[slaps roof of barn]

[endsjustified]

WHO: lilies
WHERE: lily
WHEN: day 76 postgame

[you can fit SO many crises in here]

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[endsjustified]

[perhaps it is fitting that of all the things he is forced to wear the horrible fish hat for today, this is one of them]

First of all: we are invited to Peony this evening for a sleepover. I believe it's to help them with a quest? If anyone's uncomfortable for whatever reason, you don't need to stay the whole time, though.

Second, we need to talk about Meris. And teamwork. And...related topics.

[abandon_hope]

[ he's going to have to look at Aides again. gods. might as well, ]

Sure. Sleepover is fine. Why not.

[ pause ]

... What topics?

[endsjustified]

Do you also have a pact with Meris or did you just temporarily imbibe some of her power?

[oh he just says shit]

[abandon_hope]

[ holy shit he does

Kevin's eyes go wide, and he's startled into an immediate response. and a quick glance at Cepheus. ]

-- No. It was temporary. And when I fainted in the next game, I lost all of it.

[audacity]

[ we're just going to hang out quietly for the time being, illusion up so his eyes Look Normal, and especially not look at kevin ]

[abandon_hope]

[ ESPECIALLY NOT LOOKING AT YOU EITHER!! wow! it's like you don't even exist! ]

[audacity]

[ good!! tbh!! ]

[endsjustified]

Have you thought about it?

[audacity]

Abou...oh.

[ the request from a couple of days and a lifetime ago. fiddles his pen in his hands, then nods ]

[spinebuddyandme]

There's no surprise new related topics, are there?

[endsjustified]

I don't think the pacts are a suprise...but we do need to discuss what to do for trips and rituals again, I think.

[spinebuddyandme]

Yeah. We got caught off-guard by the weird puzzle ritual... It really made me more sure I want to avoid hitting ourselves again, but I can hear out whatever Cepheus and Kevin have to say about it.

[mykidisthebest]

[clearly trying to think of what topics could possible be related to Meris and teamwork]

Team bonding exercises...?

[endsjustified]

Team exercises period.

[mykidisthebest]

Did you have something specific in mind?

[abandon_hope]

[ Kevin is on the couch continuing an existential crisis, just less intense

also. holding onto TWO memory coins now. And a little square of something wrapped in cloth that smells like the most delicious thing you've ever smelled. Your very favorite food in the whole world. ]

My head hurts ...

[spinebuddyandme]

[ Sitting on one of the other chairs in the common room, alternating between thousand yard staring into the distance over his own existential crisis and shooting worried glances in Kevin's direction when he thinks he isn't looking ]

[abandon_hope]

[ Kevin is very specifically avoiding looking at Ananke, in fact, so when their glances occasionally cross he hunches down further into the couch cushions as if the couch might absorb him if he digs far enough. ]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ winces guiltily each time it happens. by the third time the stress has finally built up enough for him to break the silence ]

—Sorry for making it worse.

[mykidisthebest]

[due to recent events where some teammates were blind, Lethe can be found attempting to train some of the bunnies to jump up onto his shoulder and stay there to be used as Seeing Eye Bunnies™ in a pinch. however, it's require a lot of bribes, and there are a lot of carrot shavings all over his clothes.]

[abandon_hope]

[ lethe,

At some point after the conversation with Ananke, Kevin wanders over. ]

What's with the bunnies?

[mykidisthebest]

I wanted to train up some of the animals to use as seeing eye pets if we needed to. I've got some free time today, so it seemed like a good time to practice. This way if any of us go blind in the future, we won't be completely lost.

[audacity]

[ out in the meadow, but actually not in the lake! his sword is in his hands, bright and gleaming, and he works through some solo swordplay practice. if he seems a little intense about it, well. it's sure been a few days. ]

[abandon_hope]

[ sURE HAS. for both of them. and -

And Kevin is part of that, and he's had some time with Ananke to work out one part of it, so he's cooled a little, even if Cepheus maybe hasn't. He winds up meandering out for a breath of fresh air and pauses when he spots Cepheus fighting the air. ]

Need a sparring partner?

[audacity]

[ without pausing ]

Why? Got something else about Poseidon to get out of your system?