Crow that Heralds the Red Rain

[from here]

Pretty sure it'd be true even if I didn't.

Edited Date: 2021-11-03 05:20 pm (UTC)

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inspiteful

Yeah, but you're saying it with conviction.

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So I'll add to the list of all the weird shit I haven't remembered yet.

[honestly, "met a weirdo who was way too into drinking blood" is pretty mild compared to "why do I have so many Opinions about death".]

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inspiteful

Like how weirdly relaxed you are about getting murdered, considering you haven't been here that long?

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[shrugs]

Death is inevitable. And the shit that happens here isn't even true death.

[a beat]

...Yeah, that's on the fucking list too.

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inspiteful

... Yes, definitely.

[ Tmw you know where that came from, but the person in question doesn't, ]

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[Lark could always enlighten him,]

Got a lot of interesting shit waiting for me to remember it.

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inspiteful

[ Who wants to explain Abyssals, ]

You aren't worried at all?

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[~~sort of~~

~~sometimes~~

nope! not worried! stop asking if he's worried about it!]

Whatever it is, it's already happened, so what's the fucking point?

Edited Date: 2021-11-04 02:10 am (UTC)

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inspiteful

[ Skylark will remember this.

...Which is to say, he pauses like he's weighing some things in his own head. ]

I mean, that doesn't actually make it less worrisome.

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That doesn't mean there's any fucking point in actually worrying about it, though.

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inspiteful

That's not actually a 'no', though.

... Well, on the offhand possibility that you are a little worried, that's probably a good thing.

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I'll remember all that shit when I remember it. I'm not gonna waste time fussing over it when the next memory I buy might be, I don't know, my first time sucking dick or something.

[frankly, given his track record so far it'll probably be more questionably happy family time]

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inspiteful

Now that's just asking to be cursed.

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I don't give a shit. Fate can bring it, as long as it's not fucking Heron again.

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inspiteful

That's asking Fate to give you a memory with him in it again, then.

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[ok, fair]

So I'll buy two then.

[he's probably got enough points for that?]

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inspiteful

Weren't you the guy poor enough that I had to buy the board and tiles for us?

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You're also the guy who actually likes playing fucking Gateway.

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inspiteful

Fuck off, Guardian Gate and Hunting Cat aren't the same as Gateway.

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Guardian Gate and Hunting Cat are just fucking Gateway that doesn't take fucking forever to play.

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inspiteful

So don't make it sound like I enjoy fucking Gateway that takes forever!

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Just 'cause they're shorter versions of fucking Gateway doesn't mean they're not fucking Gateway.

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inspiteful

Cheatig at Gateway also still counts as playing Gateway.

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"Who's better at cheating at fucking Gateway" only counts as fucking Gateway the way stealing counts as following the law.

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inspiteful

You're the one who brought Gateway up to begin with!

And stealing's just normal everyday life where I'm from, though?

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Yeah, because I remembered how to fucking play it.

And your normal everyday life wasn't the point, the metaphor was the point.

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inspiteful

Your metaphor doesn't have the intended effect with me, is what I'm saying.

And for someone who hates Gateway, I distinctly remember you being the one who suggested playing cheating at Gateway.

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Not my fault you suffer from a failure of imagination.

You're the one who wanted to play fucking Gateway, and "who's better at cheating at Gateway" is better than fucking Gateway and you know it.

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inspiteful

You didn't have to indulge me by saying "let's see who's better at cheating at Gateway", still. Seeing as you hate the game so much.

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What's that supposed to mean? That you didn't want me to?

[see if he ever does anything nice for Lark ever again]

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inspiteful

No, that it's nice that you tried to figure some agreeable way to play it 'cause I wanted to.

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That's not what I was doing.

[he'd just suggested "who's better at cheating at fucking Gateway" on a whim, but... in retrospect... that was basically what he'd done, wasn't it? fucked up but true.]

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inspiteful

[ Fucked up but true! ]

So...well, you were right in the end. It's a little late, but thanks for playing with me.

