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[ well
lavi! welcome to your dorm room!!!
by which i mean while lu bixing has not come into the room quite yet, there is... a snake on the top bunk very...very.... slowly peeking out from the edge of the bed. ]
lavi! welcome to your dorm room!!!
by which i mean while lu bixing has not come into the room quite yet, there is... a snake on the top bunk very...very.... slowly peeking out from the edge of the bed. ]
Edited 2023-02-05 19:17 (UTC)
[lavi walks into a room with more fearlessness than someone who's had a long history of hallucinatory experiences should have, but look -- he's just enjoying the fact that there's space to walk around?
he looks around, nyooms to the bookcase, picks a book, heads over to the bunkbeds so he can sit and read... looks up...
and freezes in his tracks]
-- Huh?
[the party hat is throwing him off?]
he looks around, nyooms to the bookcase, picks a book, heads over to the bunkbeds so he can sit and read... looks up...
and freezes in his tracks]
-- Huh?
[the party hat is throwing him off?]
[ this snake is not small - it is a whole ass banana python, and it seems to be inching very carefully outwards.
it pauses in its wriggling and locks snake eyes with lavi.
and stares and then just
freezes in place
staring
the party hat is still on its head ]
it pauses in its wriggling and locks snake eyes with lavi.
and stares and then just
freezes in place
staring
the party hat is still on its head ]
[lavi immediately runs through every book of miscellaneous snake facts he's ever read, which means i don't have an ic excuse for lavi to pet the snack which galls me.
he carefully takes a few steps back, book in hand --
but he's too curious to back all the way the fck up? he just keeps staring]
...Are you my roommate....?
he carefully takes a few steps back, book in hand --
but he's too curious to back all the way the fck up? he just keeps staring]
...Are you my roommate....?
[ it's okay because the snake watches lavi take steps back
and then panics? it like jerks upwards and then dives at the speed of light underneath the pillows. this fails because its party hat sticks out cutely between the two pillows, and before lavi gets any chance to ponder that further, the door opens, and in steps lu bixing!
he blinks, surprised, and then breaks into a smile. ] Oh, hello!
and then panics? it like jerks upwards and then dives at the speed of light underneath the pillows. this fails because its party hat sticks out cutely between the two pillows, and before lavi gets any chance to ponder that further, the door opens, and in steps lu bixing!
he blinks, surprised, and then breaks into a smile. ] Oh, hello!
[he immediately whirls to face lu bixing, and points dramatically at the cute party hat between pillows --]
-- Snake!!
-- Snake!!
What?
[ HELLO? lu bixing immediately looks at the cute party hat, like, shocked and stunned at first as any reasonable person might be. the party hat twitches. lu bixing looks at his new roommate... and then makes his way over, warily, like a father about to kill a spider for their shrieking teenage child.
and there, curled up under the pillow, he spots a little bit of trembling yellow, and the slight wariness turns to recognition. ]
....Popcorn?
[ the snake stops moving. the pillows are still shaking, and so is the little party hat, but lu bixing makes a soft noise and turns his head back towards lavi, looking now... apologetic, if a little bemused. ] It's - it's okay, this is - don't be afraid. Popcorn, it's okay, honey, come on...
[ the snake is still hiding, even at the familiar voice, though it does poke its little face out now finally to ensure that it's not going to be yelled at or attacked by the scary red man.... and with enough coaxing, it slithers out of the pillow and puts its face on lu bixing's now outstretched hand. ]
Sorry, I... don't know why he's here, but, I promise he's more afraid of you than you ever could be of him.
[ HELLO? lu bixing immediately looks at the cute party hat, like, shocked and stunned at first as any reasonable person might be. the party hat twitches. lu bixing looks at his new roommate... and then makes his way over, warily, like a father about to kill a spider for their shrieking teenage child.
and there, curled up under the pillow, he spots a little bit of trembling yellow, and the slight wariness turns to recognition. ]
....Popcorn?
[ the snake stops moving. the pillows are still shaking, and so is the little party hat, but lu bixing makes a soft noise and turns his head back towards lavi, looking now... apologetic, if a little bemused. ] It's - it's okay, this is - don't be afraid. Popcorn, it's okay, honey, come on...
[ the snake is still hiding, even at the familiar voice, though it does poke its little face out now finally to ensure that it's not going to be yelled at or attacked by the scary red man.... and with enough coaxing, it slithers out of the pillow and puts its face on lu bixing's now outstretched hand. ]
Sorry, I... don't know why he's here, but, I promise he's more afraid of you than you ever could be of him.
