Ivy walks in. Eurydice walks over to DIANE GENESONE and reaches into their trench coat and pulls out a shoebox. "Here! Uhh......Hold on." They take out a pen, hastily scratch out the name Cole, and rewrite Diane in their shittyass handwriting. They then hold it back out to Cole with a smile.
"Can I get either of you a drink or a snack" Luna asks both Ivy and Eurydice.
"Uhh... Some water would be fine." Ivy sighs.
Eury looks up to Luna, smiling. "Do you have a gallon of apple juice."
Ivy looks at Eurydice. "Fuck you need a gallon for-"
Isaac was zoned out, "huh?"
"Water I can easily get. Not sure about a gallon of apple juice though. Lemme check the fridge." Luna snaps a bottle of cold water for Ivy. She hands it to them. Eurydice is still holding out the box for Cole. Ivy grabs the bottle and puts it in her hand mouth. The entire bottle. You can hear the crunch.
“Who is you?” Knight asks Ivy.
"Ivory LaFleur." She looks at Knight.
Cole takes the box and opens it, "What is this?"
"And who are you? Don't think I've seen you around." Ivy asks Knight.
Luna. goes to the kitchen.
“I’m Alice C Knight, or Knight for short. Nice to meet ya.”
"Nice to meet you as well."
Inside the box is a mix-matched variety of black, tarstained human bones; A worn World War 2 era Colt 1911; A trench knife; Half of a brodie helmet; And a couple Medals of Honor. All are extremely hold. They seem to have been stuck in a tar pit since the time they're from. There is a letter taped to the underside of the cover, adressed to Cole.
"Rham came like. BANGING on my door so I got dressed real quick and opened the door, and he was like... Hey! Take this to Genesone! Now! So I did! And I'm here. Yeah." They sit down on the couch, leaning back with a smile.
Ivy looks at Eurydice, whore eyes showing up on her screen. "Hey. You. You look thirsty."
They stare at Ivy. "Huh?? Yeah that's why I asked for a gallon what's your point!!!"
"I can make some tea for you." Ivory says.
Cole stares at the inside of the box and grabs the letter and reads it, "Where did Rham get this"
The letter reads:
"Hey, Bud. I was doin my usual tarpit dives & bone collecting runs when I found this guy with his ass stuck halfway out the ground! Thought a Vet like you might enjoy it, could be something to restore. I dunno. Or it could trigger PTSD! Not my problem! Also take an approximately $7,000,000 check signed to 'The Kiss' for royalties I've made since the tournament You guys are a cash cow I'm gonna milk til y'all die or I die! Hahaha! PS - The bones are safe to eat I tried one"
Eurydice stares. "That sounds like it's either an innuendo or I'm getting drugged!"
"Nahhh. I left the shrooms at home. It's just normal tea." Ivory assures them.
"Well! Sure."
"Give me a bit." She heads into the hallway.
“Huh.”
"Don't drink it your gonna turn into a woman" Cole quickly slams the box shut and puts it down
“Is that what happened?”
Oleander walks in, pissed off. "No one drink anythign the tv head gives you. She thinks its funny to drug people. They wanted to give you a drug to turn you into a fucking girl 'as a prank'," Oleander says in air quotes.
Cole shrugs, "how do you think i'm a woman?"
"Did you drink it consensually?" Oleander asks.
"Hm. That sounds interesting to be honest hmmm I wonder." Eurydice mumbles.
“That sounds cool.” Knight says.
"Youre all okay with people fucking drugging you???" Oleander says in disbelief.
"I exist BECAUSE of a drug, so!!" Eurydice taps their head.
Kade WAKES UP "What the fuck is happening."
“Not the drugging part but the drug itself sounds cool.” Knight says.
"The Tv head wanted to drug people and for some reason people are okay with that?????" Oleander looks incredibly pissed off
"I mean it's funny" Cole says.
