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[inseparableduo]

💭( Nobukatsu and Darla, because servants and their masters canonically share dreams : 3 )

Meme || Accepting!

"I want to try something different today."

Instantly unease fill her. Then guilt. Being around her boss and getting to spend one on one time with him used to make her feel so special. He's only ever done what's best for her. She knew that.

He had taught her how to make the voices go away. How to calm herself down. He had showed her what ice cream tasted like. What it was like to see her brother not have to worry about anything anymore. He had showed her what she was really capable off.

How she could turn her charm into a real dagger. How to protect herself. He had showed her how to make clay out of glue. That she really could do anything she wanted to do. She remembers how safe and warm he had once made her feel so she pushes yesterday's events away.

It didn't really happen. It was a bad dream. He would never hurt her. It's because she deserved it. She needed to be useful to him. It was the least she could do.

"Ok!" She smiled, enthusiastic.

Yesterday didn't happen. It didn't happen. She deserved it.

He led her into the same room he did yesterday. This time a fresh trap was placed on the ground. Already her legs are shaking.

No. No. No

A piece of paper was placed in her hands. It was an older speech but, she had it memorized all the same. Maybe today would reall just be like any other but, easier? She really did let him down yesterday- no it didn't happen. Lately, he had been wanting to work on her confidence when it came to talking to others. Also, to work on speaking in general.

"This time I'll let you keep the paper. I'm sorry, I expected too much of you. I want you to know that this means the punishment today will be different."

She watches her boss go to a closet and pull a man out. They were tied up and gagged. She could see the fear in their eyes as they were thrown to the ground. She was frozen in place as she realizes she knows this man.

He was the man that worked at the ice cream place they would go to.

She looked at her boss, wanting to speak but, having no idea what to say. This couldn't really be happening, right? This had to be a joke, right?

He just smiled and tapped the paper.

"Remember to speak clearly and loudly. For every mistake you make I will have no choice but, to hurt this man."

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. The ones that he had taught her to make whenever she was feeling stressed. She knows the first line by heart.

There was a loud snap and she screamed.

She was perfectly fine, but her boss had whipped the man. When did he-

"Remember to look up at the audience! You have to engage them otherwise, why should they listen to you?"

The man was bleeding and trying to get free. It was no use though. When she had closed her eyes he had been connected to some kind of hook? In the ground.

She couldn't stop the way her body started to shake in pure fear. She had a few false starts. Not daring to speak again until she knew her voice would hold steady. She would be good. No, she would be perfect. She wouldn't let anyone get hurt on her behalf. That was a promise she had made to herself long ago.

She broke her promise. Again and again. She knew better. She knew this speech by heart but, she would skip ahead. Skipping over words or changing them slightly. She was on the last paragraph now. A whole 15 minutes had passed and in that time he was lashed again and again. The least she could was at least get the very last half perfect.

She looked at him in the eyes and at that moment it was like nothing else existed. Their hearts beat at the same time. Chests heaving with pain, exhaustion, fear. The same tears started to flow from both of their eyes. They now saw themselves from their eyes.

Men weren't supposed to cry. She needed to stop crying before it ruined her speech. She could feel the blood soaking her back. What was he making this poor girl do? Why couldn't she just get this right? Her voice was nothing more than background noise. The pain was worse than anything she's ever felt.

He felt so bad for him. He had a family that was waiting for her. He never knew he had a brother. It seemed so nice to have kids of her own. She's been through so much already. He was jealous of her loving family.

He couldn't hate her. I wish I could save you. I'm sorry. Don't cry!

They wished they could comfort one another. They had to get up before they were punished again. Someone was speaking now. It couldn't be registered. A sense of impending doom and dread started to fill them. They had to get up. I have to save you.

A loud bang.

[ofstarsandskies]

Not to be forgotten by the messiah's own servant, Atsuro will also receive a package in the mail sent to him by Jeanne. For him, she's knitted a white scarf to keep him warm during the winter; adorned at one end with the same symbol he has on his hat. ( One that Jeanne obviously didn't understand the meaning of, but....it's the thought that counts, right? )

@flame-forged || It's still Xmas in Kekland at least!

Making use of Nobu's gift (and also keeping it outta the house a bit so Niao doesn't get territorial), Atsuro sent his new mechanical carrier pigeon to retrieve his mail for the morning. Niao stares at it the whole journey to and through the window, but he doesn't immediately vaporize it from existence. So there's one victory for Christmas!

Within no time his delivery is airdropped into his lap, although it's a lot heavier than the few cards he'd been expecting. Setting his phone aside to check what he got, it's a proper box sent by... Jeanne?

Huh. He knew she took Christmas seriously, but he didn't expect to get a gift from her... Still, it's a nice surprise he'll have to thank her for once he's called back to active duty.

