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[ What does one do after the Cordis cycle, after a tiring few days? Stay in bed and... post because she has nothing better to do. She will be judging everyone. ]

Out of curiosity, how many of you are looking for moonlacing partners? I mean, you could probably just ask a friend or something, but for the more available, what do you have to offer that makes you stand out from the others who are looking for partners?

Show a picture of yourself and what you're looking for. I'll provide a sample.

NAME Reyvenne
AGE 53
LOOKING FOR I need a lot of money. A LOT. I'm a bandit but I don't want to live a life of crime here so I'm going to need to moonlace with at least 30 people a month. 
OFFERING What. You don't think I'm hot?

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Like I have the time to. You know I throw people out on their arses if they don't help themselves, aye?

[ He should know. She doesn't have to make much effort to do it, either. But when he pulls that line, she lets out a loud groan. ]

Again with the whole, the real me is a bad me- Honestly!

[ When he leans back, she switches positions, moving her arms to the sides of his body and staring down firmly at him. ]

Good or bad, a real friend accepts all, not just parts of what they like in a person.

[ She sighs, ears drooping as her shoulders sink. ]

I'm jealous because even if she isn't the Hakuno you protected back in that Hells-City, she still knows you. Knows you- Robin. Like what I know doesn't even matter. That it's all wrong, and I'm wrong for knowing how I know you.

[ She drops her head against his chest, the very image of a tired cat as her ears flatten against the back of her head. ]

You don't have to reveal things you don't want to, but there are things I'd rather hear about you from yourself than someone else that knows you better than I'll ever be able to. And I won't be able to. Because in the end, you'll be as you are, and I'm... going to go where I'm from. We might not even remember each other.

[ And she honestly sounds pained about that, because it's making her heart hurt to think that these small world nexuses will be the only places they ever will know each other. ]

Edited (emo) 2019-04-17 21:50 (UTC)

[she's making too light of it but that's because she doesn't know. all he does is frown at her, even as she cages him in where he's sitting. a real friend accepts all, she says. he'd rather be told what he did was bad like he knows it is than merely have someone accept it. he'd rather have someone say they forgive him for all his wrong-doing than just brush it off. though he doesn't deserve that forgiveness.

but Duplicity would turn into a celibate city before he could admit any of that.

Megumi tells him why she's jealous and drops her head on his chest. the scowl on his face softens as she explains it. if it weren't for Duplicity, it's true that Megumi wouldn't know him. he gets it -- Megumi is jealous because Hakuno knows him outside of Duplicity. that if it weren't for worlds like this where time is all fucked and so much can happen she wouldn't have any idea he existed. that's a large pill to swallow. that he really matters so much to this person.

what did he do to be so important?

chances are he won't remember Megumi if and when he ends up being summoned on the Moon Cell again. this time, to fight as Hakuno's Servant. she won't remember him when she goes back to her tribe, to be the Matriarch and live happily ever after with her husband and her kid.]

... I try not to think that far down the line when it comes to what's going to happen when I leave this place. [or when someone else does. but he does think about it. of course, he does.] It's better to live in the moment. Enjoy things while you can. It's easier. [and he tries to do so. sometimes, he's not always great at it. a hand reaches up towards her head and he scratches around her ears.]

I can't promise you that I'll answer everything, but you can ask me questions. I owe you... no, I want you to hear it from me.

[for caring so much about him and not giving up when he kept trying to push her away.]

As long as you stop asking other people about me, alright?

[ He'd be surprised at what she'd have to say if she knew at all- not that she does or has any idea of what he's done or why it's so horrible. She doesn't expect to know it all either, for that matter- they're not exactly there yet, and...

She sighs as she listens to his voice, eyelids fluttering closed as she sinks over him just enough to lie halfway atop him and be seated. It's something she's always concerned with, even if she does think of the time they have together- the time where they can be together. The present and nows, she closes her eyes as his fingers scritch behind her ears and she purrs. Gentle vibrations sounding through her form, she listens to him talk before letting out a soft huff. ]

... I didn't actually ask this time, you know. About you. They told me when they knew I knew you. Which is all I mentioned.

[ There's some rolling of sounds between the scritches... and she wraps her arm around his waist before she lifts her head and...

