Awkward questions time

[loyalrebel]

Unrelated to... most everything else, but I have a question for you all.

What are parents supposed to be like? Having them, or even being one.

I ask because I do not... actually know from first-hand experience. I never really knew mine and I have no children of my own.

[Someone has been hitting the truth sharing apples probably a bit more than he should have, so expect some storytime.]

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[memorizza]

[Considering Worick had spent the better part of the first 'day' back in Liminal Space essentially reliving his own super fantastic childhood, he's a little more sensitive to this shit than he might otherwise have been.

And much more willing to stick his stupid nose into it. It's not his business, not his problem, but he can't seem to stop himself just the same.

Let's just blame the apples and call it a day, shall we?]

Possessed, huh?

[He may be reasonably certain what's really going on, but his tone is all curiosity and nothing more. ]

She told you that?

[happyhalloween]

I figured it out. But Mama agreed.

[memorizza]

[It takes some doing to keep the disgust out of his hum. Of course she agreed- it's a hell of a lot easier to lie than to admit to being a sad excuse for a parent.]

That's impressive, working it out all on your own.

[Ugh, he kind of really hates having to go along with this when the reality is much more sinister than any 'possession'... But if that's how she's coping, who's he to tell her otherwise? The least he can do is play it up in a way that'll help more than hurt...]

Musta been pretty scary, though.

[happyhalloween]

It is scary! I had to learn black magic to fight back against the Black Witch but it's still scary even with the black magic. And it doesn't really make her go away, it just makes me feel better later.

[memorizza]

[WOW MARIA way to break Worick's cold dead heart. Kids shouldn't need to resort to illusions and fairy tales to cheer themselves up, dammit...

He of all people knows that that should doesn't really factor into all that much, though.]

Can't say I know too much about black magic... Hey, you think you could show me how it's done sometime?

[happyhalloween]

Sure! It's really easy once you know the trick! Do you want me to show you in person?

[memorizza]

[Ugh look at her so eager to help...

Poor kid.]

Yeah, definitely. Nothing like hands-on learning... You in the workshop or somewhere else?

[happyhalloween]

I'm in the workshop! Me and Sakutaro and Tomosuke are sitting by the window eating melon bread! Well. I have to eat Sakutaro's for him.

[memorizza]

Cool. I'll be down in a few, okay? You and your buddies hang tight until I get there.

[And as promised, Worick appears not long after his message, lips stretched into an easy smile and hands slid casually into his pockets. This is serious shit... But she doesn't need to know how serious.

He offers Maria a wave, then a greeting each for her 'friends'- a pawhandshake for Sakutaro and... A slight wiggle of his fingers out of snapping distance from Tomosuke. The last gryphon he'd met was an even-tempered adult (teen...gryphon??), but he's not so sure about the little ones just yet and is in no way down to leave things up to chance.]

That looks pretty good- you bring that back from the hotel?