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[ficoandleo]

No. It's just that some among us have a strange sense of humor

I've been going around DarkWick and I keep hearing about this pregnancy thingy-

Should I be concerned?

[ficoandleo]

I met you two years ago! We did not know each other as children!!!

I’m Jin’s father.

[ficoandleo]

We have different fathers as well. I'm sure Kamurai wishes we didn't. And I am not your baby boy!!!

I’m Jin’s father.

[ficoandleo]

[ficoandleo]

We are not brothers!

I’m Jin’s father.

[ficoandleo]

No!!!!! And don't make it sound like kissing your cousins is strange!

I’m Jin’s father.

[ficoandleo]

No!!!

I’m Jin’s father.

[ficoandleo]

Yeah lol i mean if ur not japanese u prob wouldn't know the second one but p much everyone knows he's the prez's son. It's on like the second page of the first year Anomalous History textbook

[Leo attaches a photo of said page, which has a summary of the history of the Anomalous Investigation Institute in Japan and names its current President. It even mentions that Jin is the heir.]

Lemme guess u dropped that in a puddle too lmao

Super important ppl depends on ur definition but like half of Frostheim is celeb and politician and rich fam kids, Institute staff relatives, etc. from the ghouls, vc of Hotarubi is the heir to a big name shinto shrine too. Cap of Mortkranken is like the main ghoul researcher on the planet. Romi-sama was heir to the Lucci brand. Ed's the strongest vampire in the world allegedly. Shonjo's family is super good well known attorneys but his dad's getting a ton of bad press lately

This is Japan's most elite school and, aside from ghouls, all the normies have to pass some super crazy exam to get in here. So p much everyone here is supposed to be smart except the ghouls who get a pass lol there are a lot of big names here even among the normies

idk why the gen students are all so scared of jin? he's literally soooo chill and a total girl's girl haha

[ficoandleo]

I want to be the place you always want to return to.

[ficoandleo]

Which answer do u want

'President of the Japan branch of the Anomalous Investigation Institute' or 'Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan' lol

And King Kamurai's gonna inherit Presidency too bcuz that's usually how businesses work in Japan soooo he's future J-AII Prez

idk why the gen students are all so scared of jin? he's literally soooo chill and a total girl's girl haha

[ficoandleo]

Frankly he would have kept listening despite the voice. But Kamitani was out cold.

Hearing his demon's name gave him a headache, which he would have happily pushed through if there was more to be learned--frankly he was less about blackmail and more about knowledge. Knowledge and justice. But no one knew that but him and Sho. And perhaps Shax, too, who chose him for a reason.

His ears rang more than usual, and the sound of the voice still deep in his being gave him vertigo, made him nauseous. There was no response and Shax didn't communicate through Leo. Not right now. Marbas did successfully thwart any further listening by knocking Kamitani out, at least. Once Leo was certain the guy was still alive, he stumbled away quietly, deactivating his stigma in hopes the echoing in his mind would stop if his ears were less sensitive. The light was giving him a migraine, and when he closed his eyes he heard the soft trotting of hooves. He stumbled after the noise until Shax's familiar's movements quieted, and he peeked out from squinted eyes to see he'd been led back to Vagastrom, no horses in sight.

He could use a bath right now, sure. Maybe that'd make the nausea go away.

He did at least learn a little bit about Kamitani. That was the goal. Marbas should have just let him listen to him blab nonsense, if he didn't want him to know anything.

👂 / @ficoandleo if it matters, not that kamitani could be blackmailed I'm sure. . . .

"Haaaaa~. Man~. That sucked~ WaWa is always soooooooooooo soooo soooo annoying."

Silence, for a long while, until,

"Huh? What do you mean? You think he's up to something? Well duh!!! Genius!! Sooo obvious. But CoCo never listens to me!! Hm? He'll listen to you? Nah, nah~. Remember last time? He was all like, 'Mr. Shokukan!! Demons cannot be trusted!! Least of all yours!!'"

The voice makes a frankly terrible impression of the Chancellor. Silence again.

"He said it was just a coinkydink! Plus, didn't that get cured? It says so in my notebook. Where was it.... gosh!! This thing is falling apart. How long have we had this? Huh?? That long?? Really??????

