The Moon appears around Claire’s cottage, its head appearing as a ball of static. A loud cracking noise is emitted, and the sky around the house flashes black, white, and red a couple of times before settling back on red.
Claire's cottage is now only accessible via the Path of Black Leaves or supernatural means. ---
Harmonia, who was sitting on the couch and holding a sleeping Claire, tucks her into bed. She then goes to the living room and draws the sigil Kade sent her, placing it on the ground.
The paper the sigil is on begins to softly catch fire, and smoke swirls around into the air.
Amongst the smoke, Kade appears! He hits his head on the ceiling.
"Ow. Fuck-"
Harmonia giggles. "Nice one. Wanna go to the store? I think we're running low on. Everything." She's still in moth form and has to hunch over to fit in the room.
He looks around for a moment. "Looks like you're low on everything, anyway, mothballs. But I can do that." He grins.
"ARE YOU COMMENTING ON MY LACK OF BALLS?!??" Harmonia asks, offended.
"Maybe I am. What're you gonna do about it?”
"Get outside, I'm gonna fight your ass." She says, her eyebrows in angry mode.
"You look like an angry little kitten," Kade says as he steps outside.
"WHAT THE FUCK-" Harmonia follows and bum rushes him, tackling him to the ground.
Kade’s fucking CACKLING as she does.
Harmonia punches him in the face.
He catches the fist and flips over so he’s on top.
Harmonia knees him in the balls and Kade bites her arm.
She stares at him. It’s made out of fucking carapace so it probably hurts him more than her.
Kade owns it, trying to chew and bite through.
Harmonia just chuckles and grabs him by the throat before throwing him across the lawn.
Kade lands in the dirt."Ow."
Harmonia gets up and giggles. "So, I win?"
"For now."
She rolls her eyes and extends her hand to him. "C'mon, it’s store time. I want to get some Halloween decorations and decorate so when Claire wakes up it's all Halloweeny.”
Kade grabs it and lifts himself up. "Halloween decorations already?? Didn't September just start?"
"No, it's almost over." She puts her hand on his head and messes up his hair.
"What the fuck." Kade says to both, the information and the hair messing uppage.
Harmonia cackles and heads into the forest, Kade not far behind.
“So, how's life?” Harmonia asks.
"Is life. I'm thinking about killing people."
They both can hear someone screaming. Doesn't sound like panicked screaming but just. Screaming.
Harmonia looks at Kade. “Should we check that out?”
Kade looks back. "...Suure?"
Harmonia starts walking in the direction of the screaming.
Kade follows along, hands in his pockets.
The closer they get to the screaming, the louder another noise gets. It seems to be coming from the same source as the screaming.
It sounds just like... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcAp4nmTZCA
Harmonia blinks and looks at Kade like. what the fuck.
Kade is trying and failing to keep his composure. “w. Well. Sounds like good music to have a seizure to. Maybe someone going through an emotional arc right now."
The screaming comes back, and this time it sounds more like laughing. You can faintly make out a couple of words. "I'm so fuckin... drunk... I'm baked out... On god..."
“Ope.” Harmonia walks more towards it to see who the person is.
When Ivy hears someone walking she turns around, making her screen fully white just so she can see who the fuck is walking towards her, and screeches as self-defense, as a treat.
Harmonia steps back a few. “Um… hello? Are you okay?”
Kade watches.
Ivy quietly says, "Holy shit... it's the death grips moth..." as her screen shows this.
Harmonia blinks with all 4 of her eyes. “What the fuck”
Ivy coughs a bit. "Uhhhhhhhhhh. Hi there, great time you found me in. I just smoked roughly 5 joints and now I'm out here." She extends her hand out, not really recognizing that it's Harmonia. "Ivory LaFleur. Professional joint roller apparently."
Harmonia takes it. “Oh- Ivy? It's Harmonia- sorry I look different but uh… looks like you got a demon upgrade too?”
Ivy's screen changes to that one gif of a cat with an explosion in the background. "OOOOH WAIT WHAT?? HARMONIA?? HOOOLY SHIT WHAT'S UPPP-" Her tone switches suddenly. "Sorry I broke out of your house while you weren't looking. Hah."
"Damn is it a demon nerd party?" Kade asks.
Harmonia laughs at the gif. “You're fine. You were free to go whenever you wanted man, you're an adult.” She pats the top of their TV head.
The screen flashes a bit of static. "That tickled. Heh."
Harmonia chuckles. “In a nice way or an ow way?”
"Both kinda. Hahhhhh........" Ivy dozes off a bit it seems.
“Ivy?” Harmonia asks, concerned. She gently pokes her arm.
"HHHHHHHMYLA- Huh." Ivy snaps back, her screen turned off.
“Are you alright?” Harmonia asks, face contorted in concern.
"Oh. Yeah. I'm okay, just-" Ivy starts to laugh a bit. "Hallucinogens, y'know."
Harmonia nods. “Yeah… how did you even smoke that thing? Do you have a head under there?”
"The fuckin... Vents... It's awkward but it works."
Harmonia sighs. “Can you drink water?”
"I've just... been jamming shit through the vents..." The screen turns back on and shows the emoji.
"Why did they allow the partially robotic demons to get high?” Kade asks.
Ivy looks at Kade. "I don't fuckin' know but all I fucking care about is the fact that at least I'm not gonna withdrawal."
