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[byanyother_name]

Who: Kurama et al
What: Catchall log!
When: Dated by prompt.
Where: Various locations in and around the station.
Warnings: Illusionary chest stabbing (thanks FFXV) and people being triggered by it?



Oct 10, outside station

[It always takes him a couple of days to settle back in properly to life at the station after a Fissure run. But settle he does, and he wants to do a little experimenting with mystery plant life. He still has some vials left, and the seed from that godsawful tree that nearly killed Minato.

So he heads out of the station as he usually does for this. He's already reaching for his hair to retrieve the plants as he starts to change forms...

But the transformation goes, for lack of a better word, sideways. Kurama startles as he reverts back to the form he had in Silvereagle, black demon wings, tail, horns and all. He doesn't have the aura he had before, but he also doesn't know that yet...]

Not funny!


Oct 16, Chem Lab

[It's not as used as the Magic Lab, but there is a chemistry lab around, and Kurama's been using it for a couple of days, poking and prodding and testing. He has his hair pulled up and secured safely with his glowing flower ornament, and he's wearing a lab coat over his clothes.

He's also apparently borrowed the pour-over equipment from the kitchen?

Kurama is standing by one of the lab tables, eyeing a cup of some purple liquid that's steaming gently.]

I can't believe it's just coffee.


Oct 19-31, garden level

[God, that's a lot of pumpkins. You are welcome to ask the fox growing them if the station really needs this many pumpkins.]

Nov 1, garden level

[What pumpkin?]


Nov 2, beach, closed to Akira and Goro

[It's honestly getting a little cold for walks on the beach, Kurama thinks, but Goro likes the cold and Kurama loves his fiance. It doesn't kill him to bundle up for a little while. He smiles at Akira and Goro, small and soft, before a splash of red catches his eye.

Curiosity draws him to investigate, moving a little away from the other two to check it out. It looks like...the end of a lance, partly buried in the sand? Kurama kneels down and reaches to brush some of the sand away, and his fingers touch it.

That's really all it takes.

He doesn't have time to call a warning before the lance transforms into a lightform of itself and plunges point-first into his chest. His other Arms manifest around him, the lance joining them in their slow spin, but he's already turning towards his fiances with open worry on his face.]

Comments

oct 10

[nojohnyouare]

[A surprised animal noise from behind Kurama might alert him to Mai coming up behind him with Bear-san on a leash, but let's be realistic, he probably already heard them coming. Bear-san tilts his head up, blinks his mechanical eyes at Kurama, and whines. Mai just pets him and nods.]

Oh. Keeping forms from Fissures... Common lately.

[byanyother_name]

[Kurama's tail gives a little aggravated flick, though his sigh is mostly resigned. Fissures are going to do what Fissures do, unfortunately. He reaches out to pet Bear-san himself.]

I would rather not have. It was very inconvenient.

[nojohnyouare]

[Bear-san looks confused, but allows the petting. Mai smiles a little bit.]

...I can imagine. [pause] Stuck?

[byanyother_name]

I had better not be...

[One moment, Mai. He got distracted by your arrival but now he's definitely making an effort to change back. Luckily for him, this mostly happened because he didn't even know this form was available. So it's pretty much the normal process for him to change back, his new additions vanishing as he goes back to looking like a teenager instead of a grown man.]

[nojohnyouare]

[Mai watches silently and golf claps when he's finished. Bear-san stares and makes a confused "rrr?" followed by some processing beeps.]

Good job. Probably more convenient.

and we'll just pretend I'm not! forever late!!!!

[beguiledcard]

[ He loves the cold, even if winter had become a difficult time, back in his timeline, in particular.

There's a small kiss to Kurama's cheek just before the redhead wanders over to investigate something. Akira watches him go, at first, only to trail after him. It's when the weapon changes form, he blinks. He isn't expecting what happens next. ]

Kurama, what--

[ And then he goes cold - colder than what the temperature could have ever managed. The color drains from his face, his body going still as he simply stares at the place the weapon plunged into. He isn't breathing as his mind replays Kurama's trial, over and over. It's as Kurama is turning towards him, his mind is going fuzzy, the sound of Chariot's scream flooding it. ]

... don't...

[ ... is all he can manage, in an attempt to talk his body out of what he can feel happening. Everything goes black, his body abruptly dropping in a way that's very similar to a ragdoll hitting the ground. ]

[foolishjustice]

[Goro also loves the cold, especially since it means she can wear her hoodie and boots again.

She gives Kurama a one armed hug before he heads off, before wandering toward the water line herself, to look at a shell that's washed up on shore. She ends up regretting that. The light catches her attention, and she looks over just in time to see a flash of something drive itself into Kurama's chest. Immediately, her breathing stops...and a second later, Akira is falling.]

Kurama...Akira!

[She's quick to launch herself to try to catch her unconscious fiance, but she's too far away. Akira hits the ground, and in her own semi-dazed state, she stumbles over her own feet and falls flat on the beach. When she pulls her face up, there's sand clinging to tears she hadn't even noticed were falling.]

[byanyother_name]

[The weapons flicker and fade as Kurama bolts towards his fiances. It's a small mercy that they're on the beach, the sand a more forgiving surface to fall on. He's quick to drop to his knees between them, tugging Akira's unconscious form into his arms but eyes on Goro.

He shoves everything down to keep his tone controlled, comforting.]

It's alright. I'm alright, I'm right here, not hurt.

[Once he has Akira safely held against him, he frees a hand to reach out to Goro.]

I'm so sorry.

