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[ he marvels at the food laid out here in the restaurant as well as the rearranged tables and seating. ]
Quite the spread... impressive. Not sure if they're trying to make a good impression or what, but...
[ food needs to be eaten, right? ]
Quite the spread... impressive. Not sure if they're trying to make a good impression or what, but...
[ food needs to be eaten, right? ]
Poor taste to kill us right off the bat, but—
[ he's going to just reach for a bit of it and pop some into his mouth, idk, maybe it's a grape. he hums....... ]
[ he's going to just reach for a bit of it and pop some into his mouth, idk, maybe it's a grape. he hums....... ]
Definitely poison.
[ he eats another. ]
But you're right, hostage situations are usually in bad taste... let's just hope they don't try to remain anonymous for long.
[ he eats another. ]
But you're right, hostage situations are usually in bad taste... let's just hope they don't try to remain anonymous for long.
How unfortunate.
[it's a joke, once he sees him eat the second grape.]
Yeah... We'll see if the person or people that shows up even knows what's going on. They might not be the people who actually brought us here - it wasn't like that for us. We only got to meet the reason we were there at the very end.
[it's a joke, once he sees him eat the second grape.]
Yeah... We'll see if the person or people that shows up even knows what's going on. They might not be the people who actually brought us here - it wasn't like that for us. We only got to meet the reason we were there at the very end.
[ with the many portraits of the hotel's various occupants, it definitely isn't hard to find the people he's recently met. he has a promise to keep after all, so with polaris in tow in all of his white-furred glory, kaeya is making his way through the various portraits, committing certain room numbers to memory until he encounters a very familiar portrait and gives the door a shave-and-a-haircut knock.
polaris sits at his feet, tail swishing excitedly and when the door opens, kaeya smiles. ]
Are you settled in enough for a visitor or two?
polaris sits at his feet, tail swishing excitedly and when the door opens, kaeya smiles. ]
Are you settled in enough for a visitor or two?
Oh - yeah, of course!
[he opens the door further, enough that the small red dragon sitting by his side is visible. porridge glances at polaris curiously, but he doesn't seem aggressive at all as he does. his tail swishes a little.]
Ah - he doesn't bite, I promise, I've trained him. He just likes making friends.
[at that, he steps back so kaeya can come in! he'll see that the walls and floor (pretend there's no bookcase in this picture but everything else is there,) are made of stone. somehow, it doesn't feel cold despite that, though that might be due to the warmth emanating from the fireplace. though the flames that flicker there aren't real, they still give off heat. similarly, the flames on the sources of light don't appear to be real. the rest of the light in the room comes from the window resting just above his desk, which always shows a field of wildflowers.
his bed sits on a thick rug, with more than a couple pillows resting near the headboard. A few feet away is an armoir, and a decoration on the wall (it's easy to tell the swords are not real). there's also a sofa near a bookcase. the spines of the fake books contained on the shelf seem to vary between books about history, politics, adventure novels, fairy tales, and mythology. the clock sitting on the wall makes a soft ticking noise every so often, adding to the noise of the crackling fireplace. a woven tapestry sits on the wall above the fireplace.]
You can make yourself at home if you want.
[he opens the door further, enough that the small red dragon sitting by his side is visible. porridge glances at polaris curiously, but he doesn't seem aggressive at all as he does. his tail swishes a little.]
Ah - he doesn't bite, I promise, I've trained him. He just likes making friends.
[at that, he steps back so kaeya can come in! he'll see that the walls and floor (pretend there's no bookcase in this picture but everything else is there,) are made of stone. somehow, it doesn't feel cold despite that, though that might be due to the warmth emanating from the fireplace. though the flames that flicker there aren't real, they still give off heat. similarly, the flames on the sources of light don't appear to be real. the rest of the light in the room comes from the window resting just above his desk, which always shows a field of wildflowers.
his bed sits on a thick rug, with more than a couple pillows resting near the headboard. A few feet away is an armoir, and a decoration on the wall (it's easy to tell the swords are not real). there's also a sofa near a bookcase. the spines of the fake books contained on the shelf seem to vary between books about history, politics, adventure novels, fairy tales, and mythology. the clock sitting on the wall makes a soft ticking noise every so often, adding to the noise of the crackling fireplace. a woven tapestry sits on the wall above the fireplace.]
You can make yourself at home if you want.
[ he nods. ]
Similarly... they remained hooded and played that rather close to the chest throughout our stay, though I was able to see one of them prior to the very end... it was rather nice.
He's here, actually.
Similarly... they remained hooded and played that rather close to the chest throughout our stay, though I was able to see one of them prior to the very end... it was rather nice.
He's here, actually.
Never met a dragon this small before, how fascinating... is this "Porridge"? From the book?
[ the guess only comes from knowing his and diluc's own daemons were listed by name. and the idea that rupert came with slimy porridge in his pockets just didn't really sit right, so.
polaris doesn't seem all that worried about the dragon either, trotting over and leaning forward to sniff carefully at the dragon. his tail wags curiously as kaeya takes the room in. it's impressive that they've been able to construct such a wide variety to such unique specifications. ]
I'm impressed, this is rather nice. Are you feeling at home in your new room?