Man~ Man~. Woah!! I did those things? I'm awesome! Super awesome! Ahaha~! Oh, oh~! Look! Remember when we--Huh? What? Be quiet? Why?

Someone's listening~? Huuuh? But I don't see anyone!!! Forward? Nope! Back? Nope! Sides? Nope!

It's... who??? Who's that again? Jeeeez~! You gotta use the names I know!! It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks!! Wait, woaah. You're gonna talk to them? Do I have to? It's cold out here!!!!

Fiiiine, fine~. 'Kay, 'kay!! If you're listening, tell me what he says!!! He never fills me in!!! Okie-dokie! Abrams~!"

Silence again, until, in a familiar obtrusion, a voice reaches both your mind and your ears, distinctly Kamitani, yet layered with something beyond this plane.

You will find no blackmail here, Shax. Do you think you know anything they do not? Your naivety is unbecoming.

A thud. Seems like Kamitani passed out on the floor.

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"Hey, Lulu! You're back late! What--what's the matter."

". . ." A shaky breath.

"Lulu? Did something happen at Fros--"

"I'm so stupid, Mimi." Romeo's voice wavered, small. "You're right. I'm naïve. I'm a fucking fool. I'm. . . ."

Romeo's shaking voice hiccuped a bit, and Taiga hurried over to pull him into his arms and route him to sit on his bed. His room was smaller back then, he wasn't Captain, but it was big enough for the both of them. Romeo hadn't been upset like this since they left Italy. Romeo didn't really cry over anything, ever. And he never called him 'Mimi' unless he really wanted something--or felt completely helpless. "Okay? Maybe. I mean maybe naïve, but not stupid. Why'd you think that?"

"Those fucking. . . ." The tone didn't reflect the biting words. "I should have known. It's not like I'm unfamiliar with high society. Right? I haven't been away from it that long. . . ."

A weak, shaky, wet laugh, or maybe just another breath failing to calm his rising pitch. "They were pretending. All this time, acting like we were friends. . . ."

That didn't seem the case from where Taiga stood. But Taiga rarely saw the Frostheim ghouls and captains away from Romeo or classes. He didn't really know what their relationships were. He didn't pry, either. Romeo seemed happy. That was all that mattered. "Wha--"

"Ishibashi transferred today. Did you know that?"

". . .Ishibashi?" A nod. "Vagastrom Ishibashi??" Another nod. "To Frostheim?"

"He must be up to. . .something, I don't know. Probably wants to leech off of that bastard Kamurai's money, who knows--he's always been so. . . ."

Tohma was a bit odd for certain--for all of his brutality and delinquency, he was oddly close to and even kind of well behaved when it came to the faculty and staff at Darkwick. They'd even started to trust him a little bit. Taiga would know, they called them both for intense missions they couldn't trust other ghouls now and then. Even so, Taiga had been around him. He couldn't imagine him in the castle with the rest of the 'knights.'

"And they just. . .let him. Barely any protest, barely any argument. . .just acting like he belonged there like we've never seen him in that little fight club of theirs. But they told me that I wouldn't fit in! That they wished it could be different but I didn't belong in Frostheim! But that brute, he belongs there!? With the wealthy and famous and politicians' kids--in high society!? That--that STL!?"

Taiga didn't bother to ask what the acronym meant. His sixth sense did it for him, cycling through what Romeo thought of Tohma before landing on the answer, Shady, Two-faced Leech. It definitely seemed fitting in this scenario.

Romeo laughed bitterly. "And you know why? Do you want to know why he belongs and I don't?" Romeo curled his legs up, resting his head on his knees to look sideways at his blurry partner. "I had to figure it out all by myself--because those. . .those uppity slugs wanted to have their fun with me. But I get it now.

"He made a big show of kneeling to show where he belonged and what he was. He says he's Kamurai's servant now. And I realized that's where the problem was." His laugh was as much a sob as it was devoid of humor. "Kamurai's always using 'kneel' as a command with his stigma. And I never did. Because I thought we were equals. But they didn't think that. And they saw that I wouldn't kneel for them and that's when they decided.

