[OPEN] The sleeper has awakened

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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.]

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[Though Serph certainly can't see Angelo like this, he certainly can hear him. He doesn't need to turn to 'see' Angelo, but he does anyway, shaking off stray droplets of water from his fins before transforming back to his human form.

He gives Angelo a nod in greeting.]

[beauchevalier]

[Angelo gives Serph a warm smile before staring down at his form. He admits Serph's demon form is a bit unusual, but he's grown accustom to it. He then sits down on the sand near where Serph is.]

About time you woke up, I've missed you.

[bufudine]

[Serph blinks, tilting his head. He finds himself saying--]

That's surprising.

[-- before he settles down on the sand beside Angelo. He draws his knees close to his chest, staring out across the ocean.]

[beauchevalier]

[Angelo reaches out to put one hand on Serph's shoulder before grinning.]

Why is it surprising? You're someone very important to me.

[Then leaning in close to Serph's face, he gives him a cheek kiss before pulling away.]

[bufudine]

[Serph ignores the cheek kiss -- he's starting to get used to Angelo using them to get a reaction from him -- and looks away.]

I was never certain if the feeling was mutual.

[Serph rests his chin on his knees.]

There's too much time to think about loss here.

[beauchevalier]

[Angelo lets go of Serph's shoulder, his face still close to Serph's despite his grin turning into a small frown. He also uses a free hand to put it on Serph's cheek.]

Why focus on loss? You're here and breathing, aren't you? So focus on living instead.

[bufudine]

[Well, he has no intention of dying. It had always been their... programming, to survive. Although not all of them ended up following it.]

When I returned here, I believed I had been killed.

[Until Cielo had revealed he had not. He neither leans in nor shies away from Angelo's touch.]

Some of the Tribe will be dead if they return. I don't know if that awaits the rest of us.

[Serph closes his eyes.]

In our world, I believed there was no place for us.

[beauchevalier]

[Angelo wraps an arm around Serph and makes sure he's close to him.]

Then come with me to my world if we ever find a way out of here. It's a little boring, but it's better than where you're from I'm certain.

[bufudine]

[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!!!

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[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.

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[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...]