[ the guess only comes from knowing his and diluc's own daemons were listed by name. and the idea that rupert came with slimy porridge in his pockets just didn't really sit right, so.
polaris doesn't seem all that worried about the dragon either, trotting over and leaning forward to sniff carefully at the dragon. his tail wags curiously as kaeya takes the room in. it's impressive that they've been able to construct such a wide variety to such unique specifications. ]
I'm impressed, this is rather nice. Are you feeling at home in your new room?
That's right. He went by the name "Baraqiel" when we first met. Where we were, there were groups called the Celestials and the Temporals. He and I were both Celestials.
That's him, yeah! He's normally a lot bigger, but somehow he got smaller now that he's here... It doesn't seem like it hurt him at all, though, so I'm not too worried.
[porridge sniffs in return, before making a curious chirping noise. new friend!! but rupert nods as he looks around the room.]
Yeah. It feels pretty familiar... I mean, I don't really want to feel at home here, but if I have to stay somewhere for the next indeterminate amount of time, this'll work pretty well. How about you, do you like yours?
[porridge sniffs in return, before making a curious chirping noise. new friend!! but rupert nods as he looks around the room.]
Yeah. It feels pretty familiar... I mean, I don't really want to feel at home here, but if I have to stay somewhere for the next indeterminate amount of time, this'll work pretty well. How about you, do you like yours?
2. You open a door and find yourself in an art gallery, full of paintings of people you know from your own world and from your sojourn into your previous games. They're watching you. Always watching you. The paintings appear normal, at first, but slowly shift until they depict the people you know in horrifying, traumatic situations, their eyes fixed on you accusingly. No matter where go, their eyes follow you. After what feels like an entire day in the gallery you find yourself back in the hall, disoriented and with the unshakeable sensation of being watched. Only four minutes have passed.
Exploring as well, Rupert?
[he gives him a wave and a nod!]
Yeah! This place isn't that bad. Just a little, uh...
[creepy! he can definitely feel the paintings watching him even if they haven't shifted into something horrifying yet.]
I'm guessing some of them are of people you recognize?
Yeah! This place isn't that bad. Just a little, uh...
[creepy! he can definitely feel the paintings watching him even if they haven't shifted into something horrifying yet.]
I'm guessing some of them are of people you recognize?
[ whatever conjured them up is clearly observing and having the time of their life. nothing was ever accomplished standing still so... down the doors he's gone and this one is.
eerie, but calm. he'll take it. for now. ]
Something's off. We'll just have to keep vigilant as we go.
[ he does glance around to truly take in anyone familiar and gives a nod. ]
But yes, some of them are rather familiar... what about you?
eerie, but calm. he'll take it. for now. ]
Something's off. We'll just have to keep vigilant as we go.
[ he does glance around to truly take in anyone familiar and gives a nod. ]
But yes, some of them are rather familiar... what about you?
They did the same to Pol. He's... normally a bit bigger. I can't even feel the bond with him the way I used to, it's so bizarre.
[ not that it's changed anything at all. polaris will gladly entertain new dragon friend, dipping down to boop porridge gently on the head with his nose. ]
It's much more decadent than I have back home, I'll take it. Roommate isn't so bad either—that gentleman with the metal arm? Barnes?
[ not that it's changed anything at all. polaris will gladly entertain new dragon friend, dipping down to boop porridge gently on the head with his nose. ]
It's much more decadent than I have back home, I'll take it. Roommate isn't so bad either—that gentleman with the metal arm? Barnes?
Oh... I bet that's weird. How did it feel before?
[new friends! porridge makes a happy chirping noise. meanwhile, rupert tilts his head.]
I haven't met him yet, but I know who you mean. His arm is really cool! [...] Don't tell him I said that, though. Anyways - if he's not so bad, then I'm glad. I got Estelle, so I think I got pretty lucky.
[new friends! porridge makes a happy chirping noise. meanwhile, rupert tilts his head.]
I haven't met him yet, but I know who you mean. His arm is really cool! [...] Don't tell him I said that, though. Anyways - if he's not so bad, then I'm glad. I got Estelle, so I think I got pretty lucky.
It seemed fairly random, really.
Though as the weeks wore on we found that we were losing more Temporals than Celestials with each murder.
Though as the weeks wore on we found that we were losing more Temporals than Celestials with each murder.
Remember, we can't start giving them ideas.
[ as he says that, however, he swears that he feels something unsettlingly alive about the first painting over his shoulder. ]
How about an exchange. [ he gestures ] Introduce me?
[ as he says that, however, he swears that he feels something unsettlingly alive about the first painting over his shoulder. ]
How about an exchange. [ he gestures ] Introduce me?
We shared our emotions and our senses, they were extensions of our souls and as such we couldn't actually stray all that far from them before. No further than a few feet.
[ he smiles a little ] I won't breathe a word, promise. Estelle does seem rather lovely. I knew one of her friends back where we were before, by the name of Yuri.
Not the Yuri here.
... Though it is odd that they booth have purple hair.
[ he smiles a little ] I won't breathe a word, promise. Estelle does seem rather lovely. I knew one of her friends back where we were before, by the name of Yuri.
Not the Yuri here.
... Though it is odd that they booth have purple hair.
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