[muffin’s cube floats above angie’s bed, bobbing cheerfully in aimless loops around the bedposts. up on the roof, the angelcube gets a pat.]
There’s a ton! Is hard to see them sometimes when both moons are lit up, but is all really pretty tonight.
There’s a ton! Is hard to see them sometimes when both moons are lit up, but is all really pretty tonight.
[ STARTS WALKING FASTER. (this is not very fast. you can catch up easily.) ]
[ to his credit, the kitten's trying to appear at ease. but he's not Blood Fiend, he's not even a millennia old, and he just got abandoned by his Ipsen. the tension in his gait is obvious.
without stopping: ]
If it's money you're looking for, try someone else.
without stopping: ]
If it's money you're looking for, try someone else.
[ he stops, back turned, tail thrashing angrily as he hisses ]
Have you been spying on us?
Have you been spying on us?
[ it's tempting, it really is. but even stray kittens know that the only way to win something like this is not to play.
through gritted teeth ]
I told you already, I'm not interested.
...
Neither is he.
[ starts walking again!! ]
through gritted teeth ]
I told you already, I'm not interested.
...
Neither is he.
[ starts walking again!! ]
[ spins around, cheeks flushed and eyes glistening. ]
I'm certain because he's my servant and has been for the past few centuries, so unless you've been stalking us that whole time, you have no idea what you're talking about.
He'll come round. He doesn't need some stick-wielding creep telling him what to do. What's with that thing, anyway? It looks ridiculous.
I'm certain because he's my servant and has been for the past few centuries, so unless you've been stalking us that whole time, you have no idea what you're talking about.
He'll come round. He doesn't need some stick-wielding creep telling him what to do. What's with that thing, anyway? It looks ridiculous.
...
[ bursts out laughing ]
Are you just making up names now?
[ bursts out laughing ]
Are you just making up names now?
... You're not even a Ranker, are you...?
You're a sorcerer.
You're a sorcerer.
Great.
[ the three lighthouses materialize: one green, one pink, one blue. that's all you see before you go blind. ]
Bye!
[ the blind only lasts for a few seconds. some of the effect can be blocked if you're fast enough, so you may see the blue lighthouse grow to the size of a small table as the other two release the flash. (you would have felt them channeling the flash while the kitten threw his minor tantrum. these are basic ass lighthouses, after all.)
the kitten leaps on top of the blue cube, his own eyes squeezed shut as the lighthouse whizzes away.
it's still slower than you. ]
[ the three lighthouses materialize: one green, one pink, one blue. that's all you see before you go blind. ]
Bye!
[ the blind only lasts for a few seconds. some of the effect can be blocked if you're fast enough, so you may see the blue lighthouse grow to the size of a small table as the other two release the flash. (you would have felt them channeling the flash while the kitten threw his minor tantrum. these are basic ass lighthouses, after all.)
the kitten leaps on top of the blue cube, his own eyes squeezed shut as the lighthouse whizzes away.
it's still slower than you. ]
Edited 2023-09-05 18:50 (UTC)
[ the bells on your staff jingle as you stop. you hear a yelp from ahead; a red band snaps around the kitten's upper arm, its own bell jingling in harmony with yours. the cuff yanks him to a halt, forcing him off the still-whizzing lighthouse. he crashes to the ground. ]
What the hell—
[ his eyes meet yours and you witness his terror for the first and last time. white light fills the area. you pass out. ]
What the hell—
[ his eyes meet yours and you witness his terror for the first and last time. white light fills the area. you pass out. ]
[ when you open your eyes... you're in an underground obstacle course, with a somewhat Queen of Hearts aesthetic. propped up against one of the hedges is a rose-patterned couch. the kitten — hair slightly longer than you remember, baby fat fading but not completely gone from his cheeks — lounges on it, tossing and catching an apple in one hand, upper arm still cuffed with that annoying red band. ]
— Rosebell? Hello?
[ he spares you a glance, then goes back to staring absently at the ceiling ]
Did all that floating finally get to your head?
[ you're floating, naturally. you have all your powers; why wouldn't you? your crook rests against a hedge beside you. all these years, and you haven't changed at all. you're even wearing the same outfit. ]
— Rosebell? Hello?
[ he spares you a glance, then goes back to staring absently at the ceiling ]
Did all that floating finally get to your head?
[ you're floating, naturally. you have all your powers; why wouldn't you? your crook rests against a hedge beside you. all these years, and you haven't changed at all. you're even wearing the same outfit. ]
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