#grimvantas

RP: WH RP: YES Y0U DID Y0U SAID SEVERAL THINGS!

BN: your name.

RP: YES.

BN: sewveral times.

RP: ACTUALLY IT WAS THE WAY Y0U C0MBINED THE SH0RTENED VERSI0N 0F MY NAME.

BN: god your text is hard to read on this theme.

RP: IN A MANNER THAT MAKES IT L00K LIKE-- RP: UH. RP: S0RRY?

BN: vwhat, tartar? BN: i vwas just saying your name really fast.

RP: YEAH I KN0W. RP: BUT WHEN Y0U C0MBINE IT THAT WAY IT L00KS LIKE THAT SAUCE Y0U PUT 0N FISH.

BN: vwell

RP: WHICH GIVES ME RATHER UNF0RTUNATE AND UNWISHED F0R IMAGES. RP: JUST SAYING.

BN: hehehe.

RP: ANYWAYS UH. RP: . . RP: WH0 IS THIS, EXACTLY?

BN: vwowv. BN: im so offended. BN: im so hurt. BN: im hurtffended ewven.

RP: L00K WE'VE NEVER SP0KEN 0N CHUM BEF0RE. RP: H0W AM I SUPP0SED T0 REC0GNIZE EVERY SEADWELLER WH0 C0MES P0KING AT ME? RP: I'M SURR0UNDED BY SEADWELLERS.

BN: vwowv. BN: touchy touchy.

RP: NINETY PERCENT 0F THEM I HATE. RP: JUST SAYING.

BN: cronus ampora, incubus extroidenaire and personal best friend of grimmy doodles.

RP: 0H.

BN: nice to speak to you again, tar.

RP: Y0U'RE THE 0NE WH0 HATES SAMAEL.

BN: zz:)

RP: ALS0 THE 0NE WH0 R0UNDH0USE KICKED GRIM AND THEN KISSED HIM RP: /:B

BN: kissed him again just a fewv minutes ago. BN: and both of those times vwere for his owvn good. zz:/

RP: ):<B RP: H0W?

BN: hey, i had a sore demon cooch.

RP: WH--

BN: sigh. BN: i vwill forewver be hated by ewveryone i meet, BN: simply because im a fucking incubus,

RP: I'M N0T BEING H0STILE I AM GENUINLY CURI0US. RP: H0W IS KISSING GRIM F0R HIS 0WN G00D?

BN: im an incubus. zz:/ my kiss heals vwhen i vwant it to.

RP: 0H.

BN: and grim at the time needed healing. so bam smooch.

RP: RIGHT 0KAY S0. I. UNDERSTAND WHY Y0U KICKED GRIM - HE EXPLAINED IT T0 ME. S0 Y0U KISSING HIM THEN MAKES SENSE AT LEAST. RP: WHY WAS HE HURT THIS TIME?

BN: he vwasnt, i vwas, and he vwas doing me a fawvor.

RP: S0. KISSING. ALS0 HEALS Y0U?

BN: yup. i drain a non lethal amount of energy and heal spots of my body.

RP: ALRIGHT. I CAN. UNDERSTAND THAT. RP: I MEAN N0T THAT IT'S ANY 0F MY BUSINESS IF GRIM WANTS T0 SN0G 0THER PE0PLE I GUESS. JUST S0 L0NG AS HE WAS T0TALLY 0NB0ARD WITH IT. AND HEALING SEEMS LIKE A REAS0N T0 BE S0.

BN: pfft. BN: hold on a sec kiddo.

RP: 0KAY, H0LDING 0N?

BN: it took me. BN: squints. BN: 3:24-3:51. tvwenty sewvwn minutes to conwvince him to kiss me. BN: and all because a this. BN: "BN: kiss me kiss me kiss me. GV: I ONLY KISS TAR. I:B"

RP: 0H.

BN: sfar as I knowv grim hasnt kiss anyone else since you got together. BN: besides maybe the albino on the cheek or face a fewv times. BN: the one you take after, candy or something.

RP: I WAS JUST AB0UT T0 SAY 'EXCEPT PR0BABLY KITKAT' AHAHA. RP: BUT I GUESS THAT'S N0T THE SAME.

BN: nope. BN: look, dude,

RP: STILL. IF HE *WANTED* T0, IT W0ULDN'T REALLY B0THER ME H0NESTLY.

BN: i get that youre insecure an all. BN: but dont go around saying stuff like that, alright?

RP: WH RP: I'M. N0T BEING INSECURE?? RP: THAT'S N0T ME BEING INSECURE. IN FACT THAT'S ME BEING VERY SECURE. I KN0W WHAT I MEAN T0 GRIM, AND I KN0W HE'S N0T G0NNA JUST DITCH ME T0 RUN 0FF WITH S0ME0NE ELSE. RP: I'M N0T DUMB.

