GHOSTS

ASA ABEL DELACROIX || MEDIUM/NECROMANCER

[kaixfoxwood]

I'm not looking for a broken face right now anyway, so also not talking about the fact my sister up and left without saying real goodbyes is as much of a good distraction as you being here. I never really thanked you for pushing me on the right track, Asa, I needed a kick in the ass and you managed the impossible. You seem really good at that, like a real superpower. Wow, that sounded dumb. Sorry, I ramble when I'm nervous which, I mean, there's no reason to be nervous around you.

[asa-delacroix]

I definitely wouldn't recommend going along the route of getting a broken face, I agree, but you could pull the look off quite well. I'll be happy to serve as a distraction, but that didn't sound dumb– if anything, you just needed someone to listen to you and offer some perspective, and then you pretty much kicked your own ass into gear. I'm a rambler at almost every point where I'm awake, so you're in good company, but I hope it wasn't anything I've done that made you nervous around me.

[passionatelyxlust]

Oh, god, I'm sorry, I'm being an ass and you're just being too sweet to me. Eggs benedict with a side of chocolate chip pancakes are my favorite. It isn't stupid, As.

We, um...we should talk about what happened between us preferably while I eat. Just wanted to say that it was nice and unexpected.

[asa-delacroix]

I wouldn't call you an ass, but it's alright– you're going through a lot. At least your taste in food is similar to what I know.

Uh... yeah– we should. Unexpected and nice, I agree, but you don't regret it, right? I just... want to make sure we're both on the same page with that. I know things can get confusing, and things could get awkward if we let it, and I... don't want it to get that way.

[caelxdelacroix]

I suppose, that was fun.

[asa-delacroix]

Aiding your father in taking down a demon King, apparition or not, is no small feat, Cael.

[emiliaxhan]

Another task down, but I am certain all will recoup swiftly.

[asa-delacroix]

I have no doubt about it. From what I know about you and what I've heard about my brother, you both bounce back quickly.

[josephinexbaird]

God, I'm so exhausted, I could eat the entire mansion out of house and home.

Or drink, in my case.

[asa-delacroix]

You're not the only one getting a drink after what went down, so you're in good company.

[jealouslyxestella]

All I feel is empty in the space where happiness should be.

Story of my life.

[asa-delacroix]

I wish I had comforting words, Estella, but I don't. I can, however, be sit with you so you're not so alone in the emptiness.

[kaixfoxwood]

If I have to eat everything I get my hands on to distract my fists, sue me.

[asa-delacroix]

Eating to distract is better than fighting to distract in my book, so no judgement on my end. I heard your sister left Emilia's home, figured if you wanted some company, I could be a listening ear.

[samaelxdelacroix]

Alright, who are all of these people in my fucking house?

[asa-delacroix]

Uh... I only know some of the people here from when I visit Emilia, but presumably they're all rifters outside of a handful just as you are.

[marinaxhartley]

Okay, so, I had the strangest encounter earlier ever.

[asa-delacroix]

Are you alright, Marina?

[beatricexbaird]

This is seriously driving me insane being so out of the loop. I need to know what everyone is doing and with who.

[asa-delacroix]

I'm afraid I'm not the best when it comes to gossip but I could possibly fill in some gaps.

[passionatelyxlust]

I'm not really interested in caring what's happened in my own family right now.

[asa-delacroix]

Don't worry, not here to drop anything at your feet, but I did bring you some breakfast. It's your favorite in my timeline, so hopefully that hasn't changed. Oh my god, sorry if this is dumb.

[ainsleyxbrooks]

Both are delightfully vicious methods if only to put myself out of my own miserable existence. I know the tasks and demands will come flying my way soon to prove my undying loyalty, nothing I haven't dealt with from the coven. Worrying for each other is what siblings do, don't they? I'm new to having a brother, but Jade's like my sister and that can't be much different.

[asa-delacroix]

I would say not to rip too much of your hair out; it's one of your best qualities. You're not wrong with that sentiment, it will be easy for you to fall into the role of a follower that you were in the coven, since you've had to do that before. Just... come back at the end of all of this. That is what they do, almost to a frustrating degree– but I've heard that's normal.

[caelxdelacroix]

Doesn't mean I'm not a walking physical personification of it. I wonder if that's how I was for my sister and my parents too. Listen, painting you as the fun uncle completely diminishes your role as a parent. Nothing can erase that fact, so you're my dad period. I already have two, what's one more?

[asa-delacroix]

It will pass, I promise you that. I'm sure you were precisely such for your family– family units have a way of balancing each other without trying or with little thought. You sound and feel a lot like my brother, or at least what I know about him. I... don't know what to say. Thank you seems... so formal and insufficient, but gratitude is what I feel.

[alexia-simmons]

Timelines and what could break them aren't really my area of expertise nor is it my job to fix such a thing.

I'm Alexia. Oh my god, I cannot imagine the damage I would cause to anyone who was with Greed if I dropped into another timeline. You don't appear as vindictive as me, though, so that's just an issue on my end. Have you come across Azriel yet?

[asa-delacroix]

Neither is it mine. The timeline is already messed up, you might not as well hold back on your life for fear of messing it up further.

You're Greed's Queen in my timeline as well– I'm glad you're with him again. It's comforting in a way. I'm not really a fighter; I don't think I possess such a bone in my body, but I never thought I'd be faced with such a situation until now, either. It's... frustrating, to say the least. Uh, not yet. I left a message with him to see if he would like to meet, but I don't want to force anything.

[passionatelyxlust]

Did it fully succeed in what I was implying last time? I'm drunk, not blind, Asa. I may have stumbled all the way here, but I know where I am and I know exactly who you are. I know what I want too and it's the same thing you've needed since you found me in this timeline.

[asa-delacroix]

"Believe it or not, I'm in tune with your... innuendos." It stemmed from his years of being with Lust, before he was abruptly snatched from his timeline with the twins. Asa looked over the Prince, concern etched in his blue eyes, knowing something had to have happened, but Lust's words... sparked an almost forbidden hope in his chest. He cleared his throat, trying to force the feeling back into the box he kept locked in his heart. "Tell me what you want," the witch finally said, his voice quiet, "I want to hear it from you."

[emiliaxhan]

Ainsley isn't the person I'm concerned about experiencing the most pushback with, It's Jade. I took something from her when she was a child a long time ago and she'll want it back once the truth's out. If that version and I were involved in some way, we could use that to draw him out. I might not have a choice dipping my toes in again for Az's sake.

[asa-delacroix]

I wish I could give you advice on how to handle her, but Jade Hawke died in my timeline before the siege occurred. Could you give back what you had taken from her safely? The only drawback to luring that version out is that he may be able to take control of my brother more quickly and for a longer period. We're not well-equipped for someone of that magnitude if what Aemon says is true.

[nefariouslyxevangeline]

I can hear what they're whispering behind his back, Asa. It's not right.

[asa-delacroix]

I know it's not right. It's not right for them to lump your father in with the Angelus' deeds of this timeline, but people will need time to adjust to the fact that your father is not the same man and won't commit those deeds again.