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[cagcdlxve]

.・゜-: ✧ :- The tenacity of the man was... amusing to Gaia. The conversation had begun with hostility and had seemingly shuffled that energy into sheer determination. Humans confused her to no end. An eagerness to take the chance to save someone he seemed to care for.

Perhaps it was amusing... but it was an infectious confidence. Regardless, he seemed to know what he spoke of. Gaia nodded in affirmation holding the glowing ball back out towards him to touch. She could feel the racing heart and clenching of his teeth, steeling himself up with resolve.

" Indeed, I Do Not Know You... However, I Trust You Know Of What You Speak. " Gaia answered. " Whenever You Are Ready, This Will Take You To Her. " This had to work, they all needed it to work for Lilith's sake.

" You Carry My Blessings With You, Strange Man. " Her voice softened, something almost human. ( almost like Lilith herself. )

Go back to her home, the place that she had no choice but to be happy in, accepting her fate, the one laid out for her, that unhappy destiny where she can't laugh and explore and learn new things--

His expression shifts into something solemn, determination glinting like a fire in his eye.

"I'm good at uncovering the details. You don't know this, but that's my job. To bring things to light," his mouth curls, "not quite like your light show, Lightning bug."

And Badou has another thing up his sleeve. He smiles, all teeth, nerves bubbling in his stomach.

"I'm very, very fucking annoying. She'll have to listen to me."

[blujayonthewing]

accidentally found a little youtube video on the history of a park in my hometown and have just learned that the lagoon used to be an ice skating rink that was massively popular throughout southwest michigan, and I'm Having Feelings about 1) how much more beautiful and wonderful my hometown was before I was born, and how it's an empty wasteland now and 2) It Used To Get Cold Enough In Michigan For Ice Rinks

[lesamis]

Trick or treat 😈 what's one nice thing that happened to you this month, and what's something this year that bamboozled you?

happy (late) halloween, anon! :D those are lovely questions!

i think the nicest thing that happened to me in october was that i got to see my very dear friend on stage in a performance that made me cry like a baby. 10/10 highly recommend staring at your friends making art like you're maybe seeing god.

a pretty bamboozling occurrence this year was one particular day spent with cat @starkey, who suggested after we'd hung out in an extremely suspicious and very beautiful mossy grove in the fairy glen that a good place to have dinner might be this vegetarian restaurant she'd heard about. the restaurant was a tiny tiny house on a hill in the middle of nowhere, the food tasted one hundred per cent as if fairies had made it, the only drinks served were teas specifically paired with each course, the chef sporadically came out to tell us the lore? literally the actual magical lore? about some of the ingredients she used, she then gave us meadowsweet to take home that she'd foraged herself, and i'm decently sure that if i tried to return to the restaurant it'd be gone. it was the best meal i've ever had.

[quickdeaths]

Was that true? Did Shinobu keep her likes and dislikes to herself unnecessarily? She supposed she did, if she thought about it sincerely. To some extent, others seldom seemed interested, but at the same time, Shinobu themselves wasn't particularly forthcoming about such things. With Sonia, it was effortless, even before she'd found herself wholly in love with her. To speak with her was like breathing. She was simply that sort of person.

"That's understandable," she murmured with a faint nod. "I'll endeavor not to betray that trust, Miss Nevermind. Your safety, and your reputation, are both quite important to me, and I'd not wish to sully them through my friendship." As to why she'd never brought another person here, Shinobu kept silent. The truth was simple, of course. She hadn't fallen for anyone else the way she'd fallen for Sonia. That wasn't the sort of thing she could share aloud.

She cared so much for Sonia Nevermind that Shinobu imagined she'd do anything the other girl asked of her. It was truthfully a bit pathetic, and it aligned Shinobu more closely with her own admirers than she liked. All the more reason, then, to not act upon any feelings, nor reveal them. There was no reason to burden her friend with such a confession, when it would only introduce unnecessary tension and awkwardness in their friendship. It was better to try and bury her feelings, and if she couldn't do that, then simply to live with them in quiet dignity. That was the proper thing to do, wasn't it?

Admittedly, it would be difficult if every single thing Sonia did brought a smile to her face. Her enthusiasm for the dessert was one such thing, with the archer entirely unable to keep from regarding her warmly. "I'm glad to hear that you're so fond of it." Following Sonia's lead, Shinobu took the other spoon, portioning out a small spoonful for herself. As expected, it was a bit sweeter than she might have otherwise liked, but it wasn't unpleasant, and the company made it even better than it otherwise might have been.

