[ queen of the kitchen lup and bougie boy won ]

[recrowns]

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[evocationary]

Holy shit! [ BIRD? BIRD! ] That's badass! You just have a hawk?

[ are you a disney princess ] What the entire fuck.

[recrowns]

[he just laughs a little bit at the shock. YEA BIRD]

Ahaha, well I raised him since I was a child - so we've grown up together. Isn't that right, Gulfan?

[gulfan just preens a bit more]

[evocationary]

I'm jealous? Ugh. I can't believe you have a leg up over me in the cool department.

[ she leans a little to look up at gulfan. ] Does his name mean anything?

[recrowns]

[there's just going to be a little laugh at that]

Ah, you'll have to ask the person who I found him with. It was probably just the prattling of two children.

[but gulfan will look back at lup, remaining on soo-won's arm for now. hello.]

I'm sure your umbrella is very cool.

[evocationary]

[ very carefully, she reaches a hand out. she wants to pet the bird. she's expecting to be pecked, though. ]

It is, actually, it's very cool, and I will be keeping it a million miles away from me. Does he bite?

[recrowns]

[ah

actually soo-won will take a step back at that to put more distance between them - ]

On average, no. But perhaps we can retrieve a snack for him and try again while he's distracted and in a better mood.

As is, he's been birdnapped, confined in a room all day, and his normal open skies have become limited. So I'd like to not take a risk, just in case.

I'm afraid he's still a hunting hawk, at the end of the day.

[evocationary]

[ bummer. she pulls her hand back. ]

No big, dude. I like having all my fingers. [ shrug. ] You can let him go if you want, we've got a crown to build.

[recrowns]

Mm - then let's meet for food later, Gulfan.

[he says as if gulfan will not just eat from the forest but it's fine. he'll raise his hand again and let the bird take off to the sky before turning back to lup

they should be getting to the emporium soon!!]

Can you tell me more about your umbrella?

[evocationary]

[ damn, soo-won does not let her get away with topic changes, does he. ]

It's actually a staff. It eats wizards. [ the way she says this makes it impossible to tell if she's kidding or not. ]

[recrowns]

[she could always tell him to buzz off!

but he just looks like he 100% believes her, unfortunately, even if he's still a bit astonished]

Ah, so I'm safe.

[evocationary]

For now. [ she says, cryptically. like, she could tell him to buzz off, but this is more fun. ]

[recrowns]

Are you going to make me into a wizard?

[is that even POSSIBLE

he looks somewhat interested]

[evocationary]

[ ... THEORETICALLY?? ]

I could teach you, sure. You have the look down already.

[recrowns]

[oh no]

Then consider me your humble student.

Oh, and your best friend.

[he'd like both titles]

[evocationary]

[ oh no 2x ]

Pffft. You're pushing it, my dude. [ lup, you're the one that called him your best friend. ] But good job, you made it to level two.

[recrowns]

Eh? Really?

[HE LOOKS SO PLEASED. LIKE A FOOL]

How exciting! I'll hope to keep up the momentum.

[evocationary]

Yeah, really. Go you. [ she makes a like, brrrr sound with her mouth, like she's imitating a party favor. ]

The lower levels take the least amount of EXP to get through so don't get too excited. We don't even know if we're going to be here for more than a day or two.

[recrowns]

[he doesn't understand a lot of what she just said, but what he did understand - ]

Then we'll just have to be friends for longer than that.

[no idea where he gets the nerve to say these things so confidently and without hesitation

just like it's a given]

[evocationary]

[ he just SAYS things. she squints at him. ]

Jesus. You're like a taller, blonder Sora.

[recrowns]

Sora seems like a nice boy?

[is this a problem]

[evocationary]

He's a very nice boy. He's waaaay more dumb than you are, though.

[ she says this with so much love. she genuinely does like sora, but he is a puppy. ]

[recrowns]

[that's so mean - but he just laughs a little bit, probably because he can tell she doesn't mean it badly]

It's alright, children shouldn't have to think too hard.

[sora is only 2 years younger than soo-won and yet]

I'm sure he'll get more chances to learn soon.

[evocationary]

[ what is love if you can't bully a little, honestly ]

Yeah. [ she pushes her hair back out of her face. ] I hope it's not too terrible of a lesson. I can't shake the foreboding feeling, you know?

[recrowns]

[ . . . . hmm, he wonders what he can say to that.]

I can't say that I don't agree, or understand the sentiment.

[it's pretty scary! objectively speaking. no weapons, no magic, no other people around - but their names on trinkets and a very small contained zone in which they can explore]

Are you nervous?

[evocationary]

Eh, no. [ and that's genuine enough, she means it. ]

Whatever this is, it won't be the worst thing I've ever faced. Hands down, I know that. I think more than anything it's just anticipation. I have a world to go back to, a crew to save, so I want to get this over with and get back to that?

But I also know there sure are a lot of kids here, and just because I'm not nervous for me doesn't mean I don't care about them.