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sweartoyou) wrote2018-04-06 10:45 am
sweartoyou) wrote2018-04-06 10:45 am
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[Wow, this bracket text right in front of Ray, who is arguably also a mollusk? Rude.
She gives a small nod of permission before switching to watching Molly, curious about how it would react and not quite sure what her feelings about it would be. Molly will always love her best, as her perfect pet, but... Hm.
The snuppy's stalks perk to attention, and when the stick is thrown, its head does shift to follow the arc halfway. It's still for a beat, then shuffles to look around, curious and trying, for a moment, to catch the scent. Unfortunately, it all just smells like park, Ray, and Atem. It turns to face those two again, not understanding the prompt or knowing where the thing -- whatever it was -- went.
Snails do not have very good vision.]
I...guess not?
She gives a small nod of permission before switching to watching Molly, curious about how it would react and not quite sure what her feelings about it would be. Molly will always love her best, as her perfect pet, but... Hm.
The snuppy's stalks perk to attention, and when the stick is thrown, its head does shift to follow the arc halfway. It's still for a beat, then shuffles to look around, curious and trying, for a moment, to catch the scent. Unfortunately, it all just smells like park, Ray, and Atem. It turns to face those two again, not understanding the prompt or knowing where the thing -- whatever it was -- went.
Snails do not have very good vision.]
I...guess not?
[Atem breaks into a laugh, the wings behind his ears fluffing and fluttering, and his tail twitching in mirth. It's so confused...!]
I guess not!
[He holds his hands out for the cutest -- second cutest mollusk, calling it back, fondly.]
Come here, you. You're blind as a bat, aren't you? Of course you couldn't find the stick.
[If the snuppy is agreeable, Atem will pet it as he talks.]
If you're going to learn games, they'll have to be made just for you! But, if you aren't bored, you don't have to, if you don't want to...
[He looks over at Ray.]
I'm used to a lion, who's got to be kept busy, or else he gets sad...
I guess not!
[He holds his hands out for the cutest -- second cutest mollusk, calling it back, fondly.]
Come here, you. You're blind as a bat, aren't you? Of course you couldn't find the stick.
[If the snuppy is agreeable, Atem will pet it as he talks.]
If you're going to learn games, they'll have to be made just for you! But, if you aren't bored, you don't have to, if you don't want to...
[He looks over at Ray.]
I'm used to a lion, who's got to be kept busy, or else he gets sad...
[Mukuro had to find someone who makes custom toys for this, because Ray's worth it, but there's a pair of stuffed animals on her bed the next time she returns home in Dyster. One is a blue snailgirl, soft and malleable - the body is filled with beanbag stuffing in an elastic material, while the shell is more solidly stuffed to keep its shape. It'd make a decent pillow. The other is a mini-Molly!
'Rachel - I hope these can keep you company til the next time we're able to see each other.' The note is signed with a pawprint, as well as Mukuro's name.]
'Rachel - I hope these can keep you company til the next time we're able to see each other.' The note is signed with a pawprint, as well as Mukuro's name.]
Unnecessary attention...?
I know you can look after yourself, but if anybody makes you uncomfortable, and you'd prefer someone else dealt with it...
[He's pretty sure it's not the kind of harassment he gets sometimes as a vampire, but still, no one should be bothering Ray when she doesn't want to be. As a demon, Atem's quite certain that anyone who does has a death wish.]
I know you can look after yourself, but if anybody makes you uncomfortable, and you'd prefer someone else dealt with it...
[He's pretty sure it's not the kind of harassment he gets sometimes as a vampire, but still, no one should be bothering Ray when she doesn't want to be. As a demon, Atem's quite certain that anyone who does has a death wish.]
[If she were a slime, this might have gone over her head, but her brain works better -- and in this case, she sort of wishes it didn't. Grimace...]
Not like that... I keep my form how I was when I first came here, so I look a little younger than I am now. [Not that that would stop everyone, unfortunately, but she hasn't had the misfortune of meeting the outliers, as far as she knows.] In theory I could shapeshift to look grown up, but...well. That's actually one of the reasons I don't really want to.
