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.

[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]

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

[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.

[daemonized]

That doesn't mean there /has/ to be a correlation between the two. But who knows? Maybe I'll soon make it a profession of mine to go around healing everyone who needs it. Until I'm yelled at to stop.

[playdolls]

That doesn't sound terribly lucrative.

[ Neither does nyancromancy, but whatever. ]

[daemonized]

I wouldn't do it for the money. The other me didn't.

[At least, he's pretty sure.]

[playdolls]

So, what? You lived off the land? People fed and housed you out of the goodness of their hearts?

[ Could... they sound more disparaging tho... ]

[daemonized]

[Now is a good time for a hobo joke, Pitou.]

I don't know.

[Because the answer is unsatisfactory at best.]

[playdolls]

Is that why you dress like a trash can? Distant memories of the transient life?

[ They are. So happy right now. ]

[daemonized]

[IT'S HILARIOUS BECAUSE IT'S ALMOST TRUE........]

Ah, everyone's a critic. A fashion critic. Give me a little credit, you must at least appreciate the scarves.

[playdolls]

I make clothes. Of course I'm a critic. In fact,
you're free to ignore just about everyone's criticism thereof, except mine.

[daemonized]

Well, in that case, I'll keep it in mind. Maybe someday you'll have free rein to dress me up. Heaven knows everyone else wishes to have that opportunity.

[playdolls]

You realize I dress Grell for half your dates. Might as well do you too.

[daemonized]

And what fine work you do.

I'm not so attached to my wardrobe that I'm not willing to try something different on occasion.