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SCORPIO KARDIA | independent rp blog | multi-ship | eng only

[aiolia-leo]

“Well, it’s… summer!” He said it out loud. “I guess we can um..swim there..? But we have to check the place’s condition first.” Aiolia observed as Kardia try to mix the ingredients and his eyes widened slightly. 

“Uhh..Kardia.. Do you need help? Maybe you can heat the pan and I will mix the ingredient. You are too rough.” The brown haired boy commented but he was hesitated a bit, resulting as if he was murmuring the last sentence. Didn’t want to hurt the older man’s feelings.

[applesupontop]

"I am not!" Kardia protested, more vigorously than he actually cared.  He flicked a fat drop of batter onto the pan to test the heat.  "It's just pancakes, don't underestimate me!  You should just stand aside and be thankful that the Great Kardia is cooking for you.  Come on, get out of my way!"  He bumped at Aiolia with the side of his hip, to get him to move aside.

The batter sizzled softly when he poured it into the pan, maybe a bit too generous a serving, it would become a fat pancake.   He waited a bit and flipped the pancake easily with a careful toss, hopefully it would reassure Aiolia that he did know what he was doing.  "Do you think I'm a fully grown man that can't take care of myself or something?  I can cook.   Just sit down and wait, it won't take long."

[applesupontop]

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My character has accidentally taken a potion turning them into a child, with no recollection of adulthood. Send ☃ for them bumping into your character while in this state.

Kardia had no idea what had happened, but it was probably something he did.  His mother had told him, many times, that he was going to get himself in trouble doing whatever it was he did, and she was usually right.  The tall, pale pillars stretched so far up, towering over him taller than even the tallest, oldest tree he’d seen.  He did something, but Kardia couldn’t figure out what on earth he could have done to bring him to a place like this.  He stumbled through the huge palace, overwhelmed.  He couldn’t stay here though, he’d really be in trouble if he didn’t get home soon.

He sprinted down the stairs - at first - but they never seemed to end, leading from the palace he’d found himself in and then into another one, and kept going down.  He couldn’t run anymore, or even walk, he could barely stand - Kardia could hear his heartbeat banging in his ears and feel it move from side to side, getting trapped between his eyes. Throb, throb.   Kardia swayed, catching himself against one of the giant pillars, his breaths were chasing each other, leaving him panting, almost gasping for air.

He looked up when a man shaped shadow fell over him, expecting to see his father’s exasperated face.  It wasn’t.  Kardia hiccupped, it would have been a startled yelp, if his lungs had had enough air to make the sound.  He fell onto his butt, and had to tilt his head all the way back to look at this man.  His shiny armor was reflecting the sunlight right into his eyes.  Now his eyes hurt too, great.  "Wh–“ Kardia was starting to heave, there was no way he could form actual words until he caught his breath.

[foxfirae-blog]

What a pain in the ass. Manigoldo liked this. He was sipping that soup up one way or another and that he didn’t mind. One less chore to do and Manigoldo wasn’t complaining. He smirked, leaning back with a hand pressed onto the bed. He pulled away the spoon.

“Oh really? I would have never guessed!” He sarcastically remarked. Manigoldo stuck in the spoon into his mouth, tasting the soup. He cocked his head, smiling from ear to ear. “Don’t tell me you want me to treat you worse! I could have done to you embarrassing things.”

[applesupontop]

“Are you going to threaten to spank me next?” Kardia asked with a snort, setting the bowl down when he’d had half of it.  It sat uncomfortably warm in his stomach, it was always somewhat hard to eat after one of his body’s annoying fits.  He felt tired still, not that he’d admit to it.

Kardia blinked and shook his head, as if that would dislodge the fog that tried to settle over his brain and his eyes.  What if this guy tried to tuck him in or something, if he found out Kardia was sleepy, there was just no way.

[calaveraroja-blog1]

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   “I don’t care if this happens to you often, sometimes you still could be more careful with your own self.” Her tone was low and severe, words verging disapproval. Calvera carefully straightened up the soft pillow under his head, moving soaked bangs away from his pale face. Kardia’s cheeks and forehead were bloody red, beads of sweat rolling down his pulsing temples. The man was burning up in fever, and saying she could feel his warmth from where she stood wasn’t an overstatement. She had been sitting next to his weak body for some minutes now, and none of her attempts to ease his illness had worked. What could she do to truly help him now?

