rex

[magichammer]

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intro weekend, saturday evening

[magichammer]

[ it takes some doing, but eventually, Ulrika manages to not only find the hotel, but realize that the coins they were given are door keys. and then it's a long, drawn out process as she goes from door to door, testing each one, until finally- ]

Room... 17... aha!

[ - the door swings open and she stumbles in, beaming. her expression sours immediately upon seeing? another??? boy??????????? in her room????????? ]

... Who're you?

[third_alternative]

[ jolts as if startled, taking a defensive position ] Whoa, hey, give a guy some warning!

[ blinks in surprise a few times. oh. just a girl. this is...fine, probably. ]

I'm Rex. [ folds his arms across his chest. ] You?

1/2

[magichammer]

Oh, I'm Ulrika, and this is Albin!

[ a fuzzy ferret pokes his head out of Ulrika's pocket. hello, he heard his name! ]

2/2

[magichammer]

Wait a sec, that's not the important part! What's a boy doing in a girl's room?! Are you some kinda weirdo?

[ what's coed cohabitation ]

[third_alternative]

A girl's room? What are you talking about? This is my room!

[ A pit bull terrier walks out in front of Rex, silent for the moment but definitely posturing as intimidatingly as she can. ]

[magichammer]

If this was your room, then why did my coin thing open the door?!

[ because Rex definitely just came in through the window or something. Albin just huffs a tiny ferret sigh before wriggling to the ground and flopping down there. ]

[third_alternative]

Hello? How do you think I got in here? My coin let me in too!

[ holds his own coin out for emphasis ]

[magichammer]

That's stupid! Who'd let a boy into a girl's room?!

[ calling out rng, meet me at the costco-

Albin sits up and squeaks, offended, until Ulrika glances down. ]

Oh, not you, Albin, I'm sure you'd be a perfect roommate.

w4, saturday

[magichammer]

[ hey Rex, trial tube is back to peaking in on Camebit, and Ulrika is wandering around with a small stack of slightly stale cookies in hand ]

Heeeeeeeey, Rex? Reeeeeeex? I got cookies!

[third_alternative]

[ well. he's not exactly answering, but with the level of disrepair in these buildings, it probably won't be too hard to spot him in one of the houses, laying flat on the ground like a starfish and just staring up at the ceiling. ]

[magichammer]

[ hmm. Ulrika will wander over to Rex's side, eyebrow raised at him, before she gently nudges his shoulder with her foot. ]

Look, I know it's boring here, but you can do way better than staring at some musty ceiling all by your lonesome, don't you think?

[third_alternative]

[ huffs and focuses his eyes on Ulrika, looking somewhat peeved ]

Well it's not like there's anything else to do.

[magichammer]

Yeah, you're not wrong.

[ ugh, their entertainment. she drops down on the ground next to him, popping one cookie from her stack into her mouth as she offers Rex another ]

You could try working on some of the houses and make 'em better, I guess? What's this about, anyway?

[third_alternative]

[ takes the cookie, but does not eat it. instead, he just watches Ulrika with her cookie. He can't help but stiffen a little at the question. ]

What do you mean, "what's this about"?

[magichammer]

[ she looks at him

and gestures at the abandoned house he's currently reposing in ]

I mean, why the change in scenery? We're not that bad of company!

[ that's debatable ]

w5, friday (69th comment on this catchall haha nice)

[third_alternative]

[ well. Rex is off sulking in some half rundown house once again. This time, at least, he's not starfished on the floor. He's just huddled himself on the floor, knees drawn up to his chin and looking peeved. ]

[magichammer]

[ it's a little while before Ulrika wanders in with a half empty cup in one hand, and a sandwich in the other. it took her a bit to find the perfect filling, okay

she plops down on the floor next to him ]

I'm pretty sure Yukio's actually gonna kiss Shamsy. How come you're missin' it? Not feeling good?

[third_alternative]

[ his expression softens with surprise briefly when he sees her approach and sit next to him, but then hardens again at her question. ]

...not really, no.

[magichammer]

And it's not because of any alcohol.

[ because Rex hasn't gotten to try and of the truly terrible alchemical concoctions yet ]

So then... the food?

[third_alternative]

[ he looks her over, as if he's going to find the answer to a question in her appearance somehow, and then eventually...looks straight ahead again and decides, screw it. ]

...the note.

[magichammer]

[




she looks like she's bleeding from somewhere. again. i would hope the answer isn't found in the wound. ]

From Rin? What about it?

w7, monday

[third_alternative]

[ finding her shortly after town hall... ]

...so. Monika finally confessed and everyone knows. This is what you wanted, right?

[magichammer]

[ Ulrika looks up from a spread of paper on the floor ]

Huh? Oh... Kinda?

[ funny enough, she mostly sounds distracted, instead of distressed ]

[third_alternative]

[ ...blinks. ]

"Kinda"? Weren't you using all your letters to try and get them to figure her out?

[ seems like something so high priority for her should elicit more of a reaction. ]

[magichammer]

[ hmmmmmmm ]

Well, I kinda knew Akira had already figured out it was her - I just had to confirm it. But... you know, I didn't really want him goin' off and murdering her? I just wanted someone to know what she'd done, and keep an eye on her.

[ Ulrika pauses to write something down, draw an arrow connecting two things and then... scribble it all out. ]

Besides, it's not really over until I see her here. No Dusting risks, no stolen voices - just the two of us.