But if all you give me is enough to fight it…

[mooninthewater]

Who: Mizuki and... you!
What: Mizuki apologizing and some fluff before event drops-
When: After gardening
Where: Yes
Warnings: none yet


I. It's a mess I won't make anymore (Open; The Inn)

[ There's a note posted up on the wall of the inn in blue pen. It's neatly written at first, with curly handwriting, but it starts to wobble towards the end. ]

I don't know how to get everyone together, as these sorts of things aren't usually my forte. I suppose I could go to each of you individually, and it's what you all deserve, but I'm not an emotionally strong sort of person. For that alone, I'm sorry.

I want to apologize to those of you affected by the hallucinations of the flowers. I should've handed out antidotes to all of you before anything like this happened. I should've been more careful about the toxins. I should've done a lot of things.

I'm sorry.

- M

[ Mizuki will hole himself up in his room for a day or so after this. Apologizing… hard. Talking to people… hard. Hhh. Anxiety— ]

(Update: BB has thrown away this note. If you would have liked to reply before she did so, that's a-okay, of course, but just a heads up~.)

II. Like a thousand times before (Open; Wherever)

[ You may catch him in better spirits later, though. He's happily applying stickers to the doors of people he knows with some sort of association he has with them. He has a variety of them, so it's not hard to match colors or themes or whatever else he sets his little heart to.

His own door is smathered with blue stickers and ocean waves. He's also spelled out "M I Z U K I !" with blue stickers, too. Maybe you'll confront him mid-stickering your door or someone else's door? Maybe you saw the stickers and just sort of knew… ]

III. And in the times that I wish I was younger (Open; Wherever)

[ There's a jellyfish holding your hand! Where did he come from, he wasn't there a second ago— ]

If there are memories so bad that they can send you into miserable states just from being slightly reminded from them, do you think there are memories so good that they can do the opposite…?

[ Hey, what the fuck— ]

IV. With hunger to be somebody (Wildcard)
(hmu via PM or Discord if u wanna plot something out w/ me!!! I might get back on plurk… soon…)

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[mooninthewater]

[ There's a pause as he considers his next words carefully. Not in fear of how BB might perceive him, but rather just... unsure of his own thoughts. There's some contradictory stuff rolling around in his head. "Villains" are evil. His whole existence is literally against that. Yet, all that other stuff sounded so nice...

His eyes no longer wander, clicking directly to match BB's gaze. If he's squeezing her hand tightly, he doesn't notice. ]

I will absolutely never become allow myself to become evil. [ Beat. ] If I listen to their orders, if I do what they ask, if I protect them and if I devour anything that threatens to spread their evil to the world, then I'll always, always, always be at their side. I don't need to be their enemy, I need to be connected with them.

[devilishkouhai]

[ And she's patient, unlike everyone else - whether it is within Chaldea or within this strange place. BB has all the time in the world - it is why she told the Master of Chaldea, that in the end when the world has ended (Presumptious of her as the moon cell calculated Ritsuka's success to 0.000000001% or whatever similar to that effect)... BB will be there to take her for her own. So she is patient.

Always.

When he talks, she listens - as any bestie would. Her eyes are on his unmoving, and they flicker a slight bit of red when he gives his thought out answer. Rather then take it as a form of rejection - her own twisted understanding of this moment. Is that he has much to learn, and she should do her best to be a good example. ]

Ehhhhh . . . It is cute Mizuki you are selfish in the sweetest ways, I don't think you should ever change - except maybe just accept the way you are. [ Youre a bad person just like me, she puts that in her mind and assumes as much for the both of them. She does not want to overwhelm his mind, and feels as if she has given him enough to ponder. ] Also, be sure not to eat anything icky that will give you a tummy ache!!!

[ She is still holding his hands, but she forces them around so that his own fingers lay flat now with her own, and she begins to clap them together. As if they were playing a hand clapping game. ]

[mooninthewater]

Accept...? Have I given you the impression that I haven't accepted who I am, BB? [ Quite the opposite. He knows what he is, even if he's not allowed to tell other people. But it's not based on his own judgment! He was just told not to, and he can't really go against orders. He's going to ignore the "selfish" part for now. He knows he is. It's something he's been told to work on. ]

I'll be okay, anyway. I know how to expel the evil. It's why I gotta make sure I eat it so no one else has to deal with it. If you let it fester... it's just better to take care of it when you can.

[ They're clapping now! It's for the best, he didn't need to go squeezing her again because he's desensitized in the moment. ]

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[devilishkouhai]

[ Gaslight. Girlboss. Gatekeep. Manipulate ]

You like to ask so many questions about the world around us, and other people. I am sorry I assumed wrong, I didn't mean to. Youre feelings matter so much to me ~~~ ♡ !

[ She's not sorry, she's manipulating. ]

[devilishkouhai]

Well then, I guess this ultimately makes us enemies huh? I look forward to the day when you eat me then, Mizuki.

[ A dark look, a tone voice to match the sinister way she means to speak.

Clap clap!! Their hands are so cute and they look so innocent there on the bed hanging out. ]

[mooninthewater]

Your feelings matter to me, too, BB! [ And he is... unfortunately, genuine. He's not picking up on any of these social cues. They're just playing a fun clapping game! ] Which is why I know you're not evil, silly. Besides, you said you wanted to be a "villain" [ Heavy quotations here, because Mizuki still isn't convinced. ] to the hero, to help them overcome obstacles to become a better person. That's not me, BB.

