Foxes Den Of Muses

He could not have been more wrong! Seth immediately insults Queen! and it dawns on him that Queen was a boss level entity of her Dark world! which probably mean she could--- very much throttle Seth! They could see Farid was trying to apologize for Seth but honestly he was way more worried Queen would handle this on her own!

" HAHA! THAT'S FUNNY! see aren't they a big joker! "

Ralsei grabbed onto Seth's hand and tugged them toward the exit of the room! slowly but confidently!

" WOW! sorry Queen! we uhh... right! have to do those city plans! ya know! add some lights! a new power plant! maybe a pool! thanks for the help! and if you have any suggestions! feel free to leave them in the suggestion box at the front of the castle! "

"Whoa, hold-" Seth didn't get to say much more as they were suddenly dragged off, rather surprised at just how strong Ralsei actually was. The flower had assumed he was more fluff than muscle, though clearly his initial analysis was incorrect. They'll have to readjust the data they put about Ralsei in their book later, though right now they had to wait until the other stopped rushing down the hall. "Hey, Lyra's up ahead."

Lyra had just turned the corner, and thankfully they were paying attention as they managed to move her tail before it was stepped on. "Hey! Watch it chibi! Humans are walking here!" She yelled, though the noticed it looked like Ralsei was dragging Seth around, and that didn't set right with her. "Hey! What are you doing dragging Seth like that?! Are you being a bully again?!"

But she just grinned and bared it, what else could she do?

" I...i can't just... mom would be so... so... pissed! "

She never cursed so it was always a shock when she did!

" Like you thought she was upset about the guitar--- erf, she'd be so mad! i'd be forbidden from seeing you, and probably super grounded till i was 21 or something crazy! "

Her gaze shifted to Suzy as she asked about her age, it didn't shock her that people assumed she was 17. Truthfully she basically was, but because her birthday was so late in the year she was always the last birthday! so she was technically still 16. Though only just barely, and she couldn't wait to be 18 and finally go to college! freedom! it was the one and only release to the hell she lived in or--- so she believed.

" Uh my birthday is in December so, technically still 16 but like i'll be 17 soon... but Mom is just really over protective. Ever since... well... she just is..."

It was like she wanted to say something, explain it but her voice cracked, it dropped and she quickly changed the subjct. Like the reason was to painful to speak about, or the memory was to much to relive even in her head.

" I can try Dad's phone, he doesn't always have it on... it sometimes messes with the machines he's hooked up to. Maybe we'll get lucky? i don't wanna even try mom... "

She lifted her phone from her pocket and fiddled with it as she typed on it. Was a part of her worried her mom would still flip out but, she'd deal with that herself. On the other hand she was starting to realize she was going to have to tell Susie about Dess, as avoiding the topic was getting harder and harder.

She... wasn't sure she wanted to open that old wound just yet.

"Man, you're Mom is like, zero fun, you know that? Does she not know how to live or something? Might help of she got that stick out of her-" Susie trails off, looking at her Aunt before clearing her throat. "Behind, area. Like, you is it really living being so uptight and sticking to schedules every second of everyday? I think she just needs to lighten up a bit." It seemed her Aunt really was the only one who can make her act more behaved in public and not be so direct and brash with her words even if she had to actually pause and think about it.

"Well, I can't argue with that, though everyone has their own ways to live their life. Though just keep in mind you don't gotta grow up to be a carbon copy of your parent. Make your own path, and do your own thing, safely of course." Suzy was just going to be neutral as while it did sound like Noelle's Mom has some major control issue's it wasn't her place to say how someone else should raise their kid. Her attention did shift to conformation from the Dad. "I can give you my number to send him."

"See? Your Dad totally gets it more! What's life without doing something crazy? Hey Aunt, let's hook up his hospital bed to back of your truck, go get him, and have him come with us. I'm sure he'd love the idea." There Susie goes coming up with only the most dangerous and extreme ideas.

" I can only imagine how curious Susie was about it. Or the silly things they would request... it's both endearing and slightly concerning ..."

" Stronger huh? strange... perhaps a simple compensation do to losing some of our mass and physical strength... though strange--- not that we require more raw power..."

" Honestly... i really like the extra fluff! its so cute! and whats a little more brushing! and product in the name of fluffy goodness right? and i suppose we do make rather nice snuggle buddies! "

"Yes, Susie had a great many request. The first one was, oh, what did she call it? I believe she said a kaiju, which is supposedly just a really massive creature that can stomp on cities. Though I told her there are limits and even being a unique type of Darkner that'd still be impossible to achieve for me. Not that I'd want to. What if I accidently stepped on someone or something?" Ralsei was sure being that large would make it hard to carefully move around Castle Town.

"Truthfully I am only testing out other forms as a new method in battle. Depending on the action Kris wishes in the moment I will shift to the form that is most effective for said action. So attacking is my original form, magic is my female form, and so on. I've, been nervous to test the Pure Darkner form. It's, intimidating to say the least." Ralsei's original form was designed to be compatible with any Dark Fountain to avoid turning to stone. Though they do have a form specially for the Castle Town Dark World. Its powerful to say the least, but its also just, different.

