final curfew pcs in sitting room

[fetteredwings]

a succubus,a normal? boy and a doll gather in a room full of books, snacks and plushies

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[fetteredwings]

I can handle it, you know. I made tea all the time for the elders at the Heartfelt Home.

[ STARING OMINOUSLY]

[renjou]

( PLSSSSS,,,,

However, even if unintentionally, that does bait him, )

I would quite love to taste the tea you've brewed, Miss Nala.

[fetteredwings]

Then go sit with my lamp and our mysterious guest.

[huffs gently as she gently guides Yuki to sit down]

I'll make something to keep us awake for a little longer. Then you can explain what happened.

[renjou]

( Fine,,, he will sit down... but only bc he genuinely seems eager to try her tea. )

Very well. ( Conceding... ) Our guest is Sir Kurapika, also - he is another individual consumed by the Magi.

( The tale has more details than that, but he'll focus on any part Nala wants him to focus on. )

[fetteredwings]

[She reaches into her pockets to empty out a sachet of maté herbal infusion into a tea pot, steeping it in hot water]

Oh, so he was in there before all of you?

[ gonna talk about Kurapika as if he isn't awake and listening]

[renjou]

( HI PIKA Yuki assumes he will chime in when he wants. )

Yes. He was fully consumed, as I was about to be - however, he was able to re-manifest despite that. It's... unfortunately not something that every consumed person can manage, it seems, but I am grateful we were able to rescue one other person, despite the two we lost.

( and he does seem pretty bummed about that )

[revengier]

[ just piping up from the couch where he’s laid out: ]

It’s a matter of strength of a desire. My own negative emotions remained after my death.

[ and… well. here he is! ]

[fetteredwings]

[ have some extremely strong caffeinated herbal tea]

So you were bitter and angry about dying, which lead you to surviving Magi devouring you?

[revengier]

That's the most basic form of it.

[ He'll take the tea, the cup warming his palms. ]

I wanted vengeance, and my desire for that overruled the fact that she had completely consumed me. She heard my wish.

[fetteredwings]

...well, I can understand. So you were aware and angry this whole time? How...how long were you there?

[incredible. scary]

[revengier]

[ Shaking his head. ]

Not the entire time. I don’t remember anything after I was fully consumed, but I believe my will lingered.

[fetteredwings]

... so you left your imprint this world. Do you remember anything before that?

[looking around for snacks she needs to feed these boys]

[revengier]

I do. I was in the museum for a while, gradually growing more exhausted each day until I disappeared.

[ Wasting away…

He watches as she looks for snacks. ]

[fetteredwings]

[ Bringing over a plateful.]

Then you should eat. You're probably really tired, aren't you?

[revengier]

[ He gazes at the plate. ]

…I am.

[ And he’s hungry too, he realizes. ]

I haven’t felt hunger in a long time. [ A pause. ] Thanks.

[fetteredwings]

[ Nala smiles]

Eat first then. There's plenty more where that came from.

[ She doesn't need to dig for information on Magi.]

[revengier]

[ He sighs. ]

Fine.

[ He hates taking care of himself, but he has a feeling she is also incredibly stubborn. ]

…Thanks, again.

[fetteredwings]

[This is the training from decades of dealing with stubborn grandpas and grandmas]

You're welcome. I'm Nala, by the way. It's good to see someone else made it out, Mr Kurapika.

[fetteredwings]

... those two died for real, huh...

[ she feels sick. That could have been her friends]

What happened when the museum started flooding?

[renjou]

( He looks that much more grim when she says it. )

The flooding... We nearly drowned.

( Would dying in that state caused them to fully digest at once, or simply disappear? ... He shakes his head, uncertain.)

We washed away into an alcove, where we met Sir Kurapika. There, we followed the path through a labyrinth of sorts for a great many hours, before we found a viable sample. I believe we had no more than twelve hours to achieve our goal, before...

( He thumbs the frills at the hem of his sleeve. )

There were a number of... obstacles along the way, but we were able to surpass them with everyone's efforts. It was commendable.

[fetteredwings]

...it sounds like it. What was your goal?

[ She sits down next to Yuki, handing him a cup of tea]

[renjou]

( He perks up, taking the tea in both hands. Despite the conversation topic, his expression warms, gazing down at it as if it were gemstones, or precious gold. Miss Nala's tea........ )

... Myself, it was only to get everyone out safely. Selfishly, I hoped we could have saved Sir Giyuu and Sir Gut, as well, but... ( :( ) ... Well, I wasn't too certain what would happen, honestly. I'd been helping with the explosion efforts, but I wasn't certain it would work, or if it would happen before the water level rose higher than we could escape.

So... we are truly indebted to all of you working on the demolition. Once we'd achieved the sample, there was nothing left before us that might have gotten us outside. We could not have done it without you.

[fetteredwings]

[ Can dolls have tea...? Wait, tea parties with dolls are definitely a thing never mind. ]

You all did your best. You should be proud of yourself.

... I'm glad you escaped. And that we were on time.

[renjou]

( Wahhh... )

... Thank you, Miss Nala. If anything... I am relieved I was able to return Hyunjung safe to you.

( Obviously, he worries and cares for everyone else in the graveyard too, but he swore that he would, and ... Hyunjung? That's a homie. A number of losses would be hard for him to bear during their escape, but especially Hyunjung, and especially facing Nala after that. )

And I ought thank you for looking out for everyone's safety during that project. ( The construction hats, ) I would suspect they would not have without you.

( anaxa laughing................ )

[fetteredwings]

[Anaxa and Blade laughing...]

I simply thought it would be a terrible thing if the smartest of our group had been taken out by a flying rock.

[Resigned. But her gaze falls on Hyunjung]

...I'm glad he's back. I'm glad both of you are back.