Unless you're worried you might be evil and want to get rid of it now before it festers? I could do that, too, right now, if you'd like~!

[devilishkouhai]

That would be cheating, I thought you hate just getting everything right then and there? Besides, if you ate me you would get a big tummy ache. BB ate a lot in her life you know? Including Gods, and the absolute vile feelings of Humanity. I don't think you can stomach that.

[ Clap clap! ]

Anyways, BB is totally a Heroine and a Villain!! The end game Boss!!!

[mooninthewater]

I don't think helping someone who's struggling should be a game, BB. It was an honest question!

[ Ate a god? Him too! He can't say that out loud, though. He's not supposed to. What a pity. Maybe then he could reassure that her that he could definitely still eat her? ]

I'm afraid I don't quite understand how you can be both. Can I just keep saying your my friend for now?

[devilishkouhai]

Im saying you cant just have desert before having supper!? Hello!!!

[ She says so promptly, as if it was so obvious! ]

Sure, if it makes your little heart happy then of course!

[mooninthewater]

Well, 'course it does. I like hanging out with you. You remind me of a friend of mine back home.

[devilishkouhai]

Oh? I bet they were beautiful and fabulous like me~?

[mooninthewater]

Like you? I wouldn't say quite so. [ Mostly because the person Mizuki is talking about is, like, twelve— ]

[devilishkouhai]

DID YOU JUST CALL BB UGLY?!?!

[ Stop now shes just causing drama just to be a brat. ]

[mooninthewater]

I wasn't calling anyone ugly. In that context, I was calling you the beautiful one, BB.

[devilishkouhai]

Oh yes good, I am beautiful thank you Mizuki. [ Her hands rest on the bed, still propping herself up. Not that Mizuki needs to notice but her boobs are big and they are LIKE EXTRA PILLOWS TO LAY ON when you are laying face first on the bed. Legs are still wiggling too and fro. ]

You are pretty too, like a pretty boy. I think you fit the femboy status, better then Astolfo in my opinnion. He's really annoying and I want nothing to do with him despite his stupid moon gimmick. Like, [ You know. ] a lot of people are into that these days. I should get you a maid dress, that would make all the fans go wild~~~ ♥ !!

[mooninthewater]

I don't know who Astolfo is. [ Just gonna lead with that so BB doesn't think Mizuki understands the "weight" of this "compliment". ] But thank you. One of the jobs I had back home was modeling for magazines. I much prefer casual wear, but it was fun to look fancy for a little bit, too.

None of my "fans" are here, though. Just some coworkers.

[devilishkouhai]

Trust me, you don't want to know who he is. [ BB states, moving on from the conversation like it was dead. Where it belongs. ]

WAHHH!??!?! Mizuki that makes so much sense, you are so pretty of course you would be on magazines!!! I cant imagine Gnosis as a model, you have to be lying right?

[ Because he said coworker so.... ]

[mooninthewater]

Uh?? [ ??? ] Oh, no, no. I've had quite a few jobs. I used to be a model. Mister Gnosis and I work for a pharmaceutical company.

... Why can't you imagine Gnosis as a model, exactly??

[devilishkouhai]

Oh wow the king of capitalism are you? Pharmaceutical companies are the worse, wish the governments of Earth would do something about them - kind of hilarious and insane watching what they do. [ I am so sorry Mizuki. ] Uh, because he's old and ugly? Duh?

[mooninthewater]

King of... Huh? What are pharmaceutical companies from Earth like...???

[ He's lost. ]

On Terra, Rhodes' is a company that takes in, treats, and protects the rights of the Infected people of our world. We're trying to get to a world were Infected people aren't just exiled, or worse, executed... Unfortunately, that's the current state of my world now.

And Gnosis is not ugly. I think he's quite handsome for an old guy!

[devilishkouhai]

Dont worry about it - anyway. Oh what happened with the infected people? I am curious - you gotta tell me.

[ She cant believe it though - GNOSIS? ]

Yeah if you find someone who comes off desperate and gay hot, I guess?

[not here]

[succiduous]

[Somewhere his ears are burning... who's talking about him...]

[devilishkouhai]

[ Suddenly she comes out of his shadows a little head pops out and she says out from behind him. Well, say it's nighttime because this is fucking hilarious, and any shadows within the moonlight become a part of her space in some way. Anyway, hopefully, he isn't in the middle of changing or some weird ass shit - ] Yes I am talking about you, bitch.

[ Then the head disappears immediately. ]

[mooninthewater]

Oh, um. So, on Terra, there's an ore called Originium. It's an extremely potent power source for practically everything on Terra. People can use it for special abilities, too, called "Arts". My coworkers both have Arts units, for example. [ Irene's levitation rapier. Gnosis' freezing cane. God, he has a cane, he really is old- ] However, Originium tries to assimilate with people, and eventually, without treatment, will turn them to solid stone.

That's the short version of it, anyway. There's more, but I'm really no specialist on the matter. Depending on where you're from, people either kill Infected, exile them from the country, or are allowed to live there, but treated as "lesser" than everyone else. It's kind of... awful. It's why I want to help people like that.

...

Does Mister Gnosis come off as desperate to you?

[devilishkouhai]

WAIT HOLD UP - Hold that thought bestie - let me break the fourth wall real quick..

[ This is when she disappears into her shadows - rather suddenly. ]