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considers ([personal profile] considers) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2013-04-05 08:53 am

The Soulmate Meme


The Soulmate Meme
A soulmate (or soul mate) is believed by some to be the person with whom one has a feeling of deep or natural affinity, similarity, love, sex, intimacy, sexuality, spirituality, or compatibility.

In our world, the concept of soulmates is quaint, but frankly antiquidated. But somewhere out there, in the vast cosmos, there is a world that still values this tradition. No, not just values. Society is practically built around it. After all, they've found the powers of the soulmates. When they're together, both halves of the whole can find a peace that is desired by all; not only that, either, but also the two can unlock the. Everyone is believed to have a soulmate, and those who have yet to find there's a sense of emptiness that cannot be filled by other distractions. There are few limits on who can be destined for each other. The fates have often chosen people completely opposite of each other, some even on opposing sides or factions. Attraction between soulmates is instantaneous upon the first meeting, though relationship styles can very. It's almost always romantic, but sometimes not sexual, despite that usually being the case. Some even say that procreation can only be done by soulmates, but that's only a rumor and highly untested. Yet this bond is not always sunlight and rainbows. You'll practically feel each other emotions

The problem, of course, comes in finding one (if you even want to at all, as some rebel against the system as much as they can). How many people are out there, and what's the probability of finding them in a lifetime? What if they're not in the same country or even the same planet! There's also the dilemma of having only one soulmate. Though people can have plenty of lovers, those in this world can only find true satisfaction from their other half.

It's a twisted and difficult web, and sometimes unmatched people can face prejudice from those around them and the established order, but finding that one special person is said to trump all of that.

HOW TO PLAY:
1. Comment with your character
2. Reply around, using whatever option you want OR the RNG.
3. Play out some threads. Be soulmates, friends, other lovers, etc.
Prompts
1. First Meeting: You'll feel the spark almost on first sight. Yes, he's not your type. No, she's is a villain and your a hero. It doesn't matter. You can't chose these things.
2. Not Accepting: No, this person can't be it! They're so...so not what you've expected!
3. We Belong Together: You've decided to come together, like it's intended, and you're reaping the benefits.
4. Like Ships in the Night: The obligatory sex option. The two of you are cementing your bond in the most traditional of ways, and you'll soon learn that sex with others can't compare to sex with someone who's completely yours.
5. Stronger as Two: In battle or in life, the two of you combined are unstoppable.
6. There's Someone Else You've met your soulmate...but you're with someone else. Now that you know your other half is out there for sure, can you keep that up?
7. Love Will Tear Us Apart: Someone is hurting one half of the pair, and it's bringing pain to both of you. Maybe you can protect or save the other.
8. Not Fortune's Fool: You're flying solo. You have no intention of becoming a matched pair. Forget about what anybody else says, just focus on you.
9. Soulmates Never Die: Except when they do. Somehow, yours has passed on or is dying in your arms, leaving you alone in the world. How do you feel?
10. WILDCARD: Choose your own.
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Shiki || The World Ends With You

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[personal profile] poppetstrings 2013-04-05 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[And by reaping the benefits, that probably just means that Xion gets to watch Shiki work, arms crossed on the back of the other girls- her girlfriends' (she corrects herself) chair.

Xion knows nothing about fashion, or really any of the things Shiki does. What she does know is that the girl has a natural talent, and she enjoys watching her work, getting caught up in the details. Still, sometimes Xion gets some rather trendy and fashionable clothes out of the deal.

She can't wear her favourite coat forever, after all.
]

How much more do you have to do?

[She can never really tell with clothing.]
dontkillme: (Mr Mew says--)

[personal profile] dontkillme 2013-04-05 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her fingers- no, Eri's fingers- don't have the callouses that she's used to. They're longer and more slender as well, fine artists hands with a penchant for holding pencils and creating vibrant life on paper, not constantly being pricked by needles or threading sowing machines. It's been slow going, getting back into the hang of things, but she's there. Her mind knows what it's doing and these fingers serve her well.]

[And when they don't? Well, she always has the chance to lean back in her chair and tilt her head up, sharing a conspiratorial smile- even a kiss? Xion's presence reminds her to take breaks; it's warm and calm, soothing, like sitting on the shore of a beach at sunset. Just really nice.]


A few more hours, but I can finish up for the day soon. [For her girlfriend, yes. The last thing Shiki wanted to do was bore her.... even if an unfinished design would drive her mad.]
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[personal profile] poppetstrings 2013-04-05 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
There's no rush. It's an important job, isn't it?

[She wouldn't dream of trying to make her rush a project. Besides, the look of concentration on her face is always cute when she handstitches certain parts of whatever she's working on for that day.

A lot of care goes into making those clothes, and to rush something like this is no good.

So Xion will cheer her on.
]
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[personal profile] dontkillme 2013-04-05 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
It is important. [An agreeable hum, and a suspicious pause. Shiki ducks her head, eyeing off a few threadbare pices of string left behind by her stitching and deftly swapping tools, needle propped between her lips as she takes the scissor to them with careful precision.]

[Quietly, she mumbles around the metal, almost inaudible.]


It's for you, after all.

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[personal profile] poppetstrings 2013-04-05 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
-- Me? Really?

[She does get clothes from Shiki, but she's never heard them referred to as 'important' before, that's for sure. She eyes the clothing a little more critically now, to work even harder on seeing all the hard work and detail put into it.

Her hands move to her girlfriends shoulders, massaging gently. She has to repay her some how, and surely her shoulders must be a little sore from working all day.
]

Is it really that important? I can wait, you know.
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6; god riku you stud

[personal profile] treadsonshadows 2013-04-05 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[When these feelings and emotions started to dwell inside of his heart, keep him awake at night and leave his thoughts a complete mess, Riku wanted to deny it. His heart was meant for another girl, not the one driving him crazy so suddenly. He tried to shake it off, made promises to the love of his life that this feeling was nothing. Back then, he had believed it.

