What sort....? All sorts, actually. Even if alchemy is my best subject, potions is right behind it. Even with the lounge and all my other businesses, I'm always in the top ten at school. When I have more time, I'm able to snag the number one spot from the one and only Riddle Rosehearts himself.
Potions though...it was the first sort of magic I started studying. My grandmother would help me after school... She was a tough teacher, but I learned a fair bit from her guidance.
[Tightens an arm around Envy's waist to keep him from wriggling too far away, otherwise relaxing against his back after one deep breath out. Shoulders nice and low with Envy and Nanami getting along so well like this. He will reach out his free hand to lace his and Nanami's fingers]
The potion I tend to spend the most time on is the one for legs. Potions that alter the body like that are highly controlled and regulated due to the dangers that could come from one being poorly made.
That said, because of that, the potion the twins and I need to live on land like this is extremely expensive. It used to be that we needed to take one every three days, but there have been advancements that we only need to take one once a week.
[While Azul prattles on (affectionate), Envy is fishing around in his bag, locating several styles of thigh high stockings and picking out his favorite to slip on while the others are talking.]
Top ten? [He whistles-- or at least starts to before he starts getting wrangled and put in his place as Azul's living plushie. As much as he loves to cuddle, he does have to remember that parts of his demon body are less suited for the task, so he must change that up before he forgets. Not wanting to startle Azul with the possibility of getting shocked, he leans forward just enough to make his horns disappear in a shower of red sparks so he can settle more comfortably in the curve of the mer's body.]
I always forget you have to have a potion to get legs. But, does that mean you have to do that, here? I just realized I've never seen you drink a potion about it.
[Nanami listens to Azul, nodding along. But as he watches Envy pull stockings out he gets distracted and fixates on that instead. He reaches out to help Envy get them pulled up all the way, gentle and careful with them.]
Top ten is impressive, although I should ask out of how many in your class. It's far less impressive to hear that I was the top of my class in technical school when you find out I was the only student of my year who survived to graduation.
[He's said it before he thought it through all the way and between the implication that Azul isn't as smart as he says he is and the dropping of his dead classmate in the middle of things he freezes up. Neither of those things are topics he wants to talk about and he is just struck silent, hands frozen where they were poised to help Envy fit the toe of the stocking to his toes properly.]
It's true that when you get to third and fourth year, quite a few students couldn't rise to the potential the Dark Mirror saw in them. However, second year is still quite full... And my excellence is not just limited to my class or my grade.
To be fair, I have been studying much longer than many of the students there. That is...my magic manifested very young. There are very few merfolk compared to land dwellers. And on top of that, even fewer develop any sort of magic. My mother and biological father were strong mages in their own right. Though my grandmother outclasses them by far.
[Reaches down to help adjust the top of Envy's stockings, before leaning forward and opening his mouth to receive the offered gummy]
As for the potion, I have not needed it since I died. You all had your natural forms altered upon arriving here....as did I. I do not miss having to take it, despite being expensive and complicated, it was still incredibly painful. There were many times it felt as though I was walking on glass.
[He can't help but wince for a second at Nanami's casual lore drop there, but he keeps his questions to himself, simply listening to Azul continue while his attention drifts from Nanami's frozen hand to the "why the hell did i say that" look on his face. He wiggles his foot in a silent bid to get his attention, as to not interrupt Azul and let Nanami know that He Is Seen, but he won't say a word.
When the fish finally stops to take a breath, he pops the gummy in Azul's mouth, settling back against him once everything is properly arranged.]
Eugh, that actually sounds like hell. You must have really wanted to be on land to go through all of that, huh?
[Nanami falls silent for a bit. It helps that Azul is happy to fill the silence but he's trying to get his head back together again. For a little while there he was feeling... younger. Like he was with different people in a different place again. And slamming himself back into his older, deader body is taking him a little bit to process.]
[He does go back to adjusting the toes on Envy's stockings but the movements are stiffer than they were when he was helping to put them on.]
