House meeting

[no_reload]

Who: Reaper (no_reload), Fern (laminae), Luz (imaglyphwitch), Luca (schoolingfish), Varian (droptheious)
What: Disaster House has a meeting
When: Beginning of November
Where: Disaster House in Cassandra

Content Warnings: Will add as they come up.


[Reaper had taken his time with recovery, which left him trapped in his room for a few days. When it seemed that he could get around without having long episodes of shortness of breath, he appeared more downstairs. That's where he happened to be, settled into a chair with the other occupants of the house.

He knew they had questions, knew that most of them would have to do with Lance's outburst on the network. That wasn't the kid's fault; they didn't always control their Omens. And Lance had been circling the drain for years now, barely holding on. Not the kid's fault. For as long as he had known Lance, the kid had been teetering on the edge of a mental crisis.

However, this wasn't about Lance right now. This was about the household where he resided, and many of the youngsters who lived in it. As the eldest, he knew that his position here was the most tenuous.

So Reaper sat quietly, one ankle crossed over his other knee. He remained in comfortable black clothing, and while situations like these usually had him wearing his mask, he had decided against it. Instead, his scarred face was bare, though he kept his hood up to cover most of his white hair. His gloved hands were folded in his lap, thumbs clasping the mask that he would normally wear. Instead, it lightly tapped against his thigh.]

So, I suppose we should call this meeting to order, hmm?

Comments

[danserai]

[ so lucky . . . ]

Do you . . . call yourselves sea monsters? That doesn't sound nice to you.

[schoolingfish]

That's what we're always called. Although humans have a long history of not really liking us all that much.

[danserai]

Even so . . . you don't want to pick a better name?

I think you should get to choose.

[schoolingfish]

[It never even occurred to him that he'd get to choose what he was called. He just took it for granted that if he was called a sea monster, then that's what he must be.]

Well, if I get to choose...maybe sea folk would be nicer?

[danserai]

Mm, I think so.

But it's also about being nice to yourself too. Especially if you don't want to be called a monster.

[schoolingfish]

Yeah. I like sea folk better.

[He does prefer not being called a monster. It's why he never corrects Luz when she calls him a fish boy, because he thinks 'fish boy' sounds a bit better than literally calling him a monster.]

[danserai]

Then you should stick to that if you like it.

[schoolingfish]

Right. Okay, I will.

[danserai]

Great!

So I'm gonna use sea folk instead.

[schoolingfish]

Thanks!

[And, now that that's settled...]

And let me know if you need help with anything, like finding where things are in the house and stuff.

[danserai]

Mmm, I will.