[ LUCAS ALL YOUR DIFFERENT MEDS yea scien probably started shifting his recovery my god he's fixing this bitch ]
They all seemed to be having a good time. [ confirms it, and looks thoughtful about the last question with kate ]
Tilt your head up slightly and open your mouth again.
[ just to see from a slightly different angle. and also it'll give scien room to answer ]
I don't know if I find enjoyment from things like these... but it wasn't bad. It made her happy, so I'll accept my role in that. [ a beat ] She only wants to be treated like a normal girl, so if this helped her feel closer to that then I'm glad I went.
[ is there anything scien enjoys for himself besides puzzles and bullying people now i'm wondering this question ]
Lucas will comply, tilting his head and opening his mouth, probably putting his very sharp cuspids on even more prominent display. Thinking about how he's vampire (real) to match his vampire (monster). Imagine if his throat for some reason looked worse from a different angle, but no, it's all expected damage.
There's part of him that's thinking that too, though, in like, a less concrete way. Everything Scien talks about doing is for other people, even questions about his own personal enjoyment still all revolves around other people... When his mouth is free a second time:]
...I hope that it did. It's the very least she deserves. [SWEET KATE.] Was there any part of it that you enjoyed beyond making Kate and Pesto happy?
Oh... [SURPRISING FOR SOME REASON. But he just nods.] I will.
[And then looks at him! IT'D BE SO FUNNY IF HE SOMEHOW GOT HIS HANDS ON DRUGS but no he's fine, his eyes are still clear with no redness or pupil dilation or anything unusual.]
...I suppose you don't really need anything beyond that... [Says local teacher who tries really hard to dedicate his life to others but still has a much more selfish heart than demon lord Scien Brofiise.]
[ i really have to do a body check on your living characters constantly. good for lucas and his pretty blue eyes ]
That type of event isn't to my tastes... It just reminds me of all the useless events in Chedis or that the royals would ask me to show up for. It's just lies and malice swirling around. This was different but...
[ he shakes his head ]
I was never going to get personal enjoyment out of it. If everyone else had a good time, that's enough.
[ monday was funnier curse-wise or else scien would admit he likes watching the clown show ]
[STOP THIS TIME IT ISN'T MY FAULT i mean it's kind of my fault. His eyes are so lovely! He is so lovely!!! It's so unfair!!!! God blessed him with mad beauty and strength and then said "now I will make every other thing hell".]
What type of event is to your tastes, then?
[A note of curiosity. The way Lucas is basically virche nobility too but he lives in a single room house and spends all of his time in Coene, this binch has never gone to a social function.]
Ah, it was fairly boisterous as far as gatherings on this side tend to go... Strange drinks, a curse or two, those party games that everyone seems to enjoy so much.
I don't like events. I like puzzles. [ he'll also just take lucas's hand now to hold in case he's still cold ] Small gatherings are fine. Solving problems, even small ones, or creating things are enough to catch my attention.
[ scien probably went to like. 2 before he became a reliver back when his family (mostly his sister) was more involved with his life and then he immediately said goodbye and backflipped into his lab forever
but scien can't help his own amusement and fondness at that. a lot of his preferred people are actually deadside now ]
[There's a little flicker of wry amusement DON'T JUST SAY PUZZLES ONLY. He will let his paw be held though, even if the vibes are still uncertain. Uncertain as he sits here a bit terse but still not leaving Scien's lap. SURE!!!!]
It feels like there are more opportunities for things like that than for big parties or galas...
[This is so funny though all of the Scien preferences in the gy and yet these bitches still had an 80% betrayal rate.]
I do believe dear Rondo almost fainted while having to explain intimate relations to Iwatooshi. [HELP.] Aerith talked Cloud into showing up wearing a corseted dress which looked very good on him but also terribly uncomfortable... Ah, Will brought food and everyone always has such funny reactions to him. Karlach threw Nona at the ceiling.
Hm... There are. Some of the teenagers showed me a... technological system for playing games. I liked it. It's a good break for the brain, even though I'd rather be focusing on my research when possible.
[ he's really not leaving scien's lap and scien won't point this out because he's just waiting for the curse to wear off. lucas can rest with him in a little warm pile until then
but also
these are so funny. he's laughing and it's just a bit vindictive but it's fine. ALSO THE BETRAYAL RATE IS FINE HE PREFERS IT ]
Ah, now that I would've liked to see. How high did the pink one fly to?
[ why do scien and lucas both just dare giant red non-humans to throw little guys ]
[He really isn't leaving... Part of it is because Scien did not say the examination was over yet so he's just vibing and chatting, but despite the lingering tension he sure doesn't seem to mind being here!! It is very much satisfying his eternal urge for physical contact, if nothing else.]
