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Who: Keith and YOU
When: Up through mid-June
Where: Aefenglom, the Wilde
What: Quest time: Berry Picking, Silent Forest, Outpost Progress
Warnings: Will add as necessary. some fighting, some inebriation

A. Berry Picking

[So Iuneril is off to a great start. All the chaos from people unexpectedly bursting out of mirrors and reflective surfaces may have disappeared overnight ... and really, that's for the best. No more middle school rivals showing up in the bathroom, no more so-called allies stealing his cat. Except that it also means that Shiro's disappeared on him for the second time Keith has been here. Of course, it's not anyone's fault in particular, but it still puts Keith in a bit of a stormy mood. Hard not to feel like the universe is out to mess with him in particular.

...which is probably why it ought to be strange that iunerberry picking is actually cheering him up. Keith hadn't exactly signed up for this expecting to have a good time, just that cunes are cunes. As he straightens up to move onto the next cluster of bushes, he wobbles.]

Woah... [Grabbing onto the nearest person, he starts laughing.] Sorry, just lost my balance there for a second. You doing okay?

B. Outpost Progress

[And after that bit of embarrassing overshare, it's time to never show his face around the house again. At least for the next couple of days anyway. Keith is well packed for the excursion to the outpost, with a large bag of camping supplies and two swords strapped to his back. He hasn't been near the settlement in a while, and it has developed a good deal more than he remembers it last.

It's around dusk that he makes his way to one of the camp's fires that have been set up for the evening. Now that the sun is starting to make him a litttle letharigc, it's easier on him to do the night shift. Technically being a vampire, he doesn't need to eat normal food either, but he plops himself down by the fire where a cut of meat is being roasted over a spit. He turns to ask the person next to him a question.]

Anything interesting happen yet?

C. Silent Forest

[And since he's now fully committed himself to staying busy instead of dwelling on all of his problems, Keith has agreed to show up for body guard duty for the witches who are casting purifying magic.

Maybe a particularly touchy witch told him they don't need protection, or maybe he just got distracted by something seeming to move in the shadows between the twisted trunks and branches of the Cwyld infected trees -- one way or another, he's wandered off on his own. Keith squints, drawing his sword to push aside some rotting foliage that's frosted over. Breath visible as he exhales, he turns sharply at the sound of someone approaching.]

Oh. [He doesn't lower the sword yet, but he nods in greeting.] Hey.

[But maybe there's a time and place for proper introductions later because something is definitely out there and whatever it is is getting closer.]

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[Sora can't help but snort and then let out a puff of laughter. He caught that slip-up but he really can't be bothered by it. His rabbit ears even twitch as if confirming it. He's a bunny. It's better than being called Little Cottontail...]

You're welcome, buddy. [He grins.] And the berries really are good that's probably why they've got so many people out here working on it, huh?

[He lifts his container which has a good collection that Sora has worked on.] Here, wanna try one?

[What's the harm in a few snacks along the way...?]

[ Keith's eyes widen a little in surprise as Sora's bunny ears twitch before he dissolves into a soft laugh. ]

Cute.

[ On the list of things Keith would absolutely not be saying under normal circumstances: that. But holy shit, he didn't know puca ears were expressive! At the offer, he grins. ]

Yeah, I do! [ Not like anyone's watching over them to make sure nobody's eating the berries and all. He holds out his hand. ] Just one can't hurt.

[Did he just get called cute? A bit flattered, Sora blushes!]

Hey...! It's the bunny ears, isn't it.

[It's always the bunny parts...

Sora does offer his basket to the other, though. Sora's been munching so he doesn't really see why anyone else shouldn't try them. Even if his head is a little fuzzy from it all now. He might even snort with a little bit of happy laughter for no reason.]

Here, take a few!

[ As Sora holds out the basket, Keith reaches in and snags a few berries. ]

Well... it's cute when you blush, too. Does that count?

[ He laughs, though this time it's a little sheepish again. He probably shouldn't be saying any of this, but he's relaxed enough that he doesn't necessarily see how it might be massively embarrassing later. Besides... Sora really is cute when he's blushing? Why deny the truth?

He pops a berry in his mouth, then grins. ]

Oh hey, these are good. You weren't kidding.

