Prompt 1:
 t's probably been at least a little while since you managed to climb out of the well, so hopefully you've dried off by now and are enjoying poking around the Town. But who cares about all of that? More importantly, the Town has a new feature this time, for reasons entirely unknown to everyone.
The flowers...seem to be talking. They have no faces, but they will definitely turn to talk to you, and if they have had their color restored, they will very brightly and contentedly compliment you, or your clothing, or wish you well.
If they haven't? Prepare yourself for all sorts of horrible, horrible insults, because that's all that's coming your way.
Prompt 2:
 ow are you settling in? Is the Town treating you well? It's not as bad as it used to be; some of the houses have color, some of the food has color and taste as well. It's been polished up a bit since everyone first got here.
Granted, when you wake up that morning to find yourself in full fancy wear of many different types (all colorless, and gender has nothing to do with which you might end up in), you'll find that the Town might not be as well put together as it seems.
You can't get out of the formal wear. It just won't come off, no matter what you do. Which wouldn't be so bad, but... it seems like these clothes will snag on just about everything in the Town, which is far from smooth. Try not to trip over those loose cobblestones, or your dress snagging on a nail sticking out from a door frame. This is really not the place for this sort of clothing.
Prompt 3:
e loves me, he loves me not... that's a pretty familiar game, right? For some reason, the urge to pick one of those flowers and casually pluck the petals from it while playing that game is going to grow stronger and stronger the more flowers you see. Eventually? You're just going to have to cave to it.
(Certainly it doesn't help that the flowers scream a bit when you pull their petals; they still can talk right now, after all!)
She loves you, she loves you not...and by the time you've picked the last petal, you've forgotten who you were even thinking of originally -- instead, the very next person you see is going to be the victim of a very impassioned declaration of love. Don't worry, you'll come back to yourself...after you declare your undying love for everyone to hear.
Prompt 4:
 ut no matter how many people tell you not to go into the forest, however, it's still rather enticing, isn't it? It's sitting right there, waiting for you to explore it, waiting for you to just step a little bit out of the Town...
And soon, you're surrounded by the dark boughs of the trees, the twisty, turny paths of the woods, where it feels like you're wandering in circles for hours upon hours --
And then, after ages of tree branches yanking at your hair and roots tripping you up, you find a clearing.
And in that clearing? There's a field of flowers. They're colorless -- strangely eerie because of it, but still distinctly recognizable to the flower familiar as Asphodel. And touching any single one of those flowers will suddenly give you vivid memories of one of your precious friends -- so long as they're dead. Anyone around you is going to experience that flash of memory too, so be careful!
Extra:
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Did you sleep through everything again? So useless! I'll tell you what's going on if you help me with this first!
[Use your brain, come on! He knows that Kuro's smart, he just needs to actually want to put in any effort! (Lawless hopes. He really doesn't want to wait until the sun goes down enough that he can shift back and free himself.)]
Even if I could reach behind my back I won't be able to take these cursed clothes off, do you think I'd willingly play a role like this? I'm the Phantom of the Opera, not Dracula!
[Since when is he into musicals? Since not really ever, but he's an emotional sap for bonding moments and his rendition of doing the Phantom together with Licht definitely counts as one.]
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[Kuro quirks a brow. So Lawless couldn't remove the cape for whatever reason, which meant he really was well and truly stuck. Small, squishy, and stuck in the door of a house where just about anyone could walk in at any given moment.
Uuuugh--]
...What a pain....
[He lets out a dramatic sigh, but he does in fact step into the light and let himself transform with a poof. Tiny kitty teeth latch onto the cape before Kuro starts tugging in an attempt to dislodge him.
Never say he hasn't done anything for you, ok.]
Just don't scream in my ears while I do this, Mr. Phantom.
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[He is strangely subdued as he ducks his head, trying to hide how happy and touched he is at having his brother actually help. Lawless will kick up a big fuss and annoy and bother a lot, but when it comes down to it? He's pretty good at reading people and stupid Kuro-Ash will always hold a special spot in his heart that only people with siblings will ever understand. Hell, he doesn't even really get it himself!]
Uuuugh, this is all so stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!!
[Flailing once more dramatically to hide his flustered state Lawless stops in mid-motion when he realizes that shit, he is still a hedgehog. And that might have been a kitten nose he just punched. Oops?]
Ah...!