Oh? Taking breaks is good, now and then. It's not terrible to find something that you don't dislike.
[What the hell is this Matsui-ass double negative speech my god. STOP THOUGH DON'T LAUGH MEANLY except Lucas probably would too if he allowed himself to be the full asshole that people only ever see little glimpses of.]
Quite high! She's very light and Karlach is very strong, after all. The room we were in had a ceiling set high enough that there was no risk to her.
[ not the eternal urge scien's only offering for the duration of the curse. but also it's funny he didn't say that but also he hasn't named anything else for the examination so the implication is that it's over. but lucas isn't the only one who's good at distraction so scien will simply just chill here and hold lucas's cold little paw ]
Mm.... It's rarer for me to find something that I enjoy, but anything new and surprising is fine.
[ he likes lucas so much because he's so full of contradictions and surprises, to be honest ]
Well, even I know an injury during a party can bring down the mood. Maybe she even enjoyed the temporary flight.
[STOP IT'S THE ETERNAL URGE OF THE CURSE he does not have an eternal personal urge for physical contact outside of just being a vaguely handsy person sometimes.
He continues to be temporarily distracted... Sometimes you're just very cold and sit in god's lap holding his hand waiting for the continuation of an exam that is already over.]
At least there's something to be said about the enjoyment of something rare. [But yeah! Nona was a free bird... Goodbye.......]
[ lucas your handsy...... holds his hand forever..... i was gonna say me not scien but i guess scien would ]
The country has opened up recently, so there were more new things than expected. More puzzles. [ man loves puzzles ] Games, too. We ended up looking at a few, since my Lucas's thoughts were always on what he could bring back to the children.
[ and scien likes getting caught up in creating things for fun.... ]
Imagine if she had a fear of heights. [ that'd be funny ] But it does sound chaotic over there. I would've liked to watch it.
[HELP SCIEN JUST HOLDS HIS HAND FOREVER. Lucas is truly so spoiled. Cold good dog enjoying being warm while the violence within him sits quiet like a cat waiting for someone to make One Wrong Move but there are no wrong moves because they're truly just sitting and vibing.]
Ah... I was thinking about that when Aerith and I were playing some of the games that we have, here. With a few modifications, I think the children would love many of them.
[Some things stay the same... There's also a faint air of something disapproving at the joke DON'T WISH THAT ON HER. And then a little glimmer of a complicated emotion.]
Well... At the very least, you had things to enjoy on your side, too. ...I do think you'd have fit in with the chaos here, though.
[It's because so much of it came from bullying...]
[ they're truly just vibing and sitting! but also. scien is so stupid because that's where his attention and curiosity get caught ]
You have games over there...?
[ HE'S SO STUPID! HE'S SO DUMB! though at the complicated emotion, scien just has a brief feeling of understanding - at least he thinks he knows where it comes from ]
It's alright. I won't impose myself more on you. I'm not so desperate for entertainment.
[ he won't invite himself to gy functions when lucas had plenty of fun without the complex emotions of scien being involved ]
[VIBING AND SITTING!!!!! His posture has probably gotten very slowly but progressively less extremely tense throughout all of this. When you are so cold and your mortal enemy is the only person in the bar who will pick you up and hold you on his lap...]
We do, yes. Chess, puzzles, board games, cards... [THEIR GAMES!!!! They have everything but fucking Uno. NU!!!!!
That said, there's a hilarious little pulse of something violent again, but it's mostly because the complex feeling is not quite so straightforward as just not wanting Scien to be around during parties even though that is certainly at least a part of it. OH TO NOT WANT TO SEE YOUR FATED FOE BUT ALSO THINK YOU WOULD NOT HORRIBLY MIND IF THEY WERE AROUND...]
If you're invited and you're able, you should attend. [It's the compromise he eventually settles on... Though:] Can you even leave this space, though?
[ slowly but surely comfy! as lucas eases, scien will wait about twice as long and manage similarly small incremental movements to let his free arm curl around lucas's back to help support him so it's easier for him to sit. movements so small just to avoid drawing attention to them
especially because scien's emotions are probably more vivid now than ever—he's jealous? my god, he's jealous ]
Puzzles and board games... [ mumbles ] Bring one next time you come.
[ he wants to play.... because to answer the next question - ]
No, we can't. The red-haired brat asked me to bring him to our side, but I can't, and I can't exit to yours either even though we're all solid in the same space now.
And it'd be too many people to cram in here, though I'm sure you'd all try...
