012 ~ Still an Angel [Dictated]

[demontobeloved]

You're a warden for Terrere Tower, too, right? Is everyone okay, no-one missing?

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[Filter written down, Cole sits back in his chair in his room]

Well, everyone seems fine. It's a nice change to wake up and find a nice clean book lying on your face.

I hope everyone's still here.

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[foolreversed]

[scratches his head]

Guess there's no helping it then...

[then with a start he suddenly remembers why he's out here in the first place]

Ah! Blacky!?

[demontobeloved]

...Blacky?

A pet?

[foolreversed]

Um, something like that...

Crap! Where'd he go?!

[demontobeloved]

What's he look like? I'll help.

[foolreversed]

Uh, well... he's... a black blob. With yellow eyes. And little arms.

[demontobeloved]

...

[Yeeeeeah]

Well, it shouldn't be hard to find. Which way'd it go?

[foolreversed]

[points forward]

He was heading this way before I uh... tripped.

[demontobeloved]

Is... Blacky dangerous?

[foolreversed]

No... not really... creatures like him can be but he's very docile and playful, honest!

[demontobeloved]

See, if I was myself, I'd probably be able to sense him. Creature of darkness, right?

[He's just going to mosey on down the hallway]

I'm Cole, by the way. Cole Turner.

[foolreversed]

Well... he is a Shadow so I guess... kinda, yeah?

Oh... I'm Adachi.

[demontobeloved]

Nice to meet you, Adachi.

[More walking]

...Stupid castle

[foolreversed]

Yeah, same...

[oh wait, something caught his eye. A little black blob peaking out from around the corner down the hall. DAD WHERE YOU BEEN, TAG IS BORING WHEN YOU'RE NOT EVEN BEING CHASED]

Blacky! [the Shadow jumps and darts off] Young man, get back here! [aaaand he's going to start running now]

[demontobeloved]

[Cole tries to predict where the Shadow is going to go, before orbing off and into it's path.

If he was able to judge it right, he scoops down to try and pick the...thing up as it runs past.]

[foolreversed]

[and he did judge right! Blacky pauses for a moment, confused about suddenly being picked up. Then he starts flailing his little arms and screeching.

It takes Adachi a little while longer to get there, although he does eventually.]

Y-You got him!

[demontobeloved]

I was lucky. Here.

[He holds out the screeching Shadow.] Curious little thing, mind.

[foolreversed]

[Blacky practically jumps into Adachi's arms once they're open to him. Sudden appearing strangers scare him, so no more tag. :{

Adachi for his part cradles him in his arms like you would any pet.]

Ah well... [curious indeed. But Adachi doesn't want to get into just how curious he is so he changes the subject] Thanks a lot though! If he'd been caught by the wrong person, he might not be here right now!

[demontobeloved]

Why's that? He seems harmless enough.

[foolreversed]

Oh, he is! He definitely is so long as no one attacks him I think. But uh... well how do I put it... Back home some of his "brothers and sisters" weren't... so harmless...

[demontobeloved]

Ah...

[That makes sense]

Yeah, I can see how that would affect people's judgement.

[He leans in, holding a hand out to Blacky]

Hey, there, little guy. Sorry for spooking you.

[foolreversed]

[Blacky stares for a moment, before extending a wiggly arm and wrapping its hand around one of Cole's fingers. :3 He likes it when people are nice to him.]

[demontobeloved]

He's pretty cute, though. For a being of darkness.

[foolreversed]

Well uh... he's not really a being of darkness. He's just... made from fragments of undesirable human thoughts...

[demontobeloved]

...Sounds pretty dark to me. I know what goes on in humans heads, after all.

[foolreversed]

...I guess that's true. [he definitely won't deny that.] Still, darkness makes them sound kinda evil... [he looks down at the Shadow in his arms] You just want acceptance, don't you Blacky, huh?

[Blacky does whatever must be the Shadow version of purring... still sounds a little like some kind of awful, ear hurting sound if it were any higher, but hey.]

[demontobeloved]

Well, you seem like you'd be able to take good care of him.