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Yeah, well. At least you found a bunch of people to bore the shit out of playing fucking Gateway with.

Edited Date: 2021-11-06 07:08 pm (UTC)

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inspiteful

Well, Alphinaud would love it, Sora might prefer Hunting Cat, but I think Lupine would be more interested in learning to play so that he can figure out how to cheat and play with you instead?

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[from here]

[Fair enough. After all, there are two of them at play in the forest right now.

...Staying still too long is just asking to get caught, and while Valor can't think of a good location to try trapping Lupine long enough to tug on his tail, he can at least keep moving while looking for one. Maybe he can find another way to throw Lupine off along the way...

He's careful, though, moving through the branches of the trees. To the casual observer it probably looks like he's just dashing from the branches of one tree to the next between moments, but he's actually dashing to the ground, across the earth, and then back up the next tree, faster than the eye can follow. Just zig-zagging through the forest, looking for something he can use.]

Edited Date: 2021-11-03 05:19 pm (UTC)

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at_heart

[ Is Valor the sort to feel eyes on him, because there are definitely eyes, and then leaping out of the brush at the base of the tree he was heading for. Just a great big wolf, nothing much to see here~. ]

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[As soon as Valor sees Lupine leaping at him, he skids to a stop, trying to change direction--but at the speed he was moving, stopping and turning is more than a little difficult, wasting precious seconds as he tries to just keep from falling flat on his face.]

Fuck--!

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at_heart

[ —Oh, wow, that's not really the reaction he expected, but it sure is a great opportunity to pounce? Are you going to dodge, or is he going to get a mouthful of shirt and tackle you to the ground. ]

Edited Date: 2021-11-04 05:07 am (UTC)

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[Valor manages to dodge, barely, but only by throwing him to the ground on one side. Truly it is not his most graceful moment. And between all the abrupt changes in direction, he's going to need a second before he starts scrambling back to his feet.]

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at_heart

[ ~~and with permission~~ ] [ It's much easier to recover from his pounce and bring all this giant-wolf weight down on top of Valor, pinning his shoulders to the ground. Teeth are brought to bear in a growl, but his eyes are bright and he's already drawing his head back, if not releasing Valor.

~~And there might have been an errant little wag at some point in the process.~~ ]

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[Well--released or not, Valor's not going to let Lupine win without a fight. Even if he is being pinned face down by a giant wolf.

Predictably, trying to squirm out from under Lupine's paws doesn't work, as giant wolf is giant. And with his shoulders pinned flat, he can't get enough leverage to kick back at a good angle.

...So he kicks out to the side instead, at where he guesses one of Lupine's back legs must be, trying to knock him off balance.]

Edited Date: 2021-11-05 12:32 am (UTC)

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at_heart

[ —Man, he has to fight the wolf's instinctive response to jump back, letting the kick connect instead. A sharp whine, but he can take it, and now he's pulling all his limbs in so that he's just settled very heavily on Valor's back.

A whuffling sort of noise that might have wanted to be, "Really?!" ]

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[Probably a good thing Valor doesn't need to breathe like this, or he'd be getting the breath crushed out of him.]

Awww, c'mon. Can you blame a guy for trying?

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at_heart

[ ...Drops his head, nosing at the back of Valor's neck. Headtilt, so that he can open his mouth and get then take Valor's neck between his jaws. Light pressure.

The message is hopefully clear: Yield? ]

Edited Date: 2021-11-05 12:41 am (UTC)

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[Lupine can probably sense the spike of adrenaline at that. After a moment, Valor goes limp under Lupine's weight.]

Fine, you fucking caught me.

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[...Okay, Valor can't really stay limp and yielding like this for very long. Despite Lupine's jaws at his neck, he shifts, twisting his head around, trying to catch Lupine's eye.]

So? What are you gonna do with your prize, Master Wolf?

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at_heart

[ If a wolf could smirk. But they can't, really, so Lupine just shifts — back, and then he's naked, straddling Valor's hips. A brush of lips to the corner of Valor's jaw. ]

Gee, I wonder~.

