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paradis2015-12-18 05:04 pm
covenantal) wrote in paradis2015-12-18 05:04 pm
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"Chatterclock" - Dave Strider
(When equipped, add Chatterclock's stats as a bonus to the wielder's.)ACTIVE SKILLS:
- HP: --
- ATK: ☆☆☆
- DEF: ☆
- SPD: ☆☆☆☆☆
- MGC: ☆☆☆
- RES: ☆☆
- MP: 100
(All of Chatterclock's offensive spells require the blade to make contact with the enemy at least once before implementation.)PASSIVE SKILLS:
- Clockstopper: Halts one enemy for a short time, MP 8
- Clockstopper II: Halts all enemies for a short time, MP 16
- Accelerate: Increases speed of wielder for a short time, MP 8
- Accelerate II: Increases speed of wielder for a longer time, MP 12
- Memento Mori: What he used against the Hellbull, MP 36
- Counterclock: [NOT YET UNLOCKED, effect unknown], MP 80
- Auto-target
- Danger sense
- Diagnostics
Yu NarukamiACTIVE SKILLS:
- HP: 223
- ATK: ☆☆☆☆
- DEF: ☆☆☆
- SPD: ☆☆
- MGC: ☆☆
- RES: ☆☆☆
- MP: 75
PASSIVE SKILLS:
- Ziodye: Deals heavy Elec damage to 1 foe, MP 12
- Mazionga: Deals medium Elec damage to all foes, MP 16
- Garula: Deals medium Wind damage to 1 foe, MP 8
- Bufula: Deals medium Ice damage to 1 foe, MP 8
- Agilao: Deals medium Fire damage to 1 foe, MP 8
- Diarama: Moderately restores 1 ally's HP, MP 6
- Marakukaja: Increases Defense for 3 turns (party), MP 24
- Tetrakarn: Barrier that reflects phys dmg once, MP 36
- Resist Elec
- Endure
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[ Yu doesn't exactly freeze.
But he does go very, very still. ]
"I heard voices... are you talking to somebody?"
[ Ah.
They've been discovered.
Yu stares at his still-closed door, picturing the small girl that must be lurking just beyond it. ]
Do you want to meet my cousin? [ The mental question is calm, perhaps remarkably even, held apart up above the sudden rush and churn that his emotions have become. ]
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That's okay?
[Beneath the surprise runs a faint undercurrent of unease, but not about Nanako, not about Yu. Something about the bond between family, the unspoken duty to keep her safe. The disturbance introducing any new element causes that balance.
He's not nervous about Nanako. He's nervous for Nanako, about making her aware of him, about scaring her.]
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You can come in, Nanako. There's someone I want to introduce you to.
[ Yu suffuses their bond with warm feelings - of reassurance, of acceptance, of you belong here - but he only gets a moment for it before the door opens.
Nanako pokes her head in first, big brown eyes wide and curious. She freezes when she spots Chatterclock, and nearly yanks the door shut. But she doesn't quite finish the motion. She's just ... hiding. ]
It's alright, Nanako, [ Yu calls out, gentle, encouraging. ] He's a friend.
[ As shy and solemn as ever, Nanako again peeks her head into the room. After a beat, she actually steps inside, pushing the door mostly closed behind her out of politeness. She steps across the room, but stops a few feet away from the bed, apparently unsure of just how close she can venture. She glances at Yu several times, her hands fidgeting behind her back.
In response, Yu holds out his hand to her.
With a visible swallow, Nanako works up her courage and trots the last few steps needed to put her next to the bed, immediately reaching out to curl her tinier hand into Yu's. She watches Chatterclock steadily, her chin ducked down. ]
"Um... hello."
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Uh. Hi. [He swallows and glances nervously at Yu, then breathes out and faces Nanako again, chin still lowered.] I'm Chatterclock.
[He twists a pinch of his pants hem between his fingers, aware of how not-human that name sounds, aware of the strangeness of his existence, despite all Yu's reassurance. But he glances up again, meets Nanako's eyes, and then clears his throat and keeps going.]
Yu helped me out of the Labyrinth the other day, so, um. That's why I'm here.
[This is so unfair. He doesn't have anything to hide behind or a hand to hold while he meets new people. Where the hell are his societal cues?
After a moment, though, one occurs to him, and he bows his head, more polite to this tiny girl than he's been to anyone so far.]
Sorry for intruding on your hospitality.
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But after that, he stays quiet, holding his cousin's hand and watching Chatterclock from the corner of his eye. He wishes there was more he could do. He's never seen his friend quite this ... restrained. And even though "never" only constitutes a few days, the shift in Chatterclock's demeanor is still very striking. It's not that he thought his rambling, babbling friend couldn't be respectful when the time called for it. Yu knew he could. But the politeness he poses is undercut with fear, and that is the part he doesn't like.
Nanako, though, knows none of this. She just knows there's a strange, slightly transparent boy sitting on her big brother's bed. He seems nice enough. He even talks a little bit like big bro, enough to get a sudden smile out of her. ]
"Hehe, you sound like big bro. He said the same thing when he first got here, too! At least, that's what dad says. I was really little, so I guess I don't remember."
