what day is it

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WHO SHEEP
WHEN SHEEP
WHERE SHEEP

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POST GAME MINGLE BLOSSOM HAS FUCKED OFF

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[survivaltricks]

Three point five out of ten stars.

[literal_trainwreck]

[clicks his tongue]

You're negging in full force today. You really must have missed me.

[survivaltricks]

Hey. . .! It's not negging; there's just something about you that makes me combative.

[. . . settling against Loki's shoulder]

But— yeah.

I missed you a lot.

[literal_trainwreck]

[oops, sincerity is harder to respond to than negging]

I'm... glad to be back.

[survivaltricks]

[it's okay Lupin remembers Loki is allergic to emotions]

[and it took him ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL THE ONSEN, but Lupin finally lifts a hand, trailing his fingers underneath Loki's chin, tilting his head down a bit so he can steal a scandalous smooch]

[literal_trainwreck]

[well that is much easier to respond to than an emotion. good job everyone]

[survivaltricks]

[congratulations to them both!!]

[Lupin does keep the kiss short, if only because he is acutely aware that their bath is technically a public area and he doesn't want anyone on Thistle to walk in on them. but even when he draws back, he doesn't go far]

. . . how's Melody doing?

[literal_trainwreck]

She's been holding her own in there. I'm sure she's still doing so.

[spoken with a tone of apathy, but there's a hint of a compliment in there somewhere]

[survivaltricks]

[pleased, fond, and perhaps a bit wistful]

That's my Melody.

. . . maybe she'll be back soon, too.

[literal_trainwreck]

It's possible, although we were separated when I found my way back here.

[survivaltricks]

[his smile shifts to a frown]

. . . I know Melody can take care of herself, so. . .

[HE WILL. . . TRY NOT TO WORRY]

[literal_trainwreck]

She can. She's tougher than she looks, as you well know.

[why are we still talking about Melody]

[survivaltricks]

[because you were the last person to see her and he worries!!]

I know.

[breathes out deeply]

. . . anyway. Do you want me to catch you up on what has happened now?

[literal_trainwreck]

Yes, better to bite that bullet sooner rather than later.

[survivaltricks]

I'll hit the highlights, then.

[to make a long story short--]

We have a few new members. Acheron is a transplant from Lily, and Bombay a transplant from Weeds. If you remember Okami. . . Bombay is Okami, only he doesn't remember.

They're both adults, and for a while there, the number of adults on Thistle totally beat out the number of teenagers.

[makes a face, but it's playful]

We had another member for a while. Her name was Flora, but. . . I think she's gone home.

Yata also went home for a while, but he returned recently. Just a few days before you.

Otherwise, Odin, Tyr and I are still around. [a lopsided grin] And we found our flock's priest.

[literal_trainwreck]

Taking in strays, as ever, I see.

[there isn't any real bite to that statement, though. it's clear the thing he really cares about is that last part]

At any rate, I'm glad to hear the others are still around. I'm looking forward to seeing them again.

...So, what's this about a priest?

[was that a thing while he was here? I do not remember and therefore neither does he]

[survivaltricks]

[you'll come to care about the new Thistles too and like it!!]

What can I say? It's my MO.

[priests were only just becoming a thing when they left so it's fine]

So every team has a priest, right? I guess the priests act as a middleman between flocks and demons. If a priest summons a demon, then the demon can be controlled. If a flock summons one, then we might accidentally trigger a ritual. As you've seen.

I don't think Thistle really cared to work with someone we didn't know, so we just recruited Red as our Priest. He gave us discounts at his shop.

[literal_trainwreck]

You and your deals.

[no bite there, either]

[survivaltricks]

We made a good one with him.

We also gave him a new name. He’s Tamamo now, or Tammy, or Tam-chan.

[literal_trainwreck]

He hasn't moved in, has he?

...On that subject, how is my room?

[survivaltricks]

[. . . . . . . SWEATS]

Not officially, but he comes and goes as he pleases. As Tam-chan does.

And. . . [a pause, and he frowns]

Everything in your room was gone when I got back. But my stuff returned with me, so surely yours did, too.

[literal_trainwreck]

More good news. I can't help but wonder when the other shoe is going to drop.

[survivaltricks]

Haha.

Well.

I've only been giving you the good news so far.

[WRYLY]

[literal_trainwreck]

Yes, that's precisely what I was observing.

[survivaltricks]

[hah. . .]

[settling into the water a little more, eyes slipping shut]

One more bit of good news first.

. . . when we asked Red to be our priest, he sent us on a quest to the Golden Demon's ruined cave. There, the demon was revived, and we had to fight them a third time.

But they're gone for good now, because we turned them into a mask.

[lifting a hand to trace his cheeks, indicating his Joker mask]

Like a Persona.