[Unfortunately he also lost track of what Azul was saying.]
[Chews the gummy before speaking again, humming to show he heard the question]
I knew there would be a cost. Most merfolk don't want to live on land, but luckily there are a lot of resources for those that do. For example, the bootcamp I attended. There is also another organization that pays for mine and the twins potions for now in order to encourage more merfolk to try life on land. I like it on land... I do not particularly wish to go back to the Coral Sea.
[...reaches out to curl his fingers around Nanami's bicep, rubbing the other man's arm with just enough pressure to be felt...to hopefully ground him a little.]
[Envy has already started gathering things back into the bag now that he's found what he wants, and he was going to offer it to Azul to see if he was interested in becoming bestocking'd as well but it would seem there is a more pressing matter to attend to. He glances up at Azul with a "what do we do?" type look, brows knit in mild concern.]
[His eyes shoot up to the two of them watching him and he loses all sense of what to do. They're probably worried now and he's about to over-think himself into exhaustion so he just gives in and leans over, laying down on the bed next to them. He can hide his face away from them this way, but still be close by.]
[Envy moves from his place in Azul's lap so he can sit further down the bed and give them space. He's not exactly sure how to handle Nanami in this mood and he doesn't want to make it worse by opening his mouth and saying something stupid or unhelpful.]
[Digs in the bag before offering out twooptions for Envy to pick between for him, stretching his legs out toward the sin]
Let's see....my school is located on the Isle of Sages. Our rival school is on the same small island. And there is a little town between the two schools that we can go visit on weekends. I don't really go into town though. I spend a lot of time inside the school... I can't go home during winter break because it's too hard to swim home during that time. However, I have had the opportunity to go a number of other interesting places....by choice and against my will. Not too long ago, I was actually able to attend a red carpet movie premiere. Which is funny considering before coming to live on land I had never even seen a movie.
Nah, nah. I'm here. Azul's here. We're not goin' anywhere. [Aw, Nanami. That look actually kinda moved him a little. Envy reaches out to rub his leg above the knee, giving his thigh a pat and squeeze while he considers Azul's stock options. He points out the cream colored ones because they match his pink ones, and he's developed quite the affinity for matchies lately.]
A "movie premiere"? [It's times like this he remembers that he's so far removed from this universe's modern society where he comes from.] Velvet took me to see a "movie" but I don't know if it was a "premiere" or not.
That must have been exciting. You've already done so much in so short a time, you should be proud.
[The praise for Azul comes naturally, but it's a good sign that he's feeling a little more normal. He's watching this sock ritual and wondering if he's going to be getting them next.]
Premiere is what they call it the first time they show a movie in theaters for everyone. Unless the movie was made here in the afterlife, it's unlikely you saw a premiere.
Mm, Jamil and I were simply there as part of Vil’s entourage. Still, it was nice to receive the celebrity treatment. We had our hair, makeup and wardrobe taken care of for us.
[Wiggles his toes a bit before laying down as well, letting Envy maneuver his legs as needed]
[He gestures towards the bag and then towards Nanami, signalling him to pick his pair now while Envy works on helping Azul get his on. He scoots closer to the mer again and pulls his feet, one at a time, into his lap to tug the warm knit up his long, slender legs.]
Oooh, well, well. The prettiest, most famous boy at school is taking you around to do fancy famous people things? Look at you~
[He looks in the bag and doesn't end up picking anything out.]
I'm surprised you weren't the prettiest, most famous boy at school. Did someone else in your school manage to trick more people at once than you did? You're more than famous, you're infamous.
[Nanami puts his hand into one of the thigh highs and stretches it a bit.]
That's what I said, Nanami. How is he not the most gorgeous person there? And whoever handed off that title to that Evil guy clearly needs his eyes checked or something because he is blind if he can't see what we see.
[But now Envy is positively swooning at Azul's headcount of poor unfortunate souls, twisting around in the bed to flop down between them on his back, belly up like a cat. One of his legs drapes over one of Nanami's, counting this as inclusion much in the way an actual cat would.]
