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[tindery]

HELLO

"What do you want?"

GOODBYE

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[tindery]

It's been a while... I haven't seen anyone since that house made of candy.

[ tobari will at least knock against the bars of the cage to see if they're also made of candy? no? i guess not.

he frowns, thoughtful, before looking everyone over ]

Anyone injured? Or are you alright?

[urakih]

[Trying to see if "he" can reach out to snag this rat for freedom, but when the drippy happens, all it does going forward is splat limply through the bars onto the ground...]

...Ehhh?

[This is not a great start to lust week considering... The drippy get slurped back up inside.]

[ilulu]

Uh oh!

[DON'T JUST SAY UH OH.]

You feelin' alright, dear?

[urakih]

[Damn, he wasn't supposed to playdoh out in front of other people, was he? It's fine, it's fine.]

...Yeah, guess so. How d'we get out...?

[ilulu]

[CAN SHE HELP SCOOP HIM BACK UP AND TRY TO PAT HIM TOGETHER. LIKE A SNOWMAN.]

Dunno!

[urakih]

[Yes. Wait, I made it slurp back up. But still yes.]

Have you seen Yoshiki...?

[ilulu]

Mm, sorry, sweetheart, but I've been all by my lonesome until just now. [PATS HIS HEAD but gently.] I can help ya keep an eye out for him, though--I'm looking for someone too. Can you tell me about him?

[voring]

[watches pixi tag ffa and breaks free from containment too]

Woah. [WATCHING THIS HAPPEN.] Your soup. [DON'T JUST CALL IT HIS SOUP.]

[urakih]

[DON'T JUST SAY HIS SOUP.]

Don't look...

[Turns a bit a way. THE SOUP IS GONE ALREADY. But don't look, he's shy, and shouldn't misbehave in public.]

Yoshiki isn't here...

[Sad, gay feelings.]

[voring]

[HE JUST KEEPS LOOKING. Looking at this soup lad with his sad gay feelings somewhat questioningly.]

Who's Yoshiki?

[urakih]

[OPENS HIS MOUTH............. Pauses for a long moment. How does he answer this........ His very special favorite person.]

My friend...

[tindery]

[ internally: uh oh.

can he place a hand on hikaru's shoulder to steady him? ]

You good?

[ CLEARLY NOT ]

[urakih]

[It's fine, it's fine, it's fine. HIS SOUP. The hand makes him sober immediately up. His eyes lose the distant hazy horror and refocus. The pupils are still kinda red.]

A-okay. [This Pretend haha.] Can't reach outside still...

[tindery]

[ ok kiddo.... ]

... we can work on it. Maybe we can lure the rat over. [ they won't do this for multiple days ]

What's your name?

[urakih]

[Just a baby. For sure.]

With cheese? [Do rats like cheese.] Hikaru. Have you seen Yoshiki?

[ilulu]

Nope, nope! Just fine, but you're sweet for asking. How about you?

[tindery]

Fine. Not needing to eat made things easier.

[ since they're not scavenging insanely ]

... but I don't know how to feel about trading the lack of company for imprisonment.

[ cage? ]

[ilulu]

Oh, yeah, I'll bet! Wow, I don't remember what that's like, but it must be tough.

[NEEDING FOOD.]

This is a bit of a pickle, though, huh? 'Specially if we've got people waiting on us n'all.

[tindery]

[ there goes his wondering if he was in this cage with even one more normal person

oh well ]

... you didn't like food when you were able to eat it?

[ sure. might as well ask. ]

But you're not wrong. We finally know what we're here for and they won't let us go get it? What the hell...

[ilulu]

No clue! We Purgatorians don't remember our mortal lives, y'see. [Well. She does a little, but it's complicated.] Don't worry, though! I'm sure we'll figure out how to get outta here right quick. Four soulzies are better than one!

[voring]

You should worry more about yourself!

[HE CAN PROBABLY SENSE BY VIBE THAT TOBARI IS THE ONLY HUMAN HERE!!!!]

[tindery]

Advice noted.

[ AND IGNORED ]

But if your spirits are so high, I take it you're not hurt?

[voring]

[DON'T JUST IGNORE HIS GREAT ADVICE.]

Of course! It would take way more than this to hurt me!

[PATS HIS OWN CHEST EMPHATICALLY. Does not remember it's polite society to ask if Tobari is okay, too.]

[tindery]

[ it's fine, tobari doesn't expect politeness. there's just a huff at that, almost amused ]

Great to hear. You're a big guy, huh? [ 6'3"? alright ]

Any ideas for getting out of here? I can probably shoot the rat, but it doesn't get us any closer to the keys.

[voring]

[TOBARI!!!!!! TOBARI AND HIS FREAKS!!!!!]

I'm small now. [This is his miniature bite-sized form...] But I can become big and we can break the cage that way! Oh, but since you're just a human, you might get squished a little.