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[Too bad Valor's face down right now, or he'd be enjoying the view. As it is, he pushes back against Lupine's weight--not trying to buck him off, just turn over.]

What, not even a hint?

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at_heart

[ Gonna nip the back of Valor's neck first, a graze of sharper teeth, but then he shifts up on his knees, giving him room to turn. Eyes lidded and still very bright, more silver than gray. ]

Guess it depends.

[ Low, warm. Intent. His heartrate's up from the thrill of the chase. They're in the middle of the woods, no condoms, no lube — but he knows he also feels stronger, sturdier; pretty sure he could take it. But it's not really what the wolf wants right now.

Headcock, the movement a little more animal than usual. ]

I'd like to fuck you. [ Tail swish. ] But I'll settle for your mouth, if you don't wanna be fucked up against a tree.

Edited Date: 2021-11-05 02:29 am (UTC)

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[His eyes widen a little when he gets all the way around--Valor hadn't realized Lupine was completely naked. Definitely not making any effort to hide the way his gaze lingers over Lupine as he settles back down on his back.]

What makes you think I don't wanna be fucked against a tree?

[Because Valor is definitely very interested in that.]

Besides, are you sure you want these sharps on your dick?

[Grinning, just enough to bare his fangs, which do seem sharper than the slightly-too-pointy canines he had before the game.]

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at_heart

[ Well, that's flattering, and he shifts his weight to provide a better view for a few seconds before he drops low, lower, eyes narrowing to silver slits, until he's pressing a hard kiss on Valor.

Deliberately works his tongue into the other man's mouth and licks one such 'sharp', a thick noise as it slices open. ]

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[Valor's mouth falls open slightly when he sees Lupine leaning over, inviting the kiss. When Lupine slices open his tongue, Valor can't help moaning as the taste of Lupine's blood fills his mouth. Hunger in every sense lances through him, and he can't help reaching for Lupine to pull him closer, kissing back just as hard, greedy for another drop of his blood.]

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at_heart

[ Honestly, just the sort of reaction he was aiming for; getting a little blood in Valor's mouth is already something he would've been okay with even without the card, but the wolf definitely liked the idea, and he couldn't imagine a vampire wouldn't love it.

Valor will get another drop, maybe two, but unfortunately weres heal fast — or maybe it's fortunately, Lupine is more than happy to tease.

His hands find Valor's belt, opening it and then the front of his pants with a low growl of hot anticipation. ]

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[Well, the teasing definitely worked. If Lupine pulls back, he'll see see that Valor's eyes are glowing a bright, steady red, much brighter than they were before.

And Valor will help with his pants, hooking his thumbs in the waistband to push his underwear and jeans down off his hips.]

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at_heart

[ Oh, that's so nice, his pupils blowing in response, just a bright silver rim around black. ] [ And now he's just going to get his hands under Valor's ass and lift it, ducking his head.

No lube in the forest, but that makes it pretty much the perfect time to get his tongue involved. Have you ever had anyone eat you out, Valor, because he's gonna do that right now; it's a great way to relax those muscles. ]

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[There's an unfamiliarity to the sensation that suggests the answer is no, or at least not often.

Still, once he gets over the initial surprise and settles into a more comfortable position, Valor has no objections, even rocking against Lupine's mouth to encourage him.]

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at_heart

[ Waits through the first, second, and third roll of Valor's hips, then eases back with a teasing nip. ] [ His eyes are, if anything, darker as he rakes them up Valor's body. Deceptively light: ]

Think you can stand to get up against that tree?

[ Rolling heat, ]

Or should I just get to it.

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[Valor's already pushing himself off the ground before Lupine finishes speaking. As impatient as he is to get Lupine inside him, there's a challenge in his question that Valor can't help responding to.]

I said fucked against a fucking tree and I fucking meant it.

Edited Date: 2021-11-06 01:34 am (UTC)

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at_heart

[ Nice. Watches, just for a heartbeat, because it's not a bad view, and then he's on his feet. Even barefoot, he's still taller, and he works Valor back up against the tree, a smirk on his lips.

