mayfield_rpg | 2nd Exploration | The sweet scent of sibling love

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2nd Exploration | The sweet scent of sibling love

A. [Phone]; backdated to the 14th

[Okay, now that he stopped blushing long enough to speak into the phone...]

Ah, t-thank you to whoever left these nice flowers. If you tell me who you are, I would like to thank you properly. I am very grateful for the gift. [quietly] I didn't know I had a secret admirer...[He feels a bit awkward about it but..] I promise to keep them nice and healthy!

B. Action; Around Town

[Riku inhaled the scent of the Carnation flowers he recieved, so while he's carrying back home the ingredients for the dessert he's making for the holiday, anyone he spots will be treated like that long lost sibling he's never met. If you're younger than him, he'll especially make sure to dote on you, no matter how annoying it might be.]

(ooc: Riku's got the effects of the Carnation flower, and he will be treating your character like they've suddenly become siblings, and for adults, he might be compelled to look at you like family too! Sorry this is extremely late, things have been a little hectic and I got delayed. I plan on making up for my lack of tagging as well if you'll bear with me.)

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[it's not like he hasn't had enough bizarre and vaguely horrific run-ins for the day to know that it would probably be wise to get off the streets and hole up in his house asap...

but he should have probably been focusing more on where he was going and less on getting to said house. he would have probably been able to avoid running directly into Riku if he'd done that!]

Excuse you, watch where you're- [whoops wait he knows this one abort mission]

[Too bad he's not gonna let his dear little brother go wandering off alone. No, Riku needs to keep him safe, that's what siblings are for.]

Charles? What are you doing? You shouldn't be out here alone! Did you get lost?

[ooc: I'm assuming they know each other's names at this point, that okay with you?]

(ooc; totally fine by me, yep!)

[and whoops he almost immediately recognises this reaction, considering the fact that he's run into another person affected by carnations already and had to deal with being swung around. his poor dignity...]

How old do you think I am? [oh wait, pretty young, probably... there goes that argument!] No, more importantly than that, you oughtn't be out here alone. [...] And stop smelling the flowers, you massive dolt.

[He frowns at that statement, don't call him that!] I'm not a baby! And don't be silly, they're just flowers, they aren't harming anyone. [beaming with excitement] Come on, do you want me to take you to the park?

[he's just gonna completely ignore that indignant statement, and the question too! so nice, charles.] They've already harmed you, you're just too dim to have noticed. Now, can you take yourself back home, or will I need to escort you?

[and by escort he means lock in the basement/bedroom/closet of his house because that is how all healthy people deal with their problems]

[Very nice. But leaving a dear little brother all alone out here wouldn't do for Riku. No, he's too insistent for that. And naive about your accusations to the flowers.]

No, I don't need an escort. [He's deemed himself mature enough to do a little shopping on his own.] If you keep being grumpy, your face will get stuck like that.

[and he's just going to shift his things into one arm and pull a little at Charles' arm, he's welcome to pull away though. Invading your personal space isn't an issue for him.]

[wow this is terrible! and it dredges up memories he'd really rather not revisit so congrats, Riku, you now have a very irritated chiropteran on your hands....

at least he's nice enough to civilly pull his arm away instead of flailing away like his initial instinct demands.]

If it were to be stuck like this, that would have happened a long time ago. What are you even doing out here? Has no one warned you of the holidays yet?

[That's just fine with him, he was insistent to stay. Even if you may have pulled away from him.]

I'm going to make something sweet, I'll be sure to set a portion aside for you. [but something in that statement stands out to him] Warn me? You make it sound like the holidays are a bad thing.

The holidays are a bad thing. [he's pinching the bridge of his nose out of habit now, even though he hasn't had a headache for decades.] This is precisely why you aren't fit to be here. You are in no way suited to this place. Do you understand that?

[not that anything can be done about that, per se...]

[Riku blinks at him in confusion. He didn't see how that was possible. Sure, he was told and had seen how cruel this place can be, but he only had to worry about that if the holiday put his family or friends in danger. Yeah, those flowers were really getting to him.]

[And that naive smile returns to his face. There was no way Charles would be able to get through to him while he was like this.] I'll be fine, and as long as you are too then there's no reason to let the day go to waste.

[he's beginning to see just how pointless it is and nearly gives up then and there. it'd be much less of a hassle to go home and let Riku walk the day off, but he can't really do that just yet.]

I'm actually terribly ill. [just look at that convincing sick face!] So ill, in fact, that I mustn't go within ten feet of the park, lest I break out in hives.

[Oh, he believes it and he's completely convinced almost instantly. If you're lying, he can't tell in the least.]

Then we'll stay far away from it, but if you're sick I need to take you home.

[No, he's definitely not letting you walk home alone now.] Do you feel hot? Are you dizzy? [he's leaning closer and staring straight into your face, checking for any signs of breaking out, or fatigue.]

[whoops that plan backfired horrendously... he leans back with an irritated scowl, though he miraculously resists the urge to push Riku into the underbrush and just leave him there for someone else to deal with.]

Yes, I'm hot, so don't stand that close. Do you want me to die of heat exhaustion? [his irritation is leaking through a bit strongly there... good thing Riku seems oblivious to everything under the sun!]