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[The words are muffled around a mouthful of cape as he tugs, and he's going to need such a nap after this. He should really have grabbed a broom or something and just poked lawless free--
No, because brooms made him think of Mahiru, and he was trying to convince himself he didn't miss him as much as he did.Kuro might fuss and grumble, but when the chips were down, he just couldn't leave any of the other Servamps in a bind when he was right there. He'd deny they were 'siblings' all he'd like, but his actions when the chips were down proved otherwise, these days.
One of the troubles of them all living so long-- you couldn't help but become at least a little attached, no matter what.
He's still going to grumble though, especially about that flailing.]
Stop screaming alre-nyaOOOOW!!
[Hilariously, Kuro leaps back hard enough before he releases his grip that Lawless might very well pop free-- and go tumbling probably, alongside Kuro.]
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Instead he does as hedgehogs are prone to do and rolls up the moment he has no control of where he is going anymore. The result is something like straight out of Alice in Wonderland.
Cat and Hedgehog go rolling until Lawless finally hits his 'goal' and rolls over Kuro's feet before he comes to a rest next to his side.]
Ahhh, finally!!
[Since they are out of the direct light for the most part Lawless uses the chance to turn back, poofing into his human form with little regard for how he is still basically sitting on his brother.]
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Kuro goes rolling along with Lawless like some bizarre, too done with the world furball, and luckily enough, he manages to transform back before lawless squishes him.
....Unluckily enough, this means Kuro's back is now Lawless's seat, and he sulks where he's landed, rubbing his sore nose and mourning his sore back.]
Did you have to kick me?
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[He beams back at him, not attempting to get off from his Kuro-perch in the least. Lawless is always thirsty for skinship and Kuro is a welcome rare victim for it.]
I still haven't forgiven you, you know? Besides, that was a tiny hedgehog kick, you can't tell me that a big lion like you can be hurt by something like that, big bro~
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GRUMBLING.... so much grumbling. Kuro is now sandwiched between the floor and Lawless, as well as two unpleasant options: try to shove Lawless off, expending even further unwanted effort, or laying here until he got bored and moved himself, which was uncomfortable to say the least.
The only reason Kuro hasn't shoved him off yet is the 'I still haven't forgiven you' bit, frankly.]
Did I look like a lion two seconds ago? That form wouldn't even fit in this house.
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It'd have made pulling me free so much easier though! On the other hand- [He stretches and then makes himself comfortable on top of his big bro like the little pest he is] -I'd be drenches in lion spit if you had, and so were you now~ so it's a good thing you didn't!
[Humming happily to himself Lawless plays with some of Kuro's hair and the fur of his hood he can reach.]
How have you been doing, anyway? holding up okay without your Eve chasing you down to do stuff?
[He's teasing, alright? It's not like he's worried about his big bro or anything!]
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[One of Kuro's coat tails comes up to thwack lightly at Lawless when he starts playing with his hair, the ragged black tips twitching in annoyance like a real tail. You don't get to pet him while you squish him, that's not fair. He's feline enough to enjoy pets but not like this. The indignity.
.....But in all honesty, mention of Mahiru was a sore spot right now.]
I managed hundreds of years without anyone. It's a pain, but I've just gone back to old routines. People fall all over themselves to feed an adorable stray cat... though I do miss his meals.
[His cooking, but mostly his company. Lawless can probably read between the lines: He misses his eve, but the sky will fall before Kuro admits how much.
There's an irony that the one Servamp who resisted taking an eve for so long was so firmly attached, now. But he wasn't the only one who got attached.]
What about you?
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[He smiles ruefully, both happy and sad as he pats the 'tail' away with a wing formed out of an end of his scarf and settles more comfortably on top of his big brother.
In all honestly Lawless prefers not to have his face seem when he talks about topics like this.]
I know that my Eves won't last already when I take them. O... Ophelia taught me this much.
[and much, much more. He falls silent for a moment, eyes gazing at something far away as his air changes into something solemn and mourning for a moment. Then Lawless shrugs it off with a half-played careless laugh.]
You know me, Ash! Getting or losing an Eve won't hurt me anymore! Why else would I keep threatening to kill my little tenshi-chan each time his antics get too much?!
[Some more laughing, some more humming, some careless kicking with his legs. Then...]
....I won't deny I miss him though. Licht's fun. When those twenty-four hours ran out the first time I was sick with worry of what might've happened to him. But the sensation of sharing his death's pain didn't come.
[Which means that his angel isn't dead yet. Their connection would have let Lawless know.]
We're still Kuro and Hyde, we should concentrate on that right?