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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( introduction over, yuu puts the rest of his strength into. lifting the plank up over his head.
and flings damian up and over it the community board, keeping a good grip on the wood itself to keep him from actually going flying. this is just to show off tbh. )
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For an amateur.
[In one fluid motion, Damian lifts himself into a handstand on the end of the plank of wood.] Damian. [Without hesitation, he legs his feet and lower body drop down and swing around, gaining momentum. He pushes on the board as he grips it and falls, trying to slide it through Yuu's fingers to shorten the distance between them.
Halfway down, he lets go, curling his legs up, propelling himself right into Yuu's chest feet first.]
WAYNE!!
[The good thing: he can try to knock Yuu down and show-off at the same time. The bad thing: they're going to go off the roof together one way or the other once he lands on it on his side.]
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but he sure as hell isn't tumbling down onto the dirt with this kid and also that piece of wood. instead, yuu utilizes his slightly faster than human speed and grabs onto damian's ankles, takes the brunt of his weight and falls back, but--keeps this loser kid from landing on the ground by himself.
he gets a nice yuu-cushion instead. it's cool. yuu's durable. his back hits with a loud thwump, a breath escaping his lips before he's taking in a deep breath once more, yelling, )
Nice to meet you!!
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BUT NO.
He goes straight down onto the ground with Yuu, landing roughly half on top of the other boy and sprawling with a faint groan. His legs give one or two rounds of bicycling to get Yuu to let go, and, slowly, he hefts himself up onto his elbows so he can see. Glare? That, too.]
Ugh--
You're one of those: a moron.
[Why is he always stuck with stupids? (Perish.)] Stop yelling greetings! I didn't shake your hand, idiot, I attacked you! You don't tell attackers it's nice to meet them!
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You weren't attacking me seriously.
( this is how his family greets one another, ok. he and guren do this all the time. damian is notably: not a vampire, not a seraph, and tiny. therefore: probably not a threat. )
What was that, a warm-up? 'cause I can keep going if you want.
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Look at this smug piece of garbage!! He can't believe there's now two smug, cheery faces he loathes seeing! This is the worst.] ...What did you say...?
[He's trying not to act like a Tasmanian devil about being insulted. Clearly, his attack was in true earnest, and he had given it a lot of his power even if he hadn't intended any kind of true harm. It wasn't one hundred percent, but it was at least fifty-five!!]
I don't have time to waste babysitting you.
As you can see, I'm finishing the board I built, and you interrupted me with your antics. [He rolls up off Yuu and smacks his front to get the dirt off.] You almost destroyed the board, too. If you had dropped me and the wood, it probably would have split. [Look, it wouldn't, not with his handiwork... but irrelevant!]
When it's finished, you can come look at the map on it to find out where you actually belong.
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I didn't start anything, I just handed you the wood.
( lifting his shoulders up into a shrug; not like it matters any!! )
I already know where I belong. A map isn't going to tell me that.
( not here, for one. he's got stuff to do back home, and a serious lack of needed drugs here to keep him up and running. without them, it's--only a matter of time before he starts losing his shit and becoming a demon. he's learning seraph control, but not that well-- )
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Anyway...
[A hard pair of too-old green eyes level on Yuu's face. His lips thin before frowning.]
If you're already so sure of where you belong, [Does that make two of them?] then you don't need my hand-holding to lead you back. Are you finished? I have work to do, and you'll just be in the way.
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( only losers use inches and feet to measure stuff. damian's face twists into a bitter expression, and yuu's follows suit: nose scrunching up tight, brows furrowing. )
You're the one who asked me for help! So I helped. If I didn't help you good enough, you should've just told me to grab the other wood. ( with a hand reaching out, index finger pointing to the two by four damian originally wanted. )
If you wanted this one, maybe you shouldn't've had the other one out!
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Five centimeters by ten centimeters then. [He can't help he lives in shitty America, fucker.] Don't be obtuse just because you can. The other one was out because it was extra of what I had already been using.
I'll never get finished at this rate with you standing around arguing the semantics of wood and the metric system with me.
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lifts shoulders into a shrug. )
Haha, sorry.
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Very slowly, he's starting to put everything together.]
I release you from your unimposed servitude. Don't you have somewhere to be?
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( but he does take another moment to start to look around, threads fingers through his hair to try and clean up the mess. hint: it does nothing, his hair is a disaster. )
Have you been here long?
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[His eyes narrow gently.]
Who is your family?
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( five months is a really long time, though. . yuu can't be spending that long here. he's got stuff to do back home. friends to protect. people to bring back to life, all that nice stuff. )
Do you have anyone here?
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WHAT!!
All of the dominoes of inductive reasoning start toppling over on one another. Yuu's appearance, the similar outfit, "family"--it comes together like his head being clapped between two palms.] A few. [He has a lot to say, but doesn't know or think he should say any of it right this moment.
It's knowing a secret about someone and not telling them, that's how it feels.]
My father, his fiancee, his friend, and his friend's son.
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( the momentary silence may have been weird but yuu isn't smart enough to think too deeply on it. whatever. damian answers and it's a good answer, right? he has family here. probably okay family. not that yuu knows this kid but he seems pretty okay and he's also strong which is cool, too. )
You seem a little young to be here by yourself. I mean, I was on my own when I was as small as you, but that's-- ( the apocalypse happened and all and he guesses 90% of kids don't have parents at all because they all fucking died, his personal situation was a little off though so that's probably not something to compare to. )
How old are you? Like ten?
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I've been training since I could walk. [His eyes narrow. Guren spilled a lot about being a teacher and having students when they visited the school. If Yuu calls Guren family, Damian is banking on Yuu being very much like Guren in one regard. If he can get a rise...] I could handle myself even if I were here alone.
And I don't need a demon to do it.
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these past few months have relaxed yuu a little. that, and the whole slowly losing his ability to feel emotions thing helps in not reacting negatively to damian trying to get a rise out of him. )
Yeah, I get it. And I don't need a demon. ( with a pat to his sword's hilt. ) Ashuramaru is my friend, we work together. And I could handle myself even if I was here alone, but--having friends and family around really does make a difference, you know? I could do it alone, but I like knowing that I don't have to, that there's someone around who has my back in case stuff gets bad.
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At least Yuu confirmed his suspicions. Thanks for being a soft moron and even telling him the name of your stupid demon sword! Mahiru and Ashuramru, huh.]
You say that now. But having them here makes everything more difficult. It's more people you have to protect, and more people you risk getting hurt or losing.
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Yeah. But it also means you don't have to bear that weight alone, right? That's what Guren taught me. And I'm fast and strong. If anyone needs saving I'll protect them.
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Tt. Don't be a moron. If Ichinose told you to jump off a bridge, would you do that, too?
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( like the loser he is, yuu doesn't even hesitate before responding. )
If he told me to, Guren would have a reason for it. I trust him. If jumping off a bridge helps him somehow, I'll do it.
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That's one of the stupidest things I've ever heard in my entire life. You can't keep helping Ichinose or any of your friends if you blindly jump off a bridge for him and die.
Use your head for something besides a hat rack sometimes.
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( not that damian asked but since it came up: )
Once a guy punched out my heart and I'm still alive. So. I'm probably not gonna die any time soon. And even if jumping off could kill me, Guren wouldn't tell me to do it just for no reason. He's saved me before, I trust him to save me again.