[Sayo is still shaken from being confronted with a walking, talking monument to all her sins and regrets, so the shakiness in her voice is 100% genuine rather than another part of "Shannon." That may change in the days to come, though.]
Um... I'm Shannon, yes. I'm grateful to Ange-sama for allowing me to live at your house. Don't worry, I'll definitely pull my weight! I can do all kinds of work, so you don't need to fret over my stay. A safe place to sleep is more than enough generosity for furniture like me.
[Part of Sayo wants to throttle herself (or throttle Shannon?) for immediately volunteering for more work, even after Rokkenjima's presumably been reduced to a crater and her old life is complete, thoroughly dead. The other part is desperately looking for any way to return to a numbing, if not comforting, routine, and that part wins out over the other.]
A- Anyways, if you need help with anything, please let me know. I'd be more than happy to oblige.
[ Oh god. Ange knows this is mostly for other people to respond to, so they can introduce themselves to Shannon, but.. gosh. Gosh. After spending so much time away from her world, hearing something like 'Ange-sama' just feels grating. She cringes. ]
You know.. You really don't need to address me so formally here, you know? It's not like we're on Rokkenjima. [ And THANK GOD FOR THAT. ] If anything else is too hard, you can just call me 'Ange-san', I really don't mind.
[ In fact, she does the opposite of minding. She doesn't know how many times she can hear that overly formal honorific before she melts into a puddle of cringe.
And yes, yes, there's a whole lot more to address here but this might have to be the top point for now. ]
.. unless you're really more comfortable with being so formal. I'll.. uh. Live, I guess.
[If Sayo was feeling 10% more spiteful toward Ange specifically, she'd keep calling her "Ange-sama" and clean up after her every step just to watch her squirm.
However, immense, overpowering guilt takes priority over gremlin tendencies, so she's actually going to try and adjust. Sayo nods, gulping.] Yes, Ange-san. Thank you.
Er... pardon me for asking, but... are the books here for public use? I can't help but be curious about them, especially since I'll be having more free time than I'm really used to.
[ For a moment Ange actually looks a little surprised at the question. Not because of Shannon being interested in books - no, it's more just that she's been away from her own world for long enough by now that she kind of forgot about this sort of attitude.
(It doesn't help that this house is absolutely filled with gremlins, and Ange momentarily forgot there are people polite enough to actually ask this stuff instead of just grabbing it themselves.) ]
You can read them whenever, I doubt Ozpin will mind. [ Ange frequently reads them too, after all, and with how often he's gone from the house lately it's even less of a problem. ] There's a big library in town too. But if you can't find anything you're interested in, I could show you some bookshops around town instead. Maybe some shops with clothes too, in case you want to pick some of those too?
Oh, I'd love that! [Quite possibly the only hobby Sayo has outside of "reading," "writing," "doodling," "maladaptive daydreaming," and "drawing up elaborate mass murder-suicide plans" was book thrifting. She couldn't wait to see what kind of books a spooky eldritch city-
Wait a moment.
She just agreed to go shopping with Ange.
Despite stumbling into living in a house with her, Sayo had hoped to avoid Ange as much as she could. Just looking at her face was enough to provoke an unavoidable stab of guilt. Ange treating her so kindly, almost like a friend, was too much.]
I- I- I mean, erm, no! I'll be fine, Ange-sama. A- Ange-san. Your time is too valuable for furniture like me to take...
[Sayo realizes belatedly that she's probably just digging herself deeper, and preemptively winces.]
Maybe Ange would have gone along with it if the other girl had only said the last part. It's not like she wants to be too pushy, after all. Not when the other has only been in this place for such a short while, and when Ange knows that this situation can take a lot of getting used to - especially when it's your first otherworldly experience, compared to it being Ange's second.
But with that first part added? It's way too clear that she's actually excited about the idea, and there's no way Ange is going to let her deny any fun for herself just because of the dumb servant thing. ]
Hey, it's okay. I'm no one special.
[ The idea of her time being too valuable for anything is almost laughable to Ange, honestly. And even though she gets why Shannon is saying this stuff, she really doesn't want the other to keep having to live with those thoughts here. ]
Besides, I have plenty of time. If you really feel pressured by the idea, we can just hop by some places while I'm on my way to help out at the orphanage. Then you're not taking up any of my time that I wouldn't be spending outside of the house anyway.
