[semi-accidental video]

[double_edged]

[Not even a day has passed and you can already expect Azimuth to be on his feet, continuing life as normal. Except something about him still seems off, and in the process of preparing breakfast, the old Lombax could be seen stopping from time to time, murmuring to himself, or pausing to lean on the counter. His movements are stiff and hesitant, though he manages enough sense of mind to nearly complete an entire bowl of cereal.

Milk poured, an unsteady hand sets the gallon aside, opting to put it back in the fridge later. This is followed by another hesitant pause, and the Elder stares strangely down at the Lucky Charms filled to the rim.

He raises the spoon.

But his head is first to splash into the bowl, nearly knocking it over.

No, Alister, that's not how you eat.]

[ooc: aaaand wrap-up post. Alister's staying at the Villa with Rin and Yukio until he's a bit more steady on his feet. o7]

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[Video]

[iamnotacrook]

[She's so relieved--but still upset--that she doesn't even think to put on that stupid mask. She stares, afraid, almost too hesitant to speak.]

Father?

[Video]

[double_edged]

[He can't quite make enough sense of things to know he needed to pull his head out, so it slides enough in the bowl that he can see the SFC, while spilling milk over the table at the same time.

Blinking a few times, his voice is slurred, but tangible.]

La-- gela. Ahhngela.

[Video]

[iamnotacrook]

You need help. Eating.

What happened to you?

action; I do what I want /o.

[halfhearted]

[Looks like he's still trying to off himself or something. Strange old kitty.

He knew the place well enough from the bushes from what he's seen on the feed. Portaling wouldn't be difficult.

He had to go to one place first, but his side stop went in a matter of seconds before the portal appeared behind the cat.

Any resident who might be able to feel darkness would definitely know something was there.

Alister just won himself a hallow's eve themed jester collar with bells attached to each end of the triangles. Vanitas will step forward carefully and attach it around his neck.]

action; no, I do what *I* want

[keepsthefire]

[Even if Alister doesn't feel it, Rin sure as fuck does. You should do your recon a little better, Vani. Rin was right there in the kitchen the entire time.

The half-demon approaches behind Vanitas, arms crossed over his chest, bangs pinned back, and a rather sharp looking chef's knife in one hand. He's not even holding it menacingly. He's just. Holding it.

Oh and he totally has a blue apron on. Shut up, if it doesn't have frills it's manly.]

... could you maybe hurry it up? Yukio will be pissed if his patient drowns in his cereal. And I gotta get the rest of breakfast made 'fore everyone else wakes up.

action; /swipes whatever you're cooking

[halfhearted]

You have to admit, there is a certain humor in a cat drowning in milk.

[Hey, he doesn’t spy on you in the mornings. That is sleep in time.

Though he’ll look over Rin with the tiniest of pauses at the knife before focusing on the blue fabric. Yes Maka, he is technically looking at your boyfriend’s crotch. Not for what you think though

Cute apron. [Stepping back to allow space for Rin to rescue the patient.

He'll open up the portal once more and allowed enough time for some form of retort or response before stepping on through.]

[Video]

[dotthedisconnect]

[Good, just who he was looking for.]

Problem?

[Video] ooh whoop, i got my times mixed up - got another hour \o/

[double_edged]

[The situation's been remedied for the moment, but that's not going to keep the Lombax from doing whatever he had in his power from staying up. Fuck the adorable little half-demon, he does what he wants.]

...not enough solutions...

[Oh yeah, and he's still loopy as a Drophyd out of water.]

[Video]

[dotthedisconnect]

[True enough.]

Are you capable of giving me a rough estimate on how lucid you are? We need to talk.

[Video]

[blitz_acing]

Maybe you should try one of those straws. Like one that can suck up cereal.

[Video]

[double_edged]

...I don't know what cereal is...?

[Video]

[blitz_acing]

It's like cat food for humans. Just add milk!

action

[force_a_change]

[Yanno, Asakura should just get used to weird crap happening in the Villa nowadays, but her walking by and seeing...

Whatever is up with Alister earns a very unique response that is loudly said and probably heard by anyone nearby.]

There's a dead animal in the house.

action

[keepsthefire]

[Yes, Rin heard you, Asakura. He's standing right there in the kitchen trying to cook breakfast for everyone.]

He's not dead and don't call him an animal. He hates that.

[Seriously, he lost his ear over a dispute about being called a "beast".]

He's drugged, so leave him alone, okay?