No kissing, because he has manners; he ducks his head instead to nip at Valor's neck, even as he shifts to get arms between his legs and — heft, lifting him and pinning him to the tree trunk.

Breathy: ]

Not gonna lie, I would've been a little disa— [ in, smooth and steady, ] —ppointed, fuck.

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[Valor instinctively grabs onto Lupine's shoulders when he lifts him up. Despite himself, there's something thrilling about the way Lupine can pick him up so easily to shove into the tree, and he folds easily with the movement, spreading his legs as much as he can. And when Lupine enters him, his eyes slide half-shut, focusing on the sensation.]

Yeah? You like this? Having me pinned down to fuck as hard as you want?

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at_heart

[ ~~And the were card has made him even stronger, but he could do this anyway.~~ ] [ —Doesn't hurt that he can smell all of that, the rush of blood and adrenaline and excitement. It lids his eyes, makes him a little more aware of his own eager pulse, and between that and the sensation he almost doesn't actually hear what Valor says. But only almost. There's the briefest pause, then his lips are curving up, drawing back to bare teeth on Valor's throat again. A flicker of tongue, he pulls his hips back and shoves in before responding. ]

You say that — like just thinking it didn't make you harder.

[ Low, husky, hot. ]

Gonna come for me, just like this?

[ Another hard thrust. ]

Edited Date: 2021-11-06 03:34 am (UTC)

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[Valor won't even try to deny it. He laughs, a little breathless, tangling a hand in Lupine's hair to give it a tug.]

You want that, you're gonna have to work a little harder, wolf.

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at_heart

[ Smirk, he thought so. But also hnn, that's nice — the hair-pulling and the goading both. ]

Oh, I was — planning on it.

[ He notches one of Valor's knees a little higher, shoves in again, swallowing a hiss of his own at the sensation. Half his attention on Valor's responses, looking for just — the right — angle to make him whine.

When he finds it, he's going to pick up the peace: faster but also harder, while he worries the junction of Valor's neck and shoulder with his mostly-human teeth. The wolf's a little disappointed, would rather be screwing him into the tree from behind so that it can bite the back of his neck to hold him still, but the wolf doesn't get a vote. ]

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[~~Sorry wolf, better luck next time.~~

When Lupine finds it, it's less of a whine and more cursing and clawing at Lupine's back. Probably a good thing that Valor's just got normal human nails to work with in this monster form.

Lupine worrying at his neck does leave Valor's mouth free, and he takes full advantage of that, taunting and urging Lupine on in turns, until he's left just gasping and cursing as Lupine fucks him--and then, finally, biting down on Lupine's shoulder to muffle his groan as he comes. Mission accomplished, Lupine?]

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at_heart

[ ~~It had better get used to disappointment.~~ ] [ Yeah, well, he might've been into it anyway before, but like this he's more durable anyway and the clawing is just — satisfying, and kind of hot.

Mission definitely accomplished, and he works his hips just a few more times, short urgent thrusts, shivering tautly from how Valor feels around him, before he's just as finished.

A few seconds of panting before he starts trying to find his feet underneath him, hnnn. ]

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[Valor will take the opportunity to lap up the bit of blood from where he bit into Lupine's shoulder because, while Lupine has thoroughly sated one lust, that still leaves the bloodlust insistently unfulfilled. Valor will have to do something about that later, probably. Like monster switch so he can raid the buffet.

In any case, once Lupine starts getting his feet under him, Valor will give his hair another light tug.]

You never answered my fucking question.

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at_heart

[ Mmm, that's — honestly nice, he might not mind if Valor wanted a real drink. ] [ But he has to chuckle, even as he sets Valor back down. ]

Oh? And which question was that.

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[Holding onto Lupine for a moment longer while he steadies himself.]

Why up against a fucking tree? Not that I'm complaining. Just curious.

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at_heart

Oh, you're not complaining? What a shock.

