i remember brighter days when all this was a mystery

[endofdaydream]

Characters: Ange Ushiromiya; open!
Location: The docks.
Time: Sunday morning.
Brief Summary: crawling in my skiiin, this orange will not peeel Ange discovered Battler is gone and becomes Angstge.
Rating: Rated A for angst. :| Should be okay for everyone - very, very slight mentions of blood.

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[breakin_ur_lore]

[He's actually pretty used to waking up early, from living with a man who kept a "farmer's schedule", rising when the sun did. He did like to sleep late sometimes, but he also enjoyed being out and about, when the dew was still on the grass and the temperatures weren't unbearable - just like Demeleier is now, in fact. So out he is, taking his normal walk around the outskirts of the town to check on his traps.

He always likes seeing Ange, even though they spend plenty of time together on Watch shifts. So spotting that head of red hair makes his day just a little brighter, and he speeds up to a trot to get to her.]

Hi, Ange!

[Baroo? Whatcha doing?]

[endofdaydream]

[ Ange freezes up for a moment when she hears that voice behind her, if not just because she recognizes it instantly after spending so much time with Med'an. She clamps her hand around her other wrist for a moment, as if to hide the scratch marks and slight blood on that hand out of embarassment. She feels so empty though, too empty to even try to properly work up a good imitation of her usual deadpan. ]

Ah.. Hey, Med'an. [ She doesn't turn to him yet, just showing him her back as she's still facing the water. Her voice sounds strained. ]

[breakin_ur_lore]

[Immediately he knows that something's wrong, and he reaches out to touch her shoulder. It isn't like Ange to not mask her sadness.]

What's wrong?

[The boy moves to try to see her face, his own creased with worry.]

[endofdaydream]

[ Her own hand on her wrist grasps the wrist just a bit more tightly at that. She doesn't want to be seen like this, that's exactly why she went through the effort of going out all the way here on her own - she doesn't want to be seen while she can't control her own expression even anymore. ]

... Battler onii-chan went home. [ She bites her lip to keep her expression still somewhat numb. ]

[whaticannothave]

[She knew something was wrong. Maybe because all the things she has gone through since she arrived to Demeleier. She searched everywhere for Lord Battler everywhere, but as expected, she couldn't find him anywhere. She wished she could be more useful, or just kill the fae that made Lady Ange cry... But it was useless now.

She teleported herself to where she was, sightly touching the floor with her feet. She didn't want to bother her, but despite anything... Ange was her friend too, and friends are always there to endure everything.]

L-Lady Ange...

[endofdaydream]

... Leviathan.

[ She doesn't turn around to look at the girl, her friend, just yet as she speaks up, her tone a bit softer than usual. She can't help but wonder just how much Leviathan knows, if she knows that Battler isn't in Demeleier anymore already.

She takes a deep breath to try to force her tone back to normal, but it just makes it shake more and she knows it's a futile effort. Besides.. Leviathan has already seen her at her worst either way, right? And yet.. she can't force herself to turn around just yet from where she's sitting on the edge of the dock. ]

Do you.. already know?

[whaticannothave]

[She gently moves to hug her from behind. After all this long time, she has found out it seems to be best thing to comfort someone. She did with Ange, Souji... She just hoped this time would work again. She really believed in it, so the miracle would happen again, right?

At the question, she hides her face in Ange's hair. It takes her a moment to reply, assuming they were speaking about the same thing, and even if she was really slow, she wasn't stupid... Okay, she might look like it, but she's not.]

Yes... I checked it myself.

[endofdaydream]

[ There is something nice about the touch, something comforting, something that reassures her that the other girl is right there with her, but at the same time.. The loss of Battler is too heavy on her mind. ]

At least then I won't have to explain it.

[ Her tone is low, a bit thick - she sounds like she could cry any moment now, and to be honest, she does rather feel like crying. But she doesn't want to cry, she can't let herself cry here in front of Leviathan. ]

Bleh...

[catsnboots]

[Sebastian hasn't been to the docks yet but he has heard he can find boats there. The Loch intrigues him, especially the little island with the ruin in its middle. From his croft, he can see the light wandering there at night and he wants to know more about it.

The weather is refreshing after the hours he had spent into Bayonetta's bar and now that his leg was perfectly healed, the walk to the docks was revigoring. For the moment, there was no need for him to think about his weakened powers, it's not like he could do something about it. Not yet, anyway.

He smells the blood even before seeing the girl sitting there, lost in her thoughts. Sebastian can feel its metallic taste in his mouth and he licks his lips, more a reflex than anything else. He approaches silently, not wanting to alarm her. He red hair reminds him of Maylene but it can't be her, that girl seems younger.]

Good morning, Miss...