"I mean, I'm sure Orpheus wouldn't be okay with it at all, but, y'know." Eurydice says, "I am! I guess! We'll see how it goes."
"DID YOU GIVE EURYDICE DRUGS" Kade asks.
Ivy barges into the living room. "Brought the gender tea!"
"Its not fucking funny. If someone drugged me to make me feminine it'd send me into a mental breakdown for DAYS," Oleander says.
Cole shrugs, "That's you man, not me." Isaac stares at Ivy.
"Well, that's why you aren't taking the tea!!!" Eurydice smiles. Oleander looks pissed and storms out of the room and to the guest bedroom to grab their bag and sword.
"See? They get it. Anyways, here's the tea. It's just blood mixed with water. I do make actual tea sometimes." She hands them a cup of tea. They immediately down the tea in seconds. Ivy drinks a bit of the other cup as well. Not downing it immediately. "You gotta drink slowly to appreciate the flavor, man." Kade is staring at Eurydice. "Anyways, uhh, you feelin' anything yet?" There's a crack forming on Ivy's monitor again. Isaac is glaring at Ivy. Ivy glares back. The crack is getting bigger. Isaac is glaring in rage and suspicion. The crack is still goin. After a bit it just opens up and a tongue comes out and plops again the screen. She smiles and waves at Isaac.
"Do not do it to, Isaac," Cole glares at ivy
"Eh, not in the mood." Ivy replies.
"Good," Cole mutters.
"I think I know who you did..." Isaac mutters.
"Do it????" Kade asks.
"No, no she attacks you when that crack forms," Cole says.
"Mhm.. sure.." Kade says in suspicion.
"Attacks is a way of saying it." Ivy chuckles.
"What did you mean appreciate the flavor!!!" Eurydice's waiting. It's getting HOT.
Kade is watching Eurydice intensely, "You alright?" Cole cracks her neck as she sighs.
"I think it MIGHT be kicking in MAYBE."
"Do you feel warm?" Cole's head tilts.
"Mhm." Eury responds.
"So what happens then??" Kade asks. Isaacs glare is now a death glare.
"Hey, Cole, can I just say it already?" Ivy says, "For fucks sake, hiding it won't fucking help."
Luna enters the living room.
".....let me just-" Cole vanishes
Ivory sighs, then looks to Eurydice. "It has an aphrodisiac. It was made for lust demons or some shit."
"I'm too interested in what's happening to Eurydice to care about Cole fucking a computer screen." Kade says.
“And that’s my cue to conk out.” Knight just. Takes a nap.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Cats out of the bag. Yippee. Anyways, are you aight Eurydice? Holding on well?" Ivy asks. Eury's holding their breath and their tail is probably leaving an indent in the couch with how much it's wagging. Isaac still stares as Luna just sits on the couch. Ivy is staring back. "Edible..."
The end of isaacs tail flicks some as it seems Isaac is about to pounce with the intent of murder. Ivy drinks more of the tea. Eurydice is SQUEEZING their THIGHS while STARING at KADE. "Sowhat'sthissupposedtodoagain."
"Uhhh, turns you into a girl, makes you horny, gives you a high." Ivy says.
Kade watches "Yeah, those. So it doesn't make you male whatsoever?"
"Ion know. Probably. Can't imagine the size of the d-" Ivy shuts herself up.
"Ivy, we're all thinking about it." Luna sighs.
Eurydice gets up, grabs Kade by the shirt, and drags him across the ground into the hallway. Kade, for once in his life, is terrified for his life and pelvis.
"...it hit." Ivy says in wonder.
Isaac lunges at Ivy like a foxy jumpscare
"AH FU-" Ivy's first self defense mechanism is licking.
Cole turns visible again, "Damn that's crazy," Cole watches. Isaac tries to grab Ivy's tongue in an attempt to pull on it
"I'M NOT INTO REPTILES! AAAAH-" The tongue is grabbed and pulled. Not ripped.
