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[ He didn't end up as one of the Eccentrics officially, but Leo was on the short list and only spared because he got a different and equally terrible role as the King of Knights. He's always been weird and he's always been smart - he just usually doesn't care to share the latter. Just because he can beat Eichi or Tsukasa in a game of chess doesn't mean Leo feels like doing it. ]

well yeah, it seemed obvious to me it wasn't something you really wanted to do. that's why i said all that! you guys are actually important to me, you know? while it's not like there's a limit on what i'm willing to do to keep you safe if i have to do something, i don't want all of us to crush one another in it.

be as selfish as you want and don't throw anything away. maybe that isn't something i should say, when i really do know perfectly well how heavy love can be.

but it's not the person i broke didn't break me in turn back then. and it's not like we didn't both decide that despite all of that, we'd stick together. it's just that this time around, i don't pretend that i'm not doing the things i'm doing.

i think doing things to protect yourself, the two of you, is fine. i know that sounds stupid when we just agreed it wouldn't work for us, but aren't i at least a little bit different to you guys than everyone else? things that would work with strangers are gonna be totally different with someone who actually cares.

not like you don't have loads of friends here, but i'm the only person who's gonna be friends with you guys when all this is over.

[He reads all that text, and by the end, he's smiling.]

Thanks.

[If anything, the fact that Leo knows how heavy love can be makes it mean something more coming from him.]

It's hard to throw a stone around here without hitting someone I've talked to. But I absolutely agree with you: our relationship's still different. It's shiny and unique, and it's special just like we are! ✨

And I don't know if me and Jun-kun need to do this to keep ourselves safe. Rinne-senpai disappeared, and it wasn't for lack of partners in his case.

But I don't want any of us turning to stone if I can help it, so I'll keep trying to do everything in my power to protect us. Whether that means using other people's magic powers to our advantage, giving private shows like what I talked about, or starting a matchmaking service just for you!

[That's all any of them can do, after all. Try a bunch of things, and see if any of it helps. They're no closer to having all the answers than they were months ago. It's frustrating.]

well, i admit i probably need one. it's easy to get caught up in things. even back home, the other knights and anzu would usually handle a lot of the day to day stuff? magi kinda barged in to check on when i last did stuff off and on, too.

when i'm composing it's just impossible to think about all the other stuff! ♪

I'm surprised your suit doesn't start bothering you. Mine doesn't act up that much [because he and Jun are always doing it] but when it does, it makes me want to kill someone!

[... wait. Er. Should he really be admitting that? He just admitted so much other personal stuff that he let his guard down.]

With kindness, charm, and love, of course! That's the kind of "killing" I mean. ✨💖✨💖

Anyway, I'll start by reaching out to Rise-chan and the two princes. Rise-chan is a cute idol, and one of the princes is also cute, since he has lion ears and a tail. The other prince is sort of like Eichi-kun, though, just as a heads' up.

it does. i think it amplifies obsession, though, as well as depression.

[ PUTTING ASIDE his tendency for getting majorly depressed and suicidal being exacerbated at times by his suit - because haha no - there's another embarrassing thing that doesn't even rank in the list of them today.

He's bitched about Eichi a lot, but: ]

being like tenshi isn't really a "no".

That really doesn't sound good.

[Goodness knows Hiyori has plenty of depression to amplify now that Rinne's gone. And anger. And hatred towards the House. And concern about his relationship. And despair about his future, and—

Anyway.]

When you're depressed, you can reach out to me, okay? I can't promise to make everything better, but I've been told I'm good at "dissolving gloom." It was Jun-kun who said that, but I've heard the same from others, too. Why, I even cheered up Esikko-kun once or twice!

He's the prince who's kind of like Eichi-kun.

Which I'm thrilled to hear isn't a dealbreaker! We both know that's no accounting for taste, but he seems pretty lonely much of the time, since he doesn't know how friendship works. Kind of like Eichi-kun again!

In fact, I think this could be good for both of you, so I'll definitely add him to the list! 😊

i don't know if i can reach out. no offense to you, but even knights can't knock me out of it easily when it's just me, no amplification. but so far i've only asked people to hurt me when i get that bad, not to kill me! so it's fine!

i don't think i've met the guy before. what kind of lonely is he?

[Ahhhhhhhhhh]

That does NOT sound fine!

Listen, Leo-kun - I don't mean to scare you, but there are dangerous people here. People who kill others, drug people, torture them, and do stuff to corpses. Some of them can use magic, which makes it hard to stand up to them. If you ask someone to hurt you, they could turn out to be one of those people. So try to be careful, alright? You really shouldn't be doing that.