   “… The cloth I used to wet your neck is almost as hot as you, that didn’t work. Should I just dump cold water over you? No, that’d be too extreme and sudden, you could die right here.” Brown irises carefully studied the Scorpio on her watch, left hand massaging his chest, feeling the beat of an ill heart under its palm. If nothing worked, she would have to use something else. But would that work again this time?

[applesupontop]

He was fine.  Kardia wasn't sure how Calvera had managed to coax him into lying down, this woman had more power than he thought, he shouldn't have let his guard down. It wasn't as if he was that tired, not as if his limbs felt heavy, or that he was so hot it felt as if his marrow was boiling.  Not at all.  That wasn't why he didn't push away her fussing when she reached to uselessly straighten at pillows and stray strands of hair.  "'m fine," he muttered. 

Not like he was going to die, right now. (This was worst than the last time he’d collapsed in front of her, at least there’d been something to do then, something that distracted him from the concern.)

Kardia twisted, half turning away from Calvera when she held her hand over his chest.  This was his to bear, his fever and his heart.  He didn't care if he was being difficult.  He swallowed thickly, pressing his face into the pillow.  "I said...I'm fine.  Don't be so nosy, you're going to get burned."

The pillow was wet, probably from her trying to throw wet cloths all over his neck and face.  It felt disgusting.   He half, half sat up -- stupid, stubborn body wasn't cooperating.  It was just one of those days when even his hair got in his way.  "Don't you have better things to do than cluck at me like a deranged chicken?"

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Now I remember, too …

[applesupontop]

ooc.  i finally got some old replies posted (I AM SO SORRY I AM SO SLOW) but it’s kinda...mid term month for me which will then be followed by finals month so i can’t really promise i’ll be around much at all.  i’ll do replies once in a while when i can but you can consider my blogs to be on semi-hiatus until probably april... (i am still around to chat! it’s just replies take more focus than I have most of the time rn)

also applies to: @blackeruption & @skyscorch

[leonisheart]

   Regulus listened to him carefully. In his sincere opinion, Kardia was a smart and respectable man. He didn’t mind if people said otherwise, or even if Kardia himself disagreed with his choice of words to describe him. The young boy looked at the Scorpio Saint after the speech, blue irises tracing every detail of his countenance. He looked more serious than usual, and that was… strange. Kinda awkward, maybe. But hey, that was better than bottle up his thoughts and never get a real answer for his doubts.

   “I’m Regulus, I know… And I wasn’t only worried about that, but you helped me understand some things. A lot of things. You didn’t get annoyed by my questions either, so…” Regulus shrugged his shoulders and a tiny smile crossed his lips, his golden locks all over the place after Kardia’s pat. That one was a weird subject for him, to understand other people’s feelings and act according to them. No, he didn’t need to understand that but he wanted to. For someone who could so easily master fighting strategies and combat, this cub obviously lacked the knowledge about others matters.

   “… Things can change in the future, right? Then I think I shouldn’t worry about them now, like you said. It’s just… Eh, never mind. Thanks for playing with me today, Kardia!” And as unpredictable and electric as always, he almost jumped forward, hugging the older man’s neck and pulling him closer so quickly they almost fell back. He laughed out loud because of the almost incident, still squeezing the other. And well, his blue hair was really soft!

[applesupontop]

"Why would I get annoyed with you?  You're one of the least annoying people I know!"  Maybe because Kardia was something of an overgrown child himself, he didn't find getting along with Regulus difficult or troublesome.  Even if he pretty much got along with all of the other Gold Saints, it certainly wasn't easy with all of them.  It was a little bit strange, to have Regulus looking to him for...answers, but it would have been strange with anyone.  Kardia wasn't used to being someone that others looked to for any sort of guidance, but maybe he didn't mind too much.  Once in a while.  "You can ask me whatever you want, just don't expect me to always have an answer, ok?  Especially this kind of thing, it's not the same for everyone...I can tell you what it was like for me, but you'll have to figure out your stuff by yourself."

