[Event]

[remarkablerain]

*At Flamvell, Suguru is sighing, sitting at the bar.

There's an opened envelope and letter, and she's glancing through multiple pictures that you'd assume came with said letter.

Her expression is... she looks like she wants to be mad or sad, or even relieved, but she's not sure which one to really settle on, at this point. So instead she just resorts to another, loud sigh.*

Comments

[greyerthanabyss]

::Waltzes over.::

Care to talk about your chronic sighing condition?

[remarkablerain]

-- oh, uh, sorry, was I doing it too much.

*she sighs again-- oh. yeah. I guess I am.*

... Nothing big. I just... got a letter from my dad. With pictures of my kid brother.

[greyerthanabyss]

Is he cute looking?

::Tries to lean in to look.::

For a kid, I mean.

[remarkablerain]

*she shows some of the pictures.

There's a kid with black hair, dark skin, and green eyes in the pictures. he looks about as cute as any three year old would be, really-- and notably, he does seem to be happy.

In some of the pictures he's with an older man who also has the same dark skin+hair combo, only with more olive colored eyes, and sometimes with a weary looking woman with dark brown hair and dark eyes.

three guesses who those are.*

[greyerthanabyss]

::Pats you on the shoulder sympathetically.::

Family sucks. Something we both have in common.

[remarkablerain]

Mmm.

I just wish it... I dunno, at least sucked less enough that I could go visit, sometime.

But I can't be around my mom again. Ever again.

[greyerthanabyss]

Or else you'll blow her into the sky?

[remarkablerain]

Or emotionally break down.

Which could lead into blowing her into the sky anyway, so.

[greyerthanabyss]

Lets just say "Will blow her into the sky".

Any chance you'll ever get to run into 'im?

[remarkablerain]

Hm? You mean Soran? *that must be the kid's name*

... I dunno. I feel like unless he gets into Dueling or something, I probably won't get to really "run into" him.

[greyerthanabyss]

Not even ask your dad to arrange meeting him? Christ. And I thought I had a shitty family life.

Still, he looks cute. You should be proud of him.

[remarkablerain]

The problem is that dad then has to basically get around mom. Since he'd be taking their three-year-old kid somewhere.

... Yeah, he does seem cute. I just... Hope he'll be alright, you know? Mom was crazy about me because I wasn't a boy, but Soran's actually a boy. Dad's sworn up and down that he is.

[greyerthanabyss2]

Unless he was born a girl and your mother got her hands on magic to 'fix' that. But that's conspiracy theory tier.

[remarkablerain]

Probably not. Hopefully.

I'd hope that dad would actually get mad at this point if she did that.

[greyerthanabyss]

I'd get mad myself.

Anyways, if you get any more pics, show me.

[remarkablerain]

... Psh, sure, fine. If I get more pictures.

[magmaheart]

Ugh, I bet I know what this is.

Not even going to bother asking, just sit next to you and put an arm around you.

[remarkablerain]

*... she tilts her head, resting it on your shoulder.

at least the kid looks like he's being raised alright. he looks happy in the pictures. He looks about... 3-ish now?

also you're at least 99% certain that is actually a boy.*

[magmaheart]

"Your pops doing alright too?"

He plays with a bit of your hair.

...not going to take a bet on the gender of the kid, considering the last few years.

[remarkablerain]

Yeah. He sounds like he's doing fine.

*she shows one of the pictures where he shows up-- a man who obviously is the Samasu of the family, with olive colored eyes. He's holding up the kid by the arms and obviously playing around with him.*

[magmaheart]

"Oh, good." He smiles slightly, looking through the pictures.

"...He's cute. He just trying to keep ya in the loop?"

[remarkablerain]

Yeah, basically. He went out of his way to repeatedly assure me in the letter that Soran's definitely a boy, saying that he's fine, that mom hasn't been too nuts...

But that he kinda wishes I could actually be there to be around him, too. But he gets why I'm not. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out.

