Senecio adn Tide II

[Mirach]

"I'm not blaming myself for it," Svarik said. "But I'm not indifferent to it, that's all."

[VisAnastasis]

" Fine, so, as you see, I'm fine now, so there's nothing to worry about anymore," Hans said slowly. " So how about that drink, and maybe a snack to go with it? Our temporary kitchen is in a building next door, but if it's a chore to visit it right now, I also carry some in my endless bag, like ones I mentioned before. Also, as of recently, I carry some small cookies, honey, jams, and a couple of expensive cheeses... You know, just in case Senecio gets peckish." he numbered a couple of things. " As well, one of the Being guests that arrived today can clear out most of the common toxins from the body, and, well, I'm pretty sure I could arrange you an easy deal for her to sober you up if you'd fancy getting drunk and forgetting all that pesky inability to be indifferent for a while... "

[Mirach]

"You surely are pampering your main star," Svarik chuckled. "Would he mind if he gets peckish snd finds out there are no cookies and honey? And a glass of wine would be nice with that, but I would rather sleep than get fully drunk for the forgetting part."

[VisAnastasis]

" Wouldn't say pampering is the right word... I'd more go with spoiling if I'm realistic, and positive reinforcement if I'm trying to sound more pragmatic than I actually am. " Hans seemed relieved with Svarik's reaction, and he took his bag and began taking out things and stacking them on a table - couple different kinds of expensive and delicious cookies, and a jar of bright high-quality honey. " I am just keeping track and refining my list of his favourite foods. I know it may seem excessive, but we've actually spent quite a bit time together as of recent, as we borrowed special bracelets from Janus that allowed us to share energy and stay awake for longer to work on the play," he explained, as he was taking out couple of bottles and showing them to Svarik and Conrad so they can pick what they like best. " Turns out, I'm terrible at keeping healthy distance, heh! It just sort of worked out... "

[Mirach]

"I see, sounds familiar. Healty distance? What's that?" Svarik murmured, taking a cake and pouring a bit of honey on it.

[VisAnastasis]

" I know, right? It's almost like there's nothing healthy about love at first sight, though, to be honest, to me, it was more like, I'd-love-to-stangle-him on first sight, and it only got better later. " Hans grinned, watching the king pour honey. Then, he seemed to suddenly remember something and reached for his bag. " Hey speaking of totally not great first sight vibes... Would you maybe care to accept this? " he said, and offered Svarik a little something that fit the palm of the hand. " Sage got those special energy cookies for you-know-who... They aren't exactly that abundant and easy to make, so I only took one for myself to eat before the play, because, with using all the energy to recover myself, I'd be feeling too weak by tonight. With what you did, though, I doubt I'd be feeling that bad anytime soon... so you should have it. " the shade passed across his face. " I seem to have a special talent for discomforting you, but I do hope you to believe me that it's not on purpose... "

[Mirach]

"Of course, I know that. Thank you, I'll accept that cookie. I still would like to sleep a bit, so I'll eat it after I wake up." Svarik smirked a little. "And I guess from I'd-love-to-strangle-him on first sight, it can't actually get worse unless you actually strangle him."

[VisAnastasis]

" Welll...  that is debatable. When your only weapon against someone you are furious with are words and you are really good with them, it can get worse. I may have... Said some really unspeakable things to him. " Hans murmured heavily while placing the cookie on the table." Besides,  all the worse, I made him to give me a list of... Worst people he's been. Under promise no one will know he told me. But since we worked together, it sort of became obvious. And all the worse, I gave him a place over others, while not giving others enough reassurance that he is not just a puppet. That's why some were brave enough to get him beat up." He sighed." Long story short, I made his life here a living hell at the start, so now I have to actively intervene to make sure he is safe 24/7. Spoiling him is least I can do, after I put him in such bad position..."

[Mirach]

"He looks quite content now, though," Svarik said. "In such a slightly surprised way of someone who is not used to feeling content. So if you are trying to make something up for him, it seems to be working."