[ Yu has the grace to look embarrassed. He had said something very similar - sorry for intruding - when he'd first arrived, fourteen years old and lonely and scared but determined to be a good guest.
Nanako looks at him, and Yu nods his understanding. He looks at Chatterclock, and he thinks: ]
She wants to sit on the bed with us.
[ It's a statement, but also a gentle request. One Chatterclock is allowed to refuse. Meanwhile, Nanako keeps talking. ]
"Big bro helps everyone. He's even helped me and dad. So if that's why you're here, it's okay. Um, does this mean you're gonna stay with us?"
[ Her free hand presses into the bed, and she bounces up on her toes, trying to get a better look at Chatterclock. Yu, for his part, is kind of radiating embarrassment, and not even over their mental connection. It's just obvious in the slope of his shoulders, in the way he kind of stops looking at either of them for a few moments. ]
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...But then, maybe he can understand it, or at least the impulse behind it. Sorry for intruding. It clicks, suddenly, when Nanako calls Yu's uncle "Dad" that Yu entered this family later. That he came in from somewhere else.
These distinctions mean a lot to Chatterclock. Dad. Cousin. Big bro. They land heavier in his consciousness than other words, like weights holding the rest of his understanding of this world together. Signposts all the more visible for his lack of experience with them.
His hands loosen, release the hem of his pants.]
Okay.
[Nanako's smile, curiosity, and willingness to talk have eased the taut anxiety from Chatterclock's chest, leaving mostly the wrong-footed awkwardness of any guest and a stirring of answering curiosity. He rests his hands in his lap, one cupped in the other, pressing his thumb into his palm to keep himself from fidgeting. Meets her eyes properly, even though his ears are heating up under the overt attention.]
If that's okay with you. Like. It's your house.
[After a moment, just a tiny bit emboldened by the lack of instant rejection, he tilts his head.]
Someone ought to help you look after this guy, right?
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"It's okay with me as long as it's okay with big bro."
[ Yu pats her head, which seems to give her a bit more courage, and she sits up slightly. ]
"You mean you really wanna help? Big bro spends a lot of time in the la... lab... labyrinth." [ She sounds it out, a twisty but manageable word. ] "I worry about him a lot, and I know dad doesn't really like it. Sometimes they fight."
Nanako...
[ The emotions in Yu's voice are layered, and thus difficult to pull apart. His brow is drawn down low while he looks at her, his frown one of concern. ]
We're not fighting. Everything's alright between uncle and I.
[ Nanako looks up at him with those big brown eyes. ]
"You promise?"
Yeah. Promise.
[ Mollified, if not totally reassured, Nanako rests against him, her cheek smooshed on his chest, while she looks back at Chatterclock. ]
"So, your name is Chatterclock, right?" [ She considers for a moment ebefore beaming at him. ] "That's really cool! I like it! Um... I'm Nanako. It's nice to meet you."
[ This whole time, Yu hasn't said anything else over their mental connection. He's quiet, not tense, but ... holding himself apart, wound up tight as a spring. Something about this interaction, about Nanako being here, seems to have him feeling very cautious. Since she brought up the labyrinth, his arm has been a little tighter around her - not just comforting, but protective. ]
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Likewise, Miss Nanako. And thanks. I like my name, too.
[His eyes are still crinkled in his not-smile smile, though he doesn't look at Yu to give away the joke.
He holds one hand up like he's swearing an oath.]
I promise to be real quiet after curfew and not take fifty years in the bathroom. As conscientious a houseguest as I can ever hope to be. Any other house rules I should know about?
[He addresses it all to Nanako. Sorry, Yu, but Chatterclock can totally see who the real authority in this household is.]
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Nanako's eyes go wide when he holds up his hand like it's all official. Without thinking she sits up, bracing her hands on Yu's tummy and winning a quiet oof. ]
"Um! ... well, you have to be polite to guests, and take your shoes off at the door." [ She tilts her head, clearly just kind of reciting things she's been told. ] "You shouldn't open the door for strangers, and...."
And you have to get washed up for dinner, [ Yu interjects, his smile more in his voice than on his face, though his brows are raised. Nanako looks a little crestfallen. ]
"Okay, big bro... um, can I play more with you and Chatterclock later?"
[ Yu gives Chatterclock a sideways glance. There's a small smile on his lips, though. ]
I'm sure he'd love to see your doll collection, Nanako.
"Really?!" [ look. look at that smile. can anyone alive say no to that smile. ]
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Sure. Whenever you want. [He leans towards her a little and adds quietly, like it's a secret just for her:] I like princesses specially, but I'm good with dragons or pirates too if that's more your style.
[He offers her a solemn thumbs-up and sits up again.]
Later, though. I'm not gonna stand in the way of a growing girl and her nutrition. Cool?
[His gaze does flick over to Yu, now. Like he needs permission for a playdate. Or like he's worried, naturally, about overstepping his bounds, even when--especially when--he and Yu are wound through each other so closely, right now.]