pyrighteous | [OOC] Folkmore IC Inbox

... Yeah uh. It's been going well so far. Casey's been showing me how to make things.

[ He tries the cookies and jam next. ]

We're both kind of - uh - [ criminally deprived?? ] - getting used to having things, so it's been helpful doing it together.

I imagine it helps to have someone experiencing it all as new at your side. And how are you liking your apartment? Is there anything either of you need there?

It's great! I mean - I'm sure there's still things we need but - I'm mostly just excited about having decorations.

[ Something neither of them really got to choose before. ]

[It's so darling to see him so excited.]

That sounds wonderful! I'm so delighted that the two of you are having such a good time together. Getting to curate your own perfect space to make it feel like your own?

If you need anything specially made, you must reach out to me. I'd be happy to help.

I - uh - y-yeah, it's been kind of the best. But also kind of intimidating?

[ He bites down hard on his next cookie. ]

I don't even know where to start.

[well, it just so happens -]

Largest to smallest. You will want to make sure your furniture is exactly as you like or need and then work down from there. It's simpler to replace those little touches than to do your entire home and find the furniture doesn't fit the aesthetic that you like.

Oh.

[ OH. That - he suddenly scrabbles for his jacket pocket. And pulls out a notebook. ]

H-hang on, I should take notes.

[They give him a moment to get that down before gently adding,]

And mirrors will help make the open communal space feel more open and larger. They also help to reflect light and make the room feel brighter during the day. Having lived in an apartment previously, I know how cramped that space can feel at times. So I think after furniture, a statement mirror might be the next item to focus on.

[ Hunter nods, printing the words "statement mirror" in precise block letters. Seems he also writes in all caps as a default. ]

It doesn't feel cramped though. Honestly, I like that it's cozy. My uncle's palace was too big and empty sometimes.

I suppose that makes sense considering our difference in size.

[human-sized apartments are just not built for an owlbear, let's be real]

But I'm glad! If you find a mirror is adding too much space, you can substitute that with art or photographs or some lovely hanging decor. I'm quite fond of plants myself.

... Yeah, I'm a lot smaller than you are.

[ thanks for not calling him humans-sized. he'd have made a face. ]

I do like the idea of pictures. Casey's been teaching me how to take selfies.

[Rue would never!!]

Excellent! You shall have to send me a few, so that I can keep them in my relic. I love to look through my photographs and see all of my favorite faces smiling back at me.

... Do you have a lot of them? Favorite faces I mean.

[ He's still adjusting to the thought that he has ONE friend, much less that Rue is also quickly becoming a second one. ]

[The owlbear's paws curl around their cup of tea, watching the teen with a gentle smile.]

I suppose that I do. There's my boys - Casey, the Hamatos, Peter - there's you and so many of my other friends in this realm. I am very lucky to have such a wide circle of favorite faces.

[ Hunter turns his attention back down to his cucumber sandwiches. And nods. And pinks. ]

So we're friends, right?

[It's both sweet and incredibly sad that Hunter goes so pink over the idea of simply having a new friend. This boy deserves the world.]

If it is quite alright with you, I do think of you as a friend, yes.

[ Look. He's workin on it. Casey is helping. ]

I - I would like that. Yes. Absolutely.

[Rue holds out a paw, offering it to Hunter should be not mind the talons.]

Then you and I are friends. Officially.

[ A benefit of being from the Demon Realm: talons are perfectly normal. It's the friendliness that makes him hesitate before taking their paw. ]

Officially ... that means I have two now.

[Rue gives his hand just the gentlest of reassuring squeezes.]

Two is a very good number to start with! You know, for the very longest time, I only had one friend, so you are already ahead of where I was about a year ago.

-- Really? Who was it?

[ He finds it hard to believe that Rue doesn't have mobs of friends all the time. ]

[oh! Rue did not expect to be put on the spot like this. For how long they had been best friends, Wuvvy is a bit of a sore spot nowadays. Though the owlbear misses her something awful, even after that betrayal.]

She was a satyr named Wuvvy. Originally, she was my assistant, but in time, she quickly grew to being a dear friend. For a few hundred years or so, she was the only friend I'd ever had.

Oh. That ... that's good, but it sounds a little lonely at the same time.

[ Just having one friend, he means. He can't help but think of Flapjack for a moment. ]

[stop being so ASTUTE, child]

...Yes, it was. Though most of my loneliness was my own doing. It felt simpler to be alone than to trust others with my truth. I was absolutely wrong, of course, I see that now, but I kept everyone at arm's length for millennia before I even allowed Wuvvy near.

Which is why I am infinitely happier here, surrounded with lovely friends who I know I can trust.

[ Look, when you have to learn to read BELOS from a young age, you pick up on some things.

Which is to say - even now he watches Rue's reaction carefully, trying to stay on the safe side of this topic. Pushing Belos never ended well. His tone is cautious, uncertain. ]

How did you figure it out? How'd you change?

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