[this is like asking your dad to look for the monsters under your bed and he pops back up with monsters in hand and scolds you for trying to start a fight --]
-- Popcorn? Popcorn's your snake?
[THIS IS THE WEIRDEST SENTENCE HE'S SAID SINCE DYING,
he takes another look at lu bixing gently cradling this snake (i keep mistyping it as snack i hate it here), and you know what...]
Uh... [scratches his cheek] Sorry about the yelling -- I figured it was another weird hell jail thing. Like another party favor, except poisonous.
-- Popcorn? Popcorn's your snake?
[THIS IS THE WEIRDEST SENTENCE HE'S SAID SINCE DYING,
he takes another look at lu bixing gently cradling this snake (i keep mistyping it as snack i hate it here), and you know what...]
Uh... [scratches his cheek] Sorry about the yelling -- I figured it was another weird hell jail thing. Like another party favor, except poisonous.
[ he is both a snack and a snake, technically
anyway, while lu bixing is trying to coax popcorn into not shaking out of this moment of existence, he shakes his head. ]
Well... he's not my snake, really. He's my - [ a pause. what do you call zhanlu ]... roommate's. I'm not really sure why he's here, but, you don't have to apologize - I think that's an understandable reaction! It would've startled me too.
[ popcorn seems finally coaxed enough to curl up lu bixing's arm, slithering uselessly up onto his shoulders. he is not a small snake, either - like three feet long? but he is clearly very scared. a scared baby. lu bixing sighs. ] Honestly, it did startle me a little... I'm not even sure why, of all things, he's here. Did the cat finally get you?
[ popcorn shrinks back and flicks out his little snake tongue as a form of an answer.
useless. that's fine. he scritches him under his sad little chin. ] Popcorn, this is... I don't think we exchanged names. The sign said Lavi, right?
anyway, while lu bixing is trying to coax popcorn into not shaking out of this moment of existence, he shakes his head. ]
Well... he's not my snake, really. He's my - [ a pause. what do you call zhanlu ]... roommate's. I'm not really sure why he's here, but, you don't have to apologize - I think that's an understandable reaction! It would've startled me too.
[ popcorn seems finally coaxed enough to curl up lu bixing's arm, slithering uselessly up onto his shoulders. he is not a small snake, either - like three feet long? but he is clearly very scared. a scared baby. lu bixing sighs. ] Honestly, it did startle me a little... I'm not even sure why, of all things, he's here. Did the cat finally get you?
[ popcorn shrinks back and flicks out his little snake tongue as a form of an answer.
useless. that's fine. he scritches him under his sad little chin. ] Popcorn, this is... I don't think we exchanged names. The sign said Lavi, right?
[popcorn is so long........ well, it's not that weird, lavi thinks, as popcorn cutely trembles, if general klaude nine can have a cute monkey then lu bixing can have his... roommate's.... snake!]
-- Yeah, you're Lu Bixing? [for a white(?) man, lavi's pronunciation is perfect,] Nice to meet ya -- and Poppy.
[don't just nickname someone else's snake??? but all of lavi's earlier trepidation is gone, replaced by a not so small amount of cheer.]
You can have the top bunk if you want, I'm fine on the bottom.
[he waves his hand towards the bed, the hand that's holding the textbook he grabbed earlier,]
-- Yeah, you're Lu Bixing? [for a white(?) man, lavi's pronunciation is perfect,] Nice to meet ya -- and Poppy.
[don't just nickname someone else's snake??? but all of lavi's earlier trepidation is gone, replaced by a not so small amount of cheer.]
You can have the top bunk if you want, I'm fine on the bottom.
[he waves his hand towards the bed, the hand that's holding the textbook he grabbed earlier,]
[ thanks man
popcorn will come around to lavi in time, probably? for now he just curls up miserably around lu bixing, making the saddest face a banana python can physically make. he is... a baby. ]
That's me! Nice to meet you. [ his grin is friendly, and the nickname gets him to laugh - he calls popcorn poppy playfully, scritching him under the chin as he goes to hide again. ] Looks like we'll be sharing the same space, at least a little. I like to think I'm a decent roommate.
