Knowing who she is, who she’s involved with, clicks something else into place, too. She was the bitch on the phone. His own forced apology had never been explained to him; Izaya put the phone to his ear and told him what to say without explaining why, or even who was being called. It makes sense now. He was being punished for breaking into her house. 

She bailed him out of that pretty fast. Talked the psycho down, told him to let him go. It almost makes Hawk feel bad for what he’s about to do. Almost.

If she’s Orihara’s girl, she can’t be that innocent. 

He didn’t say why, didn’t hint at whatever he might be looking for. What question is Hyuntae trying to answer, then? Why is his expertise needed? All Orihara would say, and only when pressed, was Just tell me whatever you find. Aren’t you curious? Aren’t you? Even just a little?

Unfortunately, yes.

Frustrating.

@batoushoujo &&. said... do cookies have sex or do you come from factories. who bakes the new cookie people

❝ GEEZ LOUISE, BUY ME A DRINK BEFORE YOU START ASKING QUESTIONS LIKE THAT. ❞

does it bother you that i do it, then? you would look cool.

          “No, it doesn’t bother me. But don’t you think I look cool already?”

@batoushoujo LAMENTED:  Tem leans against a mirror with a heavy sigh. “Duchess, I'm so tired. Can I come in there and visit you?” Tem is perhaps aware that the mirrors are portals for Duchess, but in her mind, it's some kind of weird isolated mirror-world.   &   tell a STORY!

It gets lonely in the palace. Its massive, labyrinthine halls—beautiful as they are—often highlight their own emptiness. Her voice echoes strangely with no bodies to soak up the noise. Often she feels unbearably small in the isolated vastness. It would be nice to have more visitors from time to time. 

But there is some hesitation when people ask to visit her. The palace is a strange place, a hungry place; often even she doesn’t know what will lie around the corner. It isn’t always pleasant, which makes playing hostess a bit difficult. It wouldn’t be very hospitable at all if Tem were to end up trapped in an endless maze of doors or absorbed into one of the paintings on the wall. 

Tem is resilient, though. And if Duchess made sure to keep a close eye on her, keep her from exploring too much… Well, it would be nice to show her what her world is like. It isn’t exactly fair that she sees so much of Tem’s life while Tem knows virtually nothing about hers. 

She just assumed she wasn’t all that interested anyway. Which she probably isn’t, if she just wants to come rest, take a nap—which should be safe enough. Duchess’ bedroom is always safe, no matter how frightening or peculiar the rest of the palace becomes. It’s very much like her childhood home in that way.