

[Ah our sweet Koharu. Let's go to the kitty cafe, surely nothing would go wrong here.

Richie is petting the cats happily, sat with a big chonk in his lap who is enjoying the generous chin scratch its getting. At least I can still manage this much one-handed. Unlike every other fucking thing.]

You more a cat person or a dog person, Koharu?

[cupidsammo]

[ ... Should she acknowledge that thought, or... ]

—Cats, I think! They're just... soooo cute, y'know? [ Koharu starts rubbing a particularly fluffy cat along the sides of its face, cooing: ] Aren't you? Just the cutest widdle kitty-cat there is.

W6 THURSDAY

[gutterbound]

[girl we so in the hospital.

Richie stirs awake, still fighting the dregs of hypothermia, face bandaged awkwardly over the diagonal slash over his face. His broken ankle's up in traction too.

When he glances over there's a distinct ? at who's his hospital neighbour.]

...Koharu?

[His voice is ragged, unsure.]

[cupidsammo]

[ Girl we are SO here.

So, Koharu is bandaged to hell and back, and she hasn't quite had a proper wash for all the soot that was covering her, but surprisingly... she doesn't appear like any of it's bothering her in the moment. Her voice, however, is hoarse while she speaks: ]

You're here too? There's so many others around...

W6 Saturday

[gutterbound]

Koharu? Where are you?

[cupidsammo]

[ there isn't an immediate reply, but it does come: ]

I left for a little bit
I'll be back soon
I'm okay

W7 MONDAY

[gutterbound]

[Affection week and full heals means he's gonna yoink her into a hug on sight.]

Feeling a little sunnier about it all, Koharu? They made good on their word after all!

[cupidsammo]

[ yayyyy hug ]

It really is a huge relief... I'm so glad to see everyone safe and back.

W7 SATURDAY

[gutterbound]

[We can be in the mansion lounge. Richie will flop down on a couch and lightly toss a cushion at her.]

Imagine that. Redemption, for one and all.

[cupidsammo]

[ She catches it! And, in a teasing tone: ]

To think you were all so stressed out about answering, too!