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[While on his way back to the airship sometime later in the evening of the same day he learned about something rather important, she's going to feel that strange mental nudge of someone trying to contact her. She may be able to tell it's him, but also maybe not since he's still kind of new and they haven't communicated this way much.

And if she doesn't respond the first time, there will be a pause before it comes back a little stronger. And this will continue to annoying, incessant levels until she responds.]

[She hates telepathy and would like to avoid ever being contacted if not for the fact that these people CAN JUST KEEP AT IT FOR AS LONG AS THEY WANT. Velvet much rather prefers it when she can be the one contacting them. If people want to talk to her, they should send a letter.

So she does ignore the first nudge. And the second and third one while she's at it until finally:]

What?

'Bout damn time, woman, I was gettin' tired of tryin' to reach you.

[If he sounds drunk, that's because he kind of is. NOT WASTED. He'll be able to get through what he's "calling" her about...decently enough. That and as fast as it goes to his head, it flushes out just as quickly. But yeah this'll be an interesting conversation.]

You know where my room is.

[Is he? He is. Rokurou is drunk. The question is: why?]

If you're calling to complain that you miss your drinking buddies, then your time is wasted.

That is exactly why I'm calling!

[A pause.]

Okay, not exactly, but it's not unrelated. When were you going to tell me about Eizen?

[And to note, he doesn't actually sound mad. It's more of a tone of disbelief.]

Tell you what exactly?

[She told him that Eizen was here, that Eizen's sister was too. There's only one thing Velvet hasn't told anybody about their pirate malak.]

About 'im goin' off and turnin' into a dragon.

Uncool, Velvet. So uncool.

[That. That's the thing she knew but wasn't saying.]

I haven't told Eleanor or Phi either. Nor was I planning to tell you. First of all, it's not my news to tell. It's Edna's.

[Which is how Velvet assumes he learned about it.]

Secondly, what good does it do to tell you? Eizen ended up a dragon and there's nothing we can do about that except go around being sad about it. [But Velvet figures that Eizen ended up a dragon on his own terms and not someone else's.] He's always done what he wants and I doubt it was any different then.

The other two don't need to know, they'll handle the news worse than you are.

It would have helped me from shovin' my foot in my mouth when I was talkin' to Edna about him.

[Not that he disagrees with anything she just said, but. You know.]

At least a little warning woulda been nice.

And! I'm not upset. Well, with you, but not about Eizen.

That's going to keep happening even now that you know. To us, Eizen is still himself and won't become a dragon for hundreds of years.

[They only ever knew him as a malak and not a dragon.]

How is anyone supposed to warn about that? Tell you not to mention him around Edna and not say why? [Shrugging.] She likes talking about him most of the time.

[A sigh.] Is there any other horrible information you want to know about? Maybe what happens after beating Artorius or why Edna and the others travel with the Shepherd of their time?

[Blah blah blah he's just still mentally frowny facing at her.]

Maybe. [...Pause.] But kind of not 'cause I wanna see what happens myself. [It's like a combo of NO SPOILERS and him not actually caring that much.] But it's also not fair that you know everything and we're left in the dark. Ain't that a drag for you?

Besides, I can keep a secret if I have to. I don't need to know about the distant future, just tell me the important bits about us, I can handle it.

[Don't make her come throw something at him.]

I'm fine with it. It's not as if I don't have anyone to talk to about the events of the future if I feel the need to. [Which she doesn't really do because she doesn't want to talk about it.]

Phi told me the way the fight ends, not sure if he told Eleanor as well. We win. Artorius dies, I seal myself away with Innominat, the other therions live and Laphicet becomes the new fifth Empyrean. [Those are the important parts.]

[Should do it anyway.]

Oh. [Just a moment of silence.] So it's kind of like a "Happy Ending" for everyone except for you. And maybe Laphicet, not sure if him being an Empyrean is a good or bad thing.

[She might. If he's on the ship. Otherwise Velvet will just do it tomorrow.]

Essentially, yes. [Velvet gets to be with what's left of Laphi so it's kind of like a "Happy Ending" for her too.] You'll have to ask Laphicet how he feels about it. He's the only one who's lived through it so far.

[Not there yet, gonna have to do it later when he falls asleep on the deck.]

...Hm....that sounds a little too depressing to talk about with the kid, though. If I do—gotta have ice cream, yeah. No wait. Do they have his favorite curry here?

[If he falls asleep there, she'll just step on him. Every time she walks across the deck.]

I can make it if you want. [If Phi gets mabo curry from anyone else, Velvet doesn't know about.] Let me know when and I'll fix a big batch of it.

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[Just watch the heels—those things hurt.]

Awww yeah, Captain Velvet is gonna cook us all a big meal!

[...No, that's not what she said, but at this point he's not going to make a lot of sense.]

Oh, oh, maybe we should do a big barbecue after that. Everyone feels better after one of those. Or hot pot. Man, it's been forever since I had one. We should totally do that, too.

[The point is for it to hurt. At least she won't stab him with the knife.]

Yeah yeah. Better make the talk a good one.

[By now Velvet can make mabo curry without a taste tester.]

Bring enough for the crew.

[As long as it's not the face. Or anywhere below the belt. ...Or on the belt.]

Yeah, great idea! Can really pull out the good drinks if we the crew around.

[Clearly he's already had one too many. To be fair, he had already been drinking in order to dress in drag earlier. And then he just kind of got in his drinking kick while having some valid excuses as support.]

Gonna be a big ol' party on the Van Airtia! With fireworks!!

[Velvet stop him.]

[So everywhere is good? Good.]

I would have thought you would prefer to keep the good drinks for yourself.

[She did hear him and Dyle talking about something like that once. Oh no, Velvet is putting a stop to that.]

You'll do no such thing. Drunkards are not allowed to play with fire. I won't have my ship burning down because you idiots thought it was a good idea.

[No fireworks on the wooden ship.]

Iiii can make exceptions—I'm not that selfish.

[Said in an over-exaggerated way. And wow Velvet.]

But awwwww come on, Velvet! It'll be a blast!

Hehe, get it? Blast? Fireworks?

Sure, sure.

[Said in a placating way, you drunkard.]

I get it. You still can't bring fireworks on the ship.

But it'll be...so great.....

[Does he sound sleepy? Does it sound like he might fall asleep and/or pass out? Because yep that is definitely happening, the connection between them starting to lose focus and actually seeming to "pop" in and out.]

Do it on someone else's ship. When we're trying to get away from them.

[Wouldn't that be better? Great, a conversation with a half-asleep daemon - just what she always wanted.

HOPE HE'S READY TO GET STEPPED ON.]

OoooOoOoOh, that's! A...a...a reeeeeeealllllyyy good idea! I'll have to be shure to tell the whatshisface about... ...What was it again?

[Now he really is super sleepy and drunk now.

IS SHE REALLY GOING TO OH MY GOD]

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okay i'm done for real now rotflmao.

w o w my inbox is gonna suffer because of you, I can tell

just imagine if i played magilou instead 8D

ten times worse, I'm sure. also have a tag bomb

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I see how it is.

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