#offers you this

[saikkunen]

[xyumeni]

Rei is crouched on the ground, trying to gain the attention of a stray cat. Hand is held out towards the small animal. A gentle 'pspsps' is given. But her efforts are useless. The cat looks at her, hisses, then runs away. How disappointing.

"Damn..." If only she had some food to give it.

[sharpsuite]

021.   a large hedge maze ,  easy to get lost in . (for chishiya!!)

↳ SETTING PROMPTS

   Chishiya regards the three paths in front of him within the hedge maze with an air of calm indifference, hands buried within the pockets of his white hoodie. He can hear the panicked sounds of others running through the maze, the screams for help, pleas for mercy, and the occasional gunfire that signals one less person in the maze. The screams and pleas will achieve nothing other than to alert the hunter to where their prey is. Chishiya is not surprise that despite this seeming to be obvious, so many continue to be noisy. Fear compromises rationality and brings death rushing to the doorstep. Or around a hedge corner, in this case.

   He glances over when he hears someone approaching his spot from down the same path he'd followed earlier to get here. And despite the horror of the situation, despite the danger, he offers a casual wave to the approaching stranger as if nothing is amiss at all. It can't be the killer based on the gunshot a mere minute ago. Will this person be frantic though, or remain calm? He is interested to see. A level headed person would be beneficial. 

   "  Mm. I always wanted to try a hedge maze. " Chishiya comments in friendly conversation. " What path do you think? " He shifts his gaze back to the options. Right, middle, and left. In the end it won't matter, but he's interested in the choice they'd make. / @honeyrage

[fatedevour]

   The bitter flavor of displeasure settles in Dottore’s mouth at once again crossing the lands of the Akademiya. A bitter loss in youth; although ultimately it had been beneficial. It had let to his place within the Fatui after all. But a mind such as his had not forgotten youthful plans or experiments. Dream creatures. Truly a new field of limitless possibilities! His hands itch still for the opportunity to nab a few or a dozen so he might conduct research that the Akademiya had condemned and discarded him for. Loathing twists but he shoves it down for now alongside the temptation to hunt for subjects. For now. 

   “  Though observation is the key to any good experiment or battle, it only yields limited knowledge.  “  Dottore speaks, making it apparent he knew of the figure that was watching him. Outsiders would always gain such glances ; he doubted anyone here would recognize him based on appearance alone. The single earring sways as he turns to look, arms on his hips. It was better to address this person now rather than before an experiment or on escape. Vexing. He loathes it. Useless interactions when all he wants to do is gather some resources and watch his blasphemous plan unfold in blazing glory. But that would take some time still and the last thing needed was a shadow.

   “  Why not approach and gain knowledge yourself? Those too timid to do so will earn nothing they seek unless feasting of knowledge gifted by another.  “  Come out, little spy. He’d behave at least for a little while. (  Maybe they’d make a good test subject.  )

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starter call for @astutis​  

[sevenxvirtuesx]

“ look at me. “ ( mammon )

send   “ look at me. “   for my muse’s reaction to yours grabbing mine by the chin and forcing mine to look at them during a tense / highly emotional moment. 

yuki & mammon

how had it gotten so out of hand?

why was he--- no, why was she acting this way?

her hands clenched into fists, not to lash out or hit at anything just an unconscious movement as though trying to hold onto her emotions. her vision blurred for a second - but she wasn't a crier and how dare he make her feel this way! how dare--- how dare he get so close that just his WORDS could hurt like this.

she wouldn't cry now because he wasn't going to get that SATISFACTION of seeing the damage he had caused. ....but then that wasn't fair. yuki had been just as bad, and just as harsh.

probably the whole house had heard their argument. so stupid. they had just been hanging out. having a GOOD TIME, even.

but one thing had led to another. it was somehow as though a multitude of little annoyances (yeah she had fallen asleep on belphie but he was comfy, and right he was only speaking to that person at the casino to try and bribe them, and yup, she had forgotten to tell him about when she went to the fair with satan and asmo, but he had called her a servant and yeah he'd called her that a LONG time ago but sometimes words stuck! arguing about who had said what, about things from when she had first arrived - arguing over MEANINGLESS things).

she didn't know where it came from and she regretted it SO MUCH. but it was as though she couldn't stop herself. she couldn't think right around him. and yuki knew she should be apologising, but when he said things that hurt as well she just couldn't stop herself. none of the things she said even meant anything to her. she wasn’t angry about any of those things! they meant nothing, and were in the past.

the good times far outweighed the bad! why couldn’t she tell him that?

how dare he make her feel this way! how dare he make her CARE so much like this.

she was so sorry. she hadn't wanted to hurt him.

"I’M LEAVING"

leaving him? leaving his room? or leaving the house? leaving this place? she didn't say, she just needed to go. somewhere that wouldn't be searched first. curl up in a pile of satan's books, or hide away in the garden by belphie's sleeping spot. maybe off to luke's room.

her feet were moving her away from him before she had made up her mind about what to do. and those tears were ever closer to falling.

stupid mammon! (and she couldn't believe she had even THOUGHT those words, he wasn't stupid and she knew it but he was just... just.... he didn't THINK before saying or doing things sometimes!).

and that was when he spoke up. look at him?

                                                   how had he gotten so close?

his hand on her chin, turning her quickly. almost fiercely. turning her so that they were face to face.

her eyes locked with his instantly. yuki tried to look DEFIANT. she wasn't crying.

but one lone tear did roll down her cheeks.

and looking at him, looking right at him, was all that was needed. the tears came streaming now and she had always been so STRONG before. she was in a world of demons, her whole life had changed. and she had gotten through everything. and a fight with mammon was what took her down?

her hands went to her face, wiping away the tears (and that was a losing battle), as "silly mammon" slid from her lips.