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Teresa Linares ([personal profile] oscarminer) wrote in [community profile] kaisou2024-03-10 11:12 pm

Gloria I Think They Got Your Number

WHO: Teresa Hathorne and the poor saps running into her
WHERE: Around Kaisou
WHEN: Nebulously in March
WHAT: Teresa can be seen snooping around Kaisou at various times. Or maybe she's not snooping and is just, I don't know, doing... Teresa... things? ...Yeah, she's snooping.
WARNINGS: Implied incestuous feelings towards her brother; implied emotional manipulation and abuse towards her brother; essentially a slave owner in a previous life and was very much fine with that actually; generally a very toxic person; do not interact if you are sensitive to these subjects as this is a core part of her character

A: The Vogue

[Teresa can be found near The Vogue with a program listings pamphlet. She's out of the way of the other people, which might look like a courtesy. However, one can notice that she's got a pen in hand and seems to be marking some things in the pamphlet. Her eyes are intensely focused, occasionally looking up to see the comings and goings of people in and out of The Vogue. After a moment, Teresa will approach the first person who looks like they work here.]

Excuse me. Do you happen to have any recommendations for any of the shows here?

[This sounds like an innocent enough question. Maybe.]

B: The Jackdaw

[On Saturday, Teresa is in a crowd of people touring the Jackdaw. Her sharp eyes take in every detail of the ship. However, there's special attention taken to the areas that are closed to the public. She abruptly asks the tour guide:]

Just how long has the ship been under renovation?

[If not in the tour group, she can definitely be found in the parts of the ship that are supposed to be closed to the public. She's looking around for signs of unusual activity given how suspicious this place is.]

C: Wildcard!

[Perhaps you've run into Teresa on the street or maybe instead she's walked into your establishment to... look around. Totally out of curiosity and nothing nefarious about it!]
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[personal profile] kanka 2024-03-11 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[He wishes she didn't know him as well as she did, in some ways. Their interactions were brief and few, but Teresa was always good at finding the weaknesses of others to get her point across. Ayato is no exception here. Her warning hits him across the face like a freight train, and he cannot help how his eyes widen as she speaks. It's not hard to parse in all that she implies.

Your life belongs to The Order, and you can't hide behind the laws of normal people when it comes to what we can do.

Ayato regains his composure and sighs, closing his eyes and then opening them once again. Teresa's turned to leave, but he does speak before she fully makes it out.]


Guardian Hathorne, your point has been made. However, I will say this. [Fucking breathe, Ayato. BREATHE. Do not let your voice shake, do not let your hands show you are terrified at the thought of going back to being a "hound" with the only purpose of being a tool to "fix problems" in teams under the Black Order's grip.

You can fall apart after this, away from her sight and without the worry of her also using this against you.]
Following a cause blindly will not end in your favor. There comes a time where we have to see things for how they truly are. I hope you'll be able to, one day.

["Before it's too late" is left unsaid, but implied all the same. Ayato watches her leave, not saying another word, only turning to go back into the estate when he's truly sure she's gone.

The second the door shuts, he sinks against the wall to the floor, hands to his face as he desperately tries to not lose his composure. Teresa Hathorne has won this day, and gotten under his skin in so many ways it has left him completely rattled.]