phantasmalrift | So In Love With Two

So In Love With Two

Who: Coriander Bliss and you!
What: Cori misses her datemates, but at least she can dedicate a few songs to them for this holiday.
When: Valentine's Day
Where: The kitchen and common room
Warnings: This is basically a bunch of song lyrics, ahaha

Kitchen

[Cori is making pancakes today, humming slightly as she pours out the batter. Her hand slips a bit, forming what looks sort of like a heart shape. Looking at it, she sighs. As she continues pouring out pancakes, now with a few more heart shapes, she starts humming a tune. After a bit more, she starts softly singing some lyrics:]

Three – infinite new possibilities
Three – doesn't it seem like there's no end to what we can be when

Every touch our grace is multiplied
Every kiss our souls are opened wide
Every moment is precious and sanctified

And our time is filling like cups of honey wine
Sweeter the water, the deeper the well
Life is spilling out all over
We're spilling out over ourselves

Common Room

[After the softer song she was singing in the kitchen, it seems Cori is determined to do something more energetic. It's Valentine's day, after all! So anyone poking their head in might see her doing things such as:

Dancing around a pair of chairs she's shoved together and pointing at a pair of invisible people apparently sitting in them while singing:]

She's a girl with spells that can bust out of chains
Says what she means she don't play no games
But you what you're missin' in magic you make up for in brains
Between you two I got my two hands full
I got one to push and another one to pull
Two that I want

[Sitting in a chair, her arms over two invisible people as she holds an invisible phone to her ear and sings:]

I spend all my time on the telephone line
Tryin' to say it just right this time
Something that could change your mind
I know this is love and the feeling fair
Though I whisper somethin so sincere
Exactly what you want to hear
Honest I do, I can't see you and me and her without each other
And I hope you feel the same way too

[Turning around in the center of the room, looking like she's waltzing with two people at once while she sings a chorus:]

Oh the old world is turning around like a top
And there' s nothing you or I should even try to do to stop it
Ozzy & Harriet are spinning around in their graves
But who needs television these days, anyway?

Love defines it's boundaries
Limitless shapes, countless forms
I have vowed that when it comes to me I'll take it
Every manifestation, I'm gonna celebrate it

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[If Cori's starting her day, Jetshard is just finishing hers; she's ducked into the kitchen to grab what isn't quite dinner and isn't quite a mid-morning snack before she attempts another day's sleep on the dry, uncomfortably empty reclining platform that seems to be what this place considers appropriate sleeping furniture.

She looks up from spreading blue grubspread on toast when the human girl's humming resolves into actual singing, although she waits until Cori finishes the verse before speaking.]

Missing someone?

[Cori noticed someone coming in, and she automatically starts slipping a few pancakes onto an individual plate until she notices Jetshard making her own toast. When she actually comments on the singing, she blushes a bit.]

...yeah. Viktoria and Kenta. My...girlfriend, and boyfriend. [Well, it's not like she's the only person in a three-way relationship here.]

[Even if the human was expecting that revelation to provoke some sort of surprise or offense, there's no such response forthcoming; the implication of multiple romantic partners would be entirely unremarkable to Jetshard even without the trio of boys as a point of reference. A troll might indicate which of various romantic relationships they were speaking of... but then again, they might not, if it seemed obvious or irrelevant.

She nods, putting the lid back on the grubspread jar.]

I think not being able to get a message back home is harder than being stuck here in the first place. I imagine it's worse when you've got lovers waiting for you and not just friends.

[Well, she was expecting surprise at least. Then again, she supposes she shouldn't project too much onto an obvious alien.]

Mm...sounds like any attempt to send a message would just be like throwing a bottle into the ocean. But...at least my family's still there. They'll look after Kenta and Viktoria for sure.

And without being certain you're throwing the bottle in the right ocean, at that.

[She sighs. She's dropped off the grid and started over with little or no contact before, but only ever of her own volition, in her own time.