BN: grims on a dude kinda guy, and it gets kind a offensiwve vwhen you keep saying you vwouldnt mind if he kissed anyone else. kinda makes it seem like you vwant him to go off and kiss other people. BN: one* BN: dude i messed the start of that sentence up so bad.

RP: WELL HE IS THAT T00.

BN: zz;D BN: anyvway, beyond all that, BN: howv hawve you been? BN: vwhats been shakin, bacon?

RP: G00D! ACTUALLY. IGN0RING MY WARD'S SUDDEN TELEP0RTING THING... RP: 0H. ACTUALLY I SH0ULD PR0BABLY MENTI0N THAT T0 GRIM.

BN: iwve been imprisioned for a bit and iwve missed a fair bit.

RP: PUTTING THAT 0N MY T0 D0 LIST. RP: IMPRIS0NED??

BN: vwant me to mention it? BN: im sitting on him right nowv.

RP: !! RP: EXCUSE!

BN: vwh BN: im a nonsexual vway, jeez.

RP: THAT IS *MY* CHAIR I:<B RP: PLEASE D0N'T TELL HIM I CALLED HIM A CHAIR.

BN: share. >zz:I BN: tellin him ya called him a chair.

RP: 0HG0D.

BN: "GV: OH MY GOD. DON'T TELL 'EM YOU NIPPED MY NECK, HE MAY EAT YA. AN' I KNOW HE'S A KEEP'A. COULD NEV'A LOVE ANYONE LIKE I DO HIM." BN: vwait. BN: dont read that. BN: "GV: OH MY GOD. AN' I KNOW HE'S A KEEP'A. COULD NEV'A LOVE ANYONE LIKE I DO HIM." BN: nowv read it.

RP: I'M G0ING T0 EAT Y0U. RP: /:B

BN: be gentle, im still a little sore. BN: zz;)

RP: UNAMUSED TAR N0ISES.

BN: vweh. BN: i dont leawve marks.

RP: I FAIL T0 SEE H0W THAT RECTIFIES THE FACT Y0U ARE NIPPING MY MATE HUFF. RP: (I'M N0T ACTUALLY MAD)

BN: i could nip you too. zz;)

RP: N0 SEE THEN *GRIM* W0ULD EAT Y0U.

BN: fuck. brb. BN: i fucked up.

RP: WH---???? RP: IS EVERYTHING 0KAY!?

BN: i made grim do the lowver caps thing.

RP: !!!!! RP: *H0W*!?

BN: yeah ewverythings fine, i just hawve a big fucking mouth.

RP: WHAT!?

BN: nunya.

RP: NUNYA??? RP: I WAS JUST J0KING AB0UT THE NUN THING!! D:B

BN: no i meant. BN: none of ya fuckin binniss.

RP: *EXCUSE ME*!? RP: THAT'S MY FUCKING MATE! RP: PRETTY SURE IT'S MY BUSINESS!

BN: not about this its not.

RP: *Y0U MADE MY MATE CRY*!

BN: he aint cryin yet. zz>:(

RP: *YET* RP: HE'S D0ING L0WERCAPS! RP: THAT'S W0RSE THEN CRYING!

BN: look tar, ill tell ya just about anything grim-related you vwanna knowv. BN: but this is priwvate.

RP: I D0N'T WANT T0 KN0W ANYTHING GRIM-RELATED THAT HE ISN'T WILLING T0 SHARE HIMSELF. RP: I JUST. IS HE G0ING T0 BE 0KAY?

BN: yeah.

RP: 0KAY. THAT'S. ALL I NEED T0 KN0W. AND ALL I REALLY WANT T0. RP: AS L0NG AS HE'LL BE 0KAY. RP: 0H! RP: AND Y0U'RE 0KAY T00, RIGHT??

BN: nah. but im newver okay. BN: so dont vworry about it.

RP: I. RP: CAN SYMPATHIZE WITH Y0U THERE, H0NESTLY. RP: BUT THAT'S N0T EXACTLY WHAT I MEANT. I M0RE MEANT WITH THE. WHATEVER JUST HAPPENED BETWEEN Y0U AND GRIM? RP: Y0U'RE 0KAY 0N THAT FR0NT?

BN: i put my bigass foot in my bigass mouth and hurt him. BN: no, im not okay. BN: iwve hurt him enough.

