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It sounds nerve-racking.
I hope anyone from home who arrives has the same memories I do...
It sounds nerve-racking.
I hope anyone from home who arrives has the same memories I do...
Wait, does that mean you ripped someone's off before finding out whether they were evil??
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[ this particular petite blond in a wizard hat is slightly confused by the abrupt change in demeanor, but... more interesting than trying to figure THAT out is the revelation of what an incredible sense of smell this gentleman has!! ]
Can you really smell it??
How incredible! Can you tell what it is, too?
[ it's like six pieces of baklava and they're all in titus's robe pocket ]
[ this particular petite blond in a wizard hat is slightly confused by the abrupt change in demeanor, but... more interesting than trying to figure THAT out is the revelation of what an incredible sense of smell this gentleman has!! ]
Can you really smell it??
How incredible! Can you tell what it is, too?
[ it's like six pieces of baklava and they're all in titus's robe pocket ]
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Oh, its ruler! It is an honor, Sir Vlad. ...Or King Vlad, or Your Majesty...? Well, whatever it should be.
Anyway, "Walachia." I am not familiar with it, but that is true of everyone's home countries, it seems. Is it a place with a lot of trees?
Oh, its ruler! It is an honor, Sir Vlad. ...Or King Vlad, or Your Majesty...? Well, whatever it should be.
Anyway, "Walachia." I am not familiar with it, but that is true of everyone's home countries, it seems. Is it a place with a lot of trees?
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[ titus stubbornly refuses to move his foot in response to her repeated poking!! in fact, he pushes the sole of his boot even more firmly against the ground. ]
Oh? ...Was there someone there? I thought I heard a voice on the breeze for a moment, but perhaps I was mistaken.
[ titus stubbornly refuses to move his foot in response to her repeated poking!! in fact, he pushes the sole of his boot even more firmly against the ground. ]
Oh? ...Was there someone there? I thought I heard a voice on the breeze for a moment, but perhaps I was mistaken.
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You could have just handed the bottle to me! Or warned me sooner that you were going to throw it... or perhaps even asked whether I wanted it in the first place.
You could have just handed the bottle to me! Or warned me sooner that you were going to throw it... or perhaps even asked whether I wanted it in the first place.
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How wonderful...
I would dearly love to taste it again. I wasn't sure whether I'd get the chance.
How wonderful...
I would dearly love to taste it again. I wasn't sure whether I'd get the chance.
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[ the instant the man's grip tightens enough to cause discomfort—as soon as the hostility in his actions moves beyond the theoretical—a transparent magical barrier forms around titus, pushing away anyone and anything that might try to harm him and expanding until it's a sphere around six feet in diameter. ]
There.
[ the instant the man's grip tightens enough to cause discomfort—as soon as the hostility in his actions moves beyond the theoretical—a transparent magical barrier forms around titus, pushing away anyone and anything that might try to harm him and expanding until it's a sphere around six feet in diameter. ]
There.
Of course I can, duh!
[He wouldn't have said it if he couldn't! Well, he probably would have to try and backpedal harder. But thankfully his nose is just straight up that good.
Sniffing the air for a moment, Yoichi crosses his arms as he thinks about this. Eventually he leans in closer and sniffs again. Hmm.]
You've got some sweet pastry thing stuffed in your clothes. And you've got enough of it to give me some!
[Heee doesn't actually know what baklava is but you know what. Close enough.]
[He wouldn't have said it if he couldn't! Well, he probably would have to try and backpedal harder. But thankfully his nose is just straight up that good.
Sniffing the air for a moment, Yoichi crosses his arms as he thinks about this. Eventually he leans in closer and sniffs again. Hmm.]
You've got some sweet pastry thing stuffed in your clothes. And you've got enough of it to give me some!
[Heee doesn't actually know what baklava is but you know what. Close enough.]
[Chuuya looks surprised as he's suddenly forced backwards, away from the kid. Surprised, but definitely not annoyed, because that sure was unexpected. He grins, and then reaches forward to feel the barrier, before knocking on it, curiously.]
Huh. That's useful.
[He knocks again, a little higher up.]
Huh. That's useful.
[He knocks again, a little higher up.]
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Well, something or other happened in the past, rendering the planet mostly inhospitable, and the ability to regenerate life energy was lost, and the situation seemed dire, but then we moonblessed arrived, and our ability to generate chroma is the key to restoring the entire world!...
or something along those lines.
Well, something or other happened in the past, rendering the planet mostly inhospitable, and the ability to regenerate life energy was lost, and the situation seemed dire, but then we moonblessed arrived, and our ability to generate chroma is the key to restoring the entire world!...
or something along those lines.
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Titus shrugs and shakes his head. "I would like to, but evidently there is an age limit on these. So I am making do with trying everything else, instead."
Titus shrugs and shakes his head. "I would like to, but evidently there is an age limit on these. So I am making do with trying everything else, instead."
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It is! What do you call it?
[ but more importantly...
??? ]
Why would you get in trouble for this? You're not hurting anything.
It is! What do you call it?
[ but more importantly...
??? ]
Why would you get in trouble for this? You're not hurting anything.
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[ it's a really good thing they're sitting down already, because his knees could never in a million years have remained steady enough to support his weight when faced with all this nuzzling and you smell sweet and tongue (!!) against neck (!!!!). in fact, he can't help letting out a bit of a...
well, wanton moan would be overstating things a bit, so... winsome sigh, perhaps?
anyway, they're already such good friends (who don't know each other's names) that titus is sure it would be all right to start running his fingers through kogi's hair a bit. ]
Master...? What sort of master?
—Oh! Are these your ears??