[VisAnastasis]

From a troubled and serious, with Svarik's words that seemed to some unexpectedly, Being raised his brows, a little taken aback, not able to hide a slight blush.
" Oh... that's... quite a good line. I'll make sure to plagiarize it sometimes. " a slow, finally more sincere, and a little more trusting, smile spread on corners of Being's lips, and he seemed uncertain, but finally dared admit. " Half of it is that I want to make this up to him. Half is, that I do love him, in a slightly surprised way of someone who is not used to easily falling for people. I love Tide, and Sage, but... you do not understand how it is when everyone worries about you all the time. It is a burden. Senecio, he... worries the normal amount, but he doesn't see me as someone... crippled and constantly in need of care. He sees me as one would see a pretty cool capable person. And I think he is a pretty cool person, too, so it works out. He trust me. I want to.... justify the way he sees me. " he smiled a little bit, as it seemed he finally brought himself to say something weighting a little on his mind. " I already told you I sort of killed Guillermo... But there was another underlined person on the list he gave me. I didn't want to kill someone so soon, so I wouldn't disrespect you. But I wanted to tell you that there's sort of one person whose life I'm planning to really inconvenience with an unpleasant lifelong illness instead, so, I'll do it anyway, but I quite like you, despite our differences, and if I can make it up to you somehow, now would be a pretty good time to say it... "

[Mirach]

Svarik sighed, pressing his temples. "Look... I allow you to do this because I know that you are just and if the cases would be brought to trial, the result would be the same. So for the sake of privacy and safety of those who would have to witness publicly, I allow it. But please, do not put me into a difficult position be telling me the details. If it gets revealed and anyone finds out that I knew, it would weaken my office and might have unpleasant consequences just when I can't afford it. However, if I don't know and you get accused without any trace of involvment from me, I can judge the case in your favour. I appreciate your honesty, but in this case telling me makes me your accomplice by knowing about it and not preventing it. Would you mind informing Conrad about these matters instead of me?"

[VisAnastasis]

" I was planning on keeping this one under the rug if I can, or at least telling you after the fact... but I sort of would feel bad after you've been pretty decent to me in last two days, alright? " Hans replied, by his confident look, not appearing to regret saying it, but crossing his arms a little defensively. " This isn't some drug deal gone wrong or something... this is something personal enough I felt would reflect badly on me for hiding. What's the matter of being an accomplice, if you agree with me? Besides, I am not doing this because a trial would turn out the same, it's the opposite! It's been years, and I can find no damn one somebody not afraid to testify! " he rasped wearily through his teeth. " And... I can't force Senecio to do it. I can feel that by now he'd do it for my sake, but it would be horrible for him. Senecio won't speak of it, but even little you hear here and it is plentiful... THOSE are details I can't burden you with. But how can you feel bad for the misfortune of someone like that? I'll have you know, my actual accomplice in this is Eros, the personification of love, and even he, once I explained everything, despite originally not wanting to come today here, is coming, so we can do this as soon as possible and at least prevent this guy from... from perhaps using the commotion of the large events to hurt someone tonight. " he sighed. " How could anyone possibly know you knew, unless you reveal it? Because I'm not saying it, and sir Falcon isn't, so only one who could reveal you know it here is you, if I may. Besides, if the personification of love deems him unworthy of not involving itself, why are you so frustrated over this? If you do feel you are my accomplice, you should be proud of the community service you supposedly provided. If you don't take my word for it, you can ask for Eros's, he is arriving soon enough, anyway, you can ask him... "

[Mirach]

"I'm speaking in general more than of this particular case. I am glad that justice is served in these cases, when a trial would be too traumatizing for the victims. But from my position, it's dangerous to do things secretly. Knowing about it, the proper thing to do would be to prevent it and take the case and punishment through the official ways. And I don't want to. I'm glad it's done quietly. And I'm just tired and really don't feel up to dealing with it now. Can't even feel properly astonished at the personion of Love coming for a play..."

