pretend it's october

[playdolls]

PITOU BLYTHE shared a photo. 10/1 near RECOLLE

Found this delivered outside my apartment. Can't tell if it's a gift or a threat... Early Halloween prank? Product sample? Statement against my life? I don't think I've offended anyone that deeply... recently. The paint job is pretty good, although I think I could have done a better job on it, and the wig. Anyone want to own up and put an end to this mystery?

cosplay source!

Comments

[hauhra]

Let's see... it's right up your alley as far as interests are concerned, for one thing... and for another, it's clearly had some effort put into the presentation. Obviously, it's a gift... it's had far too much thought put into it to be a mere prank or a threat, if you ask me.

Trust me, I would know.

[ He's also a lazy shit, though, so take that with a grain of salt.

As with everything else Bakhura ever says. ]

That being said, it's a gift that I can't claim credit for... at least not this time, unfortunately.

[playdolls]

I would never believe for even a moment you would think of me long enough to send me a gift, don't worry, Bakhura.

[hauhra]

Glad to see we're still on the same page even after all this time, Pitou.

Otherwise I might have been wrongly called out... and left with the problem of doing damage control. Can't have people getting the wrong idea and all that. You know the drill.

[playdolls]

What would the *right* idea about you be?

[ Cuz you a hooligan kid. ]

[hauhra]

I think you already know the answer to that.

In fact, you even said so yourself when I suggested that the gift looked like it could have come from me.

[playdolls]

More importantly, no one has owned up. I think that leaves me with Retrospec as my culprit.

[hauhra]

In that case, it's probably a threat.

[playdolls]

More doll parts to come? How frightening.

[hauhra]

To be fair, we are talking about a gift from Retrospec here.

They aren't exactly known for effective warnings.

[playdolls]

They're a confused lot. Sometimes I wonder if even they know what they're doing.

[hauhra]

If their last few posts have been anything to go by, then probably not.

However... even though they suck at giving us a heads up, they are good at causing the very chaos they're trying to warn us about. In fact, they probably botch these warnings on purpose... wouldn't want to spoil the surprise for us, after all!

That being said, I'd watch my back if I were you... even more than usual, that is.

[playdolls]

Have they sent you any fun presents?

[hauhra]

That all depends... does a cursed ancient artifact count?

[daemonized]

[Well, this is disturbing. And worth commenting on, since Pitou is in his circle of acquaintances.]

Do you feel a sense of ownership over it?

[playdolls]

What kind of question is that?

[daemonized]

A question that'll reveal whether or not it was a generous gift from Retrospec.

[playdolls]

[ Hesitation. They hadn't really thought about that, it had seemed too strange to find the doll head to start with... But now that he says it. Well. Of course. ]

Don't you think you're putting me on the spot?
Do you feel possessive of this severed head at your doorstep?

[ You know you've made them uncomfortable when they prevaricate like that. ]

[daemonized]

[It's telling, but they have a point regarding putting them on the spot.]

Point taken. And you don't have to answer, it's merely something to consider.

When I received my sword, I knew immediately that it belonged to me. If you care for an example.

[playdolls]

Who would give you a sword... You'd just hurt yourself.

[daemonized]

You've seen me use it with efficacy. I've remembered how to.

[playdolls]

I forgot you were even there that day.

[ Considering how pissed off they had been about being knocked off the roof, this is not entirely surprising. They had gotten tunnel vision about getting back up there and fucking that ogre up.... ]

So you are some kind of silly fantasy warrior.

[daemonized]

I don't know. It's possible. I was a traveling healer, and maybe a sword was necessary for defending myself against any wayward monsters.

[playdolls]

[ Frowning silence. Pitou has had visions of wayward monsters, but none of them involved self-defense. ]

How did you go from traveling healer to law professor.

[daemonized]

It's not as if I recalled the other me when I was making my career choices, Pitou.

[playdolls]

Ending up with spare body parts around isn't so different from what I do now.