...And also these.

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N - Q Nami Natasha Romanoff Nelkeila Tarid Nux Nyssa al Ghul Octavia Blake One Peggy Carter Phèdre nó Delaunay de Montrève

R - U R. Daneel Olivaw Rapunzel Remy LeBeau Riku Robin Redbreast Rogue Santanico Pandemonium Shawn Hunter Stefan (Alesci) Salvatore Steve "Orion" Rogers Steven Quartz Universe Souji Seta Stiles Stilinski Syeira Tadashi Hamada Tekhetsio

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[tothefly]

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[cajunspice]

[Remy let out a loud laugh at that, before feigning being hurt by the comment and putting a hand over his heart.] Ah! Ya cut me deep, chere, that just be mean.

[killedwithlove]

I don't like people hurting. Especially if I can help stop it.

I'm glad you're happy. I don't really know happy, but it bubbles like mint and springs.

[tothefly]

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[tothefly]

[Yep, the girl on fire over there is definitely Rogue. And while Natasha can admit to curiosity regarding whoever this mysterious 'he' is, she doesn't need to know badly enough to risk whatever might happen. The stack of books has shown her that experiences in this room are bound to be visceral. So she lets go of the knife handle, and waits for things to return to normal.]

There someone else taking up space in your head?


[Just a question. A valid one, honestly.]

[tothefly]

"Call me Talia."

The end of the memory is gradual, fading. Natasha finds herself still holding the fish. Love and friendship, he'd said. She wonders. Talia. It was close enough to her own to be familiar, different enough to be jarring. Looks up to him, or whatever passes for Souji in this dreamworld, fingers tracing the shape of fins in her hand.

"Were you friends? You and Talia?"

[touchofrogue]

[She joined in when he laughed, the nonsense of it all appealing to her.]

Well, I am mean. [Said with a small smile, directing him where to next place her piece.] Ask anyone.

[radiantwingedone]

Souji, Duke is staring blankly because he is trying to figure out what 'tv world' means. He's only known what TVs are from ... basically the fleet, he couldn't see them prior.

"If there was only one type, that would be far too easy. One type, just varying strengths?" ... Did it come across that Duke is perhaps a little arrogant in his own strength yet? "Then there are some where blades are of little use?" At the moment, that's the only reason he could think of that Souji would be treating it as a problem.

[touchofrogue]

[As Natasha releases the knife, the super senses recede, the katanas fade back into the guitar, her strength becomes her own. The only thing that lingers is the rich scent of cigar smoke.]

Kinda. [She raised one hand and see-sawed it back and forth.] It's complicated.

[And since she's in tour-guide mode, Rogue even continues!] It's a lot better'n it used ta be. Used ta be, that wind didn't stay outside.

[stefanged]

[> Not all memories... but we'll keep these.

Stefan folds his arms, even if his expression betrays the embarrassment he's currently feeling.]

Just a bit, yeah.

[A nervous laugh] Sorry, I uh. I should've gotten around to telling you sooner.

[stefanged]

[Somewhere special, huh? As if listening to Vash's request, the announcement disappears in a flash of light - and transforms into a series of framed wedding photos that hang on one of the walls. The room feels warmer too, and brighter, as the sunlight comes in more.]

It was. [wry smile] Bonnie's family came from India, so they celebrate things a little differently than the rest of the world - and honestly? They sometimes have more fun than we do.

[thezerothlaw]

Does it? Certainly, it would not be preferable to destroy a world, but there are other planets humanity may thrive on. What would you suggest?

[thezerothlaw]

I--

[It's hard to say that, and he pauses on it. It's true. It's just hard to admit that aloud, to a human.]

He was significant to me. He had a deep understanding of human nature, and I learned much from him. I had expected for us to be working together for many years. Yes, I did care for him.

[tothefly]

Maybe you'll tell me about it sometime.

[It's not a bad smell. Just...complicated. Like Rogue says. She breathes deeply, noting it; exhales, looking towards the window.]

You learned how to close the window?

[cpt_ressentiment]

[ Power, huh? No. Yosuke disagrees, shakes his head, and is just about to open his mouth and protest, but then, someone approaches. ]

Who...?

[ Doesn't matter who, he realizes only after he's asked. Whoever this guy is, he doesn't even seem all that alive, the way he practically clamors for the demon's attention, revels in affection that isn't actually there. And next, all he can do is watch as the demon holds the blond close, kisses him, cuts himself open, and...