[Despite how shaken she is at meeting Ange, Sayo smiles fondly when she remembers Ruby. She was so kind, and goofy, and that eyepatch was kind of dashing, and-
And, oh no, she was definitely right there when that illusion was screwing with Sayo's head enough for her to flip back and forth between Shannon and Kanon at record speed. She pales, nearly dropping the phone. What if Ruby told Ange? Wouldn't that be a good thing; doesn't Ange deserve the truth? But no, no, Sayo's too much of a coward for that, and... and Ruby is almost definitely too much of an idiot to have noticed now that Sayo thinks about it.
Still, it's a possibility. Sayo burrows deeper behind the mask of Shannon, resolving to draw Ruby's attention away from the events of the hotel just in case.]
Hm... [Shannon taps her chin theatrically, enough so that Ruby can visualize it even over an audio connection.] Well, I did say I'd be happy to serve! Does Ange-sama, er, I mean, Ange-san still have trouble with indigestion?
[Ruby definitely hadn't noticed the flip back and forth between Shannon and Kanon, she had been a little preoccupied at the time. She had noticed the strange sarcasm that had bubbled out of her but that could just as easily have been the illusion messing with them.
She just hoped the boy in the first room had gotten away. Assuming he wasn't part of the illusion along with everything else.
Not that she had much time to think about that. She was getting deets on Ange.]
Uhm- You know. I don't think so. Or at least not that I've really noticed. I think she's been eating a lot better ever since we moved in with everyone here.
Neither of us are all that uh- good in the kitchen. We tried to bake a cake for some friends that helped us before and that ended up being a little dire.
Now that sounds like something I can help with! I'm no Gohda-san, but I can at least cook without making a disaster zone in the kitchen, hehe.
[That laugh is genuine. After a few choice incidents with Jessica and George, Sayo is quite familiar with how awful rich kid cooking can be. Ange being the same only makes sense.
(Will the twinge of pain in her chest whenever she thinks of those two ever go away? Probably not.)]
Ah, what does everyone here do for groceries now that I'm thinking about it? It was... somewhat of an ordeal fetching ingredients from Niijima every week or so. At least now that I live in the big city, I won't have to take a boat ride every time we need eggs.
...then again, all the monsters might be a different kind of inconvenient...
Perfect! Don't feel like you have to compare yourself to someone who we've never met here- We're happy to have you around. Anything that saves us a couple kitchen fires is more than welcome. Not that I have a problem with them but I think it would help a few people from getting heart problems.
[One of Ruby's first texts to Ange was a misfired breakfast call out that included fire. She was really bad at this.]
There's a marketplace not too far off where I normally grab things. We probably should have more coordinated grocery trips but it's a little chaotic here. Mostly because Oscar does a lot of the cooking for us at the moment.
I'm happy to come along though if you need an extra set of hands or someone to fight off monsters-
[Hi, hello, did you want an appropriate greeting, so sorry. No, he's going to latch onto the one thing in this post Shannon probably least wants to talk about. Perhaps it's a shared instinct of individuals who hate themselves to see it in others but this is ringing a couple alarm bells.]
Hey! Any friend of Ange's is a friend of ours too. I'm glad you're staying with us. My name's Willow.
[Can you hear the grin in her voice? Probably.]
Tara just moved in not long ago too. You don't have to worry about doing a bunch of work - we all just kind of pitch in wherever we can. Just make yourself at home and take some time to settle in.
You can just hang out, relax. Well, as much as possible in a place like Trench anyway. The Archives are really cool if you like to read. Ooh! And the school, you can learn just about anything you want there.
[Sayo hadn't gone to school since her early teens. She told herself it was because she needed to focus on work, but really, she just couldn't bear the pitying and disgusted looks of her classmates whenever they glanced at her shabby form.
But if people were liable to transform into horrifying beasts at the drop of a depression spiral, then maybe she wouldn't get as many weird looks. Especially if the uniform policy let her pad. Sayo can't lie, the prospect of actually getting to learn excites her.
There is one obstacle, though.]
I think I'd quite enjoy that, Miss Willow... but, um. [She blushes.] I dropped out before middle school for work-related reasons. Is there really a place for someone like me...?
Oh, you don't have to call me 'Miss' - just Willow's fine.
Anyway, I don't see why there wouldn't be a place for you there - from what I've seen, they've got classes for all different skill levels there. They just kind of go by what you can handle instead of, like, an official grade. You can always just go audit a few courses and see if it feels like the right fit.
[She will absolutely encourage anyone to further their education, no matter what grade level they're at.]
I used to tutor some in high school, and I used to help my friend's sister sometimes with her homework - I can help you, too, if you need it.
[Oscar spoke up quickly, in a voice that was bright and warm. While he didn't know much of Ange's situation, he trusted her judgement on matters from her own home.
This was for Ange and Shannon to steer-- Oscar would just help as he could.]
