Event

[hardcorebestcore]

Trendafilka is a ball of chaotic energy today with what may be schemes, but they seem more to be 'hoping to be in the right place at the right time.' It's as close as she gets to forethought.

She can be found:

A.) At DA! She's got TONS of business with like, eight mysteries. Or to show her 'senpai' her new deck. Sadly, she cannot bring herself to sit in one place (and even in her classes can barely sit still) so she's exploring the campus, crawling up walls, getting into places she shouldn't be, and staring into the forest, bristling with anticipation and bouncing up and down.

B.) In her brother's bar. This is probably where she's the most still, her anxious energy manifesting mostly as looking at a compact, double-checking her makeup, and telling men and women that are trying to get too fresh with a specific staff member she can add them to a pile and their hands definitely don't look broken enough. Occasionally she will hop up from her seat (a table covered in a chaotic pile of homework) and run a lap around the building before settling back down for another ten minutes.

C.) She's shopping to blow off... steam? Mostly considering dresses, but also looking for combat boots and spiky jewelry.

Comments

[lampluminous]

Well... Berlineth has a pretty specific ability, that would make things very easy for them to do basically... Whatever they'd want.

So Berlineth would rather... not get involved with them.

[hardcorebestcore]

"Because they could eventually threaten Berlineth and he could just be made to do bad things?

... no weird scheme? Just... following Berlineth to different place? So far as y-, um... Berlineth knows about, yes?

Why Monarch names and not go by their normal names, like normal people?"

[lampluminous]

Hmn... basically. And thanks to what Berlineth can do, they know they'll restrain themselves from doing anything. Makes it rather hard for them to negotiate, yes?

*he fiddles with the toy*

And there's no "weird scheme", as far as I know-- yet, at least. The main reason they're using "Monarch names" though is thanks to, uh... the entire reason why there's a mistake.

... Except for that small dark one. Lucius, right? He's insisted on that name for a while now. He hates his name. And Escher. Escher actually is her professional name.

The other ones? Are tied to the mistake I mentioned.

[hardcorebestcore]

Trendafilka continues nodding.

"Ay, it sounds like a mess and half. Monarch names are so they do not cause even MORE problems, because... people are already here with their real names, yes? But maybe children."

She crosses her arms.

"If not doing anything weird, I am afraid I cannot really help Berlineth besides talking?" She hrrrmphs.

"Last question, do you know what they do on Sunday?"

[lampluminous]

... *tapping a finger on the toy*

First thing's first. That's quite a leap of logic to make. Why do you think there are people already here, with their real names?

[hardcorebestcore]

She pauses.

... alright she's just going to drop the act, because she's getting real impatient.

"Smelled you as little boy, when family went out with yours. You smell the same as little Sumiho. Just confirmed Monarchs followed from 'distant place' but it is not place at all, is it?."

[lampluminous]

You "smelled"?

[hardcorebestcore]

"Smelled, yes. You smell like... overpowering fire from other world? Sort of similar to miss Wakahisa."

[lampluminous]

... Well, that's understandable, I guess. *he sighs*

If I confirm this, I don't want you yelling about it. Okay?

[hardcorebestcore]

"Will not be yelling, no. Plan on keeping secret. May tell old man... Eventually. He seems like person who would scream 'I WAS RIGHT' at people while shaking them down for money. Will be right time to tell him suspicions were right."

[lampluminous]

Well, I'm mostly worried, because you're... basically right.

I don't have to be concerned, but they probably need to be.

[hardcorebestcore]

"... Really? The... Monarchs need to be concerned?"

She blinks slowly.

"Um... Because did not get here like you?"

[lampluminous]

Well, more. *uggh, how to put this without just saying it bluntly*

You know the whole "smell like overpowering fire from other world" thing, as you put it?

[hardcorebestcore]

"Yes? Is why they want you to join...?"

[lampluminous]

Yes, essentially.

But it's also why I don't need to be concerned really if anyone finds out about... *he makes a gesture* This, basically.

But they don't have that luxury.

[hardcorebestcore]

Gears turn as she thinks.

"Because you can fix it.

If people find out about them and keep poking, it... Oh. Could be very bad for them and do... bad things to them."

[lampluminous]

That would be the assumption here, yes.

Going back to the Sunday thing. Given this, what do you think Sunday is for?

[hardcorebestcore]

She stops, tilting her head.

"Hmmm. Unsu-Oh! Is day they are stabilizing selves in time? Or is day they go back to own timeline...?

... I am starting to hate time travel."

[lampluminous]

*... he snickers a bit*

I think that could be assumed, yes, that's what they do.

[hardcorebestcore]

"The going home or stabilizing...?"

[lampluminous]

Both.

[hardcorebestcore]

"Oh."

She sighs.

"Makes... certain things more complicated now." She groans and puts her head in her hands.

"Thank you for being... Very open with me, Sumiho. Did not think it would be this easy."

[lampluminous]

Well. I weighed my options, since you brought it up.

Either I'd say quiet and you'd do your own research without considering what might happen.

Or I'd give you piecemeal information which'd just drive you crazy with curiosity.

Or I'd just be open about this and make things complicated for you, but deter most risk-taking.

... I mean. I don't like Landrobe. But I don't hate him enough to inflict a potential temporal paradox onto him and his friends. That'd just be rude, yes?

[hardcorebestcore]

She nods.

"Is... very deterring risk taking. Which means to keep Garum-py skirt safe will need to... Keep secret."

She sighs again, deflating onto her back.

"Will confer with old man, if would be fine? Because he seems like he will also snoop without consideration and blow up his girlfriend with curiosity."

[lampluminous]

I'd really rather this not get spread around, but.

If you think he'll end up just snooping around too without consideration, then fine, go ahead. But if some random person suddenly asks me what it's like in the future, I'll come back and find you and bean you in the head with this.

*holds up the toy.

the heck is that thing anyway.*