chrysanths | lucas / turboheaven pc

[ Adolphe was just wandering about, looking at things from a distance. And then he spots Lucas. He'll ignore the angel outfit for now, because he wants to ignore his own. The bandages are visible, mostly wrapped around his chest. ]

... Lucas?

[ sensei???????? ]

[NOT THEIR SLUTTY ANGEL FITS, DAMN.

Anyway, Lucas is a little surprised to hear his name, but he does not seem surprised to see Adolphe! There's a flicker of something in his expression, but he's just all warm smiles as he turns away from whatever he'd been doing to face this lad.]

Ah, Adolphe! Hello, dear. [JUST ANOTHER DAY IN HEAVEN. BUT ALSO WHY ARE YOU SO BUSTED.] Ah... Are you injured?

[ That sure is Lucas! He's having mixed feelings about seeing him here, but one sort of emotion triumphs that awkward bundle. ]

... Yes, but. I was hoping that I was wrong about seeing you here.

[ sensei?? ur dead ]

[HE SURE IS... IT'S FINE. He'll move forward so he can fuss a little more, looking his bandages over.]

Oh, dear... How in the world do you manage to get yourself into so much trouble? Do they hurt? Should we find somewhere to sit?

[He's just ignoring the last part gooby.]

You don't remember? We were fighting a bunch of clones and...

[ His voice trails off as he suddenly gets lost in thought. Huh. What. Something doesn't make sense. He's getting ominous vibes. ]

[Hm. HM. Oh dear. The easy smile he'd been wearing shifts into a look of mirroring thought and some concern.]

Fighting clones...? Do explain, if you'd please.

[But he'll also reach out to gently grab Adolphe's arm so he can go lead him somewhere to have a lil sit, too.]

[ The fact that Lucas doesn't seem to remember is already harrowing and it plainly shows on Adolphe's face. That expression isn't leaving any time soon, even after Lucas leads him to sit somewhere. It takes a while to figure out the words in his head and to string them together, but. Still. ]

They were of you. Of Bourreau. We were trying to break Ceres out of the Institute. You and Yves.

[WELL.

OKAY!!!!!

Lucas is glad they're sitting down because now he's the one who finds this all very harrowing and incredibly confusing. More confusing, in fact, than the fact that there are old people and also furries and also fucking DEMONS in what he can only assume is the afterlife (not Hades edition).

There is a hotass second where he contemplates reaching out and crushing Adolphe's head like a grape, but none of the lightning strike of murderous intent shows. There's just a look of sheer startled shock on his face, instead.]

You, Yves and I...? Break Ceres out of the Institute? [Glancing at his bandages again GIRL YOUR INJURIES.] Is that what injured you? Clones of myself and Bourreau?

[HE SEEMS SO CONFUSED BUT ALSO VERY DEEPLY CONCERNED.]

[ Adolphe's eyebrows both raise for a second before settling down into a frown. ]

Lucas,

[ He quietly breathes out. There's an important distinction he needs to make here. ]

... you're Bourreau. You don't need to hide it from me.

[The way that he's just kind of giving Adolphe a bit of a blank look for a second or two, before his brow draws down faintly. Not that it can be SEEN THROUGH HIS FRINGE... But the vibe is definitely one of absolute confusion.]

I don't understand... Whatever are you talking about, Adolphe, dear...?

[ The confused look on Lucas's face is really quite something. It makes Adolphe feel guilty about accusing Lucas of being Bourreau despite how that's how he knows as fact. He wonders if he should push on or just let it go.

... ]

Do you really don't know?

[ lucas you are one of the few people he actually respects ]

[DO NOT RESPECT THIS MAN.

But at the very least, his expression seems unwavering, and he shakes his head.]

Not a thing you've said so far has made any sense to me.

[ He also feels that nothing has made sense so far either and he just. Sighs. ]

... I feel like I'm going insane.

This is certainly a concerning turn of events...

[GIRL HELP!!!!]

May you please explain a little more? As best you're able.

I...

[ It already feels surreal having to explain all this to Lucas, who was just with him through all this, but. You know what? Fine. He'll do it. For Lucas. ]

Alright. Ceres was imprisoned in the Institute, so you, Yves, and I went to go raid the place. However, we ran into a multitude of Bourreau clones on the way, so it was hard to get through them.

[ Then the Corps members kept dying and he had to watch that too. Fun. Everything still feels so raw. ]

[SWEET ADOLPHE...

Lucas listens, meanwhile, with a quietly serious expression. The way he knows Adolphe doesn't joke around unlike EVERYONE WHO CONSTANTLY RIBS HIM FOR HIS JOKES ABOUT LUCAS' STRENGTH, and he knows Adolphe wouldn't joke about Ceres like this in the first place. He hesitates for a second, considering whether or not to mention that Ceres is fucking dead, and decides not to do that right now.]

...Is that where you met your end, then? On the way to her, in the Institute?

[OOOGH HIS GENES CAUSE SO MANY PROBLEMS.]

... Yes. To give Yves a chance.

[ Fucking pain. Yves is dead too. Woe. How does it feel to have died for nothing. ]

[THIS IS SO SAD... ADOLPHE PLAY DESPACITO...]

...I'm sorry that it ended like this.

[THE WAY HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW YVES IS HERE YET SO HE DOESN'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW BAD THIS LOOKS FOR ADOLPHE.]

But I don't recall any of this, I'm afraid.

[ His reality is falling apart. Just normal virche things.

Adolphe tries to take that in and quietly breathes out. ]

What do you remember then?

[The absolute hilarity of these canon points.

Anyway, Lucas is just silent for a second because all of the news he has is bad news. IT'S ALL BAD ALL THE WAY DOWN.]

...Neither you nor Ceres were alive by the time my own clock ran out.

[Yves and Scien were fine! Apparently YVES WASN'T FINE FOR LONG, THOUGH.]

[ Cool. That's not what he wanted to hear! It also tells him nothing, so he's about to go into max despair mode.

It's also so surreal to hear Lucas dying to Adolphe, because this man? He doesn't die. Truly, he's nerfed by time. But he's breaking down right here. ]

Ceres... she...

[OH ADOLPHE YOUR MAX DESPAIR MODE.

This is about what he expected, though, and why he'd been at least a little grateful that Adolphe had gone first. But now they're all dead, and Ceres still isn't here. That's fine, though! Problems for later! She is probably just in a different part of the afterlife!!]

...I'm sorry, Adolphe. It's been quite some time since then, for me. She was never held in the Institute against her will, so no one had to free her. We were in the midst of a period of severe unrest, though, and she ended up caught in an attack on the Institute regardless.

[ WHY IS IT ALWAYS THE INSTITUTE!! Adolphe hates that place so much. Why!!! He feels like screaming, but he just feels so empty. ]

Then... how did I die? What do you remember about that, Lucas?

[THE INSTITUTE IS WHERE ALL THE PROBLEMS ARE!! He thinks they should just do a team wipe and blast the Institute out of the airlock, personally.

There's another hesitant pause at that, though. OH BOY.]

...The Royals... They decreed Scien an enemy and attacked anyone with ties to him, essentially. You died defending the orphanage.

... I see.

[ Fortunately, he doesn't look too surprised, but also like, fuck Scien!! He doesn't like him soooo much. Fuck the Royals more, tbh. He closes his eyes for a moment and reopens them. ]

Mm. Maybe I'm just...

[ His voice trails off as he looks off to the side. ]

[ALL MY HOMIES HATE SCIEN!!!! And the Royals yeah, those guys as well. The way he's just going to roll out of here an even bigger Scien hater after talking to Yves.

