SCP CMO post

[moonlightbeast]

This is for threads involving any of my characters at thefoundation.

Here's a list of my characters:

Red | backspacing
Kon | soulcandy
Atsushi Nakajima, BEAST version | moonlightbeast
Gabriel Reyes | stepsinshadows
Watanuki Kimihiro | foundfate
John Kazehama (Egbert) | guileturncoat / windyheir
Marona | genkigravekeeper

WARNING: some threads may be NSFW or contain triggering material.

Comments

[windyheir]

...yeah? Like, he flirts shamelessly with all women and has a bunch of angry girls who are mad about their hearts getting broken.

[Don't make him cite textual evidence on this, plz.]

1/2

[prayerwheel]

Then you certainly succeeded in that part of your act!

[ Her hand tightens on her lance ]

[prayerwheel]

[ It doesn't go anywhere. She just digs the end of it into the grass and takes a deep, long breath before continuing. ]

I need you to understand some things.

[ why she reacted so strongly, mainly. why it hurt her as much as it did. ]

This sort of thing only exists in books nowadays, I've seen. But I do come from a place with magic, and curses, and dragons, and princesses, and the knights that save them from towers.

When I was young, I actually was kidnapped. [ like the stories ] Taken from my bed, in the castle I lived in. I was supposed to act as a bargaining chip, because my home country had kidnapped a princess from their kingdom.

But it...never went through. No one cared. My stepfather...either wanted this princess so bad he couldn't give me up in return, or he didn't care enough about my return that he didn't bother. [ a bit of both, she guesses ] That was the second time I had to live in a land that didn't want me. When I was young, I--

[ ..............

she holds out her hand

help her out here, with your de-cursifying powers ]

[windyheir]

[Technically he can de-cursify her without touching her, but he gets the feeling that this isn't entirely about curses. So he reaches over and takes her hand, gently holding it in his own.]

It's okay, I'm listening.

[prayerwheel]

[ She smiles thinly. ]

My kingdom, the one I was born into, was obliterated.

[ there's another crack in her voice, and her grip on his hand goes tight ]

We'd allied with a patron dragon thousands of years ago, and he descended into madness. My father...was one of many from the royal family who kept up a friendship with him, out of the kindness of his heart, but...it didn't matter. All of the First Dragons are destined to lose their minds, eventually. He killed my father, and went on a rampage. Destroyed the land, razed the buildings, killed almost all of our citizens. The ones he didn't, he kept around as slaves.

So my mother took me and fled. And...she met the king of Nohr, and they fell in love, and she became his second queen. But he--had a lot of jealous lovers. Concubines vying for his affections, because he was weak to love. They nearly all killed each other. So, of course, they wanted nothing to do with...with this new queen, and her daughter, who had more of a claim to the throne than the king's bastard children did.

[ so.

there's reason #1

don't play games for people's love, friends ]

[windyheir]

[...ah.]

That...that's quite the story, yeah.

I'm sorry. That that happened to your and your mom, I mean.

[prayerwheel]

....don't you get it?

[ quietly

she lets go of his hand ]

It was--I kept thinking "did I do something wrong?"

I--I don't...know what happened in that booth. The booth with the cups. [ when Vanitas messed with him and he came out blushing ] But when I saw you two come out of there I just felt...bad, and ugly, and jealous, like I'd missed something. Was I supposed to have said something faster? Spent more time with you, rather than by myself?

I thought..."Isn't this what you're supposed to do when you fancy someone? Tell them? Did I pick the wrong song? Did I sing it badly?" It felt like I was--competing, or something, and I was losing, so I had to do something, or I wouldn't get to say anything to you at all.

[ ...... ]

But...wasn't that exactly what his concubines were doing? Fooling themselves into thinking they had a chance when the king was married to my mother? Deluding myself into thinking there was something between us when you only had eyes for him?

[windyheir]

...

[He certainly feels guilty, and that feeling of guilt grows with each passing moment. He knew this was going to be a problem, flirty people always cause heartbreak like this. The unfortunate thing is that, unlike many of those flirty people, he cares too much about everyone to just ignore their hurt feelings.]

