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They wouldn't... would they?
[ Get rid of a rat? Maybe. That'd be sad. Also sensible for anyone else besides Bruno. ]
'cause he's so cute and fuzzy and... not... a problem? Really? I swear.
[ Get rid of a rat? Maybe. That'd be sad. Also sensible for anyone else besides Bruno. ]
'cause he's so cute and fuzzy and... not... a problem? Really? I swear.
No, no they are not.
[ At least Bruno is honest about this. ]
[ At least Bruno is honest about this. ]
...Condolences?
[Maybe Bruno's the one out of the two here who needs help, like, damn.]
[Maybe Bruno's the one out of the two here who needs help, like, damn.]
Yeah but... we're all a bunch of weirdos, right? Like, we wouldn't have been brought here as wizards otherwise, right?
[ Is anyone here even normal? Bruno is thinking no. ]
So, talking to you isn't like talking to just. Just anyone. Like. Normal people. I'm not sure it counts.
[ Is anyone here even normal? Bruno is thinking no. ]
So, talking to you isn't like talking to just. Just anyone. Like. Normal people. I'm not sure it counts.
I'm... pretty sure nobody would hurt Rodrigo if they knew he was yours. [Like maybe 70% confident. Or 60%.]
But they'd need to know that first, and if there are other rats it'd help to have some way to identify him. Thus, the collar.
But they'd need to know that first, and if there are other rats it'd help to have some way to identify him. Thus, the collar.
Uh, thanks?
[ Unsure. ]
This place sorta grabbed me from a real bad time for that and all, too, since... everything was catching up to us and kind of, um. Exploding? In our faces? Nnnot great, to be honest.
[ Unsure. ]
This place sorta grabbed me from a real bad time for that and all, too, since... everything was catching up to us and kind of, um. Exploding? In our faces? Nnnot great, to be honest.
[ Oh no, who would even want to visit him? Why? Is it something terrible? It's undoubtedly something terrible. Maybe he shouldn't answer. He does consider that, briefly and seriously, to simply pretend he isn't here or escape out the window or...
But no. That's only a deeply ingrained reaction to someone knocking on his door, whether it be the one to his room back home, the one to his hovel between the walls, and now here, only here no one is upset with him (yet) or coming to ask for a vision (yet).
That means he should probably answer.
Admittedly, Tatara is left standing out there for a good five minutes while Bruno convinces him to crack the door open just enough to peek at who's there. ]
Uh, hello?
But no. That's only a deeply ingrained reaction to someone knocking on his door, whether it be the one to his room back home, the one to his hovel between the walls, and now here, only here no one is upset with him (yet) or coming to ask for a vision (yet).
That means he should probably answer.
Admittedly, Tatara is left standing out there for a good five minutes while Bruno convinces him to crack the door open just enough to peek at who's there. ]
Uh, hello?
[ Yeah, protect his fragile little heart because this man is prone to panic. ]
I wouldn't have to if you kept going on like that, you'd do it all by yourself. Sheesh, of all the things to joke about... [ Although, ] Uh, the vampires thing was a joke, too, r-right?
I wouldn't have to if you kept going on like that, you'd do it all by yourself. Sheesh, of all the things to joke about... [ Although, ] Uh, the vampires thing was a joke, too, r-right?
I guess... a collar won't hurt. I dunno if he'll like it, though.
[ Maybe if he bribes him with enough snacks. Ah, but speaking of snacks, even though that isn't why they're here, Bruno pushes open the last door to the kitchen after having led a long, winding path back into the manor. ]
[ Maybe if he bribes him with enough snacks. Ah, but speaking of snacks, even though that isn't why they're here, Bruno pushes open the last door to the kitchen after having led a long, winding path back into the manor. ]
[ Oh, god, don't panic, don't panic, don't panic, or maybe do. Panic a little, only a little, oh no. ]
W... wait, why my neck? Do they kidnap people? Are they shapeshifters? Can they even be wizards?!
W... wait, why my neck? Do they kidnap people? Are they shapeshifters? Can they even be wizards?!
[Bruno, oh Bruno... Akira claps his hands on the man's shoulders. Calm down a little!]
Vampires drink blood. I don't think those two are super dangerous, but they get hungry like anyone else. If you don't feel like donating blood, make sure they've eaten before you chat them up.
Vampires drink blood. I don't think those two are super dangerous, but they get hungry like anyone else. If you don't feel like donating blood, make sure they've eaten before you chat them up.
You may want to start slow with reinforcement to get him used to it. [Like a harness. He thinks that's probably fairly equivocal.
Syrlya follows Bruno into the kitchen, making an immediate beeline for the drawers. He starts at the very end, opening one and quickly glancing its contents before closing it and moving onto the next.] Let's see, matches, matches... aha!
[He holds up a packet triumphantly.]
Syrlya follows Bruno into the kitchen, making an immediate beeline for the drawers. He starts at the very end, opening one and quickly glancing its contents before closing it and moving onto the next.] Let's see, matches, matches... aha!
[He holds up a packet triumphantly.]
How am I going to know if they've eaten or not, though?!
[ No, sir, there will be no calming down. ]
[ No, sir, there will be no calming down. ]
As in... the thing that gave us magic just, y'know, dying? And the house falling apart and an earthquake cracking the valley open? Th. That kind of... of exploding. Yeah.
-?!
Was... the death what caused the earthquake?
Was... the death what caused the earthquake?
Oh, absolutely. I already saw it happening as a... an option. Or maybe not. Maybe it was all unavoidable after all.
...You've really been through it, haven't you?
[The more he learns the worse it gets...]
[The more he learns the worse it gets...]
Probably? Don't ask me to cook or anything, though. I can do like... eggs... and toast? Simple stuff and it's fine as long as it's not burnt to bits. Coffee's just different.
[ Scouring enough cupboards eventually reveals a burlap bag of beans. ]
There we go... and now a grinder...
[ Beans obtained, he'll track down a grinder. It's out there with the other kitchen tools, manual but that's what Bruno's used to. ]
I mean, what even is a coffee pill? That sounds like medicine.
[ Scouring enough cupboards eventually reveals a burlap bag of beans. ]
There we go... and now a grinder...
[ Beans obtained, he'll track down a grinder. It's out there with the other kitchen tools, manual but that's what Bruno's used to. ]
I mean, what even is a coffee pill? That sounds like medicine.
Or I keep him penned up... sheesh, I'd have to build a pretty big place for him to live in. He's used to scurrying all around the place through the walls.
[ Ah, but there are matches. Bruno gives them an uncertain look as Syrlya holds them up but he will reach out to take them. ]
Alright... Guess we see if this does it?
[ He takes a step back from Mr. Plantman over there and then, thinking about how flammable plants are, takes another step back before pulling a match free and stating nervously, ]
Su futuro espera.
[ And he lights the match.
And waits.
The match flickers faintly with fire but... nothing particularly special happens. ]
[ Ah, but there are matches. Bruno gives them an uncertain look as Syrlya holds them up but he will reach out to take them. ]
Alright... Guess we see if this does it?
[ He takes a step back from Mr. Plantman over there and then, thinking about how flammable plants are, takes another step back before pulling a match free and stating nervously, ]
Su futuro espera.
[ And he lights the match.
And waits.
The match flickers faintly with fire but... nothing particularly special happens. ]
Well, there's also the whole fact that I have to live with you all and there's no way to really avoid everyone in the manor forever...? That's not true for, y'know, everyone else. Out there.
Yeah, kind of... though now you know waaay more than you were asking for, I'm sure. Sorry.
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