[ Runs a hand through his hair, but he's — thinking about it, since he was prompted, and his smile's going increasingly crooked. ]

...Might have something to do with, uh. [ Little gesture to encompass 'being a werewolf'. ] But up against a wall's pretty — good anyway. It's a nice angle.

[ And he might?? Like the part where it also lets him show off a little. ]

Edited Date: 2021-11-07 09:16 pm (UTC)

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That's it?

[A little amused--Valor would buy that the werewolf was making Lupine a little more into it than he might normally be, but "pretty good" seems like a somewhat noncommittal answer compared to "I'd have been disappointed." He can't help wondering if Lupine has some secret reason for being liking sex against a wall in particular.]

Edited Date: 2021-11-07 10:51 pm (UTC)

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at_heart

[ Hey, some of that is just his tsun tendencies, he defaults to 'not bad' and 'don't really mind' for things he likes. But Valor pressing the issue seems to dissolve any almost-sorry-for-the-wolf he might've been feeling. ]

That's it.

[ Eyes lid a tiny bit. ]

Sorry, do I need more reasons? [ Flicks a lock of hair over one shoulder idly. ] My bad. How about, I like getting nailed to a wall sometimes, so I thought you might, too.

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[The hair flick might have been more pointed if Lupine weren't both naked and also sporting fluffy wolf ears, but as it stands, Valor just finds it a little absurd and therefore hilarious.]

Well, you were right about that, so I hope you can pull it off even when you aren't some kinda fucking fake Lunar.

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at_heart

[ What kind of point was the hairflick supposed to be making, he has a lot of hair and sometimes it needs to be flicked back into place! ...But yeah, this look is not one with a tremendous amount of dignity after the mood's over. Settling a hand idly on his hip anyway, apparently unbothered by it. ]

Some kind of... what, sorry?

[ Headtilt. He's curious, even though context clues are pretty helpful for some of it. ]

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[Valor is going to get dressed again and make...some kind of effort to look less like he just got fucked against a tree in a spooky forest, since they still have gods know how much longer until this game is done.]

Lunars. Anathema that can turn into animals. Not that you are one, obviously. No tattoos.

[The more he says the more he realizes he might be digging a hole of things he's going to have to explain somehow.]

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at_heart

...I mean, also the part where I'm definitely from a different planet.

[ Thoughtful. ]

And if I could change into anything before this game started, it's definitely news to me.

[ Starting to shift back, but he's just getting decently furry. Or, you know, furrily decent. ~~More like Izzy's werecat form now.~~ ]

I'm guessing anathema means something special in this case? More than just a group of people you don't like.

[ Which, by the way, fun concept, can't wait to learn more about the magical church schism or whatever. ]

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Something about the Immaculate Order, I don't remember all the details.

[Laughs a little, as if remembering a private joke.]

I mean--I'm fucking Anathema, probably. But not a Lunar. And I know you're from a different fucking whatever, you just spooked me by turning into a big fucking wolf.

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at_heart

—Yeah. Sorry about that.

[ But well. 'Magical church shit' seeming more plausible by the syllable there. Kind of more interested in that other part for the moment, though. ]

Different fucking... whatever?

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[Guess whose home world doesn't have planets.]

Yeah, whatever it was you said. Planet.

Edited Date: 2021-11-11 11:50 pm (UTC)

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at_heart

[ Just. This expression for a moment. ]

...It's — they're...

[ Wow. ]

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...They're what?

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at_heart

They're the things we live on.

[ Man. ]

The things that orbit the sun?

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That's the ground. Or "all the earth under heaven," if you want to get fancy.

...And that is not how the fucking sun works.

[Are you feeling okay, Lupine, you're not the one who just had his brains screwed out against a tree.]

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at_heart

[ uhhhhhhhhhhh Valor he has some questions for whoever's in charge of your education system ] [ Drags a hand slowly down his face. ]

—We are not having this conversation while I'm still naked.

[ Maybe they're not having this conversation at all, he knows the basics of how his solar system is structured but he's not an astrophysicist. Can he even explain all the problems with what Valor just said, ]

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[Valor has some questions for whoever's in charge of YOUR education system!]