[He's usually fine with compliments, will even say thank you or return the favour for them, but being called cute when he blushes too makes him- well- blush more. He lets out a warm laugh as he wonders why it makes his head spin a little.]

Aha- I guess! Thanks? People always jump to the fact that I'm a puca first so hearing that kind of feels good.

[It's nice to be called cute so easily...?? Whoever this boy is, Sora likes him.]

They're super good though, right? Heh. Have a few more, I doubt they'd even notice. [Sora pops one in his mouth too, munching happily.] My name's Sora, by the way. What's yours?

[ Oh no... the blush is intensifying and Keith can't help but feel kind of pleased with himself. It's not every day (read: ever) that he has this effect on people and this is kind of a nice feeling. He laughs, giddier than ever. ]

Heh. Blush any harder and you're gonna match these berries, buddy.

[ He helps himself to another berry, though he holds up by Sora's cheek as if to contrast the two for just a second or two before grinning and popping it into his mouth. ]

I'm Keith, Nice to meet you, Sora. And hey, you should always feel good about yourself. Not just when people say nice things.

[That comment and the way Keith brings up a berry to compare to Sora's face has him laughing, a hand coming up to swat a bit at the other.]

Is it really that bad?!

[For some reason he can't help chuckling at that, his ears bouncing comically with each snigger.]

You seem really nice yourself, Keith.

[ He laughs as Sora awats at his hand, his smile turning from teasing to something softer as the guy speaks.]

It's the farthest thing from bad actually. Heh.

[ Keith glances away, and there's just the faintest bit of pink starting to color his cheeks as well. ]

That's a first. I'm not really good with people usually. It's like I just start feeling awkward and clam up on what to say, y'know? And other times the things I say just come out wrong and next thing I know people are mad and then I get mad and ... [ SIGH. ] It's a mess.

[Sora blinks when he sees such a soft reaction and honestly he can't help feeling a little flattered and soft himself. His head feels a little light and fuzzy because of it.]

I definitely know what it's like to feel tongued tied around people. Sometimes it's really hard to say what you mean and then things come out wrong or too fast and things turn into a big mess.

[Sora laughs softly.]

I say things too fast all the time. But you seem great to me, Keith. Just try and take a deep breath or something!

[ On some level, Keith realizes he's babbling, saying far too much about himself to someone he's just met, and he'll inevitably look back on this later with a clearer head and feel incredibly mortified. Keith in the present, however, feels none of that. It's rare that he opens up to strangers like this and Sora's reply is so understanding and kind that he can't help feeling even warmer on the inside.

If this is what being able to reach out to others the way Lance and Allura can so fluidly and easily is like, then he wants so much to be better at this. ]

Thanks. Really. Thanks. I'll remember that.

[ He smiles, both sheepish and grateful. ]

I just lost my best friend so I've been kinda ... moody, I guess. Wouldn't have guessed you were the kind of person who feels nervous around other people though. Seems like you know just the right thing to say.

[He might not know that this forwardness is not Keith's usual forte but he's charmed just the same. Sometimes it's easier to talk to strangers about things. Someone outside the box of a feeling or situation. Sora gets that a lot.

When Keith says he's lost a best friend recently that makes him feel sympathetic as well. There's been so many times where he has lost his best friend too so he knows that ache fairly well.

Which is why he quickly and quite suddenly hugs Keith. Yeah. He might have done this even without his head fuzzy with grape drink.]

I'm sorry about your friend...! You're more than allowed to feel moody about something like that.

Oh! We're doing this now?

[ Keith is extremely caught by surprise by this hug, but all the same it's reassuring in ways he wasn't consciously allowing himself to want. Being berry drunk might help with just... accepting the gesture and even reciprocating by giving Sora a hug right back. ]

... thanks. You're really great, you know that? I think Shiro would've liked you a lot. And not just because of the puca ears.

[ Stepping back, he grins in earnest. ]

Anyway ... is there anything you want to talk about that's bothering you?

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[Sora is quick to pat Keith on the back before they part and he grins with a friendly expression.]

Ahah, really?

[He then shurgs his shoulders as he picks another berry to pop right into his mouth to chew.]

I don't really know of anything that's really bothering me right now. Except for maybe the fact that I've got to let go of a bond pretty soon. That's a big bummer.

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