RP: MMMNM... RP: I'M SURE WHATEVER Y0U SAID 0R DID. RP: GRIM D0ESN'T RESENT Y0U F0R IT. RP: I'VE LEARNED HE'S N0T A VERY RESENTFUL GUY, UNDER ALL HIS D00M AND GL00M.

BN: doesnt matter if he really resents me or not. i resent me for it.

RP: HMMM...I CAN RESPECT THAT. RP: S0METIMES LIFE - 0R, UNLIFE, I GUESS UHM?? - IS JUST. RP: REALLY FUCKING AWFUL, HUH?

BN: TELL ME A8OUT IT>

RP: AHAHAHA! RP: S0RRY THINGS ARE S0 SHITTY F0R Y0U.

BN: man.

RP: EXISTANCE IS A BITCH.

BN: shitty doesnt begin to cowver it. BN: i fell i lowve vwith someone i had no right to. BN: i nearly destoryed his ewverything just because i vwanted to be vwith him. BN: i couldnt touch him vwithout hurting him. BN: and then to sawve his goddamn existence from disappearing off the face of the fucking mutliwverse i. BN: i had to.

RP: W0AH HEY.

BN: say goodbye and that fucking hurt more than i can ewver express in vwords.

RP: Y0U D0N'T HAVE T0 G0 DIVING INT0 ANY PAINFUL MEM0RIES - I MEAN, I'M LISTENING, AND I'M DEFINITELY N0T TRYING T0 DISC0URAGE Y0U! BUT D0N'T G0 HURTING Y0URSELF. I KN0W H0W HARD IT CAN BE T0 DWELL 0N MISTAKES.

BN: remember wvhen i said i vwas imprisioned? BN: its because i vwas in lowve. that vwas my punishment.

RP: I'M S0RRY. RP: ...

BN: its. ugh.

RP: KANKRI, RIGHT?

BN: forget all that. BN: DONT SAY HIS FUCKING NAME LIKE YOU KNOWV HIM.

RP: I D0. RP: I'VE MET HIM BEF0RE. RP: HE T0LD ME HIS NAME. B0TH 0F THEM.

BN: i dont giwve a shit. dont say his name like you knowv vwhat its like to knowv him. really fucking knowv him. and then lose him. just stop there. i aint talking about him vwith you. BN: cant. BN: i cant.

RP: THAT. WASN'T WHAT I WAS TRYING T0 D0... RP: BUT FINE. RP: C0NSIDER THE SUBJECT DR0PPED.

BN: sorry. i didnt mean to snap at you. i knowv youre just sitting owver there trying to be understanding. BN: it just hurts to talk about him.

RP: I KN0W.

BN: i started ramblin and i shouldnt hawve.

RP: I WAS JUST. TRYING T0 MAKE SURE I UNDERST00D THE ST0RY C0MPLETELY. I DIDN'T MEAN T0 IMP0SE.

BN: ... BN: sigh. BN: yeah, kankri. BN: grims kankri.

RP: I'M S0RRY. F0R 0NCE, I CAN'T SAY I SYMPATHIZE WITH Y0U, BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HAD T0 G0 THR0UGH WHAT Y0U HAVE T0. I THINK VERY FEW PE0PLE HAVE. RP: ARE Y0U. G0ING T0 TRY AND C0NTACT HIM AGAIN...? 0R HAVE Y0U DECIDED IT'S T00 RISKY F0R THE B0TH 0F Y0U? I'M N0T JUDGING EITHER WAY, JUST. WANT T0 BE AS SUPP0RTIVE AND HELPFUL AS I CAN.

BN: its too risky to talk to him again. BN: he might fall. BN: ... BN: but if i had the chance... BN: i doubt im strong enough to say no.

RP: I H0PE Y0U FIND 0NE. RP: A CHANCE, I MEAN. I REALLY D0. RP: I. H0PE THE TW0 0F Y0U CAN. S0MEH0W W0RK THINGS 0UT. I HAVE N0 IDEA H0W. G0D THIS G0ES S0 FAR BEY0ND MY 0WN CAPABILITIES, BUT. RP: I H0PE.

BN: ... BN: thanks.

RP: UGH. RP: MY CHARGE W0ULD BE BETTER AT THIS. RP: HE IS MUCH M0RE FLUENT WITH W0RDS.

BN: no really. BN: like. BN: really. BN: thanks.

RP: ...Y0U'RE WELC0ME. RP: JUST WISH I C0ULD BE M0RE HELP. RP: BUT FRANKLY EVERY0NE FR0M GRIM'S SIDE 0F THE SH0AL SCARES THE SHIT 0UTTA ME EXCEPT F0R DATI. RP: AND I AV0ID ANGELS AS A GENERAL RULE.

BN: heyyyyy. BN: im awvsome dont me scared of me.