"hmmmmmmmm should I interfere" Cole mutters as she taps her chin
"I'm staying out of this." Luna says.
Ivy tries to bite Isaac with the glass teeth. Isaac keeps pulling harder. He has thick crocodile skin that is rather tough to get through, "You should have thought of that before SCREWING WITH COLE"
".....oh he's angry over thaaaat" Cole mutters. She goes invisible once again.
"SHE STARTED IT! AND TO BE HONEST I WASN'T INTO IT AT FIRST BUT THAT TONGUE CAN DO MAGICAL SHIT-" Ivory says.
Isaac lets go and starts trying to strangle Ivory "THERE'S FUCKING COMMON BOUNDARIES FOR A FUCKING REASON"
She's strangled. Panic and trauma. "LEMME GO LEMME GO LEMME GO LEMME GO-" She starts to try and push Isaac away. There's a quiet snap. Isaac tries to sling her at a wall with great force. She hits the wall and falls to the ground gasping for air. She does not move for a while. Cole stays invisible as there's heavy ghostly breathing, maybe a little crying, hard to tell.
Isaac's fists are clenched as he stands. "I don't want to catch you giving anything to him, drugged or not, or you're dead, got it?"
"O-Okay, okay, just-" Cough. "J-Just stop..."
Isaac folds her arms and waits with a disapproving glare. Ivy just lays there. She's coughing n shit. Isaac turns to looks directly at the ghostly breathing. The breathing quickens as the crying (?) quiets slightly "Show yourself right now mister." She snarls. Cole turns visible, she's crying and breathing heavily. "I don't want to see you spending too long around that slut or so help me God, you're gonna wish you kept that metal skeleton"
Cole nods, "I'm sorry...." Her makeup is running down her face, "i uhm....i....i need to collect my thoughts"
"You better. Maybe even use your brain next time."
"n-no i uhm" She sniffles "i...i'm not ready to talk about it" Cole briskly walks to the front yard. Ivy groans a bit. Isaac leans on the wall and folds her arms with a grumble.
Ivory starts to weakly chuckle. "Y-Y'know, I-I was actually-" Cough. "Talking to Cole about bringing this up to you-" Coughing again. "I-It just wasn't fair... Like, after a bit-" Cough. "I-It just didn't feel right." Soft sob.
"I don't care what you were going to do. I would have been just as mad as I am now," Isaac snarls.
"I-I get it! I get it-" Blergh. "I just... wasn't expecting this reaction- I-I think it's because I'm typically open to a poly relationship so-"
"Maybe ask? Get to know everyone in it first? This is the first time I've been in one and it's what I had to do. Had to wait so long for Chris to accept me and you just skip it all to get to Cole as fast as you can," Isaac scoffs.
"I-I didn't want to do anything! I just remember Cole asking to watch a movie and then she just-" She pauses for a bit. "Fuck, man. I didn't know she was taken okay-"
"I think it was a lil more than just a movie!" Isaac replies.
"YES! OF COURSE IT WAS! OKAY? THERE WAS MORE BUT I DIDN'T WANT IT I JUST GOT HIGH AND I HAD JUST STOPPED SEEING MY GIRLFRIEND SO-"
"Maybe don't get high alone with someone if you're going to react like that???"
"I-I KNOW! I JUST DIDN'T REALLY THINK IT WOULD GO DOWN!-" Cough. "I-I just remember getting here, her saying some weird shit, asking me if I ever saw a shitty slenderman movie, and asking if I wanted to get high and watch it together."
Eurydice walks into the living room. They're wearing some grey sweatpants and the same heavy winter jacket from before. No shirt, tho. They seem to have just taken a shower. They stare at Ivy. "So that worked!"
Ivy stares back. "Yeah. Good for you. God, I'll just fucking go home-"
"And you too..." Isaac sighs as she glances over and freezes at looking at Eurydice. Ivy gets up and tries to leave. The door fuckin FLYS OFF THE HINGES and Cole is standing there with black smoke pouring out of her mouth.