[ but he thinks lucas is being generous. he really does. and for that reason, scien won't take him up on his offer because this much progress is already enough for him. lucas was so soft and happy when he got here, and scien would rather not risk anything that could take away from that - even his own involvement ]
[Slowly but surely comfy... The way that he's still so distracted that he does not in fact notice these very small movements. He's really just fully settled in god's lap and having a conversation and does he even remember they were in the middle of an examination that he thinks is unfinished at this point GOOD QUESTION. There's probably some awareness of that in the back of his mind.
For now, he's distracted by the fucking jealousy over boardgames. That's so funny. There's a little surprise, because Scien has mentioned he likes puzzles and games, but he didn't think it'd be enough to feel jealous about.]
...Alright... A puzzle, or a board game?
[The rest has him nodding, though. Fucking Karma is so funny my god... He hadn't expected a leap that large to happen though, and is kind of glad that it hadn't given what it could mean for the connection between their pockets. As for the PARTY IN THE BASEMENT...]
Oh, surely so, with the exception of a few. But that would be far too many people in a small space even for those of us who are used to it.
[Scien continues to be too damn considerate of his ass, though.]
[ lucas fully distracted into having a conversation on scien's lap while they hold paws because scien's waiting out the cold curse since he knows that otherwise lucas will just go sit somewhere to be miserable and chilly. very funny. god's thoughtfulness once earned is absurd
at the question, he seems pleased with the idea of getting to play. a tease: ]
Either, but if you bring a board game, know that you will lose.
[ ok god ]
Oh? Are you saying that the sour-faced ponytail wouldn't jump at the opportunity to come see us along with a dozen other people?
[HE WOULD GO SOMEWHERE TO BE MISERABLE AND CHILLY!!!! He's so stupid. Instead he gets to combat the chill with god's body heat. Absolutely wild. He hasn't even asked for his hands back, yet.
Though there's a little blip of irritation at that HELLO!!!! He's not even a competitive person by nature but he wants to hit Scien with a brick always.]
Very well, then. I'll see what I can find.
[He's going to bring a board game and get his ass kicked by god. NOT KANDA THOUGH (Kanda is exactly who he was thinking of) maybe so...]
I don't think anything could bribe Kanda into participating in something like that. It was quite a victory that he showed up tonight, I think.
[ he really hasn't!! scien just holds his hand loosely, so loosely that lucas can take it back anytime just like he can slide off scien's lap anytime because it's not like scien's holding him in a way that's confining at all.
the blip of irritation amuses him, but there is mostly just... a little bit of excitement? he wants to play a board game or do a puzzle sooooo bad ]
I look forward to it.
[ sincerely.... ]
Did he have fun?
[ kanda is just as much of a sourpuss at social gatherings as scien... ]
[No.......... him comfy... Unfortunately he really is quite comfortable and Scien has done a hilariously excellent job at allowing them both to be comfortable without being actively confining or even doing anything that draws his attention to the fact that he's sTILL HERE. God though.
He will probably bring a board game later if he manages to get over the bulk of his Catholic Guilt or at least shove it somewhere far away. There's a little bit of something amused at the question, though...]
Oh, I doubt it. Though he did find a drink he liked, at least? And he tolerated everything well enough that he even joined in on the party games, a bit.
[ HE'S REALLY STILL HERE. THEY'RE JUST HALFWAY TO CUDDLING ON THE COUCH AND IT'S NOT ROMANTIC IT'S NOT PLATONIC IT'S A SECRET THIRD THING (EFFICIENT FOR THE CURSE). THIS IS SO FUNNY ]
Everyone seems to enjoy the party games... I suppose they are the element most open to bullying.
Is that where you said the blubbery knight got embarrassed?
[IT'S A SECRET THIRD THING!!!!! He's so cozy... He's just having a good time sitting here reminiscing about the funny party that he got to attend which was the best thing he's done since he died and honestly even before then. The lil shitty viper in his heart is quiet! He just gets to have a nice, normal conversation!!
The vibe is now amused because Rondo was truly the funniest person in the room no less than three times tonight.]
Oh, it is, yes. They were playing a game called "wed, bed, behead", I believe?
[ scien laughs at that, his own emotions amused. the way that he's enjoying this more than the party that he attended tonight, but it's because his bully spirit is strong and he likes lucas. ]
"They"? Not you?
[ his thumb idly runs over the back of lucas's knuckles with the question ]
You could always come up with an alternative for the last one. Send to timeout, or whatever teachers do.
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They all seemed to be having a good time. [ confirms it, and looks thoughtful about the last question with kate ]
Tilt your head up slightly and open your mouth again.
