[When she heads back to the guild to grab the brothers, she looks... less furious, but certainly not pleased. She will, in all her 5'2" glory, usher them into a private room (any room, honestly) before shutting them in and turning to them, arms crossed.]
[He's at least had his nose splinted as best as possible (thanks Hector) in the time since they left the meeting, but his face is still a mess of purple and red, framing the uncomfortable and slightly irritated look Barrett trains towards the floor as Swallow marches them into a room.]
I told you just to talk to me... [It's quiet, but kind of important. Why is Levi here!!! smh]
[Levi is easily bullied into the room, nervously looking between Barrett and Shoka as he tries to find a place to stand. He ends up just standing near Barrett with the most awkward aura.]
Y-Yeah, you're gonna need to give us a starting point...
He crosses his arms in front of his chest, flopping to a seat on the floor - still looking like every movement and light is just making his head pound.]
[Levi watches Barrett sit, but ultimately doesn't move. His tail flicks back and forth nervously, though. It might even brush against Barrett by accident.]
Makoto was pissing me off. [Fuck you, Matoba.] But...I've been that mad before.
[Barrett might not have seen Levi in this moment, but he could probably vouch for him losing his shit on rare occasions. Matt selling his games, for one...]
Barrett, though... [He glances down again, concerned.] That's even rarer. What'd he even say to you, Bear?
Don't call me that. [It's muttered out at Levi, an irritated aside.]
He said Lily was the one who locked Zelkova to the outer parts of the game when Morgan was dead. Bullshit. Lily had nothing to do with that, except giving Morgan that dungeon-- [Here he flinches, exhales hard, but keeps going.] -- didn't even matter. He was just as surprised about what happened as the rest of us.
I told Vogel that Lily wasn't responsible, and he called Lily a liar and wouldn't drop it.
[Levi almost wonders if he didn’t hear Barrett right just now. Since when is using that nickname a problem? He’s a little hurt and confused, but he ultimately drops it. He can stew on it later.]
I had a feeling it was something like that… A lot of people were doubling down on being anti-Lily.
[He looks toward Shoka as he says this as if silently calling her out.]
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threatmewted) wrote2023-10-13 10:08 pm
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Explain. Now.
What the hell happened back there?
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I told you just to talk to me... [It's quiet, but kind of important. Why is Levi here!!! smh]
I'm guessing you mean the fight, right?
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Y-Yeah, you're gonna need to give us a starting point...
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[In Beel's case at least. Hard enough to break someone's shoulder even haha amirite]
I know you aren't normally like that. And it's not like it was a status effect, either. Did you guys feel anything weird before it happened?
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He crosses his arms in front of his chest, flopping to a seat on the floor - still looking like every movement and light is just making his head pound.]
He made me angry. I wanted him to stop talking.
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Makoto was pissing me off. [Fuck you, Matoba.] But...I've been that mad before.
[Barrett might not have seen Levi in this moment, but he could probably vouch for him losing his shit on rare occasions. Matt selling his games, for one...]
Barrett, though... [He glances down again, concerned.] That's even rarer. What'd he even say to you, Bear?
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He said Lily was the one who locked Zelkova to the outer parts of the game when Morgan was dead. Bullshit. Lily had nothing to do with that, except giving Morgan that dungeon-- [Here he flinches, exhales hard, but keeps going.] -- didn't even matter. He was just as surprised about what happened as the rest of us.
I told Vogel that Lily wasn't responsible, and he called Lily a liar and wouldn't drop it.
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[Levi almost wonders if he didn’t hear Barrett right just now. Since when is using that nickname a problem? He’s a little hurt and confused, but he ultimately drops it. He can stew on it later.]
I had a feeling it was something like that… A lot of people were doubling down on being anti-Lily.
[He looks toward Shoka as he says this as if silently calling her out.]
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You've gotta admit, things aren't adding up somewhere. And Lily's the one people know the least about.
What's up with the name, anyway? Why'd you pick Lily?
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...
He exhales firmly, running both his hands through his hair. His head is killing him, why the hell won't it stop--]
Our Lily died a long time ago. The anniversary wasn't that long ago, either. When this Lily asked for a name, its the first one I wanted.
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That scowl only deepens when she gets an actual explanation.]
...You named him after your dead sister?
[what the fuck!!!!!!!!!]
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Big mood though, Shoka. He felt the same way when he found that out.]
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Yes.
Is there a problem with that?
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[Among a myriad of other problems but LET'S START THERE.
She even glances Levi's way, you're still included in this conversation too buddy.]
Are you okay with this?
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...I wasn't at first. But I've come to accept it.
[Honestly, that still sounds like he's not okay with it. He's just tolerating it for Barrett's sake.]
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He asked for a name, and I gave him one. He was fine with it.
It's not like he's Lilith. Nobody can be Lilith.
Maybe I wanted a memory of her somewhere more permanent.
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Is now really the time to argue with him about Lily's name...?
[Though honestly, he's just glad that Barrett's stance hasn't changed regarding separating this Lily from their late sister.]
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[Grumpily staring Shoka down.]
That's not all you care about or you wouldn't be this pissed off.
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[A pointed look at Levi this time.]
I can understand getting mad. But that escalated way past just "pissed."
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Trust me, I hate this too, but could you at least treat me as a friend and not an enemy right now?
I'm just trying to figure out what's going on.
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It's this- It's this whole game. It's messing with us! It's made us act weird before and it's doing it again now!
[He doesn't know that for sure, but what else is he supposed to think until they find out more?]
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We told the truth. I told the truth so much my head felt like it was splitting open. And we still were being told that what we believed was lies.
[His own aura of anger doesn't subside, but at least it's down to a simmer, tightening his expressions and keeping every muscle tense.]
I learned enough at that meeting.
[His eyes narrow.] If you have something else to ask, then ask. But if you're here to be angry, are you going to just chew the two of us up?Will that make you feel better?
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I'm mad at this game at messing with us, and I'm-
[Her eyes narrow. She hates, hates, hates anything to do with vulnerability, but if she backs off now, that's just going to make things worse.]
I'm scared, okay?! This game is making people behave in ways they don't normally, and I don't... want to see my friends like this.