She shook her head. "No, I haven't. Typically it's served with vanilla, or plain milk ice cream, isn't it? I'm admittedly less familiar with the use of coffee in desserts - ah, aside from tiramisu, which is my favorite as far as such things go." Even that wasn't something many people knew, aside from Anzu, and yet the words left her lips effortlessly. "I suppose coffee and chocolate are often paired, aren't they? In that sense, I'm sure it wouldn't be unpleasant." They nodded, that faint smile still on their face. "I'll have to try it sometime - preferably with Novosonian ice cream, as you said."

Dipping her spoon back into the dessert, Shinobu took another bite. The sweetness of the ice cream was, in her estimation, a bit overpowering of the espresso, but if Sonia liked it, then this was something they could share in the future, wasn't it? It was perhaps a stretch to call coffee a hobby of Shinobu's, but it was something she was rather passionate about, and it would be nice to be able to talk to Sonia about it more often. Even if it wasn't their favorite, surely the flavors of different espressos would be uniquely expressed with ice cream.

They were almost too thoughtful about it, nearly to the point of missing Sonia's following words. "Mm? An event?" For a moment, her heart jumped in her chest, anxious and excited in equal measures at the thought of being invited to something. Perhaps another occasion to dance with her, or otherwise be close, though, truly, Shinobu knew there were few places Sonia could ask her to go that she would find unpleasant even in her company. "Alright," she answered, trying to remain even-toned. "Please, tell me about it."

Shinobu said she wouldn't find anything mortifying about her, but Sonia had her doubts. Certainly, she was less awkward when she'd first arrived to Japan, viewing the country as something between personal duty in not bringing shame to her father and Novoselic, and treating it like her personal theme park, despite having never been to such a place before. It brought her all the awe and delight she rather suspected Disneyland would, and that was also on her list of places to visit, right beside haunted houses, locations brought to life in anime, and anywhere with roller coasters.

But she wasn't perfect: for all of her elegant manners and polite speech, she still couldn't hide her fascination with the mundane aspects of Japanese lifestyle. It was the sort of attitude that caused the bravest of Japan's elite, unafraid of landing in hot water with the Novoselic royals, to mock and tease Sonia. Often behind her back, occasionally thinly-veiled to her face, and yet she smiled through it all. Still, she could trust Shinobu not to do that at least.

Sonia smiled back as Shinobu laughed. She could trust them with a lot, couldn't she?

"But it is a great secret, what you enjoy and what you do not," Sonia insisted between sips of her latte. "You are not as open as many are about their favorites, their interests, their likes and dislikes. So when you are, it is very fortunate indeed to learn of them. But more than that, it is a challenge for me to go anywhere I wish on a whim."

She sighed, doubting her friend had made the connection. She felt pitiful explaining the limitations in her life, but at least in Shinobu's company she felt safe doing so. "Even if this establishment is well recorded on the internet, I cannot simply turn up usually. My security detail must be informed as to where I wish to go, and they must ensure it is safe and suitable for me: escape routes and the like."

"But!" She interjected, setting down her empty cup. She hadn't winced again after adding the small bit of additional sugar: the chocolate and fruit flavors had been well drawn out, leaving the taste far less bitter than expected. "I know you would never take me somewhere unsafe or unsavory. So I am very much safe in your hands, Yaguchi-san. So I must thank you again for your expertise and efforts. I am so grateful that you wanted to share this place with me: I am surprised you have never brought any of your other, er, friends here."

She couldn't bring herself to say dates, for some reason. The word lingered on her tongue, bitter and uncomfortable, far more than the strongest coffee ever was. Shinobu was about to say something else and Sonia had opened her mouth in a ghost of a ...Yes? when the manager had come to their table again, this time with a shared offering.

"Ah, affogato!" Sonia exclaimed, her face lighting up with delight as she carefully moved her cup and saucer to the side to make room for the ice cream treat to share. "Thank you very much, sir. This is very kind of you!" She waited for him to leave, her enthusiasm far greater than the dessert's primary intended recipient. Just as well: one of them should be excited for sweets, no? Shinobu's enthusiasm, although more restrained, seemed entirely focused on bitter coffee, books, and the fish she looked after, though Sonia didn't mind.

"Yes, I would love to share this with you. Contrary to my usual experience with espresso, I quite enjoy affogato. Have you ever had it with chocolate ice cream?" She grinned, taking a spoon for herself and scooping up a bite. "With Novosonian chocolate ice cream, it truly turns it into the most delectable form of mocha. Oh! Though speaking of sharing things, I wanted to ask you about an event anyway."