But for now, he just gives Adolphe a quiet look and a gentle verbal nudge.]

Maybe you're just...?

Maybe it was just one big dream.

[ He doesn't know how else to put it. Everything that he's known feels like a lie now. ]

... I'm not sure how else I can parse this.

[ADOLPHE'S REALLY OUT HERE SUFFERING. Lucas frowns, looking faintly concerned... The way he's king gaslighter but even he feels a bit badly about this. Like, him being Bourreau is definitely true, so maybe some of these other things are? But if that's the case, why doesn't he remember any of these details??]

...I... am not entirely certain, either. But at the very least, we're in a strange place where unexpected things have happened more than once, so... It's possible, but perhaps not the only possibility?

[They need the Relivers to fucking explain alternate timelines to them.]

[ They really do, or Adolphe will just start inventing things out of his ass and Ankou will come for his life... ]

Right. That... that could happen.

[ Honestly though? That actually makes him feel better. That means Ceres could be alive and... yeah, that's all he got. He's still so upset that it's the only thing he's thinking about right now. ]

Thanks, Lucas.

[ sasuga sensei ]

[NOT ANKOU JUST SWINGING DOWN THROUGH THE CEILING TO KILL THEM ALL.

Lucas is glad if he can help even a little, though, and nods with a sincerity in his expression that denotes it.]

Of course, Adolphe. I do wish that I had more concrete answers to share, but we can look for them together now. I'm certain there's an explanation for this.

[There is and none of you will like it!!!!]

In the meantime, is there anything that I can do for you...?

[ They sure won't!! ]

No, that's enough.

[ More than enough for him, who feels like he failed a very simple thing. His self-esteem is in the pits. ]

Thank you. I'm glad to see you in the afterlife, even if the situation is odd.

[ aka its nice to see you in heaven, Mr bourreau ]

[The afterlife that he definitely deserves to be in!!!]

I'm very glad to see you, as well. Though I'm not surprised that's the case...

[Of course Adolphe would also go to Heaven! All good kids go to Heaven!!]

[ There's a slow blink from Adolphe as he considers what he just heard. ]

I...

[ Okay, no more guilt party, normie boy. We interrupt this program with one of the chicken nuggets getting flung at Adolphe's head despite the distance. The Great Nuggies Rain. ]

What the...

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[NO MORE GUILT PARTY, IT'S NUGGIE TIME NOW. Lucas just watches him get beaned. The way he probably could have stopped this with his Bourreau reflexes but just let it happen.]

...Well! That's... [Picks up the nug...] ...Food?

[ Adolphe just knows it as breaded chicken meat. ]

A bit wasteful, but I guess it doesn't matter. As long as no one eats them off the ground...

[ Since they're in heaven. or something. ]

[Surely the food eaten off of the floor in Heaven would still be fine to eat......]

Perhaps we ought to go tidy up a bit.

["WE".]

... You're right. Let's go.

[ He won't even deny it. Let him help clean to get things off his mind.

cleaning heaven with lucas-sensei... kyaa... ]

[POOR SWEET ADOLPHE. MY GOD. They can go clean up heaven though KYAA!!! pummels you on monday for a new pc]

[THEY'RE PROBABLY STILL AT THE BEACH AFTER EXPLORING THE CAVES but maybe it's been a little while so they could go off on their separate ways and explore more individually. In either case, he'll amble up from wherever he'd been as soon as he spots Adolphe and there's like, a small train of seagulls following after him.]

Good afternoon, Adolphe, dear. Have you been having fun exploring the rest of this place?

[ He wouldn't say that he's having FUN and he's about to answer as such, but then he looks at the seagulls.

... ]

Good... afternoon.

[ uh. ]

Why are they following you... did you feed them?

[Adolphe is the fun killer...

That said, he glances behind himself at that, and his smile becomes very faintly exasperated. After a second, though, he nods. A FOOL.]

They were just being so polite about it, I thought it couldn't hurt to share just a bit of food...

[ He really is... I'm sorry for his existence ]

Lucas... You don't have the heart to chase them away, do you?

[STOP GRABS HIM BY THE HEAD.

He just laughs... Caught...]

...I'd feel a bit badly...

[ also grabs him by the head ]

... I can chase them away if you want?

[ He does smile a little at that though. Gentle Lucas... sometimes he forgets that this guy is also bourreau. ]

[HELPPP he's just a little guy... Just a little Bourreau!! also grabs u dont let me forget to start us a pc tomorrow. OR TONIGHT. IDK WHAT YOUR HOURS ARE SWEET HAKI HELP!!!!

This is so funny, though... He finds it sweet!!]

Oh, no, that's fine. As long as they don't bother you, they aren't doing any harm. But thank you, dear! You're very considerate.

[ tbf I don't know my own hours either but I'm waiting for my shift to start soon YOU CAN GIVE IT TO ME WHENEVER I cleared my mg inbox now ]

It's not like...

[ mrnnngh something holds him back from saying the stock tsundere response ]

... They don't bother me. It's fine, I guess.

[sweet haki your shift sounds so hellish i am in tears. grips ur shoulders. THE BEST OF LUCK TO YOU...... starts one now]

Wonderful! [He doesn't know how close they came to a tsundere moment here.] Then if that's all settled, why don't we go exploring the rest of the boardwalk a bit?

That would be nice. Let's go.

[ Time to stop slouching and go on a walk with Lucas!! ]

How have you found the place so far? There's even a beach...

[ He's happy for the arpechele people (Lucas, Yves) but he'd rather not think about oceans and drowning. ]

[WALKIES TIME.]

I've enjoyed it very much! It's a bit like home, isn't it?

[But nicer... He does not have the same drowning concerns as Adolphe so he gets to just enjoy the ocean freely.]

Yeah, but it's not as rocky.

[ Which he really likes!! ]

It's just sand instead... which is nice. I heard people make sand castles and other things at the beach.

[He also likes the lack of rocks! i would like this too looks out at our rock filled pacnw beaches]

Castles? That sounds so lovely! We ought to try to make one, too! Yves would have so much fun.

[ help... your rocky beaches ]

He really would, wouldn't he?

[ He momentarily closes his eyes and reopens them. ]

I can picture you making something down to the detail.

[ With freaking toothpicks and all. ]

[Yves would be so thrilled with all soft sand beach activities...

His head cants a little to the side at that, though.]

Me? Do you think so...? [He is that kind of personality type in meticulousness. Tragically his freakish strength makes it impossible.] I'd certainly like to see what I can do.

Same here.

[ He'd want to see Lucas try making one, honestly. Control your strength, Lucas.... damn. ]

It could be fun.

[ Instead of imagining drowning every time he looks at the ocean so closely like this (they are not that close but still). ]

[HE TRIES HIS BEST LISTEN HERE.]

We'll go fetch Yves later, then, and bring him back here once he's done having a look around himself. I'm sure he's keeping quite busy with all of the people to chat with here.

He's always been the social butterfly...

[ couldn't be him.

we can free us from this thread..................... finally............. im so sorry for being so slow ]

[WELL THAT WAS A LOT. Lucas will go find Adolphe after trial at some point, looking pretty emotionally stable especially compared to some of the people milling about tonight. My god.

He will approach with a bottle, though! A water bottle... No alcohol yet.]

Have you had anything to eat or drink yet, dear?

[ Funny thing about that... Adolphe turns to see Lucas and he looks slightly tipsy. He looks fine otherwise though. ]

Y...es. Is that for me?

