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"I don't think I have much choice, since he's already here. I was looking forward to seeing you and it's unnecessary to argue, I believe."

*Veritas picks a table in the corner, the most quiet place of the restaurant, and sits down.*

"So, is there any purpose for this that I'm not aware of?"

Hey Blythe! Did you call me?

- @masked-genie

𝙱𝚒𝚐 𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛! 𝙸𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍, 𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍! 𝙸𝚝'𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚠𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚝 𝚞𝚙, 𝚜𝚘 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚠𝚎 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚊 𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛???

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hey, hows puffball doing?

"They're doing well, thank you for asking. I believe their personal life is not your problem."

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squeezing puffball live when

"What do you mean by that? No one is going to do that, neither you nor me."

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why don't you call us idiots

"Is there any point in doing so, since you already know? If you need a proper diagnosis, that's not a problem for me. The lack of capitalization and a question mark at the end of your sentence shows enough."

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I'm going to eat your hair.

"That's a strange thought. My hair isn't edible. Perhaps it's the color that confuses you? Please, do not try. If you need food, I can provide some."

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im hungry, im going to eat puffball

"I do not allow this. I already said no to many others before, the same goes for you."

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"May I know what's happening here?"

"...No."

...then tag him. Make him say this to me.

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"Yes, it is three times a day. Please, do so from now on. Any time you don't have food, come to me. I will take care of you."

*Veritas watches Pietro eat, visibly worried.*

*lays on the floor* would I be considered your adopted child or your surrogate child? Or both?

*Veritas smiles when Pietro enters.*

"Have I agreed to adopt you? I haven't exactly said that, correct? But let's have it your way, you do need care."

*He lifts Pietro from the floor and lays him down on the sofa instead.*

"Consider it which one do you like, but don't lay on the floor. You'll catch cold."

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"I believe I should apologize. I hurt you and I never meant to. I was confused about many things that I believe I understand well now. I only needed some time."

*Veritas holds them close, enjoying the feeling of finally having them in his arms.*

"I love you too. Everything will be fine now."

"Nothing special?! Don't be ridiculous!"

Their eyes were filled with desperation.

"You've always been so kind to me! You made me feel genuinely wanted and appreciated, and you always were willing to put up with me! That's why I fell in love with you in the first place, Veritas!"

"I am in fact nothing special. There's always someone better than me. If you meet such person, your feelings will certainly change."

*Veritas looks at the floor. He's nervously fidgeting with the rings on his fingers.*

"You're a kind person and I'm sure anyone would be happy to spend time with you."

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*Veritas weakly pushes Snekkey's hand away, refusing to eat. He never regretted not wearing his headpiece as much as now, yet he didn't find enough strength to put it on. It doesn't matter anymore. He has already lost his pride. He was always so careful, making sure that no one sees this state of him.*

*Now, it's only a question of time, everyone will know. No one will ever take him or his work seriously again, after the public finds out. He thought he had control over himself.*

"I don't want bread. Can you please leave me alone? I'm too busy to deal with you now."

*He obviously isn't busy, but he can't think of a better lie, only the ones he taught himself to repeat so often, that it still sounds like he's honest. He has practiced it enough times.*

*breaks into your house by climbing through the window*

heyyyyy erm so like i saw the aventurine thingy and i thought this is the perfect opportunity to team up and maybe talk about it so i baked bread for us here

*Veritas doesn't notice Snekkey at first. He's curled up on the floor, crying. He can't even hear the footsteps through the voices in his own head, voices of his own parents, more specifically. How can you be so useless? You're wasting the talent you've been given, you failure. You were supposed to be the best and all we can see is barely average. He's covering his face in his hands, as if he could hide.*

*He hears Snekkey talk, but he doesn't really pay attention. There are some words, yes, but no one can possibly be present at the moment. It must be his head again, trying to make him feel even more ashamed of himself. After a moment, he actually processes what he has heard, only thanks to his memory being flawless even in such state.*

"Aventurine thing?"

*He looks up, his face is wet with tears.*

"What are you doing here? Get out."