[Also, death isn't permanent here. But after that little admission he is not mentioning that. That might just encourage Leo to get even riskier!

And speaking of people who like to kill and torture others (unbeknownst to Hiyori)...]

The kind where he's only had shallow connections all his life, so he doesn't know what real friends are. You know, like Eichi-kun!

He's a prince, and his father was controlling, so he was stuck inside a palace. And everyone was either kissing up to him to try to improve their status, or they were trying to backstab him. Sometimes literally!

He does have connections here, but one of them turned against him. And he had something like a partner, but it sounds like they're not as close as me and Jun-kun. He gets sort of jealous when he hears about other people's partnerships. I know because our emotions were connected at one point, so I could feel what he felt.

[ ok, you have to understand that is just a tempting thought to the guy who has been nebulously flirting with his own death ever since the war and is held back bodily from it by the combined efforts of a lot of people who aren't here!!!

anyway, he's considering that. how does hiyo even plan to go about this...? ]

so his partnership is complicated? well, i don't feel like kissing anyone's ass and i don't feel like stabbing anyone. hang on, lemme think.

should i give you some song files for him?

[ "Leo are you ignoring the entire first half" yes ]

I don't like that you ignored the first part! That was actually the most important part, since it concerned your health and safety!

[Not that the second part doesn't also concern Leo's health. Because he's trying to find people for him to sleep with, and if he doesn't sleep with anyone, he'll turn to stone... and start thinking about hurting himself, apparently... ugh!]

And that's the point I was trying to make. You don't want to kiss up to him or stab him in the back, so you're probably just what he needs!

I don't think he sings, though. But he did say he didn't get to experience music much. So if you want to send him a song, then maybe that could be the start of a beautiful friendship?

[A friendship involving tons of sex, hopefully, because Hiyori really does need to solve this...!!]

you're stressing out too much!

here!

[ unison.mp4 ]

i haven't let anyone hear that one yet, it's what i was working through for my new solo back home. if he doesn't like that he probably won't like me! give it to him if you wanna

Fine, I'll pass that along and tell you what he thinks!

[And also listen to it himself. And reach out to other potential mates for Leo. At least this beats stressing out over Rinne, who he can't do anything to help at this point.]

I've been working on my solo since I got here, too, by the way. I even sang it for someone once!

why didn't you lead with that?????? hey, don't keep songs a secret from me! you can keep anything else a secret, but it's no fair to hide songs!

[ At least someone is taking charge of Leo's suit life because he pretty much sucks at that and just goes with the flow when he remembers, usually once things get bad.

...he really is an inconvenient pet ]

I wasn't keeping it a secret! It's just that all this other stuff came up since then.

But how about you come over to Jun-kun's suite, and I'll sing it for you? We can also take an up-to-date picture to send to your potential matches!

this sounds like you trying to make up an excuse to dress me up

but ok! i'll be right up!

[ This is a lie. He's gonna get lost. See you in a few hours, maybe? ]

I was thinking more a close-up of your face, but I guess that works too! I haven't moved all my clothes over to Jun-kun's suite yet, since I'm not sure how long this whole room swap will last, but I have moved some clothes. And accessories! You could try them on if you like!

Anyway, meet you at the door!

[And then he'll eventually move to the hall outside, so Leo knows which door to go to!]

[But he's not exactly showing up, is he?

After about half an hour:]

Did you get lost?

[Or did he get ~inspired~??]

[ Can't it be a combination of both! Anyway this could be worse, they could be at home with phones and Leo would have forgot his. The One benefit of things here is he's incapable of losing something strapped to him, so far. ]

i actually don't know where i was going anyway!

Floor [insert number here], like I said earlier!

[Though to be fair that was 40+ comments ago.]

But it is confusing with all the rooms being switched around, so I feel you. Anyway, I can meet you by the elevators. I'll be wearing my cozy Christmas sweater!

[And then he'll mosy on over to the elevators, wearing a sweater as promised.]

[ Leo's sense of direction isn't the best even when he has a location. But also, he tends to get kind of distracted...? The layout periodically changing around has not helped how well he can find his way around at all, to be fair.

The elevators he can generally find and ride up and down though and this is the solution many people who know him have hit upon. Spotting Hiyori he'll more or less cheerfully run over, reaching out to pet the arm of the sweater and therefore also hiyori's arm but he's more interested in the sweater. Leo's always kind of casual about things like personal space with friends so this is probably not shocking behavior. ]

Whoa, soft! How nostalgic~! ♪ [ Leo, meanwhile, is in a less fashionable hoodie that's got a sizeable ink stain near his right pocket where he once stored an uncapped marker without thinking about it and worn-in jeans, so he probably didn't bother to change before leaving his room. ]

[Hiyori's sense of direction isn't much better, truth be told. When he and Jun were filming a TV program in a rural area, he once wandered off and somehow discovered a new spring. The locals were so impressed they named it the "Hiyori Spring!"

