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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ𝑩𝑼𝑻 𝑰 𝑲𝑵𝑶𝑾 𝒀𝑶𝑼.
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ( mdni. )
ㅤㅤㅤㅤslavering maw, dripping with pink - tinted
ㅤㅤㅤㅤspit. the last batch felt as if it had come along
ㅤㅤㅤㅤso LONG AGO ... feasting on rotting remains
ㅤㅤㅤㅤcould only satiate it so much ...
ㅤㅤㅤㅤslavering maw, dripping with pink - tinted
ㅤㅤㅤㅤspit. the last batch felt as if it had come along
ㅤㅤㅤㅤso LONG AGO ... feasting on rotting remains
ㅤㅤㅤㅤcould only satiate it so much ...
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' h-h-h-here come the planes ... '
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' h-h-h-here come the planes ... '
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤa low, tittering giggle ; pointed ears
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤflick. they're fortunate, for now, that
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit's not in the mood to move. a crumpled
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤheap at the floor, that lets out a chilling
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤsigh. soon. soon.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤa low, tittering giggle ; pointed ears
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤflick. they're fortunate, for now, that
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit's not in the mood to move. a crumpled
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤheap at the floor, that lets out a chilling
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤsigh. soon. soon.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤa pitched sound of frustration ; words would fail,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤthis it knew. there was no point, truly, in an attempt
ㅤㅤㅤㅤto vocalize. they assure it, best they can - these
ㅤㅤㅤㅤwounds and lascerations would heal in time. but
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit cannot help but think of its' child. the instances -
ㅤㅤㅤㅤa pitched sound of frustration ; words would fail,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤthis it knew. there was no point, truly, in an attempt
ㅤㅤㅤㅤto vocalize. they assure it, best they can - these
ㅤㅤㅤㅤwounds and lascerations would heal in time. but
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit cannot help but think of its' child. the instances -
ㅤㅤㅤㅤpupils slit, narrow, aggressive. it did not
ㅤㅤㅤㅤspeak of death so casually, not against
ㅤㅤㅤㅤthose that it cared for. it'd grip them,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤshake them, if it could - but it's mindful.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤas mindful as it could be, for what it was.
they'll die someday. maybe sooner, if Gimmoirer has his chance. maybe not, if everyone keeps him at bay.
Lyric stares at a spot on the floor. )
... sorry if you were scared. But, people die, you know? Happens.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤpupils slit, narrow, aggressive. it did not
ㅤㅤㅤㅤspeak of death so casually, not against
ㅤㅤㅤㅤthose that it cared for. it'd grip them,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤshake them, if it could - but it's mindful.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤas mindful as it could be, for what it was.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤa sneer, low clicking in its' chest. for all
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit respected lyric ; fine. but, were the chance
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤpresented - it would surely strip the wings
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤof a dragon, and wear them as a cloak.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit nods - of course it was worried. it spared
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤshinji out of that concern.
( their eyes narrow at it slightly, head tilted up and back. even in their slightly better state they are worse for wear, looking haggard and ready to collapse. )
... were you worried I'd gone?
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤwho attempt to poison
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤand destroy my brothers. '
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤsomething it'd heard, once. too many
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤmoons ago.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤa sneer, low clicking in its' chest. for all
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit respected lyric ; fine. but, were the chance
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤpresented - it would surely strip the wings
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤof a dragon, and wear them as a cloak.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit nods - of course it was worried. it spared
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤshinji out of that concern.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' t-t-t-taken. '
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ㅤㅤit wasn't stupid ; foolish. it knew what kidnapping
ㅤㅤwas. pale brow furrows, and its' maw parts, near
ㅤㅤfamiliar sound playing.
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' a-a-and i will strike down upon thee
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤwith great vengeance, -
... visiting a relative unwillingly.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit's gentle, careful, setting them down.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit squats, eye level with them. lower pair
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤinvestigates wounds, fingers oddly gentle
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤas they skim over scaled skin. hurt. they're
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤhurt.
ㅤㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' why. '
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' t-t-t-taken. '
ㅤ
ㅤㅤit wasn't stupid ; foolish. it knew what kidnapping
ㅤㅤwas. pale brow furrows, and its' maw parts, near
ㅤㅤfamiliar sound playing.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' a-a-and i will strike down upon thee
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤwith great vengeance, -
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit's gentle, careful, setting them down.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit squats, eye level with them. lower pair
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤinvestigates wounds, fingers oddly gentle
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤas they skim over scaled skin. hurt. they're
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤhurt.
ㅤㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' why. '
They bare their teeth. snap them loudly just a little.
it's a warning that they hurt but not chastising it. )
The Himalayas, if I had to guess.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit lifts @lunarscaled.bsky.social 'neath their
ㅤㅤㅤㅤarms, ears moving upward, downward for
ㅤㅤㅤㅤa moment. joy is temporary. too temporary.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit leans over them, shadow cast.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ' missing - missing - missing - WHERE. '
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit's gentle, careful, setting them down.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit squats, eye level with them. lower pair
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤinvestigates wounds, fingers oddly gentle
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤas they skim over scaled skin. hurt. they're
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤhurt.
ㅤㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' why. '
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit lifts @lunarscaled.bsky.social 'neath their
ㅤㅤㅤㅤarms, ears moving upward, downward for
ㅤㅤㅤㅤa moment. joy is temporary. too temporary.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit leans over them, shadow cast.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ' missing - missing - missing - WHERE. '
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit lifts @lunarscaled.bsky.social 'neath their
ㅤㅤㅤㅤarms, ears moving upward, downward for
ㅤㅤㅤㅤa moment. joy is temporary. too temporary.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit leans over them, shadow cast.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ' missing - missing - missing - WHERE. '
ㅤㅤwhat a pain ; what agony. to be misunderstood.
ㅤㅤbut, shinji seems to, at last, understand. isaak, with
ㅤㅤsome measure of enthusiasm, nods, before entirely
ㅤㅤdropping the other without much of a second thought.
ㅤㅤwaiting was not ... ideal, but it's what was offered to
ㅤㅤthem.
he's glad he told rose to stay out of it, now. )
...so there's nothin' we can do but wait. that's what yer sayin'.
ㅤㅤwhat a pain ; what agony. to be misunderstood.
ㅤㅤbut, shinji seems to, at last, understand. isaak, with
ㅤㅤsome measure of enthusiasm, nods, before entirely
ㅤㅤdropping the other without much of a second thought.
ㅤㅤwaiting was not ... ideal, but it's what was offered to
ㅤㅤthem.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤif only it were articulate. if only it knew what
ㅤㅤㅤㅤto say, how to say it. YES, lyric was missing,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤbut shinji could not hope to understand the
ㅤㅤㅤㅤgravity of that word. hands reach, snatch out,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤgripping him hard as thumbs press into
ㅤㅤㅤㅤshinigami's chest.
sittin' there 'n gripin' 'bout it ain't gonna bring 'em back. ya can sit here 'n bitch — 𝘪'𝘮 gonna go look for 'em.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤif only it were articulate. if only it knew what
ㅤㅤㅤㅤto say, how to say it. YES, lyric was missing,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤbut shinji could not hope to understand the
ㅤㅤㅤㅤgravity of that word. hands reach, snatch out,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤgripping him hard as thumbs press into
ㅤㅤㅤㅤshinigami's chest.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit lets something akin to a death - rattle loose,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤa groaning, low - whine that's almost as gutteral
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤas a beasts' roar. it'd checked everywhere. it's
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤchecked the listless, endless rooms of its' home,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit'd checked the shadows of their guild.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit lets something akin to a death - rattle loose,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤa groaning, low - whine that's almost as gutteral
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤas a beasts' roar. it'd checked everywhere. it's
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤchecked the listless, endless rooms of its' home,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit'd checked the shadows of their guild.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit knows enough. it knows enough that
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤan espada, and his partner, were on the
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤway. knew enough, too, that they likely
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤwould not come back. isaak detested
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤthat dragon, loathsome creature. it snarls,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤpupils shrinking as eyes dart to shinji.
c'mon. there's gotta be somethin' we can do. i ain't just gonna let them be "lost", 'n i don't care if yer feelin' all mopey 'bout it.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' l - lost ... things ... ' were not to be found.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤwhere ever lyric was taken, was too far for it
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤto detect. too far for it to skitter to.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit groans, as body topples into a heap of tangled
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤlips and mussed mane.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit knows enough. it knows enough that
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤan espada, and his partner, were on the
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤway. knew enough, too, that they likely
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤwould not come back. isaak detested
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤthat dragon, loathsome creature. it snarls,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤpupils shrinking as eyes dart to shinji.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' l - lost ... things ... ' were not to be found.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤwhere ever lyric was taken, was too far for it
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤto detect. too far for it to skitter to.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit groans, as body topples into a heap of tangled
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤlips and mussed mane.
ya can't use yer crazy monster abilities to find them?
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' h-h-hello ? ' it recites, teeth parting.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' this is your mother ; are you there ?
