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[ this month has been, for lack of a better term, annoying.

from the cold to the mistletoe, and now to this, this feeling of dread about the only place here that needs to stay safe above all else.

so, they travel across the tempest (together? they just met up by chance on the boat? i have no idea) and make to the their homes. it's more than a little eerie, being here, but rosa just gestures to the doorway. ]

Hopefully this will be quick?

[They met on the boat, the other woman's anxiousness catching Kainé's softer side. She was headed back to her home in the Shadowlands as well. Once the chest tightness and headaches hit, in addition to the already terrible disease of Hanahaki, Kainé immediately set to returning to her tethers.

Someone is there, and that someone is going to get an ass kicking. But right now, Kainé is going to help this woman protect her own home and tethers.]

It'll be fucking quick if I have a goddamn thing to say about it.

[She holds her hands at her sides and a pair of serrated longswords appear in her hands in a shower of sparks.]

[ oh, the confidence is nice. it would be bad if she dragged someone nervous over here... so it's a relief to have kainé here. at one hand, rosa hopes that they were just imagining things and nothing's wrong, but she would feel bad for dragging the other woman here in that case.

she opens the door and they can walk in, and it seems... normal, at least. until the lights go out. ]

Hm. That's problematic.

[ it has been a while since they've seen each other, and while rosa would have probably preferred a better reunion-- perhaps a snack with a nice warm tea, in a small effort to keep the cod away-- sometimes life does not give you those luxuries.

it's why mccoy will be greeted by a message, one that's short and sweet. ]

Hello, I apologize for the bother.
I may be in need of some medical attention of you aren't busy.

[ she'll send him directions as well-- an apartment building. ]

No bother, Rosa. I'll be right there.

( and he'll heave a sigh that she's relatively close, grab his coat and medbag, and head out into the cold. he may get a little lost, but he gets there, at least! )

[ it's a cozy apartment building, at least! brightly lit (or as brightly as you can light anything here) and it looks like someone did a somewhat decent job at making it livable.

when rosa opens the door, nothing seems wrong at a glance. she smiles. ]

Thank you. I'm sorry for the trouble.

No trouble at all, ( he assures her, offering a polite smile, ) it's what I'm here for.

( that she seems whole and hale is a good sign, and the place she's staying seems decent, safe, and tidy. mccoy gives the bag on his hip a small pat. )

Mind if I come in?

[ despite how busy this month has been with its... unique characteristics, life still goes on. so that's why rosa is attending one of the soirees, sticking as close to any source of warmth as possible.

however, when she spots dimitri, she'll immediately head over to greet him. ]

Good day. How are you doing?

[ she offers him a small curtsy. ]

[ If "unique characteristics" were enough to keep him home, he'd never leave his room. Sometimes you go out and get free food from time to time, though.

Likewise, he folds an arm across his chest and bows lightly. ]

I'm well, thank you. Better, now that we can meet again.

[ This is said sincere greeting, not as a pickup line. antis dni ]

This must be somewhat more familiar to you.

[ A soiree. Because she's a rich girl. ]

[ sometimes, you are under a mistletoe with someone, and you decide to not kiss because a plant is not the boss of you? you can do whatever you want.

and it's this level of reckless confidence that will bite you in the butt... maybe literally

(which one are we doing are we really doing butts do i need to type this into the meta. no one read this please.) ]

[ hope everyone reading this is ready for butt(hole) meta

but also we can save poor rosa from that terrible fate and she can get cursed with something milder. maybe the sprites find her bear ears charming and let her off easy. but speaking of sprites--heewon looks up at one of them angrily yelling at her and frowns. ]

Do you think they'll go away if we throw something at them?

[ maybe she'll throw something at them anyway?? ]

Probably not, or else this wouldn't be an issue.

[ everyone would just throw things at them then!! it would solve so many things. ]

Do you have anything on you to even throw?

[ .....good point. ]

I'm sure I could find something to throw.

[ like rosa?? she throws rosa. no just kidding, that would be very rude of her. if it were someone else she'd consider throwing them ~~dokja~~ but definitely not rosa. ]

Do you have any other ideas then?

Can we just take the mistletoe? Would it still do anything?

[ the answer is yes, you can steal mistletoe, but the sprites will just follow along. ]

[ ......good question. ]

I guess it cant hurt to try.

[ TIME TO GO YANK DOWN THAT MISTLETOE and see what happens. let's hit the road, rosa. ]

[ LET'S GO.

they walk ten feet, and rosa will glance behind them. ]

... they're following us.

[ the cold has been one way to get to know other people.

granted, rosa would have preferred something a little less... intimate. between all of the mistletoe, and the huddling together to keep the cold away, this month has been forcing everyone to quickly learn how to get comfortable around each other. or, at the very least, to tolerate it.

and so, blanket fort. where are they? who knows, inside somewhere, but rosa is piling a large amount of them together. ]

I wonder if this will be enough?

[ it won't be, but it doesn't hurt to try. ]

Where did you find all of these?

[ alina takes full estimation of the piles now that rosa seems finished with her project. her arms cross over her chest in a gesture that's half impressed and half defensive that she had not been so industrious. ]

Coming across a good blanket in this place seems like striking gold, lately.

I am... borrowing them.

[ to be more precise, she raided the apartment building she lives in, but this seems like a better way to word it. ]

I am not sure how good it would do though.

What do you mean?

[ it looks like plenty of good, from alina's perspective. ]

I feel like everything I've tried hasn't really helped so far... I don't even know why I'm this cold.

[ she's normally very good at handling cold weather? she just blames magic. ]

[ when the feeling of unease hit rosa tried, at first, to ignore it. with so many other things happening at once, it was easy to just assume the feeling was another curse hanging over their heads. except then it doesn't go away, and it turns to a point where you just have to be sure.

so, after crossing through the tempest and making it back to the shadowlands, the girls make their way to their houses. in general, rosa doesn't come here too often other than the random check-in-- she personally doesn't think it's really worth the trouble. it's why this giant need to return is bewildering and concerning. ]

We can just take a quick look.

[ she doesn't want to keep lumine here for too long, when they still have other ground to cover. plus, she also isn't quite used to letting anyone in here... even when they're not trying to make soulmates, it still feels a little too uncomfortably intimate. ]

[ lumine understands rosa's discomfort, especially as they near her door. and it's mostly the reason why she lingers and keeps her distance from the other girl's home, knowing how personal each of their places is. she doesn't want to step on toes or cross any boundaries rosa doesn't want to be crossed.

that, and she also feels a cold sense of dread at the pit of her stomach, creeping through her veins like cold poison. she hates the fact that her own home seems to have been invaded too.

she gives her a nod. ] It's okay, take your time.

[ a quick look won't be enough to confirm if everything is okay. at least before they leave, lumine wants to ensure all is well. that's the most they can do, considering how far they traveled. ]

... no, no, this is fine.

[ they might not have time to wait.

so, she'll bite the bullet and just open the door. from here, nothing looks too unusual-- but it's still not really enough to settle the forever nagging feeling that something is wrong. she steps inside, nodding towards lumine that it's okay for her to enter as well. ]

A quick look around and we'll go to yours.

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