Lock stands up and huffs as she walks over to Luna. She sounds serious. "Teleport me to nonferal earth."
"Nonferal Earth? Sure thing but um, why?" Luna asks.
"Just do it." Lock commands.
"Need me to come along?"
"Nope."
"Ok. I wish you the best of luck." Luna focuses on the nonferal earth entrance and Lock disappears! She worries that it was a bad idea. A minute later, Nyx strolls in through the door, "What's up bitchessss." She's a rabbit nonferal with a robe of wings.
Dakota looked over at the door, his facial expression turning to confusion once again. "Another one?! How are you all talkin' animals!?"
"Some curse thing, anyway how are the risen doing today?" Nyx goes to lean on the wall with a smirk. She has golden eyes and long eyelashes, she keeps her eyes looking down as to not cause anyone nightmares for week by looking at them.
Luna isn't even looking at Nyx, instead focused on Datrrs. "Sup. Other than watching Michael and Mads argue for the umpteenth time, it's going alright. Did you need something?"
"Figured I could swing by and annoy you guys some. What's your opinion on being lab bred experiment with no real parental figures hm?"
"Eh. I'm personally not a fan of it myself, kinda wish I had an actual mother or father. But it's gotten me to look elsewhere for help."
{- Damn right. -}
"Oh so this is all like a fall back option?" Nyx gestures vaguely at the room.
"Kinda yeah, in my case. It was either that or die of starvation. At least I feel helpful here." Luna sounds nonchalant, but Nyx might be able to see her shaking a bit in fear.
Dakota gets up from the couch, walking to the front door and going outside for a bit.
"So they're all your back up plan? Like you've already messed it all up and stuck here." Nyx asks.
"I wouldn't specifically call it a backup plan and more just a means of survival. And frankly, I'm loved here as a part of [the kiss]. I actually have friends." Luna nods.
"So you don't mind being treated like you're second rate?"
"Not at all. I know I'm not very strong, kind of a useless tactician too. I got logic and mystery solving skills and that's about it." Luna finally turns around and grins. She is still shaking. "Nyx you're gonna have to try a little harder."
"I'll take that as in invitation. So how do you feel about your partner being dead as a doornail?" Nyx asks coldly.
"Her body may be gone, but she lives on within me. I speak to her daily and right now.. wait what's that Jane? Oh yeah, she says you're very pretty."
{- Wait no I don't? -}
{"This is a battle."}
"But it's never going to be like a real relationship. You'll never hold them in your arms again and there's nothing that can change that. It's a hollow spot slowly rotting away with no cure."
"Indeed. I would be lying to you if I didn't feel the loneliness creep from inside me and killing me slowly. But at the same time, I feel empowered by Jane's existence within my mind."
{- That's my girl! -}
"I'm sure Jane is having a blast never being able to do anything, stuck forever unable to pursue new dreams or passions. Not allowed to move on because you want her all to yourself and no one else."
"It is what it is." Luna shrugs.
Her eyes turn purple! Jane is taking over.
"And I wouldn't have it any other way!" Jane proclaims.
"What about your other loved ones? I'm sure they are so pleased." Nyx scoffs.
"Mom's dead, dad's dead. Other than Lunie and Toby, they're all I got left." Jane says smugly.
"So Luna here is your failed backup plan?"
"Backup plan? Technically, yes. I was given this option to continue to live within Luna's mind and help her out as she needs it. But to call her a failure? That is horribly incorrect Nyx."
"Opinions aren't incorrect they are subjective. I'd consider that a failure. You're both alone and had to abandon everything you lived for to be here. You didn't mange to save a single one of them along the way"
"A single one of whom, may I ask?"
"Everything you've wanted, everyone you knew, every hope and dream"
"Goodness, how vague. I'd expect better from you Miss Nyx."
"To be fair you are also clinging with every fiber of your being to the idea that petty passive name calling is something you do to feel better about yourself. It says more about you than the person you’re calling names. Here's an example. I call you homebrew cuz you were brewed up like an experimant at the comfort of someone's home. This shows I have no care for what feeling you could have tied to those experiences. You calling me Miss Nyx or Nyxie just tells me you haven't grown up past kindergarten name calling and trying ever so desperately clawing tooth and nail to even get a slice at me when you know you can't and never will." Nyx smirks and cocks her head to the side. "See?" She smiles warmly.