"They were just amusing themselves with me. Playing along because it was funny for them to see me thinking I was like them. Kamurai, Kusanagi, even Ishibashi, they must have thought I looked so stupid--" Romeo can't stop himself from crying outright anymore. Taiga pulls his head close to his chest stiffly, but hugging him firmly, stroking his back and kissing his hair. Trying to restrain icy fury. "A hopeless, worthless little charity case. Some cute, begging stray who lost everything he had--and it's so, so funny that he'd think he still belongs with anyone who matters!"

Romeo lost his running train of words to the tunnel of his own crying, clinging on to Taiga aho squeezed him and rocked him, giving him words of reassurance. He felt betrayed. And childish. And broken-hearted. And stupid. So, so, so stupid. Why couldn't he tell before? Why hadn't it crossed his mind before? The general students whispered when they saw him, they all looked at him like he was pitiable and diseased. Why wouldn't the ghouls? Why wouldn't the captains?

Taiga was practically all he had when he left home. Taiga was all he had now, too, it felt like.

"And I wasn't sure at first. . .I thought maybe I was reading into it too much. But Kusanagi. . .Nagi just said I should have been honored that Jin was giving me so much attention. That most people in my condition would be. Excited that Jin wanted to be my sugar daddy." The concept didn't disgust him, but the image of pity and reliance that came with it did. "That I should just go with the flow. Not worry about it. Keep accepting gifts, let him have his way to let him give me a leg up, or what-the-fuck-ever. . . .

"He just wants me reliant! Like a pet! Like--" A choked sound left him. "They told me that the general students were talking about us. That they wouldn't whisper as much if not for you. And I didn't think about it at the time but I think they wanted to separate us. So that it would be easier to. Control me or something. Or they wanted to see if I'd abandon you so they'd approve of me more. But I know how high society works, I know that when you're relying on someone else and you don't have anything to fall back on you're the first person to get dropped when things get shaky. And I. I'd never leave you. Of course not."

Romeo claws at Taiga's back as if trying to make sure he didn't go anywhere. He got a kiss for his troubles, a long one on the lips. Then to kiss and lap away his still-falling tears. He was listening but he knew if he opened his mouth it wouldn't have anything nice to say. He dug his own nails into Romeo just as reassuringly, grounding.

"So I left. I told Kamurai I wasn't going to kneel for him. I told them I wasn't going to be a pet or a servant and I wouldn't let them look down on me anymore--because I'm Romeo Scorpius Lucci and I'm above any of that. And I'm above them." He sobbed and squeaked again, insisting and reassuring to himself. "And I'm not going back! Ever! I hate them--all of them! The ghouls, the captains, the general students, their fucking advisor! Every single one! And Isami's not off the hook for bailing, either! They really think they're so. . .they treat me like I'm. . . ."

"Alright." Taiga stroked down Romeo's back as he went back into crying. That seemed to be the end of the tale. "You want me to take care of it? I can do it. I will do it."

"Hoshi. . . ."

"I got a plan, too!" Taiga laughed, hugging Romeo and kissing his forehead before stepping away, Romeo releasing him reluctantly. "I mean all those rich guys they're in such good health, right? 'cept their lungs, I guess--but I bet I could get a fortune off of the gen students' organs, right? Market that shit as upscale, designer--didn't we watch some musical about that once?"

As Taiga chatted, planning on cheering Romeo up with his ferocity, he flit about the room, retrieving a knife. A few knives. The tools he used for aforementioned organ harvesting. A bag big enough to hold them. And he dumped them in. Romeo hiccuped and sniffled, watching him with some amusement. "We did. . .it wasn't very good. . . ."

"Yeah, but this'll be good." Taiga insisted, the cruel dullness of his voice still managing to sound chipper. He fetched a pistol, and Romeo wasn't in the mood to scold him for the unsafe way he waved it around. "I'll go blasting in there and the cold'll keep everything fresh for me. Maybe take some alive, put 'em to work? Feed 'em to that big toothy hole we saw in the desert? Or hostage negotiation with their rich ass families? I bet won't even have to rough 'em up before the cash starts coming in--"

Taiga began to expound on the ways he'd kill and torture the Frostheimers and what he'd do with their (living or dead) bodies to make them suffer for hurting Romeo, gathering the tools to do so from around his room and showing them off to Romeo as proof with his explanations before he stuffed and dropped them into a bag. First the general students. Then the vice captain. Then the captain. Should he go to Mortkranken and get Isami too? Have him help with some alleged medical prowess or lose his life too? Then Ishibashi, Kusanagi, and finally how he would brutalize and torture Jin Kamurai just for Romeo, just for his tears.