"Don't worry...I do have a trick if I need it...but I hope I won't..."

Gangle tapped her ribbons together nervous energy flowing through her. It surely wouldn't be that bad right? Evil Pomni they could handle right? She did seem like someone who lost motivation easily.

"If we make it boring for her she might give up without a fight?"

"Well, maybe we shouldn't go in expecting the worst as with Canine gone they could've started causing a lot more problems already." Zooble was still going to be highly on guard with Evil Pomni though as someone like Jax was still someone not to be trusted easily. The only thing the npc has going for her right now is the fact she hasn't caused any trouble with Canine gone. Most of the npc's haven't, which is a good sign all things considered.

Kris thinks for a moment the pondering face is pondering.

"i dont think you have to give me shit, i think you can, and ill probably, take it well since i know you, but i dont think you have too."

" AH! q...Queen! we were, uhh just... uhh discussing uhh that is...Well i uhh shall see what i can do about the technology... Seth and i are working on a sort of new city plan of a sort..."

He adjusted his now crooked glasses and stared up at the other darkner. Of those who lived in castle town queens access to databases and search engines gave her an amazing store of data! But putting up with her rather ---eccentric behavior was not so easy for most. Ralsei simply had more time with her then some and an amazing amount of patience!

" That is Seth and i were talking about humans, and there naming conventions. I was suggesting you might have access to more information on humans, and perhaps more common human names... or any information on humans really. For our new friends! "

He scooched closer to Seth as if to offer him some sort of support and protection! he could tell how unnerved they were. At least she wasn't using the giant robot anymore!

"Of course I have all kinds of valuable information on humans, and so much more. Did you expect anything less? I'm very intelligent compared to everyone else after all. Ohohohohohohohohoh!" Queen then took of their totally age appropriate battery acid drink. "Now that we have all this little introduction out of the way please, go ahead and ask whatever questions you have. I am positive I will have the answer." She already had her search program at the ready.

"How do I get you to never speak to me again?" Seth asked, already tired of hearing Queen speak. This clearly threw the cyber Darkner for a loop as they could be seen processing the information. They then watched them float away on their hoverchair, not actually answering the question, just leaving. "I guess that's how. Shouldn't have said I could ask any question if she didn't like the one I asked." Was that rude? Sure, though randomly butting in on a conversation was too.

Didn't want to let go...

" Fahah! yes of course Susie! your point is very Valid "

She grinned softly smiling at Susie finding that moment somewhat endearing and hoping they could share more. Though hearing susie suggest that the two of them hang out in the big city with her aunt made poor Noelle's whole face slowly turn red! it was crazy! she wasn't? she was! it was both wildly exciting! and made her tail wag in ways she wasn't sure she understood yet! but then her excited seemed to fade away sort of quickly as she was sure her mom would say no--- especially after the whole guitar thing.

That left two choices--- Go with Susie anyway and deal with the consequences, or be a good girl and possibly upset Susie even more. It sucked really! She just wanted to hang out, have fun, and do fun things with her crush! but it just felt like her mother was always there to get in her way....

Was a third option... of course, but she did hate bothering her dad with this stuff...

" Oh.. i mean, that sounds crazy fun Susie! but uhh... i gotta get permission. Especially if we are leaving town... and Mom is probably super busy at City Hall..."

She fidgeted a little with her skirt clearly hated her mother constantly getting in the way.

" Could ask Dad if he's awake... he'd probably be fine with it... though ya know with his illness he's asleep alot so i dunno, maybe we should uhh plan this for later? ya know like a date or something "

Ugh, why did Noelle's Mom have to be such a damn pain in the ass. It's not like it was that far... she thinks. Her Aunt offered so surely it was a quick drive away. Susie was sure Noelle's Dad would be cool, though who knew how long that'd take from what the deer monster said. "Oooooor, we could do something crazy and just go now. I'll tell your Mom to shove it." Even saying that she couldn't help glance behind her, as if the other's Mom would sense what she said just to show up and be a pain in the ass.

"Whoa, easy there kid. Let's not go ticking off other people's parents even if they sound like a pain. Your friend here is right, permission is import." Suzy wasn't surprised her niece was quick to suggest such an idea and that she'd tell Noelle's Mom to get over it. "Though if you're in the same class as my niece you have to be seventeen or close to the same age. I feel like you're old enough to make your own decisions to some degree here." That was just her opinion though. To each their own.

" Rare yes, perhaps intentionally so... though i suppose with the right spell one could replicate it... but i imagine it would be quite costly to do so "

Switching forms? he supposed he could change shape if he wanted though it never occurred to him to do so. At one time he might have but, Kris and Susie had really showed that being Ralsei like was something to be proud of. Since he realized that he didn't think about it at all--- maybe this version of him didn't get that? or perhaps they just enjoyed changing themselves as they wished.

