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text, un: ... a few days after the masquerade

[thunderbolting]

_{[ It's sudden, but he's a curious lad with Pokemon waiting to be back in his possession. Maybe Rosie will appreciate his forward approach. ]}

i'm deciding to take you up...
on your offer you gave me awhile ago...

if you do not want to, i understand...
please don't feel pressure to do anything with me...

[hasitsthorns]

[ It is sudden but he's correct. As much fun as flirtation and teasing can be, she does appreciate a straightforward man too. ]

You are?!
ヽ(　･∀･)ﾉ

Of course, I want to!
Just name a time and place
I'll make sure it's good

[thunderbolting]

yes...
i hope you won't think of me poorly...
since i do not have a lot of experience with women...

let me know if something doesn't feel comfortable or right...

i don't really have a preference when and where...
but i would like you to tell me now...
what you may want or expect out of me...
so i can do my best...

You adopted him so now you are his mom

[deathhascome]

Lady Rosie.

[It takes all of his strength not to shift to wherever she is the moment he sends this. You only need to find yourself in an awkward situation once to not do that again.]

I very much need your advice.

YES GLADLY let her help son

[hasitsthorns]

[ Honestly, that's probably a smart move. If he happened to shift into the house while her and Seteth were, hm, together- It might make him reluctant to for at least a bit after so, y'know. She appreciates it, Thanatos. A lady's gotta' get it in. ]

Of course!
Tell me about it - or come over - and I'd be happy to see what I can do.

[deathhascome]

[The message has only just been sent and he appears with a loud gong like sound. He zips over to her directly and takes a deep breath before he spills everything without anymore prompting.]

This... thing. Mine's a butterfly. Well it made me talk to people over it? I don't quite understand it and in the end it doesn't matter. I ended up scrolling through some of the people and met someone...

We started talking and, well, she wanted to come over for tea which I only just learned, thanks to someone else on there, that that is leaf water which didn't explain anything to me really. But she also wants me to entertain her. I have seen the festivities on Mount Olympus and while she is a Goddess I don't think she meant that kind of entertainment.

I don't know what Gods do for fun other than fornicating and drinking and killing and fishing? So I don't know what to do. But she's not an Olympian which means she doesn't have any reason to dislike me for not being Olympian and just... different...

[Thanatos has been wringing his hand together as he talked, hiding deeper in his cowl as the more he says the more embarrassed he feels. He's much too old for this, he sort of thinks. But relationship advice is not really handled in the Underworld and it certainly isn't given by Mother Nyx. He works too much to think about these kinds of things even if his heart had pined now and then for various people. It isn't worth giving much thought to.

But... he's not sure why but he would really like to be friends with this Goddess.]

I would... I would really like her to like me. But I don't know how to be likeable.

BIRTHDAY DELIVERY

[fatefulprince]

[ what's that barking outside? is it Ocean??? it's Ocean!! and he's singing a song!!!!

he has something in his mouth. what could it be? it looks like ... a stick of some kind? it also has a card on it with a message inside! ]

Happy birthday, Rose!

This is for you.
You may need it after your birthday bash.
It has unlimited uses, so knock yourself out!
(If you did knock yourself out you'd be able to heal yourself pretty quickly, hehe.)

Love,
Corrin

a few days later...

[hasitsthorns]

Hey, Corrin.
Thanks so much for the birthday gift.
I did end up needing it but, uh
It works well! Maybe a little too well.
Still appreciate though.

[fatefulprince]

Heh, glad I made the right call!
Glad you liked it. I hope you enjoyed your day.

during the rainstorm!

[bestswordmaster]

Felix ends up caught in the rain a bit on the way home from training, as his mind stews over the recent changes in his counterpart's memory - and with them, changes to his entire demeanor and outlook. Changes that prove how much more he himself could have done for Dimitri, if he'd only been able to come to terms with things sooner. Get past all the resentment and hurt and fear and worry and anger to stand by his prince's side from the moment the war began. Let Dimitri know how he felt before things spiraled so horribly out of control.

Having a version of himself around who successfully did all those things...it hurts. How the tables have turned.

And as he turns these differences over in his mind, he remembers a conversation he had with Rose, once, when he found her among the flowers having chopped off so much of her hair. She spoke of starting fresh, making a change to feel ready to move forward and leave the past behind.

So rather than going straight home, he makes a detour to the beach, and soon enough he's knocking on Rose and Seteth's door.

[hasitsthorns]

He's greeted by a cacophony of barks and scratching of paws against the hardwood floor. The modest seaside shack she and Seteth have taken up has grown recently. A second floor has been added on as well as a garden full of hydrangeas - among other plants - for her to enjoy. "Calm down," the woman can be heard saying, which is followed by an undignified squeak as she bumps into Brick. "Coming!" she calls only to open the door a moment later.

"Felix?" she asks, blinking at the man at their door. While she doesn't mind, she can't say she expected this unexpected drop in. "Hey, come on in-" she starts, shooing away her pets from crowding him too much. The dogs, at least, have tails happily wagging and seem excited for someone new to entertain them. "Guessing you got caught in the storm? Don't worry, I can make you some tea..." she's talking as she walks back into the house, gesturing for him to follow.