[VisAnastasis]

Hans took a deep breath, trying to subdue his emotions, knowing fighting with Svarik will not bring anything good.
" Actually, I don't know yet if he'll come for the play and the ball... " he instead followed up on that thread. " I'll try my best to convince him, because I think it'd be good for people, to have someone of his presence and stature around after the weight of the play. It's complicated, and I'll be pleased to tell you he's, for one, someone whose your ancestors didn't try to harm personally, but he had a bad experience with Bull Priests... Tarmagil really, really disliked him, to say the least, and was wrathful that he couldn't kick him out of his own home and kept making his life miserable for decades. So, that leaves him sort of quite terrified you may feel the same. Besides, he's a really... interesting person. It's not that I'm giving you hints you should meet with him, but I am giving you hints. I sort of... had a secret plan of finding a way to get you two to meet, but again, I have to refer to the fact that you were too damn nice to me these two days... " he sighed. " Now I'd feel too bad knowing I orchestrated something like that without checking up on whether you would actually want anything to do with someone like him... "

[Mirach]

"Why wouldn't I? But is there some particular reason you wanted us to meet? Do you think I can do something for him?"

[VisAnastasis]

" There's no fun in telling you everything, but you have earned enough Hans points for a more important bit, I think... " Hans shrugged innocently." What does love need? I'd say most of all freedom to love. Most you can do for it is not as a king, but a person. It is fearful that you may want to limit its influence like those before you. But when he looks at you, he will get you. He will see... That you are not like the others. Eros's has rarely left his home for a long time, in fear Bull priests will make him run away from his home and people he deems family now. And you are a healer of souls... Don't you think being able to count on personification of love could be helpful if you have a hard  case? That's as much as I can tell about that, so I don't spoil the future I hope to stir the world in." He replied playfully, though, as he added, Svarik could feel there was something gentler to it he tried to sound casual about, something more trustful that has grown in last two days. " Besides... You will see him. All love of the world passes through him. When he focuses on you, he just... Gets you. I know... You were still reminded on bad things when I flirted with you. Get you now, no shame for that, but there's just lot of things I see are just slowly coming together for you, and you got better, but there are still fears and insecurities and certain distrust  near surface. You got a lot better, but that doesn't mean your heart isn't still too fresh. You are now in very formative moment of rebuilding yourself, I can't let you mostly build your identity over just being useful to others. This is just small part of it, but basically...." He shrugged vaguely, as if he wasn't invested, where his actions did show he was." It's very hard to be insecure or silent before Eros. To people that have been through certain experiences... His presence tends to be soothing, and you are drawn to it. It makes one feel safe. Loved. You feel lighter when you spesk with him, like you are talking to qn unrestrained version of yourself. He understands... everything. " He coughed." I just may have thought arranging your meeting may lead to more interesting future....  "

[Mirach]

"He... sees everything? Understand everything?" Svarik asked warily. "I would very much like to reassure him... but I'm a bit unsure now if I want to be seen. Would you let me rest now, please? I'm tired and can't put things into proper perspective."

[VisAnastasis]

" It's not like past or future vision. It isn't about sight. You can more say... he sees all the feelings a person ever had, I guess? He sees people fully as they are, with all they've ever felt, not events, but effects of events that shaped you. Sort of like an inverted image. " Hans stood up from the bed, stretching his tail slowly. " He is the only personification of feeling that I know of, so he gets the world a bit differently than most folk. Mysterious, undefined, you have to tape back what he is by a tip he gives of here and there... It'd certainly be interesting if I could get you to meet him. But I can't orchestrate it casually now. Referring back to your annoying niceness... It's just not... fun anymore to not let you decide. " he left the key to the room on the table before them. " Think it through. I'll try to guilt him to stay, anyway, for some other totally manipulative things I'm planning to drag him into, so there's a chance yet there. Good dreams... " he said and closed the door behind himself.

[Mirach]

When Hans left, Svarik sighed with relief of finally being able to lie down and close his eyes, deciding for the moment to leave worrying about all those things for future him who can think more clearly.

