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Cassel Sharpe. ([personal profile] patheticvillain) wrote2015-04-01 06:27 pm

fifty-one ➢ text

wichita's gone. her cabin's blank.

first one of the month, i guess.


spam } morgause ( tw; self-injury )

[He's been spending a lot of time as a cat lately. If you asked him why, he wouldn't be able to tell you. Probably he'd say something snide like four legs are better than one and then change the subject, like you wouldn't notice the stunt he was trying to pull.]

[The truth is twofold. He wants to hurt. Very badly, even now, he wants to hurt. It's self-flagellating, because Kon's suit is tucked away in his closet gathering dust, and there's nothing to protect him from pain anymore.]

[The other reason is that he misses home, and this form is inextricably connected with his home. The feel of fur down his back reminds him of Lila in his bed, and missing her is a familiar, if dulled, ache. Another way to hurt is remembering.]

[When he sees Morgause vanishing down the hall after breakfast, he follows after her. Not because he likes her - he doesn't know her from Adam - but because she's Morgana's, and Morgana is (tangentially) his. His paws tread silently down the hall behind her, but she might notice him by a prickling at the back of her neck: he's staring at her, unwavering, unblinking.]

[personal profile] youmayregretthat 2015-04-11 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Morgause is on her way back to her room after breakfast. She has borrowed books out of the library that she wishes to read and while she could feasibly take them to the common room to read, she prefers the quiet. She is trying desperately to figure out a way to unlock her magic once more without needing the approval of the nebulous Admiral and such research is also best conducted in private.]

[She does notice, however, the cat following after her. She stops, and looks over her shoulder at Cassel for a moment, studying him. For all intents and purposes, he seems very much like an ordinary cat. He moves like one, holds himself like one, but he doesn't look like one. He sees different. Morgause turns more fully to face the small cat.]


You're following me, [she states, plainly.] I don't expect an answer from you like this, but who are you?

[personal profile] youmayregretthat 2015-04-11 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Fortunately for Cassel, she is not one to kick an animal. Even if it's not actually an animal. That doesn't mean he won't get a sour look when he continues to follow her.]

You had best find amusement elsewhere.

[personal profile] youmayregretthat 2015-04-11 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Cassel, what the actual--]

[She stops as he continues mrowing, allowing to continue for a moment longer before she bends down and picks him up by the scruff of his neck.]

[personal profile] youmayregretthat 2015-04-11 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[She holds him there unflinchingly while also not saying anything. The bigger the fuss you make, Cassel, the longer it's gonna take to get you back on the ground.]

[She'll wait.]

[personal profile] youmayregretthat 2015-04-11 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Once he manages to settle down, she does not immediately set him back down on the ground.]

I can only hope you don't make quite so much noise as you are normally.

[aka stay silent and this won't happen again, capiche?]

[She sets him back down.]

[personal profile] youmayregretthat 2015-04-17 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Morgause will just roughly nudge him with a foot into the common room when she passes it. Go away, cat.]

[personal profile] youmayregretthat 2015-04-18 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
[The noises are what catches Morgause's attention, the sound carrying a little ways, but she doesn't stop until she hears Cassel calling for her. She looks him over.]

You must be the cat.

[personal profile] youmayregretthat 2015-04-29 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
My sister possesses far greater patience for petty annoyances than I.

[She just gives him a bland look. Sorry, son, she ain't all that impressed.]

What is your name?

i will allow it this time, but next time... B[

[personal profile] youmayregretthat 2015-04-29 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Am I to find that a compliment?

[She does smile though, and it slips a little into her tone. Okay, you might be an amusing plaything, Cassel. If you're as egotistical as you seem right now.]

i'd say that's too dramatic, but it's cassel, soooo...

[personal profile] youmayregretthat 2015-05-01 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
How reassuring to know. Then allow me to extend you the same courtesy, if you are able.

[She is baiting him, of course. He will either be insulted and become indignant, or he will try to prove himself as casually as possible. Much as he's likely speaking to her (in order to attempt) to test her, she is now also testing him.]

nevahevah

[personal profile] youmayregretthat 2015-05-10 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Not likely, but I certainly can't stop you from believing.

[She doesn't have her magic, sure, but she's also not wandering the halls in cat form either. She still has a purpose.]

[personal profile] youmayregretthat 2015-05-13 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
I thought I might return to my room and read. I suppose you will have a different suggestion?

[Or perhaps a remark to make upon it. He's already giving her some of his opinions without prompting, after all.]

[personal profile] youmayregretthat 2015-05-13 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh and boy is she gonna love his opinions! That's only like maybe 65% sarcastic.]

[Morgause's lips curl into a smile. It seems soft around her lips, but there's a bite to her eyes.]


And what would you suggest then?

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