Ritual of Destruction

[hearnoplague]

[ So, Kallamar was going to just burn the conques Lobelia left behind in the Seagull cabana, but apparently that's a bad idea.

So instead, he just brought them all in a drawstring backpack and invited people to do as they wished with them. Happy destroying! ]

(OOC Note: The shells will release whatever sound was stored in them upon destruction. Have fun with that. )

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[hearnoplague]

[ If anyone needs Kallamar himself, he will retreat into a nearby sea cave after setting everything up. He is still very rattled, but at least it's over... For now... He settles in the water and stares at the cave ceiling... ]

[idologue]

[ Before the afterparty, Kallamar will run into Lacus at the Seagull cabana. She sees him collecting the conches and for a moment, she just observes him quietly. ]

[hearnoplague]

[ Hope you don't mind him collecting all the conques into a drawstring backpack from the gift shop. He was muttering miserably under his breath before he noticed Lacus staring at him. ]

... Yes?

[stilllovesyou]

Are you destroying the shells to forget?

[Suddenly, Nona.]

[hearnoplague]

[ He looks up from where he's setting up the bag on the beach. ]

... Why would you want to know?

[idologue]

[ Lacus has managed to stop crying, and she's also managed to take a shower and wash off all the splatter of Lobelia that has landed on her during the events of the trial. Like Kallamar, she has headed to seagull, and saved a single conch.

She won't be found at the afterparty proper, but she remains on the main island. If you go wandering to the far side of the island, away from the group, you'll be able to hear singing. It's specifically the second half of the song: ]

On the day we were born, we were embraced
And now we search for those gentle hands again
The melody of prayer; one vanishes,
And all begins again; a powerless, painful continuation

One day, to that green morning,
We'll cross through all these nights
Because that is the place each one of us searches for

Now, within my own heart,
I want to keep you warm
So dear, and yet so far -
In the name of peace
Fields of Hope

[ She is not looking for company, but can be approached. ]

[stilllovesyou]

[Nona does approach, after she's done singing, because despite everything she loves Lacus' voice. She stands next to her silently before asking the question.]

Did you love him?

[idologue]

[ Nona...

Lacus knows that Nona went through a lot today, and that she was in the right to be hurt. If things had been different, she would have liked to be there for her.

Unfortunately, what Nona is asking about cuts right through the heart of the matter. ]

... I did.

[ If it's between loving and not loving, she loved him. The worst person she has ever loved. ]

[butcherspice]

[After Billy's cleaned off and had his fill of destroying personal property, he takes to a more isolated part of the island, and hears singing. Ah...Lacus. She'd had a lot of interesting things to say back there, but she'd mostly just seemed upset. Can't say he understands, but he can't help commenting.]

...pretty song.

[idologue]

[ Ah, Billy... Lacus feels a little awkward standing before him now. Not because of what he did or said, which was crude but all justified, but because... There is something misplaced about her grief that she'd like to keep from disturbing the others further. ]

Thank you.

[ And still, she can't help asking: ] Are you satisfied?

[plunges]

[ Xiao is absolutely wandering on the far side of the island, later in the day, anduckily, he manages to catch the tail end of her song. Like Haruka, Lacus has a soothing voice, one that's easy to listen to. However, there's something about it that feels...sorrowful. Perhaps it's because he saw her sobbing in the middle of that gruesome mess of a trial.

It's that reaction – her ability to care for someone as vile as Lobelia – that compels Xiao to approach. ]

...I hope I am not interrupting.

[dancing_flames]

[Shuda wasn't looking for company either, which would be why he'd wandered away from everyone else. But it seems as though company has found him, and so he just stands silently to listen to the song in the hopes that it will lighten his mood even the slightest bit.

He doesn't mean to disturb her, but when he moves to step a bit closer so that he can hear better, the crunch of the seashell that gets caught underfoot will no doubt alert her to his presence.]

[diabolizes]

[ Wei Wuxian makes a point to go seek Lacus out, and when he finds her singing, he’ll wait until she’s done before walking a few steps closer to her. ]

Beautiful song, Lacus.

[skyworp]

[Unfortunately for Lacus, Skywarp catches sound of her singing and decides to make his presence known.]

A pity. [He says, he smiles.] He would’ve enjoyed hearing that, I’m sure.

[butcherspice]

[Thanks, Kallamar. Billy definitely isn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth if it's the chance to destroy Lobelia's property. Especially given certain people wouldn't let him do the same to the man himself.

Billy tosses one in the air as if it's a baseball, and then swings his crowbar into it, shattering the shell into a million pieces and leaving Haruka's singing voice lingering on the air.

He's gonna grab a few more for smashing purposes, actually. If nobody else comes he's completely willing to take it on himself to break every last one of these.]

[hearnoplague]

[ Kallamar hesitantly approaches... And stops just far enough away to not get whacked by a crowbar. ]

...

[ He simply watches Billy smash the shells with a tired look in his eyes... ]

[dupiety]

[While Temenos spends very little time at this gathering, he does briefly appear to see if he can find a particular person.]

Billy. May I have a word?

[He may as well give the man the option after what went down earlier. If now isn't the right time, then he'll seek Billy out later.]

[dakicover]

[ crea doesn't have much more in him to go destroying conch shells, but he can't help but feel a sense of bitter enjoyment as he watches billy go to town on those conch shells.

with a snicker, he calls out for him. ]

'ey Billy! Ya mind lending me the bat for a sec? I wanna see if it's as fun for me as it seems to be for you.

[finalmix]

[ he's just passing by, but.

slow claps. ]

Nice swing.

[stilllovesyou]

[Nona inclines her head at this display of destructive posthumous violence.

She hasn't spoken to William before, but maybe that's her fault.]

You like smashing things. [It's an observation, not a question and not an accusation.]

[plunges]

[ On his way back from talking with Lacus, Xiao catches Billy smashing the conches. He watches for a few moments, before he decides to approach. He should have considered bringing his own conch from Lobelia here before he set out on his stroll.

He lets out a quiet, dry scoff, and folds his arms over his chest. It's not meant to be condescending. He's actually amused, though the sound of Haruka's singing voice manages to send a chill down his spine. Regardless... ]

If you would like to break the one in my possession, I can give it to you later on.

[divector]

[ Moravia hums quietly, a song with no rhyme or reason, as she sets up a bonfire in a fire pit much later in the day. Mimicking a memory is one way to pass the time, and she simply didn't feel like going all the way to the aviary today.

So instead she's carrying over sticks and marshmallows for roasting, before managing to set some dry wood on fire. If anyone else wants to use the fire for something else, they're free to. She's just here to eat marshmallows and look at the evening sky, ever-changing in a way she still can't get used to. ]

[finalmix]

[ he's here once the fire is roaring away merrily and (hopefully) there aren't too many people around, just because.

sometimes you just want to sit in companionable silence with a fellow cabanamate? ]

[dakicover]

[ crea's here more to destroy and less to socialize. luckily, he only has one conch that lobelia gave him, and wastes no time at throwing it repeatedly at the wall until it finally shatters.

afterwards, he can be found by the beach on his own, staring at the ebb of the waves. he's tired. ]

[conceivesfrenzy]

[ She's just kind of passing by when she sees him on the beach... ]

Did they run out of shells to break already?

[ sadge. ]