[magmaheart]

"Right, right, yeah.

...Wanna go visit 'em soon? Or at least return the favor in pictures?"

[remarkablerain]

*she gives a laugh, but she sighs again*

I dunno if I could handle being there again. Being around mom again. I made it pretty clear I never wanted to see her again, so this... I dunno, it makes it really awkward.

... But we can do pictures.

[magmaheart]

"Hey, maybe your dad's open to scheming and we can just get him and your brother to visit."

Waves a hand. "Up to ya. Ain't gonna force anything, 'cept pictures. I got enough cameras for somethin' pretty good."

[remarkablerain]

Heh, I guess you do right now.

I can try to see if he'd be up to visiting. I don't mind him so much-- he was never really the problem. I'm just worried about how mom might react to him vanishing off with Soran, but... ah, well, worth a try.

Besides, he'd probably love a chance to judge the place. Did I ever tell you he owns a restaurant?

[magmaheart]

"Huh? Really?"

He stares blankly and looks around. This place? Judged by someone who knows what they're doing?

"Oh my god, yeah, we'll invite him when we send the pictures and see about bringing Soran too."

[remarkablerain]

Sounds like a possible plan.

I... Just sorta hope it works out, you know? It'd be kinda nice to see them.

[magmaheart]

"We can make it work out, I promise."

[remarkablerain]

*... she laughs again, putting her arms around Geo*

Thanks for the promise about it.

[magmaheart]

"Hey, anything's possible if we're working together on something, right?"

He produces his phone and slightly clumsily takes a picture of the moment.

[remarkablerain]

*she was mid-giggle so it's at least a DECENT spur of the moment picture, just clumsy*

Psh, warn me next time!

[magmaheart]

"What? No! It can't be staged stuff.

...well, some of it, I don't think he should get dozens of pictures of us working or veg-ing out."

[remarkablerain]

Well, of course, we need to pick out the best pictures.

And then toss in a few boring ones.

[hardcorebestcore]

Suguru you have a terrible presence next to you. She looks like she's about to say something (or demand soda and coffee), but looks between the stuff on the table and you. And gets an almost sad for you expression as she silently sits next to you and sets her head on the bar, huge eyes staring up at you.

"...Anything I can do to help?"

[remarkablerain]

Oh, uh-- Hi, Trena.

No, it's fine. I'm just getting mopey over things with my family. That's all.

[hardcorebestcore]

"Oh, I'm sorry."

She looks like she wants to pry, but this isn't even the fun detective business, like solving mysteries, but really sad stuff she can't really fix.

"Um, talked to parents? They, um... Since I know it is strange time of year and demon family has accepted me fairly quickly as tiniest demon and I assume everyone is... Ah... what is word... estranged? And Kaz does not look like he celebrates anything. They were willing to invite you and Geo and Kiko to holiday with them since you've been so nice to me and their families have not talked much since they eloped and then adopted me? I think mama's mama asked I be exorcised and there was big fight. I was very small, do not remember well."

[remarkablerain]

*... ...

She ruffles Trena's hair, smiling*

Tell them we'd be glad to come over for the holiday.

[hardcorebestcore]

"Will do! Might be big thing? Mama wanted to see if Miss Wakahisa and her family might come and do I ask maybe kinda girlfriend's family to come? Oh god what if Kiko wants to bring Diana? Does Garum have family...? Ooo! This is going to be a beautiful mess!"

[remarkablerain]

*snerks*

You know what? That's fine. Holidays should be one happy mess.

[hardcorebestcore]

"Yes, exactly! I like way you think, you are smart!"

She pats you on the shoulder and hops up from her seat, giving a small twirl on her feet.

"I will inform war chiefs of this development and begin seeing if there is movements on other fronts! I will see if supplies will be needed at appointed time, Captain Samasu!"

She gives a salute, and scampers away.

[remarkablerain]

*she's a cute kid.

even if Suguru feels like she's gonna be stepping into a tornado now.*