[RP] The Inn of Peace - IoP (Open to all)

[Gren_Eckener]

Malachai crawled onto the bed, eyes low, hunting as he crouched by Kiran's ear. "Fall asleep...and I shall devour what plagues you, down to the last speck." he smiled softly, tail swaying.  

[Astra_Senpai]

Despite the fact that his heart was racing, that thosands of questions spurned, the stiffening, sticky vest and shirt. The mans eyes closed, ears lifting from the droop and breath evened out. It would not be long before the panic would set in, ten minutes had been the farthest he'd made it yet. The memory, the horror of her in the fire and twisting metal. He sobbed in his sleep.  

[Gren_Eckener]

Malachai's eyes were almost shut as he watched, waited. It would reveal itself quickly to such a nervous person. His tail twitched eagerly, ready.  

[Azana Brown]

Sosol heard her out, nodding now and then in understanding and to assure her that he was indeed listening. "It's a hot button of yours," he echoed, "both the slander and the specific content of what he said. That makes defusing the situation more difficult, particularly when emotions run high. I can't tell you what to do, though experience and study have offered me suggestions."

He lightly rested a finger on her forehead. "The first is to get into his head. Figure out why he would act the way he did...not justifying it, but understanding. That one's harder to do when you're already aggravated, but seeing the source of the slight, rather than just the slight itself, already slows anger. Another is to redirect that energy; for instance, what you're doing now...or, in that moment, I would have even preferred fixing a table to fixing Kiran. The last one that freely comes to mind is letting him know the effect of his actions. He's not a malicious sort; I doubt he would remain angry if he knew how much he had hurt you." After all that, he pulled away with a mildly resigned shrug.

"But that's just my perspective...built on years of experience avoiding violence at almost all costs."

Tyler blinked in wondrous surprise as the motions in the jars. Mushi, reacting to the salty stimulus...the activity had to be registering somewhere. It had been a while since he had felt this way...well, about something rather than someone. There was always discovery to be had in people, but this was an entirely new frontier. And he was at the front of it. Let the jealous rants from James begin.

Marilyn wanted to protest, but it wasn't like she could lift him. She'd have to hope Kiran could resist an incubus and his temptation. Another face, however, attracted her attention. The flower child, as she had come to know her through Kasdeya. She seemed so plain...it was, actually, kind of uncanny in its own right. Plain...and peaceful.

Violet looked down, recoiling a little at what blood was left as she strode by. Finding a seat near Marilyn, she noticed the checkerboard and began to set up a new game. Anything to distract her...if Remy was getting amped up about those drawings, she almost expected to draw more.  

[Astra_Senpai]

She stood a gossamer laden goddess, dark hair braided back, her smile small but honest. She reached out, her voice soft as springtime. And he dared the steps. His heart raced, a small hopeful smile crossed his lips "Elenor," perhaps this time would be different. But as he reached to her, their fingers brushing, it changed. Her form began to twist and bleed, the smell of burning flesh filling the senses. He shook his head, began to pull away but her burning fingers laced with his. "Come with me, come with me, I miss you, I love you, you've left me all alone, don't you love me anymore, I'm burning for you, burning for your carelessness, burning from your failure... I miss you, I love you... why aren't you working... you'll forget me..." She leaned in close, he tried to pull away- screamed, tucking his arms against his form, as the fire licked at his face.

Kyou explained satisfying a complicated scratch, "The mushi in that jar are of the sea. They thrive in the salt water and are compelled to move salt into fresh. Every few days I must changed the water or they begin to multiply. They're harmless beyond ruining drinking water." The pile was beginning to dwindle.

She closed her eyes at the touch to her forehead, the notes doubling in the playing. His words shaped into a page of music notes, a song unwritten- her mind labeling it with not his name but three notes. One the touch was gone she opened her eyes, unclenching her jaw, "'Ou canno' 'ave pe'ce wit'out vio'ence, bu I un'ers'and. I will tal' t 'im la'er. I'm mo li'ely to do it ag'in if I do it no'." She looked up slowly to meet his eyes, she didn't feel better not completely. Too much more today and she'd have to sleep for days on end.  

[Gren_Eckener]

There it was.

Stroking a loving claw down Kiran's cheek, the other over the man's heart, Malachai smiled as a thin ultraviolet vapor drew from the trembling flesh, the nightmare seeping with the thread. Placing the tip of the ether to his tongue, Malachai sipped it like spaghetti, drawing away the fear, the pain, the haunting visions, leaving only loving notions in rosed tints.  

[Astra_Senpai]

The white fox sat at the door of Kiran's room, head tilted to the side and long tail curled as if questioning. She did not make a peep, only watched- feeling much more comfortable like this.

Kiran simpered softly, finding nothing but darkness now. His eyes moved beneath closed lids as if searching but soon the movement grew still. His breathing deepened, body relaxed, one hand uncurling and hanging over the side of the bed. The golden ring on the hand seeming to give off a shimmer.  

[Gren_Eckener]

Mal kissed Kiran's cheek gently. "Sleep well..." he murmured, getting up and slowly slinking out, taking Elephant with him.

He paused in the doorframe, looking at the fox. Sniffing a moment, he smiled, then made to pet her.  

[Astra_Senpai]

The writer smiled softly, slowly shifting to his stomach- suddenly there was a deal of space... and a much warmer spot.

Her ears went down as if to make space for his hand. Letting him pet, she didn't mind. She'd wave her tail, not wag- but slowly, gracefully wave.  

[Gren_Eckener]

"How are you, Tam?" he asked kindly.  

[Astra_Senpai]

She wove between his legs as a cat would, giving a muted yip. She felt a little better, the nap had helped... her ears flicked towards Kiran's door and back to Malachai.  

[Gren_Eckener]

"I got rid of his nightmare." he smiled, licking hips lips. "And got back my Elephant."  

[Astra_Senpai]

She tilted her head to the side, left ear flicking and sniffing at the toy. Her tail wrapped around his leg and she yipped softly.  

[Gren_Eckener]

"Oh, this!" he smiled brightly, showing her the plushie. "Isn't he cute? Felix made him for me!"  

[Astra_Senpai]

Oh so that's what the smell was! She closed her blue eyes and wiggled her ears in approval, unwrapping her tail and waving it. Eyes open she shuffled her tiny paws and moved in a circle.