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From:

anxiouscat

Mmmh, it's fine. I get it.

[ He has to be very careful changing over to the game. Lest he disturb the coiled Stringbean in his lap.

Tap tap, swapping over, he hands the controller to Luz and then leans back. ]

I'll just watch for a little... All the travel kindof wore me out.

[ Give him like, 30-60 mins and some snacks? He'll be fine. ]

From:

a_cute_batata

Thanks. I'm sure I can be pretty annoying to some people at times.

[Luz thought, funnily enough, of Aubrey here. She was sure that she probably drove the girl a little crazy when they first met, and how Luz wouldn't let her dismiss her when they first met and she made her angry. It reminded Luz that no matter how much she thought she improved, she was still not exempt from being too much].

Get comfy and grab a few pillows! Although I have more stuffed animals than pillows per say.

They're just as good as pillows though!

From:

anxiouscat

I think... Everyone can be a little annoying to someone, sometimes. As long as you're interesting to be around... I'll like you.

[ He gives a little shrug. His definition of interesting specifically? Who knows... but hopefully she gets his jist.

Kenma settles back into pillows and stuffed animals alive, comfy and idly smiling while she gets started on gaming. Oh, and snacks, with Stringbean on him! ]

They are... Sunny's got more plushes than floor space, I think. It's really comfy.

From:

a_cute_batata

In that case, I sure hope I'm interesting!

[Luz was fairly certain she WAS, but that could be a purely subjective thing, right?

Luz made a space for a few of her stuffed animals to prop her up, and she started the game right off].

Oh right! How did you two wind up an item anyway?

From:

anxiouscat

I think you are, for now.

[ There's a hint of teasing in his voice, settling back and bundling a few more plushes into his side. Maximum comfy achieved. ]

Oh... when I arrived... There were these flower crowns the locals wanted us to make.

[ He hums along, glancing away with a hint of blush. ]

We both made rose crowns and happened to see each other...
At first it was the magic, but we got along so well it kindof just... stayed?

From:

a_cute_batata

I'll take it!

[Luz is just taking things slow for right now. And slow was starting to work].

Oh right, I remember that! That was how I met my friend Aubrey again! I think they were torturing her with that stuff!

AW! That's cute! I'm glad you guys found each other! I haven't spoken to Sunny in a while, and every time I do, I see...well. Something strange, I think.

[Like another person, somehow].

From:

anxiouscat

Mmmhm. I don't really talk to Aubrey much... But she's close with Sunny.

[ He doesn't actually know many of Sunny's friends that well, they kindof do their own thing. It works surprisingly well? ]

Thanks...
And you met... Amity? Back on the isles, right? How'd you two end up together?

[ He remembers something about a slowburn friendship? ]

From:

a_cute_batata

For me its the opposite, but I have to change that. I really need to hang with Sunny again.

[That was probably a good thing]?

Sure!

Oh, right. I actually met Willow first, and at the time the two of them were at opposite ends of the popularity polls. I helped Willow get a good grade acting as a magical being, and Amity was trying to expose me. Actually, she really didn't like me at the time!

From:

anxiouscat

Maybe we can... organize something as a bigger group.

[ He's floating the idea, partially so that he doesn't have to do as much. When a bunch of people hang out he can usually sit in a corner and do his own thing. Ideal.

Enemies to lovers trope... ]

Mmmh, and you kindof just... grew closer as stuff happened?

From:

a_cute_batata

If you're comfortable with that, sure! We just have to find place, organize it a little, and it could be pretty fun!

[Luz would probably do all the organizing, she had no problem with that!

Yup, that was totally that]!

I wound up seeing more of her, and I started to notice that the stuff she was setting for herself was really not her wants, but someone else's. When she started to realize that and we talked more, I think she figured out there was something more she wanted from me.

And I was...kinda dumb and didn't think that was possible until much later, when I realize the feelings I had for Amity were just dormant until I realized I might have a chance.

From:

anxiouscat

[ Kenma goes quiet for a little bit, listening to Luz while she games. That's not a bad thing either, it's easier for him if someone else is talking. His head can bob along with a few agreeing sounds, one hand settling over stringbean to offer careful pats.

Do palismans like pats? He's not sure... ]

Mmmh... sounds like you two were... really close by the time you got together, right?

