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[ofstormandsea]

Who: Natsume, Kaori, Muirin
When: Day 119, evening
Where: Various!
What:

[ Tonight, a slightly dirty nine-tailed fox is wandering back into HQ and tiredly flopping on the floor because fuck it, had a busy day getting lost like an idiot.

Over in Sparkles, Natsume is groggily waking up and attempting to fix herself some tea while her apartment-mates are probably still out getting conquered by Prussia. Later on, she's probably out in the common room practicing some illusions and still harboring her tiny finch friends.

...and in some kind of self-fulfilling PB prophecy, Muirin is waking up in some dude's basement... Later on, though, one will likely find her tossing some raw meat to her kelpie in the lower floors, drained and tired. ]

Comments

[tothedepths]

[... But are you waking up or am I hallucinating you waking up.

The latter seems probable.

Likely, even.

PEERING INTO THE POOL INCREDULOUSLY.]

[cloakanddaikon]

[Meaning he may or may not notice the door opening, or Zexion (holding a small, green-glass bottle of . . . wine?) entering behind him.]

How is she doing?

[ofstormandsea]

[ Her only working eye stares groggily back at him, narrowed, but at least she seems comfortable-- it's a moment before she does close her eyes again, apparently not at all bothered. ]

[tothedepths]

[Yes I'm sure it's just wine 8|;;;

He doesn't respond verbally, though, instead simply reaching into the pool and... pausing, fingertips not far from her cheek.]

[luxuresombre]

[Stands over Kaori...]

There you are.

[afoxylady]

Fuck this grassy bullshit.

[luxuresombre]

[Cat form, yes.]

[Snuggles]

[rootless]

[...nine tailed fox...

ker-ping.

PEERS AT CURIOUSLY.]

[afoxylady]

[ IT SURE IS JUST FLOPPING USELESSLY

but

then ]

That's rude, little tree.

[rootless]

...I'm told I'm often rude.

[inruination]

[Fox lady on the floor, okay]

[Stares ungraciously.]

[afoxylady]

[ no it's totally just a plain-ass fox with

nine... tails... glancing up at him ]

...Ah. You're not Slick.

[inruination]

[What fucking ever it's a lady some of the time ok ok]

[Stares harder, talking animals are happening]

...No. I'm not.

[clocksandroses]

[. . . fox.]

Kaori-san!

[afoxylady]

[ ...??? that sounds... familiar...

Turning her head towards her. ]

... Ah...? Aoko?

[clocksandroses]

Mm, it's me—!

[BOUNCES TOWARDS.]

[swimswiththefishes]

[why are you always on the ground when I see you]

...hey.

[afoxylady]

[ BECAUSE I'M LAZY but no she is legit exhausted this time

A couple of tails thump a little on the ground. ]

Husky~

[swimswiththefishes]

Did you get yourself in trouble again?

[besomeothername]

[Flops down next to Natsume as she practices her illusions]

Training for something?

[deretsune]

[ Glances at, tiredly, the winding rainbow of colored ribbon twirling under her fingertip slowly disappearing. ]

Mm... no, just practice.

[fortuneforyourdisaster]

[Taking the fox for 500, Alex.

Literally picking her up.]

[afoxylady]

[ >You have picked up a great dane-sized fox

???? ]

Not even a "hello"?

[anklets]

[She has just about had it with seeing that familiar form skulking inside from the shadows, Lenalee thinks, and with the jumpstart of retroactive worries and concerns that grab her as quickly as the sight. It makes a scene and draws unsavory types.

But it's a relieved smile on her face when she crouches down at Kaori's side, not a scowl, silently saying don't make me worry again.]

You're late.

[afoxylady]

[ Her ears tilt towards the voice. ]

I wasn't aware I was on a schedule.