Ivy falls back. "Oh shit-"
Eurydice stares at Isaac. They look exactly the same. Albeit a little bit broader, maybe? Somewhat bulkier? Like. Y'know!
"ɨ ӄռօա աɦǟȶ ʏօʊ ɖɨɖ ȶօ ʍɛ" Cole's eyes are glowing pink, her fingers are featureless with rounded tips as she stares ivy down.
"Oh dear." Luna says.
"Uhhh-" Ivy's looking around panicked. Isaac is staring at Eurydice. Eurydice flicks Ivy a key that looks like it's to the front door of a house, shoots her a thumbs up, and gives her a ;]. But then they look back to Isaac.
"Wanna... Like." Eury gestures back to the kitchen. "Talk? Away from. Y'knowww!"
Ivy looks at Eurydice. "The fuck is this for-" Cole grabs Ivy by the screen and lifts her into the air
"ɨ աɨʟʟ ʀɨք ȶɦɛ ʋɛɨռֆ ʄʀօʍ ʏօʊʀ ɮօɖʏ ǟռɖ ʊֆɛ ȶɦɛʍ ʄօʀ ʝɛȶ ʄʊɛʟ ʟɨռɛֆ ɨռ ʍʏ ǟʀʍօʀ"
"To get away from that, dumbass!!!!" They chuckle, "Good luck!!!" They walk backwards into the kitchen.
Ivy is flabbergasted. "I- Uh- UH-" She literally cannot do shit. Isaac blinks and shakes her head as she heads to the kitchen.
"ɖօ ʏօʊ ɦǟʋɛ ǟռʏ ɨɖɛǟ ɦօա ʄʊƈӄɨռɢ քɨֆֆɛɖ ɨ ǟʍ" Cole tightens her grip on Ivy's screen. Luna disappears.
"A-A lot...?" Ivy's nervous as hell. Sparrow walks in and starts setting random objects around the room
"ǟռɖ ɖօ ʏօʊ ӄռօա աɦʏ" Cole looks seconds from crushing her screen
"C-Cuz of the blood...? Let me go for a bit-"
"աɦʏ ֆɦօʊʟɖ ɨ ʟɛȶ ʏօʊ ɢօ? ʄօʀ աɦǟȶ ɢօɖ ɖǟʍռ ʀɛǟֆօռ?" Cole tightens her grip
"L-Listen man, I'm sorry, I just don't wanna go to hell again-" She's hyperventilating. "I-I won't do any of this shit again, just let me go-"
"ʏօʊ ȶɦɨռӄ ʝʊֆȶ ɮɛƈǟʊֆɛ ʏօʊ ֆǟʏ ֆօʀʀʏ ɨȶ'ֆ ǟʟʟ ɢօռռǟ ʄǟɖɛ ǟաǟʏ?" Cole's grip tightens, it's probably enough to crack the screen at this point.
The screen is cracked. "N-NO LIKE OF COURSE IT WON'T BUT LIKE-" She starts to sob. "I-I JUST DON'T WANNA DIE AGAIN MAN C'MON-"
"ʏօʊ ӄռօա աɦǟȶ? ʄɨռɛ, ƈօʍɛ ɦɛʀɛ" Cole drags ivy behind her as she walks out to the front yard.
---
Cole drags Ivy out and snaps as rope appears and ties her to the back of the dirt bike motorcycle.
"What the fuck-" She's trying to untie it. It's a Double Fisherman's Knot. Cole kicks the stand up and slams her foot down on the kick start as she takes off with an angry cackle.
Ivy gets dragged violently.
Cole is flying through the city going 60mph with no regard for her life or ivy's
Ivy's getting dragged. She's panicked.
"HEY IVY? WHAT'S YOUR STANCE ON LIGHT POLES?"
