INTERLUDES

[nohalation]

These are interludes and threads that happen post-fire bees campaign.

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[hashtagcursed]

[ At some point after she gets the cutcherry set up and just arbitrarily assigns random citizens who seem like they're good at desk jobs and numbers to staff it, Primrose calls Clima into her office. With an official letter of summons and seal and everything! WE FANCY NOW.

When he arrives, she's just fucking face down on her desk. Is she asleep??? ]

[gentilleowlet]

[ WE FANCY NOW

honestly just stares at her

without like, moving

it's ok, she can take her time, he isn't called clima the patient for nothing ]

[hashtagcursed]

[ waves a paw at him, without even lifting her head. ]

Please, take a seat. Thanks for coming, etc.

[gentilleowlet]

[ oh she noticed

sitting down ]

You look tired.

[hashtagcursed]

Life is very tiring when you have an actual job to do!

[ and also don't sleep for a week straight but no one really needs to know about that. she does lift her head up, though, leaning back in her chair and yeah she looks like an absolute wreck. ]

So, anyways, let me get the boring thing out of the way first. By the power vested in me by Lady Dusk of the Idol Kingdom of Halation, for the crime of murder of Parsley of the Past -- I, Primose the Blessed, hereby sentence you, Clima the Patient, to a full course of Husband School and one day of hanging out with me in my office. We're not holding a trial for this because everyone knows you're guilty except for the people who really shouldn't. Are we clear?

[gentilleowlet]

You've approved of me then?

[ because why else put me in husband school if not, ]

[hashtagcursed]

Tentatively. Certainly not if you don't shape up, which is why you're going to school.

[gentilleowlet]

[ !!

sparkle sparkle. he nods, pretty amicable to like all of this honestly ]

Mm. As long as it doesn't take me away from her.

[hashtagcursed]

Yeah, yeah, you're sickeningly devoted to her, I get it.

[ amused, tho ]

So, moving on to your application for the position of Dusk's husband...we've already had your first interview and gone over the requirements and duties that will be expected of you. You've proved your devotion and strength, your ability and willingness to protect her, and your worth is still under review. You will be training to learn how to support her emotionally and domestically. So that leaves the background check.

So tell me, Clima the Patient of the Cumulus Kingdom: what brings a noble from a place as prestigious as that to a dump like this?

[gentilleowlet]

Dusk.

[ simply

shortly

did you think this was going to be easy ]

[hashtagcursed]

[ no

that's why she gave herself a day ]

You couldn't have known anything about her.

[gentilleowlet]

It's love at first sight.

[hashtagcursed]

But you couldn't have seen her until you came here.

[gentilleowlet]

And?

[hashtagcursed]

So why did you come here! It couldn't have been for Dusk. You didn't know about her until you were here!

[gentilleowlet]

[ thinking for a moment

thinking for a moment

thinking for a moment

oh!

oh right ]

. . . Culture exchange?

[ like it's a vague, distant memory ]

[hashtagcursed]

Culture exchange. Is that just Cumulan for 'nice stuff we're taking it'? I've got some news for you! We don't have stuff.

[gentilleowlet]

[ quiet, not responsive to that because

well

she's not

wrong. . . ]

[hashtagcursed]

Guilty as charged, I see! Well, I don't really care. Since, again, we're not worth it. And besides that, Dusk would be sad if you did anything. You're not taking her away, by the way. I wouldn't even have to kill you, Walnut would probably feed you to the Deep Ones basically instantly.

So I guess the answer to that question is 'Dusk, but I was originally here to take over'. Not that...you wouldn't be ruler, too, if you married her. So I guess you win either way. Speaking of...you promised her a kingdom. Cumulus, right? I thought you meant some little middle of nowhere place, but how're you going to manage that?

[gentilleowlet]

[ taking a moment ]

I'm not taking her away anywhere. I want to be happy here with her.

[hashtagcursed]

Cute. So what about home?

[gentilleowlet]

[ mmm

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ]

[hashtagcursed]

Please respond.

[gentilleowlet]

[ closes his eyes. ]

[hashtagcursed]

Clima.