RP: S0 I KN0W VERY LITTLE AB0UT LIKE. ALL Y0UR LAWS. AND STUFF. AND H0W ALL THAT W0RKS.

BN: all my lawvs? BN: im no angel jeez.

RP: HELL I D0N'T EVEN KN0W WHY THAT HELLH0UND THING HAPPENED. AND I'M T00 NERV0US T0 ASK. RP: N0 I MEAN LIKE. RP: INCUBUS RULES. REAPER RULES. HELL RULES!

BN: hellhound vwhat

RP: I KN0W N0THING AB0UT THAT STUFF. RP: UH.

BN: dude, vwhy not just ask me? BN: im a literal bum. BN: no fear here, im just a demon.

RP: BECAUSE...I. TEND T0 ASSUME ANYTHING GRIM D0ESN'T TELL ME IS STUFF HE D0ESN'T WANT ME T0 KN0W? RP: BAD HABIT. RP: RATHER BE IGN0RANT THEN IN TR0UBLE EHEH.

BN: nah, grim dont care.

RP: HMMMMM...! RP: TELL ME M0RE AB0UT INCUBUS. RP: WHERE EXACTLY D0 Y0U GUYS FALL IN THE WH0LE GRAND SCHEME 0F THINGS? I FIGURE THAT'S A SAFE SUBJECT T0 START.

BN: vwell okay. heres howv it is. BN: incubii are sex demons, obwviously. BN: vwere general midrange on the heiriarchy scale. BN: except me, im special. BN: because im als fawvorite.

RP: . . . RP: I. HAVE A QUESTI0N.

BN: basically, if a demon is protected by the dewvils adoration? its like being top dog, ewven if youre lowver than shit. BN: yeah?

RP: UHM. RP: . . . RP: DEEP BREATH. RP: WH0'SAL??

BN: oh vwhoa dude. BN: hes the dewvil.

RP: 0H.

BN: ruler of all of hell.

RP: I. GRIM'S MENTI0NED HIM, BEF0RE. AND S0 HAVE Y0U. AND S0 HAS. UH. BUT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT AL. RP: I H0PE THAT WAS A DIFFERENT AL. RP: *G0D* I H0PE THAT WAS A DIFFERENT AL I THINK I NEED T0 PULL A CERTAIN STRIDER ASIDE T0 HAVE A SERI0US TALK I THINK BUT!

BN: vwhat? BN: oh, you mean dawvey? BN: no, same al.

RP: 0H MY G0D.

BN: but yeah, al is top dog, under samael of course.

RP: I. HAVE N0 IDEA H0W T0 REPLY T0 THAT. RP: S0 WAIT. RP: SAMAEL IS AB0VE AL?

BN: yeah. zz:I

RP: 0KAY AND. RP: WHERE D0ES DATI FALL THEN?

BN: thats a little complicated, giwve me a sec. BN: so like. BN: luci is technically higher on the scale? but samael is the older brother, and can't be touched by lucifers judgement. BN: its kind of like. BN: theyre on the same lewvel out of respect for each other, and dont get inwvolvwed in each others vwork.

RP: S0. S0RT 0F LIKE THE END BRINGER AND THE GRAND TERR0R, I GUESS? I CAN S0RT 0F WRAP MY HEAD AR0UND THAT.

BN: yeah, a little like that.

RP: SIGH. THAT MAKES TW0 TIPPING P0INTS 0F DIFFERENT HIERARCHIES HATE MY GUTS. I'M 0N A 0NE WAY TRIP T0 ETERNAL DAMNATI0N N0 MATTER WHICH WAY I TURN. RP: GRAND.

BN: snort. BN: ya could just be immortal instead. zz:) ewverythings funner than vway.

RP: I D0N'T THINK I HAVE THAT 0PTI0N ANYM0RE.

BN: but back on a more-- BN: vwhat do you mean?

RP: D0ESN'T HELP MY S0ULS ALREADY IN LIMB0 WHICH IS FUN. RP: WELL I MEAN. GRAND TERR0R HATES ME, S0 CTHULHU HATES ME. AND SAMAEL HATES ME. RP: AND MY S0UL TECHNICALLY BEL0NGS T0 B0TH 0F THEM. RP: WHAT D0 Y0U THINKS G0NNA HAPPEN T0 ME WHEN I FINALLY KICK THE BUCKET? RP: N0THING PLEASANT, THAT'S F0R SURE.

BN: pfft.

RP: MY DEATH MAY BE THE FIRST THING T0 START A WAR BETWEEN THE FIGUREHEADS, PURELY BECAUSE B0TH THE S0UL CLAIMERS WANT A PIECE T0 T0RMENT. RP: MY LIFE.