Bumps her forehead up against his, making him sit up so that she can. ]

If you don't want me to do something, you have to tell me. Talk to me. You idiot.

[ She smiles wryly before bunting him affectionately and drawing her head back. ]

I can't read your mind. It's not fair to me to have to figure it out alone. That's not what you do to someone you care for. You don't test them. That's just cruel.

Edited 2019-04-18 04:39 (UTC)

[so much for not being a cat. she purrs just like one. she curls up on him just like one. he has no other choice but to think she is one.

Megumi only had to mention his name and that she knew him before people were spilling information about him? for shit's sake. this is why he's so private and secretive about himself. he doesn't WANT other people talking about him. good or bad. important or unimportant. yet Megumi's upset he didn't mention her to Hakuno.

something he knows he should explain to Megumi, to make sure she doesn't tell Hakuno anything. something she doesn't need to hear.

he gets a forehead bump like she's a cat, too.]

I'm not testing you. [he's going to dance around the word "care" while he's at it, eyes darting away from hers. he won't admit it and he won't tell her he doesn't. his voice goes quieter.]

But I'm telling you now, don't ask other people about me. [though Megumi kind of has a track record of doing whatever she wants, anyway. he told her to stop bothering with him and what does she do? keeps bothering with him. cares about him.

but everyone else might not be so considerate to hide Robin's secrets. he needs to guard against that. he just hopes Megumi listens to him, for once.]

I get it. I told you that you don't really know me and this is what I get. [curiosity. NOT A CAT, HIS ASS.] It's my own fault. Jeez. Fine, so ask me something.

[ CATS AND CATTES ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, ROBIN. THEY'RE NOT HUMAN. THEY'RE ANIMALS. SHE'S A PERSON.

But she watches him, taking in every word before she sighs, resting her head under his chin as she sits sideways against him, her tail moving over his lap instead for now. She can almost tell what he's thinking and she'd claw him in the side, but-

For now, she simply breathes in the scent of him. Her hand moves across his side, simply enjoying the tranquility of it all until he ultimately makes her mad again. ]

I won't. But I won't stop them from asking or telling me things. Not if you don't tell me beforehand.

[ She sighs. ]

Perhaps I should ask you- what don't you want to share with me, first?

[THERE IS LITERALLY ONLY A TWO LETTER DIFFERENCE STOP FOCUSING ON TECHNICALITIES.]

Alright. [Robin sighs. apparently, he has to make this very clear. without a doubt.] Don't talk to other people about me, either. At all, if you can help it.

[if she hasn't understood it, maybe she will now. Robin is an incredibly, incredibly private person. in a way that most people only really know his name and not much else. and even that is a stretch because he introduces himself as Robin. only Robin.

on the other hand, Megumi knows some information about him that nobody else knows. if he doesn't want anybody to talk about him, it's her.

that in mind, she probably shouldn't be too surprised when he responds with:]

It'd be a lot easier to tell you what I do want to share.

[about that "ultimately"

he's put his chin on her head, casually, and waits for her inevitable huff and annoyance at his attitude. for her to shove at him, call him a wanker.

3, 2, 1...]

[ There's a long, suffering sigh- this is really too much of a problem. She does sound annoyed, though, before nestling her cheek against his chest.

The cool of his necklace presses against the side of her temples, and she flicks an ear as she listens. ]

Like I said, I'll try. But if they talk to me about you, I won't stop them. I won't outright encourage them, though.

[ Much. Sorry, Robin. Even if she has to piece things together, she will piece them as much as she can. The people she cares for deserve that much understanding. She can't just ignore him.

And he should know by now she can't turn a blind eye to it all.

At his gesture, she does roll her eyes and her ears flick. ]

... I'm not going to lie.

[ She says, before anything he says. She's never been a liar. Even when she tries, it's been so badly done- but it's in situations where it didn't matter that she was lying badly.

After all, the one time she did lie convincingly, their true feelings came out. Most, anyway.

Her tail moves back and around his waist. ]

What do I say? You're important to me. I can't not say that.

[that's as good as he'll get it, he supposes.]

Yeah. Okay. As long as you try.