Cole shifts up a couple gears as she opens the throttle up
"UHHH, THEY'RE TALL?" She's really confused now.
TELL ME HOW THEY TASTE"
Cole whips the bike towards a light pole as because of where ivy is tied she is flung into the light post
"WAIT WHA-" Flung.
She hits the pole head first, crushing her head.
Ivory Lafleur, Demon of Lust, survivor of the Meridian Massacre, is dead.
Cole whips the bike in the other direction, towards a brick building
"JUST FOR GOOD MEASURE" Cole slams on the brakes and unties Ivy. She drives back to the house. Ivory's body melts into Impurity.
---
Cole is sitting on her throne with a glass of wine in her hand.
A sharp knock can be heard. Chris walks into the room. He looks at Cole. "So what happened?"
She sighs and sips her wine, "Before I tell you, feel free to just walk out and leave me." She puts the wine glass down and puts her head in her hands, "God where do I start.."
"No, I don't think I'll be leaving so soon. Start at where you think is the start." Chris crosses his arm and looks at Cole over the rim of his glasses.
"So this all starts when I'm getting my anger out on some wild fauna, some bitch appears tells me to stop yadda yadda gives me a vial of blood and makes me a woman," Cole grabs the glass and sips it, "Couple days later when the aphro bullshit is in full effect Ivy comes over and....we make out...but that wasn't the only time it happened again....and again" Cole sighs, "Granted, we were both high during the last parts but..it still happened and I'm sorry."
Chris closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. He massages his temples. "OK, so you just kinda basically cheated on me?"
Cole nods, "You can break up with me...I would understand," Cole downs the rest of her wine and puts the glass down.
Chris is trying to take deep breaths, but his breathing is speeding up. He looks at Cole, betrayal and anger clear in his eyes. "Why?"
"I....I don't know why I did it, it...it was so fucking wrong," Cole starts to cry, "God fucking dammit, I shouldn't be crying...you should be this was my fault" Cole keeps her face in view as her hands shake, clearly wanting to hide her face but refusing.
The breathing gets faster and faster until Cole hears the sound of something snap.
"...Chris?" Cole looks over at Chris with tears in her eyes. He slowly stands upright, his dark red eyes staring at Cole.
"Well then." James mutters.
"..." Cole eyes flood with tears as she says nothing
"I definitely didn't expect this, Cole Garnet-Genesone. Very unexpected, very very unexpected of you. Would you mind going for a walk with me?" James speaks evenly, but his tone makes it clear there's no refusal.
"...you're uhm....no, I wouldn't," Cole sniffles as she stands up and walks over to James as she mutters, "i'm sorry i didn't know why i did it" James puts his hand around Cole, as he motions to leave the room. "w-where are we going? i just uhm nervous i guess" Cole sniffles and puts her hands in her pockets.
"Just a walk in the forest. Nothing harmful. It just needs to be far away enough from the house." James mutters under his breath.
Cole says nothing as she shakes with fear slightly as she walks out of the room. James leaves the room.
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James walks in silence, until they reach a small clearing. Cole is following while hanging her head. James takes a deep breath. "Cole, if you would stand in the middle of the clearing?" Cole takes a deep breath and clenches her teeth and stands in the middle of the clearing. James pulls out a pencil. "So, like... I'm not supposed to kill you, you see? But I can rough you up a bit. I say that's a fair deal, no?"
Cole sniffles, "just get it over with," Cole puts her hands behind her back. She doesn't seem upset at all, as if this is routine. James runs at Cole... and gives her a hug. Cole is caught off guard and just freezes up. Cole feels a sharp pain on her upper back. She sharply inhales as she closes her eyes, "You stabbed me, didn't you..?"
"Yeah. Not enough to put you in mortal peril, definitely enough to feel pain."
"It's fine, worse has happened to me," Cole breathes shallowly, "Just take it out so I can heal."
"No. It's gonna stay there for a bit."