[Can you tell Rin is irritable?]</small.

action

[force_a_change]

He looks like one, and smells like one too.

[Don't ask how Asakura knows what a dead cat looks like or smells like, because no one wants to know that.]

So... you're letting him suffer for what reason? Altruism?

[action] fuck your continuity

[heartandsoul]

[First Alister might realize he's being tugged on.

Then Alister might realize there is a tiny brown foxlike creature pulling on his collar to get his face out of the bowl.

It more ends up dragging him out and tipping the bowl over, spilling milk all over, but at least he's not at risk of drowning now. The creature sits up and chirps out what might be construed as a distress call, pacing around the Lombax and cleaning his face of what mess he can. Hope you enjoy getting licked, Alister.]

[Eventually, the voice of a girl can be heard asking the little thing what's wrong, then apparently she sees the mess as--in the next instant--a towel is being worked gingerly across the table and the bowl's being taken away.]

Sir? Are you all right?

[Clearly the fox-thing thinks it's being helpful by pushing its paw at Alister's face.]

[action] we had continuity? o )u( o

[double_edged]

[So instead of his face being submerged into the bowl, he feels himself being dragged away from the mess only to have it flip over on the top of his head in place. Milk and tiny bits of grain and marshmallows stick to mussy white fur, though the Lombax's only response is a light groan of discomfort, turning his head away from the prodding slightly to bury his face further into the table.

And he isn't sure how long he stays like that before it's all gone, and something's podding at him instead. It'd take some time for him to reorient where he was and what he was doing - did he have to be pestered like that?

...wait. He didn't have any pets. Did he?

He couldn't remember.

The voice that comes next sounds like it's coming from a few rooms over, even though he can feel the presence of hands around him, and the bristling of the towel against a hard surface. He tries lifting his head a little, unsteady in his movements and blurry eyes momentarily wild, before he just drops it again and groans.]

[action] idk dicks

[heartandsoul]

[The fox-thing, which is actually an Eevee, which is actually named Pip, acts immediately when this happens--nudging at Alister further with little headbutts and licks to remove the marshmallowy mess.]

Ah, Pip, I don't think that's going to help. He really needs rest right now.

[When he doesn't respond, Maka just sighs and leaves for a moment to get some water...

...With a straw.]

[Action - Later on]

[last_lombax]

[Ratchet finally got some sleep during the day while Rin promised to watch Alister during the day. Now it was time for them to switch. He sits beside Alister's bed with a book in his hands. He's reading, more like skimming, and keeps looking up at the General to keep an eye on him. He heard about the bowl incident earlier in the day. Seems he was going to be out of it for a while.]

[Action]

[double_edged]

[There were times during the night where the Lombax would unwittingly wake himself by the sounds of his own blood-curling screams, the nightmares still plaguing his mind feeling all-too real and watching that long, bloodied knife descend upon his still-bleeding corpse. And half the time, those screams would wake someone up and he could need to be talked into falling back into rest.

But this time is a little different, for a fortunate change. This time, he merely rustles under the bedsheets, rolling over onto his stomach to start to shakily push himself up.]

Re: [Action]

[last_lombax]

[Ratchet looks over at the sound of blankets rustling. He closes his book and sets it aside. He really wasn't playing much attention to it anyway. He looks at Alister trying to push himself up and puts a hand on his back. It was nice he wasn't waking up screaming for once but he shouldn't have been moving.]

How are you feeling, General?

video;

[fulmination]

There you a--

<sub>[What is he even looking at here.

Alister, stop. Stop, that's not how...

...Alister, do you want him to call you an animal again? He will do it. He will do it.]</sub>

...Azimuth, what on earth are you doing?

video;

[double_edged]

[Shut up Kimblee this is how everyone eats.

Isn't it?

...okay, maybe not. So he's just gonna roll his head over in the bowl and give the man a semi-conscious stare, blinking slowly.]

...I have no idea.

{Video}

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade is drawn to the SFC when Alister's head hits the bowl. He checks it to see the Lombax, and holds back a sigh of relief. He could admit to being worried, given the current circumstances and the sudden disappearance.]

General, are you alright?

{Video}

[double_edged]

[Thankfully, it's been a little while since the incident with his cereal, and he's managing to wake up enough to address the new voice on his SFC. The Lombax's head blearily lifts from the pillow, fur matted and sticking together, and he blinks slowly with fogged eyes.

Is he alright? He sure didn't look it.]

...where'm I?