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[Something something they had to reschedule but anyway Lahabrea has asked Five over for a night of seduction. Sup.]
[ And he already took a potion so good timing!! He will be showing up at Baritones once invited ]
Well. I'm ready to be seduced.
Well. I'm ready to be seduced.
[He laughs and steps back to let Five in. His hair is up per request but he is also in a simple sleeveless teal dress that goes to about mid thigh, the skirt loose and flaring rather than tight. He's also in stockings and matching high heels. Even light makeup.]
Good, that is the plan after all. But dinner first.
[He offers Five his arm.]
Good, that is the plan after all. But dinner first.
[He offers Five his arm.]
[ Lahabrea always looks stunning, but it's especially nice to see him dressed up for him and he takes a few moments to appreciate it, eyes lingering on his figure before he takes his arm and leans in to kiss his cheek ]
You look beautiful.
You look beautiful.
[He looks rather pleased at the praise even if the idea was to look nice for Five after all.]
And you look handsome as always.
[He'll walk them towards one of the many doors in the hall but, a newer one.]
And you look handsome as always.
[He'll walk them towards one of the many doors in the hall but, a newer one.]
Hmm. A little while ago? I do not know if anyone has really had use for it.
[He'll open the door to a garden at night.
There are three main sections of the garden. The first, the one you walk out into, is a well maintained and manicured stately flower garden. Filled with towering hedges and rose trellises, great swathes of flowers, and white stone paths with benches and fountains discretely placed here and there it is an easy place to get lost on a walk, admiring the flowers.
If you take the straight path through, though, you'll find stone stairs leading down to the second part of the garden. This part is wilder, not entirely overgrown but less manicured. The place is more open, though some of the wild growth does make for easy places to rest in the shade and admire the flora. Flowering and fruiting trees are around here, and if you go along the flagstone path you'll eventually come to a copse of blooming cherry trees by a lake filled with flowering lotuses--all the flowers in bloom in both sections of the garden, in fact, may not exactly be seasonal with each other, but that's just how it is here. It's a perfect place for a picnic though.
The final part of the garden isn't a "section" so much as the differences of night and day. Birds and butterflies frequent the place during the daytime, indeed, it all looks very normal. Frogs sing by the lake, and there's the occasional squirrel.
At night, however, it gets a little eerie. Ethereal moths with glowing wings, both tiny and giant varieties, and fireflies in different colors grace the gardens. Not to mention the way the flowers have their own unique glows. And some flowers only open at night, softly bio-luminescent, whether they should be or not.
The view of the stars from the garden is unmatched.
A phone app to turn on the distant sounds and lights of city as background to the garden, day or night, is installed on all Baritones phones by default.
He's got the distant city sounds setting on of course, since that was specifically for Five.]
[He'll open the door to a garden at night.
There are three main sections of the garden. The first, the one you walk out into, is a well maintained and manicured stately flower garden. Filled with towering hedges and rose trellises, great swathes of flowers, and white stone paths with benches and fountains discretely placed here and there it is an easy place to get lost on a walk, admiring the flowers.
If you take the straight path through, though, you'll find stone stairs leading down to the second part of the garden. This part is wilder, not entirely overgrown but less manicured. The place is more open, though some of the wild growth does make for easy places to rest in the shade and admire the flora. Flowering and fruiting trees are around here, and if you go along the flagstone path you'll eventually come to a copse of blooming cherry trees by a lake filled with flowering lotuses--all the flowers in bloom in both sections of the garden, in fact, may not exactly be seasonal with each other, but that's just how it is here. It's a perfect place for a picnic though.
The final part of the garden isn't a "section" so much as the differences of night and day. Birds and butterflies frequent the place during the daytime, indeed, it all looks very normal. Frogs sing by the lake, and there's the occasional squirrel.
At night, however, it gets a little eerie. Ethereal moths with glowing wings, both tiny and giant varieties, and fireflies in different colors grace the gardens. Not to mention the way the flowers have their own unique glows. And some flowers only open at night, softly bio-luminescent, whether they should be or not.
The view of the stars from the garden is unmatched.
A phone app to turn on the distant sounds and lights of city as background to the garden, day or night, is installed on all Baritones phones by default.
He's got the distant city sounds setting on of course, since that was specifically for Five.]
[Good morning. It's too early for Taishos, but there's a strangled noise not far from a shout, and quite suddenly there's hands on Five. One curling in his shirt but the other goes to his throat. Vergil's wings are all spread out wide too, making himself big and intimidating.
The look on his face is absolutely terrified and half-crazed, hyperventilating. He doesn't seem to even really be looking at Five.]
The look on his face is absolutely terrified and half-crazed, hyperventilating. He doesn't seem to even really be looking at Five.]
[ WHAT A GOOD THING THAT HE STOPPED SLEEPING WITH KNIFE AND GUN UNDER HIS PILLOW SINCE HE JOINED ROOMS WITH VERGIL.
Otherwise this would escalate quickly.
As it stands he's just awakening suddenly and though there is the urge to reach under his pillow for a weapon, fortunately he finds nothing. It takes him a few seconds to really go past his own confusion but fortunately after his death last time, survival instincts kick in and he immediately calls a common law with NO ONE CAN BE KILLED ]
Jesus Vergil you don't have to strangle me if I'm snoring, waking me up normally will do just fine.
[ he knows that's likely not what's going on, but he has to keep his cool as much as possible ]
Otherwise this would escalate quickly.
