[OPEN] Love Shack

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Characters: OPEN
Location: Nocturne Bazaar
Rating: Gen… Maybe. Don't do anything you wouldn't tell your mother about!
Time: April 3rd, April 4th
Description: The "attraction" was quite the hit last time. Who will you find yourself shacked up with now?

The island the Bazaar sits on is certainly big, but who thought they'd be able to fit an entire river on top of it? The line for the ride is just as large as you'd think it'd be, and it's been split in two with a tall screen to prevent people in both sides from seeing the other.

The staffers operating the line don't seem to care about making it grow; they're literally pulling people unlucky enough to wander too close and shoving them in a line before they can protest. You could try to get away, but the rest of the crowd's pushing impatiently forward and before long, you're up.

You might as well just get it over with. Hopefully the company's nice.


((ooc; this log takes place over both the first day and the second day. please use the subject line indicator [ NAME | DATE | OPEN/CLOSED ] and keep in mind that during the second day, characters will likely be under the effects of growing madness!))

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[tauborn]

[He drops his hands and stares at his friend with his mouth agape.]

Kaworu. I'm not saying it for a reason.

[diedforyoursins]

Why? I do not understand why you should be ashamed at all...

[because yako is wonderful and anyone should be happy and proud to have her, right? he generally tries to be tactful and not pry unnecessarily, but he can't help being curious.]

[tauborn]

[His mouth is still pretty much hanging open.]

Kaworu. It's just not appropriate.

[And if you dare tell Yako that he's thinking inappropriate things about her all the time, then you're in big trouble.]

[diedforyoursins]

Not appropriate...?

[oh hell now you're honestly going to make him guess based on his limited knowledge of human social rules? of course this won't end well.]

Is it sexual, then?

[tauborn]

[Takuto freezes, probably in shock. He debates simply closing his mouth and walking away. At this point, it might be the path of least embarrassment. He blinks.

And then he turns, finds the nearest bench, and sits. There really is no response he can make. Just. Nope. Kaworu is completely right, of course, but still, every time Takuto tries to open his mouth from his perch on the bench, nothing comes out. He shrugs helplessly.]

[diedforyoursins]

[takuto's turning away is so sudden that for a few moments, kaworu just remains where he is while his friend retreats to a bench, unsure of what he is supposed to do. was that a sign that he had crossed a line and should leave? but takuto looked like he was attempting to talk, so perhaps he hadn't been banished yet...?

after a pause that's awkward even for him, kaworu approaches the bench cautiously, stopping a foot away so as to not intrude any further.]

Takuto...?

[tauborn]

[His voice is defeated when he finally answers. Monotone and defeated. You've won this round, Kaworu, with your deadpan curiosity in the most awkward of subjects. If Takuto wore hats, he would tip it now in your general direction.]

Yes, Kaworu. Yes.


I would like to change the subject now.

[diedforyoursins]

[he'd been considering sitting, but at that he only stilled and visibly wilted.]

...I am sorry. I did no intend to make you uncomfortable.

[tauborn]

[Takuto sighs, feeling kind of guilty at Kaworu's expression. It really is impossible to stay mad at Kaworu, which is kind of annoying, but also rather nice.]

I know, I know, it's okay. You just seem to have a knack for doing just that, though.

[He finds a smile and pats the space next to him as an invitation.]

[diedforyoursins]

Sorry. [apologizing again, but he does manage a small smile as he sits, happy that at least he hadn't messed up beyond repair.] Forgive me, I had...limited contact with other people, before coming here at least.

[tauborn]

You mean like human people?

[He's actually pretty curious, and it's a terribly easy change of subject.] Or like your kind of people? Or just... people in general?

[diedforyoursins]

Human people, mostly. But it has still been fifteen years since I could interact with my own kind, and my siblings are all dead now as well, so I suppose it does not really make a difference.

[and there he goes, talking about all this with the calmest smile again, almost sociopathic. but it's easier to just fall back into polite amicability than it is to be honest with humans about his feelings on the fate of his siblings.]

[tauborn]

[He blinks, getting that same feeling you get when you think you've accidentally walked into the yard of a person that owns a large, ferocious, yet sleeping dog. He doesn't know how to react to Kaworu's calm acceptance of death.]

W-were you... close with them?

[But also... fifteen years since he was with his own kind... so maybe he was just raised as a human anyway. The answer about his siblings will probably answer the next question he wants to ask, anyway.]

[diedforyoursins]

[he's quiet for a few moments before answering, trying to decide how best to put it into words.]

...There was not really a concept of that intimacy and closeness that you Lilin associate with "family". Human emotions are much more intense and varied than what we experienced, and that allows for a closer bond.

[he can't really say how he'd felt about his siblings before taking a human form. there was a sense of comradery and kinship, and standing united against a common enemy, but he had not been particularly attached to any of them. they were just the others.

funny, that only being human had let him feel real pity and sorrow for them.]

...I did mourn them. [he can at least admit that much to takuto, after having troubled him so much.]

[tauborn]

[Kaworu obviously isn't an emotionless rock, and even though it's impossible to embarrass him, Takuto can tell the other boy had the capacity to feel deep emotions. So even if he couldn't consider his siblings "family" in the same sense as human families, if he was sad to lose them then he was sad to lose them.]

I'm sorry for your loss.


[And then, to try to segue his way out of this...] Is that what your people call humans? Lilin?

[diedforyoursins]

[he's definitely relieved to have the change of subject, and it shows.]

Mm. Lilin, the offspring of the Black Seed, Lilith.

[tauborn]

I... have no idea what you're talking about anymore.

[The subject change now seems way too sudden. It's like Kaworu started speaking another language.]

[diedforyoursins]

That is alright. Man is not meant to understand all, especially things from other worlds.

[tauborn]

[So Kaworu is some kind of alien. He's been guessing that much since Kaworu said he wasn't human. He does like things from other worlds, though. Maybe that's why he likes spending time with Kaworu?]

As long as I understand you well enough, I'm okay with that.

[diedforyoursins]

[angel, really, but "alien" is honestly not all that far off.]

Do you understand me well enough?

[tauborn]

[He grins, leaning over to nudge Kaworu with an elbow.]

Well enough.

[diedforyoursins]

[it's a sort of playfulness that puts him back at ease, and he elbows back gently with a slight smirk.]

Then you know everything you need to.

[tauborn]

[His smile widens as he looks at Kaworu.]

I think you're the one that needs to know more.

[diedforyoursins]

I never claimed to understand all. That is what Yako is trying to help me with.

[tauborn]

[Elbowing you with a bit of a frown now.]

I can help you out, too, you know.

[And by frown we mean pout.]