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w-1; trick-or-treating

[kaios]

[ Continued from here! ]

All right, fine.

[ There's a wary look on his face as Ludger picks it up, but Kaios won't make any move to stop him! The pouch is fairly lightweight, maybe the weight of a basic wallet with no coins in it, and it doesn't make any noise. Whatever's in there is hard and relatively flat on one side, while the other side is... complex in some way? Hard to get too much detail through the fabric. ]

[chromatized]

[ oh no, it's interesting! Ludger's curiosity is itching now... ]

Anything I need to worry about? It's not going to explode in my pocket, is it?

[kaios]

No. It won't do anything.

...I'd appreciate it if you broke it, actually.

[ Too bad that won't happen, alas. ]

[chromatized]

[ alas, alack, alay. ]

Sure, I'll give it a shot. What have you tried so far?

[ and as he asks the question, he'll tug the pouch's mouth open and tip the contents into his hand.

... it's a rock! neat. ]

[kaios]

I can't touch it. That's part of why I want to get rid of it.

[ Rule number 1: Do not hand the rock to Kaios. ]

[chromatized]

... Huh. That's weird.

[ um ]

How do you know you can't touch it? Or is it like... you know, magnets?

[ he's going to start idly trying to bend it in half. it's not going too well, probably because it's a rock. ]

[kaios]

[ pls ]

I didn't mean it like.... [ SIGH. ] It's not that I can't physically touch it. It's that things end badly when I do.

...you're probably not going to be able to break it like that. There's magic on it.

[ Okay, reassessing, there are probably worse people to be holding this. This might be okay. ]

[chromatized]

Hmm... Too bad Jude isn't here, I bet he could just punch it into pieces.

[ the benefits of being a healer... with "guns". ]

So if you touch it then... bad things start happening around you? Or is it more of a corroding effect?

[kaios]

...bad things start happening to the person that gave it to me. It's cursed.

[ It would be very nice to have someone who could punch it to pieces, but Kaios won't be holding his breath. ]

[chromatized]

[ man why are all the cool looking keepsakes cursed

Ludger will just blink at Kaios before tipping the rock back into the pouch and sticking it in his pocket. ]

So no giving it back to you. Sounds easy enough.

[ ludger u fool ]

[kaios]

[ Kaios will relax just slightly when he puts the pouch away! Okay, this is fine, this is good. ]

That's about it. I don't care what you do with it.

[ he says. like a liar. ]

[chromatized]

I guess I could try a few things out...

[ was there a blender in one of the houses? hm. ]

I'm Ludger, by the way.

[ he holds out a hand to shake! ]

[kaios]

[ Why... is he holding out his hand... why do you want to shake hands with him but ok, fine, there'll be a moment where Ludger can probably tell that Kaios is going ????? at being offered a handshake, but after a moment he'll reach out and accept it? ]

Kaios.

Let me know if you manage it. I'll owe you.

[chromatized]

[ oh? Ludger will tilt his head, still shaking Kaios's hand. ]

Hey, don't worry about it. Who knows - maybe this'll be the last time we see each other and you won't have to think about the stone ever again.

[ ... he's still shaki- oh, no, he finally stopped and let go. freedom for Kaios! ]

[kaios]

I hope so.

[ It's definitely the most emotion that's he's shown yet—it's important enough that he almost doesn't realize that this handshake is going oddly long until Ludger lets go.

A long pause. And then... ]

Thanks.

[chromatized]

[ Ludger just shoots Kaios a smile and a thumbs up, before turning to head out. what? there's more candy out there, a night that feels like it'll never end, and a rock he needs to try to pulverize. it's time to go! ]

[kaios]

[ Yay, have fun Ludger!

...and after a half-hour, the pouch will disappear from his possession. Here's to a delightful new tradition of daily hand-offs! ]

w0, sunday

[chromatized]

[ if Kaios pokes his head into the kitchen or passes by the doors, he can probably see Ludger standing by the stove, stirring a pot of something. probably! if nothing else, Ludger can definitely see him ]

Kaios! Hey, are you hungry? I've got enough to share.

slides in here late

[kaios]

[ Ludger in the kitchen again... hello dude. ]

Are you cooking for everybody?

greases the floor

[chromatized]

[ he's here again! incredible ]

Mm, not everyone - I was in a bit of a hurry. But definitely there's enough for you and me.

[kaios]

I meant, you've been in here a lot. [ and yeah, he said it was relaxing for him but also??? ]

...if you're offering, I won't say no. What is it?

[chromatized]

Cooking is something I'm good at. And I'd rather know what's going to show up on the plate than be surprised.

[ sometimes the memories are in the soup ]

Tomato basil soup, with a turkey provolone melt. Ah- could you grab some plates from the cabinet?

[kaios]

Yeah, sure.

[ He's gonna get spoiled here if he hasn't already... but he'll go get plates! ]

You mentioned you liked cooking that night we all got stuck in here, too. [ Which, actually... ] Have you had any more trouble with things being thrown around or hidden?

[chromatized]

... The pepper definitely wasn't where I left it yesterday, so.

[ yeah the ghosts are still fucking with him. ]

Oh, uh. You have the rock again, right?

[kaios]

[ rip... at least it's less Poltergeist and is more ~poltergeist~? ]

Yeah, it's back with me. [ He'll just pull it out of his pocket and drop it to the countertop for whenever Ludger might want to pick it up; he's gotten decently comfortable with him having it! ]