"James...whatever, I deserve it for the most part," Cole sighs, "Just go back to the house, I'll sleep somewhere else tonight"
"No. You're going back to the house as well."
"James, please I... I wanna sleep somewhere else, I did something fucked up let me punish myself," Cole groans.
"No. You have to live with the knowledge of that. I say that's punishing enough."
"James....god i can't win with you can i?" Cole sighs "why can't i sleep somewhere else?"
"Capitaine's order. You are to go back to the house and pretend that nothing has transpired on our walk."
"...but what if they ask? I'm just supposed to lie? What about Chris?"
"He's not the kind to hold stuff against people." James pulls the pencil out. "Besides, I don't want him to spiral again. It's bad enough, having to convince that it's not his fault. He believes wholeheartedly that it's his fault that it happens."
Cole groans slightly as the wound closes, "God...." She tears up, "It isn't, god, it isn't, it was my fault, I should have just ignored her I should have done some many other things.."
"He believes that he could have done something to deter you. I say he couldn't have, but..." James sighs. "I worry about Chris a lot, possibly even more than Midnight."
"I worry about him all the time, he's the one thing keeping me from just...giving up he reminds me of the normal people that still need this world the ones that can't just leave" Cole sighs "I just wish he was here to hear that, he means a lot to me and I wouldn't do something like this on purpose"
"He definitely hears that, don't worry about it. Though I say you might have got off a bit lucky."
"Why? why did i get off lucky?" Cole sighs.
"Fire can be used to cauterize wounds, no?"
"It's already healed, James.."
"No, not now. While the pencil is still in."
"Well yeah I guess you could have done that, and what do you mean he hears it?"
"He's in the room right now."
"...oh" Cole is a bit surprised
"So I say make your words count."
"...did he hear what I said a couple minutes ago?"
"The part where you say you're worried about him, or the part where you want to punish yourself?"
"The part where I said that I was worried about him"
"Oh, he definitely heard that. If a tomato can get any redder, it would."
"Oh....i don't know if i wanted him to hear that but you know whatever, he knows now" Cole sighs
"Why wouldn't you want him to hear that?" James raises his eyebrows.
"It's just...cause now he might think there's pressure on him and" Cole's speech starts getting faster as her breathing gets faster, "then he'll be more stressed and if he's more stressed then i won't be able to ruffle his hair and if i can't ruffle his hair then i'll be upset and then if i'm upset he might get upset, ya'know?" Cole is shaking badly
"He's worried about you too, you know. You don't need to hide things from him."
"i do, i don't want him to be stressed cause if i'm stressed and he's stressed then i have to get him unstressed and that'll stress me out more and it's just waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah"
"He's always a bit stressed. It's fine."
"...." Cole stares James in the eyes, "well now i'm stressed moooreeeee"
"OK, ok. Think of it like this, alright?" James starts pacing about. "So, you are stressed, he's also stressed, and you two, by withholding information, are stressing each other out. I say you two need a vacation."
"But where? And if I'm not here then who's gonna protect the house?!" Cole pouts as she groans
"Never said a vacation needs to be away."
"But if the vacation is at home how are we gonna relax?"
"Snuggles in the bathroom with warm water?"
".....see I think this is why Chris doesn't plan with you," Cole sighs.
"What do you mean?!"
"N-nothing" Cole snickers as she covers her mouth
"What? Snuggling in warm water is the best feeling."
"No?! How is that the best feeling?!
"Yes it is. The warm water and the warmth of your partner, together."
"...what does Chris think of this?"
"Does a squeak count as excitement?"
"Was it high pitched?" Cole puts her hands on her hips
"Yes?"
"Then yeah, does he wanna do it tonight? If he says no then tell him I'll let him sit on my thighs"
"... Yeah, OK. Let's head back."
"that's what I thought"
Cole chuckles and starts walking back
James blinks, letting his eyes go back to its natural baby blue, then follows Cole with a spring in his steps.