[ Not that he has anywhere to go from that, just acknowledging. He lets silence take over for a little bit, giving Luz an opportunity to bring anything up. or just a chance to settle down into games for a bit while they both recover. ]

From:

a_cute_batata

[When you got Luz going, it was honestly hard for her to stop! With the game on and Luz finally getting comfortable, she was finding it easier to just let her mind wander a bit.

And yes, they do. Also tummy rubs].

The hardest part was getting us to admit it to each other, honestly. We were so awkward and dumb, the house demon wound up nudging Amity to the house, having ME make a fool of myself, and so finally I got the courage to go up to her and admit that I wanted her in my life for however long I'd be in the Isles, and so I formally asked to go out with her.

It was pretty cute, if I do say so myself.

From:

anxiouscat

[ Honestly, that worked out pretty well for him. The less he had to talk the better, unless it was about the game. His hands are kept busy with Stringbean, patting, brushing, even giving belly rubs if they roll over to prompt him! How curious!

But he is listening, head bobbing along as she explains, faintly smiling or glancing over. ]

It sounds cute... I'm glad it worked out, though...

[ Brush brush. ]

What's a house demon?

From:

a_cute_batata

[Aw so cute! Stringbean is enjoying the attention, making small hissing sounds and curling around Kenma's palm. Luz, of course, is still intent on getting items to create some different things for her character].

Oh sure! We had a few bumps, but now we're pretty devoted to each other! Kinda reminds me of how I met Aubrey initially, now that I think about it.

[Hissss].

A demon that guards the house, what else?

From:

anxiouscat

[ Scritch scritch scritch. ]

Right... Of course.

[ Blink, sharp eyes peeer over. ]

Just because it wants to or?...

From:

a_cute_batata

[HISSSsssssSSSSS.

Looks like you have a a fan].

Hmm?

Oh, they want to. Once a house demon gets to know the people inside, they get very attached.

And it might be weird, but it's also kind of endearing.

From:

anxiouscat

Right... Different kind of demon I guess?

They're always the bad guy or enemy in games where I'm from.

[ Maybe that's just a non-magic human trope. ]

From:

a_cute_batata

Most definitely, but Hooty is...very unique.

In my fantasy games, yes, but in the Isles? They're just as different as humans, some good, some bad.

[She's played them too. There were some similarities but also quite a few things humans didn't even know about].

From:

anxiouscat

Mmmh... makes sense. I think.

Hooty? [ Scritch, scritch, brush. ] Were they... a big owl? Or was the name not related.

[ He gets the sense sometimes things ARE as simple as they seem. ]

From:

a_cute_batata

Oh, he doesn't.

[HIisssSSSS].

Hooty is the house demon my mentor Eda lives with. And...I actually still can't accurately explain who or WHAT he is. But he did help bring me and my girlfriend together and is really sweet mostly!

When he isn't creepy, of course.

From:

anxiouscat

Right... Some kind of, strange magical creature? How powerful are house demons?

[ He's slowly forming a picture here, though it still seems a bit wild. ]

Ah, there's a tough challenge ahead... Watch out for that.

From:

a_cute_batata

Apparently powerful enough to get your girlfriend and bring her to our basement.

[And Amity hadn't even BEEN Luz's girlfriend until Hooty intervened so...there was that strange fact, that they were a couple largely thanks to Hooty].

But how powerful Hooty is will always be a mystery.

I've learned to take the good and the bad with him.

From:

anxiouscat

I'm still not used to all that magic stuff. It sounds like a really interesting place.

[ Fantastical is probably the word. He leans back at last, hand now casually resting over stringbean while warm frame leans towards Luz, watching her play-

Slowly, silence falls again. And Kenma's happy to watch her play until she's chilled out and a bit more unwound after a stressful week or two. ]

From:

a_cute_batata

It's always rough for people when they're adjusting to coming from a world that isn't like that. The Boiling Isles blew my mind when I first arrived, and a little afterward too, if I'm honest about it.

[String bean was kind of wrapping herself around Kenma, and seemed to be watching the two of them with interest. It was Luz, though, that interrupted the silence after a bit].

Thank, Kenma. I feel a little more in control now than I did a few days ago, if that makes sense.

From:

anxiouscat

[ His movements slow and almost stop the more Stringbean wraps around him, a bit more careful with the not-snake coiling his arms and sides a bit. Just a hint of a smile down.

His eyes peek, lifting a brow and tilting to match Stringbean's gaze as if asking a question... and then it follows over to Luz. ]

Yeah... It makes sense to me.

I'm glad to hear... I was worried about you for a while.