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[demonicbeauty]

((ooc: CW for a brief mention of recreational drugs.))

[For two months, more or less, she's been in mourning. She hasn't shown her face much. And there's been a lot of crying.

But sentimental though Ariadne can be, she's also practical. Which means she recognizes when it's time to try moving forward.

So behold. Not Padmé, not Jane. Just a sad Ariadne, her hair in a loose braid, with a few tendrils curling around her face.]

I've decided it's time to clean through the rubble that was the Winchester cottage. The ground needs to be cleared so someone else can build there. And I'm sure a few things survived the fire which need to be sorted and placed.

I guess...I mean, I'll do it myself. But if anyone would like to help I would...appreciate it. I can pay you in fruit or herbs from the orchard.

[Her face is like porcelain. She's not letting a single crack show, even though it still hurts.]

I'll be there for the next week or so. Please let me know if you'd be willing to join me. At the very least, I think some of his--some of Dean's--marijuana plants survived. I'd like to try to replant them in my garden.

I can pay you with that, if you like.

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[onerthes]

I'm willing to help out no matter what, Ariadne. Minako needs some help and attention right now, but I have time here and there. So, let me know when you're there, and I can come out to help.

As for his plants and crop, you may give them to someone else in my stead. I've sworn off since the nightmare, though I know a few would be happy to have some. This place can be stressful, after all.

[demonicbeauty]

[She smiles slightly.]

Thank you. That's kind of you.

Perhaps you'd like some dried cherries instead?

[onerthes]

Now those I can put to good use. I would be happy to take dried fruit off of your hands. And, honestly, I'd just be happy to help. That's not work you should have to do alone.

[It wasn't the danger, or the labor itself. One shouldn't have to clean up memories like that alone. It was draining emotionally.]

Have you been alright, considering?

[demonicbeauty]

I'm trying to be. It's all very strange. It isn't as if I haven't lost people before. But this time was different.

[She shakes her head.]

I don't want to make it all about me, but I think I've changed, somehow.

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[possessum]

( It's been a little bit since Peter spoke to the young woman on the network. There was a shy thought to check in with her again, and then July was.... strange and horrible, and Peter wasn't himself at all. But seeing this post brings it all back — the loss of Dean, her grieving.

Now comes something Peter's so familiar with, a different stage of ache, of loss. Clearing out whatever's left, whether it was an entire household of items to have to sort through or a pile of damaged rubble left where a house once stood. It's hard, for many different reasons. She shouldn't have to do it alone. )

Hello again. ( He offers a little smile. ) I'd be glad to help.

( His smile softens a bit, a twinge of amusement — thinking back on what's now a memory of someone gone. That feeling is always strange. )

He actually gave me some of his weed before, and I'd started growing some plants myself, too. It you ever need any help with that, it's no problem.

( The Teenager Stoner has your back, Ariadne.... )

[onerthes]

This time was closer and more important. I understand. It doesn't lessen the losses in the past. But it's still something painful to lose someone you care about so deeply.

[She smiled softly.]

This world has a way of tempering us to loss and pain, I suppose, doesn't it?

[demonicbeauty]

I suppose it does.

[Ariadne sighs.]

Maybe that's why Dean grew the marijuana. Although, I must admit, I've never enjoyed the benefits.

[demonicbeauty]

[Ariadne offers him a shy smile in return. She knows she didn't make the best first impression. Not that it matters.

Not that anyone would care.

But manners are manners. And they've been drilled into her from a very early age.]

I would appreciate the help, if you're willing. There's probably going to be a lot of heavy lifting involved and I'm not so good at that.

[onerthes]

So... when Chloe was still here, I used to partake. A lot. I had to give it up because of some medications I was on in the nightmare. And I think... I preferred myself without. But!

It's very good at sort of, how do I put this? It takes the edge off of everything. It makes the world feel very relaxed. Mellow. It helped her nerves a lot, and it helped mine at some of the most stressful. Strong smelling stuff though.

[demonicbeauty]

Like alcohol?

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[opress]

Removing rubble is something I am good at. Name the time you need assistance.

[This will count as exercise by his measure, so let's just do this.]

Is marijuana a healing herb or something?

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[hopesparks]

I'll help. Just tell me where and when.

[demonicbeauty]

Well, I'm going over there in about half an hour. Would that work for you?

[A pause.]

I suppose you could call it medicinal? It's supposed to relax the mind. It's never worked for me, though.

[demonicbeauty]

Anakin.

[She smiles warmly enough. He's always been kind.]

I was planning to make my way to the site in half an hour.

[onerthes]

A bit...

It's hard for me to describe. There's a fuzzy-headed cloud like that, and the body sort of melts and relaxes completely. I think ... I would say that it is much more relaxed than alcohol can be. There's less desire to move about, and time seems to slow down a little bit.

They're similar, in that they both sort of relax and ease the person, and remove some inhibitions, but it feels different if that makes sense?

[schoolingfish]

[He didn't know the Winchesters that well, though he had encountered Dean on a few occasions. He also doesn't know what marijuana is. However, he knows Adriadne and he knows she's really nice, so if she needs help...]

I'd love to help any way I can.

[demonicbeauty]

Luca.

[She gives him a small smile.]

Thank you. It could be a little dangerous, though. I don't want you getting hurt.

[demonicbeauty]

Both must be linked to the body's metabolism, somehow. I've been told mine's incredibly high.

All Alastrians are.

Which I guess is why neither one works for me.

[schoolingfish]

It's just clearing out rubble, right? How dangerous could it be?

[Says the boy who doesn't wear shoes.]

[demonicbeauty]

Well, they had a lot of weapons in the cottage.

[A pause.]

A lot, a lot.

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[unphase]

[the video opens on a young woman in a white slip-dress and a black feather boa. she has kittens playing at her feet, a batkitten frequently videobombing, and her Omen sitting on the arm of the armchair]</small. What I can do to help, I will. I--I haven't lost anyone particularly close to me except for Korra but I know that this is the kind of thing no one should have to face alone. No need for payment. As for the plants, I have plenty of room in my back garden as well if you don't want them all in one place.

[demonicbeauty]

[Ariadne smiles. Her faith in people is quickly returning, after the way Chara more or less tried to destroy it.

There's good in the world. In the multiverse. And right here in Trench.]

That's very kind of you, lady...?

[unphase]

[Tinya smiles back a little shyly.

and she's good. she wants to be good. and she can't see what harm there would be in a few little cannabis plants]

I'm Tinya Wazzo---well, a princess. But don't feel like you have to call me that, especially given the circumstances. My back garden has a ton of room, much of it grass, but I'd gladly turn it over to a better cause.

[demonicbeauty]

Princess Tinya Wazzo.

[It's an oddly appealing name. In that way that certain words and phrases are just good on the ear.

Ariadne bows her head. But only just slightly. She's finally begun to cope with the more casual ways of the people here.]

I suspect the more room it has to grow, the better. And if there's a demand for it here, we should try to plant as many places as possible.

[unphase]

[Tinya blushes bright pink]

There's no need for that. Unless you want to?

[she knows how certain people here are and aren't about royalty. it's a habit to name herself that, but she's been the black sheep of the family ever since she was a girl. so she doesn't expect to be addressed as royalty]

Then, that makes my back yard perfect. I never really got around to planting flowers and the like, but if it can serve to help others and make them happy in another way, so much the better.