A massive crack forms in the sky as a figure is spat out, falling to the forest floor. Liquid static goo begins to rain from the crack as a cackle rings out. The figure on the ground is unmoving, laying there. They're wearing a navy blue coat with offwhite fluff, leather gloves, and black platform boots. No other features are discernable, as they're laying on their stomach. Harmonia is walking in the forest when she sees the occurance. She walks over to the figure. "Uh... you okay?????"
They're completely unresponsive. Harmonia shakes them by their shoulder. No luck. Harmonia pushes them over onto their back to see if they're alive, and it's... Asphodel.
Under the jacket, she's wearing a black dress with a pentacle harness at the top. There's also black and pink striped leggings, then her platform boots. She's also wearing a scarf. Looks to be some snow in her hair.
Other than that? She looks completely scuffed, static blood covering most of her. Harmonia's eyes widen and she immediately picks Asphodel up, hefting her over her shoulder and heading to the house.
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KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. Lock jolts up and goes to open the door. "Wha?" Luna asks.
Harmonia walks in and lays Asphodel on the couch. "Wheres Cole??? Asphodel needs a heal-"
"Ass a what?" Lock asks.
"Hm-" Cole stops staring at the ceiling as he looks over at Asphodel he jumps to his feet and briskly walks over, "What the fuck?!"
"I found her in the woods- I have no idea how long shes been out there-" Harmonia says, a little panicked
Cole takes a deep breath and tries to heal Asphodel, she doesn't visibly heal any but she does wake up, "Oh." she coughs up some static. "Hi. Wow it's hot I am taking off my coat," she slips off her winter jacket.
Harmonia looks her over. "Are you okay? Why were you in the woods??" Cole puts his hands in his jacket pockets as he watches carefully
"Stolas probably put me there..." she looks around for a second, "Does anyone know where uhhhh..." she takes out a notepad from the jackets pockets and starts flipping through the pages, "Violet. is?"
"Violet? Not entirely sure Asphodel," Luna says from the couch. "Want me to message her?"
"Please. She has something I need."
Luna nods.
"Did she steal something from you?" Cole's head tilts slightly as his hands shift in his jacket pockets.
"No, Wormwood had it but they ended up giving it to her for whatever reason." She sighs, leaning back. "To annoy me probably. Get me to actually take the offer."
"Why'd Stolas put you there? What offer???" Harmonia asks. Cole nods as he reaches into his jacket, pulls a coin out and fiddles with it.
"Because he's a dick, and uh. Something. It's not important and I'm not gonna take the offer unless I'm desperate so there's really no point in telling anyone."
"Wait, I remember Violet messing with something at the Halloween party. Like a pocketwatch?"
"That."
"Okay, added details." Luna says. "I think she lives in New Cleveland, Ohio?"
"Yikes." Asphodel recoils slightly.
"Tell me about it. I'm from Columbus, Ohio myself, just on a completely different veil." Luna sighs.
"Ew, ohio," Cole and Harmonia say in unison.
Oleander walks in and stares at Asphodel, narrowing his eyes. "You look familiar..."
"No I don't, the Moon lied and Clox never existed." Asphodel gets up and starts to head outside, picking up her jacket.
"Wait- what?? No- I.." He pauses. "Were you fighting someone? I was stealing shit from Stolas and saw two people fighting- I think one was you???"
"He's gonna want those books back soon," Asphodel gone. Oleander groans and leaves the room
"Oka--" Luna sighs. "Why do people ask for things then leave before they get an answer?" And under her breath, she mutters, "or before saying thank you?"