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Reaching out to Rin is like stepping into a moonlit parlor. Everything is quiet, muted, and neatly tucked away. Almost like a "lobby," of sorts to keep visitors away from the rest of what goes on in her head... and her heart. This space is cool, and placid. Much like the surface of a lake in winter as it reflects the pale glow of the celestial bodies hanging above it in the sky.

A reflection of serenity rather the true thing. A mask of elegance to hide anything that may be unsightly. Anything that may betray her.

✧ Specifics

✦ Unable to block out: Harbinger
✦ Compatible with: Iconoclast | Advocate
✦ Discord Accrual: Exalt

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Comments

[helloween]

Can't say I didn't try.

[ As Dark's hair is combed behind the shell of his ear, he readily sinks himself back down into the couch like a large, loafing animal. He's content to have Rin's attention on him, afflicted with discord or not. ]

Don't look so sad, okay? We'll get you all fixed up. I don't really remember what all happened during that ritual, but I won't let you stay feeling bad.

[erbe]

I'm not sad... nor am I happy.

[She's just kind of... existing, maybe? Hrm. Her thumb gently tugs on his ear just to pull the skin back to get a better look and see what type of wax she may be working with. Though considering his stupidly high affinity for magic she's surprised he doesn't just deal with it that way.

If he has no wax she'll insist on just brushing his hair.]

[helloween]

Hnnn?

[ Well, all right then. Dark's eyes move to watch her, and his lips curl up with contentment when his ear is touched. More than needing it to be cleaned, he just likes the sensation of having it stroked and played with. Perfectly normal, reasonable male behavior when it comes to mimikaki...

He shuts his eyes pleasantly. ]

Rin. ♡

[erbe]

[Tohsaka sighs.]

Your ears are already fine, but I'll brush your hair. You have a lot of it.

[Like grooming a dog.]

[helloween]

No mimikaki? But my ears are lonely too.

[ His eyes open suddenly, glistening with all the hope and anticipation he'd had. Funnily enough, Dark is not objecting to having his hair brushed either, it just now becomes about having BOTH. He is greedy. ]

I'll even make the ear pick...!

[erbe]

There isn't anything to pick at, doofus.

[Tohsaka pinches his cheek once more.]

If you are a bad boy I don't do either of those things for you.

[helloween]

If you really need some, I can make earwax too!

[ Gross. But technically yes, he can. ]

Riiin.

[ Enduring the physical abuse, Dark latches onto her legs again and clings to them in desperation. ]

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin.

[erbe]

[Good god he really is a toddler. Tohsaka lets go of his face to instead use both hands to tussle his hair.]

Get me a brush. I want to do your hair.

[helloween]

[ Aw, yeah! Hair brushing time!

At Rin's request, a strong gust of air twirls about them, a hair brush materializing from thin air and floating at shoulder level there beside her. Dark loosens his hug around her legs, turning his chin up and resting it on her when he looks up. ]

Just tell me where to move. You want to sit down?

[ He's far too eager for this, as if he's depraved his entire life of it. ]

[erbe]

[Oh! It worked. Rin accepts the brush and looks about the couch he was lounging on.]

If you sit on the floor and I sit on the couch I think that'll be perfect, height-wise. Do you agree?

[Tohsaka pets him gently. He seems to respond positively to physical stimuli (like a dog) so maybe she can start getting in the habit of training him (LIKE A DOG).]

[helloween]

[ Dark Schneider obeys (LIKE A DOG). Sinking lower, he slides down the length of Rin's legs. He slips down onto the perfect, polished wood floor, legs folding and white hair pooling around his butt. ]

Sure do.

[ His expression becomes mischievous, looking back up. ]

You know what else being down here's perfect for~?

[ Sing-song, Dark teases her out of habit even if her discord symptoms seem to make her fussy. ]

[erbe]

[She's actually less fussy than normal because of the apathy, so there's that. Tohsaka gathers up his hair and drapes his long locks across her lap so that she may start brushing at his ends.]

Keep your head facing forward so I can brush you right.

[Hopefully this will bar him from trying anything ridiculously lewd while she works on him.]

[helloween]

[ Dark straightens his back some, complying with the request. His hair now instead spills across Rin's lap both thick and strangely untangled. He peers back her way, curiously. ]

So...

[ Does she like the castle? Dark tries to fish for praise, but it's perhaps hard to guess as much since he's not facing her at the moment. ]

[erbe]

[Tohsaka moves the brush up every time she gets through his hair without a snag. Gently pulling the bristles through and allowing them to tickle his back and scalp.]

Do you like it? Changing the house around, I mean. It seems you have fun with it.

[helloween]

Kind of, though I was more interested in how you'd react to it.

[ He shuts his eyes and his posture relaxes that much more as his hair is brushed. ]

I can make it into just about anything. It's more exciting to see how it gets lived in or used.

[erbe]

The workshop and greenhouse are very useful. I can even make you something from the plants we have, if you'd like.

[A essence scent blend for him to wear, maybe? Or a medicine... maybe she should also grow vegetables for them?]

[helloween]

Oh yeah? Like what?

[ He creaks an eye open to peek back at her with curiosity. ]

I didn't know you liked gardening so much.

[erbe]

Hm, I don't know if I would say I enjoy it. My house was situated on an active Ley Line, so the plants grown on our property were more potent in potions and spells and other such uses. It was a necessary skill for keeping results satisfactory and costs low.

I could make almost anything herbal, I suppose.

[Idly she twirls a lock of that white hair around her fingers. It's soft... she wonders if a certain someone's hair felt the same way.]

[helloween]

And here I thought I'd uncovered a cute hobby or something. The real reason you wanted a green room was for potions and stuff. So witchy.

[ He can feel Rin twisting his hair in her hand. He leans back to gently rest the back of his head against the fronts of her knees. ]

Something on your mind?

[ Dark frowns, seeming to miss her usual energy and fiery spark. It's unusual for him to point out how others might be feeling. A strange display of empathy. ]

[erbe]

[Normally Tohsaka would deflect, but... what does it matter here? Does anything really matter? It's not as if she intends to keep in touch with anyone here when it's all over. She imagines she's just setting herself up for another painful round of "goodbye"s.]

Someone I used to know had white hair like yours, but they died.

[helloween]

Like mine? There's no way. My hair's too long and luscious.

[ It's hard to believe anyone would have similar hair to himself, and he's too obsessed with feeling special to allow comparison. Belatedly, though, he seems to notice that he's being an ass about it. ]

... But sorry for your loss, I guess.

[erbe]

[Slowly she starts combing through his hair with her fingers.]

It was different. Short, and pushed back away from his face. But don't feel sorry, he just... He was a familiar that I had summoned, and he died protecting me.

[helloween]

[ He sees Rin upside down when he looks at her, but Dark squints after a moment of deliberation. ]

You totally had the hots for him.

[ SO SUSPICIOUS OF HER RELATIONSHIP WITH ARCHER. ]

[erbe]

Does... that matter if he's dead?

[Like, she'll totally deny it still, but does it matter?]

[helloween]

Probably not if he can't resurrect himself.

[ Like this is normal to consider. ]

If he could do that, though, I doubt you'd be this gloomy about it.