deercountry | Mother stands for comfort

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Mother stands for comfort

Who: Luz and you (and specifically with Luca)
What: Luz tries to resist the hex, and not mutate herself until she finally falls to beast hood
When: Middle of February (sorry Luz, no birthday for you)
Where: All around Trench

She'd read the sermon and was sure that was when the trouble began. Luz had thought, after getting others who'd been sympathetic and lent an ear to her troubles, that she might be able to ride out the crazy of this month, that she'd get to her birthday in relative peace. Unfortunately, things didn't get better: instead, Luz found herself plagues by the past: her father leaving, the scorn of being that "weird" kid in her class, and the things that came with her Deerington and new Trench memories.

After Varian, Luz had been meticulous about trying to keep such thoughts from consuming her, trying to talk to others when she could, listening to advice and meditating more than she probably had any month. But the thoughts kept coming, and no matter what Luz did, she found she was feeling more depressed by the day, even though she interacted with people and did her best to keep her smile up.

And then one day, she found it was starting to feel worse than usual, enough that she even resorted to turning to her bird form if only to escape those memories. Now they were starting to compound, and images of the cave men and the Blood Cultists and their attacks on her began to plague her nightmares. It got so bad that she woke up feeling the cuts in her skin as clearly as she had back then, and she would be breathing hard and be so anxious she stayed in bed.

She had no idea how to stop this, and moments where she started to consider self-harm surfaced, shocking her so badly she took a cold bath, shivering and in tears, wondering what would happen next.

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I am glad I know that. I'm sure it'll come up again!

[Look, as much as Luz loved to cook, she also liked to be cooked FOR, and anything that reminded her of her mom back home was well worth it].

Does he? Maybe I'll give him that attention.

[She was definitely going to now]!

Best way to know that you're getting the attention he wants to have to him? He'll get more surly, but never really threatening and he won't actually leave. It's amazing how consistent the man can be at times.

[You're enabling the girl to torment him, you know.]

I'll keep that in mind!

[Luz, being the girl that she is, wouldn't want to actually do that to him, but it would be helpful to know that since Reaper did seem like an enigma to her at times].

I think it's good for him to have things like this happen. It helps him remember his humanity and that helps him stay grounded. Sometimes he needs it.

He's more protective of the house than I expected. It's kind of nice.

Hahaha, oh gods. No, he's as territorial as a wolf. That one will guard it and prowl around whenever he has free time. You'll get used to it. He likes to be the surly parental figure from time to time.

Oh no, I definitely figured THAT out! He's been staying with us for months, save for that short amount of time when he left for a little while. He is a lot like that, protecting us despite himself. I kind of like it though.

I mean. It's been a long time since I've had a father figure like that.

Oh, then you're definitely the sort he'd adopt, not that I'm shocked at all. He's a good man, deep under all the growls. I'm glad he's got people to protect here. It keeps him grounded.

And it keeps you safe! Win win.

I'm kinda happy about that then. I mean. You could do worse than having Reaper be on your side, I suppose.

[Though she was sure Lance might disagree there].

It does! Not that I think we've had any real trouble in that way lately.

Much much worse.

[True, but Lance had his reasons.]

Security is the sort of thing you don't usually think about until the moment you absolutely need it. It's good to have it to begin with.

[It was always going to be a good thing to have protection in the house].

You can sure say that again! I don't think I'd feel comfortable without Varian and Fern's traps, or Reaper being a one-man army by himself!

Worst comes to worst, we'll just have to teach you your own traps. But, frankly, your runes are more than a little dangerous themselves and you can set those up can't you? I pity the next monster that tries anything there.

I mean, usually you have to activate them for them to work though. Don't get me wrong, I have absolutely no problems setting up traps and making sure they work! I just figured I'd let the boys handle that since they're pros at it!

Ah yes, that would complicate things. If you have to be the one who activates them, they're only useful when you're present doesn't it? It's not bad to rely on your friends to an extent though. You've got good defenders there after all.

Exactly. Regular traps will be better! I don't have the magical know how to make a house demon, after all.

Oh yes. Besides that, we have Reaper. I don't think anyone is crazy enough to try anything while he lives with us.

There's a couple, but the most of them would regret it very painfully if they attempted it. And perhaps you're right. Regular traps are easier to work with.

Fern and Varian proved how effective those were, so I'm going to maintain their traps. Probably will need the others' help there though.

[Reaper, she knew, could be pretty dangerous when he needed to be].

You know, given how much they were based on regular science and ingenuity, they can probably be built upon in concept. You could learn how to make traps of your own... awful, wicked things that only you and the others would know.

...

I'd warn Reaper first.

Heh, yes, you're right! I learned the best stuff from the both of them, it's only natural to experiment and see what I can do with what they've taught me!

[A little bit of magic, a bit of science and some elbow grease, and she'd be good]!

Good point. I wonder when he's coming home.

Oh, knowing him... the middle of the night, when you least expect it. At the very least he can turn to smoke if it really comes down to it, so you don't need to worry too much.

You might get complimented if you almost hurt him.

The middle of the ni-! You know what, I don't even know why that bothers me. The only other person who does that is the person he's actually dating."

If they were still dating. She'd have to ask Darth Maul what their status was right now.

She snickered a little. "Yes, I think he would be the sort to do that kind of thing, and both of them should be able to handle a trap." Well, maybe not if you went and put something to heat up the doorknob to unsafe levels, but what kind of monster child would do that?

Luz nodded, chuckling. "I'm beginning to think I have some pretty out there adult male figures in my life!"

Also, no, she would definitely not do something like that! Fern, on the other hand? Maybe. He wasn't bothered by that, Luz was pretty sure.

"You might say that," she said, snickering and shrugging. "This place does tend to breed a certain sort of unusual behavior and role model does it not? It certainly isn't a bad thing. Have to think on your toes to survive."

She actually fell to laughing. "Oh gods. So... there was a man here in this place, before you arrived in the nightmare. He used to complain that his assistant wasn't around, and that he never knew when he'd actually show up, because they had an arrangement where he would surprise attack him almost every day to keep his reflexes sharp. Somehow? That almost feels normal."

Luz nodded. "Sounds like the Boiling Isles, actually. You usually have to be fast and smart to survive there too. This place is a bit more, uh, unique in the how and the who's."

Ok, that sounded incredibly funny and dangerous!

"You must tell me the name of this man. He sounds like he had pretty dedicated staff! Also sounds a little bit rich too."

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