[ just to see from a slightly different angle. and also it'll give scien room to answer ]
I don't know if I find enjoyment from things like these... but it wasn't bad. It made her happy, so I'll accept my role in that. [ a beat ] She only wants to be treated like a normal girl, so if this helped her feel closer to that then I'm glad I went.
[ is there anything scien enjoys for himself besides puzzles and bullying people now i'm wondering this question ]
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Lucas will comply, tilting his head and opening his mouth, probably putting his very sharp cuspids on even more prominent display. Thinking about how he's vampire (real) to match his vampire (monster). Imagine if his throat for some reason looked worse from a different angle, but no, it's all expected damage.
There's part of him that's thinking that too, though, in like, a less concrete way. Everything Scien talks about doing is for other people, even questions about his own personal enjoyment still all revolves around other people... When his mouth is free a second time:]
...I hope that it did. It's the very least she deserves. [SWEET KATE.] Was there any part of it that you enjoyed beyond making Kate and Pesto happy?
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[ there shouldn't be any sign of drugging imagine if there was but just to be comprehensive
but the question is odd to him. ]
What more would I need besides that?
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[And then looks at him! IT'D BE SO FUNNY IF HE SOMEHOW GOT HIS HANDS ON DRUGS but no he's fine, his eyes are still clear with no redness or pupil dilation or anything unusual.]
...I suppose you don't really need anything beyond that... [Says local teacher who tries really hard to dedicate his life to others but still has a much more selfish heart than demon lord Scien Brofiise.]
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That type of event isn't to my tastes... It just reminds me of all the useless events in Chedis or that the royals would ask me to show up for. It's just lies and malice swirling around. This was different but...
[ he shakes his head ]
I was never going to get personal enjoyment out of it. If everyone else had a good time, that's enough.
[ monday was funnier curse-wise or else scien would admit he likes watching the clown show ]
How was the party on your side?
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What type of event is to your tastes, then?
[A note of curiosity. The way Lucas is basically virche nobility too but he lives in a single room house and spends all of his time in Coene, this binch has never gone to a social function.]
Ah, it was fairly boisterous as far as gatherings on this side tend to go... Strange drinks, a curse or two, those party games that everyone seems to enjoy so much.
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[ scien probably went to like. 2 before he became a reliver back when his family (mostly his sister) was more involved with his life and then he immediately said goodbye and backflipped into his lab forever
but scien can't help his own amusement and fondness at that. a lot of his preferred people are actually deadside now ]
Anyone do anything funny?
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It feels like there are more opportunities for things like that than for big parties or galas...
[This is so funny though all of the Scien preferences in the gy and yet these bitches still had an 80% betrayal rate.]
I do believe dear Rondo almost fainted while having to explain intimate relations to Iwatooshi. [HELP.] Aerith talked Cloud into showing up wearing a corseted dress which looked very good on him but also terribly uncomfortable... Ah, Will brought food and everyone always has such funny reactions to him. Karlach threw Nona at the ceiling.
[BECAUSE HE DARED HER TO.]
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[ he's really not leaving scien's lap and scien won't point this out because he's just waiting for the curse to wear off. lucas can rest with him in a little warm pile until then
but also
these are so funny. he's laughing and it's just a bit vindictive but it's fine. ALSO THE BETRAYAL RATE IS FINE HE PREFERS IT ]
Ah, now that I would've liked to see. How high did the pink one fly to?
[ why do scien and lucas both just dare giant red non-humans to throw little guys ]
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Oh? Taking breaks is good, now and then. It's not terrible to find something that you don't dislike.
[What the hell is this Matsui-ass double negative speech my god. STOP THOUGH DON'T LAUGH MEANLY except Lucas probably would too if he allowed himself to be the full asshole that people only ever see little glimpses of.]
Quite high! She's very light and Karlach is very strong, after all. The room we were in had a ceiling set high enough that there was no risk to her.
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Mm.... It's rarer for me to find something that I enjoy, but anything new and surprising is fine.
[ he likes lucas so much because he's so full of contradictions and surprises, to be honest ]
Well, even I know an injury during a party can bring down the mood. Maybe she even enjoyed the temporary flight.
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He continues to be temporarily distracted... Sometimes you're just very cold and sit in god's lap holding his hand waiting for the continuation of an exam that is already over.]
At least there's something to be said about the enjoyment of something rare. [But yeah! Nona was a free bird... Goodbye.......]
I do hope so. At the very least, it was short?
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The country has opened up recently, so there were more new things than expected. More puzzles. [ man loves puzzles ] Games, too. We ended up looking at a few, since my Lucas's thoughts were always on what he could bring back to the children.
