W5, TUESDAY EVENING: BEAUREGARD AND...?

[gatonina]

[On Tuesday evening, Beauregard is accosted by a ghostly friend...

Rules:

1. 10 comments total to this thread.
2. Our ghostly friend will be intangible, see-through, and cannot communicate through verbal or written speech. Enjoy your charades!
3. Once their time is up, our ghostly friend will abruptly disappear. Better be quick.]

Comments

[unanswering]

[well, first things first.

wherever beau is when huaisang appears to her-- he's trying to just hug her first, but... quickly finds he's intangible. there's a frustrated look as he steps back, but he's just going to reach to try to intermingle their hands anyway. it's the closest they can get.

hi babe.]

[disreguarded]

[ oh - oh, oh. she's - not expecting it, not even a little. she startles back at first, and then - he tries to hug her, and she nearly bursts into tears. she's been doing okay, she's been doing fine, but seeing him hits her like a truck. she immediately tries to hold onto him, wrestling for control of her emotions. she can't touch him, but this can be enough.

just knowing he's okay is enough. ]

Hey - hey, babe. [ beau says, a little choked. she smiles at him, though, bright and happy, despite the tears. ] I miss you. But we're trying. I think we're on the right track, finally.

What's going on, can you tell me anything?

[unanswering]

[they can just fake touch for a minute, it's fine. it's enough just-- to see her in person.

he tries to open his mouth, but nothing comes out; he starts to sign yes but then his hands blur. he reaches for his fan and it's not there, and then he just looks frustrated as hell.

he just gestures at himself, then holds two fingers slightly apart in the universal sort of just a bit gesture.]

[disreguarded]

[ she just wants to talk to him, to waste all her time just being with him, but she knows she has to be responsible. so she sucks in a shivery, shaky breath, and nods. okay.

just a little bit more time. ]

Okay, one - do you know anything about the scrunchies? Our scrunchie sequins turned gold. [ a pause. ] And two - what about the pink voice? Belph said it's getting stronger. Do you know how to stop it?

[ she's trying to not waste her time here. ]

[unanswering]

[he tilts his head, curious-- huaisang holds up one finger, taps the glowing mark on his wrist where his scrunchie used to be, and shakes his head.

next he holds up two fingers and makes an ehn sort of handwaving gesture, then points to her, mimes speaking, and follows up by tapping his own ear and giving her a curious look.]

[disreguarded]

[ fucking scrunchie quest ]

What... do I think? What have I heard? [ hm. ] I've heard a lot, I guess we have to make a super team? And we have items that we can use to trade the director's teams, but I don't know if that's the right move. We've heard we're supposed to stop doing the tasks for the pink voice.

Do we have to do something to oppose the pink voice? Like all of us need to do the tasks for the directors, maybe? Spread hope? I don't know what to ask you, babe, I'm trying.

[unanswering]

[oh, he perks up when she mentions the items, and nods. that sounds good, probably-- but, hm. he shakes his head quickly when she says 'stop doing tasks for the pink voice'.

he thinks for a few moments, then brightens once more.

this is going to suck i'm sorry but he... kind of wiggles an arm like a snake, looks like he'd be making a hissing sound if he could make noise. snake! and then he mimes just swatting at nothing, whiffing, making no contact.

then, he kneels, hands placed on the ground, and raises them slowly, spreading them slowly, like something is growing bigger. he stands as he does, then when he's satisfied it's a big enough gesture-- he mimes striking at the same spot, but this time he's pretending to connect with it. he does it a couple more times for good measure, as if fighting something this time.

then he nods! and looks at her hopefully. did that make sense.]

[disreguarded]

[ it - yes? ]

Wait, so like. Okay, there's a big fuck-off snake. We have to keep doing the pink tasks? And let it get bigger, and then kill it, somehow? Is this kind of like the House, maybe? Where we had to get to a certain point and then - find where the snake is and kill it?

I know a lot of people haven't done the pink tasks, does that mean everybody needs to do them?

[unanswering]

[he makes the snake gesture again, then shakes his head, waving a hand vaguely. not literal. is there anything pink wherever they are HE POINTS AT IT and nods.

but he does nod when she says 'let it get bigger'. he shrugs at the part about the house, then makes a dismissive gesture when she mentions the tasks.

he then mimes writing, mimes tossing it to her when he finishes that, and nods.

...and when that's all done, he seems to realize he's about out of time. he pauses, giving her a soft little smile, and places a hand over his heart; then he steps close, placing the same hand over hers.]

[disreguarded]

Okay. Okay, yeah, that's... that's something.

We need to let the voice get bigger and become something to fight. I got it. I'll tell everybody.

[ and then she realizes he's running out of time, and she has to bite the inside of her cheek to stop herself from crying again. ] I'm doing my best. I love you, A-Sang.

[ she'll write. she brings her hands up to try and cover his, and gives him a watery little smile. ] I'll see you soon.