...new places and different types of life, I think. I never got to travel much, and I don't meet many people in person, so-- they're always interesting, you know?
[envy lingers somewhere behind mahito, watching him while he decides what to summon up. they are a patient avatar, most of the time.]
[He's been bound to one city all his life, more or less, even though he has the added benefit of being a wholeass curse with access to the Neat Curse Club. They get fun stuff, like private beach domains!
Though a beach - even Dagon's perfect one - seems a little less interesting than some of the other potential options. He considers for another couple of seconds before placing his hand on the podium properly.
Around them, the scenery begins to shift. It sprawls out into what appears to be the craggy base of a wholeass active (though not currently erupting) volcano... Definitely too close for a normal human to feel comfortable with. At the same time, though, it doesn't seem to have gone through any recent periods of activity. In fact, even up this close, there's plantlife under foot. Little clusters of ohelo berries and succulents poke out even through the rocks crawling up the mountainside. Where the ground is more level, lush moss carpets the black soil. Volcanic flowers sprout in abundance, with the pretty purples of passion flowers standing out most prominently.
There are even a few signs of animal life! The cry of birds can be heard pretty close by - probably from the forest that edges close to the volcano's base. Most of the creatures closer to the rocky terrain appear to be reptilian in nature. Small, quick lizards, or a rare snake. Looking up, even the volcano itself is lovely, with a rich and natural obsidian color marking the years of lava flow that have built it up.]
[they breathe that out, immediately stepping forward to go look around, crouching down to look at the little berries and succulents growing here, moving on to peer at the flowers, reaching out to attempt to touch a lizard before it scurries away.]
What is this place? I've seen pictures, but this is really something up close...
[fun fact he absolutely thought about volcanoes because of Beau's execution. A terrible lad.
ANYWAY!! He wanders a little bit after them, stopping to crouch down near a bundle of berries. At the question, he glances up toward the base of the mountain and grins.]
Sakurajima, Minami-dake! Well - a version of it, anyway. [The version without PEOPLE.] Jogo deals more with the volcano stuff than I do, but it's nice to look at, right?
Right? The best spots are the ones humans haven't messed up yet.
[Says he, a perfectly non-biased source of information. He moves over to Envy's side, setting his hands against his hips.]
I get to see a lot of stuff that humans don't touch, but it really never gets old. That's why I want to see what the whole world would look like if it's all like this, you know?
[closes my eyes you know what i meant setting them on his own but sure envy can have hands on their hips. i've been so cursed this week and i'm taking all of you fucks down with me]
Yep! You get it. [Terrible that they vibe over how generally awful humanity is! But sometimes that's just how it be.
He tilts his head to the side for a second though, considering.]
Mmm... Mmhm! Probably. [Probably???] Go to all the beaches we want! See forests with all the trees growing up big and tall. It'd be pretty funny to see a city covered in plantlife with animals and stuff wandering around too, I think.
[STOP THIS. GOD. if that's the case though then envy is just shifting closer, totally here for the casual contact. you really chose violence towards me.]
It'd be pretty neat, yeah. But d'you think it would eventually get boring?
[coming from them, it's a genuine question, not the 'hmm but wouldn't you just get bored, better not destroy humanity after all' kind of thing.]
Anyway he seems to find this funny, glancing off toward the forestline with a little huff of laughter and very tragically encouraging closeness by pulling them in closer still.]
You know, you're not the first person to ask me that. [That other person also did not mean it in a "better not destroy humanity after all!" way. Truly funny. Also very terrible actually?? Everyone stop having concerning conversations with the curse challenge.]
No way to tell! We don't even know what will happen to low-level curses if all humans are gone. Maybe it would be better to keep a few around, after all...?
[well, when he pulls them in closer, they just wrap their arms around his shoulders. hello. they're here now.]
If they're curses too, would it bother you if they were gone...? It might not hurt to just take out most people, just in case, and if it turns out that having too few is bad for you guys then it should fix itself with some time, right?
[Hello, welcome to hell! Now they are standing very close, which seems to suit this clown just fine.]
Nope! [HE SAYS WITH NO HESITATION. Brutal. But that's just because--] Low-level curses can't even talk. It'd be like trying to make friends with a gnat hovering around your fruit bowl.
[Curses are just fuckin brutal in general. There are 4 wholeass disaster level special grade curses and this one is entirely fine with stepping on everything else.]
That might be something to think about, though... Mm, I'll talk to Jogo about it later.
I think it'd be good to keep in mind, at least. If you need to repopulate, you can't do it from zero.
[this conversation really just kills me SO much. god.
anyway, envy's just settling in with a hum, leaning against mahito a little bit. i don't remember the height difference but i think they're taller? they're probably taller.]
[I ALSO HATE THIS!! HELLO THIS IS TERRIBLE. HE'S JUST LAUGHING ABOUT IT.]
True! Can't come back from that, huh?
