Audience: Yuri Leclerc

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[aubins]

[ he's just going through the steps for steeping the tea, but he'll pause to glance over at wrath. ]

Interesting. Suddenly, I don't remember how to use a sword. What's up with that?

[probe]

What is up with that?

[they glance at him.] I don't know.

[aubins]

Well, it's something that started here, this week. In this place only. No hints at all?

[ the tea is still steeping. but yuri is going to reach out and nab one of the little cakes from the trays and pop it in his mouth.

bless him for canonly having a sweet tooth. ]

[probe]

Last week all of you could summon random things. Maybe it's like that.

[they also are going to grab a cake. delicious.]

[aubins]

[ sigh. ]

I liked the option that summoned jello shots, honestly. No insight into why stuff like this keeps happening?

[probe]

I too enjoyed the jello shots.

I don't know, though. It's probably because of you guys being here, but don't, uh, don't quote me on that.

[aubins]

Oh, you tried them as well? The texture was weird but they were ... I don't know if addictive is the right word? Very easy to drink though.

[ he will pour some tea now

please understand how much tea yuri has poured in the past 24 rp hours. we love the tea room. ]

... So it's a mystery to you Avatars as well then.

[probe]

I've had jello shots before this place, but yeah, they are - weird? They're fun.

[they hum, reaching for the tea.]

We don't always know everything.

[aubins]

Really? I'd never seen them before. It's just pure sugar and alcohol -- which sounds like a recipe for some kind of eventual disaster.

[ ... ] So we're all just fumbling along, figuring it all out as we go.

[probe]

Remind me to introduce you to 4Loko.

[do not]

Pretty much!

[aubins]

That sounds... like some sort of weapon rather than something edible?

[ said so cheerfully. ]

... How did you all end up here anyway? I know we all agreed to be here, but I have no idea how you all ended up herdining us around. [ he reaches out and tugs at the edge of wrath's cloak hood -- down, not back. he knows wrath doesn't want to remove it. ] In your fancy uniforms and all.

[probe]

[they startle just slightly at him grabbing their hood, but don't seem to mind, at least.]

We've just been here. And now we're in charge.

[aubins]

[ he gives it a little gentle tug in the same direction but lets go after that. his hand just moves to fiddle with the fabric on their shoulders instead, almost thoughtfully. ]

Just like that, huh?

No coups to overthrow previous rulers? Dramatic rises in power?

[probe]

[they also don't seem to mind that - they like touch in general, so they just bring their hand up to brush against his.]

Nah, that's way overdramatic. As much as I love a good story, it really is just that boring!

[aubins]

[ a touch loving wrath.... yuri doesn’t pull his hand away. he turns it, so it can rest palm to palm with Wrath’s, and give it a quick squeeze. ]

And before all that? What, or where I guess, were you before all this?

[probe]

[ah.

something under their hood twitches.]

Um. What? [...] Oh. Nowhere important.

[aubins]

[ AHHH the mystery thing ]

...

[ yuri just stares at them for a moment, before sighing ]

You can just say if you don’t want to talk about something. I’m going to try my luck anyway, but it’s not like I can get mad about people keeping secrets.

[probe]

You sure can't.

[they shrug a little.] It's, uh. It's not that I don't want to, it's just a very complicated question that you just asked me.

[aubins]

[ he sticks his tongue out at them. ] I don't pretend otherwise.

...

[ hm. ] Is there no easy way to answer it?

[probe]

I was a lot of things before I was here. Sometimes my memory is a little fuzzy.

[aubins]

[ ... mm. that just gets him another hand squeeze. ]

Does it bother you?

[probe]

[they just... carefully link their fingers together with yuri's.]

Sometimes. [a sigh.] Memories are... important. But I have other things to worry about. Which I'm not going to tell you about! Secrets.

[aubins]

[ he'll squeeze their hands again when their fingers are laced. ]

No one likes to be forgotten. Or to forget. [ ... he's just gonna tap where he thinks their nose is at that last part though. ] Secrets. Maybe I'll share one of mine for one of yours someday.

[probe]

[there's a little flash of fire from under their hood at the first half.

he manages to tap what feels like a nose! and then:]

Sure. Sure, someday.

[aubins]

[ the fire-- doesn't make him jump. actually, the corners of his eyes crinkle a little. fondly, more than anything. ]

Someday.

[ well, they're this close now so he's just going to lean on them. it's fine. warm and cosy is good. ] I'm not a fan of forgetting people, so I can at least promise I'll remember this you, and the little things I'll learn.

Try not to make me write you in my book though.