"Seteth went over to make sure Hypnos is okay. He's not a big fan of thunder and lightning, understandably, so... If you're looking for him, you might have to wait for a little." Not that she doesn't think he'd be coming to see her, actually, but most of the time people from Fodlan end up coming for Seteth's counsel rather than hers.

[bestswordmaster]

By the time Rose gets the door open, Felix looks a little taken aback at all the noise. He makes a face at all the dogs clamoring for attention as he follows her inside, ignoring them as best he can. "I did. And tea would be nice, thank you."

But at her explanation about Seteth, he shakes his head. "I'm not. I was looking for you. I want you to cut my hair."

From Mingle (CW: fantasy racism abounds)

[hardbargain]

[Continued from here.]

Doncha know? It's all well and good to fuck a wild, uncivilized tch- "immigrant".

[Yeah the quotes are audible.]

But you don't date them. Never mind that we're the ones on the front fucking lines dying to keep the damned city safe. [Another heavy sigh and a heavy fwump as he slumps back against something.] Folks here seem to be less assholes about it but still- guess the whole bad boy reputation is hard to put down.

[hasitsthorns]

[ Damn, those are some loud air quotes. ]

Ah, well... [ A sigh on her end as well. ] I wish I could say I don't know what that's like but my world had some similar issues. Sorry you had to deal with that though it's all absolute bullshit.

[hardbargain]

Not surprised. Same shit on a lotta worlds from what I gather.

Yeah. Bullshit. Like we didn't have enough reasons to hate the Nifs but they wanted to hate us too just cause we weren't from their precious city.

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[brawlin]

hey rosie remember that whole thing we were talking about about tryin to see how much i could take and overstmulation and stuff

[hasitsthorns]

I do remember!
Want to finally do that thing?
I'm down if you are!

Just know that I, uh, still don't have my voice back
But I'll do my best to communicate still through everything

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[zodiheart]

I have completed your promised music.

My apologies, it took longer than I had anticipated. Where would you have me deliver them? There is the physical sheet music as well as an audio recording.

[hasitsthorns]

Oh, you
You were serious
Uhm
Okay

You can come by the house!
Not my old one, uh
I moved to the marshlands
And I'll make sure you're allowed in

Wrapped Up in Eachother- Closed to Noctis and Rosie

[heliographic]

"Oh hey! They rebranded that sexy store!" Prompto says with a laugh, waving his arms towards the storefront of Intense Vibes with plenty of drama. He'd invited Noctis and Rosie out for a day roaming the Hub, hoping to have some fun with the two. So far they'd had a nice lunch at Rosie's, complete with plenty of chatter and banter. Prompto, restless as he is, immediately wanted to get out and move after food.

"We totally have to go look! Right?!"

He's already moving for the entrance.

[hasitsthorns]

Being the owner means she might have been biased in their starting date location, but she's more than happy to go on the move. The main hub has a lot more to explore these days; it's hard to remember that it was once nothing but dilapidated, rusting innards once upon a time. It makes her wonder what's still yet to come...

Though speaking of coming, well: "Oh, hey. Yeah, I saw that someone else took it over after that one guy left." Rosie didn't really know him well beyond that, uh, he didn't seem too big of a fan of her. "We absolutely have to go look. I'm always looking for new toys to add to the fungeon, after all."

Does Prompto know about the fungeon? Noctis most certainly does.

text; after the Dion Incident

[bitch4bitch]

[So, in looking over the mingle, Erika sure did see... that.

The thing is, it's not even just that this one instance was kind of agonizing to read over; it's that she's seen Rosie make the same mistake with a couple other guys, and, though she's always quick to apologize... well, it keeps happening. Which suggests to Erika that, while she's learning one person at a time that some individuals don't like talking about sex the way she does, she hasn't quite grasped the larger issue.

Which means it may just... keep happening, unless she gets an explanation that these assorted stressed-out men aren't really in a position to give.

So.]

heeey rosie i saw what happened with dion

do you wanna talk in person for a bit?

[hasitsthorns]

[ Yeah, that sure was... something.

Honestly? It's made Rosie contemplate ever showing her face on a mingle again. This just keeps happening, she knows, and it's not that she's not trying but... Attempting to explain herself just made Dion more upset and 'undermined' her apology. How does that make sense?

Ugh. ]

sure
might as well
the only party I'm throwing over here is a pity party though so be forewarned

voice call;

[levindicated]

Rose. I couldn't help but notice something. If you don't want to wear it, I can't blame you, but I saw that your ring went missing.

When's the last time you saw it?

[hasitsthorns]

Oh, uh- Yeah, I actually lost it. I only realized it was gone when talking with Noctis and Ignis about everything.

[ When she'd gone to reach for it to fiddle with, a nervous habit, and found nothing there. ]

I was wearing it on White Day, so I guess it's possible I misplaced it with all my running around... [ Granted, no one's turned it over though so who knows. It might still be lying around her house somewhere. ]