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤare you coming h-h-h-home ? '
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit worries to a degree that can be seen
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤas only childish. fretting, with claws, ears
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤlow. it's lost too much, already. not again.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤnever again.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' l - lost ... things ... ' were not to be found.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤwhere ever lyric was taken, was too far for it
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤto detect. too far for it to skitter to.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit groans, as body topples into a heap of tangled
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤlips and mussed mane.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' h-h-hello ? ' it recites, teeth parting.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' this is your mother ; are you there ?
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤare you coming h-h-h-home ? '
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit worries to a degree that can be seen
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤas only childish. fretting, with claws, ears
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤlow. it's lost too much, already. not again.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤnever again.
shinji's mouth sets in a hard line, eyes narrowing. )
they better be comin' home. i'll drag them back myself if i hafta.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' danger. '
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤthey have an idea. that which was massive
ㅤㅤㅤㅤin comparison, he who was WOEFULLY angry.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤinsecure. grip relents, and isaak parts, if only
ㅤㅤㅤㅤto face shinji. lower eyes blink.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' c-c-c-c-coming home ? '
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' h-h-hello ? ' it recites, teeth parting.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' this is your mother ; are you there ?
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤare you coming h-h-h-home ? '
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit worries to a degree that can be seen
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤas only childish. fretting, with claws, ears
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤlow. it's lost too much, already. not again.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤnever again.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' danger. '
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤthey have an idea. that which was massive
ㅤㅤㅤㅤin comparison, he who was WOEFULLY angry.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤinsecure. grip relents, and isaak parts, if only
ㅤㅤㅤㅤto face shinji. lower eyes blink.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' c-c-c-c-coming home ? '
i take it ya haven't seen 'em either, then?
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤclaws are gentle, tittering laugher
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤoddly distant. grip comes 'round
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤforearms but voice does carry
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤsome sense of ... worry. of dread.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' missing - missing - missing -missing -'
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' danger. '
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤthey have an idea. that which was massive
ㅤㅤㅤㅤin comparison, he who was WOEFULLY angry.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤinsecure. grip relents, and isaak parts, if only
ㅤㅤㅤㅤto face shinji. lower eyes blink.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' c-c-c-c-coming home ? '
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤclaws are gentle, tittering laugher
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤoddly distant. grip comes 'round
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤforearms but voice does carry
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤsome sense of ... worry. of dread.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' missing - missing - missing -missing -'
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤclaws are gentle, tittering laugher
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤoddly distant. grip comes 'round
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤforearms but voice does carry
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤsome sense of ... worry. of dread.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' missing - missing - missing -missing -'
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit's ears pull down, back. it was rather good,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤat detecting live bodies around ; but it could
ㅤㅤㅤㅤnot find lyric, no matter how it tried. it's eyes
ㅤㅤㅤㅤdart away, but it nods.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit'd try. that's all it could do, was try.
"I...we'll find them. We have to. It'll be okay-- you keep looking for them too, yes?"
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit does not pick him up. not this time.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit merely bends down, vertebre crackling
ㅤㅤㅤㅤas it moves lower, lower.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ@goreverruga.bsky.social ; it was worried.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' missing - missing - missing - miss -'
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit's ears pull down, back. it was rather good,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤat detecting live bodies around ; but it could
ㅤㅤㅤㅤnot find lyric, no matter how it tried. it's eyes
ㅤㅤㅤㅤdart away, but it nods.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit'd try. that's all it could do, was try.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit does not pick him up. not this time.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit merely bends down, vertebre crackling
ㅤㅤㅤㅤas it moves lower, lower.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ@goreverruga.bsky.social ; it was worried.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' missing - missing - missing - miss -'
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit does not pick him up. not this time.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤit merely bends down, vertebre crackling
ㅤㅤㅤㅤas it moves lower, lower.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ@goreverruga.bsky.social ; it was worried.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' missing - missing - missing - miss -'
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ' ... ' he's an intelligent man. isaak knows
ㅤㅤㅤㅤas much, it moves, away from him slow,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤpairs of eyes blinking slowly ; almost catlike.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤthough, not out of affection, but thought.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' v-v-v-very ... '
( for all that words and tone are placating, he still does not back down; merely stares back calmly. )
it would be foolish of me to antagonize you, don't you agree?
ㅤㅤit chitters, a swarm of insects bottled in its' chest. the
ㅤㅤway in which shinigami spoke had struck its' ire, isaak
ㅤㅤmoving close. it looms over him, all eyes snapping to
ㅤㅤmeet the warmth of aizen's own.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' d-don't ( 𝐃𝐎𝐍❜𝐓 ) ... be rude ... '
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ' ... ' he's an intelligent man. isaak knows
ㅤㅤㅤㅤas much, it moves, away from him slow,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤpairs of eyes blinking slowly ; almost catlike.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤthough, not out of affection, but thought.
ㅤ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ' v-v-v-very ... '