Can there be peace..?

[mistaken_for_monster]

[Between the hospital and the battle, Volya's return to base was less than graceful what with Interitus slouching in and lazily grounding itself before Volya just flopped out of the creature before gently being lowered to the floor where he proceeded to lie facedown on the ground and is very unwilling to get up. Too tired. Of course Interitus wasn't too happy with that for reasons, and thus a vine proceeded to poke him in the side.]

Mmrgh... not now. go way... wanna rest.

[Poke. poke. poke.]

Water you later. Lemme sleep..

[PokePokePokePokePokePoke.]

Okay okay... geez..

[Volya struggles to get up, stumbling and grumbling over to the watering can a short distance away before returning to drizzle its contents on his partner, who cooed happily... comment on the ridiculousness of what you're seeing?]

Comments

[star_of_sad]

You've been through a lot recently. Let me at least do this for you, okay?

[Setsuko gently attempts to take the can off Volya's hands.]

[empress_without_a_throne]

... How much water does a big thing like that need?

[mistaken_for_monster]

Not a lot actually... I'm just thinking he likes being pampered like this. I guess I'm too used to treating him well to stop though.

[mistaken_for_monster]

Its fine I can-

[Aaand Interitus gives him a light nudge on the leg, prompting Volya to allow the can to be taken.]

Okay..

[empress_without_a_throne]

Well, considering how he helped bail you out back there, I think he's especially earned this watering session.

And you know... this really takes me back.

[star_of_sad]

I'm glad Interitus was lurking underground back then.

[Water the giant plant monster. Now that's not something you do everyday. Unless you're Volya that is.]

He saved us both. I'm pretty sure.

[mistaken_for_monster]

Considering that my second rescue of the day ended up with a car getting cut in half he probably did.

[Poor Willis.]

Really? How?

[mistaken_for_monster]

He did... I don't know how he does it but its like he's always around when I need him.

[Interitus continues to coo happily at the watering, clearly appreciating it regardless of who was handling the can.]

[star_of_sad]

For how long do you two know each other?

[mistaken_for_monster]

Almost a year I guess... feels like longer.

[If only because of how he had to live during that time.]

[star_of_sad]

Is this why these knights are after you?

[empress_without_a_throne]

Well... back when I was a kid-

[From her shadow, out crawls the DuskBird in its avian form, giving Mizuki something to lean against as she continued her story, and occasionally look up in amusement.]

... For a while, I just thought this was a pet bird. I thought it was an animal, so my subconscious had it behave as such. A little pet that turned out to be a whole lot more.

[mistaken_for_monster]

Actually they tried to kill me before Interitus found me. But I guess him saving me gave them even more of a reason...

[There was a plaintive whine from the large creature, a rather odd noise considering his size and general appearance.]

-Its okay... I don't blame you. I'd be dead if you didn't save me anyway.-

[mistaken_for_monster]

[Kind of hard to imagine you as a kid Mizuki, then again you ARE ten years old... not that Volya knows that. Still, the story has him thinking.]

...Do you think Interitus might be the same somehow? Like... there's more to him than what he is right now?

[This earned a curious look from the plant thing, its eyes looking curiously at the Duskbird as a vine reached out to curiously poke at the newcomer.]

[star_of_sad]

[Water, water...]

The fact that a big monster came to your rescue...

It probably makes them think they were right all along to target you.

[empress_without_a_throne]

Maybe... but I know next to nothing about it. It could just be an actual sentient being.

[As the DuskBird's poked, Mizuki pauses for a moment, before smiles and closes her eyes. Just this once... she can let the DuskBird be a bird again. And almost immediately the DuskBird begins to return the poking with curious pecking of its own.]

[cloningblues]

[Asagi watches this scene with a "I'm not even weirded out anymore" face.]

I'm surprised your plant creature can't just grab the can and water itself.

[mistaken_for_monster]

He can. He's just likes other people to do it.

[This earned a slightly affronted noise from Interitus.]

-I could stop watering you if that's how you think.-

[...]



Tbthhhhht.

-That's what I thought.-

[mistaken_for_monster]

[Immediately Interitus sat up, tilting its head like a curious puppy.]



Tbthhht?

[The Duskbird felt odd to the plant creature, which was a very round about thing to say in itself. But still, it was a bird. Interitus liked birds. They sang whenever it was outside and they perched on its horns.]

This is so weird...

[His tone stated otherwise though, as the scene amused him for some strange reason.]

[mistaken_for_monster]

It probably does... but Interitus here wouldn't hurt anyone. I don't think he has it in him.

[But with all those teeth on its big shoulder mouths? That's kind of optiistic.]

[cloningblues]

You can understand it? What did it... he... just say?

[star_of_sad]

That's right...

[Setsuko recalls the details of the fight.]

You weren't really going for the killing blow, Inheritus. Not even on the Aerogators.

[mistaken_for_monster]

Its... kind of less understanding what he's saying... more like I know how he feels... its weird.

He was kinda annoyed by me saying he's too lazy to water himself, but he took it back when I said I'd stop.

[mistaken_for_monster]

[An odd cooing sound emanated from the massive creature. Volya tilted his head a little as if trying to figure out what exactly was being said.]

He never has as far as I remember...

[star_of_sad]

It feels like a giant misunderstanding... maybe someone is manipulating those knights and telling them that the prophecy says you're evil. Even though you didn't do anything.

But why...?

[cloningblues]

"Weird" is selling it short. I didn't even know it's possible to have a pet plant monster.

So the watering is less necessary for his survival, and more like throwing a dog a treat for good behaviour?

[mistaken_for_monster]

That's what I want to know...

I'm nothing special at all, who'd want to go to all this trouble to get people to kill me?

[mistaken_for_monster]

I guess. I can't really rub his belly or scratch his ears that easily... I mean... does he even have those?

[This earned a quizzical noise from Interitus... which tried to find out the answer and ended up rolling backwards and bonking its face into the wall. Thankfully there was no permanent damage on either end.]

... And I'm thinking that might be a good thing.

[star_of_sad]

That's what I'd like to know, too.

But as long as I have a say in it, I won't let them do that.

[cloningblues]

Did he just try to look at the side of his own head? Maybe you should teach him what a mirror is...