[sclepurpose]

PARKS AND RECREATION SENTENCE STARTER

@eievuimultimuse // “I like saying no. It lowers their enthusiasm.” (from 07 SF while he’s still a crime boss lol)

" You sound a lot like my boss. " He can't help the comment that slips out, but c'mon -- Minion has to admit, it DOES sound a LOT like something Megamind would say, and that amuses the fish immensely. " I think you two would get along. "

[alltherelicsofalifelonglived]

what if i just lit the entire kitchen on fire

[iniziare]

Re-tag drop: Yelan

[captains8ooty]

I actually think my second favor8 memory is that short period where I was a maid. I was new to this we8site and it pushed me to socialize with a new flock of people other than my crew. 

[cagcdlxve]

⋆˙⟡ CENDRILLON (@cagedfreedom)

.・゜-: ✧ :- Gaia had met many faces, and seen even more places. Throughout her travels, she had come to marvel at the fact that there were so many who seemed to care very deeply for her speaker. It was... touching, as she would put it.

The concept of this fondness was lost to someone like Gaia who, up to this point, would have never known what it was like to be human at all. And in some ways, she still didn't understand. Or rather, she could not understand Lilith's desire to shed it.

Lilith was as much of a human as any being that Gaia had come across. Not all were human of course, but they experienced trust and love and free-will. All of those things were a part of Lilith too. That's why she existed, after all. To be the bridge between the human and the spiritual. It was not something to be discarded like this.

Gaia knew she was running out of time. Even though many had spoken to Lilith thus far, the creature seemed hellbent on succumbing to Gaia completely. Gaia still fought against her, but it may not be enough soon.

She stood among the fields of Fanalea then, watching the setting sun crest behind the mountains. Contemplating what she should do. How could she help this creature understand what was meant to be? She felt human emotions once more. Gaia's heart raced with fear.

[gu6chan]

i would kill for a cup of this right now

[sclepurpose]

@eievuimultimuse // “You need to rest.” (from megs <3)

My muse is sick, and won’t admit it. Send “You need to rest.” for their reaction.

" Sir, please -- " Despite both the raspiness in his voice and nausea from coughing, Minion tries his damnedest to protest, even still trying to stand up. " I'm just fine. Don't worry about me, go do whatever it was you had planned. "

[regretmuch]

tag dump part 1!

[1percentcharge]

the amnesiac man I keep trapped in my basement and keep on a diet of exclusively ice cream has began to realize I am lying about the outside world after I served him the tonight dough and accidentally let him see Jimmy Fallons face on the side of the pint which triggered his memories of his life before I kidnapped him (he went to a live taping once) fuck 🤦‍♀️

[mothmans-cumrag]

Being an adult means being both the person asking for sth and the person saying you got that at home

[winchestersickness]

Sammy's the patron saint of younger siblings

[cagcdlxve]

⋆˙⟡ CENDRILLON (@windfavord)

.・゜-: ✧ :- Everything was chaos all around her. Gaia had long since taken to the streets to find more answers. All she ever had known throughout her existence was eternity. She did not know her birth, nor would she know her death. As long as the world thrives, she would simply be. What was given was given back - that was the cycle.

In all of her infinite wisdom and knowledge, she found herself frustrated by the cycle. But that was curious in itself, as she had truly never had such emotions before. In many ways, she imagined this was what it must be like for infants born into worlds they could not imagine.

But here and now, Gaia could see a limited perspective instead of thousands of histories that came and left. She could only hear whatever surrounded her instead of every single heartbeat she ever knew. What shocked her the most were the smells - unpleasant most of the time, but they still existed as a sensation all the same.

She was in no position to treasure these things. Gaia did not belong, nor was she going to become settled. It was not her place to be among the world, that's what the speaker was for. Gaia simply would choose to focus on what could make the speaker come to her senses.

She had taken to the city streets as those were the closest. Unaware of the chaos she left in her path from the hundreds of denizens that saw the being of magic walk by ( and subsequently crashed into their surroundings from looking away from the path. )

Gaia had finally arrived at a place that might perhaps bring good memories to Lilith's mind. This one was far more temperamental than she realized. She walked around and simply watched the people who milled around and performed their jobs. Her arms crossed on her chest, staring intensely at everything that moved even an inch in a new direction.

" Come then... this where you ought to be, speaker. " Gaia's voice muttered with a tinge of impatience. Fighting with the speaker to open her eyes.