Melody is laying on the floor. Apollo appears in the living room, towering over Melody. "Hey."
MailMan is crying.
Melody waves and gets up, "Hi!!! My names Melody whats your name!!!"
"My name's Apollo."
Ari strolls in, "I'm heeeeeeeeeeere!" He moves to sit near Mailman, "You alright? How'd you sleep?"
"I slept" Mailman turns to look at Ari. Apollo looks over to Ari, winking at them before looking back down at Melody.
"Well, how so? I'd love to hear feedback about my methods." Ari smirks and flicks her tongue, moving the tip of her tail to tap Apollo's ankle in response.
Melody goes to boop Apollo's nose, "You're so cute!"
Apollo boops her nose back. "Thanks. So are you."
Melody giggles, "Everyones been saying that!! Its so funny!!!" She goes to poke a horn.
"I mean they worked, not sure how, you didn't even threaten or hurt me," Mailman tells Ari.
"Why would I threaten or hurt you? I wanna be friends." Ari says, before flicking at Melody's finger, blushing. "Hey only I get to touch those."
Apollo kinda recoils backwards a bit from having his horn touched. "Pleasedon'ttouchthose-" He puts a hand over his horns.
She tilts her head, "Okie,, sorry" She looks a tad anxious, holding the rosary.
"You're fine, don't worry. They're just... sensitive." He slowly relaxes.
"Do people threaten you to sleep?" Ari asks Mailman. Mailman avoids answering and watches Melody as she twiddles her thumbs.
"Well, what do we do now?" Apollo asks.
"Ummmmmm..... hm..... I dunno!! Whats something fun to do?" Melody asks.
"You wanna make something?" Apollo tilts his head.
"Sure!!!"
"Like, a cake?"
"Cookies are fun and easy," Mailman smiles.
"Ooo yes!!!" Melody smiles.
"Baking cookies sounds fun!" says Ari.
"I wanna!!!" Melody bounces on her heels.
"I know the perfect recipe!" Mailman says, "I'll go make sure we have the ingredients we need!"
"Okie!"
Mailman gets up and heads to the kitchen. Ari moves to follow. MailMan says, "We have the ingredients for cookies! Lets go make some!"
"Yay!!" Melody gets up to go to the kitchen.
Apollo stops Melody. "Hey, how about we go to my kitchen? That one's pretty messy."
"It is?"
Ari nods, "It is a tad dirty."
"Yeah. Besides, mine's just a lot nicer." Apollo says.
"Okie!!!" Melody smiles, "Can I hug someone!! I wanna hug someone!!"
"You can hug me and Ari!" Apollo says.
"Apollo can vouch snakes give the best hugs." Ari smiles.
"They do."
Mailman smiles as he watches. Melody hugs Apollo and Ari, giggling. Ari gently wraps up Melody, squeezing the softest amount. Apollo hugs Melody in return very gently.
"I am being held!!!!" She sounds so happy.
Ari laughs a little, "Yes!" Mailman is watching : )
"I'm so happy..." Melody sighs. Ari opens his arms out for Mailman silently. He doesn't notice at first, but when he does, he goes to join in the hug. Ari pulls him into the snake hug, flicking his tongue. Ari lets out a really deep, rumbling purr, rattling Melody a little. Mailman relaxes some.
Cole walks into the living room with glowing blood red eyes, a revolver in his hand, and blood splatted clothes. Lock walks in behind him and takes a seat on the sofa.
Melody's eyes widen, "You look like you were just at the slaughterhouse!"
Cole's voice is deeper than normal as he says, "You could say that."
"What do you mean!!!" Melody asks.
"What is your opinion on violence?" Cole sits down next to Lock and snaps, a cup of tea appearing in Lock's lap.
"Who?"
"You know, when you hurt people for fun or for flavor."
Lock picks up the tea and takes a sip, "I like violence heheghegh," she giggles some.
Ari looks to Apollo, "I think it's time to leave babe." Luna walks in and immediately wants to walk back out.
"Why would I hurt someone for fun?" Melody asks, as Luna leaves.
"I know you like violence but don't choke on your tea," He says to Lock before turning to Melody, "Because it's just something to do when you're bored"
Ari looks down at Melody, "Cole isn't in... a good place right now, best not to listen to him."
"Violence is like a hobbie?" Lock giggles some.
"I'd rather do fun things when I'm bored! Violence isn't fun," Melody says.
"Violence is- hehe- violence is really funn," Lock giggles more
"Violence is great and wonderful, you can do violence to animals y'know?" Cole crosses his legs and rests the revolver hand on his leg
"Pin their wings to frames hehehehh." Lock giggles.
"I've killed animals before but it's not fun!" Melody holds her rosary tightly
"But you can make it fun with a song!" Cole says.
"No that's not how it works!" Melody says.
"It's how it works for me!"
"Not for me!!!" Melody says.
"Say a song, say it hehehe," Lock smiles.
Knight walks in and walks back out. βI AINT DEALING WITH THIS!β Melody flinches at the yelling.
