LOG | July Catch-All | Closed for Now

[rainewhispers]

Who: Raine Whispers, Donna, Eda, Hunter + Others TBA
When: Mid-July onwards
Where: ADI Headquarters + Other Locations TBD
Summary: A sudden arrival + July Catch-All TBA
Warnings: Near-Death Experiences, Trauma, Paranoia, more TBA
Closed prompts in the comments, open prompts to come!

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[edalyn]

Eda really, really wanted to keep yelling at them. She was mad at them and mad at the situation and honestly she just needed to yell.

But... Raine also kind of looked like a kicked puppy at the moment. It was hard to keep yelling at them when they looked so upset and guilty already. And when she was guessing they'd already heard it all, at least if they were telling the truth about coming clean in their timeline.

She took another deep breath, but this time to try and hold it together.

"I guess... I'll have to take your word for that," she decided, albeit grudgingly. "You better have," she added, a little more warning her tone.

As for the rest they almost had a point but, well, she could lose the things she cared about if she didn't try, too. One of those things being Raine, thank you very much. Not that she says that bit out loud.

"It's... weird. The time stuff I mean." She glances away and pinches the bridge of her nose. She should probably fill them in, especially since that might be an easier topic.

"Hunter's here. Um. The Golden Guard," she clarified the last bit as an afterthought, not actually sure how well Raine actually knew the kid even if they both worked for the Emperor. "But he doesn't remember the last time he saw me or Luz. Or... a lot of stuff I know about that he doesn't yet."

[rainewhispers]

They were expecting more shouting, a load more yelling and raw emotion to come pouring out, they half expected her to call them on their bluff any moment now. Then she took a deep breath, and the shouting didn't come. They weren't sure how long they could keep doing this, lying to protect her but.. at least this time they know exactly what they're protecting her from.

Raine nodded and didn't say anything more until she continued on. They still seemed on edge and weary but they did perk up a bit at the mention of the boy.

"The Golden Guard is here?" They stewed in thought for a moment before placing a hand under their chin in thought. "When I'm from, I suppose, the last time I'd seen him was right before the memory spell went awry." They muttered in recollection, not exactly processing that may be news to Eda. "I'm guessing that would be about when you saw him last too, right?"

[edalyn]

“No, the last time I saw him was after I got the kids out of there–” Eda corrected them, before trailing off with a raised eyebrow.

“How do you know about that memory spell?” It was possible that she’d told them about it later, but something about the way they mentioned it going awry and the way they said right before made her think they might mean something else.

“...Luz said they got in that mess because Hunter was trying to stop someone else from spying on Belos.” Someone else who she was kind of mad at, given it ended in her having to rescue the kids. Even if she couldn’t blame them for wanting to spy. After all, she’d been telling Luz that someone needed to find some actual proof. But she still wasn’t happy about it.

[rainewhispers]

Raine stalled to a stop and blinked a bit owlishly as they realized they never really.. told her, even when THEY'RE from, let alone the fact she seems to be from right around then.

"Well.. It sounds like you've figured it out. Me, Darius and Eber were trying to figure out what exactly would happen on the Day of Unity, the Golden Guard and your kid both.. interrupted it. We didn't know they'd get stuck in there, last we saw them they were both fine when we left."

They moved a hand down to fidget with one of their buttons as they. "I did try to help get them out of there, and I assume it worked. It was the flowers, for the potion. It was the only way I could think to get past Hooty without being caught and still lend a hand."

[edalyn]

Eda looked like she was ready to be angry again, based on that first part. Even if it was a good excuse, that didn't mean she had to be happy about it.

The next part, though, caught her off guard. It made sense now, but at the time she'd had no idea who'd both know and want to help.

"...I did think that was dumb even for Hooty," she said after a moment. If it was someone he knew that explained a lot. Or maybe the flowers would have worked for anyone, you never knew with him.

"Thanks," she added, deflating a bit. "Not sure I could have pulled it off without that. And they got out just in time, too. Belos wasn't exactly happ--" Eda paused, suddenly remembering the specific note with those flowers.

"Hang on, secret admirer?"

[rainewhispers]

Raine let out an internal sigh of relief when it tided her over. They weren't sure how much more arguing they could do at this rate, it was proving to be extremely emotionally and physically taxing to try and keep this up. If things were different, they'd tell her everything they could, confide in her. She still thinks there's a home to go back to, doesn't she? They'd rather keep it that way.

Then she decided to press a specific detail about their little stunt with the flowers and Raine's face begun to burn as their eyes went wide. For a moment they stammered, trying to come up with some sort of sly comment or coy excuse but it all turned to mush before they could say anything.

Raine stopped themselves, took a deep breath.. and let out a small, sort of nervous laugh. "Yeah.. I was- Well I was working on the fly and I knew that'd appeal to Hooty's sensibilities, at least. Besides, it worked didn't it?"

[edalyn]

Eda started to smirk, just a tiny bit, at that blush. Upset as she was overall, it didn't change the fact that Raine was very, very cute when they did that. But then they made excuses and... what else was she expecting? After all, she teased them about it to be obnoxious. It wasn't like she actually thought they meant anything by it.

So why did it kind of hurt a little? Why did they somehow feel further away when they were here than when they weren't? Pull yourself together Edalyn, you're a grown-ass woman.

"Yeah--yeah, I guess it did. Hooty's always been a big sap so, you know, good thinking."