power.

[allyship]

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week 0, friday.

[allyship]

[it's easy to hear rochalizo coming—as he walks, he taps one end of his unusual-looking rifle on the ground, producing a rhythmic clang-like sound.

when he sees power, he twirls it in his hand to point the rifle butt aka non-threatening side at her.]

You there. What have you eaten recently?

[gotta make sure she hasn't been snacking on corpses]

[powerplay]

[ Wow! She's just out here playing with her newly recovered cat and you demand this of her. She's just on the ground somewhere playing with both Ritty and Meowy (gee Power, who let you have two cats?) and looks up at Rocha approaching. ]

Huh? How recently?

[allyship]

[lowe go to bed]

... Since we last spoke will do, I suppose. [a beat] And where did the cat come from?

[powerplay]

[ I ZZZ'D. ]

I ate some candy, some fish, and some squirrel and rabbit meat I caught out in the woods! Probably some crackers? Some girl tried to make me drink a really gross soup but I threw it back at her.

[ She holds up Meowy though, longcat style, who is a champ and seems very chill about this. ]

'Tis my pet, Meowy! I had to wrestle him away from those stupid children the other day, but now I have him!

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[squints at the cat]

... Well, those meals sound acceptable. [...] The girl wasn't Susato, was it?

W0 SUNDAY : POST-EXECUTION.

[powerplay]

[ Well... that was sure something, wasn't it? Despite it though, Power doesn't just immediately return to her room -- rather, instead, after it all, she's just there on the Boulevard not too far from the Courtyard. Hanging around the infrastructure as if it's the world's worst jungle system, hanging off a pipe that's sturdier than some others. ]

Ah, monkey man! Are you heading back to the hotel, now?

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[holding onto a bow, along with the rifle strapped to his back, he just kind of stares for a moment, before he decides that power will just be power.]

No. I intend to check up on Xie Lian sometime, but for now, it's hardly as if there's anything to do there. [a beat] And stop calling me that!

[powerplay]

But I don't know your name, and it's easy to remember!

[ She has a really bad habit of calling just about anyone by a random distinct trait they have. ]

Hairbun'll be fine, he's a god. Maybe he'll recover if he just eats something good.

[allyship]

[rochalizo can't judge because he kind of does the same, but]

My name is Rochalizo!

And I suspect he hasn't, in fact, eaten, which is the issue.

W2 MONDAY.

[powerplay]

[ Wherever Rochalízo is, here comes Power, being a nuisance, who hasn't bothered Rocha in a few days and therefore must do so now. ]

Have you seen the new city, human?! [ It's quite a massive change from before, and she likes the step away from endless waters. ]

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[his peace and quiet...]

My name is Rochalizo! [a beat] And I'm looking now, yes.

[powerplay]

Yes yes, I heard you. [ So she knOWS IT APPARENTLY. ]

It's less dirty and dinky than the last two, but still not very good. There's lots of broken glass anywhere, sure to make anyone without shoes suffer!

[allyship]

Well, everyone should be wearing shoes to begin with! That's just common sense.

... It is good to finally be out of the water, however.

W2 SATURDAY : POST-TRIAL.

[powerplay]

[ It's ya boi, Rochamocha. Power's hanging around, looking like she's vibing pretty positively, all things considered. ]

Hey! [ A simple 'hello' would have sufficed. ] We did it, didn't we? Another murderer caught. Though, I dunno if I care about getting letters from Sawtooth.

[ Suigetsu. ]

[allyship]

[rochalizo ain't gonna criticize someone for not using their name (unless it's his own name, of course)]

Because he almost got your friend voted for instead? [he holds out a sweet.] Good work today.

[powerplay]

My friend...

[ Huh, she looks like she has to think about that for a minute. But then she just moves right on without confirming nor denying it, mostly because she's being given a sweet. She will unwrap this behavedly and eat it. ]

I just like Spikey better than Sawtooth. They were both fun I guess, but Spikey's nicer.

[allyship]

Is he?

W4 TUESDAY.

[powerplay]

[ Hey this masquerade food ain't half bad now, is it? Which is why she's eating it with her hands, just having a quiet but maybe fun time to herself when she sees Rochalízo. And of course her instinct to bother him kicks in immediately. ]

How goes it, human! Have you had the food?! 'Tis good, regardless of being associated with the dead!

[allyship]

[ah, power. though... hm. rochalizo looks around to make sure no one else is seeing this.]

... Well, yes. It, er, is. Now, horned woman, I have a request to make of you.

[powerplay]

[ Sneaky sneaky. She leans in close, squinting a little. Hm mm??? ]

A request?

[ Well, Rochalízo gets points for asking pretty nicely actually ("he called her a horned woman" it's still nice). So she sits back. ]

I'll hear it!

[allyship]

[POWER YOUR STANDARDS]

Just... stand up and stay still for a few moments. [a beat] And no acting surprised, and no laughing.

W5 SATURDAY : POST-TRIAL.

[powerplay]

[ Why must every week be like this. Power is crawling into whatever hideyhole is the chosen jail of the week, and she's just got a bunch of stuff... again. ]

Idiot. Dumb. Stupid.

[ Wow. Even as she puts down a tea here? ]

[allyship]

[...]

Indeed.

[he's not going to disagree?]

[powerplay]

Good, 'cause I'm right!

[ If he had denied it, she would've twisted it into some manner of win for herself anyway. But she's gonna plop down here with her jackets and scarf and tea anyway and shove it closer to him. ]

If you think making yourself miserable is the right answer or something, you're wrong.

[allyship]

[he looks at the tea with some suspicion, but he takes it.]

... Well, you're right about that. In the end, it's just to soothe the ego.