[ childe stops as soon as he hears the flapping. his tails are all swaying back and forth and his ears have pricked up, turning in he direction of the sound. ] Are those the flaps of Korone, by chance~
[ FLAP FLAP and here she is, barrelling towards him. Her hair is much shorter than he'll remember, and she's visibly a few years older. Her scarf and layers mean that he won't be able to see any of her scars, but she's basically just full-on tackling him with a hug
so he can definitely tell that she got Buff.
also, she's armed. like. hella armed, with two knives worn openly on her belt and a sturdy wooden staff with purple wraps slung between her wings. ]
[ childe digs his heels in and catches her, squeezing her tightly as soon as she crashes into his arms. ] I missed you, Korone. [ he probably looks a little older too, but definitely not as drastic a change as she's gone through. also, he's totes jealous of all of those weapons. ] You look amazing! How have you been? What have you been up to? Did you immediately get dragged here when you left the Prodution?
[ that weird, weird, WEIRD moment when your brain goes in two directions at once. one side says, "TEAMMATE FRIEND HELLO I MISSED YOU HUG TIME HUG TIME" and the other says "oh god that's too much this is too much oh god abort"
and then your physical contact objective comes in from the left field with a goddamn steel chair AUGH
W. Wheezes. Her feathers are all fluffed up like the avian equivalent of a startled cat, but she doesn't pull back or do a yeet. Just hugs him tighter. ]
Missed you. I, haha, wow, I don't even know how long it's been! My memories are — they're kind of a mess. Uhm. Really kind of a mess, I'm sorry, there's probably a bunch of things I've forgotten about the time we spent together on Wild City, but I really, really am glad to see you again, holy shit -
[ childe minds his hands, since she said to be careful. he doesn't want to provoke that yeet reflex. as soon as she tightens her grip on him he finally holds onto her, giving a tight squeeze in return. ] I don't know how long it's been either. I just... remember prepping for a graduation and then suddenly here! It's alright, the fact that you remembered me has me plenty happy. [ and hopefully she forgot about his driving lessons, lol. ] I know, I know, I didn't think I would stumble onto anybody from Tokyo-F let alone my team!
[ she has not forgotten about his driving lessons ]
Waaaaaaah -
[ you know what. YOU KNOW WHAT. she's just going to try to pick him up and twirl him around, if he'll let her! effortless on her part, like he weighs nothing. ]
It's a small multiverse, I guess! You're the only person I've recognised so far. [ but she finally has to let go, hopping back a step and giving herself (and her wings) a shake. brain go bzzzzzzzzzzz. ] It's too bad we can't be on another team together, but you're with Leo-kun and Eve-san and they're both amazing people. You're in good hands! Or are you already stepping up to take care of them all?
[ lol, dammit, but at least there's no cars around here for him to drive recklessly! ] It sure seems like it. Not gonna lie, I would have never guessed. [ he shakes his tails out, the fur bristling and puffing up by 5x! so there's like a wall of fur behind him. ] ...yeah, a little disappointing, but it doesn't seem like we have the worst relationship with Sparrow, which is a good thing.
[ he laughs loudly at that. ] I did start trying to slide into that role, since it comes so naturally. Not sure how they're going to take it, or if they're interested in that kind of thing, but I guess I'll see.
Definitely a good thing! [ hippity hop; she's bouncing on the balls of her feet, jittery. it's not all bad - half excitement at seeing a familiar face, half the overstimulated borderline fight or flight she'd been trying to holding back ] I know it's still ... [ handwave, handwave ] It isn't ideal, but I'll do what I can to look out for you and Snail.
[ just your usual murdergame problems. she's an old hat at it by this point. ]
There's no harm in trying, right? You're good at it — I remember that much. I really, really appreciated having your support, no matter what I thought of your driving. [ heh. ]
No, of course not, and I'm sure that had been done intentionally. We aren't allowed to be on the same team, because that'll make for more bullshit and drama. [ he rolls his eyes, but, yeah, he's not stranger to the kiss kiss do a murder. ]
Hahaha, not at all, and t- thanks. [ his face colors just a little bit. ] It's probably a good thing that there aren't any cars here, or the entirety of this place would regularly be in danger.
[ she learned sass while caeli wasn't looking. or, rather: stepped up the sass game. she briefly makes a face, because it is complete and utter bullshit and she hates it so much, but. but. but. she won't let it stop her from being glad to see him again. ]
At least it'd liven things up during the downtime. This place flip-flops between being way too quiet and way too much without much in between. [ Caeli will find ways to make his own fun, she's sure ...
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... eyes him speculatively ... ]
It's been a few weeks. Almost a month, I think ... [ ... yeah no she's still eyeing him, bright-eyed, turning An Idea over in her mind. ]
Hah, I can imagine. I feel like that's how it had been when I first arrived into Tokyo-F. Nonstop whiplash, though it eventually started tapering off...
