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꒰১ ✦ : ˚ʚ 【 @cxdemusings / Noé 】 ɞ˚ : ✦ ໒꒱

╰ ꒰১ cont. from 「 X 」

‧₊˚ ⋅ ꒰১ ᯓ ☆ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆. That was NOT the reaction he was expecting. Now he was suspicious.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤJust WHAT are you trying to pull Monsieur Noé ?ㅤ❜

‧₊˚ ⋅ ꒰১ ᯓ ☆ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ❛ㅤYou COULD say that !ㅤ❜

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ𝑯𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 he was really strange. But there was a perfectly reasonable explanation for his current working condition. He was probably a bit too young but that was OKAY !

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤI help clean the floors at my Grandpa's hotel ! Oh, and sometimes, I help guests check in and carry their luggage to their rooms ! It's hard work but I DON'T mind !ㅤ❜

...Well, he supposes he can relate to that in a way, considering that he has been put on dish cleaning duty more times than he cares to count since moving to Tokyo. But it still seems like an odd way of phrasing it. Briefly he's reminded of Jose's mannerisms.

" I guess that makes sense, yeah. Sorry, I didn't mean to put you on the spot or anything like that. "

Still...seems like the kid's a little too YOUNG to be working like that, unless... " Is cleaning floors, like, your job or something? "

*watching sports* why are the two teams fighting? they should work together. that way they can all win

‧₊˚ ⋅ ꒰১ ᯓ ☆ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ𝑶𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔. It looked like this guest had managed to CALM DOWN unlike the last one. He seemed like a really nice fellow tooㅤ—ㅤwhich made it even MORE important that he didn't get into any trouble at the Reverie; especially because of him !

ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤStill, the attempts at reassurance weren't quite done yet. At his words of concern, the tiny little bellboy gives him a nonchalant shrug before he SMILES.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤS - sometimes ! But it's really fine, I promise ! Besides, it's my fault that I couldn't provide them with SATISFACTORY service ! ㅤ❜

ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤWellㅤ—ㅤmaybe saying like THAT would be worse. Quickly, the child backtracks and tries AGAIN.

ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤThere are NICE guests here too like yourself ! And I get to talk to them all about their travels ! So it's not as if I just get bullied by guests all day ! ㅤ❜

Why was it that almost every person he's met is against some good ol' fashioned violence? When someone can't understand you from words, they need to be taught through handing them a can of whoop-ass!

Getting in trouble was the least of his worries. Though, he probably shouldn't start fights in a hotel, especially in front of a kid.

"Fine, alright. But, if you ever change your mind, just let me know, alright kiddo?" He gave a toothy grin and tipped his hat. He SHOULD give the young'uns a good example, but mistreating staff, insulting them, just wouldn't fly. Not on his watch.

"Ya deal with these kinds of people a lot? Gah, all my brain chips would be fried after day one..."

‧₊˚ ⋅ ꒰১ ᯓ ☆ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒇 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈. In the absence of her mother, the Belobog Cadet school had been kind to her. She had great friends like Lynxy and Serval as well as people that cared about her like Eros. But she was definitely TOO used to putting all of the hardships on her own shoulders. It was indeed the logical conclusion that two people entering a warzone was far more beneficial than just one. Yet somehow, she couldn't help but give Eros the slightest blink of shock. It wasn't exactly her obligation after all. She wasn't part of the Silvermane Guards. By all accounts, she was just an ORDINARY CITIZEN of Belobog. Even more, she was an Underworlder that should have held hostility towards Overworlders such as the Intelligence Officer.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤIf that's what you want to do, then I suppose I cannot stop you. Justㅤ—ㅤplease be CAREFUL.ㅤ❜

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤLuckily, she knew exactly where the soldiers would be located. SHE was the one that formulated their battle plans after all. It doesn't take long for the two of them to arrive at their destination.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤWhen they got to their destination, it seemed like the soldiers stationed there had already been FORCED to make a decision. Most of them had already abandoned their posts with a few still remaining to carry off the injured.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤThe girl moves quickly; perhaps a little TOO quickly as she rushes towards a soldier's side. Though her frame and height were far more petite than the grown man's; she still attempts to sling him over her tiny shoulders without much success.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤEros, can you please help me with this ? I'm pretty sure this is the LAST soldier. I hope it is.ㅤ❜

Eros of course knew how tough it could be. To be a child who felt the very weight of your people on your shoulders. That even if you did what you felt best, there were still going to be times when it all came crashing down. When the tower would fall and people would get hurt. But she knew, too, that the people of the Guard at least wouldn't hold mistakes against Pela. That was something she was glad for the younger girl. That the people of Belobog were kinder than those of the Preceptors the former High Elder had once had to deal with.

"Here-- let me come with ya, hon."

She would get up more on instinct than anything. A want to keep close just in case. Not that there should be any more danger but- perhaps it was her own maternal instincts kicking in. That even with the wound tended to, she was worried about Pela.

"Whatever decision y'make, I'll do what I c'n t' help. I know I ain't- technically on retainer or nothin', but still. I wanna help however I c'n do that."