Yet, here he was, after making sure his lover was asleep before sneaking out the window. He had grown used to this lifestyle some time ago, sneaking outside, keeping with the shadows. It was a secret. The town had no right to know what he was up to.

It isn't long before Riku is walking up to a familiar hangout spot, his sea green eyes peering for a familiar girl, a familiar one who remained in his head twenty-four/seven.]


Shiki.

[Even her name was enthralling on his lips. He could definitely repeat it until his last breath of life.]
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[personal profile] dontkillme 2013-04-05 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. [A slow exhale; her shoulders lose a lot of tension just by the positive response, Shiki pausing in her motions to allow Xion time to see it. It's not finished and it's not perfect, but when it came to mixing Xion with clothing, Shiki had a checklist.]

[The most obvious was making sure it was suitable for Shibuya's tastes. More importantly? It had to suit Xion. It was the first dress she'd made for her, conservative in style, sure; but what it lacked in the make up was more than taken care of by the fabric itself.]


I thought you deserved something nice, for a change. [Because really, sometimes Xion gets back from her job far too tense for her liking. Making her something was one of the few ways Shiki could think of to show her genuine appreciation...and care.]
Edited 2013-04-05 18:33 (UTC)
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Ooh mr Riku, ooooh

[personal profile] dontkillme 2013-04-05 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[She really shouldn't be doing this. When she'd come here, it was for a sense of quiet; normality after the events that had made her who she was. Riku was well known by utmost everyone, the town pride; it hadn't taken long to see him. Even less so to talk, then to linger, and now....now this.]

[Her she was, being the other girl. And try as she might Shiki couldn't even blame Riku for it. His sweetheart- the real one, not her slinking off to meet him in the middle of the night- was a true gem of a woman. Hell, Shiki worked with her! Was friends with her!]

[Couldn't say no to one silly boy for her. Tonight though, she was going to do it, right? End this whole thing, get her head on straight. Be the person she was supposed to be and let Riku be the man he was. Genuine. Honest.]


Riku. [Her voice is low, but welcoming. Even now just looking at him makes her smile, shy but all too at ease when he's near. It doesn't feel so wrong when they're together, but that doesn't mean it isn't...]
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[personal profile] poppetstrings 2013-04-05 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
It's beautiful, you know.

[It's a quiet whisper on her breath. Xion really does like it. She likes anything that Shiki takes the time to make, and the conservative dress is really just her style.

Really, in her eyes? Anything her girlfriend makes is perfect, even if she insists its not.
]

I really don't know how I'm going to be able to pay you back for something like this.

[She'd find a way, sure, but it'd be a real brain wracker.]
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Breaking all the lady hearts

[personal profile] treadsonshadows 2013-04-05 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[When he hears her, Riku can't even help smiling. He knew he doesn't even smile like this for his own sweetheart, but just for Shiki. How bad, yet so good. Everything is just a faded memory, with only Shiki in his mind.

He steps up to her, placing a hand over her shoulder. It's so hard resisting in holding her, caressing her hair, or whispering sweet words into her ear. He wanted to do everything.]


I missed you.

[It felt like years, forever even.]

How have you been? Is work okay?
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[personal profile] dontkillme 2013-04-05 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
As long as it makes you happy, that's all the payment I need. [The cost doesn't bother her. Not when there were plenty of commissions she could pick up during cosplay season, or a casual job or two waiting to be found. Besides; Xion won't be learning the cost of the fabric any time soon, uh uh.]

Just make sure you don't wear it to work; the fabric isn't that durable. And if anything happens, come to me! I can fix up almost anything. [Although so long as she gets to see Xion in it at least once-]
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[personal profile] poppetstrings 2013-04-05 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't dream of wearing something like this to work. I don't even know where i'd wear it. It'd have to be somewhere fancy. [Probably a place they couldn't afford to begin with.]

I think i'd be afraid to just wear it around the house, truth be told.

[Mostly out of fear it'd catch on something and rip.]
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Sorry bub but I think it's the other way around today

[personal profile] dontkillme 2013-04-05 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I missed you too. [She really wishes he'd stop smiling at her. And touching her, even if she can't help but lean into it. Mr. Mew is clenched tightly in her hands- when shed first gotten here, it had been odd to everyone, a girl of her age carrying around a stuffed toy. Even if plush accessories were practically the norm in Shibuya. As tempted as she'd been to leave him at home sometimes, he meant to much. Her knight in shining armour- a lot like Riku, in that respect.]

It's been fine. I have some news, even. Good news!

[For her job, that is. Not for them. But really, it's now or quite possibly never. She gives Mr. mew a squeeze, just for some strength.]

My boss sent some of my work through to a sister company back home, and fashion week's coming up. They need some last minute work and it's all hands on deck, so... I'm heading back home for it.
Edited 2013-04-05 20:09 (UTC)
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[personal profile] dontkillme 2013-04-05 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
It doesn't have to be fancy at all! Girls back home wear stuff like this all the time. [A wave of her hand; and back to work. There's still a few loose threads to get, and her eyes are starting to hurt from focusing too long on the same spots.]

Besides, this dress... [A small laugh, and her tone turns teasing.] it's made for you. You should definitely wear it.

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[personal profile] poppetstrings 2013-04-05 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I will, but...

[Special occasions. She'd feel bad if she ruined it right off the bat.]

I'll save it for special reasons, okay?
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[personal profile] dontkillme 2013-04-05 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Alright, then how about...

You take me out for ice cream when it's done? [They both have a similar fondness for the stuff, after all. That's pretty special!]

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