action => open to whoever is traipsing about the Carter Estate?

[caligisti]

[ Following the unbelievable bullshit he just pulled, Mukuro awakens to discover:

a) (upon investigation in the mirror) rather acute ecchymosis (so far as he recalls the bastard medical establishment to term it) surrounding one eye -- a dash of black and purple to go with his blue and red palette, shall we say

Comments

[reluctant10th]

[and should Mukuro stumble across the kitchen, he'll find Tsuna pushing cereal around in his bowl(not sure if he should eat it. It's kind of stale looking) and very much healed.

Bruises and injuries from the day before? Gone]

[caligisti]

[ In alternate circumstances, it would appear that a quip could be made for this situation (so desperate for my company that you saw fit to kidnap me, is it?), but, for once, Mukuro holds his tongue, though it is certainly not in deference to courtesy.

It does not escape his notice that the boy has recovered entirely. Wishes, perhaps? Something more innate? Or the assistance of a talented individual within this world -- a healer, perhaps?

No matter.

What also does not escape Mukuro's notice is the wretched condition of the cereal.

A pity, that. ]

Rather chiastic.

[reluctant10th]

[Picking a spoonful of cereal--yeah, no, this is going into the sink.

He feels Mukuro before he sees him and he glances at the doorway]

Rather what?

[as an afterthought] I see you're awake already.

[this conversation is going to be horribly awkward]

1/2

[caligisti]

[ How observant, Tsuna.

Here is Mukuro investigating the cabinets. ]

1/3

[veeno]

[There's the tiniest flicker of electricity before Mukuro is joined in the mirror by somebody who is probably horrible and alarming. Just sort of.. there. Maybe blending in slightly with the wall, but definitely somebody who happens to be drenched in what looked like blood.

Claire was standing right inside the doorway, looking pleased as punch.]

2/3

[veeno]

[Then he looks sort of amused, maybe even embarrassed as a barely audible 'aw jeeze' escapes his mouth. He turns a little bit, looking around for something - Oh, there's one. He picks up one of the estate's clean towels and wipes his face down pretty quickly]

[veeno]

[Looking up from the irreparable linen, Claire smirks in the mirror and decides to introduce himself. Was kinda rude not to say anything, right? I mean- the guy WAS there first. His face was pristine somehow, maybe a bit more lively color than most people, but clean. The rest of him... He had some red on him.]

Ah- Occupied?

sdhshh <333 Claire

[caligisti]

[ Horrible and alarming is rather the order of the day with Mukuro, though, isn't it?

This man at least offers a welcome reprieve from the mundanity of Tsunayoshi's stale cereal, but even so, he does raise an eyebrow at the blood (only slightly, of course, before averting his attention; staring is rude, after all). ]

Ah, it would be rude of me to impose. I'm merely a guest.

[ Slight quirk of the lips. ]

action;

[rolereverse]

[ being eternally lost has its upside, and that is-- running into freaks like mukuro. he wasn't there originally for him, mind. ace just thought he caught a glimpse of two obnoxious twins from his world, and as annoying as they are, if they were to get into another bloody fight like they're used to-- well. he wanted to be there to see them get interrupted by the locals.

except now the only thing he's looking at is a wandering man with a black eye. and he can't help but laugh a little. ]

Ran into a pole?

action;

[caligisti]

[ MUKURO REMEMBERS YOU. It's been a while, yes? Although he has no idea whether Ace lives on these premises or not. At the question, Mukuro throws his hands into the air and shrugs theatrically. ]

Are there poles in abundance here?

[smirksmirksmirk.]

I've yet to see one.

action;

[rolereverse]

[ ace-- remembers vaguely. it wasn't a face-to-face conversation they had last time but aside from the new decoration on his face, that voice was hard to miss. ]

Maybe you went out of your way to find one?

Haha! It's okay. Are you lost, too?

action;

[caligisti]

Merely sight-seeing.

[ -- ah, yes, the guileless demeanor. that would be the most noteworthy characteristic mukuro took away from their prior conversation.

a ruse, or sincere? conspicuous, at any rate. ]

I wonder. What is it that a man such as yourself hopes to find?