Get yourself settled and catch up with Ange first. There's always plenty to do, but you've gotta remember to take care of yourself first.
A- Ah, but it wouldn't be proper if I just freeloaded...
[Sayo would love to freeload, but she would go even crazier than usual if she didn't have anything to do with her hands. And as she's taking a... hiatus... from mystery reading and writing right now, she doesn't have anything else to occupy herself with other than, well, chores.]
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A- Ah! It's working!
[Sayo is still shaken from being confronted with a walking, talking monument to all her sins and regrets, so the shakiness in her voice is 100% genuine rather than another part of "Shannon." That may change in the days to come, though.]
Um... I'm Shannon, yes. I'm grateful to Ange-sama for allowing me to live at your house. Don't worry, I'll definitely pull my weight! I can do all kinds of work, so you don't need to fret over my stay. A safe place to sleep is more than enough generosity for furniture like me.
[Part of Sayo wants to throttle herself (or throttle Shannon?) for immediately volunteering for more work, even after Rokkenjima's presumably been reduced to a crater and her old life is complete, thoroughly dead. The other part is desperately looking for any way to return to a numbing, if not comforting, routine, and that part wins out over the other.]
A- Anyways, if you need help with anything, please let me know. I'd be more than happy to oblige.
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You know.. You really don't need to address me so formally here, you know? It's not like we're on Rokkenjima. [ And THANK GOD FOR THAT. ] If anything else is too hard, you can just call me 'Ange-san', I really don't mind.
[ In fact, she does the opposite of minding. She doesn't know how many times she can hear that overly formal honorific before she melts into a puddle of cringe.
And yes, yes, there's a whole lot more to address here but this might have to be the top point for now. ]
.. unless you're really more comfortable with being so formal. I'll.. uh. Live, I guess.
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However, immense, overpowering guilt takes priority over gremlin tendencies, so she's actually going to try and adjust. Sayo nods, gulping.] Yes, Ange-san. Thank you.
Er... pardon me for asking, but... are the books here for public use? I can't help but be curious about them, especially since I'll be having more free time than I'm really used to.
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[ For a moment Ange actually looks a little surprised at the question. Not because of Shannon being interested in books - no, it's more just that she's been away from her own world for long enough by now that she kind of forgot about this sort of attitude.
(It doesn't help that this house is absolutely filled with gremlins, and Ange momentarily forgot there are people polite enough to actually ask this stuff instead of just grabbing it themselves.) ]
You can read them whenever, I doubt Ozpin will mind. [ Ange frequently reads them too, after all, and with how often he's gone from the house lately it's even less of a problem. ] There's a big library in town too. But if you can't find anything you're interested in, I could show you some bookshops around town instead. Maybe some shops with clothes too, in case you want to pick some of those too?
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Wait a moment.
She just agreed to go shopping with Ange.
Despite stumbling into living in a house with her, Sayo had hoped to avoid Ange as much as she could. Just looking at her face was enough to provoke an unavoidable stab of guilt. Ange treating her so kindly, almost like a friend, was too much.]
I- I- I mean, erm, no! I'll be fine, Ange-sama. A- Ange-san. Your time is too valuable for furniture like me to take...
[Sayo realizes belatedly that she's probably just digging herself deeper, and preemptively winces.]
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Maybe Ange would have gone along with it if the other girl had only said the last part. It's not like she wants to be too pushy, after all. Not when the other has only been in this place for such a short while, and when Ange knows that this situation can take a lot of getting used to - especially when it's your first otherworldly experience, compared to it being Ange's second.
But with that first part added? It's way too clear that she's actually excited about the idea, and there's no way Ange is going to let her deny any fun for herself just because of the dumb servant thing. ]
Hey, it's okay. I'm no one special.
[ The idea of her time being too valuable for anything is almost laughable to Ange, honestly. And even though she gets why Shannon is saying this stuff, she really doesn't want the other to keep having to live with those thoughts here. ]
Besides, I have plenty of time. If you really feel pressured by the idea, we can just hop by some places while I'm on my way to help out at the orphanage. Then you're not taking up any of my time that I wouldn't be spending outside of the house anyway.
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I'm Ruby- We met in the spooky hotel!
But uh- You really should relax. We're more than happy to have another person staying with us. It's great. trust me.
If you can help me think up ways to tease Ange that would be great.
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And, oh no, she was definitely right there when that illusion was screwing with Sayo's head enough for her to flip back and forth between Shannon and Kanon at record speed. She pales, nearly dropping the phone. What if Ruby told Ange? Wouldn't that be a good thing; doesn't Ange deserve the truth? But no, no, Sayo's too much of a coward for that, and... and Ruby is almost definitely too much of an idiot to have noticed now that Sayo thinks about it.