[HELP. Well, this is fine. He pauses for a second before moving forward and holding the bottle out.]

I see dear Yves already got to you.

I promised him, so...

[ He takes the bottle and chugs like. Half the contents. He is so parched. ]

Thanks. Are you doing alright?

Oh, Adolphe...

[MY GOD.]

Perhaps we should go have a seat at the cafe and get you more water and something to fill your stomach with that isn't alcohol. I'm fine, though, thank you. [A little nod! He is very emotionally stalwart.] Are you...? That was a difficult nine hours.

It was definitely worse than what we did at Corps.

[ Not even because people were inexperienced, but the demands felt so unreasonable. ]

Let's go, though I don't really feel hungry...

Most people say they aren't hungry until they have the first bite.

[And then they realize that they are in fact super fuckin hungry after 9 hours of using their brains intensely. SO HE WILL TURN AND LEAD THE WAY... to the cafe... Time to get some cute bear curry.]

It really was a rather difficult day, though...

[ BEAR CURRY!!! I'm so very keen on that but Adolphe is not as enthusiastic. It's fine though. ]

Mm.

[ He sighs, not thinking it'll happen again. ]

I want to sleep a lot...

[ADOLPHE!!!!! FIGHTS HIM FOR HIS SHARE OF BEAR CURRY. ME, AKI.

What a mood, though. that's also me aki, but it's Lucas as well this time. He too wishes to take a nap. But he'll reach up to pat Adolphe's shoulder as they walk, huffing out a little laugh.]

No one would blame you in the least if you decided to stay asleep for a while.

[ Adolphe grumbles a little, but he appreciates shoulder pat. ]

I barely did anything though...

[ It almost sounds like a whine. Bless being tipsy. ]

Just being there and enduring the pressures of the day is more than enough reason to rest, my dear.

[SWEET WHINY ADOLPHE... Once they're at the cafe he'll order something for the both of them. Bear curry. Also more water. Also some hot tea.]

[ Lucas is the best... he rests his head on the table for a few moments before lifting it back up. ]

... you always make me feel better. I'm thankful.

[ But also, you're a king gaslighter. He doesn't know the term but he's starting to understand it. ]

Even if you lie to me.

[SWEET ADOLPHE... He'll arrange things on the table so they're all in easy reach, and gently pat his head once he rests it on the table.

The statement makes him laugh, though... HE TRULY IS A KING GASLIGHTER.]

Do I? [HE CONTINUES TO GASLIGHT.] Oh, my... Surely not? Though I do admit I may tease you a bit too much.

Someone said that I'm fun to tease.

[ He looks at Lucas suspiciously!! ]

I bet you two would be great friends.

[ mumble grumble sulkily eating the curry ]

[HELP NOT THE SULKY CURRY EATING. He just reaches out to pat Adolphe's head again!!]

Do you think so? Maybe I would agree... Or I might have to scold them for teasing my student too much.

I don't see why you can't do both.

[ hmph... he'll accept head pats if they're from Lucas and only Lucas. ]

[The joys of teacher privilege!!]

You aren't worried that we'll work together to tease you even more?

[ Adolphe seems to think about it for a while and...

...

... makes a Face. ]

Please don't team up with Elysia.

[This makes another conversation he has next week so much funnier.

But for now, his expression just lights up! There is some obvious amusement there...]

Oh! Elysia? No, no - I would never do such a thing, and certainly not to you, my dear.

[OF COURSE!!]

[ The biggest (x) doubt face Adolphe has ever made in his fuckin life ]

Oh, don't give me that look...

[HE'S JUST A LIL GUY.]

[ OKAY MR BOURREAU ]

I'll try to mentally prepare myself for that day...

[ He will be undefended anyway. ]

[WHO IS THAT....... NO ONE HERE.......]

I think we're both kinder than that. [They are not.] So don't worry about it and eat up for now, alright?

[ The fact that Lucas still has Adolphe's respect despite knowing... Anyway, adolphe just keeps making an indignant face until he resumes eating his curry. ]

How do you feel about the whole thing though... it doesn't feel like what everyone depicted heaven to be. It feels like we just participated in some spectator sport.

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[GRIPS YOU BY THE HEAD LIKE A GRAPE

i know though what the fuck i hate it here. ADOLPHE!!!! I GUESS THIS WILL BE A NONISSUE SOON ENOUGH SINCE ADOLPHE'S GOING TO THE OTHER SIDE!!!! Lucas just looks faintly discomforted at the question.]

It does rather feel like that, doesn't it... This is just one of apparent many afterlives, though, so that could explain the difference...? ...Though even then, it really isn't Heaven-like at all.

[ He will still respect him despite dying twice this man is fuckin loyal ]

Only one of them...? It really feels like I took a nap and woke up in a different place instead of actually dying...

[ That's jamjar for you ]

[STOP BEING LOYAL.]

It's a very strange transition, isn't it...? I wonder if it's different for other afterlives.

[ no!!!!! ]

Are there really that many...? I don't want to think about it.

[ slightly tipsy drunk ramblings ]

[Reaching out to ruffle his hair...]

Then don't think about it, dear. Think about how lovely the moon looks tonight instead.

The moon...

[ He looks up. ]

... There's no moon.

[ It's the fucking Cafe ceiling ]

[Gently plants a hand on top of Adolphe's head and directs it so that he can see the moon through the cafe window.]

Oh.

[ ........................... ]

What's so great about the moon anyway.

[ hic ]

[PETS HIS STUPID TIPSY HEAD A FEW TIMES.]

You don't think it's lovely to look at?

It's a glowing circle.

[ hmph

But the headpats... he doesn't brush the hand away. Sensei........ ]

Why is everything so hard.

[WHY IS ADOLPHE SO FUNNY. The way he'll look back on this conversation in a week just :ben:ing about it. Girl your fucking brush with death yet again.]

I think you should keep a glass of water by your bedside overnight tonight, my dear.

[ what do you mean brush he's been absolutely obliterated ]

Do you think we can... order hangover cures from the kiosk? I'd like those.

[ Because that would be pretty rad. But it would also enable some people to drink all they want. ]

[IT'S A BRUSH... IT'S FINE... HE'LL RECOVER.......]

Oh! That's a smart idea. I was going to see if I could whip up something in the kitchen later for you, but I don't know if we'd have all of the ingredients, anyway... I'll check tonight.

Thank you... It would help out a lot.

[ He wants to pass out so bad, but unfortunately (or fortunately), he's not that far gone. ]

Of course. I won't let anyone wander around suffering from a hangover when we're already suffering through so many other little indignities.

[Another lil pat for his noggin.]

I'll bring it to you tomorrow morning, alright?

Okaay...

[ It's unlike him, but he quietly whines for this one time. Pathetic visage of a man who's drunk.

sets u free ]

[ because good lord. lmao.

Wherever Lucas is, there's a yellow chao waddling over and then grabbing onto the hem of his pants. Hi! ]

Oh, my!

[GOOD LORD IS RIGHT but it's fine, Lucas will just lean over and scoop this lil baby into his arms without hesitation.]

Whereever is your partner, little one?

[ The Chao chirps and as if on cue, Adolphe is there, looking out of breath. ]

Ah, Lucas. Thanks for holding it there. It keeps trying to play hide and seek on its own...

Oh! This is yours? [HELP. He'll move over to Adolphe, still cradling the lattle baby in his arms.] They really are quite rambunctious, aren't they? Some of them, anyway... [Not his having a docile and timid personality.]

You look like you've been running for a while, though... Shall I hold it for you for a bit?