As it stands he's just awakening suddenly and though there is the urge to reach under his pillow for a weapon, fortunately he finds nothing. It takes him a few seconds to really go past his own confusion but fortunately after his death last time, survival instincts kick in and he immediately calls a common law with NO ONE CAN BE KILLED ]
Jesus Vergil you don't have to strangle me if I'm snoring, waking me up normally will do just fine.
[ he knows that's likely not what's going on, but he has to keep his cool as much as possible ]
[ It takes his breath away the moment he's inside. The garden itself is beautiful and full of life, and it's one of those rooms that he knows he'd find calming whenever things go south. But it's the care of adding details such as city sounds and lights that really get to him, since he can tell that must be something they thought of specifically for him. Who else would be so attached to that, after all? ]
This is truly incredible. You guys keep outdoing yourselves.
This is truly incredible. You guys keep outdoing yourselves.
[He smiles and kisses Five's cheek.]
The city was Hades's touch. Ever does he consider your comforts even when I might forget.
[He slips his hand into Five's to lead him down a path lit almost entirely by mysteriously glowing flowers until they reach... candles lining the way, and surrounding a small table set with food, wine and some more glowing flowers and candles.]
The city was Hades's touch. Ever does he consider your comforts even when I might forget.
[He slips his hand into Five's to lead him down a path lit almost entirely by mysteriously glowing flowers until they reach... candles lining the way, and surrounding a small table set with food, wine and some more glowing flowers and candles.]
[ He can't hide the soft smile on his face when Lahabrea points out it was Hades' idea. Of course he's always thinking of his comforts.
But he does hold onto Lahabrea's hand, squeezing it lightly as he takes a good look at the flowers surrounding them and then at the table already set ]
Oh. That is quite romantic.
But he does hold onto Lahabrea's hand, squeezing it lightly as he takes a good look at the flowers surrounding them and then at the table already set ]
Oh. That is quite romantic.
[He pulls a chair out for Five, bowing.]
That was the idea. Of I am to seduce you I wish to do so properly, at least this time.
That was the idea. Of I am to seduce you I wish to do so properly, at least this time.
As if you don't always do that properly.
[ he'll sit down when prompted to, smiling at Lahabrea and clearly already charmed ]
And all this good effort certainly deserves its own reward.
[ he'll sit down when prompted to, smiling at Lahabrea and clearly already charmed ]
And all this good effort certainly deserves its own reward.
[He sits across from him and looks at him quite fondly.]
I have hardly begun. And you are worth every effort and more, my friend.
[He does pour them wine. Dinner is... contrary to the fancy setup, burgers.]
I have hardly begun. And you are worth every effort and more, my friend.
[He does pour them wine. Dinner is... contrary to the fancy setup, burgers.]
[ That suits him a lot better - but he expects Lahabrea to have picked that because of it ]
Coming from someone I admire and cherish so much, that really does feel nice. Thank you.
But I should at least be a gentleman and ask how your day has gone.
Coming from someone I admire and cherish so much, that really does feel nice. Thank you.
But I should at least be a gentleman and ask how your day has gone.
[It's a good thing too that he didn't have a sword in reach! Look at all this trust between old men. Shame about trauma.
He grinds his teeth and snarls but even the hand on Five's throat is trembling. And his eyes slowly start to focus when he hears that voice, even though it seems so far off. It takes another moment to register recognition, but at least his grip starts to loosen.]
Five...
[It's practically a sob, quiet and hoarse.]
He grinds his teeth and snarls but even the hand on Five's throat is trembling. And his eyes slowly start to focus when he hears that voice, even though it seems so far off. It takes another moment to register recognition, but at least his grip starts to loosen.]
Five...
[It's practically a sob, quiet and hoarse.]
[ he has to cough and catch his breath when vergil finally lets him go, and he’s tense and on edge but he tries to focus on the matter at hand, first. He brings a hand to his beck, over his scar, and then just looks at Vergil ]
It’s fine, you’re here with me now. Come here.
[ and he will try to pull him into a hug ]
It’s fine, you’re here with me now. Come here.
[ and he will try to pull him into a hug ]
[Everything in him tenses, breath falling harder still until he's just wheezing. But he doesn't fight at least.]
It's -- fine. Sorry.
[There's nothing remotely convincing in his voice, that's the biggest lie ever??]
It's -- fine. Sorry.
[There's nothing remotely convincing in his voice, that's the biggest lie ever??]
[No there's no way for Five to tell he's not okay, this is all totally normal?? Just a bit of strangling?
It takes a moment to parse the question but eventually he starts to return the hug, enough to cling to the back of Five's shirt anyway.]
I don't want to go anywhere.
It takes a moment to parse the question but eventually he starts to return the hug, enough to cling to the back of Five's shirt anyway.]
I don't want to go anywhere.
[He holds too tight, like Five's going to disappear if he doesn't keep hold.]
Your voice...
[It's hard to get out when he's started sobbing at some point in the quiet, almost entirely silent and still until now. He presses his face into Five's shoulder as he realises it.]
Your voice...
[It's hard to get out when he's started sobbing at some point in the quiet, almost entirely silent and still until now. He presses his face into Five's shoulder as he realises it.]
Ever so gentlemanly. When you wish to be. I have been working on our goals, as usual. But tell me about your own.
[ seeing vergil like this is worrying, but he just nods and brings his hand to the top of his head, stroking his hair gently and not bringing attention to the fact he's crying. ]
... Hades always read things to me, when I'm upset. Would you like me to do the same?
... Hades always read things to me, when I'm upset. Would you like me to do the same?
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