sheep_game | rose colored glasses

WHO: Sheep!!
WHERE: Pasture and Anywhere
WHEN: Post Game (Evening 98 thru 99)

[Good afternoon/evening/whatever time is fake!! Flocks that created HERALDRY will find those mounted on their barns!! They specifically repel demons and werewolves! Hope that doesn't apply to any sheep!!

Notably, from this point on Blossom will not enter any of your flower fields. You gotta go out to find her. Wack.

Also more notably!! Some thorny, shadow like flowers start rising from the grass, with petals that more so resemble feathers. Should you smell, touch, or step on one, you may experience the following:

-Nothing! You go about your day!
-Nothing! PSYCHE when you go to sleep, enjoy some vivid nightmares, some of which others may get sucked into.
-Transformation! You'll be turned into a mouse/rat--like, an actual fucking tiny rodent. Think the persona 4 status effect, or a small bird of the corvid variety. You'll remain as such until you smell your own flower, and you will poof back.

So yeah, watch your step and have good dreams tonight!! Or just go about your day--quests, personal shit, memories, whatevs I'm not your mom.

Though, Rose may have some other dealings. ]

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[has been listening]

Have you ever tried not biting from the source? And what happens if we say no?

Our Priest suffers for it if you refuse. We're trying to save her. And it's specifically doing what Rose does, so we have to bite.

If there was any other way, I would have taken it. I don't enjoy drinking blood like some people at Rose.

You didn't answer my first question. Have you ever tried?

No, but I've repeated myself enough on why I need to feed from you. The rest is up to you. I'm not here to force you into doing something you don't want to.

[ He's actually not fighting, if they don't give anything, he'll leave. ]

But for Vera, I will insist we do as instructed. I'm not playing with her life when she doesn't deserve what happened to her.

[not going to keep pushing the guy]

Lyra?

[... She sighs, because Vera was mentioned, and if there's any Rose she trusts with anything, it's Belle.]

Okay. But only because it's for Vera, and it's because it's you asking. If it were anyone else, it'd be a no.

I figured.

[ Both those things. He gives a small huff of amusement, but he does look at Cygnus first. ]

You first, then. So Miss Lyra can see how it'll be done. May I?

[ And it's because he knows how badly Lyra's been doing- seeing her brother take this can at least alleviate some fear and reassure her on her brother being fine after. ]

[glancing between Lyra and Belle, unsure if he's actually the better twin for this situation right now, so just grabbing her hand and lacing their fingers before holding his other arm out to Belle]

[ Look. As long as Cygnus isn't coming out in pieces this is only a good thing for her to see.

He'll even be nice and use the spell he practiced so he doesn't feel much of a sting while he bites- which he'll actually be very gentle about, taking Cygnus' arm and feeling out a vein with his fingers. Cygnus is free to note he does it in the way someone familiar with the process would do it. ]

Call my name if it starts to hurt.

[ Which will mean he's taken enough. ]

That's not . . .

[glancing away because none of this is sterile or hygienic, focusing on a middle distance. if belle isn't focusing on the amount of time passing, definitely more than usually necessary, the biggest tells that something is off is cygnus loosening is grip on lyra's hand and also his pulse slowing down]

[she starts panicking at like, the first sign of anything being off. she's the one to worry about freaking out, her grip on her brother tightening but not tugging him away either just because she doesn't want to hurt either of them.]

Cygnus—Belle!!! Belle!

[ This whole world isn't sterile or hygienic, but they don't particularly have a choice.

However, he has come prepared for this especially with the twins recent trauma, and he isn't taking that much blood anyway- hence the pain timer. It'll be four-five sips at most-

As well as Belle immediately using the ability to manipulate emotions to bring Cygnus into a state of neutrality- it's a subtle shift, meant to have him go into an "I'm okay, this is fine" state rather than fully relaxed. He can confess to it if he has to be more extreme about it, but for now, he's not saying anything.

He does pull back, wiping his mouth, and looking at Lyra. ]

Come now, my dear. I didn't take that much. He's fine, see?

[squeezing lyra's hand with a slight shake of his head]

Yeah, I'm fine. Just not used to my blood.

[and checking the bite now that lyra is taken care of, eww]

Can you get one of the band-aids?

[ He came prepared for that, too! He'll be sanitizing the bite with a wipe and summoning up a band-aid for it. It has little sheep patterned on it. ]

All done. Whenever you're ready, Miss Lyra.

[ Excuse him while he summons up a bottle of water from Rose to wash out his mouth, though. Which he'll do facing away to not be rude. ]

Are you sure...?

[She bumps her shoulder against Cygnus, anxious, before looking at Belle and nodding, holding her free arm out for Belle. They agreed, they gotta do this, but she loves her brother so... much... okay... and that translates to worry sometimes.]

Yeah. Okay.

I'm sure.

[but going to hug her from behind, burying his face in her shoulder because he isn't going to like seeing this either . . . !!]

[ U guys ever consider therapy. ]

[ But he turns back to Lyra, and is actually a lot gentler with her in comparison. Princely, even! And he'll keep himself positioned in a way that she doesn't get a view of what he's doing, fangs and all.

The only thing she'll feel is the initial sting that will be numbed by his pain-reducing spell, but this time, he'll be enhancing her calm to override any fear or anxiety, and bite.

He'll also do the same with her after, wiping the area and covering it with a band-aid (this one has rose patterns on it!) and stand upright to wash out his mouth again before dabbing his mouth with a handkerchief. ]

Alright, then? Do have some fruit after this. The kiwis you have will also help. Which I do need some of to complete my part.

[therapy is for other people belle!!!

but she still leans into cygnus, even as she inspects the bandage and everything...]

Um—sure, you can have some kiwi. It's fine. I hope... it helps with Vera?

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