Kardia huffed softly at the unexpected hug, he reached around Regulus and pat his back.  He was much  more used to initiating contact than being  on the one shocked by it.  He supposed the reversal wasn't a bad thing, even if it was a little bit unnerving.  He wasn't sure if it was the hug or the thanks that was throwing him off.  "Thanking me for playing with you...that's kind of cold. Aren't we friends?"  He sighed, not minding the fingers that were being buried in his hair.  

"You know I hate it when people hold back," he chided without any heat.  

[applesupontop]

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My character has accidentally taken a potion turning them into a child, with no recollection of adulthood. Send ☃ for them bumping into your character while in this state.

Kardia had no idea what had happened, but it was probably something he did.  His mother had told him, many times, that he was going to get himself in trouble doing whatever it was he did, and she was usually right.  The tall, pale pillars stretched so far up, towering over him taller than even the tallest, oldest tree he’d seen.  He did something, but Kardia couldn’t figure out what on earth he could have done to bring him to a place like this.  He stumbled through the huge palace, overwhelmed.  He couldn’t stay here though, he’d really be in trouble if he didn’t get home soon.

He sprinted down the stairs - at first - but they never seemed to end, leading from the palace he’d found himself in and then into another one, and kept going down.  He couldn’t run anymore, or even walk, he could barely stand - Kardia could hear his heartbeat banging in his ears and feel it move from side to side, getting trapped between his eyes. Throb, throb.   Kardia swayed, catching himself against one of the giant pillars, his breaths were chasing each other, leaving him panting, almost gasping for air.

He looked up when a man shaped shadow fell over him, expecting to see his father’s exasperated face.  It wasn’t.  Kardia hiccupped, it would have been a startled yelp, if his lungs had had enough air to make the sound.  He fell onto his butt, and had to tilt his head all the way back to look at this man.  His shiny armor was reflecting the sunlight right into his eyes.  Now his eyes hurt too, great.  "Wh–“ Kardia was starting to heave, there was no way he could form actual words until he caught his breath.

[foxfirae-blog]

Manigoldo face palmed before gesturing towards the flames, “These are foxfires. Don’t touch them alright? I left them here to watch you not play with you!” 

He sat down the bedside after bringing the tray of food over. The man stirred the soup lightly and motioned his fingers towards the blue flame. The foxfire immediately disappeared after its master’s dismissal. 

“If you touch them, your soul gets burned with your skin.” Manigoldo took a spoonful of soup and hovered his hand under the utensil. He motioned the soup over to Kardia. “Now open up your mouth and eat this.”

[applesupontop]

"My soul--" Kardia didn't get to finish that sentence or thought before a spoon was held in front of him.  Kardia stared at the spoon as if it was stranger than those blue 'foxfires' and...it kind of was.  He stared at the spoon for a long, long moment before squinting up at Manigoldo's face.  How old did this guy think he was?  Even Kardia's mother hadn't fed him like that in years, and he wouldn't have let her even if she tried.

"...I'm nine, I can eat by myself! "  He ignored the spoon, grabbing the bowl instead in both hands.  He blew at it for a moment before taking a sip.  "For someone really bad with kids, you sure like babying people."

[aiolia-leo]

“You know, maybe we could go for the woods..? I heard that there is sparkling clean waterfall in the midst of green forests. Sounds nice to me.” Aiolia put a small attempt to bring Kardia with him. The guy supposed to say yes in his expectation, from what he knew by now Kardia loves to venture to places anyway. 

Aiolia bent down and checked the lower cabinet and found a jar of honey. He took it before coming towards Kardia. “Have it. What are you going to make with those?” 

[applesupontop]

"Oh, are you suggesting that we go do something that's actually fun?  There's hope for you yet!"  Kardia didn't even need an invitation to tag along most of the time, so he certainly wasn't going to turn it down when Aiolia was asking for him.  "But after food, I think someone told me breakfast is important.  Anyways, it won't take long."

He tossed all the ingredients into the bowl and mixed it together roughly.  He couldn't really remember the last time he'd cooked for someone else...usually it was the other way around.  He took the honey from Aiolia and set it aside for now, wandering through the kitchen as if it were his own, and started heating up a pan.  "I'm making pancakes!"

