[OPEN] The sleeper has awakened

[bufudine]

Who: Serph and YOU!
Where: Near the Forest Quadrant (or on the island, by the beach)
When: The entire curse week
Style: [Brackets] preferred!
Status: WIDE OPEN

[Serph had been put to sleep for nearly a month.

In that time, Sera and Gale had left Vatheon, the coral had been broken and fixed, and the resultant water damage had wrecked the garden that he and many friends had cultivated together. Most of the flowers died from being submerged in salt water for so long, and even the saplings and rose bushes are looking worse for wear. And many of the gifts from his friends have either been washed away or heavily damaged by the water.

Serph's first instinct had been to tear a local apart (he had been hungry), but he'd held himself back, remembering what he'd told Ky. But the killing of locals stops now. He doesn't need to eat people. Not any more.

All week, Serph will either near the Forest Quadrant, picking through the garden surrounding his Tribe's base to see what can be salvaged, or up on the island in his demon form as he returns to the shore after hunting in the sea. He's always happy to talk with people, new and old, though people who know him may find him slightly more forthcoming than usual. But only slightly.]

Comments

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[He recognises Angelo's attempt at physical comfort and allows it; Serph has done the same to others in his Tribe.]

Perhaps.

[The offer is very tempting, if it they can manage it. Serph shakes his head. Unbidden, he gives voice to thoughts he would normally keep to himself.]

I feel like I have unfinished business in my world.

[beauchevalier]

[Angelo continues holding Serph close, words coming from his lips that he has wanted to say for a long time to the other.]

Why return to a world where any road taken means death? Take the road that leads to a better for life for everyone. Leave behind the business and think about your happiness first.

[bufudine]

[Logic dictates that they should. They didn't owe anything to the world that had turned against them. But if he does not return, what happens to the people he had left behind. Though he had thought there was no place for his Tribe, he cannot deny that there is a place for people like Fred.

And then Sera...

He'd never asked the details. How and why she obtained a demon. It hadn't seemed important while she'd been here. But now she was gone, the opportunity lost. Likely only Cielo now knows the answer.]

It's tempting.

[He opens his eyes.]

But I want to know exactly what I did five [or is it six, now?] years ago.

[beauchevalier]

[He turns Serph's head so that it faces his own. The look in his eyes is both determined and serious.]

Then I'll come with you and we'll find out together.

69th comment!!!

[bufudine]

[Angelo :T

A part of Serph's mind says, "You can't do that. Not yet." But, he supposes, if they were able to hypothetically travel to whatever world they wanted...]

Why do you wish to come?

Huzzah.

[beauchevalier]

[He shrugs his shoulders, but he does have a reason.]

I enjoy traveling the world and seeing sights. Yet seeing other worlds could be fun, especially if it's with you.

[bufudine]

[Serph supposes he's amusing enough for Angelo to consider such a thing.]

Even worlds where you would turn to stone if you walked under the sun?

[Because that's kind of what would happen to you, Angelo.]

[beauchevalier]

[Excuse Angelo as his expression becomes almost horrified.]

What type of world do you come from, Serph?

[bufudine]

The kind that is dying.

[That's the simplest way to explain it. Serph shakes his head.]

Without the demon virus, you will become a stone statue under the sun, just like the humans before you.

[Serph might have desecrated a few of those statues, too.]

[beauchevalier]

Serph...

[He wraps an arm around Serph's shoulders.]

Why go back there then? If we're able to traverse through multiple worlds, we can go anywhere.

[bufudine]

[The corner of Serph's mouth twitches upwards in amusement.]

Someone is quick to change his mind.

[beauchevalier]

[He leans his lips close to Serph's ear.]

I wouldn't be able to continue wooing you if I was turned to stone.

[bufudine]

[Woo... ing? Serph tilts his head.]

What is wooing?

[beauchevalier]

[Angelo sighs. Does he have to explain everything to Serph?]

Wooing means to charm someone into giving affection.

[bufudine]

[Marin... Karin...?]

But charm spells are only temporary.

[ :|b ]

[beauchevalier]

[Serph please.]

Not charm spells, Serph. Using your natural charms to win someone over.

[Like he does.]

[bufudine]

[A head tilt.]

What does win someone over mean?

[He can take a guess, but...]

[beauchevalier]

[He leans in close.]

Do you want me to show you?

[bufudine]

[Sometimes it's difficult to discern Angelo's intentions. On the one hand, he knows that many of Angelo's mannerisms are tailored to getting a reaction from him.

But on the other hand, it obscures the intent from words and phrases he doesn't understand. Is it something he is not going to like, or is Angelo acting like it will be as a joke or as some kind of backwards test of trust?

He stalls with a response he'd give anyone.]

What does it entail?

[beauchevalier]

[Learning away, Angelo is aware Serph would question it. It's in his nature to question things, much like Angelo himself does. However he's not going to deny him that.]

I speak words into your ear that sound nice. Enticing words that might help me get you to say yes for a dinner date?

[bufudine]

[ :T

Serph shakes his head.]

I do not wish to be wooed.

[He especially does not want to go on a dinner date. He can't stop his next words.]

I don't think it's wise.

[beauchevalier]

[Angelo quirks an eyebrow and looks confused.]

Why isn't it wise to do?

[bufudine]

[It's hard to put into words the exact reasons and the uneasy feeling he gets.]

I feel something bad will happen.

[He closes his eyes.]

[beauchevalier]

[He still doesn't understand what Serph is saying.]

Something bad? What could be bad? You trust me, don't you?

[bufudine]

[Mmm.]

I'm not certain I trust myself.