Still, it's a possibility. Sayo burrows deeper behind the mask of Shannon, resolving to draw Ruby's attention away from the events of the hotel just in case.]
Hm... [Shannon taps her chin theatrically, enough so that Ruby can visualize it even over an audio connection.] Well, I did say I'd be happy to serve! Does Ange-sama, er, I mean, Ange-san still have trouble with indigestion?
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She just hoped the boy in the first room had gotten away. Assuming he wasn't part of the illusion along with everything else.
Not that she had much time to think about that. She was getting deets on Ange.]
Uhm- You know. I don't think so. Or at least not that I've really noticed. I think she's been eating a lot better ever since we moved in with everyone here.
Neither of us are all that uh- good in the kitchen. We tried to bake a cake for some friends that helped us before and that ended up being a little dire.
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[That laugh is genuine. After a few choice incidents with Jessica and George, Sayo is quite familiar with how awful rich kid cooking can be. Ange being the same only makes sense.
(Will the twinge of pain in her chest whenever she thinks of those two ever go away? Probably not.)]
Ah, what does everyone here do for groceries now that I'm thinking about it? It was... somewhat of an ordeal fetching ingredients from Niijima every week or so. At least now that I live in the big city, I won't have to take a boat ride every time we need eggs.
...then again, all the monsters might be a different kind of inconvenient...
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[One of Ruby's first texts to Ange was a misfired breakfast call out that included fire. She was really bad at this.]
There's a marketplace not too far off where I normally grab things. We probably should have more coordinated grocery trips but it's a little chaotic here. Mostly because Oscar does a lot of the cooking for us at the moment.
I'm happy to come along though if you need an extra set of hands or someone to fight off monsters-
I'm kind of a pro at that.
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[Hi, hello, did you want an appropriate greeting, so sorry. No, he's going to latch onto the one thing in this post Shannon probably least wants to talk about. Perhaps it's a shared instinct of individuals who hate themselves to see it in others but this is ringing a couple alarm bells.]
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Oh, er... Genji-sama always taught us that servants should be like the master's furniture. Never noticed, but always there when they're needed.
[A reasonable enough explanation, but Qrow's spidey-senses are tingling even harder now if anything.]
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Yeah, well, nobody's a servant here. So I guess we'll all just have to make do with being obnoxiously noticeable.
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[No duh, Qrow?]
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[He’s not humoring this.]
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[Can you hear the grin in her voice? Probably.]
Tara just moved in not long ago too. You don't have to worry about doing a bunch of work - we all just kind of pitch in wherever we can. Just make yourself at home and take some time to settle in.
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[Granted, even when her hands weren't idle they still became the devil's playthings, but the routine soothed—or numbed—Sayo.]
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But if people were liable to transform into horrifying beasts at the drop of a depression spiral, then maybe she wouldn't get as many weird looks. Especially if the uniform policy let her pad. Sayo can't lie, the prospect of actually getting to learn excites her.
There is one obstacle, though.]
I think I'd quite enjoy that, Miss Willow... but, um. [She blushes.] I dropped out before middle school for work-related reasons. Is there really a place for someone like me...?
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Anyway, I don't see why there wouldn't be a place for you there - from what I've seen, they've got classes for all different skill levels there. They just kind of go by what you can handle instead of, like, an official grade. You can always just go audit a few courses and see if it feels like the right fit.
[She will absolutely encourage anyone to further their education, no matter what grade level they're at.]
I used to tutor some in high school, and I used to help my friend's sister sometimes with her homework - I can help you, too, if you need it.
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do you want to do this as a wildcard thread in the log?
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[Oscar spoke up quickly, in a voice that was bright and warm. While he didn't know much of Ange's situation, he trusted her judgement on matters from her own home.
This was for Ange and Shannon to steer-- Oscar would just help as he could.]
Get yourself settled and catch up with Ange first. There's always plenty to do, but you've gotta remember to take care of yourself first.
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[Sayo would love to freeload, but she would go even crazier than usual if she didn't have anything to do with her hands. And as she's taking a... hiatus... from mystery reading and writing right now, she doesn't have anything else to occupy herself with other than, well, chores.]
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It's not like money is a thing here, anyway. But, if you want something to do? This might be a good time to learn a new skill or find a hobby.
I've got a gardening project if you're ever interested in getting your hands dirty with a friend.
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[Never mind that the entire point of Oscar extending this offer was to give Sayo something to do other than "her job."]
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