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*Veritas quickly lets go, concerned that he might have hurt the woman. He should check on her, he wants to, but he also has a reputation to live up to.*

"That was not so difficult, was it? Hello, Nulirah."

*He looks at his fingers, slightly confused. He has come in contact with many different living beings already, yet he's never heard of someone with such unique physical features. Although this is not what he needs to ask about. He completely ignores the annoyance in her voice.*

"Your name is far from enough information, if you want me to let you go. Excuse me for being cautious, but I can't allow you to freely walk around until I'm informed about the purpose of you holding something so dangerous on your person. I won't let you harm someone else."

*In the narrow underground hallways of the School of the Armed Archaeologists a woman runs into him, Dr. Ratio doesn't even stumble by the impact, but after she lost her footing, she emits a shockwave that hurls him against the wall. Did she smuggle something dangerous? The woman jumps up seeing the cracks on the wall and him just below.*

"I am so sorry, I didn't mean to- to run into you. Are you hurt?"

*She was very concerned, reaching her hand out, wondering if this man needs help, but he is able to get up by himself. Once she realizes who was standing infront of her, she looked down in shame, waiting for punishment, yet remaining stoic otherwise.*

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*Veritas gets up, without showing any sigh of discomfort. His head hurts badly, surely a result of the hit. He stares at the woman coldly. He'd love to scold her and get as far as possible to check if he's fine, but she offers too much care for him to escape so easily.*

"I'm fine. There's no need to concern yourself with me."

*He breathes heavily, waiting for the pain to go away, at least partly, before speaking again.*

"What exactly did you do to me? Are you carrying some kind of a weapon?"

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*Veritas doesn't reply to the messages anymore, instead going to see Sunday. He enters without knocking, as usual.*

"Sunday, what's wrong? I'm here now."

"I've heard there's something wrong with you. It's becoming rather frequent, perhaps it always was and I wasn't aware. Tell me what's happening."

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Why are you so insistent on knowing?

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"I feel the same. I never thought I could be with someone so understanding, sweet and loving."

*Veritas kisses the top of their head.*

"I'm sorry. I've hurt you so much before. I don't deserve you."

"Nothing special?! Don't be ridiculous!"

Their eyes were filled with desperation.

"You've always been so kind to me! You made me feel genuinely wanted and appreciated, and you always were willing to put up with me! That's why I fell in love with you in the first place, Veritas!"

"I am in fact nothing special. There's always someone better than me. If you meet such person, your feelings will certainly change."

*Veritas looks at the floor. He's nervously fidgeting with the rings on his fingers.*

"You're a kind person and I'm sure anyone would be happy to spend time with you."

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*Veritas takes the bread, starting at it in confusion.*

"Why..?"

*He quickly wipes the tears off his cheeks, sobbing quietly. He tries to fix his expression, unsuccessfully. He has to be angry, irritated that Snekkey dared to come into his house without asking. Anything else would only lose him more pride.*

"Please, get out."

*breaks into your house by climbing through the window*

heyyyyy erm so like i saw the aventurine thingy and i thought this is the perfect opportunity to team up and maybe talk about it so i baked bread for us here

*Veritas doesn't notice Snekkey at first. He's curled up on the floor, crying. He can't even hear the footsteps through the voices in his own head, voices of his own parents, more specifically. How can you be so useless? You're wasting the talent you've been given, you failure. You were supposed to be the best and all we can see is barely average. He's covering his face in his hands, as if he could hide.*

*He hears Snekkey talk, but he doesn't really pay attention. There are some words, yes, but no one can possibly be present at the moment. It must be his head again, trying to make him feel even more ashamed of himself. After a moment, he actually processes what he has heard, only thanks to his memory being flawless even in such state.*

"Aventurine thing?"

*He looks up, his face is wet with tears.*

"What are you doing here? Get out."

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"Then what is the problem? Why don't you communicate?"

"I've heard there's something wrong with you. It's becoming rather frequent, perhaps it always was and I wasn't aware. Tell me what's happening."

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Why are you so insistent on knowing?

