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voice / text / communion
D's mind is a cacophony of things.
The landscape is shadow and darkness, and it is chilly and reserved where D sits in it; he feels like a simple young man. Quiet, soft, human. But behind the stoicism is a warm, sensual, and elegant sliver of something primordial and powerful. Embracing it is hypnotic, arousing, yet also a little horrifying.
Amidst all of this is something else, too: a craggled and old presence which can be heard on occasion cackling or chattering separately, the crusty voice belonging neither to D or the peculiar entity in the space.
The landscape is shadow and darkness, and it is chilly and reserved where D sits in it; he feels like a simple young man. Quiet, soft, human. But behind the stoicism is a warm, sensual, and elegant sliver of something primordial and powerful. Embracing it is hypnotic, arousing, yet also a little horrifying.
Amidst all of this is something else, too: a craggled and old presence which can be heard on occasion cackling or chattering separately, the crusty voice belonging neither to D or the peculiar entity in the space.
communion. i know i said he was going to avoid d but consider: i want to tag you
So! Here he is, knocking politely at D's mental door. ]
Is this D?
val......
Eustace is already doing better than Set. Joining D's headspace politely gives D time to push all of the terrible vampiric things back out of the way. A cool and steely sort of weight blooms in Eustace's mind. The quietness is familiar; the space is full of a strong, dark silence.
At the edges is a primordial, powerful energy which curiously tries to inspect Eustace with a strangely sensual and languid interest. A dark thing with glowing carnelian red eyes.]
Yes.
[He at least doesn't yell HEY IT'S EUSTACE THE DUDE WHO SMOOCHED ME.]
Are you feeling better?
anna....... :face_holding_back_tears:
I am. [ At least he doesn't have to bring up the subject first. ] I wanted to apologize for that. For what I did, before.
[ THE KISS it was a nice kiss but he still shouldn't have done it. ]
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Thank you.
[First of all, he does not want to brush off Eustace attempt to offer an apology. D doesn't sound amused in any way, like he's trying to tease Eustace about what happened.]
But you don't have to apologize. Better me than someone who will give you trouble later.
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Regardless, I did.
[ And now that's out of the way, it's time to say his goodbyes and end this thread! Just kidding. ]
You're very calm about this. [ And was, even back during the heat of the moment. ] Does this happen to you frequently?
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For a long moment, he doesn't say anything in response to the question. It does--did?--happen to him frequently, but he does not want to sound conceited because it was not something he particularly liked. Besides, he thinks if he sounds more calm about it, it will be less stressful for Eustace.]
On the Frontier where I was was from, yes. But rarely here.
[Kenos people are built different.]
Fae-like creatures often employ tricks, so I understood it wasn't something you'd have done on your own.
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Though he's beginning to suspect D's the worse one off now, if people keep throwing themselves at him without warning. ]
Would it have bothered you more if it had been something I'd done willingly?
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I didn't know you, so I would have questioned the validity of the feelings.
[Sometimes, people become enamored with you just because of your inhuman vampire beauty, so you must ignore it.]
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You don't believe in love at first sight?
[ This is a joke. A very bad one. So bad that he doesn't give it much time to settle, moving on quickly. He's not here to talk about love anyway. ]
Thanks for being [ ... ] open-minded though. You don't have to worry about it happening again.
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I don't.
[He knows it was sarcasm, BUT JUST TO REITERATE HIS POINT. No love at first sight for him. Maybe for cute maidens...]
You are promising a great deal for being in a place which doesn't play by those same rules.
[Maybe Eustace will be cursed again to be in love with him. Aphro event...... Eustace will be trying to bang him (no).]
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But also—fair point. Give him a minute to amend his words slightly. ]
You won't have to worry about me doing it willingly.
[ Once aphro's on the table though? No promises. Dokja will just have to deal as his bf goes and bangs another man. ]
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You didn't strike me as that sort of man.
[Com...pliment...?? He gets the feeling Eustace is taking this embassment hard.]
We can start over. My name is D.
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Eustace.
[ They've been through this song and dance before, but it feels different this time. More welcome. Except...where do they go from here? Once again, conversation proves not to be his strong point. ]
Did you manage to find what you were looking for, back then?
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[He is a polite young man... His manners.]
Yes. I had lost a hat and a photograph. Many others had lost things as well, it seems. Did you find what you said someone had taken from you?
[...lol, Eustace, your Jesus arm.]
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I didn't. [ UNFORTUNATE. ] He did a good job hiding himself away.
[ Not that it was hard, given that they were all ant-sized. ]
The person it belonged to said he would take care of it though.
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A lot was happening.
[He understands. He doesn't blame Eustace for not being able to get anything back.]
You hadn't lost anything personal?
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Nothing that wasn't eventually returned to me.
[ Which, thank goodness, he'd probably go nuts without his gun. When you like dogs and guns more than most people...it's fine, probably. Sometimes people are just annoying! It's fine!! ]
Things are always happening around here though. [ Like Dokja DYING REPEATEDLY. ] You get used to it. [ ... ] Unless you're already used to it.
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I see.
[How many people lucked out like he and Eustace where they had their items returned without much suffering. Well, D did get turned into a child, but it's fine.]
I am, but that does not mean it isn't frustrating. You seemed to not care much for this place even when you were cursed. Is that still true?
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Was it that obvious though that he didn't like this place? He's losing his stoic touch. ]
I haven't had many good experiences here. It doesn't help that I was in a place similar to this one before I arrived, that liked to put people's personal business on display for everyone to see without warning.
[ He's tired man...he's so tired. ]
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Eustace has suffered so much here at Val's hands... D feels bad for him because he is one of the more similarly reasonable people.]
I hope things become better for you. [Smash cut to Eustace taking Dokja out.] The place you came from was this way as well?
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Similar in a lot of ways. Being forced to choose between two sides at war. Having a rock embedded in somewhere in your body.
[ Too bad he isn't Dark with his uncanny fourthwall meta-breaking abilities, he could make so much jamjar commentary right now. ]
Sometimes I wonder if we'll all end up in a third place just like the first two if we stick around long enough.
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Interesting.
[The Frontier was... a little like this in ways. No one really had shards embedded in them unless that was just a thing they were into.
But the warring of two sides? Yeah.]
Supposedly, if Zenith wins, that will be true.
[Ha ha.]
If we're all being deceived, there could be a third world we aren't aware of.
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But, that's interesting. ]
You don't believe in what either Yima or Cyrus is saying?
[ Personally, he doesn't think anyone with half a brain cell would have any good reason to trust the two, but there are some weirdos out there who are hopelessly devoted... ]
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Not entirely. It's more beneficial to harmonize. I simply prefer the outcome the Meridian believe. But I'm skeptical.
My world may even still exist. Dimensional travel and the altering of space and time are things familiar with my world.
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Are they? [ He sounds decidedly interested now, mental presence growing far more alert. ] Have you experienced them both yourself?
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