{You took my life and wrecked it

[shadowthief]

Who: Inej or Klaus + Various
When: Month of September
Where: Cadens / Solvunn + Nocwich / the Horizon
What: Various threads through the month.
Warnings: Inej: stealing; murder; descriptions of touch aversion, anxiety, depression, PTSD; heavy trust issues, paranoia; mentions of past instances of prostitution, slavery, and sexual assault. Everything will be clearly marked if-when it comes up.
Klaus: flippant references to child abuse/neglect/violence, mentioned and played out use of drugs/alcohol/other facets of addiction, mentions of death/the dead/ghosts, descriptions of depression/anxiety/panic attacks/suicidal ideation/PTSD; will clearly mark if-when it comes up.

but I've been resurrected

Yeah, baby, I'm the Comeback Kid

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[shadowthief]

Inej is pretty sure there's... something there, but Abby is suddenly so very still that she isn't sure pressing is the right move, here. So instead, she lets it go.

"You'll adjust eventually, probably," she says with the mild authority of someone who might know what she's talking about. "Did I ever tell you about the circus?" If Abby has ever wandered by Inej's domain in the Horizon, there was no mistaking the circus tent that resided in it, but it doesn't mean the explanation for it has happened yet.

Idly, she reaches for Abby's hand, twisting their fingers together if she offers it. Little platonic touches are something she's learning to like again, and Abby is probably one of the best people for just such a thing.

[everybodysterrible]

"Like the whole 'be ignored' thing it'll probably grow easier and less tilt-a-whirl-y with practice." That seemed to be the name of the game. Each of these new toys was like growing a brand new limb. It's neat, it sorta knows what it does. But you haven't practiced with it so you need to.

...Can this place make you grow limbs, that'd be fucking weird.

"Circus? No. If this involves Jesper and a Clown I might need snacks." She'll let the image play out, she isn't sure Jesper is a clown, or flirting with one, as both seem equally possible. They don't mesh with the 'life of crime' backstory but nothing about Jesper meshes with that exactly right for Abby, so it's fine.

Abby gets herself into a 'not on her face' laying down and gives Inej's fingers a gentle squeeze. Abby, of M.A.N.G. was always the most tactile, the most ready to jump into someone's arms, sit in their lap. So yes, small platonic touches are her language and she's glad to be speaking it again.