But anyway. He smiles brightly when he sees Leo. At last, he emerges from his cave!]

Isn't it nice? It's so comfy! And it's just perfect for the season~♪

[He does take note of Leo's shabby clothes, but that, too, is expected. When he takes Leo's photo, he can either crop out the ink stain, or just have him change! But the latter might not be necessary. A cute face can make up for a lot. He should know.]

There's all kinds of stuff like that on sale. Cute sweaters, Santa hats, you name it! The only thing I haven't bought yet is a tree, since I'm not sure which room to set one up in. No one seems to know how long this room swap thing will go on for. But speaking of rooms, let's go look at Jun-kun's! ♪

[ When in Florence overseas, Leo once wandered into another country entirely when distracted composing and had to call Sena to come find him with little more than a selfie picture, so Hiyori is...possibly winning still, it's fine, save Knights from Leo as usual - ]

I love sweaters! And I want a knit scarf - wait, hey, are we gonna exchange gifts?

[ It's nearing that time...Leo can forget about this kind of thing easily, but as long as it's on his mind. He does follow Hiyori easily enough. ]

We should! ♪

[He chirps back, smiling warmly.]

Just you, me, and Jun-kun.

[Not Rinne, because he's a statue now. But Hiyori's had a month to process that at this point, so he won't break down crying again at the thought.

In any case, he tucks away the scarf idea. He can find one of those in the shops, no problem! And he already has a couple of gifts ready for Jun. Although maybe he won't have Jun unwrap the Santa-themed lingerie in front of Leo...

As for Jun's J suite, Hiyori leads Leo over there! And, well, this is where we start handwaving. First of all, we'll say Hiyori either left the door slightly ajar, or has some other system of getting back inside without the true owner being present. Maybe the door unlocks when you tap out the rhythm of an Eden song, just like Rinne used to do when knocking on his suite?? In any case, he swings the door open!]

Here we are~♪ Welcome to the new and improved House of Eve!

[And now we handwave even more because Jun-mun and I haven't discussed what a high-ranked suite for Jun would look like in much detail yet. But the inside of the suite is plenty big and customized to suit Jun's preferences, with some considerations added for Hiyori, too. There's a kitchen with ample space to cook meals, a big living room, and it looks like there's an exercise room with fancy equipment down yonder, too. Impressive!]

Edited 2024-12-18 15:26 (UTC)

What kinda things would Nami like? Now that I think about it, I don't even know for sure what circles he's in? I mean, I mostly pay attention to my own and some of what the other Knights are in, and there's no overlap there I don't think...I know Nagi's with me in Dramatica and Suo in Biblion, and you're with Naru and Rittsu in things, but...

[ He can only keep so much extra information in his mind and almost all of the extra is Knights related when it isn't music related.

Anyway he's going to beeline for a couch because there's probably? A place to sit? And flop there. ]

Oh, d'you think he'll make a Christmas cake? It's not Christmas if you don't have cake!

[ And look at him bringing it up before December 24th at three in the morning or something. It's progress... ]

[He leaves his shoes at the door (Leo is expected to do the same; they don't live like barbarians around here!) and follows him into the living area, where there's definitely a couch to sit on. A very nice couch! Lots of room!]

He's never been very materialistic. But the boring go-to answer is probably "exercise gear." As for his circles, he's in the manga one, and then he was in that games circle with Rinne-senpai. I'd say we could always use more games, since you never know when we'll be trapped in our room again.

[Hiyori hid there during the bulk of October after a run-in with a monster. And they both holed up the whole week in Hiyori's suite while the Springtime game was going on. If another game encourages guests to mount other guests like animals, they'll want to hide out again, surely. And then they'll need ways to pass the time!

Or will they?

He'd still find the Diamonds game distasteful. But maybe he's a little less inclined to hide from the lewdness of the resort nowadays. Maybe he's changed a little.

Or not. ~It's a mystery~!]

It's either that or we'll have to buy one. But there's something special about a homemade cake, don't you think? Those have a special ingredient~♪

[(It's love!)]

Anyway, I listened to that song you wrote. It was nice, sweet and uplifting. And I'm sure it'll resonate strongly with Esikko-kun! ♪

[Then, remembering Leo is bad at names, he helpfully clarifies:]

That's the prince I was talking about! One of your potential matches. And I've got plenty more where that came from~♪

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weirdly I just woke up, i fell asleep after the dentist

and then I went to bed right after... glad you got some rest though!

sleep schedules!

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