#taintedperserverance

[coloneldahana]

There's a Tiny Child sneaking over to the sleeping form of her Aunt Pho-Pho. Mommy said she wasn't feeling good... But cuddles make everything better! That's what Auntie needs---a good dose of cuddles! "Aunti Pho-Pho?" Hope gently calls inching forward so as not to startle her.

     Not feeling good was an understatement but frankly, the idea of cuddles was potently accurate. And of course, best to have company around herself to stave off other unwanted company. She’s curled on a certain pirates bed at the moment, a recent ‘tending’ of her SOUL leaving her drained but with no desire to sleep.

     Instead? The sound causes an ear to twitch and then an eye to open, the dark green color gradually catching sight of the little one.Ahh.

     A hand escapes the coil that is her body, sagging off the bed for Hope to reach and the sleepy and or lazy smile is a good benefit of her company.     “Evening- Hope. What brings the little beauty here?”

[lucidiasansgaster]

Art trade with the lovely @taintedperseverance

I’ve been wanting to draw Regina for a while soooooo here is the witch!

[thefirekeepcr-blog]

[ ♔ ] The Witch sighs, and takes the offered hand. Once she's pulled back up to her feet, she'll wobble a bit before finding her footing. As for his words, she'll offer a soft "Mm." in reply. "I should... take my leave. Good night, Grillby." The amount of willpower it took to construct sober and complete sentences was ridiculous, but she managed. Now, hopefully he'll buy it and let her leave... She would rather freeze to death than remain here another second or worse... have him call for-

Lost. Turning on her heel she again summons her willpower, or what’s left of it, to make an attempt at walking straight and with purpose.

He indeed helped her up onto her feet once more and let her get her footing, frowning to see that she was going to leave. He couldn’t very well stop her, but after what she had blabbed, his concern for her only grew.

He was close to even mentioning of staying but, in the end, he let out a soft sigh, nodding his head. Guess all he could do was let her leave.

‘…..Be careful, Regina.’ He merely murmured, watching her go.

[thefirekeepcr-blog]

[ ♔ ] With his hand on her shoulder, she snaps out of her thoughts and widens her eyes. She just... said those things out loud... to Grillby... She spoke too much in this timeline, this was a mistake. Regina suddenly stands... only to stumble backwards and hit the floor. Right, she's drunk. Lightweight. Can't walk or use magic very well in such a state. Damnit. She says nothing, but stares angrily at he ceiling.

He just watches and waits, seeing her reaction upon her face. And…seeing her stumble even, he sighed and shook his head. Yup, she is a lightweight, and she did want the good stuff.

So he just, gets up from his seat and kneels down, offering a hand to help her stand. Hes used to this sort of thing. ‘…You will be alright. You have myself, and many others. We are here to help, don’t be afraid to ask.’

[thefirekeepcr-blog]

[ ♔ ] Four refills later and Regina's lips have finally started to loosen. "I never knew he could draw, I was captivated by his talent. He draws his dreams, those dreams are memories belonging not to himself. I found a painful memory of mine stuck to his wall and I attacked him for it. He didn't know, how /could/ he of known? Now I find out he's the younger brother of my ex-husband... One we thought was lost to the Void. I grew up with him. He's afraid of me. I turned him against me."

It took a few drinks to finally get the Witch to speak up, and now, he could see why. Who was she talking-? Oh, thats right, Hazard. He’d seen the skeleton’s work, as well as he’d seen him come in here once in a while, more so with Lost than anyone else.

So this is it, what was bothering her all this time? Now he understood.

‘Fear, it is something that can turn anyone against others. But you have failed to realize one thing. Fear will not last forever, time can mend it. Or to prove to him that he can regain trust with you. Come now Regina, you are a smart woman, brilliant in your own mind.’

‘….There is something you can do to ease his fear..’

[spiritedgangster]

>>>💜 "I figured it was important enough to inform you, Corbel. You know, just is case?"

Corbel just stares and squints his eye sockets. Hes onto you, Regina, better watch it.

“….uh huh…sure…whateva ya say. excuse me a bit, i’ve got work to do.”

[spiritedgangster]

>>>💜 "Habit, right? Tall fellow, wears an orange-colored suit? I've heard he's out of the VOID."

“……what?”

That got the mobster’s attention. HABIT, out of the Void? That couldn’t be, he knew that his little brother was stuck there. And now, the witch was bugging him about it. Great..like his night couldn’t get worse..

“….y’know ‘bout ‘im? why ya bringin’ this to me?”

[spiritedgangster]

>>>💜 "No~" She sings with a grin. "I'm not the worst you've had to deal with. Not yet, at least. Oh! By the way~ How's your brother?"

Well, the short skeleton looked quite annoyed. Hes trying to practice here. Even more so now, especially with the mention of Him.

“…don’t wanna talk ‘bout ‘im. i’m busy, don’t need anymore distractions.”