[solusrosa]

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Kardia was entertaining. At least that was the current thought which would cross Albafica’s mind every time the Scorpio opened his mouth to say something, anything. He could only chuckle from time to time in amusement; his cobalt eyes glimmering softly with the state of levity he found himself in and cheeks covered in a reddish hue thanks to the amount of alcohol he’d consumed.

It was odd - this stage of pure bliss. Odd enough to make him behave carelessly, without pondering over any probable consequences that his following attitudes could bring - which was completely out of his character -, such as placing a lazy kiss against the Scorpio’s cheeks between a low chuckle for no apparent reason at all. He just felt like doing so, thus he did.

[solusrosa]

“I hardly ever drink. But this wine was oddly sweet, and I didn’t realize how much I had drunk until… I stood up.” Albafica shut his eyes when he felt the poke at his own cheek, and his head was almost laying on Kardia’s shoulder. It felt heavy and he wanted to lay down more than anything.

Since most of his weight was being supported by Kardia, Albafica fell seated with him and by his side, albeit a bit more clumsily and pending to the left before Kardia tugged him down. His eyes glanced up towards the starry sky when he laid down, and he frowned a bit. The stars weren’t still, they were leaving silver traces as if they were a sort of comets. 

“The sky is spinning.” It was a horrible sensation, and his head felt too light now. Albafica brought his hand to his forehead before covering his face, releasing a sigh. “I will never drink this much again.” 

He felt utterly pathetic, and truthfully he wanted to hide out of shame.

[applesupontop]

Kardia snorted, “You’ll know better for next time, or something.”  Which was a pity, it was refreshing to see Albafica like this, he could actually speak to Albafica like this.  "You’re more fun like this though, so maybe you shouldn’t know better,“ he commented lazily.  His arm was a little bit stuck under Albafica with how they’d fallen, but he couldn’t be bothered to free it.  He’d just have to be a little numb until they sobered up.  

Or woke up.  Kardia didn’t feel all that drunk anymore, but he did feel sleepy.  If anything he felt…more agreeable than usual, he could stay still like this for a little bit, rest a little bit.  And wake up to the sound of Albafica freaking out or something.

“No way…I mean, not like I think you need to be drunk to have fun.  But you kind of need to be drunk to…loosen up,” he muttered, laughing lazily.  He reached over to bat at Albafica’s hand, to try to get him to stop covering his face.  "Anyways, the worst is over, you’re not going to make more of a fool out of yourself at this point.“  Kardia poked his cheek lightly as he yawned. “You didn’t do anything too embarrassing, I promise.”

[applesupontop]

“What have we here...”

"Having a hard time forgetting me?”

“You know, I’m always up for a second round.”

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[sourceofsun]

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@applesupontop

[calaveraroja-blog1]

   “Small and cramped…?! My place was cozy and organized, you were the one who moved around like an alligator, knocking down everything in sight.”

   “… Are you even listening to me? Let’s stop badmouthing the dead now, or they’ll come back and pull our toes at night. Especially yours.”

[applesupontop]

“Same difference... Anyways, that’s in the past!” He waved flippantly, dismissing that part of the conversation, hopefully for good.

“How about this, I’ll stop badmouthing that guy and you can stop bringing up the tables and dishes you don’t actually intend to make me pay for.”  Not that he really thought he was badmouthing anyone, crazy was just the indisputable truth.

[calaveraroja-blog1]

   “You didn’t need to storm the place while fighting them! And my crazy lover—”

   “He was not! I barely knew the man, don’t run from the subject!”

[applesupontop]

“It’s not my fault your place was small and cramped!  I didn’t have space to move!  At least I didn’t break any windows...”

“...sure, whatever you say.  You know, you don’t have to  worry about me judging your taste in men, Calvera. Even if he was definitely crazy.”

[calaveraroja-blog1]

   “Of course I came looking for you, Kardia! Not because I missed you, but because you still owe me for destroying my inn! And don’t even try to deny that, boy.~”

[applesupontop]

“Did I, or did I not, save you from your crazy lover? Don’t be so stingy!”

[applesupontop]

“Ha! You missed me so much you came looking for me?  I’m touched.”

@calaveraroja

[applesupontop]

( just because aiolia is a boring old man doesn’t mean kardia has to be :P )

@aiolia-leo