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Edarial is nine, and he's avoiding his mother again.
Exploring the palace gets old after a while, but the library's even worse, and he suspects that if he spent any more time in his room, he'd scream. So, exploring the palace it is. Berathyme's with him, anyway, so the palace won't be so boring. She tends to make observations he didn't notice himself, and that's always interesting, if not always useful. Corridor, corridor, guest rooms, oh yes that is the closet with all of the uncomfortably looking coats, he'd forgotten about that one. Berathyme observes that they've been used relatively recently, some poor souls must have suffered - and then he opens a door and there's something he doesn't recognize.
He stares at the bar in confusion, consults briefly with Berathyme, and then wanders in.
What exactly is going on here?
royal_obligation
royal_pain
Cool. Thank you, Shell Bell, you are a delight and Zevros is totally fine with you eventually banging his brother. Actually, go bang his brother with his blessing. Here, let Zevros help you get to that stage. He leads her to a balcony, nice and out of the way. It's nearing sunset, and this is an excellent place to see it, and the canals. It's very pretty.
Zevros then makes a little 'wait' gesture. Apparently she is supposed to wait here.
Zevros then makes a little 'wait' gesture. Apparently she is supposed to wait here.
royal_obligation
Berathyme delivers: one Edarial brought to the exact same place, coming right up.
He is very confused. He looks at Shell Bell, and then Berathyme, in confusion.
Berathyme says something unintelligible, and then slithers off.
Edarial is not any less confused.
He is very confused. He looks at Shell Bell, and then Berathyme, in confusion.
Berathyme says something unintelligible, and then slithers off.
Edarial is not any less confused.
royal_pain
Part three: dramatic reveal.
Zevros shows up. He looks between the two lovebirds that have not fucking kissed yet. Ugh. Kiss, damn you.
He motions to Edarial. He motions to Shell Bell. Then, vice versa. Then there's a 'now go on' gesture.
And then he turns around, closes the door to the balcony, and barricades it with a chair.
Zevros shows up. He looks between the two lovebirds that have not fucking kissed yet. Ugh. Kiss, damn you.
He motions to Edarial. He motions to Shell Bell. Then, vice versa. Then there's a 'now go on' gesture.
And then he turns around, closes the door to the balcony, and barricades it with a chair.
royal_obligation
Edarial's palm, meet his face.
"I'm sorry about him," he sighs. "I have no idea what he's doing."
"I'm sorry about him," he sighs. "I have no idea what he's doing."
she_sells_seashells
"Can you -" She crosses her thumbs, flutters her hands like wings. Flying would get them off the balcony.
royal_obligation
He shakes his head. "Sorry."
There is now something fluttering down around them.
... Wait. Are those rose petals?
There is now something fluttering down around them.
... Wait. Are those rose petals?
royal_pain
He locks eyes with his brother.
Zevros throws rose petals slightly more aggressively. Not until you fucking kiss he's not.
Zevros throws rose petals slightly more aggressively. Not until you fucking kiss he's not.
royal_pain
Zevros raises an eyebrow. He holds up a handful of rose petals. And then he throws them.
That. That is what he is doing. Throwing goddamn rose petals for you ungrateful bastards, kiss damn you!
That. That is what he is doing. Throwing goddamn rose petals for you ungrateful bastards, kiss damn you!
she_sells_seashells
Shell Bell examines her rose petal. Then she drops it.
She takes a tentative step in Edarial's direction.
She takes a tentative step in Edarial's direction.
royal_pain
"I will throw this goddamn basket of fucking rose petals at your head, you socially inept prick!"
royal_obligation
Edarial - looks at Shell Bell.
"... Go away!" he tells Zevros. That is a - contemplative look. That is a look that is not 'no I will not kiss the girl' but 'I probably will kiss her when my brother is gone.'
"... Go away!" he tells Zevros. That is a - contemplative look. That is a look that is not 'no I will not kiss the girl' but 'I probably will kiss her when my brother is gone.'
royal_pain
"Fine! But if you are not fucking kissing I will castrate you to have some fucking mercy on that poor neglected dick of yours!"
And then Zevros throws one more handful of rose petals, dumps the rest right on Edarial's head, and then leaves without another word.
And then Zevros throws one more handful of rose petals, dumps the rest right on Edarial's head, and then leaves without another word.