[ The chao chirps happily again upon being cradled. Warmth... ]

... I would appreciate that. Thank you.

[ It hasn't forgiven Adolphe for giving Dan's chao too much attention before... :T

Anyway, he eventually catches his breath. ]

... I'm not surprised to see you doing well after last night.

[ sir 463838373 drinks ]

[ADOLPHE your ACCIDENTAL DAN CHAO FAVORITISM. Lucas is not Adolphe but he will still gladly spoil this chao with all the gentle cradling it could want.]

No need to thank me, dear. [He is so okay with babysitting. Though he also just laughs faintly at that...]

Oh? I didn't have all that much to drink, so I suppose it isn't surprising, after all. [HE HAD TEN BOTTLES but it is not the first time he's had ten bottles over the course of a meal in Adolphe's presence.] How are you doing, though? Any trouble with hangovers?

... I'm powering through it.

[ Look... he saw it almost drown multiple times. He's a softie, but also, his trauma is getting dug up so much in this game. ]

Not much...

[ Right. ]

What is your limit?

Oh, dear... [PLEASE ADOLPHE YOUR DROWNING TRAUMA. thinking about how his dad fucking threw adolphe into the sea. Bernard why were you so insane.]

Well, if you need any bread or water, I do still have a bit of both. [And then, with a smile:] I wonder?

[HE'S NEVER REACHED IT...]

[ Bernard was so insane but at least it doesn't make adolphe catatonic whenever he goes near the ocean now. Progress!

If adolphe knew what alcohol poisoning was, he'd be even more concerned. Alas. ]

It feels like you always have something on hand. Is it because of that hell goose?

[HELPPP IS THAT PROGRESS!!!!! Also don't worry about it.]

Hm? No, of course not. [He'd never waste good bread on a goose...] People often seem to forget to eat around here, though.

They do?

[ Hello??? All this shit is free and y'all don't eat?? Fucking ungrateful ass— ]

Did you not also forget to eat during most if not all of the day today, dear?

[FOOLISH.]

... I still ate.

[ But Lucas is right. Damn. How does he know this sort of thing!! ]

Kids at the orphanage were one thing, but taking care of this... thing, is even more difficult.

[It's the sixth teacher sense...]

Well, it's only just recently been born, after all... And even for a newborn, it's still quite independent? [Lucas like YOU GOT LUCKY TBH.] But still quite different from raising children who already know how to walk, talk, feed themselves and think.

Since it's a creature.

[ Something something their souls. Adolphe doesn't look like he fully accepts that, but either way... ]

Are you saying that yours isn't?

[ independent, that is. ]

Oh, no, mine is quite independent as well. I was comparing them to real children.

[WHO ARE NOT INDEPENDENT AT ALL. He still loves them.]

... Children usually aren't independent.

[ Lucas?? ]

I'm saying that these eggs are rather independent, unlike a normal child. They do still have unique requirements, though.

[They're independent but also so baby...]

[ Adolphe looks at his own chao that Lucas is probably still holding and sighs. ]

Everything needs something to grow... I can't believe these are supposed to be our souls.

[Imagine he just set it down and let it wander off. No he's still holding it, probably rocking it or bouncing it gently every now and then.]

They're only representative of it or tied to it, aren't they? Not the very literal soul...

[HE HOPES.]

[ Looking at Lucas like this reminds him of just how good he is with children. Adolphe has had to seriously reconsider his own skills regarding children after being roomed with Dan.

He looks down at the chao though, in which it coos right up at Lucas and turns away from Adolphe. This is a little too on-point for what he thinks about himself........ ]

[NOT BEING CHAOBANDONED LIKE THIS. Lucas smiles down at the lil cooing chao and then looks over toward Adolphe.]

Yours is very sweet! How cute...

... I guess it is. It's better than being unruly, which... it is occasionally. Don't let its cuteness fool you.

[ Chao makes a happy babble at Lucas!! ]

Oh, my. Are you an unruly child? Is that true?

[SPEAKING SWEETLY TO THE CHAO...]

[ More nonsensical baby babble comes from the chao. ]

... Maybe you should lead daycare services for these things.

I'd consider it, if you'd lend me a hand.

[Adolphe surrounded by so many chaos would be so cute... Unfortunately he fucking DIES ABOUT IT.]

[attacks you both separately even tho we have a group pc

Anyway! It's later in the night and Lucas has stapled himself back together in record time, thanks to the fact that he is not Catholic Guilt Era Lucas, he is just turbo insanity Lucas. He also feels like he needs to thank Adolphe for the fussing he did earlier, so wherever Adolphe is, this guy just SHOWS UP with a couple bowls of soup.]

Would you like to join me?

[ Nevertheless, Lucas appears.

Well, he's fine with it. Adolphe just nods. ]

Of course.

[ Soup!! Turbo insanity lucas is just another phrase for his route. They can chill at the hotel lobby. Meadow sounds Too Soon, considering what happened in execution. ]

It looks like you're doing much better now.

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[Nevertheless, Lucas appears! But it's fine... He will go back to meadows and churches in no time. Bounceback on this guy is insane.

He just nods, though! And puts the soup down on tables so they can take some cozy seats.]

I do apologize if I gave either of you anything additional to worry about after such a horrible weekend...

[ Lucas... so enduring... so powerful... Adolphe hopes he can understand that whatever Nadia said to him at execution wasn't real and can gradually phase it out of his LIFE. ]

... It's nothing for me. Don't worry about it.

[ It's still loss week... he eats some soup. ]

[Fortunately or unfortunately, he can! He is so insane! He knows Nadia would never say anything like that because he still doesn't think he was in the wrong!! But it's fine. All of that is information just for Lucas and no one else.]

I'll worry about it regardless, especially when you start off with something like that, dear... It's been sounding like you've had a difficult time here.

... The effects have been getting to me, and I snapped last week. I injured several people and killed Hawke.

[ Stacking permanent memshare and then emoshare and Adolphe just feeling like he's slowly losing his autonomy and the right to make choices in what to divulge drove him fuckin bonkers. ]

It probably would have happened if I was on that side too.

Edited 2025-03-24 08:45 (UTC)

[Holy shit! ADOLPHE! FUCKING HELP!!!!! But also honestly sometimes it happens, sometimes you just snap and kill a person. It's just that Lucas did not expect it from his sweet student, even if this sweet student is not as sweet as Yves.

He's just quiet for a second but of course he's the last person to judge for a little homicide. He'll reach out, quiet, and rest a hand against Adolphe's arm.]

...So that's what it was. [SO MANY PEOPLE JUST OUT HERE ALLUDING TO SOME HORRIBLE THING AND LUCAS LOSING HIS MIND ABOUT IT.] I'm so sorry, Adolphe.

[Sorry because he assumes the guilt is kicking his ass.]

You're feeling more settled now?

[ Lucas has rights, which means he's allowed to say that stuff without Adolphe pushing him away. Does that mean other people tried and got hurt for it? Yeah. ]

This week has been nicer.

[ Loss week.

But also, he feels like this needs to be said: ]

I don't regret killing Hawke, for the record.

[WOULD YOU QUIT BEING SO FUCKING VOLATILE YOU STUPID ADOLPHE my god.]

I suppose so... [The funny thing about this is that loss week is the reason he killed Yves but he does not really understand this so he can only judge based on the fact that he thinks he was not impacted very much. Haha! Oh so silly.

But also, in a tone curious rather than judgmental:]

Is there a reason you don't?