[ a pause? hello he has a book ] What've you got there?
popcorn will come around to lavi in time, probably? for now he just curls up miserably around lu bixing, making the saddest face a banana python can physically make. he is... a baby. ]
That's me! Nice to meet you. [ his grin is friendly, and the nickname gets him to laugh - he calls popcorn poppy playfully, scritching him under the chin as he goes to hide again. ] Looks like we'll be sharing the same space, at least a little. I like to think I'm a decent roommate.
[ a pause? hello he has a book ] What've you got there?
[can't believe lavi has to endgame for my poppy lavi cr,
Lavi looks at the title, then holds it closer out for Lu Bixing to see,]
It's -- '[insert the title of one of Lu Bixing's books, is it about space engineering]'? I found it and a bunch of other books over there.
Lavi looks at the title, then holds it closer out for Lu Bixing to see,]
It's -- '[insert the title of one of Lu Bixing's books, is it about space engineering]'? I found it and a bunch of other books over there.
[ uh yeah
anyway the title makes lu bixing snap his head up in surprise?!
actually the title is A Complete History of the Eden System in the New Sidereal Era. my god. ]
I - wait, really? [ he stops trying to comfort popcorn and like scurries over to look????? ] The - I wrote this!
anyway the title makes lu bixing snap his head up in surprise?!
actually the title is A Complete History of the Eden System in the New Sidereal Era. my god. ]
I - wait, really? [ he stops trying to comfort popcorn and like scurries over to look????? ] The - I wrote this!
-- Seriously?! Books can go to hell...?
[opens it]
[opens it]
[stares at the opened page
gently turns the book around and places it in lu bixing's hands
there is a small... very tiny... almost inconsequential doodle of...a dick... on the page]
gently turns the book around and places it in lu bixing's hands
there is a small... very tiny... almost inconsequential doodle of...a dick... on the page]
You recognize it?!
[WHO DEFACES LU BIXING'S BOOKS?]
[WHO DEFACES LU BIXING'S BOOKS?]
Still...
[frowns, protective urges rising for lu bixing's book, he crosses his arms to stop himself from petting the book like popcorn,]
What's the Starry Sea? A nursery?
[teenagers can also draw on books lavi?]
[frowns, protective urges rising for lu bixing's book, he crosses his arms to stop himself from petting the book like popcorn,]
What's the Starry Sea? A nursery?
[teenagers can also draw on books lavi?]
[ A NURSERY
he ends up laughing a little, running his fingers gently over the pages. ]
No, no. It used to be an academy - serving teenagers. [ as he flips the pages, he finds another crudely drawn dick across a chart and just laughs. ] A rough and tumble crowd.
[ but even as he says it, he sounds affectionate, if maybe a little sad. ] Wouldn't it be even more of an issue if small children were the ones doing this?
he ends up laughing a little, running his fingers gently over the pages. ]
No, no. It used to be an academy - serving teenagers. [ as he flips the pages, he finds another crudely drawn dick across a chart and just laughs. ] A rough and tumble crowd.
[ but even as he says it, he sounds affectionate, if maybe a little sad. ] Wouldn't it be even more of an issue if small children were the ones doing this?
Edited 2023-02-06 11:45 (UTC)
[:( my bixing...]
Some kids can get away with anything.
[lavi, also a kid, but he's clearly different. He glances at the book again...
...he wants it..... reading....]
Can I borrow that when you're done? I won't even dog-ear a page, Bookman's honor.
Some kids can get away with anything.
[lavi, also a kid, but he's clearly different. He glances at the book again...
...he wants it..... reading....]
Can I borrow that when you're done? I won't even dog-ear a page, Bookman's honor.
[baby... the profiles lied about this man's age...
lavi beams...!!!]
Thanks, man. [his book about space engineering for teenagers that's covered in (mumbles) stuff] I'm definitely gonna a lot of questions for ya.
[he will have so many questions, he will ask them all]
lavi beams...!!!]
Thanks, man. [his book about space engineering for teenagers that's covered in (mumbles) stuff] I'm definitely gonna a lot of questions for ya.
[he will have so many questions, he will ask them all]
[(Gideon voice) you scored with your roommate]
Same here. Never roomed with a prime minister before.
[especially one with a list as long and varied as the one on his profile? Speaking of]
Oh right, I've already got a question for ya. What's a sugar daddy?
[that's after his time.....]
Same here. Never roomed with a prime minister before.
[especially one with a list as long and varied as the one on his profile? Speaking of]
Oh right, I've already got a question for ya. What's a sugar daddy?
[that's after his time.....]
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