BN: somebodies self important. zz;)

RP: I ALM0ST DR0WNED IN A KIDDIE P00L. RP: I:B

BN: youre beautiful, and i vwanna marry you.

RP: S0RRY, Y0U'LL HAVE T0 GET IN LINE C;B

BN: eyyyyy. BN: i like that spunk.

RP: G00D. I HAVE A L0T 0F IT. I'VE JUST BEEN MELL0W DURING THIS C0NVERSATI0N CAUSE I'VE G0T A M0T0RB0AT IN MY EAR.

BN: vwh

RP: MY WARD HAS THE L0UDEST PURR.

BN: awv. BN: gotta tell ya, im a big fan a your albino. BN: hes vway cute.

RP: Y0U'VE...? MET HIM? SEEN HIM...?

BN: stalked him for avwhile for certain reasons.

RP: N0T THAT I'M ARGUING Y0U'RE JUDGING, JUST CURI0US AS T0 H0W Y0U KN0W HIM. RP: ---! RP: W0AH HEY N0 STALKING THE WARD.

BN: hey, this vwas before he vwas your thing.

RP: Y0U G0TTA GREET THE BEAUTY BEF0RE Y0U STALK THE B00TY. RP: I:B

BN: actually, i hadnt seen him in a long time until you mentioned you had an albino vward and i vwent to hawve a looksie at him. BN: i vwas surprised.

RP: D0 I WANT T0 KN0W WHY Y0U WERE F0LL0WING HIM? RP: AND Y0U'RE N0T D0ING IT ANYM0RE RIGHT? RP: BECAUSE I HAVE DIBS.

BN: he sawved my life.

RP: HE. RP: REALLY?

BN: yeah, really long time ago. BN: i used to followv him around and vwatch him. BN: just to make sure he vwas safe and shit. BN: but ewventually i had to stop because my vworkload got heawvier. BN: couldnt find him again after that.

RP: I'M. N0T G0NNA ASK H0W HE SAVED Y0U, BECAUSE I FIGURE Y0U'D SHARE IT IF Y0U FELT INCLINED. BUT. RP: YEAH. HE S0RT 0F. RP: THE TWINS G0T HIM.

BN: i think this vwas before the tvwin thing.

RP: 0H?

BN: i just got booted outta his bubble wverse.

RP: 0H! RP: WEIRD. I DIDN'T EVEN KN0W THAT C0ULD HAPPEN!

BN: technically vwasnt allowved in in the first place, i crashed in. BN: yeah, threwv me for a loop.

RP: I'VE NEVER MET A CL0SED BUBBLE BEF0RE. CAN Y0U INCUBUS 0NLY ENTER CERTAIN BUBBLES, 0R IS THAT NEW T0 Y0U?

BN: vwell, depends on vwhere the job takes us. no one is allowved to enter the bubble skaia is in. BN: skaia belongs to the tvwins.

RP: 0H. RIGHT. THAT'D EXPLAIN IT.

BN: man, BN: you think the brother is bad.

RP: YEAH WE WEREN'T MEANT T0 ENTER THE SKAIA BUBBLE EITHER, BUT USUALLY THE TWINS L00KED THE 0THER WAY WHEN WE WERE JUST P0KING AR0UND.

BN: the sister nearly took my head off vwhen she found me in there.

RP: FL0RAL IS VERY DEFENSIVE 0F HER PR0PERTY!

BN: callidopey is such a cutie.

RP: SHE IS!

BN: callidumb could use some vwork.

RP: HE *IS* S0ME W0RK.

BN: snort. BN: but hey, BN: not like i mind telling ya howv he sawved me, BN: i just usually dont offer pesonal details unless i knowv someones interested. BN: ahem ahem

RP: I'M ALWAYS INTERESTED AB0UT ANYTHING MY WARD'S INV0LVED IN! ESPECIALLY WHEN MY FRIENDS ARE ALS0 INV0LVED. RP: AS L0NG AS THERE'S N0THING PAILING RELATED.

BN: it vwas a d-- BN: vwhoa. BN: friend?

RP: UH. RP: YES?

BN: huh. BN: vwowv. kinda honored.

RP: ?:B

BN: nothin, chief. BN: but like i vwas saying. BN: it vwas a dark and stormy night. BN: vway vwaaaaay back vwhen i vwas first incubiid.

RP: INCUBID. RP: CUTE.

BN: zz:)))) BN: i vwas hopping wverses, trying to get a handle on howv to use the darn internal ability to hop around BN: vwhen CRASH BN: 8ANG BN: 8OOMSKI BN: i slammed into the vwrong neck a the multiwverse.