[ He heard from Yves that Bourreau killed Ceres and the fact that Adolphe knew Lucas was Bourreau had him like "if Lucas can kill Ceres, he can definitely kill yves". He still favors Lucas, for the record. It's weird. ]

Interacting with him made me realize I took Yves's sincerity for granted.

[ Haha! Yeah! That's bad! When someone is the reason Adolphe goes "right, humanity sucks ass" again. That's how it be.

As if on cue, there is a memory that plays out on the nearest reflective surface! Hateful. ]

Anyway, I... actually have something to ask for advice on. But please don't tell anyone.

Edited 2025-03-24 11:58 (UTC)

[IT'S WEIRD. Adolphe's favoritism is the funniest shit in the world. Even Lucas expected Adolphe to lose it over that which is why he LIED ABOUT REMEMBERING BEING BOURREAU IN THE FIRST PLACE... HE DIDN'T WANT TO HURT HIS OTHER STUDENT........

But it's fine. My god though. Help. Lucas blinks and watches the memory play out and then sighs... He likes Hawke well enough, but it does make him unhappy to see the lack of apology. He gently patpats Adolphe's hand.]

Goodness... Well. If you dislike him, then I hope you've been able to keep some distance, at least. [But then, curiously:] Of course, dear - what do you need advice on?

I usually avoid him.

[ Except that one time where he murdered Hawke. ]

Anyway, if I have feelings for two people, should I only focus on one...?

That's good, then.

[THIS IS THE FUNNIEST SHIT EVER THOUGH. Lucas dying and immediately being launched into Adolphe's love life problems.]

You do? [JUST PERKING UP WITH INTEREST. He's no Yves but he does still have a vested interest in the love lives of people around him... sometimes.] My... Goodness, you've been building your bonds, haven't you. I think I'll need to know a bit more, first...

[HE'S JUST INFO DIGGING. But also Adolphe's chances at poly are so lucky that Lucas' catholicism is progressive except for the murdering people part.]

[ adolphe: what the fuck is poly

It's also one of the reasons why Adolphe is asking Lucas this. Other in part that he'd know the people well(???). ]

One is probably obvious. It's Yves.

[ ........... ]

And the other is Jacopo.

[ He tries to look at Lucas for his reaction.

when i saw jacopo and yves land in gy at the same time i just ran my hands down my face it felt specifically targeted towards me ]

[LUCAS REALLY JUST HANDED ADOLPHE BOTH OF HIS CRUSHES. This is so fucking funny. There's a little flicker of something surprised in his expression at first, because honestly, he kind of finds both of these a tiny bit surprising FOR SOME REASON??? Yves is an obvious one after a second of thought, at least. JACOPO IS HILARIOUS. At least the fact that he finds it hilarious doesn't show in his face.

But also he killed that guy and it takes him a second to try to think about how to respond to this (he also killed Yves) yes but he's repressing that very badly.]

Oh, my. That you've managed to open your heart so much is a wonderful thing to see, though it seems you truly can't do anything in halves...

[ADOLPHE!!!!]

Should you choose to pursue Yves, I think you would have to be okay with focusing on more than one person in the first place, though. That boy has too much love in his heart.

[He might already have a poly going on... Jacopo is a shrimp of emotions though.]

[ Jacopo and Lucas hateship.... i want to see it so bad (delusional) ]

The problem isn't Yves. It's me.

[ He sighs. ]

I... don't want him to love other people.

[ He says that last part so very quietly, it's a wonder if he can be heard at all. ]

[THE DELULU. But also sweet Adolphe... Unfortunately Lucas is listening very closely, even though his brow probably furrows a bit over that. Stop calling him over for the juicy gossip and then not speaking the juicy gossip clearly.

This is actually kind of sad, though. Not in a pathetic way but in a way that's genuinely sad.]

But of course, you know that Yves lives in the exact opposite way.

[Lucas does not know how locked in Yves can become...]

...Have you talked to either of them about it yet?

Mm.

[ Neither does Adolphe. Lock-in Yves is a force to be reckoned with. It's so funny how the prerequisite is something that's achieved after unlocking the route that it's for. ]

Jacopo and I talked about it without this place's... influence.

[ ... ]

I'll trust you that you wont tell either of them this.

[IT REALLY IS HELP. YVES YOU LITTLE FREAK (affectionate). That's also so funny... But he just nods at that!]

Of course, you can entrust your secrets to me. I keep them well.

[Well. WELL. THIS IS TRUE, FACTUALLY.]

...So you've spoken with Jacopo, and... Have you decided to move forward together? Is he also interested? I assume so, if you're still considering pursuing him. But Yves... You haven't said anything to him?

... It's more that Jacopo confessed to me. I told him that I wanted some time, and I didn't want whatever weekly curse to affect my answer. I hope next week's isn't too bad.

[ narrator: it was bad, but it didn't interfere with his mental state ]

I'm planning on telling Yves tomorrow.

[ Then the rink insanity happens and it's a mess lol lmao ]

... Can you be honest and tell me what you really think of Jacopo? It won't affect my feelings either way, but you two have... a history.

[ king gaslighter ]

[There's another little blip of surprise. Damn Jacopo, get it. A little hum and nod at the rest, though. Yes... Hopefully the next week will not be bad (it will unveil the crazy of so many people) maybe so.]

The sooner, the better, I'd say.

[Regarding telling Yves. THE RINK INSANITY TRULY GETTING IN EVERYONE'S WAY DAMN. MY GOD. Lucas is going to start throwing things. But with the question, he just kind of sinks into silence for a moment, contemplative. They do have a history, my god. Eventually, quietly, thoughtfully:]

...I'm quite fond of him, personally, but he is also a deeply hurt man with a very fractured mind.

[From one totally insane person to another, He Sees It. He saw it even before he got his brain ghosts on main at the kissing rink.]

I do worry for the obstacles you may face together with him, should you choose to accept... Though you also have a good deal of mental resilience, yourself. But loving him, I think, won't be an easy or simple task.

[Compared to Yves, whom he thinks loving is the easiest thing in the world.]

[ In comparison, Adolphe is just full of hate...

Adolphe nods. He seems to understand. That profile really wasn't lying when it said that his personality was broken. ]

I'm aware that it won't be easy. In fact, I think it will push me to the limit. But...

[ He looks up at Lucas. ]

We're your friends and students, Lucas. We put trust in you. We get along because we like each other.

[ Platonic love or something like that. Anyway. ]

But have you ever met someone who seemed to understand you, so deeply to the core? Not due to sympathy, but because they experienced similar hardships? I don't think anyone can truly understand one another in any world. We can only speculate and guess how the experience must feel for other people. I can't claim to understand you in that regard either. Neither can Yves. Or most people.

[A MAN FULL OF HATE. Absolutely hilarious. Adolphe please. But he just hums at that, listening as Adolphe explains. Hilariously, he does not know this experience, but it's easy enough to imagine, at least.

There's a little flicker of a thin smile, and he reaches out to ruffle Adolphe's hair fondly. Platonic love or something like that.]

What a dire way of viewing things. How very like you. [SASUGA ADOLPHE.] Though I suppose being here may have changed that even just the smallest bit, don't you think?

[Between the memshares and emotion shares and soon to be thought shares, they're all getting to know one another quite intimately, for better or worse.]

...Well. Only you can choose the right path for yourself, at the end of the day. I do think you should wait until you speak to Yves to make your decision. But I also believe that either of them individually would be enough to keep your hands full.

[He is not against poly, inherently. He just does not think it will work in this particular case, with everyone involved being who they are.]

[ The hair ruffling... it reminds him of when he was younger, where days were a whole lot easier despite still having to keep a secret of who he was.