Ooh, tell us more~ What did you have them do for you~?
I think you sell yourself short, darling, there's no definitive ranking of anyone's beauty out there.
[Once Envy asks more more details he's back to listening quietly, it's easier when he's not feeling at ease with things to just let Envy and Azul do what they want. He doesn't understand why either of them are putting socks on at all considering they both deliberately dressed lightly. This is some kind of ritual he doesn't understand and doesn't want to ask about.]
I would offer to show you photos, but I have a feeling you would still disagree with me. That said… Of course I am more than a little happy you both think so highly of my appearance. If you both like how I look then I do not particularly care how I stack up against others.
[Laces his fingers with Nanami’s, holding one of his hands while he talks]
Oh, the usual, eternal servitude at the lounge. I offered to ensure they would pass with over 80 points and as long as they made it into the top 50 my help would be free…. They all failed to ask how many people I gave the same deal to. Most of them were bound to lose from the start.
[Envy cackles with delight, rolling over and sitting up to grab Azul's face and give him a big, almost cartoonish smooch. With the "Muah!" sound and everything.]
You devil, you~! I love how your mind works~
[Hmm, this is not the behavior of two people who think they should get into heaven, now is it... Have you been thinking about your feelings on monsters and criminals, Nanamin?]
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Doesn't taste that good.
What sort of potions do you like making, darling?
[He sits on the bed with them, still a little ways away.]
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Potions though...it was the first sort of magic I started studying. My grandmother would help me after school... She was a tough teacher, but I learned a fair bit from her guidance.
[Tightens an arm around Envy's waist to keep him from wriggling too far away, otherwise relaxing against his back after one deep breath out. Shoulders nice and low with Envy and Nanami getting along so well like this. He will reach out his free hand to lace his and Nanami's fingers]
The potion I tend to spend the most time on is the one for legs. Potions that alter the body like that are highly controlled and regulated due to the dangers that could come from one being poorly made.
That said, because of that, the potion the twins and I need to live on land like this is extremely expensive. It used to be that we needed to take one every three days, but there have been advancements that we only need to take one once a week.
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Top ten? [He whistles-- or at least starts to before he starts getting wrangled and put in his place as Azul's living plushie. As much as he loves to cuddle, he does have to remember that parts of his demon body are less suited for the task, so he must change that up before he forgets. Not wanting to startle Azul with the possibility of getting shocked, he leans forward just enough to make his horns disappear in a shower of red sparks so he can settle more comfortably in the curve of the mer's body.]
I always forget you have to have a potion to get legs. But, does that mean you have to do that, here? I just realized I've never seen you drink a potion about it.
[Want a gummy, Azul?]
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Top ten is impressive, although I should ask out of how many in your class. It's far less impressive to hear that I was the top of my class in technical school when you find out I was the only student of my year who survived to graduation.
[He's said it before he thought it through all the way and between the implication that Azul isn't as smart as he says he is and the dropping of his dead classmate in the middle of things he freezes up. Neither of those things are topics he wants to talk about and he is just struck silent, hands frozen where they were poised to help Envy fit the toe of the stocking to his toes properly.]
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To be fair, I have been studying much longer than many of the students there. That is...my magic manifested very young. There are very few merfolk compared to land dwellers. And on top of that, even fewer develop any sort of magic. My mother and biological father were strong mages in their own right. Though my grandmother outclasses them by far.
[Reaches down to help adjust the top of Envy's stockings, before leaning forward and opening his mouth to receive the offered gummy]
As for the potion, I have not needed it since I died. You all had your natural forms altered upon arriving here....as did I. I do not miss having to take it, despite being expensive and complicated, it was still incredibly painful. There were many times it felt as though I was walking on glass.
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When the fish finally stops to take a breath, he pops the gummy in Azul's mouth, settling back against him once everything is properly arranged.]
Eugh, that actually sounds like hell. You must have really wanted to be on land to go through all of that, huh?
