We all missed these right?

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Who: Villa folks and YOU
When: All this curse week and beyond (maybe)
Where: ZA VILLA!
Style: Action for laziness!
Status: Open

[The residents of a certain Villa in Vatheon have sure been hard at work restoring their home to its former glory, but that doesn't stop them from entertaining guests and friends!

So what's your Villa resident up to? Maybe they're in the kitchen getting some snacks, or out in the living room thanking the mighty coral that the hole in the wall is gone. One Jade Harley in particular is introducing her ectotwin around the house herself, either way you can catch one of them at any time! Just look out for the wild truthiness!]

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Meet the Heir

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[Hey, Jade sure looks excited about something, whatever the reason is becomes clear immediately as she pulls you aside and gestures excitedly at a boy standing next to her.]

Hey, hey, John's back!

[And if the person doesn't know who John is, Jade will immediately remedy that and explain that he is her "ectotwin, essentially my twin brother."]

[pranksterheir]

[John gives a friendly wave to whoever Jade is introducing him to, curious about who else lives in this place and looking forward to meeting all these new people.] Hello.

dis will be fun owo

[cawcawmthrfckrs]

[Davesprite's seriously only here to check up on Jade and Rin and Kid since he's been in a coma for...three weeks or some shit. He's a tired sprite and he can only do so much. Granted, he can admit that he's probably caught up on all his sleep after all that.

Still. He can't help staring at John because...when the fuck did that kid get here???? It's too fucking early in the afternoon to deal with this.

There's kind of an awkward pause from Davesprite before he actually says anything.]

...Hey.

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Isn't it great, Davesprite? I was worried that he would never get his windy butt back here at this point.

[symmetrophile]

[Oh, hey. Wouldn't you know it, it's another Villa resident, strolling over to greet Jade's recently re-returned brother.

He's quite, uh. Monochromatic, with the exception of peculiar golden eyes, but it's Vatheon and there are all types here, so it's not that big a deal.]

Welcome back. Jade's emotional health seems to fare ever so much better with you around.

[Kid no you're just going to aggravate Jade again stop]

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And your "emotional health" seems to fare better when people don't remind you of what a fucking wreck you are!

[Oh god, Kid, you really had to get her started so fast.]

Goddamn you, why is it that every time I try to be friendly, you just have to be an asshole? I should just give up, but no, I'm too much of an idiot that likes people to do that, even if that person is a creepy fuckhead that can't walk five feet without fixing something!

[symmetrophile]

[Kid has been doing his best to keep the repairs as tidy as possible, but today sees a different sort of experiment.

At one end of the hall is a painting, and before this is one Death the Kid, contemplating its position with the usual obsessive perfectionism.

Today he tries again to challenge his own compulsion for symmetry, in an ongoing effort to make his irrational obsession less intrusive on the lives of the others in the Villa. Today, he reaches out and... prods the lower corner of the picture frame, tilting it a few degrees askew.

He turns sharply on a heel, and starts to walk away in a hurry.

He gets about halfway down the hall before his steps begin to falter, and he eventually slows to a halt.]

Ah... as I expected, it's still bothering me. What do I do?

[Wow, it's probably safer to just ignore him and keep walking.]

[keepsthefire]

[The morning had already been far too eventful for some one who regarded any hours before noon as "painful" regardless of how often he was awake during them. But most mornings weren't also filled with having the sort of discussions he did.

By the time he came across Kid again, though, he was calm enough that he didn't feel like putting another hole in their already damaged walls. For the moment, at least. Who knew how long that would last with this curse in effect.

This was... weird. Slightly above Kid level of normal weird, too, and there was no way Rin could just ignore it.]

... Kid? You ok?

[symmetrophile]

[Thank goodness, a distraction could not have arrived at a more opportune moment; Kid had very nearly turned back to the painting, but Rin's arrival has him pulling from his pocket a square of handkerchief.

This is used to dab primly at his brow. Reapers don't get overheated, this is pure nerves.]

Hardly, but better with you here. It's the picture frame.

[He waits, but because he suspects Rin might not notice just how awful it looks right away, he adds quickly:]

I've moved it.

[He is simultaneously proud of his minor achievement and utterly horrified with himself.]

[keepsthefire]

... uuuhh...

[Cue Rin staring.

And staring some more.

And finally turning to look at the frame that's--

Oh.

Oh.]

... why?

[He doesn't give Kid a chance to properly answer though, before looking back at the reaper and moving to stand squarely in front of him in a position that makes it difficult to look at the askew frame.]

You're not like... tryin' to break that whole OCD thing are ya?

[Rin wasn't aware that this had been ongoing for some time, so this was truly his first look in to seeing Kid in some sort of rehabilitation phase. It was... concerning, to say the least.]

[heartandsoul]

[No, never ignore him.]

Fix it, don't be contrary to your instincts, it's stupid.

[symmetrophile]

[He hears her voice, and his first instinct is to smile, an expression that goes a long way to brightening up a face that was, seconds before, looking a little peaked.

Then he actually hears what she said, and deflates a little.]

But I promised!

[As if that explains anything. Oh wait, not enough apparently, because there's more tumbling out of his mouth like it's some kind of byproduct of exhalation:]

Because I'm going to give you a perfect world worthy to have you in it, but I suppose that also means learning to tolerate imperfection, even if I can't really appreciate it like you can.

...Also half the time lately your pigtails are precisely symmetrical but I fix them just as an excuse to touch your hair.





[Oh.]

[heartandsoul]

That doesn't mean you have to force yourself to ignore or even make something out of order, there's a difference between tolerance and acceptance.

[And she raises an eyebrow at him, cheeks turning pink.]

Oh...kay...at least some part of me is appealing.


[........................Uh she didn't mean to say that either.]