A small moment of a different kind of panic. Is that... Plane blood? No. It can't be. It's similar - thick, black, and sinister even just to see. But there's no glimmer. No shine. Whatever it is, it's still not good news, but at least he knows... this isn't a trick of The Machine. This has nothing to do with that. And that? Is still not Yu, and he's pretty damn sure it's not actually Souji, either.

Still, seeing that thing with his partner's face doing all of this is so many different kinds of unsettling, he can't even keep a up with his own reeling mind. His grip on the knife tightens, reflexively, and grits his teeth. ]

What the hell are you doing to him?!

[touchofrogue]

Not exactly. [That was complicated too.] More like... started ta learn how ta do somethin' with the wind.

[cajunspice]

Ah cherie, ya say that but I know better. 'less ya without coffee, then I wouldn't dream of crossin' ya path. [More pieces moved, the game proceeding to progress.]

[touchofrogue]

You're the one who said it -- we've all got our masks. I feel what you're feelin'... an' I know it, Remy. I know it 'cause I've felt it too.

[She took a half step closer to him.] I wouldn't want other people seein' me feel like this, it's true. But we all got somethin' like this. Doesn't make anyone take me less seriously when they see... I mean, heck, Remy, you saw me.

[He'd seen her at her lowest - at the memorial for her daughter, when she'd lost control because of Loki's confession of his feelings for others, when she'd had to hide in the tunnel to try to keep from razing Luceti.] Didn't stop you from takin' me seriously. I ain't ever gonna say that you should let everyone in ta see this [a gesture around them], but I don't think ya have ta be ashamed of it either.

[touchofrogue]

Look at that, he can be taught!

[In the end, it won't matter who wins the game. When it's complete, a small puzzle piece will appear next to the board where nothing had been there before.]

[truthvalue]

[The demon laughs at the question, head dropped lazily to the other side as the blond continues to drink his blood - deep, oily black, like ink, like tar, like everything dark that swallows up light.]

Isn't he beautiful? An exquisite creature of pain and disorder.

[His hand comes up to the back of the blond's head, fingers weaving into his hair. He closes his eyes, a blissfully wicked smile on his lips as he continues to speak to Yosuke.]

Peregrines survive on blood and ichor. They'll do anything for it, and M here - he's done more than most. This is his payment.

[The blond pulls back from the wound on the demon's neck and fixes his gaze on his mouth, both of them breathing hard in concert and intoxicated on their mutual lust, for blood, for touch, for power. The demon opens his eyes again, the cold grey of polished steel, and rights his head to stare down at the - not quite man - in front of him.]

I give him what he wants, and he gives me what I want.

[The demon reaches out and pushes back the hair at the unscarred side of the blond's face, pinning it back with his fingers as he cradles his skull. Then he grins, cruelly, as he reaches up to the black blood still oozing out of the cut on his neck, gathers some on the pad of his thumb, and swipes it across the blond's lips, marking him as owned. The blond holds the ichor on his lips, inhumanly still for a long moment, then speaks:]

I want to go with you.

[The demon grins again - wider, sharper - and leans in to crush a kiss on the blond's black-blood-stained mouth. He answers when the kiss breaks, his own mouth stained black:]

I think that can be arranged.

cw snakes

[truthvalue]

Souji shakes his head. "Lots of different types, with different strengths. Some of them only can be defeated by elemental attacks - sometimes, physical attacks won't work."

He points behind Duke at a pair of snakes carrying symbols that appears soundlessly. A circle of blue flame surrounds Souji as he reaches up and crushes a card suspended in the air in front of him, calling out: "Persona!" A robed skeleton riding a white horse appears and hurls fire at one of the snake-creatures, and it goes down hard against the ground. Souji calls forth the same Persona and makes the same attack on the second Shadow, then turns to Duke with his katana in hand.

"Let's give it all we've got. Are you ready?"

[mikangirl]

[Okay, she'll bite. Nami puts the glasses on and then blinks, taking them off again. And then back on--

It's so much clearer.]

How does that even work? It's fog.

...isn't it?

[goldenglasses]

[Lenore gets excited and smiles even brighter when Nami calls out her name. Leaning her head in closer. Hand still against the glass.

Vash on the other hand looks more uncomfortable once again. Scratching at the back of his head before answering.] It's... complicated. I guess you could say she was lost. In a way.

[He looks towards the exit again, but that's the only answer she's getting for now.]

[weathervain]

No, I understand. Hurting is a fact of life, but the more you can stop of it the better, right? Especially if you feel it the way you do.

I guess at least the nice emotions feel okay.

[mikangirl]

[It's okay, Vash. She won't push on this one. Instead, she turns to give him a knowing grin.]

You'd prefer me to leave, wouldn't you?