Don't worry, though. Even if I didn't kill someone like that myself, a surprising number of people are willing to murder for me, it seems.
I just mean that I'm usually the only slime around. There's a reason Sonic named me the gigasnail of the peninsula. It makes people curious about what it's like, though.
Oh. But I don't mind that you were asking about it.
Not like that... I keep my form how I was when I first came here, so I look a little younger than I am now. [Not that that would stop everyone, unfortunately, but she hasn't had the misfortune of meeting the outliers, as far as she knows.] In theory I could shapeshift to look grown up, but...well. That's actually one of the reasons I don't really want to.
Don't worry, though. Even if I didn't kill someone like that myself, a surprising number of people are willing to murder for me, it seems.
I just mean that I'm usually the only slime around. There's a reason Sonic named me the gigasnail of the peninsula. It makes people curious about what it's like, though.
Oh. But I don't mind that you were asking about it.
It's different when it's a friend who wants to know about you and not a nosy stranger, right? I get it! People can be pretty weird about vampires, but if a friend offers to let me bite them, and it's really just to help, then it's not the same as someone I don't know.
Still, I'm glad people like that leave you alone! You should take whatever form's most comfortable for you, and I'm glad you've got other monsters who have your back.
Oh -- I've got a gift for you for the holidays, but I'm not sure where to send it. What's the best way to get it to you?
Still, I'm glad people like that leave you alone! You should take whatever form's most comfortable for you, and I'm glad you've got other monsters who have your back.
Oh -- I've got a gift for you for the holidays, but I'm not sure where to send it. What's the best way to get it to you?
Oh. I guess delivery to Fog Dyster is pretty hard... I didn't think about that. No one would really want to send me anything.
The best places would be the morgue, Reira's house, and Daddy's shop The Luxury of Time. I go to all of them pretty regularly.
The best places would be the morgue, Reira's house, and Daddy's shop The Luxury of Time. I go to all of them pretty regularly.
I'll leave it at Reira's, then!
[It'll be in a little gold box covered in shiny foil, with her name on it and some sun-rays doodled on.
Inside she'll find a rabbit's foot, soft and nice to touch. There's a little note inside that simply reads, "Waterproof!" The bone-end is gilded and pierced with a little loop, so it can be a charm if she likes. This thing will bring her luck (hopefully) and won't gunk up when she goes back to slime (definitely).]
[It'll be in a little gold box covered in shiny foil, with her name on it and some sun-rays doodled on.
Inside she'll find a rabbit's foot, soft and nice to touch. There's a little note inside that simply reads, "Waterproof!" The bone-end is gilded and pierced with a little loop, so it can be a charm if she likes. This thing will bring her luck (hopefully) and won't gunk up when she goes back to slime (definitely).]
[Two days later, he finally gets her reaction.]
Atem! It's so soft! And it smells good!!
[Dog brain like that part best.]
Atem! It's so soft! And it smells good!!
[Dog brain like that part best.]
Would I give you a bad-smelling lucky rabbit's foot?
[Smell matters a lot to him, too. He doesn't have a dog's nose for it, but stinky rotten smelling rabbit feet were not even considered.]
[Smell matters a lot to him, too. He doesn't have a dog's nose for it, but stinky rotten smelling rabbit feet were not even considered.]
I guess you wouldn't. :)
Thank you!
Did it have a name, or should I name it?
Thank you!
Did it have a name, or should I name it?
No, the person who caught it didn't name it. So, whatever you decide...that's its name.
In that case... Is there a flower you like very much, Atem?
Yes. I've always liked lilies and lotuses most of all.
Lotus, then. Just in case "Lily" confused Molly. :)
[She doesn't have them anymore, but she thinks Lotus would fit in nicely with Daffodil and Daisy, animals gifted to her in her past time in Ryslig...even if all that's left is a foot. That was the part important enough from Atem to gift, after all!]
[She doesn't have them anymore, but she thinks Lotus would fit in nicely with Daffodil and Daisy, animals gifted to her in her past time in Ryslig...even if all that's left is a foot. That was the part important enough from Atem to gift, after all!]
Lotus is a good name for a rabbit. I like it!
