march catch-all

[callmeven]

Who: Keyblade House & YOU
When: Throughout March
Where: Keyblade House aka Fancy House #3 ( info including aesthetic pics )
What: a catch all mingle log for those who live in the house and anyone who wants to stop by or hang out
Warnings: general language, etc



[another month moving into spring with sporadic rain and thunderstorms. don't forget about all the fun stuff happening this month too.]

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After the Full Moon

[twilightskey]

[The first full moon that Roxas experienced hadn't been too bad; other than his new ears, wilder hair, and new claws, he'd more or less been the same as he always had been. But with the dawning of his second full moon came more changes, and those who know him will definitely notice those changes.]

[Physically, all Roxas gets is a new tail, with grey fur to match the fur on his ears. His hair is a little wilder as well, and has started to go down his back more as well. But the biggest changes come in the form of his sudden changes in behaviours and moods.]

A - Pack Tactics

[Roxas isn't exactly a social butterfly, but those who know him may notice that he's around a lot more than normal. He still needs some time to himself, but he'll often make treks around the house, checking in with everyone or asking if they need help with whatever task they're doing. Need help cooking? Roxas is there to offer help. Going shopping or running errands? Roxas will come along with.]

[If asked about his sudden interest in his housemates's and friends's activities, he merely shrugs.]

I dunno. It just... makes me feel good, helping out.

[But the way he glances off to the side and frowns make it clear that the answer he gives isn't quite the whole story, and even he knows it.]

B - Territorial Disputes
[As eager as he is to check in on others and help out with their tasks, Roxas is quite different when it comes to his own activities. He seems to grow more protective of his own things; not aggressively, but he will be vocal if someone takes his lunch or even comes into his room without him saying it's okay. It could be seen as a teenager wanting his own space, but given how quickly it's developed after the full moon, it's probably tied to his changes.]

[What's more, if you happen to misplace something? There's a good chance it's in Roxas's room. It's not that he's stealing other people's belongings, but if someone leaves something lying around, there's a good chance Roxas will pick it up and take it with him. And given how he blushes and stammers out an apology when he hands it back, it doesn't look like he's actively aware that he's taking things.]

[A couple of times, people's shoes might find their way to the backyard, sitting atop a small mound of dirt. Roxas is probably responsible for this as well.]

C - Anger Management
[The checking in and picking up of stray items around the house are easy enough to deal with, but the biggest shift is in Roxas's mood. In the days before the full moon and a few days after it, his mood simply tanks. He's much more dour and irritable on these days, and actively avoids people when he gets the chance; when he can't, he looks downright annoyed. But if asked what's wrong, he'll merely grumble out that he's got a headache.]

[If pushed about his mood? He'll actually snap back at whoever's asking.]

I said I'm fine! Okay?!

[His words will be punctuated with an actual growl, ears angling to the sides, as well as a bristling of his hair like a dog's hackles being raised.]

[He's fine. Really.]

Closed to Aqua

[twilightskey]

[After his foray with Vanitas's Flood, Roxas stomps home in shame, miserable and stinking like the inside of a trash can. He can't believe he'd been so single-minded in his chase that he didn't realize what the Flood was doing. Heck, he can hardly believe that he started to chase the Flood in the first place. What the heck was wrong with him??]

[He slips into the house, hoping that no one is nearby to see him. He really doesn't want to explain why he smells like trash...]

[lightblooming]

[ Not only does Aqua notice Roxas enter the house - she almost immediately takes in that smell. ]

Roxas? [ Sorry, Roxas. Her dragon-like senses would have picked up both the noise of him entering and that smell from a mile away. ]

What happened? Are you alright?

[twilightskey]

[Roxas winces when his name is called, his ears lowering not long after. He sighs, tail low as he looks at Aqua.]

Yeah I'm... fine. Could be better, but fine.

[He absently rubs at his arm, which still has a couple marks where Vanitas had grabbed him and shocked him.]

[lightblooming]

[ Aqua catches sight of those marks and she makes her way to him. ]

You're hurt. ... [ She frowns, her wings folding against her back. ]

Tell me what happened.

B

[oathkeeper]

[The full moon was actually quite tame on Sora. Perhaps because he's had the luck of being bonded to three witches, their magic forming and flowing inside him like a protective stream. He's still developing nice, Sora's rabbit ears matched with newly growing claws and some of his own patches of brunette fur.