[that's what it comes down to, usually. he does know by now how Megumi is. it's his fault for not talking to her, for not wanting to talk to her about his life. for not wanting to talk about himself, PERIOD. then Megumi wouldn't have to go around asking people or feel bad about it.

he wishes she'd just... not bother. it would be easier on them both. instead, she finds a comfortable spot on his chest and he doesn't push her away like he should. instead, she reminds him he's important to her and she cares about him. his hand makes a fist at her back.

at least he can use the excuse of getting Chroma from it. like the excuse of the quota being so convenient before.

what he says doesn't matter. I shouldn't be important. you're wasting your time on someone like me.

everyone leaves anyway.]

You could but you won't, that's the thing. Which I don't get, by the way. I'm nobody to be proud of. But I guess you can't help but follow your Matriarchal tendencies. I'm kinda honored, though. That someone with your position considers me worth something.

[ A soft snort escapes her as he says that, and she lifts her head, looking up into those green eyes she seems to never be able to forget when she looks away. She may have had to be with plenty of others for quota, she may have had to look into many beautiful eyes to keep things going- and she won't lie, she's liked them all.

But his eyes, after the ones she misses, stand out so brightly.

Which is why, when he's done, she simply- moves in. As though to shut him up, lips pressed against his, fitting so gently and easily it's almost as though he'd parted them to welcome her. Her hand lifts, palm pressing over the side of his neck, under his jaw, and she pulls his head in close to deepen it before she's left him breathless-

and she slowly draws back, pushing her forehead against his. ]

Don't make excuses for it, idiot. I can't explain it, and neither can you. I just know whatever this feeling is, it's there, and I like it. And I want to like it because it's with you.

[ Whatever excuse and reasoning he gives it, that's going to be why she keeps trying to make him see he's worth it.

It's because in the end, she isn't of any worth to any of them. But everyone around her is. For that reason alone, she'll make herself worth something to herself, so she can stand proudly to look after them. ]

I'm not going anywhere. Not unless I have no choice. You've a big, warm heart, Robin Hood. You love so openly, so generously. Even if I'm not the only one who will be this way with you, I'll at least accept that... and I want to accept whatever you share.

[ A quiet admission that she won't ever restrain him or limit him to herself. ]

Can you at least believe in my truth, even if you'll hide your own?

[Megumi is staring at him and he raises his eyebrows at her. what? try as he might, he can't tell what she's thinking. kissing him is one of the things he expects the least, however. his eyes go wide and the fist against her back tightens into white knuckles.

as for a move to shut him up? incredibly effective. and it certainly left him breathless when she pulls back. he stares at her, slack-jawed. they're not... in Duplicity anymore. why is she... doing that...

something was said before about her husband and an agreement, yes, but he's lost all his reasoning and excuses.

his brain seems to start working again once she starts talking about this big, warm heart and how he loves openly. what? what? she can't be talking about him. love isn't in his cards. doing anything openly, definitely not! that's her. that's all her. that's not him.

at what point did she figure that out? and at what point did she entwine him in

there is literally no word for it, she's right.]

H-huh? Wh, yeah, I... [his hand rubs at his mouth.]

I don't know what to say anymore. [her kiss might have been too? effective? or it's her words, too.]

[ His confusion- and reaction, is expected, but if he thinks it was only Duplicity causing her to behave as intimately as she did with him, well-

He's got a lot to learn.

But she can't be more selfish than this, can't expect more from him. If this is all he's willing to give, then she's fine with it, but it won't change what she's already felt for him.

What she continues to feel, even if he's an insufferable wanker who just doesn't know when to simply accept that there may be someone in this world they don't belong to- maybe plenty of someones, who might think of him as better than he thinks of himself.

There's a flick of her ears before she pulls back and- when she does, she's holding the picture he snatched from her. ]

Worked like a charm, then.

[ That's not why she kissed him, he knows that, even if she's making it look like it, but that's her, isn't it? With a grin, she easily slips off him, and makes an easy jump down to the grass below, landing like she didn't just jump off a high tree branch. With a tap of the picture to her lips, she grins up at him. ]

I'm working with Eustace and Sen on the café. Come by to taste test the menu, aye? I've invited Hakuno, too. Maybe I'll even give you your old job back.

[ Just take it easy, don't scare him off.

He'll always deserve better than her, but maybe, just for a little while, she wants to feel like she is the better option to someone who feels far beyond her reach.

But she'll be damned if that's not worth fighting for. ]

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