coastal | [ kara & lili are romance, somehow ]

[she's washed, she's refreshed, she's back into her flowing robes, and she's honestly still pretty mad. she carries around kazakiri in her arms as she walks around and honestly her near immediate intent is to find ookurikara because of course it is]

There you are.

You have your sword?

[admittedly it's her primary concern yea]

Ah - Kazakiri? [ THEY TOOK THE CHICKEN, TOO? ]

Yeah. It was in the dragon cabin.

[ sure enough, it's right there at his side, tucked into the scarf of his battle clothes as always. he takes a moment to pull something else out of his pocket, though. ]

So was this.

[ it's her hairpin! ]

Oh.

[honestly she'd gotten so used to braiding her hair over the weekend that she just looks amused]

Well, I'm sure it'd look good on you.

[stupid,,]

I'm about to break a rule.

I'm not going to wear it. Just take it for later.

[ he raises an eyebrow...? ]

Which rule?

[well she'll do a trade with him then, holding out kazakiri for him to hold and then taking the hairpin. she'll move to put up her hair as she speaks - ]

My scrunchie is purple, so I presume I'm with the Purple Heart. I have the Draw the Line power that allows me to cast one illusion on another so they see what I desire. Once per week, no limits on the illusion itself.

[that rule.]

If it's meant to be my most closely guarded secret, then of course I expect you'll guard it with me.

[ ...hmph. that one. ]

Mine is blue, so that'll mean Winter. They gave me Evil Queen - poison.

[ and he knows how lili is going to feel about that, lmao. ]

I won't tell anyone.

[she bristles immediately]

Lies and poison. Of course.

[but she'll finish putting up her hair and sigh then, tossing the stray strands of it over her shoulder]

We're on different teams? I don't support that either. And I don't even care what their game is...

[she just wants to be with kara]

...We can always ask if they'll let us switch. We could change powers before. Maybe we can do it again, if we want.

[ . . . kara is soft and it soothes her ruffled feathers just a little. she hesitates for a few seconds before putting a hand on his shoulder so she can lean up and kiss his cheek]

A lower priority, but I'll ask.

[ahem]

Where are you staying?

[ he'll lean down just a little to help her out with that ]

I'm assigned to the dragon cabin. I don't know if I'll stay there yet.

[ he doesn't trust them? ]

[she tilts her head]

Who else is there?

[ idk if he knows their names yet so ]

The guy with gray hair and glasses, Zenitsu, and Dimitri.

Oh.... Dimitri doesn't seem bad, so far. He's honest, I think. A prince that reminds me of someone... I was going to ask him to work with me.

[ . . . well anyway,]

Zenitsu's annoying and loud, though. He's afraid of everything.

Work with you for what?

[ he's making mental notes. dimitri is on the good list now, and zenitsu is not. thanks lili. ]

...He can't be scared of everything. He had a sword.

I don't know yet - but I'd like to get more information. I don't have an info broker I can pay off here, so I'm trying to figure out who's alright to trust to do the right thing. He, Flayn, and Yin Yu have been honest enough with me.

[i can't believe kara is just going to get roped into acknowledging everyone that lili's already vetted

that said she looks surprised - ]

He did? He seemed like such a coward.

And Shess isn't here. [ sighs. ] I'll try to work with him, then.

[ but yea, he nods. ]

Maybe he just hates being without it.

[ which. valid. ]

[oh.... kara working with someone is good news]

If he causes you any trouble, let me know.

[she says this when kara is considerably less friendly than dimitri it's so funny]

I guess so. You'll have to let me know if he gets any more tolerable. He didn't seem bad just... stupid. Naive.

If he does, I can handle it myself.

[ he's not gonna rely on lili for that. ]

Zenitsu wouldn't be the first like that.

I mean so I don't bother trusting him anymore either.

[if someone really bothers kara then lili won't want to know them]

... no, he wouldn't. [given that he reminds her of himself] I don't know where Tsurumaru is though, or who he's with.

Ah. That I can do.

...I don't know, either. We should probably talk to him about that.

[ and also

the other swords

but they're less important ]

Let's.

[and she realizes belatedly]

Oh, and the rest of your comrades too.

Once we can find... [ hm ] ...all of them.

...Did the hosts tell you anything useful?

Supposedly, it's not their fault that we're here - but they lived here originally and now they're our hosts. The one in the hood said they want to do the right thing, so I plan to hold them to it or I'll get quite upset. They're working on how to get us back to where we need to be.

The secrecy is due to some sort of diversion they have planned - a game. They don't want anyone to get hurt, or murdered.

But they are willing to provide me with equipment. I was able to get a futon, a blanket, a pillow, some rope, and a few hair brushes. If I can think of anything else I might need, I intend to ask again.

[a beat]

Watching you threaten one was rather satisfying, though.

[it was hot]

A game?

[ HE IS

EXTREMELY UNIMPRESSED BY THAT ]

What is it meant to be a diversion for?

[ also he doesn't know how to react to that, so all he says is: ]

They took my sword.

Something for us to do to pass the time, supposedly... but if your power includes poison, then that's not exactly a great sign. Why would we need poison for light-hearted games?

[SUSPICIOUS.

anyway,]

Mm, I know. So I don't blame you at all. I wanted to do the same thing and I would've if I thought it'd be effective.

[but she's small and kara did it for her so,]

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