She's not certain exactly what "family" implies in a human context, but the broader implications of the situation are clear enough, anyway.]

I'm glad to hear they're safe, anyway.

[Cori nods, sighing a bit. She's still not sure how the metaphysics of multiple worlds work.]

Yeah... [She glances at her watch.] Even this doesn't work...and it used to be able to receive messages from another world. [She supposes it's an exclusive connection between these two worlds?]

Have you asked Down to look at it? They might have some insights. [She shrugs, and adds a little reluctantly -] Or it might be a lost cause. But the communications array is their specialty, as I understand it.

...oh yeah, that is something I could do, isn't it. [Look, her watch is low-maintenance and she's bad with tech. She hasn't considered upgrading it.] I guess I'll try to find some time to talk to them about it, then.

In between your busy schedule of finding a use for every kind of provision that's ever been pulled out of the rift, you mean? [Her tone is teasing, but only gently so.]

[A wide smile. Cori definitely doesn't mind being teased about something like that.] Oh, certainly! I've got to put everything here to good use, after all!

If you have questions about the things with Alternian labels - [And to illustrate, she holds up the grubspread jar, with its label printed in spiky troll writing.] - I can offer a layman's explanation, anyway. I'm not much of a cook myself.

Oh yeah, that'd definitely be useful! Could you write down a translation for the labels as well? That way if we get more stuff maybe I can recognize some of the words.

[Lurking around the hallways and adjoining rooms, Astolfo hears Cori's singing before even entering the common area itself. He holds back in the doorway, watching her dancing and singing until she finishes before bouncing in.]

Hey- are we doing karaoke?

[She laughs-she saw someone watching, at least, and she supposes it's polite of him not to interrupt.] Well, we don't have an actual machine for it-but I guess I could play a bit of music for you. [She pulls a thumb piano from her own pocket.] Got any requests?

I don't know many songs from this era. I don't know what you have in your world.

[His eyes are pretty focused on the thumb piano. It's such a curious object.]

Play something you like! Something popular, and fun!

[She grins.] Well, I don't know how popular this one is, but it's pretty catchy... [And she starts up a sprightly tune.]

And we're banned from Argo, everyone.
Banned from Argo, just for having a little fun.
We spent a jolly shore-leave there for just three days or four,
But Argo doesn't want us anymooooooore.

[Now that is a sprightly tune! Once he has an idea of the beat, he starts to clap and dance along.

In spite of his unfamiliarity with the tune, he makes an attempt to sing along with parts of the chorus he manages to remember. He did want karaoke, after all.

Once the song finishes, he laughs lightly with the energy the activity stirred in him.]

You're pretty good at playing that thing, huh?

[Cori hums happily and grins encouragingly when Astolfo joins in on the chorus. Once they're done, she even takes a bow.]

Yeah. Some of my abilities are musical, so I need an instrument that's easy to carry around. Although just my voice works in a pinch.

What- really?

[His face lights up at the mention of her powers. He settles down into the nearest seat and drags it closer to her, and sits with his chin propped up on his hands.]

What kind of stuff can you do?

[She looks both embarrassed and pleased to have an audience.] Well, my most basic abilities let me both enhance and protect anyone who can hear the song, and I can also put specifically enemies to sleep, or at least make them drowsy and more prone to making mistakes.

Nice!

[He definitely sounds impressed by it.]

If we get into any scrapes I can count on you to liven it up a little! [And, you know, potentially save their hides.]

[She grins and gives him a thumbs-up.] Oh, I'll definitely be there! I've got a lot more songs to share too!

I look forward to hearing them!

[Please, teach him music.]

[A happy nod.] Maybe if I figure out how to do proper video we could broadcast it to everyone or something as well!

That'd be fun! We could put on our own shows!

[He likes the way you think, Cori.]

Yup! [A pause] Oh man, I forgot to get your name, didn't I? I'm Coriander Bliss, but you can just call me Cori.

