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[neonleon]

[While he's not outside Sparrow, he is just kind of out. She might spot a couple flashes of blue here and there by the gate.]

Oh I wouldn't dream of getting rid of you at all. You're stuck with us.

[bluediligence]

Wouldn't have it any other way. That's a promise and a threat.

[ Hmm. Blue sighted. She just keeps an eye out for now. ]

I can and will pop up where you least expect me.

[neonleon]

[Those blue flashes are just slowly making their way past the temple gate and into the woods.]

Oho. Well I'll have to keep my ninjocity at max level to keep you on your toes.

[bluediligence]

Speaking of ninjocity, Leo-kun, why are you going into the woods at night? Hang on, I'm coming with you.

[ Grabs! Her cloak! ]

[neonleon]

Hm? Oh - working on something.

[So she has eyes on him..... Not the worst, and if she wants to come maybe it'll help having a second set of eyes here.]

Come on.

[bluediligence]

[ Cloak on, weapons equipped, pendant safely around her neck as always. ]

Just be a second.

[ Teleports over to him while she's still in the middle of pulling one of her boots one-handed, slipping her phone into her makeshift cloth bag with the other. ]

[neonleon]

[Yeah he'll hang up and wait where he is just outside the gate in the snow. Thankfully he's bundled up warm this time with both katana strapped to his back and waiting. Soon as he sees her, he gives a wave.]

Yo.

[bluediligence]

Hey.

[ BOOTS: ON. Success. She's ready to go. ]

So, what's the plan?

[neonleon]

Well.

[Now that she's here, he starts walking, occasionally picking up a limb or broken branch and starts a stack in his arm.]

So fun thing we can do, at least I do it. I dunno about the others, but I can turn any of these into a weapon.

[bluediligence]

In a mystic-y magic sense, I'm assuming, not rudimentary sharp sticks. That's cool.

[ a thoughtful hum. ]

Bear traps for Belos or something? [ She doubts it, there'd be too much risk of hurting something or someone he didn't mean to. ]

[neonleon]

Hm. Not quite.

[As they walk, he'll use his ninpo to turn one branch into a katana, then tuck it into the snow in the underbrush next to a tree. Fairly hidden. He'll do that periodically while they walk: pick up some branches, turn one into a sword, hide it.]

He's out here somewhere, probably, might even be listening right now. So I don't wanna give it away.

[bluediligence]

Good point. Maybe you can tell me later.

[ Hm, she forgot gloves — wait, no she didn't. Pulls a pair out of a pocket she'd sewn into the inner lining of her winter cloak. That's better. ]

Which reminds me, I'm inviting you over to Sparrow for a hot drink after this.

[ offers him a nice branch ]

[neonleon]

[Doop de doo, there they go. More swords being hidden.

Every now and then he'll look up at a tree, portal himself up high and hide a sword in a tree before coming back down.]

Oh yeah? What drinks d'you guys have?

[bluediligence]

[ his portalling is so goddamn impressive it's hard not to get starry eyed all over again. she lets herself watch, at least, when she's not taking a moment to strain her senses for any sign of trouble. ]

No hot chocolate, unfortunately. [ HER FAVORITE. What she wouldn't give for a cup. ] But I went the other day with a teammate and stocked up on a whole bunch of different teas and coffees. I found a black tea blend with strawberry and bergamot? Or that's what it tasted like. Super yummy.

[neonleon]

Oh, yeah there's some good tea in there. I nabbed a bunch for Snail too, along with some coffee.

I have got to get to the kitchen ruin to get something to bring the flavor syrups back with.

[bluediligence]

Flavor syrups, my beloveds. [ GIVE

HER

SUGAR ]

I've got a bunch of tupperware you could use? Bottles would probably easier though, for syrups.

[neonleon]

The tupperware would be good for tea leaves and coffee beans...

[Twirls one katana around his hand before going up in a tree again.

Then back down next to her.]

Bottles are definitely easier.

[bluediligence]

My stash is yours for the raiding. And if you want company for the kitchen ruin, let me know? I don't love the paranoia gas situation, but it's not the worst.

[ she's already hypervigilant. what's a little more! ]

[ (a lot. a lot more. eugh.) ]

[ pauses when she hears a branch snap ... somewhere. might've been leo. might have been something else. ]

[neonleon]

I've only been once, and Donald gets real weird if I mention wanting to go. I don't think he likes the idea of me going in there. Sure, whenever.

[He definitely heard it. Can pinpoint where it came from, but he's not making a move to acknowledge it yet.]

[bluediligence]

To be fair, I wouldn't want my brother going in there if he was here.

[ Casually retrieves her titanium bo, soundlessly extending it with the press of a well-concealed button. ]

Sibling prerogative. On the other hand: syrups.

[ Another snap. Closer. Another to the west, further away. ]

[neonleon]

The flavored syrups for coffee are very important. I bet you could use a smaller amount and flavor the tea too.

[He takes a breath at the second sound. Flicks his eyes to Korone and tilts his head back toward the first one.

You take that one, unspoken as he walks past her in the general direction of the second snap, sword over his shoulder.]

[bluediligence]

Ooh, black tea with vanilla syrup. Sign me up.

[ She answers his headtilt with an agreeable nod, giving her staff a single twirl to pep herself up. Okay. One each. That should be doable, she thinks, ]

[ Getting a visual on the approaching monsters isn't easy. Their black coats blend in with the shadows, almost (ALMOST) well enough to make up for how badly they fumbled their stealth rolls. Snap. Snap. A period of disconcerting silence. The crunch of frozen leaves, of snow beneath powerful paws.

Big. Big paws. Big claws.

Because the beasts that jump out at them look something like monsters straight out of DnD, slavering and hungry, intent on an easy meal. Yikes? YIKES. When in doubt: SMACK IT REAL GOOD. ]

[neonleon]

Right? It's- hold on.

[Once the beasts jump out at them, Leo does a quick flip out of the way, landing on one's back and with sword still in hand.]

It's rude to interrupt. [Giving it a quick slice across the back of its neck as it howls at him.]

Anyway, black tea and vanilla syrup is to diiiieee for. [And leaping off when it tries to swipe at him with its tail.]

[bluediligence]

[ There's a shimmer of pale gold shot through with fire opal as Korone summons a shield — a semi-transparent flat disc that wheels around her seemingly by itself, blocking strikes from her opponent's lashing tail and toothy tentacles ]

Why do tentacles have teeth, geez! [ Dodge, block, dodge, smack! Her staff connects with enough force to fling the beast back through a tree. It's not going to stay down for long, but that's fine; it gives her the second she needs to swap her staff for one of her feather swords. ]

[ BACK TO IT ]

Your top three favorite hot drinks: go. [ The beast's mad, and it only gets madder, shrieking in pain and anger when she parries a tentacle and pivots, severing it cleanly with a swing of her blade. ]

[neonleon]

Black tea, obviously.

[Dodging that tail swipe with a flip off the thing's back, landing and taking a strike at its leg.]

Oh! There's this candy cane matcha that's really good? [Swiping his katana at its shoulder.]

And then coffee, of course.