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[mcgilou]

i've been struggling w/ my mental health really bad so just a minute heads up for all my blogs being wonky activity. i feel bad bc i wanna write but i don't wanna force it if i can avoid that.

[mcgilou]

THERE he goes. that answer gave the witch a smile as she let out a long sigh and gave the reaper a pat on the back before letting her arms cross in front of her chest as her gaze moved to a bird flying freely in the sky above. what a lucky thing. to have the skies to roam free without anything chaining it down. she was jealous of it. that much was certain.

" she's lucky to have a brother like you. " a puff of air huffs from the witch's lips as she tried to conceal any shakiness in her own tone. this was the most open she'd been with another person aside from bienfu in a while. truth be told it was probably about as scary to her as the fear of harming edna was to eizen. who knew she'd learn so much about herself while helping others. what irony was that. " to have someone love you so dearly they fear hurting you. cherish that feeling, eizen. i may not know the extent of the bond you two share and may only know so much about you and her, but this is something you need to really hold onto. you'll regret it if you don't. "

she stops to look at him and give him a genuine smile for once, one where her eyes both gave a look of care but also melancholy all in one. " you're a good guy, eizen. don't ever let yourself believe otherwise. "

All things considered, he admires her willingness to care about a Reaper and his little sister. "You've got guts, telling a reaper what to do. Maybe you're right, and regardless of me being with her or not won't affect things. But it doesn't stop that worry that I just might. My mere presence makes the impossible, possible." He looks to the sea, ever treacherous, at least when things go wrong out in the ocean it's not always Eizen's fault.

"Edna deserves a better brother than me, I don't doubt that." The implications are clear as day to him, "maybe when this is all over, I might see her - at least for a few minutes."

[mcgilou]

i do live just had very limited energy and have p much allocated any writing brain for phel. will respond to things when i can again

[mcgilou]

i love how when i got the ask from eizen suddenly i had a notif of 7 on my inbox and was all "????" only to be reminded of all my 3+ year old asks sitting in there unanswered bc i forgot all abt them

[mcgilou]

" IF i had a gald for every time i went missing and my party didn't even notice i'd be quite wealthy-- "

" -- which is quite depressing when you think about it, but at least i'd be rich! "

[mcgilou]

WHAT an absolute fool! he was so gullible and easily tricked? darn she should've been trying to make her gald off of this oaf ages ago. well no time like the present to make the most of this monumental moment. who would have thought some redhead would be the one to walk up and believe what she said? oh well. she wasn't going to complain at all.

" oh they're REAL special! didn't you know? " magilou twirled to give the young man a serious look all the while completely making up every single word she said. she had to make it believable for this solo audience member. she was a performer after all! " it really gives it that extra natural oomf! kinda like how turtlez give our pocket gald that extra bit of lightening with their ridiculous prices! a bunch of crooks they are! " look who's talking.

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Luke doesn't even know what to say as he hands over the woman's groceries. The more he thinks about it, the more he feels kind of... bothered. But he takes a deep breath and tries to keep a pleasant look on his face.

At least it hadn't been that expensive.

"So, what kind of potion is it going to be?" Luke asks, crossing his arms and idly shifting his weight to one side. "I didn't think witch potions required strawberries. Is it something special?"

[mcgilou]

@asterisque : aster looking at her with a huge grin: yeah! like you!

" YOU know . . . i'd make a big scene about you being wrong but even i would like to know the answer and it's my own head. "

[mcgilou]

[mcgilou]

" SERIOUSLY? that's what you chose to do? "

[mcgilou]

" OH pish posh! people stare at me regardless and even moreso when i have bienfu around. staring is normal. if i didn't have the odd dirty look thrown my way i'd think i stumbled into some creepy horror scene. " it wasn't uncommon for folk to give her a dirty look or a raised brow glance. if anything she was more used to that kind of treatment especially in company of velvet and crew. the oddities their party gave way to made more people stare but she wouldn't blame them for staring. did they see velvet's attire? her wearing that in the sheer cold alone was enough to raise a brow to. even the thought alone made magilou shiver in her boots.

her shivering, however, stopped when she heard what edna had next to say. of course her awful lie was going to get doubts for how badly it was delivered. truly if eizen knew she was speaking to his little sister she would have so much trouble to deal with and that was something she didn't want to begin to think about. there was no blaming bienfu with how snug and cozy he was acting with eleanor. he betrayed magilou and clung to eleanor like glue. sure, magilou was prone to bully the poor guy but he needed to be kept in line with how weird he could get. truly the most creepy of malakhim in her opinion. but perhaps is oddities was what made him perfect for magilou's companion.

" you got me there, kiddo. " sure, edna was most definitely older than her, but it was a simple slip of the tongue at this point. malakhim were impossible to truly keep track of ages for a simple mortal lifespan so it was best to just go off of how she felt. " yeah, this isn't simple recon. can't even come up with a lie good enough to tell so i'll be honest for once. "

there was a shrug as magilou let her exaggerated demeanor soften and a calmer persona seem to emerge. she still had her usual playful tone, but this time it was much more subdued. she still wore her false smile as her protective mask as she came clean to the reaper's younger sister.

