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...then...

It's nice to meet you again.

[ smiles -- genuine, and he's relaxed. happy, in this moment -- it's pretty confusing, but he trusts the person in front of him, completely. there isn't a single bit of doubt, even in the uncertainty of his lost memories. ]

It's nice to meet you again, you two.

[ just— smiles, helplessly. what else can she do? ]

...ah. You can stay here while you're getting to your feet again, or longer; your old place is sort of... not that habitable, to be honest. There's other housing, but it's... ah. It's mostly for people in a different situation than the one we're in.

[ translation: "it's a rock shrine thing, and who even knows if it's still there without your memories anchoring it... if you stay with the shades you ate some of that one time that'd also probably be bad." ]

Edited 2016-11-27 05:05 (UTC)

[ obviously, doesn't speak samael ]

Ah -- thank you. It sounds as if I really wasn't taking care of myself . . . thinking about it now, I'm a little embarrassed. But -- I'm happy to stay here, since you offered. Is there anything I should keep in mind?

[ the inability to say anything directly is all Lilith, actually. not that he's any more well-versed in that at the moment ]

Well, you were sick... mm. Not for staying here; you've always been a polite house guest, and I really doubt that's changed. Outside of that, though...

...there's a lot, to be honest. But... truthfully, we also need a moment, first. ...I think the most important thing for the moment is not to wander outside until I've let you know what to expect from the other people here, and... um. Also... part of what I did to make sure you could recover was bind you to what's basically my own life-force, which... also has some side-effects...?

[ said with this incredibly sheepish air, one part "yes I know the list of things I did without consulting you is getting longer and more damning" and one part "yes I know this all sounds RIDICULOUS I'm sorry I keep dumping more on you" ]

...the main one is that you'll be able to feel what I'm feeling. I've got that blocked for the moment, but doing it for too long is difficult.

[ yeah he's also, not good at that

takes a moment to

kind of, just stare. blankly, mostly because he's trying to make sure he heard it right. that sounds, extremely unusual? even bizarre? ]

Ah . . .

[ i mean all things considered he doesn't like, take it badly. in fact he does straight up believe her, but it's still like, confusing. even though she said it's blocked, he does seek it out for a moment. curious.

. . .

wait ]

Is it the same vice versa --?

[ ...covering her face and shifting her grip on Lilith a little— just enough that he can catch what she's feeling at the moment. she's good at setting aside everything but the immediate, so it's mostly an echo of the sheepish embarrassment on her face, with a side of fussy concern and guilt... still, there's something very odd about the shapes of them. not that they're shallow, exactly, but they're very clear-cut and pure— like a child's, perhaps. ]

...I'm sorry for the intrusion.

Edited 2016-11-27 09:27 (UTC)

[ oh

his own side is pretty clear cut, too. given, he as a person has existed again for about fifteen minutes or so. he turns a little pink from the secondhand embarrassment. ]

Ah -- no, it's alright. This is . . . one of those side effects you were speaking of. Well, but it's because of this that I was able to survive, right . . . ? So -- ah, thank you.

[ the emotional equivalent of a deflating balloon... though there's something underneath. a soft fondness.

bowing her head again ]

Just let me know if you'd like privacy. Blocking you off from my side entirely defeats the purpose, but for shorter periods of time it should be all right.

I'm not sure I have anything to hide -- ah, but . . . I naturally don't mind if you'd like to have your own space.

[ he's soft ]

[ he's soft, and has no idea how often people set off aphro effects one way or another. or how to avoid them. that's going to be fun. ]

Ah— we're not so worried about that, though... mm. We're probably going to have some sort of fight in a bit, and it'll be probably be noisy, so I'm sorry in advance...

—it isn't your fault, though.

[ . . . alarm???? ]

-- A fight? Between -- yourselves? For what reason?

[ that embarrassed sheepish feeling is back, edged with alarm of her own. please calm down ]

It's a little difficult to explain... I, ah, had to sort of... sit on my partner, metaphorically, since otherwise you would have felt her being upset and not known why you were feeling it... She won't be happy with me for it, is all.

[ and will be deeply upset at you not remembering anything and will most likely be using her as an outlet for that upset, but she's not sharing that part ]

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