[ having retrieved his clothing and his item, caelus is ready for more exploring. his current expedition takes him near to the bonfire again. where he sees someone very pink (and thus the color of a friend) lying on a bench. ]

I come in peace.

[ the bat hangs limp from one hand while caelus holds the other up, palm flat, to show it's empty. ]

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[ gives a thumbs up and pushes himself up into a sitting position. looks at the bat... ]

If you're looking for a team, I should warn you that sports aren't really my thing.

Mine neither. Baseballing is my signature fighting style. A way of life. You don't have to play to win, you win by playing.

[ translation: pink man may consider himself safe from sports-based teamwork.

[ there's no way they AREN'T in the funky fashionista, right? caelus is juggling a bat and a bucket of candy while looking purely at the accessories. he has not even contemplated a single shirt option. save him.

or don't. get free candy instead! and affection ]

[ i'm sorry this week has been so much but YES ABSOLUTELY.

tell me about the accessories he's looking at. totty's just got like, a couple of different pink shirts and light colored pants in his arms. please expand your store so you can stock more things at once, hedgehog ladies. ]

Hey.

[ are there fedoras over here ]

[ bby u know it. fedoras of every color, of every hat band pattern. fedoras as much as one's heart could yearn for.

caelus looks at them. he yearns. ]

Yo. What do you think about these?

[ sweet. i truly don't know if he knows about the fedora stereotype, i feel like he should, And Yet ]

Oh, are you a hat person too?

[ my brother in hats... ]

I like them! And I definitely want to get one if we're going to be out in the sun on the beach and everything. Got to do what I can to protect my skin!

Hey.

[ saying they sync up somewhere near the pyre, later. once there is less active bleeding. ]

I wanted to check on you.

[ there's a very slight flinch at being approached by someone while he's by himself. ]

Ah... thanks. I'm okay. [ tired smile. ] I mean, relatively speaking, kind of, but.

[ he's cleaned up and no longer in bloody clothes, at least. one of his hands is bandaged. it's hard to tell close to the light of the fire, but his skin is still a pallid greyish color. ]

[ the grey is concerning, but caelus isn't sure how to bring it up delicately. he'd bring it up bluntly instead, except todomatsu has been through so much today. ]

If you weren't, it wouldn't be weird. Last night had enough stuff going on. This, today. That's overkill.

Haha... yeah, it's really been a hell of a week, and it's not over yet.

[ it's going to get WORSE when their DOG and their HONORARY DOG are dead tomorrow!!!! ]

[ caelus and todomatsu stand in front of the swamp, checking out its new, alluring option to heal when the memshare darkness overtakes them.

5:08:34-5:14:33, then 5:23:56-5:24:42 (also it's a gacha, they talk slow, you're allowed to go 1.5x speed).

"You will become the personification of 'Death.'"

it ends with the vast sky of the dreamscape opening up, great columns of golden chips bearing down upon a world caelus doesn't have the strength to protect.

they return from the memory.

caelus exhales, but the tension won't ebb. ]

... Again, huh?

[ how many times is he going to have to see that this week?

wait. ]

The puppy says... 'again...'

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[ would have tagged this earlier but i had to... see what the tenor would be.

caelus sees it's lucas and he freezes. fucking full on statue effect. his face? red. his gaze? anywhere but on the person he's speaking with. ]

The puppy says it's to honor a fallen friend.

[ he'll give it up when ishtar dies ]

[ GET ALPHA'D! CAELUS IS HERE NOW! ]

Hey, Todomatsu! What are you reading?

[ no lead up he's just there and asking ]

Oh!

[ wow yeah you sure ARE just There ]

Just seeing what they've got in the manga section. I'm kind of surprised they even have this kind of stuff at a big academic library like this...

[ COMES TO THIS BARRIER AND SIGHS ]

What the hell, dude?

What do you mean? This 'hell?'

[ hello totty. caelus sits on the ground and his nine beautiful tails are flapping and snapping behind and around him ]

[ honestly he's kind of jealous, those are nice tails. ]

Yeah. Sure.

[ after the party and the booths have been taken down, caelus will reappear to bother totty in a more personal fashion.

he will also try to pick up the kiss sign and find, again, he cannot lift stuff anymore. ]

Did you have fun?

Uh... I'm not sure if that's the right word, exactly, but it was certainly something...

It takes courage to have a booth like that. You should give yourself more credit.

[ a moment like he's about to say more but caelus thinks better of it. ]

How are you doing? Honestly.

[ like, for real ]