I'm Astolfo, of the Rider class!

[He gives a bow.]

Pleasure to meet you, Cori.

[Huh, she thinks she's heard that name before...somewhere in mythology, perhaps?] ..."class"? Are you from a world like Pidnous' as well?

Not exactly...I can't begin to understand Pidonus' world.

[He thinks on how to explain it.]

Do you know of the concept of familiars?

Really, I barely understand it myself...just a few things that seem similar by coincidence.

[She nods at his question though.] Oh yeah! My branch of the family hasn't really used them, but I know what they are.

Are you from a mage family?

[He wonders if they're all like the one he's had dealings with...though Cori seems far more agreeable than them already, so he has doubts.]

I'm kind of like a familiar. There are seven classes to summon from: saber, archer, lancer, rider, assassin, caster, and beserker. [As he goes through their names in turn, he does a little pose befitting each: a sword swish for saber, pulling back a bow for archer, etc. For beserker, he claws at the air and growls.] Obviously, I was summoned as a Rider.

I guess you could put it that way? We mostly focus on using magic in baking. [She nods a bit as he describes the summoned classes.]

Oh...so how long is a summoning supposed to last? Do you need some way of maintaining yourself here?

Uh, well...

[He frowns slightly. There it is: the question.]

We exist so long as we're supplied mana from our Masters, or until either we or our Master is killed. [He winces sheepishly.] I shouldn't be able to be here, technically speaking.

...yeah, that's weird. Maybe the connection still exists somehow? Although I don't know what your Master's method of mana supplying is...

Uh, well...

[He nervously fiddles with his plait, before giving up and throwing it back over his shoulder.]

My Master's not alive anymore, so any connection would have been severed.

[Huh...that's definitely odd. And slightly worrying.] Well...you seem fine now, so there must be something sustaining you. But if you feel anything that might suggest you're getting weaker, talk to someone, alright? There's a lot of people here that know about magic, so they might be able to help.

Mm. Yeah you're right.

[He sounds ever so slightly concerned, but springs back to brightness and optimism just as quickly as it came.]

No need to worry about that right now, clearly.

Yeah! So, I've got a lot more songs I think you might like. Want to see how many we can get through?

[Well, he was here to ask Cori if his cake order was done, but...for one thing, he smells pancakes. For another...that song.]

Ah, so that's why you looked so pleased when I mentioned having multiple boyfriends.

Aw, was it that obvious? Yeah, I've got a boyfriend-Kenta-and a girlfriend-Viktoria. [She hums a bit more as she piles up pancakes on a plate.] They're both staying at my place now, at least-I hate to think of them still being with their parents. [At least they'll have each other, and her family will look after them.]

Your eyes lit up for a moment when I said it. It was actually a relief, I'm still a little self-conscious about that aspect of our relationship.

[Just going to grab a plate of his own and sneak one of those pancakes while she's looking at the pan. Huh, they're...awfully thin.]

That's understandable...even we don't show that much affection between each other in public. Both because people aren't generally that accepting and because Viktoria's still a little shy...

[She smiles when she notices him take one of the pancakes.] Go on, I'm making enough for everyone. And hopefully a bit more than that.

The Akira from my timeline is like that, too. He turned an adorable shade of red just holding hands in a fairly unknown cafe.

[He chuckles a little, then turns his attention to his breakfast.]

Are pancakes always this thin where you're from?

Oh, wow. Although I don't think his hair is long enough to hide behind. [Assuming he's not too different from the Akira she met here...]

Hm? Yeah, pretty much! Although I know French-style is even thinner...but these are easier to make in bulk. [Crepes are for fancy desserts.]

No, he has to use his hands for that. It's cute.

[Just going to...grab himself another pancake, then.]

Have you ever seen Japanese pancakes before?

[She chuckles.] I don't think I have. Are they usually thicker than this, then?

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So In Love With Two

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I think we can FTB here?

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