[foolishjustice]

[She's pushed herself up to her elbows by the time Kurama reaches out, having paused to try to wipe some of the sand from her face. That thought goes out the window with her fiance reaching for her, and she immediately takes the hand and pulls herself over to cling to both of them.]

Do... [She pauses, spitting sand out of her mouth.] Do they always do that...?

[byanyother_name]

I'm...afraid so. I wasn't expecting to get any except from Izunia or Ardyn, or else I would have warned you.

[Kurama holds onto her tightly, resting his head against hers for a moment. He shifts his hold on Akira a little, enough to subtly press fingers over the pulse on his wrist. He knows, intellectually, Akira must have just fainted from the trauma being hit with a hammer, but it doesn't help.]

Oct 16

[tomatowizard]

[Samata wandered in with a box in her arms containing a variety of pungent chemicals. She had a theory about sulfur being key to stabilizing fire magic, and needed to purify some first.

She blinked at that comment and stared at the purple liquid.]

Doesn't look like any coffee I've seen...

[byanyother_name]

Well, you get oddities in the plant life of other worlds. I did a fairly thorough chemical breakdown, though. There are differences but basically it's coffee. Very potent coffee, it actually tastes a bit weak but it's stronger than espresso.

[Kurama looked rather puzzled himself, this was not what he was expecting from a plant so poisonous.]

[tomatowizard]

Coffee is worth more per pound than gold, back home...

[She eyed the purple liquid thoughtfully.]

Can I try it?

[byanyother_name]

Depending on who you ask, it can be considered the same here. Some people really couldn't go on without it.

[Yes, he sounded amused. Yes, he was thinking about certain people in particular. Kurama pushed the cup closer to her with careful gentleness. He might have had a little too much of it during the testing phases.]

By all means. Getting more isn't a problem for me.

[It really did taste a little weak, slightly thin. It also tasted a little bit of chocolate along with the coffee flavor. But it had about triple the caffeine content of normal coffee...]

[tomatowizard]

I suppose that without a market there's not much need for money, is there?

[SIP.]

It does taste a little weak. And there's some kind of after taste I can't quite identify...

Oct 28?

[blessedprotector_rising]

[He'll hear them- and smell the sweetish calming fragrance from the flower- before he sees them. But, it's hard to miss the plodding of a 5'10 meganium as it walks the greenhouse, stopping to sniff at literally everything while Clair walks beside it, hair twisted up in a messy bun.]

I had been wondering. You're growing them for 'halloween'? [Even as she asks, she holds up a hand. There's a low whine, but it doesn't investigate the pumpkins.]

[byanyother_name]

Ah, yes. Between enthusiasm and accidents, they're being gone through at quite a rate. Nothing I can't keep up with, though.

[Speaking of that, one of the pumpkin plants actually sprouts a new one that grows to about fist sized all at once. Kurama turns to smile at Clair before turning a warmer one on the Pokemon.]

Hello.

[blessedprotector_rising]

I can't say I know much about magic, but as long as you're confident you won't overextend yourself for everyone's sake. [As much as she believes him, she can't help the Mum Voice that creeps in. Sorry Kurama. You look around her daughter's age-ish.

That said, Chichi's antennae perk at the greeting and it lowers its head to sniff Kurama and give him a nudge.] Sorry. I have a daughter about your age.

[Once a mum, always a mum.]

[byanyother_name]

It's not exactly magic, though some similar rules apply. It's fine. Domesticated plants like these are very docile, they don't take much energy.

[He looks more amused than anything at the Mum Voice, honestly. It shifts back to a smile as Chichi sniffs and nudges him, and he reaches to pet the Pokemon, scratching gently around the antennae. Heeee...probably smells a bit like Vulpix/Ninetales, in terms of things that might be familiar? Underneath the scent of roses and other plants that clings to him.]

It's fine. Though I'm a bit older than I look.

dw posted the first early :(

[blessedprotector_rising]

I think he likes you- or the plant scents clinging to you. [Brb trying to stifle laughter as Chichi continues to nose and sniff at Kurama before seemingly withdrawing and Frowning as much a sauriansque face can - and whining a 'm'ghaaaaahnnn'uuu' at him.] Chichi, enough. Of course he smells like plants. It's a greenhouse.

My apologies. [A proper 40-degree bow is given before she continues.] Both for him and mistaking your age. If you don't mind, do you care to share some information as to your magic? Though, I imagine it'd be better to sit?

Oct 16

[biddentodance]

[Honestly if it smells like coffee you should probably expect one of the station's Wildcards to turn up before long. He's not sure why it's coming from a science lab, but meh.]

What's just coffee? [He has a guess. He recognizes that shade of purple.]

[byanyother_name]

[If anything, the only part to surprise Kurama is that it wasn't Goro first.

And yeah, that is a rather familiar purple, isn't it? Kurama glances up at Minato and makes a small considering sound before answering.]

The seeds from that predatory tree you encountered. Properly handled, they're essentially coffee beans.

[biddentodance]

[He tilts his head a little, considering.]

Safe to drink?

[Given what he's seen Kurama do to the tree, he expects the older guy to either have a way to know before tasting, or have a way to tell what it is without tasting.]

[byanyother_name]

[Honestly just hearing him bother to ask makes Kurama happy. He hums and gives Minato a small smile and a nod.]

I've tested it thoroughly, and had a bit myself. It's... Well, it's as safe as any coffee with this much caffeine in it. It's much stronger than it tastes.

[biddentodance]

[The boy can learn.]

So, maybe enough to keep me awake through class. [This is a joke.] Know a lot about plants, huh...