[ he blinks, quirking his head. ] Did I grow another tail or something? [ he laughs. ] What's going on in that head of yours?
Where did you get them anyway? I do need to get a weapon of my own, but I wouldn't mind using one of yours for this, since it'll probably be a while before I can finagle something.
You can exchange a token for a weapon, or you could talk to someone like Donatello on Robins' Egg. He's great at making things.
[ and then she just. reaches back. grabs one of her own primary feathers ]
[ tugs it right on out of her wing … which promptly causes it to sharpen. this feather is now a good, sturdy, well-weighted blade. still a feather. but sword? feathersword. ]
[ he's heard about the tokens, but he's never seen what they're capable of. he just kind of figured he'd able to get his own powers back, so when she tugs out a feather and it ( kind of ) turns into a sword he just stares... ]
[ takes a few steps back, pulling a not!apple out of an inner pocket. she tosses it once, low, and tosses it again, higher. just as it starts to tumble back down, she swings the feathersword up, neatly severing it in half, AND!
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[ FLAP FLAP and here she is, barrelling towards him. Her hair is much shorter than he'll remember, and she's visibly a few years older. Her scarf and layers mean that he won't be able to see any of her scars, but she's basically just full-on tackling him with a hug
so he can definitely tell that she got Buff.
also, she's armed. like. hella armed, with two knives worn openly on her belt and a sturdy wooden staff with purple wraps slung between her wings. ]
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and then your physical contact objective comes in from the left field with a goddamn steel chair AUGH
W. Wheezes. Her feathers are all fluffed up like the avian equivalent of a startled cat, but she doesn't pull back or do a yeet. Just hugs him tighter. ]
Missed you. I, haha, wow, I don't even know how long it's been! My memories are — they're kind of a mess. Uhm. Really kind of a mess, I'm sorry, there's probably a bunch of things I've forgotten about the time we spent together on Wild City, but I really, really am glad to see you again, holy shit -
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Waaaaaaah -
[ you know what. YOU KNOW WHAT. she's just going to try to pick him up and twirl him around, if he'll let her! effortless on her part, like he weighs nothing. ]
It's a small multiverse, I guess! You're the only person I've recognised so far. [ but she finally has to let go, hopping back a step and giving herself (and her wings) a shake. brain go bzzzzzzzzzzz. ] It's too bad we can't be on another team together, but you're with Leo-kun and Eve-san and they're both amazing people. You're in good hands! Or are you already stepping up to take care of them all?
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[ he laughs loudly at that. ] I did start trying to slide into that role, since it comes so naturally. Not sure how they're going to take it, or if they're interested in that kind of thing, but I guess I'll see.
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[ just your usual murdergame problems. she's an old hat at it by this point. ]
There's no harm in trying, right? You're good at it — I remember that much. I really, really appreciated having your support, no matter what I thought of your driving. [ heh. ]
[ a little cheek, as a treat. ]
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Hahaha, not at all, and t- thanks. [ his face colors just a little bit. ] It's probably a good thing that there aren't any cars here, or the entirety of this place would regularly be in danger.
How long have you been here?
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~*~Conflict~*~
[ she learned sass while caeli wasn't looking. or, rather: stepped up the sass game. she briefly makes a face, because it is complete and utter bullshit and she hates it so much, but. but. but. she won't let it stop her from being glad to see him again. ]
At least it'd liven things up during the downtime. This place flip-flops between being way too quiet and way too much without much in between. [ Caeli will find ways to make his own fun, she's sure ...
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... eyes him speculatively ... ]
It's been a few weeks. Almost a month, I think ... [ ... yeah no she's still eyeing him, bright-eyed, turning An Idea over in her mind. ]
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[ he blinks, quirking his head. ] Did I grow another tail or something? [ he laughs. ] What's going on in that head of yours?
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... Based on what you saw when we were on Wild City together, on a scale of one to ten where one is "you'd have better luck walking on water":
How likely is it that I could have beaten you in a spar if you were taking it seriously?
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Tomorrow, or the day after — if you're up for it, I'll show you how far I've come.
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cute. ]
Of course I’d be up for it. And I can’t wait to see just how much you’ve grown. Im ready to be impressed.
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Hand to hand, or should we be spicy?
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Well, I guess they're not exactly secret anymore. Uhm. Swords? Kinda.
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[ and then she just. reaches back. grabs one of her own primary feathers ]
[ tugs it right on out of her wing … which promptly causes it to sharpen. this feather is now a good, sturdy, well-weighted blade. still a feather. but sword? feathersword. ]
And sometimes you get power tokens!
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What?
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Catches both halves on the blade! ]
Ta-daaaaaaaaaa~
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Holy shit that's SO COOL.
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