" Change yourself? hmm i know i can, and perhaps i use to consider it sometimes. But i know Susie and Kris wouldn't be very happy if i changed just because--- and i've grown fond of who i am. Though... maybe i should experiment a little..."

"I'd be lying if I didn't admit I had my own worries about how Kris and Susie would react to the fact I can alter my form at will. As I mentioned Susie was certainly caught off guard, but then she got excited in her own way. She could resist making request." A fact Ralsei found rather funny as half of the things Susie requested she turn into were impossible yet painted a funny picture in her head. The monster just had just a unique way to make her smile.

"Though I do have to be careful as I discovered while this form is physically weaker than my male form it also is stronger magically. I still haven't figured that one out. Perhaps it's because we're a unique type of Darkner so when we change our forms it has different effects." That was Ralsei's best guess as to why her magic was so much stronger in this form. It certainly made healing faster though.

" I suppose that's true, Robe is also kinda stuffy especially with all this fluff! I just liked how umm comfortable it felt. Maybe i'll wear a dress around castle town? or perhaps just on special occasions..."

Her played with the edge of his scarf a little nervous about the idea but he doubted anyone would say much about it. Maybe Susie would tease him? but probably not...

"I suppose finding the proper fabric for both comfort and combat. I'd personally like a robe made of the same magically enhanced fabric as my scarf, though it's just a rare material," Ralsei said, having switched back into his regular clothing with a quick spell. The dress is nice, but he's been on edge since the last Dark World and feels better in his regular more combat ready clothing.

"I say there is no harm in trying something new. I switch my forms quite frequently if I'm being honest. Most don't really notice as its usually small adjustments here or there. Though I suppose since any Darkner can do it then it's not really something we think about. I personally enjoy my female form from time to time," Ralsei said, suddenly changing to said form.

" I suppose it never occured to me to... umm try one on... "

He admitted tapping his index fingers together--- was it weird to talk to another version of himself? sure! but also kind of enlightening. It made him realize how despite being the same they were also very different!

*A secret cafe and a haven of knowledge? By the Goddess of Education, am I in heaven?

Heaven. Armor. ...The dream. That's right, his dream! The thing that's been turning in his head in constant debate whether it was real or not! Though, it couldn't be, surely! After all, he was a knight in glow in the dark armor with command over the winds and halberd in hand. He summoned the cavalry to come together in a grand group project to forge a battle mecha that rivaled the greatest in media! Why wouldn't this just be some fantasy of his? And yet... his arm. The one of many great flaw(s) that turned his dream into a nightmare. And it laid in front of him, covered in a heap of bandages that obscured the wounds beneath. Were he to unravel them, would he be met with blue feathers... or charred ash?

Before he could dwell upon it further, a new voice called out to his new companion. A small blue girl stood between the two of them rocking back and forth and smiling up at Seth. Huh... Why did she bear a striking resemblance to--

"You can't talk to someone you can't see or hear," Aqua responded to Berdly's question, and only then did it dawn on her that maybe she wasn't hidden as she thought as was. In fact, she realized she was just standing there, right out in the open. "Oh well, guess I lose the stealth game. Though I'm mainly playing the help Seth game. Did you know Seth is super duper smart? They know all sorts of things about human. Like names and stuff. Like my name. It's Aqua, because I guess I'm aqua colored." Some how she can completely forgotten that she had been asked what her name was and yet at the same time still answered the question.

" Ah no worries i'll take it out of your rent "

He jested back with a wink! something Susie had taught him!

" You should check the castle Kitchen out when you get a chance. I'm sure you can appreciate the value in it. Feel free to use it when ever you need "

He turned back to Seth and took a moment to munch on the sweet treat provided! and he had to admit it was... rather good! the texture, the sweet to savory balance! ah! he must have been doing something wrong! or maybe it was simply because it was not his own cooking? he couldn't say for sure!

Right Seth! focus Ralsei!

" Yes, a book can be a valuable source of information! but the source is always important! Queen use to live in a library i'm sure she's seen so many books and texts! just uhh--- well she can be quite the character..."

"Queen?" Seth asked, opening their book and starts cycling through the pages. "Strange, I thought I already made a list of all the Darkner's in Castle Town. It was to help me and the other's swiftly get caught up on who's here and personalities. Some of use certainly need this more than others." They were mostly talking about Justen and Lyra given one's lack of understanding and the other being easily angered or upset. Though how did they miss someone like that? Were they like Lyra and kept out of sight?

"Ohohohohohohohoh! Did someone ask for the Queen to show up?" Queen asked, her hover chair slowly descending downwards and behind the three other's. "I finally managed to get my hoverchair fully operational here, despite the severe lack of technology here. After all, a Queen must travel in style. Ralsei, you simply must update this place already. It's so barbarically basic. Now, what's this about needing some assistance with searching information? I have so many search engine's and programs. Nothing is beyond on my grasp. Ohohohohohohoh."