IC contact

[that_cost]

"It's Charlie. Leave one."

[ooc: IC contact for charlie. also good for action spam, text messages and phone calls. doesn't count towards AC.]

Comments

[that_cost]

Good. That's. I mean, you really are trying. I'll do what I can to keep people from poking at you when they don't know what they're dealing with. For his sake.

[ A glance at the bag of chips and a shake of her head. And a lie. ] I'm not hungry.

[useofcuriosity]

You don't have to do that.

[He sighs.] Don't lie to me.

[that_cost]

I kinda do, actually. They're poking at something bigger than them, something they don't understand. I have yet to see a situation like that end well for anyone involved.

[ And he just gets a frown. ]

Leave it alone, Thomas. I'm not interested in food.

[ She's been eating less lately, only to end up eating big in her room at two AM when she just really can't sleep. ]

[useofcuriosity]

If they wanted this to end well, they would stop.

[He sighs, shaking his head. Frances, he's sure, will deal with it.]

[that_cost]

[Probably. She's been doing alright so far.]

Mind if I give you some advice?

[useofcuriosity]

I assume you will either way.

[that_cost]

Not if you say you don't wanna hear it.

[useofcuriosity]

Just say it.

[that_cost]

[ Sigh. ]

Pick and choose when to push back. If someone either just isn't getting it or refuses to give you a chance, step away. Staying and arguing back doesn't work as often as it should.

[useofcuriosity]

That isn't easy for me to do.

[that_cost]

I know. Believe me. Feeling wronged and feeling that need to do something about it? Those are some huge emotions to get past.

Thomas, second chances are hard. If they were easy, the world wouldn't be as fucked as it is.

[useofcuriosity]

That isn't what I mean.

[that_cost]

Explain, then. So I can try to help.

[useofcuriosity]

Regret will harm a kitsune. Do you know that?

[that_cost]

No. That sucks.

[useofcuriosity]

We're amoral. We're not good. We're not evil.

Except for the ghost fox.

[that_cost]

A ghost fox?

[ Charlie settles on a chair at the table, hands folded in front of herself. ]

Tell me about them.

[useofcuriosity]

[He looks at her, for a moment.]

They're dark-hearted. Savage and blood-thirsty. A nogitsune feeds on chaos, pain and strife. A ghost fox feeds on souls.

[that_cost]

Jesus.

[Her facial expression shifts from curiosity to worry. That really did sound horrific.]

Have you met many?

[useofcuriosity]

Once. A long time ago.

[that_cost]

Can I ask what happened?

[useofcuriosity]

She fed on the souls of a village, and was trapped in a stone.

[that_cost]

At least she was trapped.

[ Guess what? Charlie's definitely not sleeping tonight. This sounds nightmarish. ]

[useofcuriosity]

[Charlie, you ASKED.]

She's probably dead. With stones, there's usually a magical hammer.

[that_cost]

[Yes, well she regrets it.]

What happens to people whose souls have been eaten?


[And she's not a fan of shutting up, apparently. In for a penny....]