to tell you the truth in this contract i don't care about anyone but me

[sigil]

Who: a witch (sigil), her bitch (geass), and the most adult of us all (chosehope)
Where: lelouch/nunnally's apartment
When: late evening after c.c. arrives
Style: first
Status: closed



[ when you've been living for as long as an immortal person, things that should faze you simply end up becoming less and less effective at impacting your psyche— therefore, c.c. isn't too bothered by this whole "vatheon" business. another unexpected experience to add to the heap— although she prays it will be at least enjoyable, since she's decided to try giving this whole "living" thing a go.

she's been around long enough, so she's able to figure out a dated piece of technology with little effort and discover both the contact list/map function. watching the network that was included with the clunky starfish had cleared up enough: a lot of wet people—much like herself—looking for answers and getting them; c.c. would simply leech off those answers instead of acting like a fool about it. in any case, lelouch is here, and that's all that matters.

it doesn't take her very long to find the apartment complex he's listed in— but finding his room is another thing entirely. in fact, she ends up knocking on a few random people's doors with questions about his whereabouts until someone finally points her in the correct direction.

finding his room, there's zero hesitation in letting herself in. she wastes no time in stripping herself of her soaking black knights uniform down to nothing but her underwear, either. it isn't until she's wringing out her hair in the middle of the apartment that she realizes it's rather quiet. was anyone even here...? ]

Lelouch.

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[chosehope]

[Meanwhile, Nunnally was in the other room wondering who Lelouch brought. At first, she didn't pay much attention but after a couple of minutes have passed, she was starting to be curious. She could have sworn she heard that voice before...

As she opened the door...]

Lelouch, who are you talking t-

[Her eyes widen a bit when she saw who he was talking to.]

Um...did I enter at a bad time?

[sigil]

[ she catches the communicator. she'd used it as an aid to help her find his location of course, but it wasn't like she needed it to know if he was here or not. the two of them had a different kind of connection that surpassed any technological limitations. ]

I thought as much, although this technology is a little dat-

[ hm? at the sound of a door opening she pauses in running the towel through her hair and tilts her head slightly. she doesn't say anything, but she does smile considering this was exactly what lelouch had mentioned he wanted to avoid. oh, well. ]

[geass]

[The things he always wanted to avoid seemed to happen anyway...it was just the story of his life.

So when Nunnally comes around, he freezes for just a moment, before letting out an annoyed sigh. It wasn't really at Nunnally; it was actually directed more or less to the woman in front of him.]

I was just telling her where my room was. [He finally says, trying not to glare too much when he turns to look at Nunnally.

It was C.C. he would save all that for. :|] She just arrived here, and as you can well imagine, she's pretty confused.

[Now looking back at the witch, expression getting a little more irritated.] It's up the stairs, C.C. [At least he's keeping his voice even, right?] Just take something until we can get something else for you.

[chosehope]

[Nunnally was still rather confused. She didn't mind that C.C. was new here and needed help, she was confused why he hadn't brought her any warm clothes yet.]

Oh, I see! I should go try and make some tea for C.C and you! We don't want to be rude! [And off she goes to look around for some tea! But she is still keeping an eye out for the both of them should anything happen.]

[sigil]

[ stay mad, lelouch. if you had brought her some clothes in the first place..!! tea sounds nice though, so c.c. will toss her towel in lelouch's direction and make her way toward the stairs... but not before purposely making things worse as per her usual forte. ]

If you had told me she could see again before I got undressed I would have waited, Lelouch.

[ and with a wave she's gone to...get a shirt of his or something. ]

[geass]

[Good grief, he's not psychic okok. ALSO this is somehow all his fault???? ?______?

Okay. He's just going to shake it off. He should be used to this, really.]

Ah, you don't have to do that, Nunnally...I can get it. [He catches the towel and starts to follow Nunnally, completely ignoring what C.C. had to say.

Again, shouldn't be very unusual - at least about things like these. Just go get your freaking shirt, okay.]

[chosehope]

[You two are so strange :| Is it always like this?

But when Lelouch follows her for the tea, she was going to tell him that he didn't need to do it. However, knowing her brother...]

Are you sure? I can get it myself, you don't need to worry!

[sigil]

[ EVERYTHANG is lelouch's fault tbh and it is always like this. anyway she returns shortly after having donned one of lelouch's white shirts and proceeds to make herself comfortable on his sofa. for a second she furrows her brow and there's a hmph sound of irritation, due solely to the fact that she feels like something is missing— she's more or less miffed that she doesn't have a certain cheese plush in her arms at the moment.

she can hear the other two fussing around over tea, so for the time being she simply sighs and buries her face into one of the pillows on the sofa. ]

[geass]

[Yeah, it pretty much is.

He shrugs, getting the tea out.] I'm positive. You can go talk to--[There's a brief pause, because does he really want Nunnally and C.C. talking?

Well. It was going to be inevitable now, wasn't it?]--C.C., or something. It won't take but a few minutes anyway.