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[You know with all of this forced truth and people being jackoffs, as well as the continued information given that "something" happened to her at home, this is starting to be a bummer. Yes, Jade told everyone that she wouldn't be thinking about it because there was no sense in worrying about something she knew nothing about, but that doesn't mean her mind was going to agree to such a thing.

And now...this curse is affecting her far more strongly than she would expect. What's up with that? Jade's totally honest all the time! Clearly she has to keep herself busy so things won't bother her.

Regardless of whatever you're catching Jade doing, whether she's arranging the DVDs she brought home, sitting on the couch amusing herself with sending a white dog plush spinning around in the air or just wandering around, she'll still stop and talk.]

[heartandsoul]

[Meanwhile, Maka is taking care of the kittens she found up on the island at Rin's request. Because KITTENS. There were only three others after the one Vanitas found (ughhhh, Vanitas) but they were just as small and in need of care, which Maka naturally jumps on.

She'll still talk, it's not like there's anything to this kitten care besides making sure they're fed and warm (and still breathing) and safe in their little bundle. She'll just ask that you keep your voice down and take you somewhere else so the kittens can rest.]

[pranksterheir]

[KITTENS. John wants to see the kittens, so he comes over to get a better look at them.]

[heartandsoul]

...John?

[No clearly it's some other guy with buckteeth and glasses.

...did he get taller?]

When did you--? ...Wait. You don't know who the heck I am, do you.

[pranksterheir]

[He blinks in slight surprise when she says his name, then gives a little sheepish smile.] Sorry, you must have known me when I was here before. I don't remember any of that. What's your name...?

[keepsthefire]

[Rin is just as involved in helping these poor little kittens, since it was him talking to Vanitas that even alerted them to the fact that there may have been a litter up there. Whenever he's not in the kitchen or sleeping, he's with them, though because of them he's not sleeping as much as he normally does.

He came in quietly, sitting down next to Maka and nudging his shoulder up against hers affectionately, trying to keep quiet while saying 'hello' at the same time.

One of the kittens wakes anyway, just alerted by his movement, and wobbles over to him on shaky legs while letting out a squeaky meow. Rin reached a hand out, letting the kitten sniff over his fingers.]

Looks like they're doin' good.

[heartandsoul]

Mhm. [And she leans on him to watch the little one as it sniffs at Rin.] I never knew you'd be such a natural at something like this.

[keepsthefire]

[Rin rubs his finger under the kitten's chin, and it seems content with this show of affection, sitting back on it's hind legs and tilting it's head up so Rin can continue.

The comment earns an odd blush from Rin and he lets out an awkward laugh.]

Whenever I got in trouble at school, I'd try to avoid goin' home as long as I could. I'd hang out at shrines since they were usually pretty deserted, and sometimes stray cats would come hang out with me. If I had food on me I'd feed 'em. They liked me and didn't gimmie shit like the kids at school did so they were kinda the only companions I had for a long time...

[Sad, but in a somewhat heartwarming way]

One night I was out really late and I heard somethin' really odd goin' on in one of the bushes. Sounded like somethin' was dyin'. I searched for a good hour until I finally found a mother cat and three newborns. But the mama... she didn't look very good, like she was really sick. She couldn't lift her head at all and the babies were just gettin' all dirty and could barely move. I didn't know what to do - I panicked and ran away, but I felt like shit for doin' that. I turned around after a coupla blocks and went back. I put my jacket over the mother and I used my shirt to clean the kittens off as much as I could and let 'em lay on it.

I only left a couple more times after that - to get water, and some other stuff from some of the vending machines, but I was pretty much there all night. I dozed off... I'unno, somewhere around dawn... but when I woke up the mama wasn't breathin' anymore.

[He draws quiet after that, but there's more to the story, so he continues after a breath. The kitten lays back down, watching Rin but looking sleepy again.]

The old man that cared for the temple musta heard me makin' noise, but when he found me he wasn't upset that I'd been there all night since he saw why. He took the kittens and told me to come back later. Dad was pissed when I got home - hadn't called him or anythin' so Yukio spent all night lookin' for me. I had hell to pay for it, but I told Dad what happened with the kittens and he let me go back.

I was still grounded! I think that was the most he'd ever grounded me even. But he let me go back to the temple to see the kittens, and the old man told me how to care for little ones and even let me help.

I guess that's why I get along with Kuro, 'sides him bein' dad's familiar.

Just Visiting

[sylphauxiliatrix]

[Kanaya had not been to the villa in quite a while, but with so many of her friends in one place she couldn't stay away forever. She had hoped to dress up a bit for this visit, but the collapse of the bubble has ruined a large amount of her wardrobe, limiting her options severely. She's not the type to let a little water keep her from being fashionable when she likes though, so rather than settling for something more casual, she decided to take it up a notch. Sure, it might be a faux pas to arrive overdressed, but she'll gladly deal with that before she'll allow the scientists and their collapsing force field tell her what to do.]

[So, dressed to the nines, Kanaya walks in to the villa, looking for a few familiar faces and ready to meet some new ones.]

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Kanayaaa!

[Aaaaaaaaaaa of course anyone should be expecting a flying hug from one (1) Jade Harley.]

Oh my gosh, you look so pretty!

[sylphauxiliatrix]

[The hug is easily caught, and Kanaya disperses a bit of the impact by twirling Jade around in the hug, giggling as they go.]

Hello Jade! Thanks for the compliment. I think it's a bit much for a casual visit, but it was this or something far less fancy, and I felt like dressing up. How have you been?

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Pffft--you can dress however you want, you will always look great.

[Though at that question--]

I've been so-so? This curse is really hitting me hard and I am shocked at how hard it's hitting me. I mean, I have not confessed to something EMBARRASSING like drinking out of the toilet or anything, but I have snapped at some people.