And as the dark and unhinged brutality went on and on Romeo smiled. And laughed. And eventually he wasn't crying anymore at all, only giggling and laughing and taking shaky breaths, undisturbed by the disturbing ideas. It wouldn't have been the appropriate time before for Taiga to say how beautiful he looked with tears running down his face, how pretty his eyes were when they were wet and shiny, how excited he felt seeing his hair a little messed, his flushed face and shaking lips and shoulders and hearing his choked breaths. How even when he was a miserable mess he was the most beautiful thing in the world. Maybe he would tell him later. But he was beautiful now too, the dried tear trails down his face, his cheeks and nose still red from crying and exertion, but now from joy and laughter, his smile bright but just a bit crude with schadenfreude. His amethyst eyes were still wet with some tears, but now much of the leaking was breathlessness and mirth.

"That's what I wanna do for you. That's what I'm gonna do for you. No matter what the Institute does to me after, I don't care. You're worth so much more than them, Lulu. You're amazing. You're beautiful. You're way more than they deserve. I'm gonna kill them for lookin' down on you like that. Promise I'll get every last one."

"Thank you, Hoshi. . . ." Romeo managed, smiling up at him from where he came close again to squeeze him and kiss his forehead. "But. That's not what I want. That's not how I want to win."

"But Lulu. . . ."

"I know. You packed your bag and everything. . . ." He held Taiga's face, holding their foreheads together, sharing their shaking breaths. "But I'm going to do it myself. I'm going to do this my way.

"They want to treat me like a leper, like they'll lose their businesses from exposure to me, they see me as less than them while still wearing my family name to parties and events. . .I'll show them. I'll show them how successful I can be even on my own, without my family. . .I'll be so wealthy, so influential again, they'll be begging for my attention and approval, like I don't remember every single one of them who slighted me. . .they'll invite me to their parties, they'll invite me to their balls, they'll want to sell me their fucking daughters in marriage, and I'll refuse every single one because they'll be so far beneath me any profits from them would be trivial. I'll put those. Slugs beneath my feet where they belong. I'll fucking show them. . .I can do this my way, Hoshi. I will do this my way, without their handouts, without their 'support,' without them, unless I'm flat out stealing from them."

". . .Sounds good." Less exciting than Taiga's way, but it grounded him. "Won't kill 'em then. Without another good reason. Promise. And I'll be here every step of the way. You don't need them. You've got me."

"I know." Any more tears and shaky sounds were happiness. Reassurance. Although Taiga heard the uncertainty in them. Nonetheless, Romeo's embrace was strong and firm as his convictions. "I've always had you. Ever since I met you, you've been mine. . . ."

"Love you too, Lulu." The tight hug was added onto with a kiss that quickly turned deep, with gripping, wandering hands. Taiga gasped into Romeo's mouth. "Lemme show you how much better I know you than those cold bastards. . .wanna show you how much you're worth, how much I love you, everything they're missing out on. . .lemme show you how little you need them. I'll show you how good our little home is."

[ficoandleo]

oh, ouch. tossing that in the ‘evidence you’re going to leave me’ pile

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It was a scene from some time ago. Too distant, too far away for Taiga’s mind to remember. His memories, along with his sense of being, were fragmented like pieces of broken glass, impossible to put back together. In reality, only Romeo know the when, the why, and what happened after. This was a time when he was losing himself and didn’t want to. Taiga was on his knees, his head cradled on Romeo’s lap. They were alone. Even then, Taiga didn’t allow anyone else to see even a wisp of vulnerability from him. Romeo’s gloved hands smoothed over his hair, settling him, soothing him. He’d kill himself if--

“I won’t forget you, Lulu,” his voice was muffled. He had done some vile, unforgivable things. Those humans---Darkwick was going to-- “I don’t want to forget. . .” “Then don’t.”

