PC: CALEB

[headmt]

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[katzepaw]

[He just assumes this is Molly's room and doesn't think too much of it, so he just climbs through, wraps his arms around his neck and kisses him.]

[headmt]

[I suppose I will just elegantly fade-to-black us but just in case someone comes along later and reads this yes despite all the lies and weaseling around they absolutely fuck on the stolen bed SORRY]

[katzepaw]

[Yeah sorry Maya, sorry Rita, they do fuck. And then later when Rita comes knocking he will polymorph into a bird and fly out the window but for now we're doing some cute pillow talk.]

. . . Oh. I suppose I should have asked you whether you knew anything useful related to whether we will all die here.

[He's laughing a little at how he just jumped his bones instead of doing that.]

You don't have to answer, though.

[headmt]

[Schnuggling in, very self-satisfied, curled up on his crossed arms on Caleb's chest, tail swaying a lazy pattern behind him.]

Probably.

[He thinks, though, but not very hard.]

I don't know. Give me a minute.

[katzepaw]

Take your time.

[Cute. Petting his hair just a little. He doesn't feel any urgency, more just amusement at his lack of urgency. He's just happy, and that is quite the novelty.]

[headmt]

[He does take his sweet time with it, mostly just focused on relaxing and enjoying having his hair pet and how everything feels very good and very alive and very warm right now? It's nice with the window open and it's all ... springtime in here.

But after a second of actually trying to think, his expression starts to get a little distant - sitting up slightly to pull at the piercing in his lip.]

I thought I was ... try asking something specific?

[katzepaw]

[Hmm. A little worry crosses his face? He doesn't want to make Molly deal with these things here, where they're happy.]

Let's start with something more simple. Was everyone there?

[headmt]

[He stops fidgeting for a second, looking much more certain.]

Yeah-- Yes. Everyone was there. Even Catra and Adora and Byleth-- [He makes a bit of a face? Weird.] showed up the night before I woke up back here.

[katzepaw]

Byleth? Was something wrong?

[headmt]

No, not with her. She was fine, we were all speaking to her. There was ...

[He thinks on it more, but the confusion seems to come back as he tries to grasp it. Like holding on a slippery fish and then he scrambles and drops it.

He's sort of mouthing a word now.

Empty.]

[katzepaw]

Mollymauk. It's alright.

[He's worried now. Just waiting for it to pass with a frown.]

[headmt]

[He blinks at the name like-- It doesn't make sense for a moment. Who? But it seems to shake off after a second. Pinching the bridge of his nose.]

I, um. Can't think of anything.

[katzepaw]

Don't push yourself.

[Petting his hair again, a kiss to the base of his horn.]

I think the point here was to have you with us, not to grill you. That was the other prize.

[headmt]

Yeah.

[He does relax again at that, putting his head back down, just watching Caleb's face for a bit.]

I ... we had a discussion, about who wanted to even go back. If we had any choice about it. More than a few did, but-- [He really wanted it to be himself. Selfish.]

[katzepaw]

Some didn't want to come back here?

[He's trying to not ask that as a pointed question, just an observation.]

I suppose it's safer there. [Hmm. He's quiet for a moment.] We. . . it always had to be you. I'm not sure anyone else would have even tried to bid. We were just. . . you know, it's Beauregard and I, not the best people in the world to be alone together and angry and moping? It wasn't so good until the auction was announced, and it felt like we could just make that happen and that could be good enough for a while.

Ah - we couldn't even bid ourselves, really. We had Kon and Ichiro bidding for us, and I was a real asshole about it. Scolding Kon for using his vouchers on healing people on Thursday, things like that. [He huffs a laugh, slightly self-deprecating.] They didn't win, though. And I was furious, and Beauregard was furious, until it turned out Yamato and Taichi had outbid them but were also bidding for us.

But. . . I really don't think there was anyone else trying for it. If someone else had come back Monday she and I would have been such assholes about it, not worth it, really.

[headmt]

[He just shakes his head at the question. There were a few who didn't want to face the crowd. He can't really blame them for that. But he's quiet through the next part, just curling in a bit closer at that, under his chin. Kissing him gently on the neck after he finishes.

He's quiet still for a few moments more, but ... as ugly and messy as a lot of that is, it's also very endearing to him. That they'd care this much. He knew they did, obviously. They'd done a lot for him already.]

. . . Have to stop making you chase after me so much. Not a good look for me.

[katzepaw]

There is playing hard to get, and then there's this.

[But gently, concerned about how he seems a little morose. That's not so like Mollymauk.]

. . . But you are worth it.

[headmt]

[That is obscenely romantic and Molly actually goes a weird shade of magenta at it. Isn't the affection curse not until tomorrow? But I imagine at this point maybe SOMEONE starts banging at the door and threatening to blast it down?]

[katzepaw]

[Welp, he is immediately scrambling out of bed and starting to pull on his clothes he ain't getting caught like this.]

[headmt]

[Scrambling to find his own pants? Just in case. Whispering as quietly as he can--]

She's not going to actually blast the door!

[katzepaw]

[Sloppily buttoning up his shirt, staring at Molly while he listens to the yelling.]

Is this not your room?

[headmt]

It's my suite--

[A very loud pound from the door? Molly looks over nervously.]

[katzepaw]

Well, I'll be going now.

[He puts on his coat and scarf, turns into a bird and flies out the window. Bye.]