[Happy Nattensfest Ray! Reira's made some sort of toy animal out of bags and gel beads. It looks sort of like a puppy. She tried her best. The card with it says that she wanted to make extra sure that Ray could hold it and not worry about gooping over it or something.]
[Sometime shortly after this thread--]
Rachel, are you there? I just want to make sure that you're alright.
[Maybe not emotionally she won't be because, well, when is Rachel ever, but physically at least he is checking to make sure Aunamee did not in fact kill her or something based on what he's heard by now.]
Rachel, are you there? I just want to make sure that you're alright.
[Maybe not emotionally she won't be because, well, when is Rachel ever, but physically at least he is checking to make sure Aunamee did not in fact kill her or something based on what he's heard by now.]
[Ah. He knows, then.
...It's hard to say how he'd react, after everything. She wonders how much she cares. More than she would have expected, maybe, but everything with Aunamee and with Riley -- it's exhausting. She's just so tired.]
Hello doctor
I'm not hurt
he told you
...It's hard to say how he'd react, after everything. She wonders how much she cares. More than she would have expected, maybe, but everything with Aunamee and with Riley -- it's exhausting. She's just so tired.]
Hello doctor
I'm not hurt
he told you
He did.
[...]
But to tell you the truth, I had kind of already suspected it before now.
[It was one thing for Riley to have figured out that Danny had not had her best interests at heart during those therapy sessions, it was another for her to have connected the dots to him having a romantic connection to Aunamee as a reason why. Someone who knew had to have given her the hints for it rather than her stumbling into the answer on her own.]
[...]
But to tell you the truth, I had kind of already suspected it before now.
[It was one thing for Riley to have figured out that Danny had not had her best interests at heart during those therapy sessions, it was another for her to have connected the dots to him having a romantic connection to Aunamee as a reason why. Someone who knew had to have given her the hints for it rather than her stumbling into the answer on her own.]
[That...tracks. She might have been the brains when it came to herself and Zack, and she was certainly a clever, intelligent girl, but a grand mastermind she was not. She was careful when Riley had made her announcement to the network, wanting to only tell the truth while not casting too much suspicion on herself, or even Aunamee and Danny, but...there had also been points where she didn't obscure the connection as much as she could have. Confirming herself as a link between the two by having ties to both, for example.]
I see...
Riley didnt tell me what she was going to do.
I didn't mean for that to happen
I only wanted her to stop seeing you.
I see...
Riley didnt tell me what she was going to do.
I didn't mean for that to happen
I only wanted her to stop seeing you.
[There's a pause as he reads her words, and then sighs.]
I'm not mad, for the record. Disappointed in some ways, yes, but not mad. Even if she had not made the romantic connection, it was likely a matter of a time before she realized that Aunamee knew too much based on the things that were said during her sessions with me anyway.
I'm not mad, for the record. Disappointed in some ways, yes, but not mad. Even if she had not made the romantic connection, it was likely a matter of a time before she realized that Aunamee knew too much based on the things that were said during her sessions with me anyway.
Actually...I don't know if she's that smart...not that she's stupid either.
When she's not crippling herself with her self-loathing, she can be capable, or at least driven to act when she thinks something through long enough. At least based on some of the things I had determined during our sessions.
[... This is probably the nicest thing he has ever said about Riley after his job got blown to sky high here.]
Regardless, it's in the past now so there's not really anything that can be done to take it back. At this point I'm more worried about what's going on with you and Aunamee here as a result.
[... This is probably the nicest thing he has ever said about Riley after his job got blown to sky high here.]
Regardless, it's in the past now so there's not really anything that can be done to take it back. At this point I'm more worried about what's going on with you and Aunamee here as a result.
...I'm pretty sure you're supposed to be mad. We've both grown a lot here havent we?
[But...the elephant in the room...]
I don't know
I don't
want him to stop being my dad
but I like Riley too
I don't know if he can accept that
accept me
Thinking about it is confusing too
[But...the elephant in the room...]
I don't know
I don't
want him to stop being my dad
but I like Riley too
I don't know if he can accept that
accept me
Thinking about it is confusing too
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