[chosehope]

[She was still a little unsure but she wasn't going to bring it up. She'll keep quiet for now.]

All right but if there's anything, let me know okay? [Then she scrolled over where C.C. was sitting] Miss C.C.? It's nice to meet you again, I hope that you're doing well so far despite being in Vatheon!

[sigil]

[ she's a little surprised to hear nunnally's approach and following voice— she even peeks from beneath the pillow for a moment, kind of hoping something might crash in the kitchen but lelouch is too good a housewife for something like that to happen. she removes the pillow entirely and sits up a little, hugging against the pillow. ]

Of course. It's nice to see you too. How long have you two been here?

[geass]

[Lelouch nods, even though he doubts he'll need anything. So when Nunnally leaves, it gives him time to wait for the tea and think about the new arrival.

He needs to talk to her, privately, about the events that happened here and the fact that Mao was here as well. No doubt she'd be surprised to hear that he was back from the dead...

But these things weren't to be spoken of in front of Nunnally (for more so that she wouldn't worry than anything), so they would have to wait.]

[chosehope]

[She does glance back at her brother to see if anything were to happen but she knows that her brother is whipped careful with housework. Eventually, she does turn her attention back to C.C. She has been a little worried on how to approach her but she believes that things will be fine the way they were now.]

I believe that I have been here for about a month now. Although, I believe it might be two for my brother. Um...is that right?

[sigil]

[ c.c.'s less aware of the pertinent matters at hand (i.e. mao), so she really has no qualms with waiting. she doesn't mind nunnally and had enjoyed talking with her once before, so this was fine. she is a little curious about things though, considering nunnally was presumably dead back home...

she tilts her head back to glance at lelouch once nunnally asks him for confirmation. ]

[geass]

[Boiling water is suffering, man. So while that's going on, he wanders back in the room to address Nunnally's question.]

Three months, actually. Almost four.

[Unfortunately...]

[chosehope]

O-Oh, I see!

I didn't mean to make a mistake like that, how silly of me! [Well doesn't she feel embarrassed now]

[sigil]

[ c.c.'s eyes widen— that long? it's evident there's a time paradox here, so she can't help but be curious about which point in time nunnally and lelouch are from... it's probably not something to ask around nunnally though.

so she doesn't say anything, instead waiting for lelouch to bring them their goddamn tea. ]

[geass]

It's alright. It's just a little mistake, is all.

[She really wasn't to blame for it.

So he goes to pour their stinking tea--WATER TAKES TIME TO BOIL, AFTER ALL--and brings it back in for both Nunnally and C.C.

There. Are you two happy now?]

[chosehope]

[Yes, we are.]

Ah, thank you! You're always good at making tea.

[With that, she did take a sip but she winced at the heat]

[sigil]

[ HAHA POOR— i mean

c.c. accepts her own tea, but doesn't opt to take a sip just yet. she's somewhat staring inside of her own cup instead, head still contemplating a few things. four months is a long time— for lelouch, at least; time doesn't really affect her. what had he been doing all this time...? she knows he has the ability to exhibit patience, but he's also a bit reckless when it comes to achieving his own goals— goals he couldn't achieve here. ]

I take it you don't know how to leave this place, Lelouch?

[geass]

You're welcome, Nunnally. [Addressing Nunnally - before he goes to sit down in another chair.

Well, there was the question everybody just loves to ask him.]

I don't. I've tried my hardest to find a way out willingly, but as far as I can tell this place sends us back at random.

[chosehope]

But that doesn't mean there isn't a way out! I'm sure that we'll find an exit soon!

[But in the meantime, she'll just have to figure out her feelings about her brother at the moment. As she took another sip from the tea, she looked back at C.C and her brother wondering what they might do next. It felt weird that she has to keep an eye out for the both of them but she just wasn't too sure about them right now]

[sigil]

..So what are you going to do? Wait?

[ she finally takes a sip of her own tea as she waits for his response. he had mentioned he'd tried his hardest and nunnally's optimism seemed to insinuate a solution over time... she was honestly fine with waiting, she could handle it— but lelouch was the type to preoccupy his mind with something rather than idle aimlessly. in fact, if nunnally hadn't been in the same room, she'd flat out ask 'what have you been doing' rather than 'what are you going to do'. she watches them both curiously, albeit lelouch a little more than nunnally; part of understanding him in particular couldn't be found within just his words alone. ]

[geass]

I'd hope so - that way, we can back to our respective times.

[Not that he knows exactly what C.C. remembers; he hadn't had any time at all to ask her. But those were details to be sorted out later, and nothing that bothered him too much currently. Anything she didn't know could be quickly filled in.]

The only thing to do is search. Even though the evidence I've found has been less than helpful, at best.

[chosehope]

We shouldn't give up, I'm sure that we'll find something. We just need some hope!

[She was trying her best to keep her optimism but she too had to wonder if going back was the best option right now. After all, she was going to be send to her death. In addition, she wondered how long could she keep thinking like that]