"Hmmm, what is a good song to commit violence to?" Cole taps his chin.
"No violence!!" Melody says. Lock takes the firepoker out from on her back as she sets the tea down and giggles. Melody backs away from them.
"Don't hurt them lock, I wouldn't want Cole to beat you to a pulp," Cole rests his free hand on the firepoker. MailMan is watching quietly, he keeps a careful eye on Lock.
She giggles some, "He wouldn't though! Promised to protect me!" She holds up the wrist with the watch.
Melody looks nervous, "You wouldn't hurt me! No one here would hurt me!"
Ari puts his hands over Melody's ears, "NOT AROUND HER YOU DUMB SHITS." Melody looks at Ari in confusion. Ari lets her hands off of Melody's ears.
"Listen, Cole said he would protect you, not me," Cole says to Lock.
"Can't blame you if you didn't do it heheh," Lock gets up.
"I-I'm confused am I gonna be hurt-" Melody asks.
"I don't give a shit Mr. I'm Not Cole but you don't have to do it right fucking here." Ari says, "And no, Melody, I'm not letting that happen." Cole grabs Lock by the scruff and pulls them back on the couch. Melody looks scared and is clutching her rosary. Luna enters the living room, bored out of her mind. Ari asks, "Melody, do you like walks through the woods?"
"Hey y'all." Luna says.
Melody nods.
"Don't hurt the small child," Cole says to Lock.
"Would you want to take one now?" Ari asks Melody, as Luna goes to sit in the corner. Lock laughs as she suddenly lunges in Melody's direction. Mailman instantly lunges forward and grabs the firepoker with both hands. Lock is still holding onto the firepoker and is hanging with her feet off the ground, laughing. Ari sighs and exits the living room, holding Melody. Cole's eyes stop glowing as the feeling of death itself fills the room. Cole storms over to Lock. Mailman keeps holding her in the air with the firepoker.
"Yo MailMan, thanks for protecting Melody." Luna says.
"MailMan let go of them for a second," Cole is gripping his revolver so hard his knuckles are white.
"Of course," Mailman gives a nod to Luna. He lets go as Lock lands on the ground, still holding the firepoker. Cole grabs lock by the ear and kneels down so he is face to face with Lock.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing?" Cole's voice sounds faintly gravely. Lock reaches a hand up to boop him, still smiling. Cole smacks Lock's hand away, hard enough for it to sting, "Don't play any fucking games with me right now, what the fuck is going on in that goddamn head of yours?"
"Welcome to Chili's heheh," she rubs her hand.
"Clearly you aren't good in the fucking head right now, would you like to be contained?" Cole's voice sounds more gravely the more he speaks.
"Contain deez bleep," Lock giggles.
"Can you not say peanuts either?" Luna asks.
"Nice," Drew says as he walks in.
"Alright, alright," the left side of Cole's body starts having thick black smoke pour off of it, "I'm going to ask you one more god damn time, do you want to be contained?"
"Deeeeeeez bleeeeeeep!!!"
Cole tosses Lock back and a black smoke cage forms around Lock, "Have fun"
Mailman sits down on the sofa.
"Well that's no fun." Drew says.
Cole stares at Drew, "It's for safety, not for fun." Cole sits on the couch with MailMan and starts taking some deep breaths.
"That's like killing a mosquito with a shotgun but ok." Drew says.
"What else do you want me to fucking do?"
"I dunno, man, I just know that the nuclear option shouldn't always be first."
"I put them in a fucking cage are you high?"
"Never touch the stuff."
"If you're joking with me then I'm really not in the mood," Cole groans.
"I never joke. I only jest and jape."
"Those are the same fucking word!"
MailMan searches in his bag and pulls out a bag of cookies, "Lock would you want a snack?" Cole stares at MailMan.
"What kinda snack?" Lock sits up as she finishes giggling.
"Sugar free vanilla heart cookies!" MailMan smiles.
"OOOOOO sugar free," Lock holds out a hand and MailMan gives her some.
"Lock's just in a silly goofy mood Cole." Drew says.
"Drew I will eat you I swear to god," Cole grunts.
"Sounds kinda gay." Drew says, as Lock begins devouring the cookies.
"I mean like tear you to shreds."
Lock hands the empty plastic bag back to Mailman, "Thanks bud!" Mailman smiles as he puts the bag away in his messenger bag. "Those were good, you really are a good baker," Lock smiles, her eyes going half-lidded.
Cole looks at lock and then MailMan, "Did you fucking drug them?"
"I did," Mailman smiles
"I'm justt justta little tired," Lock says.
"You're joking, right?" the feeling of Death actually being in the room is felt by everyone as Cole stares at MailMan.
"I'm not joking, I'm MailMan!"
"Wait you admit to drugging Lock?" Luna asks.
"Mhm."
Cole stands up, four sets of wings forming from his back. One of bone, one of metal, one of frost, and one of shadow. Cole snaps, his pickaxe appearing as the handle extends to be the length of a scythe.