But one thing he has noticed is that he's really good at finding things and in comparison to Roxas' new habit of stealing things...]

Roxas!!

[Sora hunts for him in the house.]

Did you take my jacket?

[twilightskey]

[Sora will find Roxas laying down on the couch in the living room, an arm up and resting on his head. He's nursing a headache, and lo and behold, he's got Sora's jacket under his head like a makeshift pillow. When Sora comes calling he winces, opening an eye and frowning at the brunette.]

Yeah. I've got it.

[He's not moving to remove it from behind his head, though.]

[oathkeeper]

[Sora comes around to see the blond on the couch and he frowns when he gets closer.]

Uhh... It's not a pillow, can I have it back? I can get you a real pillow from the other room?

[His foot might even thump in the ground a little bit just like an impatient rabbit.]

[twilightskey]

I'll give it back later.

[His frown deepens, and he goes back to closing his eye. After a couple seconds, though, his brow pinches in a frown.]

Can you quit that?

c

[callmeven]

[of course ventus had noticed roxas' declining mood and with the full moon approaching it wasn't hard for him to connect the dots. the effects it had on ven were only mildly different in that he was usually too exhausted and lethargic to be in a bad moon, but seeing roxas suffering made him want to try and help his friend somehow.

having come back from the library he looked around the house for roxas, but what he didn't expect upon finding him after asking how he was, was that.

ven flinches back, ears hidden in his hair and tail deflated between his legs.]

Oh... Okay- yeah. Okay. Sorry.

[twilightskey]

[The second Ven’s ears lowered and his stance deflated, Roxas’s eyes widened and that growling snarl his voice took vanishes. He had just been so irritated and his head had been hurting since the full moon, and unfortunately Ven had been the one to make him snap.]

[Once the realization hits him, Roxas’s countenance shifts from irritable and snappish to shocked and regretful. His own ears, once angled to the side in anger, flatten down against his head, and those hackles instantly drop.]

Wait, Ven, I...

[callmeven]

[it feels weird in a lot of ways ven can't fully put into words. he'd never been really yelled at back in the land of departure, but the cruelty he'd been given during his time kept in chains had filed his nerves down to nothing.

he tries to shake it off with a hesitant smile, but with his ears still hidden back against his hair and his tail stuck between his legs it's more than obvious it's not super okay.] It's fine! This time of the month is, like... stupidly hard on monsters. Don't worry about it.

[he holds up the book he'd been carrying for roxas to see the title "1001 flavors of ice cream recipes".] I, um- wanted to ask if you wanted to try and make ice cream with me? I remember you said you've only had one flavor so I thought...

[twilightskey]

Ice cream..?

[Ice cream flavours... Ven wanted to make ice cream with Roxas? He looks at the book cover, then back to Ventus. If his ears could be flatter, they would be.]

I... yeah. Sure. I’d like that.

[But he doesn’t move right away. Instead he shifts where he stood, running a hand through his hair. Lightly gripping at the longer strands and doing his best to suppress the growl that he wanted to let loose due to his headache.]

...sorry, Ven. I didn’t mean to snap, I just...

Closed to Sora - After their last encounter

[twilightskey]

[A few days had passed since Roxas had snapped at Sora, and after talking with Ventus about the idea, Roxas decides that he's overdue for giving Sora an apology. So he heads out one day, going to the greenhouse to pick out some flowers that the instructor had insisted was safe for pucas. A peace offering for his behaviour earlier.]

[And later that day, Roxas will return to the house, slowly make his way to Sora's room, and after a steadying breath, he carefully knocks on the door.]

Hey... Sora? You in there?

[oathkeeper]

[It was honestly a pretty rough few days! Poor Sora ended up spending more time outside or with Vanitas at his house than at home. It took a while for Sora's nerves to calm down. But home is home so he's back now and hearing that knock on his door.

Sora peeks the door open a crack. When he sees Roxas he smiles but it is a bit nervous. His long bunny ears give a few twitches because he can smell sweet fresh flowers.]

Hey, Roxas.

[twilightskey]

[Oh, that nervous look isn't one that looks good on Sora. It makes Roxas's ears flatten against his head, his tail lowering; not quite tucked between his legs, but close enough.]

I, ah... wanted to apologize. For how I acted the other day. That... wasn't fair for you. Just because I was upset, doesn't mean I can snap like that.