[endofdaydream]

[ She's almost surprised at the sudden words, and can't even resist the urge to snap herself around just slightly in her sitting position to take a look at the person speaking up to her. She forms the hand with the slight blood on the inside of it to a fist, perhaps out of embarassment for her earlier accident.

She wanted to be alone. Yet now there's a person here - just her luck, she can't help but think a bit as she's bitterly amused at herself. ]

... Ange. Ange Ushiromiya. [ Her attempt at making herself sound like her usual deadpan even in this emotional state leaves her voice hollow and empty, almost as if it's a corpse speaking rather than just a regular human. ]

[catsnboots]

[The girl is cute but looks upset. Sebastian doesn't really know if it's because of his presence here or more personal problems. He decides for both. The smell of blood comes from her hand and his sharp eyes immediatly notices the few drops on the chessboard settled next to her.

Sebastian Michaelis but please, call me Sebastian... [He moves closer even if he knows Ange would prefer to see him leave, he can hear the distress under her flate tone. As he walks, he takes a pristine handkerchief out of his waistcoat pocket.]

Maybe we should take care of your hand. I've heard there's a lot of nasty things in the Loch, we don't want them to be drawn here by the blood's smell, do we ? [It already drawn a demon to you, Ange.]

[endofdaydream]

[ When he steps over, she actually pulls her hand with the blood a bit closer to herself, almost protective. It isn't that she's really wary of Sebastian - she doesn't know he's a demon, after all, but more that she doesn't want anyone near her, not as long as she's in this emotional state. ]

My hand is fine. [ It's almost a mumble though, since her voice is just that soft to keep it from being overly emotional. ] It's just a few scratches, nothing serious at all.

mom's a-comin'!!

[queeningsquare]

[Though she doesn't yet know why, it's clear to Kyrie there's something wrong. Maybe it's intuition as a mother, or maybe it's just how very obviously miserable Ange looks, sitting on the dock. Either way, the moment she notices as she passes by, Kyrie walks up to the end of the dock and sits beside her daughter, taking a piece from the chess set and holding it up.]

Black or white?

MOM RESCUE (as opposed to morning rescue)

[endofdaydream]

[ There's an obvious moment where Ange's expression wavers a little as she looks to the side at her mother. She's somewhat happy that Kyrie is there now of all times, it's somewhat comforting, but at the same time it's somewhat awkward since it's even more difficult to hide how she really feels in front of her of all people. So that's why after the initial surprise, a clearly pained look appears on her face. ]

... White. [ Her voice is a bit more weak than usual and even a bit idle, as if she wasn't even really paying attention to the question. ]

MOMING LESUKYUUUU

[queeningsquare]

[She arranges the pieces and turns the board with white towards Ange, smiling as usual.]

White has first move, then.

MOOOOOOMING LESUKYUUU

[endofdaydream]

[ It's almost strange to suddenly sit here playing chess with her mom, but.. it's so easy to slip into that she moves one of her pawns forward before she even really thinks about it. Her expressions is just as troubled as before, though, and it takes her a few moments to speak up. ]

Hey, mom.. Have you already heard?

[miraclekakera]

[ Lion, who had also went and checked to see if Battler was available to speak after learning about him being in this world--had discovered he was gone.

... Though, Lion hadn't thought that they'd find Ange here. If anything, Lion had only wanted to look around a bit, and had found themselves at the dock. For a moment, they contemplate on leaving Ange be. ..... Back when Ange was a child, Lion would be far better with knowing how to approach her, but...

Lion decides to speak with her. If anything, she may be comforted to speak with a member of the family--one who knew of Battler's current situation back in her fragment. ] .... It's quite peaceful here, isn't it?

[endofdaydream]

[ The voice isn't as familiar as it should be for a family member, but Ange does recognize it from their talk before in Demeleier even before she slightly looks over her shoulder to see who's approaching. She isn't sure how to feel, really - part of her just wants to be left alone, and yet.. she doesn't want to be left alone again, just like how Battler left. And Lion is family, in some strange cross-fragments way.

... A good place to get some quiet. [ By the time she speaks up, her voice much more quiet than usual, she has already turned her head away from Lion, staring back over the water again instead. ]

[miraclekakera]

[ Lion, who was a bit hesitant to bother Ange before, pauses. ] ... Yes. It seems that there are several places like this here. Though... This one somehow feels the most serene.

[endofdaydream]

Even if it completely seems serene, it's mostly just an illusion, right? The fae could jump out anytime now.

[ And with that she goes quiet for a few moments, idly playing around with another piece from the chess set as she's lost in thought. ]

... Battler onii-chan is gone. [ Even if she managed to get out the earlier part pretty deadpan, it's more vulernable now on this topic. ] I figured you deserve to know too.