Being here made him insane with all the privacy breaches and he'll get another episode during rink insanity, but thoughtsharing is a little easier to handle. Kind of. Sort of. They're still his thoughts. ]

... I just thought that with Jacopo, it was the first time when I felt that someone had truly understood me. He's broken, yes, but I don't want to "correct" him. I want to help him get through things, to share the burden, and to show him that it's fine... to have someone like that. No one should be conceited enough to think that they can fully fix people.

[ It's all very hypocritical of Adolphe, because he definitely saw himself in Jacopo (too much spiderman pointing actually) and the fact that he does very similar things of pushing people away, but. ]

... I thought that it would be nice if I could pick up some of his pieces for him to help get him started at the very least.

[ .................

He feels embarrassed. Talking about feelings on main? Willingly? He never wants to do that again. Thanks. Adolphe also thinks that he can't handle both Jacopo and Yves at the same time, but it's nothing against poly. The two are............ indeed very big handfuls. ]

Anyway, I'll definitely talk to Yves first before I make my decision.

Edited 2025-03-25 21:29 (UTC)

[Sometimes despite carrying an enormous burden in the form of a secret, life is still somehow easier... Adolphe really does have to deal with so many breaches of privacy when he is such an incredibly secretive person, my god.

Lucas just listens as he speaks, though, quiet and patient and understanding.]

...I think that if you're already looking at it from such a perspective, you'll do much better than someone who might have a desire to want to "correct" him.

[Lucas also thinks that some people just can't be fixed fully, and that's okay. He doesn't think Jacopo needs to be glued back together like some broken face. Just supported, so he's not shattering into worse and worse pieces. And if Adolphe and Jacopo share this understanding, then maybe they can be exactly that for one another.]

It's a lovely sentiment. To want to pick up someone's pieces is a very kind thing. And if you truly feel that the two of you share an understanding, then you can surely also help him in a way that others can't. Perhaps he can do the same for you.

[THEY REALLY ARE SUCH BIG HANDFULS THOUGH. But he nods at that.]

I wish you the very best, Adolphe, dear.

[ uuuuuuuuuuu sensei.......................... this is why adolphe still likes you as a person despite everything you've did and he's not even a forgiving person

Adolphe looks a bit embarrassed at that. Man. ]

... Thanks for listening. I just hope it will go well.

[ But knowing him... lol lmao ]

[HE DOES HIS BEST... DESPITE BEING EVERYTHING THAT HE IS...... AND DOING ALL THAT HE DOES... It truly is a miracle they stay on good terms despite the fact that he keeps supermurdering people around Adolphe.

But he just smiles at that! He has faith in his students!! Even though he shouldn't sometimes!!!!]

I'm certain that it will. The two of you have a long-standing bond, after all, and you already love each other so dearly.

[So it's really just a matter of navigating where that love should or could go next, he thinks.]

[ Adolphe is bad at navigating, but he'll be less bad with Lucas's advice. Thanks!! ]

It just... feels surreal. I never really thought I could be loved like that.

[ He looks over at Lucas, hesitating if he should say the next thing, so he takes a sip of the soup while trying to find the correct words. ]

Have you found someone like that here? ... I don't mean to sound gossipy, but you're always taking care of other people. I think you should have a chance too.

I don't think it's so surprising, really. Your soul is one to cherish.

[HE DOES HIS BEST........ UNFORTUNATELY. May Adolphe's ship(s) sail.

But also, there's a little tiny huff of an amused laugh at that.]

Oh, my. One might think you've been spending too much time with Yves, even though you've only been reunited for a short while. [MAN JUST DIED but sometimes you have to crack jokes to survive in this economy.]

Thank you for your concern, dear. I've found plenty of love and kindness elsewhere, and that is certainly enough for me.

[ Cracking jokes to survive in this farce of a heaven is very valid. He'll take what Lucas says at face value though, since he's not interested in gossip. If Lucas is happy from the love and kindness from elsewhere, then that is fine. ]

Good to hear. And... you joke about that, but I keep thinking certain things in a marriage context, because that's all he's been talking about for weeks. It was so bad that I thought Jacopo was proposing to me instead.

Edited 2025-03-26 17:37 (UTC)

[Adolphe is so cute and funny. Good for him. Lucas appreciates that he doesn't have to fight to defend his platonic bonds which are very important to him.]

Has it? I suppose he's been a little... excited, with the possibility of so many relationships to encourage. He would get so excited every time I "fell in love", even though I was cursed every Wednesday without fail.

[PLEASE HE IS SO TIRED.]

That's quite funny, though.

Every Wednesday?

[ Lucas falling in love every Wednesday?! ]

I saw the mess between you, Elysia, and Jacopo. That was...

[ ......................... ]

... something.

[ he has the eloquence of a sleepy dog ]

Except for this Wednesday, yes.

[HE HAD SUCH A FUCKING HARD TIME. me as adolphe though girl mood. His expression sours just a bit at the mention of that whole fiasco, though.]

Whoever did that had very terrible timing.

[ ...... ]

Oh. Did you get into an argument with Jacopo around that time?

[ Wait. ]

I mean, a real one that doesn't involve curses.

Something along those lines.

[They are both such volatile and insane men.]

I hadn't had the chance to speak with him again before that... happened.

[ Everyone is volatile and insane....... Adolphe should join. ]

Do you want to try again while you're here? Or...

[HE'S ALREADY HERE KIND OF.]

Oh - we were able to speak about it afterward. It was just a bit more awkward, given everything.

It looked like he was ready to murder you in turn...

[ The man is so violent. ]

That evening with Elysia...? Or here?

[He would not know, he has only spoken to Jacopo (looks) none times on this side at this point. OH JACOPO.]

Both.

[ No hesitation. ]

[Just nodding very slowly.....]

I still need to find him and speak with him here.

You're not going to let him kill you if it comes down to it, right?

[ Subdue! But gently. ]

[SUBDUE BUT GENTLY. Fortunately or unfortunately, Lucas is not in his Catholic Guilt era and he's still SO insane, so he just cocks his head to the side in faint confusion...]

Whyever do you think I'd let that happen?

... Because guilt makes us do stupid things.

[ He'd know. ]

[Gazing at him for a second.]

Are you speaking from experience, my dear?

... If you know, then just. Keep it to yourself.

[ aka don't call him out on it?? ]

[He hasn't hassled Adolphe enough (Adolphe has been dead for 5 weeks) maybe so...]

You ask much of me.

[ ................... ]

Lucas...

[Reaching out to pat his head again.]

I shouldn't tease you so soon, should I...

... It's fine. It's just... it's really hard to let go.

[ The guilt. ]

[He would not know, because there's nothing he currently feels guilty about that he can actually stand to think about for longer than two seconds... But Adolphe still gets a look of quiet sympathy regardless.]

I'm sorry that you've had to hold on to such a heavy thing.

[ It's so refreshing to see Lucas be like "fuck it we ball" without guilt... ]

I don't know if I can forgive myself for the things I've done, but life goes on regardless.

[DON'T LET IT BE REFRESHING.]

Life does have a way of continuing regardless... Even in death, as we've seen. [He was SOOO RIGHT about there being an afterlife, HAH!]

Even so, I pray that you may find what you need to reach that point of forgiveness.

[ It is though??

Adolphe feels grateful for Lucas regardless and nods. He's not the praying sort of guy, but he understands the sentiment.

And we can end it here wooooo ]

[ADOLPHE... Lucas is going to hunt him down later in the day because he knows this is a lot for one little reclusive guy.]