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[He does go back to adjusting the toes on Envy's stockings but the movements are stiffer than they were when he was helping to put them on.]
[Unfortunately he also lost track of what Azul was saying.]
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I knew there would be a cost. Most merfolk don't want to live on land, but luckily there are a lot of resources for those that do. For example, the bootcamp I attended. There is also another organization that pays for mine and the twins potions for now in order to encourage more merfolk to try life on land. I like it on land... I do not particularly wish to go back to the Coral Sea.
[...reaches out to curl his fingers around Nanami's bicep, rubbing the other man's arm with just enough pressure to be felt...to hopefully ground him a little.]
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I'm sorry. I don't know what... happened.
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Nothing to be sorry for... Is there anything we can do? To help right now?
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[He turns his head so he can watch Envy moving away. And when that gets to be a strain he turns over completely to face them.]
I got lost somewhere familiar, I felt like I was with some old friends. I haven't thought about those days in a long time.
[And before anyone can ask, he wants to change the subject.]
Tell me more about your school, Azul?
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[Digs in the bag before offering out two options for Envy to pick between for him, stretching his legs out toward the sin]
Let's see....my school is located on the Isle of Sages. Our rival school is on the same small island. And there is a little town between the two schools that we can go visit on weekends. I don't really go into town though. I spend a lot of time inside the school... I can't go home during winter break because it's too hard to swim home during that time. However, I have had the opportunity to go a number of other interesting places....by choice and against my will. Not too long ago, I was actually able to attend a
red carpet movie premiere. Which is funny considering before coming to live on land I had never even seen a movie.
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tock options. He points out the cream colored ones because they match his pink ones, and he's developed quite the affinity for matchies lately.]A "movie premiere"? [It's times like this he remembers that he's so far removed from this universe's modern society where he comes from.] Velvet took me to see a "movie" but I don't know if it was a "premiere" or not.
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[The praise for Azul comes naturally, but it's a good sign that he's feeling a little more normal. He's watching this sock ritual and wondering if he's going to be getting them next.]
Premiere is what they call it the first time they show a movie in theaters for everyone. Unless the movie was made here in the afterlife, it's unlikely you saw a premiere.
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[Wiggles his toes a bit before laying down as well, letting Envy maneuver his legs as needed]
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Oooh, well, well. The prettiest, most famous boy at school is taking you around to do fancy famous people things? Look at you~
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I'm surprised you weren't the prettiest, most famous boy at school. Did someone else in your school manage to trick more people at once than you did? You're more than famous, you're infamous.
[Nanami puts his hand into one of the thigh highs and stretches it a bit.]
I don't think any of these will fit me.
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[Looks through the bag for a black pair for Nanami]
And no, no one has managed to match me in that area. My best score was 225 people with a single deal. I’m rather proud of it.
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[But now Envy is positively swooning at Azul's headcount of poor unfortunate souls, twisting around in the bed to flop down between them on his back, belly up like a cat. One of his legs drapes over one of Nanami's, counting this as inclusion much in the way an actual cat would.]
Ooh, tell us more~ What did you have them do for you~?
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[Once Envy asks more more details he's back to listening quietly, it's easier when he's not feeling at ease with things to just let Envy and Azul do what they want. He doesn't understand why either of them are putting socks on at all considering they both deliberately dressed lightly. This is some kind of ritual he doesn't understand and doesn't want to ask about.]
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[Laces his fingers with Nanami’s, holding one of his hands while he talks]
Oh, the usual, eternal servitude at the lounge. I offered to ensure they would pass with over 80 points and as long as they made it into the top 50 my help would be free…. They all failed to ask how many people I gave the same deal to. Most of them were bound to lose from the start.
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You devil, you~! I love how your mind works~
[Hmm, this is not the behavior of two people who think they should get into heaven, now is it... Have you been thinking about your feelings on monsters and criminals, Nanamin?]
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[He's smiling a little watching his two partners together.]
You two do seem like you belong together.
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