Opening the box up, he's met with a neatly folded yarn creation. Taking it out entirely reveals it's a scarf in likeness to the beanie he's never a meter away from, logo included. When did she get the time to make this...? Stitching takes a while for bigger projects like this. With how much running around she and Kaz do, it's a miracle she stuffed this into her busy schedule.

Regardless, it's nice. And if the weather reports keep to what they're saying, it'll 100% get used within the next few days! Perhaps even when he's seeing Jeanne to thank her in person!

"I'll have to get her a thank you gift for New Years for sure. Yuzu'll know what'll look good-- she's always got a beat on fashion trends..." As this delighted nerd rambles to himself about his future plans, he has the mind to hang the scarf on his coat rack so he remembers to grab it when shuffling out the door.

[destructivelyconstructive]

And here's one of the first male character I really looked into developing!

He's very different from when I original designed him, and he's much better for it!

He was the 10th son of a Lord, and his father decided he didn't want to claim him. So he was raised by his mother and the other harem members, who he called his aunts and uncles. Then there was an attack, and his father and 9 older brothers died. he watched all of the pillagers go about and loot and rape, and he snapped. he had the very earth swallow them, and reluctantly rose to the call of Lordship. He also lost his eye in that raid.

Also, his face turned out perfect. Like seriously, I'm still trying to recreate that.

[bravcguardian]

"I see portrayals of betrayal and a brother's final stand." ( To Shiawase from Nobunaga. Older siblings unite uwu )

( Prompt. / @flame-forged )

     𝐈𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝. Shiawase hadn't been a product of love, he was a result of insanity and obsession it haunted him to possess such knowledge. His inability to process emotions was an hereditary treat by whom he should consider mother, and his sadistic tendencies which had been taught by her were under suspicion; he feels self-imposed disgust and rejection at the joyful glee he truly feels deep down, alongside that rush of adrenaline that's unnatural, inhumane. The sentiment of standing above someone as he watched the life fade out from their eyes... It was yet another trait that had been bestowed upon him. The rapid and erratic beating of his heart, it was all but a curse.

     If it were for him, Shiawase would have taken away all the sorrows and inflicted pain made by that woman from his sister, even his father who was the first victim of this miserable family. But alas, it was humanly impossible. For now, all he could muster was to be a quiet spectator, lying in wait for any situation that could arose.

     ❝ ... I believe it's my brotherly duty, it's the bare minimum I could do for her ❞, he had been incapable of doing more. After all, getting rid of the monster that wore a maiden face was an impossible challenge for him to present date. ❝ What could be said about you? ❞.

[enterthestratosphere]

"Ta-da! Special delivery for you!" Ranmaru always tries to keep a bright smile on their face, but the young servant looks particularly pleased to have run into Daniel without need of an extensive search. The shorter time they're away from home, the better. Ah! But that wasn't to dismiss the excitement of giving this gift of course!

"Merry-uh - happy valentines!" - the kid's english still clearly needs a bit of work "The Oda siblings have worked very hard to make this for you!" What the small, white box contains is nothing extraordinary - the simple, round chocolates would have even been unremarkable; was it for the dribbles and other imperfections that clearly betrayed they were handmade.

"Actually it was....very difficult to get them to stop arguing about whether adding more sugar or cocoa was a better sign of love - but I think I had them meet somewhere in the middle, ehe..."

"Eyyy kiddo, what's got you all excited?" As Ranmaru approaches, Daniel places a gentle hand on their head, ruffling their hair just a little bit with a smile on his face. "Happy Valentines back at ya. Hope you're doing alright."

He blinked in surprise when they mentioned the siblings. Really? What'd they make for him? He really wasn't expecting anything.. he just wanted them to know basic kindness from someone older..

Though, when he opened the box.. he couldn't help the way his face softened. This was very kind of them. He didn't expect anything at all, let alone.. this.

"Well, that's awfully kind of them.. look at those two.." He reached into his backpack, rummaging around for a moment, before producing three bags of chocolate himself.

"Here. One for each of them, and.. one for you, kiddo. Happy Valentines. Stay safe, alright?"

[geiztmusebox]

"Somehow, I can't help but feel like I'm being watched…." a rare smile starts to form over Okita's face as she catches a glimpse of a figure in the corner of her eye. She can only guess someone might have been watching her hand out candy to all the children - so she does her best to put on a not-so-menacing-but-actually-friendly look on her face to wave him over.

"Ah, Voyager - is that you? Did you want some candy hearts for valentine's too? I think I might have some left..." Truthfully, she'd been hoping to save the leftovers for herself but - oh well.

"Ehehe....I already got candy from Master, Miss Souji! And I also got one from Master to trade Erice for hers, since Erice doesn't like sweet stuff. So I'm gonna have two chocolates!" The first chocolate bar was a normal looking one. The second one though was labeled as a 'Chili Dark Chocolate' bar, with a large picture of a pepper on the front. Probably not fit for consumption by someone who wasn't a spicy food lunatic like Erice.

