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RE: Requiem prompts + extra // accepting

What an oddly specific fact to bring up.

"Ah, so good to know I shouldn't give you flowers or succulents as gifts then." Phainon laughs; it was a bit of a jab at Stelle but mostly a joke overall. Though, was it really comforting to hear when she was holding a Chimera?

"Awawaa...~"

"Vigethos will let you know if he's hungry. He likes to eat a lot, you know? I don't think he would betray you. He's like me, so are you saying that I'll betray you, Stelle?"

Phainon shoots her a sad, puppy-eyed look. See, if it looks like him, then he's just as cute as the Chimera! Or is it the other way around? Whichever gets her to like the Chimera more, he just hopes it works.

Name: Yu.

Gender: Cis-female. She/her, femme titles.

Personality: Haughty but respectful to those her age, Lady Yu (yes, she prefers to be called 'Lady Yu' by anyone younger than her) was raised in such a way that makes her blunt and forward to all who she speaks with. She often comes off and quiet and aloof, but her tongue is sharp and she never settles for second best or second fiddle. Has an extremely high sense of justice because of who her parents are, and will often stick up for the downtrodden. Not very emotive, it is often hard to tell what's on her mind. She likes to keep it that way.

Special talents: Knife-making, hand-to-hand combat, gunsmithing.

Potential Powers: Coming from a gifted magus - her mother, Aurelia - Yu has an extremely high affinity to magic. However, she is the complete opposite of her mother's offensive capabilities. Instead, her magic is heavily debilitating to others, focusing on curses/debuffs and, in a twist of fate Aurelia was never able to manage, conditional healing for her allies. There is a rumor that sometimes, the stars shine brighter when Yu is casting magic, and that the tips of her hair turn bright blue.

Who they like better: She loves both of her parents unconditionally, but she is more of a daddy's girl. Not for any particular reason, really. Just is.

Who they take after more: Aurelia, for sure.

Personal headcanon: Yu's powers are partly drawn from Aurelia, but partly influenced by the Eternal Edge, Estalucia. In time, she will no doubt reach the same skill level as an Eternal in power, something that Nehan is wary of but Aurelia is optimistic in helping Yu understand so that the past events that scarred Nehan never happen again. Secretly, Yu is excited and wishes to become one of the Eternals herself, since she grew up in Stardust Town among Feower and Tien.

she will make that part of her explode in him

"...Can't sleep?"

"So, uh--what are your favorite snacks?" Good heavens, that sounded so awkward and tenser than he meant, the look of resignation forming onto his face when the words come tumbling out. He hadn't meant for to get caught with the now eternal alone because frankly, his heart couldn't handle it. But here they were, enjoying the night breeze together (all nostalgic for him but...).

‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍favorite... snacks? ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍the question is so... normal, that it's almost jarring. ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍something he would have expected to be asked in place like Stardust Town rather than aboard the deck of the Grandcypher, where the more impressive aspect of him is his Eternals mantle rather than the fact that he can lift three heavy boxes at a time given a moment's notice.

‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍favorite... snacks.

‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍... he supposed if a primal beast's special interest could revolve around coffee, and if the captain of the Eternals could pour his heart into running a festival stand, then a dragon could wonder something as mundane as an Erune's favorite snack. even if it is the last thing one would expect.

‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍single visible eye blinks — once, twice... ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍this time, he's actually considering the question and trying to form an answer to it, but the harder he thinks, the more his ears begin to lower. ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍

‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ `` ... I guess I've never thought about it. ``

‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍this Xing says. ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍if things could have gone any other way, if any other route could have been taken, there wouldn't have even been a second that could have passed before he'd have said fritters. ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍the fritters from back in Zinkenstill.

‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ `` There's plenty of things I'm partial to, but I can't think ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍of a favorite in particular.

‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍... Are you trying to say you're hungry without outright ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍saying it? The pantries are free use, you know. ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍Unless it's crowded in there, given the time...

‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍... I see now. Very well. I'll be back with something ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍I'd recommend, then — ``

‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍this Xing, whose volume of diligence evidently replaces what would have been his simulated counterpart's more casual approach, now swiftly turns on a heel as if on a mission.

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"I'm surprised - I expected you to turn your back once you got what you wanted." It's an offhand comment, one she hadn't meant to voice aloud. The man was always quiet, or maybe she also hadn't noticed anything thanks to her own closed off nature. If he had cut off communications after the lost belts had formed, she wouldn't have been surprised. - For Daybit!

Unprompted.

Purple eyes immediately drop on the watch around his wrist, a tanned thumb feels the edge and presses a button with a small click, and the seconds begin to track.

"I see." he doesn't know what she believes it is that he wants, nor what she means by him obtaining it, but sees no reason to ask either. Akuta seemed to him like the kind of person who would always say what she wanted to if there was need, so if she still hadn't it might just be that there isn't. And yet... what was it? Did he seem any different to her? He hadn't changed his usual outfit beyond generous amounts of bug repellent, and the only visible changes he could think of were the ring of bone he now wore in his left hand, and the missing command seal he had used in his fight against Camazotz. Or was it maybe something internal, instead? In that case, maybe she referred to the lung he was now missing, offered to Tezcatlipoca as sacrifice so that the god could weave his human flesh. It had to be one of those, but still didn't explain the connection. Did he seem like he had obtained something? As far as he was concerned, he hadn't. She, and everyone else in this planet, were still alive after all, an undeniable proof of a goal that hasn't been accomplished.

There's a blink and a different kind of pause as he then newly takes notice of the current situation, and the fact he's been blankly staring at the table for a while after his first words now. He glances at the watch again, and decides there isn't need to storage anything so far but exclusively her statement.

❝ If you do not give yourself a moment to rest, your legs are likely to give out from under you. ❞

He wasn't sure just what it was that compelled him to speak up. It wasn't out of any feelings of concern, most certainly not. It wasn't as though they were at risk of an imminent collapse, so what he felt towards them could hardly be considered as such. But their body was giving off early warning signs. He didn't need to be able to see them to know that. His senses were sharp enough currently that simply having walked past them was enough.

A POIGNANT SILENCE HUNG IN THE AIR, for Mari held this situation with far more sincerity. Fist balled at the bottom of her chin, the rider has bitten into her lip in thought. So rare to see her put on her 'detective face' when she hardly considered herself to have the brains for a such a thing . . . but she had her moments of brilliance, especially when it came to others' safety.

An abundance monster this close to a populated area, though? Had one managed to slip past the Cloud Knights? "Wa-wait, hold on a sec though. Is it just me or was that one a little tougher than usual? And the fact it was so close to a populated area."