[ficoandleo]

((oooo that is pretty similar actually! Although I was imagining it shambling more than floating(apparently movies popularized the idea of it hopping but its bound feet don't really allow that). . .could still make it a similar creature though.

Thank you for sharing this!))

A message is sent out to Sinostra students from Romeo!

ATTN: SINOSTRA HOUSE STUDENTS

There is currently a large(30+) number of unidentified anomalies approaching the rear of the ship. Presumptive class C, as a precaution.

Have your weapons ready in the event that these anomalies are a threat. DO NOT ENGAGE UNTIL ORDERED TO DO SO OR THREATENED. REMEMBER THAT ANOMALIES ARE TO BE CAPTURED, NOT KILLED, UNLESS STRICTLY NECESSARY FOR PRESERVATION OF LIFE.

Right now I'm testing to see if they can be encouraged back into the desert without harming them, however I will be attempting to capture one. You may hear explosions or see bright lights if you're in the vicinity of the stern of the ship. These are FLARES. They are not a threat! At most they will temporarily afflict flash blindness.

Casino guards, reassure non-Sinostra staff and guests in the unlikely event they hear noises, but be prepared to evacuate them through the front onto campus if necessary.

IF THIS ANOMALY IS SPOTTED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SHIP, CAPTURE IT AND CONTACT ME. IF IT POSES A THREAT OF CLASS B OR ABOVE, ALERT A GHOUL STUDENT IMMEDIATELY.

REMINDER: STRANGE NOISES ARE ONLY A THREAT IF YOU FEEL PHYSICAL PAIN, LIGHTHEADEDNESS, CONFUSION, COMPULSION, LOSS OF CONTROL, OR OTHER SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTACK IN RESPONSE.

BOSS UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO HELP ME CAPTURE THIS THING I DON'T WANT YOU "HELPING" UNLESS THEY START ATTACKING. DO NOT COME OUTSIDE.

[ficoandleo]

A message is sent out to Sinostra students from Romeo!

ATTN: SINOSTRA HOUSE STUDENTS

There is currently a large(30+) number of unidentified anomalies approaching the rear of the ship. Presumptive class C, as a precaution.

Have your weapons ready in the event that these anomalies are a threat. DO NOT ENGAGE UNTIL ORDERED TO DO SO OR THREATENED. REMEMBER THAT ANOMALIES ARE TO BE CAPTURED, NOT KILLED, UNLESS STRICTLY NECESSARY FOR PRESERVATION OF LIFE.

Right now I'm testing to see if they can be encouraged back into the desert without harming them, however I will be attempting to capture one. You may hear explosions or see bright lights if you're in the vicinity of the stern of the ship. These are FLARES. They are not a threat! At most they will temporarily afflict flash blindness.

Casino guards, reassure non-Sinostra staff and guests in the unlikely event they hear noises, but be prepared to evacuate them through the front onto campus if necessary.

IF THIS ANOMALY IS SPOTTED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SHIP, CAPTURE IT AND CONTACT ME. IF IT POSES A THREAT OF CLASS B OR ABOVE, ALERT A GHOUL STUDENT IMMEDIATELY.

REMINDER: STRANGE NOISES ARE ONLY A THREAT IF YOU FEEL PHYSICAL PAIN, LIGHTHEADEDNESS, CONFUSION, COMPULSION, LOSS OF CONTROL, OR OTHER SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTACK IN RESPONSE.

BOSS UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO HELP ME CAPTURE THIS THING I DON'T WANT YOU "HELPING" UNLESS THEY START ATTACKING. DO NOT COME OUTSIDE.

[ficoandleo]

"Moving in a pack is normal. And most things from the desert sound awful, honestly. Outside of Sinostra most of the desert moves around every now and then. They might be displaced and disoriented, not attacking. . . .

". . .Three dozen does sound a little excessive though. I'll investigate. Worst case scenario we may have to get the Boss involved. Hopefully I can capture at least one before then, if it comes to that."

Well, now he has to go to the deck and start sniping. . . .

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