"Isn't it neat? I didn't even know they made spicy chocolate!"

[ofstarsandskies]

"Salu-ta-tions!" They very loud (and very overexcited ) voice of the page greets the stranger and, assumingly, the owner of this apartment with a charming smile; one they're sure will quash any fear that might have been created from the action of slipping under the locked door in spirit from!

"Aha-! You must be the new master of Lady Nobunaga! I'd recognize her spiritual energy anywhere!" They are, without proof, readily willing to accept this fact. "As such, I've taken the opportunity to tidy up your lodgings, as well as made some seasonally appropriate treats for you-!"

The act of serving others is so naturally ingrained into Ranmaru X, that they don't seem to have spared a thought for terrifying of an encounter this might be to a regular human.

As far as they are concerned, these chocolate chip, heart shaped cookies should be proof aplenty of their good intentions!

@flame-forged || Atsuro get jumpscared by Ranmaru

"Whew, I never thought having fun could be so tiring... I just wanna lay in bed and forget the world exists for the night..."

Arcade time with Nobu had been a packed day to say the least. Through the power of persistence and a little skill, they managed to try just about every cabinet once, leaving their high scores on a few of 'em. Although he'll admit the most fun were the rail shooters-- they didn't a single continue on House of the Dead thanks to Nobu sniping every zombie and boss that came their way.

Their top score shall live on for however until they reset the machines, if ever.

Once his apartment door finally came into view and opened up, there was... a noticeable change from this morning. He kept his place decently clean, but everything is spotless. Did Miss Mari or Ludger come in for a surprise cleaning or--

"BWAH?!" The loud and proud greeting startles this poor nerd so bad, he stumbles back into his couch. He didn't expect the surprise to still be here! The many, many questions of who, what, where, and why did you break into my apartment are ready and loaded, but they're halted when his Servant's name is invoked.

"Uh, you're a friend of Nobu's I take it....?" Perhaps an old retainer from her Sengoku days? The similar boisterous personality makes him think so. Though when he hears the word treats, that takes precedence, "Um, I-I'm still kinda lost, but I certainly won't say no to free snacks!"

Upon the sight of the chocolate chip heart cookies, Atsuro takes one cautious bite to test if he's gonna regret not questioning this more. It's good, and he's not choking on his insides from poison immediately. Must be fine then! If not, his call for help's a thought away.

"Thanks for the treats. Just, um, if you're gonna just appear at my place, give a warning of some kind next time. When you're the messiah's number two, that fame doesn't always translate to good surprise visitors, y'know?"

That's enough lecturing though-- he'll offer a cookie back so he's not just eating these things in front of a guest like a jerk.

[inseparableduo]

"plots please!" - I know we have like 50 things going already but I'm curious if you'd be interested in interacting with any of the other muses besides the Oda siblings :3

Meme || Accepting!

It's ok I might have a bad habit of having eyes bigger than my stomach anyhow-

The first thing that comes to mind is after twins find each other again in the main plot we have going on they keep the Nobu's around to find another sibling. Elliot is someone who tried his best to take care of them when they were all captured by the cult. He was able to sneak around and get other people out but the twins were so sick he didn't want to risk it and instead tried his best to comfort them and provide emotional support. He also taught them a few tricks that made them so mentally strong and able to withstand the experiments they went through.

They haven't seen him since they escaped, and they feel guilty of never once thinking about him that night they got free. They are mostly just scared he might be dead.

Another thing is I mentioned once to you twins mentally regress sometimes and maybe you siblings just dealing with that for a bit till they are able to go back into their normal mind set.

Something else that's lighthearted: twins ice skating. they do it for fun. they will enter competitions for money. they will make routines for fun. they love to show off and wouldn't mind teaching. it's v much smth they do for fun.

Twins continue their quest to be human once again. Which requires them to unmix their souls/separate from Em and Leal and possible kill her or keep her sealed. They don't care how but they want to be human again more than anything honestly. Completely human. Right now they study ancient religions to help get them ideas/clues on how to kill her but they study magic and religion whenever they can. This sometimes leads them to discovering old labs and awakening ancient magic lost to all.

Another thing that would be kinda over time is twins wanting to escape their boss. I say escape bc at one time it was willing and by choice but, due to magic they unknowingly agreed too they can't defy him. Their thoughts and speech are controlled. If they speak ill their tongues fall out. If they think about leaving him or anything 'too negative' they get migraines.

I think it would be interesting if they meant Jeanne BUT even moreso if they met the alter first instead. It may lead to asking more lore type questions. could be a moment of don't meet your heroes. Fergus Lilly may be interesting too.