[VisAnastasis]

Hans left him to it, knowing sir Falcon will keep him safe. Instead, he first checked on Senecio, and then, he went to greet and make arrangements with Eros, while the guests were slowly coming in.

( Ooc:I was rereading some old posts, and it seems Svarik agreed the day before to take care of healing of all three kids, and also that they are cutting first bit of index finger, too - it's just been a little while, I completely forgot... XD will we just assume it hapoened so, or tgat other two healings are delayed until tomorrow? I didn't want to be sloppy, I guess I looked forward to the play nearing very much, so some details slipped :) we also forgot Senecio's pup he named Pancake, but dhe is very friendly, naybe we can say she grew to love the kids and theatre and is spending most time with people there? :)

[Mirach]

(OOC: Let's just assume everything that the characters promised happened. When it takes a month to play a day and we have dozens of other things to think about, it makes the characters rather amnesiac :D As to all the pets, we didn't really establish whose characters they are, so they get firgotten most of the time, and they aren't really much of a character to make it interesting to play them, either. So I'd just assume that all pets are taken care of and following their owner when it's possible. Shall we finally get to the play then?)

[VisAnastasis]

( Ooc: yes, I am in for that, I think the okay was first mentioned in the middle of 2017 or around that time, so it's indeed exciting we are getting to it :D
Where should we begin? Quick update on characters, Hans will be helping Senecio with last preparations and in meantime balancing out Being guests as they arrive, Xia after she returns from flight is helping out Sage at ballroom, Conrad is with Svarik, Alpha Centauri will be helping Hans handle the quests when he arrives, and Eros will be convinced to stsy, but will mostly keep to himself. Erdel hasn't arrived from mission in the mountains yet, so that leaves Tide who is with Death and Jake, as they are building Death his own little wooden house indoors. Where to start? :) Notes: the day before Hans and Senecio also ordered lot of special flower bouquets, so they will probably arrive around afternoon before play too. )

[Mirach]

(OOC: I fear I forgot a lot from the play too, if I miss something, could you remind me? And ok, let's get to the flowers now.)

Everything on the stage was ready for the play and Senecio was just putting on his make-up when the order of flowers arrived to the theatre.

[VisAnastasis]

( OOC: No worries, I've been rereading some bits and pieces recently, I think I recall a lot from it, and if needed I'll reread to refresh the memory :) Btw, regarding flowers, Tide didn't have the time to get any big bouquet for Senecio, as he arrived too late, but Alpha Centauri came and helped him get a little something made, so it will be delivered along with Hans's bouquet ;)

Everyone was surprised at the quantity and quality that came, as all actors, even small kids, got little bouquets. But there were some that were real stars. One of them was a bouquet that Senecio ordered for Hans, which had combination of unusual flowers and expensive pralines that were put on green sticks, and decorated with leaves to look like flowers themselves. Hans was taken aback and delighted, and while bouqueets for children had a praline each, Hans seemed delighted to try out his, and share the sweets with children, leaving couple for Tide.
Another star was indeed a bouquet Hans bought for Senecio, to make everyone envious. It was one that had huge amount of red roses, pearls and peacock feathers, put together tastfully and beutifully, with intricate care ( I imagine something really big and grand, like, one of those bigggest bouquets in the world images: https://www.mycoolbin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Arena-Flowers-Worlds-Most-Expensive-Valentines-Day-Bouquet_1.jpg )
There was something just behind it, though - someone that didn't come with flower arrangers, butindependently. It was a little Melody, in a child form, with long flowy golden hair, and a flowy white dress. She was hopping lightly, looking like a fairy tale flower child, out of place, turning heads. She was here with the purpose though - even from distance, Senecio could see she was carrying a pot with a flower in it, but it was covered in a white sheat to conceal the surprise.

[Mirach]

Senecio was glowing with pride about getting the magnificent bouquet he always secretly wished for and didn't notice Melody at first.