luministi | Ӿ 08 Ӿ

[Croix was already at the Observation Deck when the fire pit appeared. ... Thanks for that. He probably would have had a slightly more comical reaction if he wasn't still a liiiittle on the angry side - as it was, he simply twitched, glared at it, and then looked around for any other changes in the room. And that scribbled message on the wall? Was definitely a change. Since then, he'd tried to make his way out, suspicious about what staying there could mean. No escape, huh? It figured.

So, he's been here. Pretty much just waiting for everyone else to show up. He's standing, arms crossed, leaning on his shoulder against the glass, and just looking out at the stars. Every once in a while, he glances back at that message on the wall.]

I think it's a safe guess that more trouble's on the way.

[And he is not looking forward to whatever is coming up next...]

((OoC: Do please come bother him! Or poke him via CAT if you're not quite there yet! Hell, if you want to mingle with others using this post, we can make this a mingle post. I don't care~ have at it, yo. o/))

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[It looks like Ichijou has already been to the kitchen, as he's shuffling around with a cup of what was once coffee, but is now vaguely coffee-flavored sugar milk.]

"On the way?" You don't think it's already here? I don't know about you, but I would consider freezing to death to be "trouble!"

I know. That’s why I said more trouble. [Though at the mention of the cold, he subconsciously pulls the jacket he’s wearing a little tighter. He blinks at the cup in Ichijou’s hands, curious.] What’s that?

This? It's just some coffee with extra cream and sugar. I thought that something sweet would make me feel better. I was hoping that it would be warm, too, but it hardly even stayed that way for a few seconds.

[It seems to be working a bit, at least. His next words come out rather playfully as he looks up at the strange writing.]

Well, what have yoooooooou done?

Coffee... You know, I still haven't tried any of that.

[And he'd probably have elaborated a little, except he suddenly blurts out:]

I helped the Holy Maiden after she declared war against the Goddess.
I broke my promise to protect Luca.
I betrayed the Grand Bell Army.

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

What...? [He looks genuinely confused. Because seriously wtf just happened jdsklafd]

[Ichijou looks just as confused.]

I wasn't being serious when I asked that.

I-I-I know! But it came out anyway! And not all of that is even true! So just what is going on here...?

[He looks to the message on the wall, to Ichijou, back to the message... hmmmm. He turns to Ichijou again!]

Um... What have you done?

Well that's unusual.

I've tortured people by jamming a needle under their fingernails!
I used to be very wealthy due to receiving a large inheritance!!
Once I was forced to drink an entire tub of my employer's bathwater!!!

[After that, he produces a croaking, squeaking sort of noise with his throat. Oh no. Oh HELL no.]

FORGET THAT YOU HEARD ANY OF THAT!

[Staaaaaaare.]

Th-That's... probably going to be easier said than done...

Well do it anyway!!

Okay! Okay! I'll forget I heard it!

[He sighs, shakes his head... and crosses his arms a bit tighter. Geez, the cold is getting to him a little bit more now... ]

[Ichijou breaks eye contact and sighs back in return, not noticing that his breath isn't coming out as warm as it was just a moment ago. He takes a significant gulp of his drink in the ensuing awkward silence.]

...

So I guess that someone wants us to get to know each other better.

[During said awkward silence, Croix really has nothing to do except look out the window at the stars. Which he's definitely doing. Yep. fdjaskl]

Well, they sure picked a great way of doing that, making us confess to things. [Sigh. ... And then he mutters:] Some of which aren't even true.

Y-yes...

[Fidget, fidget, fidget...]

If it makes things any better, at least I don't really understand the significance of any of the things that you confessed, even if some of them were true.

[He does smile just a bit at the attempt, and he shakes his head.]

It's actually kind of a long story. [Maybe not. But he also doesn't really want to talk about it right now.] But if it matters, I don't really know about yours, either. E-Except, of course, I forgot that you said it at all! Right. [Deep breath.]

... Is it even colder than it was just a few minutes ago?

Mine too. Kind of. So it's a good thing that you forgot about it like I told you to.

You think it got colder? I thought I was just feeling more uncomfortable because of the conversation.

Well... yeah. Maybe that's all it is.

[... Except not, because Croix shivers again. He even steps away from the window, out of reflex - not like it's really going to help right now.]

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