[He holds up the bouquet of flowers, held in offering for Sora. Most of them are the bright yellow flowers he's seen Sora eat, but also mixed in the bunch are blue hyacinths, white orchids, and pink lilies.]

I got these for you. To say I'm sorry.

[truescholar]

A: Family Planning:

[ Ienzo's settling into the new house nicely, though there's a certain thought on his mind the longer he's here: Organisation...

Specifically regarding chores. This house is lively with a lot of lively people and it'd be easy for things to get chaotic. Ienzo's not sure how he feels about that potential (hes afraid actually, afraid of the Mess) so he thinks a chart to keep track of everything would at least be a good reference point for everyone.

You can find him seated in the kitchen, pen in hand, chart empty and resting on the counter top.]

Ah, you're here!

[ He either asked you to be here or you've happened upon him. Either way, you're not leaving til your names on the chart. ]

~~

{tw: nail trauma!!}

B: By the moons pale light...

[ Ienzo wasn't especially fond of surprises. But while suddenly sprouting ears, a short tail and a patchy neck of fur had been startling, Ienzo liked to think he handled the changes fairly well. So as the second full moon climbs the sky he's feeling decently calm and expecting the same to a degree, especially based on the advice he'd been given.

What he gets instead is pain in his hands. Lots of pain. Enough so he ends up in the racing for the bathroom in time to watch his nails lift off his fingers and drop into the sink.

There's a little blood, but not as much as you'd expect. As something else has rapidly regrown in their place: claws, sharper, darker and tougher that what previously occupied his finger tips. Ienzo barely registers what's just happened before his senses are suddenly bombarded. His skin is crawling, from head to toe, itching, burning

Suddenly Ienzo's feeling a lot less calm. ]

Closed Prompt: Ven

[truescholar]

[ Ienzo's in the garden, book in hand, surveying an empty but promising patch of barren earth not far from the residents back door.

He's not sure whether its Puca instinct, or a need for something to do (or both) but, he thinks a vegetable garden might fit into the spot nicely. Plus the Gardening lessons at the Coven have gotten his mind thinking.

So here he is, armed with 'A Monsters Guide to Backyard Planting' to be safe. Though, the longer he looks over the plot the more he realizes starting a garden here is going to be a two person job...]

Hmm...

[princessascended]

[The classes that have been going on this month at the coven have been full of useful information, but there's one thing specifically that Kairi's been absolutely determined to get written down and shared out.

And today she's finally gotten all the details she needs. Written in a clear, concise hand and ordered into various columns, this is exactly what they need in the house now.

Written at the top of the page is the line:

"Plants That Will Poison Monsters"

And beneath it, sorted into those columns, are the various types of monsters, and under them, lists of... well, exactly what the line at the top says.

And at the very bottom of the page, a chipper note from her.

Please don't eat these, guys! Nobody wants you to have to suffer through that! Thanks for paying attention! -Kairi

[truescholar]

[ Ienzo likes things organised. For information to be presented neatly and concisely. So seeing Kairi's chart prepared so meticulously immediately captures his attention. ]

You've certainly been busy.

[princessascended]

It's an important topic.

[She frowns thoughtfully at the sign before nodding in satisfaction that she hasn't forgotten anything and turning to Ienzo.]

The last thing anyone wants is for someone in this house to get poisoned because they nibbled on something they didn't realize they shouldn't have.

[truescholar]

[ Well Ienzo can't argue with that. ]

Yes, we don't need a repeat of the chocolate incident...

[ He gives Kairi a smile, then glances at the chart again, eyes seeking the column labelled 'Puca' ]

[twilightskey]

These can really poison monsters?

[Roxas had been enjoying the gardening classes as well, but the flowers and herbs that he'd been working with seemed safe enough. He looks up at Kairi after looking at the list, head slightly cocked to the side.]

But they're fine for you?

[princessascended]

Depending on the type of monster, yeah. It already happened with Ven and chocolate.

[That had been a mess.]

Witches don't seem to have any difficulties eating things a regular human would. I know, it isn't exactly fair.

[twilightskey]

Yeah, I remember that. I've been keeping away from chocolate myself.

[Given he's the same monster as Ventus and already looking so similar, he figures there's a good chance what affects Ventus will likely affect him too.]

It's... alright. I'm getting used to it, slowly. [He's a little hesitant as he says it, but he's telling the truth; it's been hard, getting used to the changes, but he's managing.]