[As if this was not his goal... Stop this man. Anyway he's a respectable 5'11" but if they're taller, Mahito will tilt his head up and lean in - and then raise one of his hands to give the hood a playful tug. In a teasing tone:]
[oh envy is absolutely taller. envy's 6'4". so he definitely has to lean up a little bit, probably, but it's fine since envy helpfully leans down!
and i hate this but technically, mahito would have gotten to see envy's face before that unfortunate broadcast! because mahito asks, and given where this appears to be going... he just reaches up to pull his hood back, with a slightly nervous little smile. you now know what he looks like so i don't have to go grab an icon either, please enjoy the multiple eyes, mahito.]
[WHY IS RYAN SO TALL WHAT THE FUCK IM LOSING IT WHY IS THIS GAME FULL OF GIANTS HELLO
Well anyway, this is terrible. Can't believe Mahito won't even have to huffily text on Thursday asking for a face reveal since he missed it by being stuffed in a closet because he's out here getting a sneak preview!! A couple of seconds pass as he gives this wild new face with its many eyes a curious look-over, but he's smiling as he does so. Is it because he likes the extra eyes?? It might be because he likes the extra eyes, the world will never know.
Eventually, as he drops his hand back down so he can loop them both around Ryan's waist:] Mmhm! Much.
[Unfortunately, he is also adept at reading other people and adjusting himself accordingly, which means that when he leans up to press his lips against Ryan's, it's a very sweet and gentle kiss to start. Bad lad.]
[oh, he's really not expecting sweet and gentle from mahito? it's nice-- he hums a happy little note as he leans into it, indulgent.
but he is also the one who tries to push it further, kissing him a little more eagerly, holding him a little closer-- just sort of feeling this out, mostly.]
[IT'S BAD NEWS WHEN THE CURSE IS SWEET AND GENTLE!! But sweet and gentle he sure is, letting Ryan take the lead. He seems perfectly content, happy to oblige any closer holds and extra enthusiasm.
After a while, he pushes back - just a little, like a tiny test, and gently bites his lower lip. He is being so nice today and not even drawing blood, wow.]
Anyway, there's a very unfortunately pleased sound, because he is a godawful violent cretin. Sometimes you play nice and sometimes you just bite the everloving shit out of people like a feral raccoon. Ryan at least doesn't have to deal with that entire catastrophe, though there's certainly more teeth the next time Mahito presses further in. He is absolute gunning to draw blood, too - about an equal amount of pressure. Fair's fair, even's even.]
[he kind of had a feeling mahito would be here for it, that's at least half the reason he did it. tfw you just want to be liked. hateful.
there's a muffled little sound against mahito's mouth in turn, definitely not displeased, and when he leans back a bit, he takes a moment to run his tongue over the bitten spot, almost contemplative.]
-sorry, didn't mean to just kind of, uh. Go for it.
[HATEFUL!!! FOR THE FOURTH TIME, I CLOSE MY EYES!!
Meanwhile, this asshole is just grinning and having a great time. Very unfortunate! He traces his hands up his back until he can hook his hands over Ryan's shoulders. His tone is openly teasing. Also unfortunate! Stop having a good time Mahito challenge.]
Are you? [Then, since his hands are in range, he reaches up to give a little pinch of hair a gentle tug.] It's fine - I don't mind.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
[envy lingers somewhere behind mahito, watching him while he decides what to summon up. they are a patient avatar, most of the time.]
no subject
[He's been bound to one city all his life, more or less, even though he has the added benefit of being a wholeass curse with access to the Neat Curse Club. They get fun stuff, like private beach domains!
Though a beach - even Dagon's perfect one - seems a little less interesting than some of the other potential options. He considers for another couple of seconds before placing his hand on the podium properly.
Around them, the scenery begins to shift. It sprawls out into what appears to be the craggy base of a wholeass active (though not currently erupting) volcano... Definitely too close for a normal human to feel comfortable with. At the same time, though, it doesn't seem to have gone through any recent periods of activity. In fact, even up this close, there's plantlife under foot. Little clusters of ohelo berries and succulents poke out even through the rocks crawling up the mountainside. Where the ground is more level, lush moss carpets the black soil. Volcanic flowers sprout in abundance, with the pretty purples of passion flowers standing out most prominently.
There are even a few signs of animal life! The cry of birds can be heard pretty close by - probably from the forest that edges close to the volcano's base. Most of the creatures closer to the rocky terrain appear to be reptilian in nature. Small, quick lizards, or a rare snake. Looking up, even the volcano itself is lovely, with a rich and natural obsidian color marking the years of lava flow that have built it up.]
How's this one?
no subject
[they breathe that out, immediately stepping forward to go look around, crouching down to look at the little berries and succulents growing here, moving on to peer at the flowers, reaching out to attempt to touch a lizard before it scurries away.]
What is this place? I've seen pictures, but this is really something up close...
no subject
ANYWAY!! He wanders a little bit after them, stopping to crouch down near a bundle of berries. At the question, he glances up toward the base of the mountain and grins.]
Sakurajima, Minami-dake! Well - a version of it, anyway. [The version without PEOPLE.] Jogo deals more with the volcano stuff than I do, but it's nice to look at, right?
no subject
[they're still busy admiring it, for a moment, before they turn to mahito with a little smile.]
Kind of nice to see spots like this without anyone spoiling it.
no subject
[Says he, a perfectly non-biased source of information. He moves over to Envy's side, setting his hands against his hips.]