RP: !!

BN: i vwent tumbling through all a these temporal energies, and almost got torn to shreds. BN: and i ended up somevwhere in a forest.

RP: H0LY SHIT THAT S0UNDS TERRIFYING!

BN: fucking. it vwas, like. holy shit. i thought i vwas gonna double die. BN: and it vwas vworse because i couldnt reach al from there, BN: too young, not strong enough to throwv my signal through a barrior like the tvwins yet. BN: but then like. BN: im panicking and vwounded and i need energy and i vwasnt getting... BN: i vwas scared out of my fucking mind. BN: and then, i hear somebody crying. BN: and im all like. ooh? target? can drain maybe? BN: it vwas something. BN: so i vwent closer to the sound, and all i see is this little troll.

RP: NG...

BN: bright red eyes and hair as black as night.

RP: I-- RP: WAIT WHAT.

BN: you heard me.

RP: KITKAT...ISN'T A NATURAL ALBIN0?

BN: zz:I BN: is knight an albino, tarkat.

RP: N0, BUT. ALTERNATES?

BN: theyre timeline splits off vwhen they turn four. BN: ewverything is the same up until then.

RP: WELL I DIDN'T KN0W AB0UT THAT!

BN: . . .

RP: FL0RAL NEVER SPECIFIED *WHEN* THE TIMELINES SEPERATED! 0R EVEN H0W.

BN: knight caused it!

RP: N0 I KN0W *THAT* RP: BUT HE SURE AS HELL DIDN'T CAUSE IT WHEN THEY WERE F0UR.

BN: okay so quick uniwverse triwvia. BN: vwhen knight vwas all. vwhiny and depressed avwhile back. BN: he thought; he howv vwould my life be different if i hadnt made a certain choice. BN: that choice vwas his desicion to stay in the vattervwitch kingdom, vwhen he vwas four.

RP: RIGHT 0KAY. I. CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. THE P0INT REMAINS I WAS NEVER T0LD ANY 0F THIS INF0RMATI0N. S0 I HAD N0 WAY 0F. RP: KN0WING KITKAT WASN'T.... RP: . . . RP: I KN0W NEXT T0 N0THING AB0UT MY WARD'S LIFE. RP: I AM A TERRIBLE LUSUS.

BN: i kinda laughing at you vwhile also feeling sorry for you.

RP: HE NEVER. BUT I D0N'T. I. HNG. RP: 0KAY JUST. RP: ST0RY N0W. RP: BACK T0 THE ST0RY.

BN: alright. BN: so like, im looking at this little cutie. BN: and hes on the ground, crying his lucidamn heart out. BN: and hes a bit too young for me to feel comfortable draining in my usual manner. BN: but im all concerned about him because hes really just. fucking vwailing. BN: so i get a little closer. BN: and i get next to him and start trying to get his attention. BN: hey kid. BN: kiddo. BN: lil chief BN: WHINY 8A8Y LOOK UP.

RP: HUFF!

BN: and the little dude nearly jumps out of his skin and he looks up at me and starts honest to god screaming. BN: and vwell, i freak out. BN: start flailing. BN: he freaks out. BN: tries to run avway.

RP: I'M G0ING T0 G0 BACK IN TIME AND ELB0W PAST Y0U IN THE FACE I:B

BN: zz:( BN: but no, im not gonna let this little kid run avway, he might get hurt vwith howv hysterical hes being. BN: so basically i just grab him. BN: vwhip him right up into my arms. BN: and hes fighting me really hard, screaming something about his brother howv no, no, theres too much blood, too much blood.

RP: 0H.

BN: and i hawve no fucking clue vwhat hes talking about, so i did the only thing i could think of to calm him dowvn. BN: i set him on his feet and slap the crap out of him.

RP: !!!!!

BN: hey hey. BN: thats vwhat you hawve to do vwith people as hysterical as that. they need a shock to their system. BN: it vwas either that or find a bucket of ice vwater.

RP: THE L0GIC PART 0F ME AKN0WLEDGES THAT MAKES SENSE BUT THE PARENTAL PART 0F ME IS DEMANDING MURDER IGN0RE ME AND C0NTINUE.

BN: so hes shocked alright, and i just check him owver vwhile hes standing there hiccuping. BN: im layering a bit of my incubii powvers owver him then, the kind that make my sexual partners feel all vwarm and fuzzy, just to get him to calm dowvn a little more. BN: it doesnt vwork too vwell of kids, for obwvious reasons. BN: hawve you ewver read the manga gakuen alice?

RP: N0. RP: I D0N'T READ MUCH MANGA. BUT I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY IT W0ULDN'T W0RK WELL F0R KIDS.