Harmonia sighs and gently picks Ivy up. “Babysitting time.”
Ivy doesn't seem to give a shit. At least for now. Screen shows this.
"Yippe!!!!" Exclaims Kade.
"Yippeeeeee!!" Ivy exclaims as well.
Harmonia chuckles and starts walking to the store again. “So, Kade. What happened to your bangs?” She stares at him.
Kade stares at her and proceeds to walk ahead of her.
Harmonia quickly catches up. “Did you cut them?” "n..no."
“Are you crying?” Harmonia asks.
"."
"Harmonia Iris Reeds would you fancy being met with death for a second time.”
Harmonia cackles. “THIRD TIME BUT GO OFF-”
"Fuck you.”
Ivy is still just being carried. After a certain point, she just goes "Blergh." and passes out.
Harmonia holds her gently. “She’s asleep.”
"You KILLED her!” Kade says.
Her screen shows a x_x.
“NO I DIDN’T-” Harmonia says.
"SHE'S DEAD," Kade says.
"Blerrrgh... Harmonia...... You killed me................... Blerg." Ivy says weakly.
“NO!!“ Harmonia pets Ivys head
The screen shows static.
"That sounds like a dead person to me." Kade says. "Rip."
"Harmonia..... Harmonia......................... I have my last words......................... Before I die..... again...." The screen shows a prompt that says [Insert fake coughing]
Harmonia giggles and pets MORE as they enter the city.
Ivy is dragged along. Still playing dead.
Harmonia continues petting. “Kade, when’s the last time you showered?”
"How long ago did I meet you?" He asks.
Harmonia stares at him, HORRIFIED.
Kade gives a chuckle "I'm joking, I'm joking!"
“YOU BETTER BE!” Harmonia yells.
"C'monn, I care about my smell!" Kade exclaims. "Whenever I visit wrath I take a shower after."
“Good boy.” They walk into SCP Walmart and Harmonia heads over to the water section. “Sober time.”
"Whatdoyoumeangoodboy-" Kade says sheepishly as he goes over to the WINE.
“I mean good boy.” Harmonia grabs a water bottle and pours some of it into Ivy's vents.
It causes lots of static.
“I think it worked?” Harmonia says, tilting her head.
"I never wanted to know what being WATERBOARDED FELT LIKE, HARMONIA-" Ivy yells.
“OH. SORRY”
"I'm just... blergh... my god-" Ivy’s coughing a bit. "I'm just gonna like... walk back home and try to sleep... thanks for the attempted murder- I MEAN HELP"
Harmonia sets her down awkwardly. “Sorry-”
"You're good, but like... just think it through a bit... like... vents are for air-" Ivy laughs.
“Makes sense,” Harmonia chuckles a bit.
"But uh... Yeah, thanks for like...... yeah!" Ivy awkwardly waves and just walks back towards her house.
“No problem…” Harmonia waves back and looks at Kade. “Aaa-”
"Did you have fun waterboarding the poor computer?" He's eating a whole turkey and has a bottle of cocktail.
“Uhhh no-” Harmonia gets a cart and starts collecting things.
"Sure, sure." Kade’s following and watching while eating.
“Will you help decorate? Also, I'm stealing this cart.”
"Wow, Harmonia. Now you're condoning stealing." Kade says. "But sure! I can donate a few skeletons."
"Real or fake?" Harmonia asks.
"What's the fun in telling you?"
Harmonia grabs a few Squishmallows, including Jack and Sally ones. "On our first date, we watched Nightmare Before Christmas."
"Honestly? Not surprised." Kade says. "Gay. Goth lesbians."
Harmonia blushes and nods, laughing. "Yeah, it was fun." She loads more stuff into the cart. "We mentioned dressing up as Jack and Sally one day. Maybe we will this year." She shrugs. "Is it weird I kind of like this form a lot? Like compared to my human one.”
"Might be because you're a furry." Kade comments. "Also, which one would you be? For the Halloween outfit."
"I. what the fuck. But uh... I dunno. Jack probably? Whichever one Claire didn't want to do."
"I'm not wrong. But aw. Cute!"
Harmonia smiles. "I like being big. And strong. It feels safe."
"I know how that feels." Kade gives a chuckle.
Harmonia flushes in embarrassment but it;’s probably not visible because of her carapace. "Yeah, I just... this body hasn't been hurt or used by anyone else before. It's brand new and it's mine and..." She takes a deep breath. "I like it? A lot?"
"That's good then! Honestly? I'm glad to hear you like it. You know how most would probably.. hate being a demon or whatever or would try not to accept the fact? To hear you enjoy it and accept yourself in your new body is really nice. Even the fact you prefer it is endearing! It suits you."
Harmonia smiles, tears in her eyes. She pulls Kade into a hug. "Thank you... I know it might be superficial but... I feel stronger now. I just hope that I truly am."
Kade accepts the hug without hesitation, smiling. "I don't think it's superficial at all, actually. You have a shared soul with a current prince, dummy! And a portion of that, oh Duchess of Pisslantis."
Harmonia bursts into laughter, a few tears escaping her eyes as she smothers Kade into her fluff. "You're the best."
Kade gets smothered and hugs firmly. "And you're very fluffy.”
She grins. "I'm glad.”