[He takes a few steps back, the concern evident on his face.]

Ah, no of course not! I'm sorry. [How could you even say that to him?!] You need to get inside and lie down or you'll pass out. Maybe I should have brought some ice packs...

No, what I need you to do is go to your house and- [...] get some ice packs.

[he can totally work this to his advantage! and try to destroy all of the flowers anywhere in eyesight there, while he's at it.]

Hm? Oh, okay then. [pause] But...I don't want to leave you by yourself, so you need to come with me.

[makes a face....]

That was my intention, yes. You needn't fret so horribly.

[He'll just cooly lead the way then. Back to the scene of where all the cause of this behavior had rooted from, and stops once reaching the area he resided in. Although he's still far from convinced that the flowers have done anything to him.]

[just following along derpderp

and ever so discreetly throwing out every suspicious-looking bundle of flowers they come across while holding his breath]

[Just gonna...snap his head around once they get there and flash a smile, completely unaware of what you've been doing.]

Okay, you just sit down inside and I'll make an ice pack to help you cool down.

[unless he tries running off, of course.]

[shoving a handful of flowers behind his back when Riku looks around don't give him a heart attack like that.]

Fine, fine. Take your time. [he'll wait until Riku turns back around before pitching the last of the flowers, unaware that all of his efforts are in vain anyway...]

[You're acting strange, but maybe its just the heat. So he turns away again and cheerfully proceeds to locating a small white cloth and filling it with a nice amount of crushed ice and neatly tying it into a tight, secure knot. Good luck hiding those flowers you snatched up, Charles.]

[WELP that is where superhuman speed comes in handy, clearly!! he's dashed to the window like a bat out of hell, flung it open and chucked an entire bundle out before returning to his waiting spot.

it's kind of bizarre, actually being inside of the house instead of just keeping an eye on it from a distance. not that he cares about what may or may not happen to Riku during his stay, of course...!]

[Exiting the kitchen, he cleary hasn't seen you just do that. And out of his brotherly insticts, he holds out the self-made ice pack and smiles.]

There. Put this on your head, it should cool your temperature.

[He turns his head to the side and his face brightens. Which can't be anything good for you.]

Charles, do you want one of these? [holding up the vase of seemingly innocent carnations] I got a note with them, but it didn't say who they were from. [Why was that scent so alluring to him?]

[well he takes the ice pack ~~grumpily~~ easily enough, but as soon as those flowers are held out, he's leapt back about as far as possible and put his hand up to cover his nose and mouth]

Put those away! No, better yet, throw them out-!

Don't be scared, join them. All it took was a small whiff. His smile fades and he blinks at the reaction. Now what was all that for?]

Why would I do that? Don't be scared, they won't hurt you. [and he'll just step over into your space again.]

I wouldn't be too excited if I were you. They're probably just some trick.

[ Being in Mayfield for months would teach you that. Firo hasn't connected the flowers to the sudden influx of strange behavior, though. ]

A trick? But they're just flowers. Aren't you exaggerating? [He hasn't smelled them yet, but he sees no harm in them.]

[ Firo sighs. ]

...You haven't been here very long, have you?

No, I haven't. I've been told bad things do occur here, but this doesn't seem like anything evil.

Then I'll give you a tip: if you don't know where somethin' came from then it's probably gonna cause trouble, no matter what is. That's just how it is here.

[Riku was too curious for his own good. It'd be hard for him to ignore things that fascinated his curiousity.]

But if it were something you'd never seen before, wouldn't you want to find out more about it?

Once I was sure it wouldn't kill me, maybe. And most of the time, that's what stuff here will do to ya.

[Riku pauses]

...That's scary. Who would do that with such nice flowers?!

They're probably not nice flowers. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they sprouted teeth and bit ya. The town'll pull stuff like that.

[That almost makes him want to throw the flowers out. Almost.]

That's impossible, no one would be able to make flowers do that.

[ Firo pauses, then speaks in a flat voice. Perhaps he's being unnecessarily blunt, but it's for the kid's own good. ]

They also hid spiders in the milk. You've got no idea what they can do, do ya?

[Now this was just getting weird for him, and sounding ridiculous. Good thing he didn't touch the milk though.]

...Aren't you exaggerating now?

No. I drank it.

[ After watching his friend age agonizingly quickly due to "improvements" it was probably Firo's worst Mayfield experience. ]

Is there something wrong with the milk? You should really check to make sure it isn't spoiled or anything before you drink it.

...Are you feeling sick?

No, this was a while ago. The milk was... extra bad then. But you had to drink it, or else even worse stuff would happen. I still wouldn't recommend drinkin' it now, though.

Worse than milk with spiders in it? This place is...strange. Are they trying to scare everyone by doing things like that?

Scare us, torture us. All I know is that the people who run this place are sick jerks.

Aren't you scared?

Scared?

[ Extremely. But he's not about to admit that. He does pause, though. ]

No. That'd be like tellin' them they won.

[He was certainly brave, Riku commended that.]

I guess. But, don't do anything reckless, you could get hurt.

[ Firo pauses again, this time just surprised by the concern. ]

I won't. Though sometimes that doesn't even help...

You too, okay? Stay on guard.

I will!

[And he politely places the phone back on the reciever.]

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