( closed ) it is only with the heart that one can see clearly

[danserai]

Who: Ahiru + Residents of the Disaster House + Reaper
What: A VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
When: Sometime after Fern's recovery
Where: The Disaster House

Content Warnings: N/A


[ so after much waffling and discussion with fakir, ahiru finally came to the conclusion that she needs to tell her friends the truth. well . . . her house mates at least. she wasn't going to go around blabbing it to everyone. she wasn't quite ready for that.

but if there's one thing this place has taught her, it's not safe to keep her secret all to herself. ahiru needed people in her corner and she believed her house-mates would protect her.

and hopefully . . . not too much will change. she hopes. ]

Uhm, I'm glad you're all here. I have something important to tell you guys. I've been keeping a secret.

Not like a big secret or a dark secret, but more like a secret about me. A personal, kind of weird, don't freak out sort of secret.

Comments

[imaglyphwitch]

[It's been an...interesting few days. Between Fern and Varian, it had been some stuff, and then they'd gotten two new additions to the house! The Fathiers have definitely been running Luz ragged, and it's reflected in the girl now, who seems to have had her clothing snacked on, her hair was a mess and also had pieces of grass sticking out of it].

I...think I can handle just about anything, now that I've been kicked in the stomach by a Fathier.

[danserai]

[ oh boy. ]

I don't know . . . You look really tired, Luz . . .

[imaglyphwitch]

No, I'm fine. Just...hoping the kick won't cause internal bleeding.

[droptheious]

[Varian is finally showing some real recovery from his corruption- his hands are back to normal and his skin only has the slightest tinge of grey left to it. He's still pretty goddamn tired, but the house having the correct (alive) occupants in it has done wonders in making him feel less awful.

Of course, he himself has some pretty nasty secrets- ones he knows he's eventually going to have to open up about to the younger members of the household. So he's going to take this with minimal judgement on his side.]

Okay, well, given the month most of us have had, I doubt there's much that can shake us at this point. What's up?

[schoolingfish]

Oh? What is it? I mean, considering my secret...well, former secret lately, is that I'm a fish person, I doubt yours is going to be any bigger than mine.

[But who knows? Maybe it will be.]

[danserai]

None of that sounds fine.

[danserai]

S-So. I'm not really . . . a girl.

[ a pause. ]

I mean, I am a girl, but I'm not a human girl like a normal human girl though I am when I'm like this so that's not quite true . . .

[danserai]

Well. I guess our secrets are kind of . . . similar.

[schoolingfish]

Really?

[Well, that's exciting. How similar?]

Are you a fish person, too?

[He'd never seen her get wet, after all.]

[imaglyphwitch]

[Luz waved her hand, giving Ahiru a smile].

Just some trouble with the Fathiers! I'll get them under control eventually, they're just not ready to trust yet, I bet!

So! What did you have to talk to us about?

[danserai]

Oh, right! Uhm so . . .

You have probably noticed I'm not really . . . quite like you.

[danserai]

Kind of the exact opposite . . . and not even a person.

I'm a duck.

( reaper )

[danserai]

[ even though reaper left the house, ahiru still considers him one of the members. after all, he welcomed her and was willing to make a studio for her. he takes time for her and she appreciates that.

and she knows . . . she believes he would help her. look out for her. it's strange to think of an adult that way, but maybe that's . . . what they're there for. ]

Uhmm, do you have a minute?

[schoolingfish]

Oh! I didn't know ducks could look human! ...but it is kind of nice to know someone else who changes like me, even if we're not exactly the same. Can you control the change, or is it like me?

[imaglyphwitch]

Well no. You can dance ballet, you're super adorable, you have that one hair strand that's sticks out on your head which seems strangely familiar somehow...

Oh, and you're super into bread. Did I get everything?

[She's teasing a little, but curious about where this is going].

1/3

[danserai]

I can . . . it works with certain rules. But it's not like . . . you.

Uhm. Let me show you.

[danserai]

Quack!

3/3 END

[danserai]

[ and now there's a duck sitting on a pile of clothes. ]

[danserai]

That's pretty good!

[ she laughs nervously. ]

But it's more to do with what I am. I'm not . . . really a girl.

[schoolingfish]

Oh!

[He stares for a moment.]

Well, that seems a bit easier than needing to get wet or dry off. A little easier to avoid, too. It's neat! How do you change back?

[danserai]

Quack.

[ she quickly wraps her clothes together into a ball. then pauses to look at luca as if to say wait right here and scuttles away. ]

[imaglyphwitch]

Thank you!

[Luz looks up] Not a...girl? What do you mean?

[danserai]

This is just the magic that makes me into a girl.

I'm . . . really a duck. Remember? The duck you met last month?

[imaglyphwitch]

Oh, no kidding?

What? You mean that super cute duck I couldn't find after that day? No way!

[danserai]

What do you mean, no way? It is me!