[ they're not at all where titus thought they'd be! how wonderful! ]
[ it's a really good thing they're sitting down already, because his knees could never in a million years have remained steady enough to support his weight when faced with all this nuzzling and you smell sweet and tongue (!!) against neck (!!!!). in fact, he can't help letting out a bit of a...
well, wanton moan would be overstating things a bit, so... winsome sigh, perhaps?
anyway, they're already such good friends (who don't know each other's names) that titus is sure it would be all right to start running his fingers through kogi's hair a bit. ]
Master...? What sort of master?
—Oh! Are these your ears??
[ they're not at all where titus thought they'd be! how wonderful! ]
You may refer to me as Vlad Tepes.
[Because Vlad Dracula, though a more formal title, is not a name he wants to associate with at the moment. Not until the name Dracula is cleansed.]
My home had wonderful forests. Do you come from a land with many trees?
[Because Vlad Dracula, though a more formal title, is not a name he wants to associate with at the moment. Not until the name Dracula is cleansed.]
My home had wonderful forests. Do you come from a land with many trees?
[ It's music to his ears, that "winsome sigh"; it only encourages him to do more to earn that sweet song from his lips. Kogitsunemaru won't be able to answer to why he's so eager— well, anyone can blame the stuff he drank, but he isn't entirely sure if that's it. Being this close to something feels better than anything he's ever experienced before. It's... rejuvenating?
He can't quite explain it. ]
I have a Master who took care of me... and I answer to him.
[ It's a touchy subject, though— he misses his Master more than he cares to admit. Which is why he welcomes the abrupt change in subject. ]
I— hm, not really. [ Maybe when Cordis moon rolls around, which he doesn't know yet. ] I think it adds character, don't you think?
He can't quite explain it. ]
I have a Master who took care of me... and I answer to him.
[ It's a touchy subject, though— he misses his Master more than he cares to admit. Which is why he welcomes the abrupt change in subject. ]
I— hm, not really. [ Maybe when Cordis moon rolls around, which he doesn't know yet. ] I think it adds character, don't you think?
[ it sure as heck is rejuvenating!! titus loved affectionate contact to begin with, and now not only does it physically feel even nicer, he gets the added emotional rush of knowing (or at least assuming) that it's also quite literally prolonging his life... which makes it feel even nicer again... and creates a positive feedback loop. so what if he just... hmm. got to get a little closer here. is this lap taken? ]
Ah! I see. Yes, yes.
[ he finds kogi's perfectly normal ears in the perfectly expected location and gives them a gentle rub for good measure... then it's back to the hair tufts. ]
They are charming! You're just like a dog or cat. [ this is 100% intended as a compliment. ]
Ah! I see. Yes, yes.
[ he finds kogi's perfectly normal ears in the perfectly expected location and gives them a gentle rub for good measure... then it's back to the hair tufts. ]
They are charming! You're just like a dog or cat. [ this is 100% intended as a compliment. ]
[ The seat is absolutely unoccupied unless Titus wants it to be... and it's not without Kogi encouraging him to move and settle onto his lap. He's very smooth about it, of course, and Kogi doesn't deny that he might feel a little bit of desire pool at the pit of his stomach... but again, there are many influencing factors to this! ]
Mmm, no, nothing so domestic. I am a fox!
Mmm, no, nothing so domestic. I am a fox!
[ ah yes... this lap is a perfect fit. given his own generosity of figure (thanks 4 the childbearing hips, lady scheherazade), titus has a special appreciation for a comfortable place to sit!
in response to this news about his dear new friend's species, titus stops his explorations and leans back a bit so he can face kogi properly, his eyes sparkling! ]
A fox!!
[ he curls his fingers up to make paws and opens his mouth to do his normal thing of speaking to animals, or to the animal adjacent, in their own language. but then he closes his mouth again, looking puzzled. ]
...What does the fox say?
in response to this news about his dear new friend's species, titus stops his explorations and leans back a bit so he can face kogi properly, his eyes sparkling! ]
A fox!!
[ he curls his fingers up to make paws and opens his mouth to do his normal thing of speaking to animals, or to the animal adjacent, in their own language. but then he closes his mouth again, looking puzzled. ]
...What does the fox say?
[ titus tries not to look too pleased with himself, but... he fails! ]
Hohohh! It is, isn't it? All magicians from my world can use this ability. While the borg holds, there is absolutely nothing that can harm us!
...So. I am sure you are very skilled at snapping necks in general, but mine is off limits.
[ the barrier will feel equally solid wherever chuuya tests it out, and titus is telling the truth—there is indeed no way through it (short of exhausting its strength through powerful, sustained attacks), nor any way to conjure hostile magic within it.
...it does, however, respond to simple physics, which means it has the same limitations as the average hamster ball. or any soccer ball currently in play. ]
Hohohh! It is, isn't it? All magicians from my world can use this ability. While the borg holds, there is absolutely nothing that can harm us!
...So. I am sure you are very skilled at snapping necks in general, but mine is off limits.
[ the barrier will feel equally solid wherever chuuya tests it out, and titus is telling the truth—there is indeed no way through it (short of exhausting its strength through powerful, sustained attacks), nor any way to conjure hostile magic within it.
...it does, however, respond to simple physics, which means it has the same limitations as the average hamster ball. or any soccer ball currently in play. ]
I will remember it, Vlad Tepes. You may of course refer to me as Titus.
Oh, the usual amount, I suppose. I wondered about Walachia since it seemed that you must have access to a great many stakes, and trees to display them alongside.
Oh, the usual amount, I suppose. I wondered about Walachia since it seemed that you must have access to a great many stakes, and trees to display them alongside.
Splendid!! You could really tell!!
There. You have earned it.
[ titus withdraws exactly one piece of baklava and presses it into yoichi's hand! ]
There. You have earned it.
[ titus withdraws exactly one piece of baklava and presses it into yoichi's hand! ]
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