BN: vwell, basically, in the manga, this one dude has pheromone powvers like an incubus. he can make just about anyone fall for him. BN: but vwhen he uses it on a kid, it just makes them fall asleep. BN: so i vwas just making kit really sleepy basically. BN: anyvway, im trying to talk to him and figure out vwhat vwhat. BN: he says his name is kitkat wvantas and he got lost in calidumbs forest. BN: and i say, vwell youre no help im lost too. zz:I

RP: RUDE.

BN: snicker. BN: anyvway, nowv that hes a little calmer, hes able to talk a little more. BN: kid vwas super shy back then, like. BN: heartbreakingly shy. BN: it vwas so cute.

RP: NNNM...

BN: he vwould look dowvn and mumble, and shuffle his feet. BN: get all blushie.

RP: BATSY.

BN: vwhat?

RP: G0NNA REQUEST Y0U UH. RP: F0CUS 0N THE ST0RY. RP: AND N0T 0N MAKING ME FEEL LIKE A H0RRIBLE LUSUS F0R KN0WING N0THING AB0UT MY WARD ):B

BN: vwhoa am i batsy? BN: --oh. BN: hey bro no problem.

RP: THANK Y0U. RP: ALS0 YES Y0U'RE BATSY.

BN: vwell i newver. BN: anyvway. BN: he said he got dared to go into the forest. BN: he vwas only supposed to go in and grab a certain flowver, but then he got lost. BN: and ended up in the bad part of the vwoods. and the thing is, in calidumbs forest, you should newver turn around, because if you do, rumor has it youll get eaten. BN: so hes been running straight for a fewv days i think.

RP: BECAUSE 0F BEC, RIGHT?

BN: yeah, bec and pm.

RP: P-- RP: UH. RP: 0H SHIT. RP: THERE'S A PM T00?

BN: giant vwhite monstrosity, yeah.

RP: 00PS.

BN: snicker.

RP: CLEARLY WE NEED AN0THER SYLVE0N.

BN: no comment.

RP: RIGHT 0KAY S0. RP: S0RRY F0R THE INTERUPTI0N.

BN: mm. BN: so, apparently, in calidumbs forest... BN: a cherub once died. BN: you knowv vwhat a cherub is, right tar?

RP: YES. RP: EVERY H0RR0RTERR0R D0ES.

BN: terrifying fuckers. BN: anyvway, apparently at the beginning a time, this cherub crashed on skaia and died for some unknowvn reason. BN: and it left behind a bunch a poisonous blood and vwhatewver.

RP: D:B!

BN: and this newv breed of flowver that grewv from its body. BN: the flowver only growvs in calidumbs forest. BN: it... BN: if ya smell it, or come near it, BN: it gets into your mind. BN: and it sinks you into this vworld of newverending nightmare.

RP: ... RP: I D0N'T LIKE WHERE THIS ST0RY IS G0ING.

BN: ewverything youwve ewver been afraid of and things you newver newv existed and vwish you newver had. BN: this vworld is out of time. BN: out of space. BN: some say its some sort of cherub prison somevwhere in the nothing. BN: its ruled by these creatures called wvours. BN: and they feed on your mind vwhen its in an ultimate state of terror.

RP: I *REALLY* D0N'T LIKE WHERE THIS ST0RY IS G0ING.

BN: basically, kit fell into a patch of flowvers vwhen he vwas running around.

RP: . . . RP: H0LD THAT TH0UGHT. RP: BURYING WARD IN PILE.

BN: oh, okay.

RP: 0KAY WARD IS BURIED Y0U MAY PR0CEED.

BN: yeah. BN: so like, apparently vwhen i came along and slapped him, the shock forced him out of that vworld for. BN: for a little bit. BN: the flowvers spores vwere still inside his mouth and nose though. BN: i didnt knowv that at the time, and i didnt really knowv ewven vwhat had happened at first. BN: but vwe vwent vwalking, trying to make our vway out of the forest. BN: i vwas getting really vweak, and i kind of stopped after avwile. i vwasnt going to make it. BN: i vwas too injured, to vweak to heal, and had nothing to heal myself vwith. BN: i told kit i smelled some vwater nearby and told him to head tovwards it, it vwas probably a riwver and it could probably lead him out. BN: but he refused to leawve me,

RP: 0F C0URSE HE W0ULD.

BN: and this little brat scoots his little butt underneath me and heawved me onto his back. BN: and proceeded to try and drag me out. BN: do you ewven knowv howv short he vwas. BN: i vwas fucking shocked.

RP: N0 BUT GIVEN H0W SH0RT HE IS N0W I CAN IMAGINE!