How are you holding up, dear?

Lucas.

[ Adolphe looks so annoyed right now. help ]

The library is metaphorically destroyed and is left without purpose.

[ When he finally found a new hobby of reading books, he can't do that anymore in a library??? Bro. ]

[THIS IS SUCH A FUNNY AND DRAMATIC STATEMENT. Lucas makes a bit of a surprised sound.]

It has been? I haven't gone to look just yet. What's happened to it...

The maze from the outside somehow got shoved inside and it's impossible to read the books inside because you would get headaches from trying.

[ idk why but this reminds me of the scawwy bible. that fuckin cursed book of god ]

[HELP. Lucas reaches out to gently pat Adolphe's arm... His vibes are gently soothing. This is like trying to calm down an agitated horse. Every week Adolphe becomes more and more of a horse kin.]

I'm sorry that it's been ruined like that... This Entity truly is a petty creature.

[ yeah when he lashes out he'll back kick someone next time

The soothing vibes Lucas is giving off... it takes Adolphe a moment that it isn't emoshare, but. You know. Regular human sympathy hours? He relaxes and grumbles a bit. ]

I hope none of your favorite places got ruined in the process, but it looks like a lot of locations were hit.

[HELP ME can you imagine getting back kicked by adolphe

But he will just keep a hand on Adolphe's arm once he is done gently patting it, trying to be supportive of him in his angry hours as he relaxes.]

Oh, I was quite fortunate, actually. Both of my favorite places are fine... The gardens and the church.

[HE'S GOD'S FAVORITE ONCE AGAIN!]

Why don't we go down there and have a cup of tea together? It could help get your mind off of the library, and I wanted to check in with you, regardless.

Sure... but I'm fine though.

[ Relatively speaking, apart from the library.

To the gardens and church! ]

You do seem to be holding yourself together quite well.

[He's impressed... Good work Adolphe. BUT TO THE GARDENS AND THE CHURCH! The gardens first since he does not want to dishonor the church with his gossipy ways.]

...I was meaning to ask you how things went.

[ LMAO HIS GOSSIPY WAYS.... not you too lucas............... ]

I feel like I'm getting used to everything, whether I want to or not.

[ Still sucks being perceived about them though. Anyway, ]

What do you mean? How what went?

[ i hate how this could mean like. so many things with how many problems adolphe has right now ]

[HE ISN'T NORMALLY A GOSSIP!!!! But he's worried for Adolphe and Yves since they'll be going off on their own soon...]

There isn't anything wrong with a little bit of adjusting, though it's unfortunate that it's so forced...

[ALSO ADOLPHE PLEASE HAVE FEWER PROBLEMS.]

You spoke to Yves, yes? About your feelings.

[ would it really be adolphe without fewer problems

But. Oh. Right. He should have updated Lucas about that.

But wait. ]

... I thought you would have known with our behavior at the health center.

[ lap pillow ]

[ADOLPHE YOUR PROBLEMS. ALSO DON'T JUST LEAVE YOUR SENSEI WITH NO UPDATES.]

I don't wish to assume.

[In this economy... who knows what's going on with the whippersnappers.]

So the two of you did work things out, then?

... Yes. We're dating now... I guess.

[ It's so weird to say it out loud for some reason. ]

[HELP the thought is amusing... He reaches up to ruffle Adolphe's hair fondly.]

Congratulations to the two of you, then. I assume you've also worked things out with Jacopo?

[Whatever that might look like here. Adolphe your love life is so funny.]

[ weh sensei... ]

I told him... that I was taken by someone else. He said that his feelings won't change.

[ haha yeah. yeah.......... ]

I'm not going to tell him how to feel.

[SENSEI IS SO PROUD OF HIS STUDENTS!!! They found love in a miserable place... Adolphe found multiple loves, even... Hilarious.]

Of course. [The heart is wild and free! It does whatever the hell it wants.] Though I understand it must be difficult for you to a degree as well, given you clearly felt close enough to him to even consider pursuing a relationship in the first place...

[Alas, Yves and Jacopo are both individually so much to handle.]

I do hope you've managed to avoid any issues beyond that?

So far? Not really. Yves has been good to me and...

[ Elysia confessed to me too. How did this even happen... I don't understand. ]

... yeah, that's that.

[FUCKING HELP ME THIS IS SO FUNNY there's a little blip of surprise and then a gentle teasing gremlin aura...]

Oh, my. Adolphe, dear, you're so popular! I can't believe Yves is going to have to fight to defend your hand so fiercely...

[Unless they're a happy poly which knowing Yves and Elysia is also totally possible.]

[ If Lucas thought Adolphe couldn't handle both Yves and Jacopo at the same time, what makes Lucas think Adolphe can handle Yves and Elysia at the same time... he'd just forever be stuck as the bottom (personality-wise and food chain).

But he grimaces. ]

... I don't want to be popular.

[ flashbacks to prostitutes asking adolphe to come over to the brothel for a discount and he just said no thanks ]

[Listen... He's already on the bottom of the food chain anyway. IT'S TRULY SO FUNNY THOUGH ADOLPHE IS THE MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR. No longer a bachelor... Everyone else lost their chance, except for the brave souls who took one and still got rejected.]

I know, I know. You'd much rather live your life quietly and without attracting the company of anyone whom you haven't chosen for yourself.

[Said indulgently and with some amusement.]

Mm.

[ thinks about how his house is also so fuckin far from everyone else like. yea ]

... Though I guess Yves tried in his own way to get me to open up by...

[ mentally reading smudged note on hand ]

... inviting himself and others to my house without warning whenever he wanted.

[HE TRIED TO ISOLATE SO BAD AND YVES JUST SAID ABSOLUTELY THE FUCK NOT. He is so amused by it...]

He did tend to treat your house as if it was also his, didn't he? But you never got that angry with him, either. You've been indulgent with him for some time, really.

I was, yeah...

[ And he has the nerve to demand me to spoil him more.

He siiiiighs. ]

... Well, it's not all that bad, I guess.

[ thinks about the time when they all had a little party with alcohol and food at his house. it's being thoughtshared. ]

Edited 2025-04-04 22:32 (UTC)

Of course he would.

[Just responds to the brainmouth thoughtshare. SWEET YVES... HE IS JUST A LITTLE GUY. JUST A CUTE BABY. He's doing his best out there and he DESERVES TO BE SPOILED as far as Lucas is concerned.

But also this is such a funny and cute thoughtshare because Lucas loved this night so much even if they were literally in the middle of trying to catch his serial killing ass and also the man he hates most in the world was there.]

There's something to be said about the warmth of a full house and the memories it can leave you with, I think.

Edited 2025-04-04 22:35 (UTC)

[ Yeah, all that is really ironic to think about now. Adolphe is #2 Scien Brofiise hater right behind Lucas, they were trying to catch Bourreau aka Lucas who was right there with them, and it was like... a get-together with friends? Drinking night for the boys.

Even Adolphe has some fondness of that night despite everything. ]

The warmth of a full house...

[ But of course, being the gloomy guy he is, the first thing that pops up in his mind is not something that's happy. ]

[IT IS SO STUPID AND FUNNY ACT 2 YOU'LL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS.

But he can tell Adolphe is thinking about something gloomy even without thoughtshare effects, so he just reaches out and touches his arm lightly.]

I have faith that you'll find the exact type of warm and full house that you can enjoy.

... I think I got closest to it when I was at the orphanage, but it didn't exactly feel right.

[ It's still an important place, but it's not what Adolphe would normally think of when told to imagine a warm and full house.

