Dragonfruit felt like he wanted to be brave, at least braver than normal as he looked outside of the town and into the deep forest. Here he could see just how far the trees went, and he wondered just how the sun would feel if he got to the top of any of them.

Just the idea excited him as his tail wiggled a little bit with his wings. Though he still thinks he would need someone to join him in the large forest since he doesn’t really know he could protect himself a bit better. 

Sand had stayed rather close to Lotus for the time leading up the the biggest battle. Perhaps he was looking over him a bit too much but Lotus didn’t seem to mind. Though if it was up to him he would have avoided fighting as much as he could but Lotus brought him with all the others.

Mostly he wanted to protect Lotus, even if he knew they didn’t need to be protected. Even more with the gift of returned power, he knew that Lotus could handle himself, yet he kept close while fighting with the other.

He had lost his tail returning fully to his normal self, but now he was able to summon all three of his Demons. Latn kept flying around near to Lotus, being able to keep up with him as long as he didn’t go too far. The other two, Nyrlous and Slyria stuck around Sand keeping any of the strange same-faced monsters from getting too close.

“...Lotus. It has been a while.”

The magician stood in the doorway of the Resistance’s small infirmary, the shining rod held at his side. His tense shoulders were indicative enough of his wariness towards the spirit, the memories of the crimes he and his sister had committed under the Black Mage still weighing on his mind. 

Unlike Guwaru, Luminous could not be certain as to their allegiance. It had been easy enough with the nature spirit, its figure no longer discoloured with dark magic. It was harder to tell with literal spirits of darkness. Orchid may have saved the infiltrator and Edelstein, but were those genuine acts of goodwill or done out of mere spite for Gelimar? It seemed only time would tell.

Eyes were trained on Lotus as the mage left his stave at the door, his other hand going to slide a leather strap off his shoulder. The satchel, filled almost to bursting at the seams, would be placed on the edge of the hospital bed, its lid opened to reveal spines of books. They were all of varying thickness and age.

Alchemy 101, A Beginner’s Guide to Foraging, Monsters of Victoria Island, The Magic Porridge Pot....

“I was told you wanted more reading materials. We were unsure as to which genre you preferred but-” He pushed the satchel closer to the spirit. “We thought your namesake might point us in the right direction.”

does it come at anyone’s surprise that a butterfly has a natural love of flowers ? the two are an unmistakable pair ; where you find one the other will always exist -- so for lucid to show up in the cotes ward in pursuit of a rumored flower shop nobody should find it out of the expected.

for her to find a long-dead commander working there , however ? while it’s not as much of a shock after running into both the spider &. the wolf , it’d be a lie to say she wasn’t overjoyed . it’s a sweeter revelation than any other thus far, so apologies in advance for how she coos and cups her hands together as if to fawn over a dearly beloved pet or young child .

‘ Lottie ~! ’

‘ Uhuhuhu... look at you , so responsible and grown up . I could almost cry ! Knowing you’re alive and well is enough reason to weep as is -- how have you been ? Has this second chance at life been good to you ? ’

And with her recent return to work, thankful that a few more positions have been filled in Ikigai so she can be relegated to the less labor intensive store front. Thus giving her a better peek at her good friend and fellow coworker, Lotus. Specifically that his wardrobe is also in a sorry state, by the looks of things. And so, it’s with this in mind that she approaches Lotus after closing.

“Hey, Lotus?” she asks, leaning gingerly against the wall. “I’ve been thinking about getting some new clothes, and I was wondering if you wanted to come along?”

Dyrn looks at Lotus, their eyes unblinking as they study their friend’s face. They want this chocolate that the little Dragon had stole don’t they? It was a rather large bar at that and Dyrn had only gotten their mouth on it a little bit before meeting their friend.

“Ah Lotus. Just the student I wanted to see,” Oz greets warmly as the boy passes by his desk, “If you have a moment before class starts, I’d like to have a word with you.”

Perhaps sensing the other’s apprehension already, the teacher quickly follows the invitation with some reassurance, “Don’t worry. No one’s in trouble. I just wanted to talk about the paper you handed in earlier. The one you completed over break?” 

“Holy shit is that a kid.”

Chimera was pretty sure that was a kid. When was the last time they even saw a kid? It had to of been before they left to the planet they normally lived on. No kids lived there or would ever live there, something about them getting sick if they were too young and on the planet for too long. Chimera never really understood why but the planet wasn’t really one for kids anyway.