"Normally these things take some serious grinding and sometimes threats to get people to admit it. But here you are just... yeah I did it lol," Luna says, "Note to self, don't eat anything MailMan offers."
"My! You look different now!" MailMan looks at Cole.
"Do I now?" A human skull covers Cole's head as 2 glowing red eyes stare at MailMan.
"You do!" MailMan smiles.
"You look... amazing Cole." Luna says.
Cole chuckles maniacally, "This isn't something to compliment, you're going to fucking die MailMan!"
"Why? Am I ill?" MailMan asks. Cole swings at MailMan's head with the pickaxe scythe. It goes into his head as he bleeds red. Lock's smile goes away as she watches Cole pull MailMan's body onto the floor and proceed to stomp on his head. Mailman is dead, his entire head is obliterated. Lock shakes some and flinches at each stomp.
Fenrir walks in, "ππ-π₯π₯π¨!-" he sees the corpse, "...ππ‘. ππ¬ π§π¨π° π πππ ππ’π¦π?"
Cole smiles manically as be breaths heavily and stares at Fenrir, "I will fucking kill you if you make a joke about this."
"ππ’π π‘ππ’π-π¨! π'π₯π₯ ππ π¨ππ, ππ‘ππ§!" Fenrir vanishes. Probably a good call!
"Lock, this is why I didn't really want to get mad at you," Cole turns to look at Lock as his wings start to melt, dissipate, meld, and furl back into his jacket.
Luna, {"Cole, I don't know what to tell Melody."}
Cole, ("tell them, that there was a accident with strawberry syrup")
Luna, {"I may have vented a little bit in kiss server, forgetting she's in there. I fucked up."}
Cole, ("i got it luna just calm down")
Luna, {"okay. I'm gonna get some air on the roof."}
Lock is quiet as her eyes are barely open and she shakes some, watching Cole. Knight walks in and attempts to heal Mailman, and then revive him. It doesn't work. Cole disappears in a cloud of black smoke.
βWell shit,β Knight sighs.
"So um... should we go bury him?" Luna looks to Knight, "Before Melody comes back, I mean." She looks back to MailMan's body and... It's gone. "Wait... WHAT?"
βAaaand the body is gone,β Knight says.
Drew zones back in. "I lose focus for ten seconds...."
Mailman walks in the door with a smile, "Delivery!" He has no wounds or blood on him.
"Umm..." Drew feels a bit tingly at the sudden appearance of a now alive Mailman. Dont make that statement weird you fucks
βWHAT HOW,β Knight asks.
"...umm.. hey MailMan." Luna says.
βYOU- WHAT- HEH??!?β Knight's confused as hell.
Luna scrolls through her notes. Wildly. She calls to him: "Do you have a package for us?"
"Dont think I do!"
"Then why did you say Delivery?"
"Its a lighthearted joke to help others in the room get to know my fun loving personality straight out the gate!"
"...wait what? Do you not remember anything that happened maybe... 20 minutes ago?"
"Hmmmmm, now that you mention it, I do! And the memories of that feeling are going to haunt me the rest of my days!" he smiles.
"...and I'm guessing you remember trying to shoot me yesterday?"
"Yup!"
"God you're creepy. But uhhhh welcome back to living?"
"Thank you!"
"Please keep your guns and poisoned food away from me, kthx."
"Ok!"
βThis is why Iβm the resident cook and baker here,β Knight says.
"Yup. And I know how to make ramen and mac and cheese," Luna says. Mailman sits down on the sofa. Luna hops down from the top bunk and sits right near MailMan on the floor, "So you knew Rose?"
"Do you want some cookies?" MailMan asks.
"From you, hell fucking no."
"Whats your favorite?"
Luna claps her hands. The box of pocky she was munching on appears in her hands.
βSo Mailman is involved with Rose?β
"That's what Ari learned last night. makes sense, he was voice 5 for Rose." Luna explains, "And he knew of Corn as well, voice 4."
βHuh.β Knight nods, βCorn sounds coolβ
"MailMan was known as happy birthday back in those days." Luna says, "Oh and Corn was amaizing. Her gimmick was speaking in corn puns. Definitely had a kernal in my heart."
"Oh wait, this is Happy Birthday?" Drew asks.
"Yup."
"Nice."
Mailman's eyes water some and his smile shakes.
"Erm, sorry happy birthday," Luna says.
"We talked once back then I think. You probably don't remember though." Drew says, "Or I talked to someone else about you. Either way. Hey, do you still want that hamburger?" A few tears run down MailMan's face.
"Want a handkerchief?" Luna hands a clean one from her knife pouch to him. She has a whole stash of them in her bag of holding. He winces and puts his hands over his face. Luna puts the handkerchief on his lap and asks, "Yo Knight, wanna head to Cole's place?" There's a flash of green distortion as Spider appears.
βYes,β Knight takes out a metal bat.
Luna makes sure her phone is on hand. "Yep. Ready." She claps as her knives and sword appear. "Ready y'all?"
"So I just wanna say now, if I get hurt at all, don't touch me," Spider says.
Luna claps her hands. Spider, Knight, and Luna disappear.