" yeah, we aren't simply traveling around, but i would hope you could tell that. mister reaper-pants really isn't going to be happy with me if he finds out but knowing him i'm in line for a good scolding anyways. " a shrug. " though if not from him then from velvet. she acts like she hates me but really her tender heart is so easy to read even a scary lord of calamity can be cute sometimes.

" we're looking for the earth pulses to pretty much save humanity or something like that. it all stems from velvet having some revenge quest that really kicked everything off. dunno how much your big brother told you, but that's pretty much an abridged version of it all. neat, huh? "

her eyebrow arches. 'even the smallest bit of description?' they must have a strange relationship, edna concludes. she is curious, but that's none of her business, what kinds of friends he has. he's made it pretty clear that she isn't allowed to know a lot of things about him anymore, and she wonders when this distance will ever close.

❛ that's more like it,  ❜ she remarks instead, even providing a nod for her indulgement. for a witch, magilou does not really act like one—but then again, edna's never met a real witch before. she has too much flair and cheekiness, and that is already pretty odd. how can someone remain so... chipper? edna cannot invoke the same emotions as her; cannot show the same emotions either. her face is always flat and her voice always monotone and her heart is steeled: this is how she learns to stay strong. she doesn't like being weak-willed. after all, eizen raised her. ❛ though, it would do you good to tone it down. wouldn't want people staring at you for talking to the 'air,' do you?  ❜

she snorts, feeling fond. it does seem like her brother's thing to be grumpy towards someone with a lot of cheek like magilou, she supposes. but to edna, he will always be that same geek who nerds out on random artiffacts and takes care of her. 

unconvinced, she stares at the way magilou's eyes start darting everywhere. ❛ a 'lull period?'  ❜ she echoes, dully. ❛ and 'recon,' you say?  ❜ are drama queens normally bad at hiding things? things cannot be that easy. if her so-called words are truthful, then edna is inclined to not believe it. if magilou is still with her brother's group of companions, that means there's a chance eizen is around—and knowing him, he would never set foot anywhere near rayfalke. ( or her. ) this just seems so improbable and impossible, and even cruel to edna. she ignores the sting in her heart as she turns to face magilou more. ❛ for what reason is there that requires both of those? normally, it'd make sense to do recon if you have something to do, but can't figure out how to. i'm not going to bother asking what you guys are up to, but i do think your claims are not quite bright.  ❜  

❛ and since you seem aware of what earth pulses are, i'm inclined to think you guys are not just on some simple journey traveling the world to see the sights.  ❜ her heart wavers for a moment, wanting to cling onto that very small sliver of hope that maybe her brother is around here somewhere—maybe the next town over, or even the plains to the south, or just... anywhere closeby—but edna keeps it inside. it was his choice to leave home, so she has to respect that. she still chooses to wait. this is why she narrows her eyes and says, ❛ so tell me, book skirt, why are you interested in an earth pulse?  ❜

[mcgilou]

" A deluxe pudding or cake? i'm sure i could rangle something up for you. " she was totally going to make bienfu do the baking. while she was well proud of her proficiency magilou couldn't help but think it wouldn't suffice. plus it was funny to watch bienfu try to cook anything. " and for extra i can give you all the juicy gossip and any news about your big bro free of charge. i mean i am travelling with the big lug. "

edna starts pondering and thinks that's actually not a bad idea. she enjoys her fair share of good humor, and it seems like magilou's the only one who can match it. ❛  and what would that entail for me, exactly? you forget that a seraph like me has no need for such reputation or fortune coming out of it. if i'm included in your little schemes, then i better get something good out of it.  ❜ let's see... meebo already makes ice cream, so... ❛  something like deluxe pudding or cake.  ❜

[mcgilou]

" OH that's simple! i was about to go place it on a bet and get ten times my worth! " her luck wasn't guaranteed but who's to say it wouldn't smile at her this time? especially if she was betting on velvet. " gotta make the big bucks somehow when people won't let you book comedy acts in the town because the last ones involved explosions! "

" At least I didn't lose my gald in one go. "

Of course, he wasn't going to just leave the witch with nothing. He stands from the chair he was just settled at and walks over to her, patting her on the head.

" What were you planning on doing with it anyways? I'll cover for you this time. "

[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?  ❜

[mcgilou]

" OH-HO! " what a development. " you know what they say? ever dog has its day but truly . . . what does the fox say? "

" The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. "

[mcgilou]

" GLAD you agree with me. " that'll teach her old teacher one way or another. while she'd like to see his face when he gets the bill she knows full well to not tempt luck. she's a gambler after all. " i bet he'll fall over in his chair when he learns about it. "

"I suppose that's true, he has a substantial debt owed to us." Plus, there's something about running a tab with your enemy's name that seems cathartic.

[mcgilou]

OH no. now he's asking for details. think quick magilou. can't let this guy know this was because she teased velvet just a little too hard. can't play up the poor victim act if the truth is known! " it's a long and terrible tale. there i was . . . before a pack of wild prickleboar! "

❛  all i ask is that you try not to let the same transgression befall you once more.  ❜ well, this was surely one eccentric mage, wasn't she? ❛ i do hold curiosity to you found yourself in such a predicament?  ❜