[ and scien likes getting caught up in creating things for fun.... ]
Imagine if she had a fear of heights. [ that'd be funny ] But it does sound chaotic over there. I would've liked to watch it.
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Ah... I was thinking about that when Aerith and I were playing some of the games that we have, here. With a few modifications, I think the children would love many of them.
[Some things stay the same... There's also a faint air of something disapproving at the joke DON'T WISH THAT ON HER. And then a little glimmer of a complicated emotion.]
Well... At the very least, you had things to enjoy on your side, too. ...I do think you'd have fit in with the chaos here, though.
[It's because so much of it came from bullying...]
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You have games over there...?
[ HE'S SO STUPID! HE'S SO DUMB! though at the complicated emotion, scien just has a brief feeling of understanding - at least he thinks he knows where it comes from ]
It's alright. I won't impose myself more on you. I'm not so desperate for entertainment.
[ he won't invite himself to gy functions when lucas had plenty of fun without the complex emotions of scien being involved ]
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We do, yes. Chess, puzzles, board games, cards... [THEIR GAMES!!!! They have everything but fucking Uno. NU!!!!!
That said, there's a hilarious little pulse of something violent again, but it's mostly because the complex feeling is not quite so straightforward as just not wanting Scien to be around during parties even though that is certainly at least a part of it. OH TO NOT WANT TO SEE YOUR FATED FOE BUT ALSO THINK YOU WOULD NOT HORRIBLY MIND IF THEY WERE AROUND...]
If you're invited and you're able, you should attend. [It's the compromise he eventually settles on... Though:] Can you even leave this space, though?
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especially because scien's emotions are probably more vivid now than ever—he's jealous? my god, he's jealous ]
Puzzles and board games... [ mumbles ] Bring one next time you come.
[ he wants to play.... because to answer the next question - ]
No, we can't. The red-haired brat asked me to bring him to our side, but I can't, and I can't exit to yours either even though we're all solid in the same space now.
And it'd be too many people to cram in here, though I'm sure you'd all try...
[ but he thinks lucas is being generous. he really does. and for that reason, scien won't take him up on his offer because this much progress is already enough for him. lucas was so soft and happy when he got here, and scien would rather not risk anything that could take away from that - even his own involvement ]
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For now, he's distracted by the fucking jealousy over boardgames. That's so funny. There's a little surprise, because Scien has mentioned he likes puzzles and games, but he didn't think it'd be enough to feel jealous about.]
...Alright... A puzzle, or a board game?
[The rest has him nodding, though. Fucking Karma is so funny my god... He hadn't expected a leap that large to happen though, and is kind of glad that it hadn't given what it could mean for the connection between their pockets. As for the PARTY IN THE BASEMENT...]
Oh, surely so, with the exception of a few. But that would be far too many people in a small space even for those of us who are used to it.
[Scien continues to be too damn considerate of his ass, though.]
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at the question, he seems pleased with the idea of getting to play. a tease: ]
Either, but if you bring a board game, know that you will lose.
[ ok god ]
Oh? Are you saying that the sour-faced ponytail wouldn't jump at the opportunity to come see us along with a dozen other people?
[ sweet kanda ]
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Though there's a little blip of irritation at that HELLO!!!! He's not even a competitive person by nature but he wants to hit Scien with a brick always.]
Very well, then. I'll see what I can find.
[He's going to bring a board game and get his ass kicked by god. NOT KANDA THOUGH (Kanda is exactly who he was thinking of) maybe so...]
I don't think anything could bribe Kanda into participating in something like that. It was quite a victory that he showed up tonight, I think.
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the blip of irritation amuses him, but there is mostly just... a little bit of excitement? he wants to play a board game or do a puzzle sooooo bad ]
I look forward to it.
[ sincerely.... ]
Did he have fun?
[ kanda is just as much of a sourpuss at social gatherings as scien... ]
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He will probably bring a board game later if he manages to get over the bulk of his Catholic Guilt or at least shove it somewhere far away. There's a little bit of something amused at the question, though...]
Oh, I doubt it. Though he did find a drink he liked, at least? And he tolerated everything well enough that he even joined in on the party games, a bit.
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Everyone seems to enjoy the party games... I suppose they are the element most open to bullying.
Is that where you said the blubbery knight got embarrassed?
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The vibe is now amused because Rondo was truly the funniest person in the room no less than three times tonight.]
Oh, it is, yes. They were playing a game called "wed, bed, behead", I believe?
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"They"? Not you?
[ his thumb idly runs over the back of lucas's knuckles with the question ]
You could always come up with an alternative for the last one. Send to timeout, or whatever teachers do.
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