[IC] Misc. Open Post

[curriculum_fictae]

For various overflow, misc. threads that don't fit on the comms they're for, etc.

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[hijoperdido]

[He shakes his head, some of it ringing familiar. Some vision he had ages ago coming to the surface, but still feels like a dream.]

My gift, um. I-i see visions, but they're no good. Nobody liked 'em, they're garbage, so I stopped doing them.

[curriculum_fictae]

[ Oh. OH.

Martin’s eyes go wide at that. ]

Visions? Of - what?

[hijoperdido]

[He shrugs, shoulders up by his ears.]

The future. Literally nobody liked it though. Better I stay here.

[curriculum_fictae]

… Is that the only thing you See?

[hijoperdido]

Yeah? Y-yeah, I mean, besides seeing you right here in front of me which is still weird by the way.

[curriculum_fictae]

No, I mean. Magical. Seeing. If that makes sense?

[hijoperdido]

Uuhhhhh then yeah, no, the future's all I see like that. Or, it used to be.

[curriculum_fictae]

Used to be? Did you. Stop?

[hijoperdido]

Yeah, I- uhm. I stopped. Years ago, long time ago. Nobody liked them, they were never any good.

[curriculum_fictae]

[ Martin immediately looks alarmed, sweeping his eyes up and down Bruno’s malnourished frame. ]

You just stopped. Did - did you start feeling sick afterwards?

[hijoperdido]

No? Kinda hard to with my sister's cooking out there. Heals anything. I don't think anyone here's been sick... Ever, actually. Huh. Weird.

[curriculum_fictae]

S. Sorry, did you say your sister’s cooking can heal?

[ But okay, that does make sense, if he’s starving but being healed all the time, [

[hijoperdido]

Oh yeah. Doesn't matter what she cooks, all of it heals you right up. Super helpful.

[curriculum_fictae]

And it doesn’t - er - turn you into a horrible flesh monster?

[ He eyes Bruno’s lack of unusual fleshy appendages. ]

[hijoperdido]

[Yeah, Bruno's kinda giving him a Look.]

No. What? No..

[curriculum_fictae]

Well, good. Sorry. Just checking. That - would definitely happen in my world if there were magical healing food.

[hijoperdido]

[Bruno kinda shakes his head.]

It's not the food that heals, it's her. The fact she's the one cooking it, that's her gift.

[curriculum_fictae]

And. It just does it? There’s no catch?

[hijoperdido]

Right, now you're getting it.

[curriculum_fictae]

Okay. Sure. Magic without drawbacks. That’s fine.

… Why are you living in the walls?

[hijoperdido]

[Bruno hesitates for just a second, before flopping down into that arm chair.]

Ah, you know? Just- My room has all these stairs and it, it wasn't worth the effort going up and down and up and down every single day, just. Easier living back here.

[curriculum_fictae]

…

You lie almost as badly as someone else I know.

[hijoperdido]

It's- It's not a complete lie...

[curriculum_fictae]

No, but it’s a lie in all the ways that count. Isn’t it.

[hijoperdido]

[Bruno looks at him, then looks at a rat perched on the arm chair and shrugs.]</small He's got good eyes.