I get to see a lot of stuff that humans don't touch, but it really never gets old. That's why I want to see what the whole world would look like if it's all like this, you know?
no subject
You want them all out of the picture, huh...? Honestly, can't really blame you. People have fucked it up a lot.
[they don't have the Most charitable thoughts about humanity but that's fine.]
What are you gonna do after that? Just enjoy it?
no subject
Yep! You get it. [Terrible that they vibe over how generally awful humanity is! But sometimes that's just how it be.
He tilts his head to the side for a second though, considering.]
Mmm... Mmhm! Probably. [Probably???] Go to all the beaches we want! See forests with all the trees growing up big and tall. It'd be pretty funny to see a city covered in plantlife with animals and stuff wandering around too, I think.
no subject
It'd be pretty neat, yeah. But d'you think it would eventually get boring?
[coming from them, it's a genuine question, not the 'hmm but wouldn't you just get bored, better not destroy humanity after all' kind of thing.]
no subject
Anyway he seems to find this funny, glancing off toward the forestline with a little huff of laughter and very tragically encouraging closeness by pulling them in closer still.]
You know, you're not the first person to ask me that. [That other person also did not mean it in a "better not destroy humanity after all!" way. Truly funny. Also very terrible actually?? Everyone stop having concerning conversations with the curse challenge.]
No way to tell! We don't even know what will happen to low-level curses if all humans are gone. Maybe it would be better to keep a few around, after all...?
[(mahito voice) let's hunt them in the forest]
no subject
If they're curses too, would it bother you if they were gone...? It might not hurt to just take out most people, just in case, and if it turns out that having too few is bad for you guys then it should fix itself with some time, right?
no subject
Nope! [HE SAYS WITH NO HESITATION. Brutal. But that's just because--] Low-level curses can't even talk. It'd be like trying to make friends with a gnat hovering around your fruit bowl.
[Curses are just fuckin brutal in general. There are 4 wholeass disaster level special grade curses and this one is entirely fine with stepping on everything else.]
That might be something to think about, though... Mm, I'll talk to Jogo about it later.
no subject
[this conversation really just kills me SO much. god.
anyway, envy's just settling in with a hum, leaning against mahito a little bit. i don't remember the height difference but i think they're taller? they're probably taller.]
no subject
True! Can't come back from that, huh?
[As if this was not his goal... Stop this man. Anyway he's a respectable 5'11" but if they're taller, Mahito will tilt his head up and lean in - and then raise one of his hands to give the hood a playful tug. In a teasing tone:]
You got a mouth under there?
no subject
and i hate this but technically, mahito would have gotten to see envy's face before that unfortunate broadcast! because mahito asks, and given where this appears to be going... he just reaches up to pull his hood back, with a slightly nervous little smile. you now know what he looks like so i don't have to go grab an icon either, please enjoy the multiple eyes, mahito.]
-yeah, actually. Better?
no subject
Well anyway, this is terrible. Can't believe Mahito won't even have to huffily text on Thursday asking for a face reveal since he missed it by being stuffed in a closet because he's out here getting a sneak preview!! A couple of seconds pass as he gives this wild new face with its many eyes a curious look-over, but he's smiling as he does so. Is it because he likes the extra eyes?? It might be because he likes the extra eyes, the world will never know.
Eventually, as he drops his hand back down so he can loop them both around Ryan's waist:] Mmhm! Much.
[Unfortunately, he is also adept at reading other people and adjusting himself accordingly, which means that when he leans up to press his lips against Ryan's, it's a very sweet and gentle kiss to start. Bad lad.]
no subject
but he is also the one who tries to push it further, kissing him a little more eagerly, holding him a little closer-- just sort of feeling this out, mostly.]
no subject
After a while, he pushes back - just a little, like a tiny test, and gently bites his lower lip. He is being so nice today and not even drawing blood, wow.]
no subject
other things that i hate are this: when mahito bites gently, envy bites less gently. he is drawing blood, a little.]
no subject
Anyway, there's a very unfortunately pleased sound, because he is a godawful violent cretin. Sometimes you play nice and sometimes you just bite the everloving shit out of people like a feral raccoon. Ryan at least doesn't have to deal with that entire catastrophe, though there's certainly more teeth the next time Mahito presses further in. He is absolute gunning to draw blood, too - about an equal amount of pressure. Fair's fair, even's even.]
no subject
there's a muffled little sound against mahito's mouth in turn, definitely not displeased, and when he leans back a bit, he takes a moment to run his tongue over the bitten spot, almost contemplative.]
-sorry, didn't mean to just kind of, uh. Go for it.
[he's not really that sorry.]
no subject
Meanwhile, this asshole is just grinning and having a great time. Very unfortunate! He traces his hands up his back until he can hook his hands over Ryan's shoulders. His tone is openly teasing. Also unfortunate! Stop having a good time Mahito challenge.]
Are you? [Then, since his hands are in range, he reaches up to give a little pinch of hair a gentle tug.] It's fine - I don't mind.
no subject
no subject
no subject
anyway unless mahito tells him no it's gonna happen]
(no subject)