#// but yeah the theodora was real sad but then the promise at the end leaves such a bittersweet feel

[mcgilou]

FOR eizen's little sister she certainly could be quite kind. guess this was part of the reason he held such high regards for her. magilou wouldn't say out loud how highly he praised her here and there. who knew what kind of emotional pandora's box that would open up. if anything it just made her smile with a soft huff of a laugh making its way past her lips. eizen certainly was right how his sister sometimes acted more mature than he did. this girl really showed every bit of how eizen talked about her and then some. you could really tell just how much that pouty reaper loved his sister from how perfectly he described her to the party. it almost gave magilou a sense of jealousy if not for her own heart being long since sundered broken beyond repair. no matter how much she kept it together it wasn't something anyone could truly piece back together to make whole once more. she'd simply live in the moment of the love these siblings had for each other and live vicariously through their care for one another. though she'd never admit this out loud. who did she look like? there was no way magilou would let her mask slip and show the tender feelings she had underneath the surface. too close for comfort there.

" you're certainly right on that earful. we already get enough of it when we do something stupid. " now was time for magilou to make light of the situation. no way she was going to let this moment get sappy. she couldn't allow herself to show any for of weakness that could leave her open. no more. rather she'd play words like her instrument of choice and let them flow in a manner to her liking. " should've seen the whole arguing match he and the other boys got into over the name of this beetle laphicet found. the earful after earful why one name was better than the other. really something else. "

colourful certainly was a word to describe the group but magilou figured that was the best way to put it. the group certainly were quite the band of misfits that didn't look like they'd be traveling with one another yet here they were. who would have thought the lord of calamity would get such a motley crew to be her party to take down the shepherd? really something else. but then again it would be weird if velvet didn't have the people she did. magilou wouldn't say it out loud but she was happy to be a part of the group and also couldn't agree more with edna's comment about eizen's loyalty. heck, if not for the party he was loyal to the van eltia's crew. it was always a sight to see how much he looked after that crew. who knew where they would be without their reaper tagging along.

" you and velvet would get along so well. " magilou lets out a strained huff as she gives an exaggerated wince of pain at the nicknames edna said. even velvet's half-assed nicknames with zero thought into them were better than . . . than THAT! she tried her best not to wince every time she heard the awful nickname she'd been given used more than once. and here she was thinking great things about eizen's little sister moments ago and now she had full regrets for those thoughts. though she really showed her relation to eizen the more she spoke. definitely siblings. no doubt about it.

" not even close! " magilou shook her head before outright denying being called anything close to a felon. seriously . . . bienfu was never going to live down that betrayal. she'd make certain he remembered it long past magilou's time on this world. with a long sigh she placed her hands on her hips as she gave a shortened explanation of her side. " my malakhim partner--bienfu, the punching bag--decided to sell me out to the abbey in a total act of betrayal and got me locked up there. and the next time i see him he's sucking up to the exorcists in the creepy bienfu way. seriously? i made sure he remembered the betrayal he put me through when we reunited. seriously though! can you believe it? him? selling ME out? preposterous! "

she nods, quietly agreeing, but she also knows that she wouldn't write that to eizen. this isn't something that could be discussed on paper—but there wouldn't be any way to say it to him without letters if he keeps limiting their communication to those. this is why edna simply decides to keep it inside. it helps a little to let it out to magilou, unintentionally, and she supposes it's comforting enough that the witch hadn't made some obnoxious remark about it. they've only just met, but magilou did indeed have enough patience and respect to hear her out. edna thinks it's okay to cut her some slack.

❛  since you're worried about his temper, this little meeting of ours won't be reaching my brother from my end,  ❜ she mentions, closing her umbrella to prop the tip against the ground like a cane. she manages a casual shrug. ❛  he'll probably give you an earful, he'll write a whole essay to me about not butting into his independent life, and you and i both know he gets annoying like that.  ❜ she loves him and all, but he is her big brother: like most brothers, he can be pretty annoying. she knows what will await her if he finds out she's been asking about him through magilou. 

and speaking of magilou, edna loses count of how many times she's blinked incredulously at something she said. okay, so... velvet is a moody older sister type, laphicet is also a seraph like her, rokurou is a battle maniac, eleanor is a crybaby former exorcist, and bienfu is a great punching bag? processing each description, she eventually replies, ❛  you people are truly a colorful bunch.  ❜ she pauses. ❛  but... it seems like it's never boring for you guys. i guess i'm content knowing that much.  ❜ she doesn't have to say an obligatory, take care of my brother, not because edna hates being sappy, but rather, she simply knows her brother will pick the right people to be with. ❛  he may be a dork and a giant pain—  ❜ pun intended, of course. ❛  —but he's loyal and he's good at worrying.  ❜

that was already pretty sappy, edna disgustedly thinks, so she snorts and says, ❛  lame. i would've named him 'pup-phi.'  ❜ puppy... pup-phi... magilou even said he acts like a lost puppy, so it's fitting and edna doesn't care enough to ask for a second opinion. she plans to keep a straight face, but upon hearing magilou list out velvet's apparently horrendous additions of nicknames, edna cannot resist a small smirk. witchy mcwitcherton already sounds terrible, but lil-miss-witch-who-smiles-around-you-but-stabs-you-in-the-back-when-you're-not-looking is quite entertaining. ❛  i like the last one. just for you, i'll shorten it to 'ss-lou.' the first 's' from 'smile,' the second 's' from 'stabs,' and 'lou' obviously from your name.  ❜ 

to help balance the mood from earlier, she feigns remorse and adds, ❛  it's a shame i can't make that suggestion to velvet myself. consider yourself lucky, ss-lou.  ❜ and just because edna expects complaining: ❛  you probably won't be seeing me for a long time after this meeting, so suck it up.  ❜ however, she does soften her eyes in silent gratitude. edna hates humans; she always has—but this time, she can make an exception for her brother's friend. besides, she made up ss-lou with harmelss intention anyway. 

she looks at the scenery, is quiet for a beat, then casually mentions, ❛  you said something about titania. am i supposed to assume you're also a felon, along with being a witch?  ❜