whatdeheckisdat | 004 - [Action/Written]

004 - [Action/Written]

[When had Dhaos returned to Luceti...? On the first of August, as he recalled. With the kidnapping effect in place, the confusion in its subsequent removal, the return of Luceti Land, and the draft, Dhaos has had little time to reflect on anything that has happened since then. But now that everything has quieted down again, he can think...

If you are content to wait and let time take its course, then the world will have returned to nothingness long before you recall your purpose.

Those words were not meant for Dhaos, but the truth in them rang clear in his ears. Time might not move while he stays in Luceti, but he is no closer to saving Derris-Kharlan than he was when he arrived-- or when he left. And he's been in Luceti for half a year now. Regardless of how helpless he might seem, sitting here and doing nothing would get him nowhere. There was a planet waiting for him.

He doesn't trust the humans and half elves. Arche is an enemy. Kratos is a mystery. Yuan, while apparently trustworthy as far as Dhaos has seen, already knows more than him-- and is too intelligent for Dhaos to risk widening the knowledge gap between them by telling him what he knows. That leaves one person-- the one person from Aselia Dhaos knew for absolute certain would never intentionally compromise him.]

[Written, Filtered to Martel: 80%]

Forgive me, but there is

[The filter breaks.

...

Dhaos closes the journal and hurls it into the opposite wall. Sorry, Luceti, no announcements from him. Feel free to question the filter failure-- or not.

Anywho, regardless of his mood when she arrives,

lostinmyway has decided it's about time she fulfilled that promise to introduce Dhaos to all her friends. If you are on Grune's CR chart, if you have ever spoken to Grune even once, or even if you've never met either of them in your life, Grune wants you to meet Dhaos. Come make the poor Demon King's life as awkward as possible! He's also available at night, as always.]

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Hmm.... [She thinks for a while, then points to a patch of grass surrounded by flowers.] What about there?

[Apparently arbitrarily selected patch of grass, check.] Be careful not to step on the flowers, then.

[Pommy cheerfully but carefully picks his way through the garden, his box of baked goods balanced on his head. It's easy for him to avoid trampling on Grune's flowers, being the tiny little thing that he is.]

[And Grune knows her own garden inside out, so avoiding stepping on the flowers is also easy for her.

Once they get to the designated spot, Grune sits down on the grass, all the better to spend time with Pommy. Come on down, Dhaos!]

[Dhaos is careful enough that easy or not, he's not going to be stepping on any flowers, but like the giant party pooper he is he discreetly stands behind Grune so she won't ask him to sit down.

Seriously, Dhaos, give it up.]

[Pommy scoots closer -- much closer -- to Grune's side before opening the box of treats. Then he notices Dhaos standing behind Grune. It's a little hard not to, considering that Dhaos is towering over the two of them and kinda sorta blocking the nice sunlight as a result, shit son why you gotta be like that. :|a]

Myu? Isn't Dhaos going to sit down, too?

It's very comfortable here. You should sit with us.

[Come on, Dhaos. Don't be such a stick in the mud.]

[Nnnope, he's apparently not feeling as inclined to follow directions in the presence of a tiny pink marshmallow thing. You two can eat without your sunlight, man.

...

He, uh, shakes his head.]

...I am fine as I am.

[Pommy shrugs, insofar as much as a creature without shoulders can shrug, and hands an oatmeal cookie to Grune while also taking one for himself.]

[Grune takes the cookie with one hand and draws Pommy to her with the other (possibly into her lap, lucky little thing), but she's not quite done with Dhaos. She looks way, way up at him in mild concern.]

Oh, but if you stay up there, you won't be able to have any of the treats Pommy brought.

[This really is a pointless thing to be arguing about...]

I am not hungry. [Tough, she's going to be feeding you all day.]

[please hold, Pommy's mind is currently offline at the moment due to being in the lap of a pretty lady]

Are you sure?

[Careful, Dhaos, or you're going to lose your lady to the pink marshmallow thing.]

Quite sure.

[The pink marshmallow thing probably knows better than to do anything too daring in someone else's presence.

~~Hopefully.~~

...You're lucky you're adorable, Pommy, really.]

[You're lucky that Pommy's mind doesn't go any farther than "ME WANT ~~HONEYCOMB~~ CUDDLES. AND FOOD." He settles himself a little bit better in Grune's lap.]

So how did Dhaos grow up so fast, if he was just a kid a few weeks ago? Doesn't it usually take a few years for people to grow up like that? [He is only vaguely aware of the concept of mallynapping.]

Oh, no, this is the other Dhaos. [Pommy must have gotten a little mixed up.]

...It does indeed. You must be mistaken.

[He's... going to go along with this for now. It's horribly awkward (and will become even moreso if someone not quite as dull as Grune speaks up), but better than dealing with mental cheek-squishing if either Pommy or Grune thinks he makes an adorable child.]

Myu...Pommy supposes so...

[He is so confused, but he'll let it go for the moment because there is good food and good Grune.]

I wonder when we'll see the other Dhaos again.

[She misses him. He was a good friend, and she enjoyed spending time with him. When he comes back, they'll have to bake cookies again.]

[...If Grune is good for anything, it certainly is distraction.]

Given the nature of this place, you will most likely have to wait some time.

[He would normally say that it would be a good thing if 'the other Dhaos' never returned, but... well. At least Dhaos would not be at all surprised if the Malnosso decided to pull that again.]

When the other Dhaos comes back, we can go hunting for four-leaf clovers again too!

Oh, yes, that's a very good idea. I hope he comes back soon.

[She tilts her head way back to look up at Dhaos.] And then he can meet you, and you can become friends.

[If this is an unconscious request for him to sit down, he's not listening. He's too busy trying to imagine how such a meeting would play out.]

...If he would like, then yes.

[Pommy chews thoughtfully on his cookie.]

Pommy's friend Bomberman once said he met other versions of himself, too, so maybe this is like that.

Do you think so?

[Dhaos and the other Dhaos only share the same name, so isn't it a little different?]

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