Hey, you're the one who fucking asked.

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at_heart

[ We can mutually... man, he doesn't know who he'd even point you at on his planet anyway. ]

Yeah, yeah. My bad.

[ Full wolf in a few seconds, and the wolf noses at Valor a little before leaping away. He'll see you later~. ]

Edited Date: 2021-11-13 05:07 am (UTC)

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[Valor will follow shortly after, dashing his way back out of the spooky forest.]

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[from here]

[following Kino and looking around the foyer as well. he's not making any special effort to be quiet, but "move nearly soundlessly" seems to be his default state, something obvious now that they're alone and not surrounded by the crowd.]

Dunno about that, but I did see a couple people who got turned into fucking ghosts.

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[Huh, that's interesting. They'll take note of it even as they peer around the dilapidated house.]

I might have seen spirits or something similar in my world once, but it didn't really fit with the ghosts here.

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Haven't remembered any undead either, but spirits hanging around don't seem all that weird, so I guess I'm in the same fucking boat.

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Really? I wouldn't have thought our worlds would have something like that in common.

[They'll use their phone as a light, shining it down the hall and - hmm, there's something shiny down there. Still reasonably cautious, they'll keep tilting their head every now and then to pick up on sounds as they progress through the hall.]

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[following along, continuing to poke at things as they move down the hallway]

What, dead people? What kind of world doesn't have any fucking dead?

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I'm not sure if every place has undead, based on what I've heard. And even in my world, I don't think everyone believes they exist.

[Hmmm. It's some shiny silverware left out on a table, apparently. They're just going to take that.]

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[steal your heart out, Kino, Valor will not stop you]

Seriously? What do they think happens to the dead, then?

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They disappear, or they go to some other place... I think?

Like here, for example.

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And then, what, just fucking stay there?

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I guess so? I'm not too clear on it myself.

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Sounds like a shitty fucking afterlife, hanging around forever without Oblivion.

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...Without what?

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Oblivion. The Void, the Abyss, you know... It's all the same fucking thing, in the end.

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So just... non-existence?

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Yep, you got it.

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Maybe people just want to believe they'll always exist in some way.

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[laughs--and not in a nice way]

Everything ends.

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It's true. Everything does.

That's why it's so important to cherish things while you can... is what I think, at least.

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[from here]

[do vampires have souls? serious question. regardless, he's got enough of something despite his undead state that she can successfully pull this off.]

Holy shit!

Edited Date: 2021-11-05 05:17 pm (UTC)

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You're telling me, I didn't even know if that would work—

...wild.

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[floating?? over to kick at his body which I guess has just like. collapsed on the ground.]

Does this mean I'm a fucking whatever you are now?

[feeling around in his mouth]

No, still got the fucking fangs...

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I guess if it worked the other way, we could just make everyone into ghosts. Thank you for the contribution to my score, by the way, since that was on the card.

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You're fucking welcome.

[hmm. looking at his body.]

Do you have to put me back now, or what?

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Maybe. Are you in a hurry?

[ she offers her card to him to look at. ]

Here's your reward, by the way.

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[looking for the makeout squares. which is very satisfying, curiosity-wise, but also--]

What, got another square you want filled while we're here?

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Hah. Well, if you're amenable.

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[hmm. well, she's pretty cute, and so much weirdly horny shit has been going on in this game anyway, so why not. he floats closer.]

You know you could've just fucking asked from the start.

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I was still trying to decide if I thought you were my type, you know.

[ said a little primly, but she’s curling her fingers into his spectral shirt collar anyway to pull him the rest of the way in. ]

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Does this mean I pass muster?

[and once he's close enough, he'll lean in for astral makeout time]

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[ well, there’s an implicit answer, because she bridges the rest of the distance to lock her lips into his—

and it seems like this isn’t her first rodeo, so to speak. she definitely knows what she’s doing; just a little scrape of her teeth, teasing her tongue into it. ]

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[the scrape of teeth is nice, but Valor's not in the mood for teasing. he leans into the kiss, trying to deepen it.]

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