He owned a small home, but he tried to k-word himself once when alone and that's not something he wants to associate with. ]

[That is so valid of him. Be free of the shackles of the past...]

You'll have plenty of time to live and experience more, at least. I have faith that you'll find exactly what you're after.

[He's giving Adolphe time to decompress and vibe after all of that BUT EVENTUALLY HE'S HUNTING HIM DOWN... WHERE.]

[ Lucas is truly too kind for this sort of shitty heaven. He'll find a tent first before finding Adolphe at Olive Garden. Inside it is Adolphe, reading a book. It looks like a thick informational kind too. He happens to look up and sees— ]

Ah, Lucas.

[ The entire tent is padded with so many sleeping bags, so you really can't even feel the ground's hardness. Adolphe's belongings are off to the side and... so are Yves's. ]

[The hilarity of the fact that there were like 6 people sleeping in the gardens this wholeass time and they just didn't run into each other.

But he'll let himself in! He does not seem surprised to see any of this.]

I hope you don't mind my spending a bit of time with you.

[ thinks about the chat's revelations about everyone's rooming situations ]

I don't mind. Did you need me?

[LITERALLY SO DAMN FUNNY. six wholeass people just the WHAT WERE YOU DOING AT THE DEVIL'S SACRAMENT meme in the garden.

But he will move closer to Adolphe and settle on the ground near where he's sitting.]

I only wished to see you and speak with you a bit. Tomorrow is surely going to be hectic for everyone, after all...

[And they're about to say GOODBYE FOREVER!!! Or at least until they all die again. It will not be that long for Lucas, probably.]

[ Truly... the sleeping bags make it hard to feel the hard ground below, simply because there's so many of them. Get comfy, sensei. ]

... Right.

[ He closes his book and sets it to the side. It's about wyverns. ]

I've never heard about what you'd be doing after all this. Is it something you can tell me now?

[SENSEI WILL GET COMFY!!! It's so cozy here... Not the way he turned down sleeping bags to just continue rawdogging nature like a maniac. The book gets a curious little glance and he smiles when he sees the topic. Adolphe your new home in Claudeland...]

I wasn't keeping it a secret, really. [He just does not talk about himself.] I intend to return to Nadia.

[ He's studying hard... regrettably more than the Bible studies Lucas did. Sorry, Lucas...

But the answer surprises him, but it shouldn't. ]

... How was she?

[ When Lucas left. He remembers Yves saying that Nadia also passed, but he's not gonna fuckin say that. ]

Edited 2025-04-10 14:23 (UTC)

[NOT THE WYVERN BEATING OUT GOD fair honestly wyverns are more interesting than the bible.

Anyway, Yves already told him that Nadia had passed, but the thing is, she was still alive by the time he did! So even Yves trying to explain that to him to get him to not go back to Arpechele and fuck everything up hadn't worked, because to Lucas, she's still alive. If he returns to the point that he died, she's still alive, even if she's dead by the time Yves dies.]

Her health has been up and down lately, but she'll be doing better soon.

[ Lucas have you considered like... stealing medical knowledge from here and take that with you... our million doctors are useless ]

... I guess you'll be returning here sooner than expected, then.

[LISTEN. He has actually. But also [redacted], so he looks a little faintly amused by the assumption.]

Another twenty-three years at the minimum, but I have high hopes that the curse will be resolved soon, even without Scien Brofiise.

[ Well.

He meant that as in Nadia would die first regardless of the curse still being there or not. It sounds like it's Lucas's entire reason for returning, after all. So if she's no longer there...

...

As much as he hates the guy, Scien lifting the curse is probably necessary and Adolphe wonders if he's just keeping the faith again. ]

If that's the case about the old geezer, then we really don't need him, do we?

[The problem with this is that Lucas thinks it is his fault that Nadia died. He's kind of right! Because Nadia was TAKEN BY ORTIE AFTER HE DIED... But he just believes that if he had been around longer, he could have kept purifying demons and thus extend her life. The way he's not even going to be wrong but it's going to be the wrong math to get to the right answer, my god.]

We don't. [FIRMLY. Fuck that guy.] It's about time our island shakes its dependence on him, I think.

[ GENE SNIFFER I DOOM YOU TO ETERNAL HADESSSS

For Adolphe, that's not his timeline. He can finally understand the concept of it. But for him, he lost Corps and has a foreboding feeling that not even Yves would make it out alive since he was already so sick. And Ceres... Lucas... ]

Do you remember if Mother is still alive?

[ Look, he knows that Lucas knows that Salome is a reliver, but like. Come on. ]

[HELP ME THE VIOLENCE

The way the other virches figured out the alt timeline shit but ADOLPHE WAS TOO DEAD ABOUT IT. Sometimes it really is just better to not bother though. Leave those dying timelines behind. If Lucas was smarter he would do the same, but that would also leave Nadia alone with Capucine, so honestly this is probably ultimately for the best in many ways.

ALSO LISTEN. He's larped being normal about Relivers for so long, there is absolutely no external indication of anything amiss when he answers.]

Sister Salome is still alive, yes... Though as you can imagine, her mental health has taken a tumble.

[She lost so many of her precious children, and even if Lucas thinks she is a soulless husk that merely resembles a human, he can still feel empathy for the caretaker she would have been and the pain she would have felt with a real heart.]

[ boy, Adolphe's mental health takes a tumble by existing

He quietly sighs. That's to be expected when he heard about what happened in the orphanage. He absently rubs his neck just slightly while looking off to the side for a moment.

Also, sorry Hugo. You're one of his friends and all, but. ]

Then I think you should just kill Scien Brofiise if he can't do anything for Nadia either.

[ He has no sympathy for most of the island. ]

[EXISTING UNDER YOUR THUMB IN PARTICULAR......

This continues to be so fucking funny though. Lucas would love nothing more than to kill Scien Brofiise, and Adolphe can feel the whip-like flash of viperous, gleeful violence as Lucas considers the future in which he can freely tear into Scien. Y'know, as a lil treat that he does not want. At least it doesn't last very long, and nothing about his demeanor changes.]

I made a promise to Yves that I do intend to keep... But I will undoubtedly take that man's life once I've fulfilled it.

[ heehee

While Adolphe isn't surprised by the violent feelings, he's a little alarmed by its intensity. If his demeanor changed, he would have been even more surprised. His Bourreau alter identity... gaslighting nun larper... dangerous ]

Is the promise something you can tell me?

[ He's curious. What kind of compromise would Lucas have struck... ]

[GASLIGHTING NUN LARPER... He really is a danger. It's fine though, sometimes the violence just comes for you and the fact that it is directed at Scien makes it even more intense.]

Certainly. I said that I wouldn't kill him until an alternate method of curing the curse came along. There were already options under development, but I'm more certain now than ever that we'll be able to find a way without depending on him and his technology.

[If someone creates worldhopping Lucas is going to venture out to find someone who can DEAL WITH THE CURSE but as things are, he can already text so many smart people to be like please help. When all else fails, there's the research that Capucine's been working on for ages, too.]

[ I'm glad Lucas has exhausted all available methods... but huh. ]

Other options...? By who?

[ Someone else that can break the curse? Huh??? ]

[U CAN DROP IF U WISH IM JUST EMPTYING MY INBOX IN MY POST CON HAZE]

The hospital that cares for Nadia has been searching for a method for some time, now... And beyond that, we now have an entire wealth of knowledge available to us that extends far outside the boundaries of our own island. I believe that if we can't find the answer within our own shores, it's out there somewhere regardless.

[He will FIND IT.]

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