"Getting triggered over simple name calling, I could never." Jane smirks.
"I know very well behind that facade you’re thinking on it. Gnawing on every thought as it slowly starts chipping away"
"No, not really. I wasn't the one who spent the better part of 5 minutes explaining why you call us Homebrew over being called such childish frivolities such as Nyxxie. Seems the one who's actually losing this is you." Jane smiles warmly. Despite Jane’s words, Luna is suffering internally. It’s super effective.
"See what I mean? You do the same little smirk and same little childish attitude trip. The same warm or soft smile thinking that's what a win is? It's pathetic you really think that does anything"
"You did the exact same warm smile and smirk. Truly, I believe we're on equal ground."
"It's called a taste of your own medicine. Did the smirk affect you? No. Neither it did me" Nyx starts looking at her own nails.
"Okay Homebrew. Whatever you say. Are we done now?"
"So unoriginal. I mean if you give up yeah"
"Could be worse, you could be the leader of the Moores and also Sparrow's lap dog. Oh wait."
"Could be worse, could be sitting on a sofa all day with nothing going for me. Oh wait"
Loud hot caramel milk slurpage
{"Jane? Can we swap out?"}
{- But why? I'm keeping you safe. -}
{"J-just trust me ok?"}
{- As you wish. -}
Luna's eyes turn blue and tears start flowing. She's shaking a lot. "You're right Nyx, I'm all alone, dying slowly, and honestly, I feel like a failure. I refuse to lay down and die, but I cannot deny your words. Couldn't even protect Jane from dying." Jane internally facepalms, but allows her love to go ahead.
"Now you're gettin it" Nyx nods
"I'm still fighting, not ready to die." The shakes gradually become less and less. Tears are still flowing. "Even so, I refuse to lose to you."
"I'm still fighting, not ready to die." The shakes gradually become less and less. "Even so, I refuse to lose to you."
"You act like everything is some big win or lose. Why is that?"
"Just an easier analogy for me." she shrugs.
"An analogy for what though?"
"Life in general. Kinda has a lot to do with who I am internally."
{- Jeez, she's like anti-risen. -}
"I treat a lot of things as battles."
"So you polarize yourself with everything by proxy?" Nyx asks.
"Not everything obviously. Sleep isn't a battle, nor is eating, or typing up my archives. But for a lot of things, especially if they're important, I do."
{- And I keep telling you not everything is black and white... -}
"What about talking to people? If there's a small disagreement its suddenly a big battle to you that you have to fight in and win?"
"That's another one of my weaknesses, I admit. I don't really talk to people often." She wipes her tears and the shaking slows.
"There's a difference between talking to and actually hearing people."
"..." she looks really thoughtful. Silent. Actually trying to listen. "I mean I try to understand what people are saying, but I suck at it."
"Get good" Nyx shrugs
"I feel like I get better at it with practice, much like right now. For what it's worth, there's no way I'm winning this one. I recognize this. Hope you had some other motive for coming here other than to be annoying." She smiles. Her tears are stopped.
"That reminds me, is the orange juice box around? Maybe in her room or something?"
"Why do you want to know?" Luna asks.
"She's usually out here by now"
"Don't worry about it." Luna is extremely worried about it though. Why did Lock want to head back there so abruptly?
"So you do know? Let me guess, out in the woods talking to Oleander? Annoying Cole? Crying in a closet somewhere?"
Luna shrugs, "Look, it's not my business to know where Lock's at.” She takes a deep breath and rethinks her move, “Actually, okay. She wanted to go back to nonferal earth for something, I'm unsure what exactly. I offered to tag along, but was denied."
Nyx’s relaxed demeanor screeches to a halt. "...nonferal earth? After that talk with Mads and Mike?"
"...yeah...?" And now that most recent tweet makes sense. ".....oh."
"..." Nyx blinks a few times. She's frozen in place a long moment and scoffs "Ok that was funny, great joke. Good one. where is she actually?"
"No, I uhh fucked up and didn't actually think it through. Nonferal Earth, unknown location."
Nyx's eyes widen and her tone sounds scared "-I'll be back" She suddenly vanishes into shadows and eyes.