It's not about 'fast', or anything like that. You're my friend. I care about you, and I always have. And it was so, so easy to use that to be flirty, which is what I did for the sake of looking like 'him'.

I shouldn't have done it. All it did was hurt you and make you feel those negative feelings, and I'm sorry for that.

[prayerwheel]

[ there's a long, long pause ]

Then I need to hear you say it. Very clearly. That there never was anything there and it was all empty flirting.

[ .......... ]

Because, this...gods, look at me. Ingway asked me to marry him, and I'm still feeling miserable over you.

[ she wants to get over it. but it's hard. ]

[windyheir]

You- You agreed to marry him when you're still upset about all of this?

[AZURA PLZ]

[prayerwheel]

I never said I didn't love him.

[ hefting up the lance ]

Look at this. Have you ever seen an engagement gemstone of this size?

[ /recordscratch ]

[windyheir]

[The worst part is that if the stone is what he thinks it is, then that was a very personal gift with a lot of meaning to it.

And John is immediately jumping off the bench to put some distance between himself and Azura.]

Dude! If you're that serious with him, then why are you even here in the first place? This whole conversation is like 12 layers of inappropriate!

I don't like you like that. You're my friend, and ONLY my friend. I'm sorry I led you on. Even if it was for what I thought was a good reason, I shouldn't have done that. You gotta accept that here.

[prayerwheel]

[ frowning ]

Because I wanted closure. I asked to meet you with the intentions of closing things on my side for good. I didn't expect anything else. Ah, after all, how can I be with someone if I'm still hung up on a second person...?

Ingway knows I'm here, anyway.

[ a pause ]

Thank you. And now...it is my turn to apologize to you.

[windyheir]

[That. Is actually really good, because he definitely is all for closing out the romance thing and just being friends only. The last bit is what confuses him, though.]

Why? You haven't done anything to me that needs apologizing.

[prayerwheel]

You said "what would make me happiest is seeing you find something that makes you happy."

But I said that wasn't likely to happen. And...I was wrong.

[ Azura closes her eyes, and smiles faintly. It's a touch sad, but ultimately accepting. ]

Our present conversation aside, I'm quite happy.

[ ....... ]

Thank you...for properly introducing me to someone I've come to love very much. Ingway is someone who makes me the happiest I've ever felt.

[windyheir]

[OH. That, yeah, he can accept that one.

He's also relaxed a bit and is smiling now, because he's honestly happy for her.]

He's a good guy, yeah. And if he's the one who makes you happy, then I'm happy for you too. And I'm glad I introduced the two of you to each other.

[prayerwheel]

For a given value of "good," as he's said himself. [ he straight up told her he wasn't a good person!!

Azura wipes at her eyes with her sleeve, and--oh. She didn't fully cry this time, just teared up a bit. Victory. ]

I suppose I could have said all of that in fewer words, goodness. I'm sorry, ah...rambling on and telling you about my childhood, how embarrassing.

[ sniffling a little. ]

You truly do have a brilliant smile. [ like, entirely aesthetically. this doofus gets happy and his entire face lights up. ] I'm glad I can still see it, because...I do want you to be happy, no matter what path you take. That hasn't changed. Just, er--if you'll have me, I'd like to keep standing by you. As your friend.

[ if that's not too awkward

clean slate, John? ]

[windyheir]

It's alright. Knowing where you've been is important to understanding who you are now.

[It's definitely not too awkward, they can start with a clean slate. So he holds out his hand, offering it to her for a handshake.]

And I'd like to keep standing by you too, as a friend.

[prayerwheel]

[ Azura stands up with her lance in hand, and--a handshake. Really, John? It makes her laugh a little, but sure. She shakes. ]

I do have one more, very vital question for you.

[ ............... ]

Was the novelization of the Blade Runner movie as bad as I thought it was?

[ and we're back into shitpost territory now that the feelings have been settled ]