hugtopia | Video - Early Malom, a couple days after the party

[Action; at Kiwi and Will's house]
[Will isn't expecting a package. He hasn't ordered anything, after all--and why wouldn't he go pick it up at the store, if he had? But he gladly signs for the small padded envelope regardless, and retreats to the living room to open it. A single, marble-sized Pokéball spills out into his hand; he gasps out loud, immediately standing to enlarge it and let out the Pokémon inside. A Hypno appears in a blaze of crimson light, looking around the unfamiliar room.]

Reve! Y-you--I thought--

[A little choked noise, like he's trying not to cry, and Will throws his arms around her for a tight hug.]

I'm so, so sorry. I never meant to abandon you, I didn't know I'd be leaving.....

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[Once the reunion is out of the way, Will flips on the video feed to make a post, looking more genuinely, radiantly happy than just about anyone has seen him here.]

Hi, everyone! I've got a favor to ask--or maybe an offer to make? I guess it depends on how you look at it!

Another member of my team arrived today! This is Reve.

[The camera pans over to show a Hypno sitting on the couch, polishing an already glittering pendulum. She looks up at the introduction, raising a hand in a silent greeting.]

Reve is a Hypno. Hypno are technically omnivores, but primarily psychovores--they mainly eat products of other creatures' minds. In this case, it's dreams. Where I'm from, I can normally easily keep her fed just by battling, since that's my job. That's not an option in Havenwell, though.

So my proposal is this: if you have nightmares you want to be rid of, or even if you just need help getting to sleep and want to keep your dreams, please let me know! You can contact me privately too, if you'd rather not speak up where everyone can see. There's no need to pay, of course--you're already giving us something, after all.

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[Arche turns her puppy eyes on Will immediately, and even adds an impressively mournful whine-wail of misery and starvation. You've never ever fed her even once in her whole entire life, and now you're denying her table scraps Cor already promised?

Will just buries his face in his hands, laughing helplessly. He can't stand up against both of you.....]

Alright, alright..... But only if you share with your sisters, okay?

[Cor smirks at that, an actual honest to gods cocky smirk.

Apparently spoiling the pokemon is going to be a point of contention for them. Then again he regularly sneaks sweets into the armiger for his King despite medical orders to lay off the fats. He's weak to puppy eyes.

Once the girls have taken the sushi and distributed it among themselves Cor hesitantly tastes the ramen, pleased to find that at least tastes and, mostly, feels as it should. He busies himself with topping his bowl while he speaks. It's easier not to have to meet Will's gaze for this.]

I just... wanted to say that... I'm sorry, if I crossed a line.

[He's trying so hard to not be swayed by the puppy eyes, Cor. So hard!11 And you're not helping him be strong at all.Quite the opposite, in fact--there's no denying the sudden flutter in his stomach at the sight of Cor smirking like that. Mew, but it's hard to look away.....

Reve graciously starts dividing up the sushi among the girls, while Will reaches for the toppings himself. That apology, though..... well. Will can't help but laugh at that.]

You don't have anything to apologize for, don't worry.

[The fact that he laughs at that awkward apology makes Cor's face flush hotly, embarrassed all over again. Still, it's good to know that Will isn't upset with him about it.]

It helped?

[Right? That was the point after all. It did help him, didn't it? They didn't exactly have time to talk about things and Will wasn't in the condition to anyways. And Cor had slipped away to get back to the fight while Will was still asleep.]

[Awww, just look at that adorable blush. Will's grin turns a little mischievous.]

It helped a lot. Feel free to cross that line whenever you'd like~ ♥

[He couldn't really have discussed it then, not in any real detail. Might have managed to agree, if he'd been asked--but in that condition, how reliable would that kind of consent be?]

[His inability to really have the presence of mind to give consent in that state was precisely why Cor felt it necessary to apologize now. He wanted things to be clear between them and he wanted to be sure of where they stood going forward.]

We hadn't said... anything official so I just... wanted to be sure.

[He reaches over to rest one hand over Will's giving it a gentle squeeze. Being with Will made him happier than he'd known he could be. He didn't want to mess anything up.]

Well, we can say it officially now. If you want to touch, I'm all yours~ ♥

[Will squeezes back, thumb tracing a slow path over the back of Cor's hand. New relationship mode unlocked!]

Video - Early Malom, a couple days after the party

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