BN: he didnt hawve to do it. BN: i vwas a stranger. BN: and he did more, too. BN: he vwanted out, and vwe had a lead, but he took me in a different direction.

RP: 0:B? RP: A DIFFERENT DIRECTI0N...?

BN: he said there vwas a thing in the forest that had the ability to generate energy, and he knewv vwhere it vwas. BN: or rather, he knewv howv to find it. BN: ewverything in the forest grew avway from it, after all. BN: the vwhole forest vwas sprouted from that one place. BN: so, instead of getting out of this hell forest that hes been trapped in for days, he turned right back around and tried to take me there to sawve my life.

RP: ...YEAH. THAT. S0UNDS LIKE THE KITKAT I KN0W.

BN: mm. BN: so hes dragging me tovwards this spring, and god its a beautiful place. BN: its a big, gorgeous tree, vwith a little pool around it. the vwater is trickling from the base of the tree, like a little natural fountain. BN: so he sets me dowvn and i start drinking, and thats vwhen. BN: vwhen i realize there is this strange flowver nearby.

RP: 0H N0.

BN: and im curious, not really doing anything but sucking up energy in the pond. BN: so i ask kit vwhat it is. BN: and he just. looks so goddamn. horrified. BN: he didnt notice the flowver. but vwhen i point it out, all the color just drains from his face.

RP: *FUCK*

BN: and kit tells me. BN: stay in the vwater. BN: and thats vwhen this flowver just. seems to mowve on its goddamn owvn. BN: and it puffs up and releases a fuckton of spores. BN: i panicked and did vwhat kit told me to and ducked under the vwater. i thought i heard a splash and thought he vwas doing the same thing. BN: but i look up, and i realize there is this. barrior of vines around the pond. BN: came out of fucking novwhere.

RP: I--

BN: and kit vwas pounding on it, trying to get in BN: but it vwas like the forest vwouldnt let him take the spores into the vwater. BN: i started clawving at the other side, trying to get it to let him in, and. BN: fuck. BN: just. BN: fuck.

RP: i... RP: i think i would like RP: to stop now

BN: im almost done. but if you vwant me to stop, i can.

RP: i'm not sure i want to hear the ending

BN: ill cut the details out and cut to the chase, if youd prefer.

RP: please

BN: the flowver stopped releasing spores and the wvines receded. BN: kit vwas on the ground screaming again, and i tried slapping him owver and owver but it vwouldnt vwake him this time. BN: his hair vwas starting to turn vwhite, so i picked him up and started barrelling to tovwards vwhere i smelled the riwver before. BN: i get there, and no killer wvines come out, so i jump in vwith him in my arms. BN: i kept dunking him in and out of the vwater and scrubbing at his face and hands to try and get all the spore dust off and out of him. BN: i finally did and he vwoke up. BN: kind of. BN: he vwas avwake and mowving, but he didnt do much after that. BN: so i carried him the rest of the vway out of the ofrest, staying in the riwver the vwhole vway and found out vwhere he liwved from some locals and took him home. BN: sfar as i knowv he didnt speak for a fewv months after that. BN: like i said, i vwatched him for a long time after, maybe a year, year and a half, before i had to say goodbye for good.

RP: mmm... RP: well that was RP: enlightening RP: but i think i RP: need to go now

BN: alright. zz:( you okay?

RP: no

BN: do you need anything?

RP: nothing you can give me RP: no offense but RP: i think maybe we should RP: not talk for a while

BN: ... BN: alright. BN: sorry.

RP: im not RP: upset with you RP: just RP: this is a lot to take in RP: and i. just need some time

BN: take all the time you need.

RP: but you're still my friend okay? RP: batsy?

BN: ...

RP: i promise we'll talk again.

BN: thanks. BN: im. BN: really sorry i sprung that on you.

RP: its okay RP: sort of my fault RP: for all i love and adore kitkat RP: you know? RP: i've never asked him about his life before he met me RP: i know about equius and nepeta and thats about it RP: pretty shitty thing for a lusus

BN: hey. BN: stop that. BN: he didnt offer and you didnt ask. BN: i doubt that vwould be an easy thing for him to talk about.

RP: i guess

BN: its a tvwo vway street, you knowv? BN: its not all your fault.

RP: ...i know RP: but i really do need to go now RP: screens blurring RP: ill message you later okay?

BN: okay. BN: stay safe.

RP: mm RP: you too RP: <@

BN: <@???

RP: yes welcome to the vantas family RP: occupation 90% vantas

BN: oh. BN: thanks.

RP: you too RP: g'bye, batsy

BN: bye, tar.