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*Veritas is dumbfounded by her words. He can't possibly be that bad, can he? Even people he doesn't know are terrified of him. His reputation is even worse than he thought. Not like he cares, as long as it helps him keep some distance from people he doesn't want to deal with.*

"Yes, of course."

*He nods, but then he realizes he shouldn't let her go. Someone might get hurt, someone else than him, since his own injuries didn't really matter to him.*

"Wait. Who are you?"

*He grabs her wrist to stop her.*

*In the narrow underground hallways of the School of the Armed Archaeologists a woman runs into him, Dr. Ratio doesn't even stumble by the impact, but after she lost her footing, she emits a shockwave that hurls him against the wall. Did she smuggle something dangerous? The woman jumps up seeing the cracks on the wall and him just below.*

"I am so sorry, I didn't mean to- to run into you. Are you hurt?"

*She was very concerned, reaching her hand out, wondering if this man needs help, but he is able to get up by himself. Once she realizes who was standing infront of her, she looked down in shame, waiting for punishment, yet remaining stoic otherwise.*

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*Veritas gets up, without showing any sigh of discomfort. His head hurts badly, surely a result of the hit. He stares at the woman coldly. He'd love to scold her and get as far as possible to check if he's fine, but she offers too much care for him to escape so easily.*

"I'm fine. There's no need to concern yourself with me."

*He breathes heavily, waiting for the pain to go away, at least partly, before speaking again.*

"What exactly did you do to me? Are you carrying some kind of a weapon?"

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In an empty theatre, teardrops echo like the sound of applause.

All I do is lay down a bet~ It’s out of my control if my opponent decides to lay down their life, isn’t it?

After the chaos, not much was left of Sigonia-IV, yet there were two malnourished children-- Kakavasha and his Big Sis, nearly perishing from the elements on the ruined planet.

One day, there was finally salvation in the form of a light-- a light, and a beautiful woman dressed in elegant clothing peering down at them under a wide-brimmed hat.

She told them that they would be safe, that they could trust her-- and what other option did they have? She looked so different, and seemed so kind compared to the others that have mistreated them... Big Sis had been willing to give her a chance.

And so, Kakavasha was whisked away to another world, offered clean clothes and a room of his own. He fell asleep immediately, curling up on the soft carpet of the floor.

When he awoke, his Big Sis wasn't there. But they said she would be. They told him she would be. So he wanders through the strange building against his better judgement.

It wasn't long before he heard muffled words coming from the ajar door of a bright room. He snuck over to peek into the room and he saw people dressed in simplistic black clothing, taking notes on some sort of devices and huddled around a bed.

And on the bed lay the body of his dead sister. But those people would never acknowledge her as such; to them she was only an experiment. One of the last Sigonians of the Avgin race, a miraculous discovery. And they weren't going to tell him. They were going to hide it from him.

Blinded by the emotions swirling around inside of him, Kakavasha threw himself through the doorway, grabbing the first sharp tool in sight, and ended the lives of all the professionals in that wretched room one by one.

He'd cried the whole time. He couldn't identify the emotion the tears stemmed from-- whether from sadness at the loss of his sister, or from the rage burning bright-- but as the boy stood there, he dropped his weapon, wrapping his arms around himself in horror...

He didn't feel guilty for what he'd done.

That sort of control-- the ability to watch the life of another mortal slip away between his fingers and know that he was the cause...

It was empowering.

Notes from the moderator:

~ Mod also runs the @aventurine-official rp account, so the format is her own and is not plagiarized :)

~ Art (2nd top picture and pfp) and concept credit goes to @darlix747! Their original post is here

~ This Aventurine exists in the same universe as @the-truth-of-nothingness

A famous musical artist and actor, known for masking his true self.

Roams around Penacony but travels the cosmos to perform

Is quite sadistic and will bet others on their life-- resulting in their death, because he never loses.

Longs to destroy the IPC as vengeance for the lies and betrayal from which his sister suffered

The glistening teardrop hanging around his neck allows him to mesmerize others with a glance, if he so wishes-- the glow of his eyes is interconnected

(I might add more details later, or link a headcanon post!)

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