homecoming

[devilmaycaregiver]

[Spardas things.]

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[namelessnevermore]

[he chuckles]

It's alright. The thought of me still existing within you, even if it's faint, is... comforting. Regardless of who I am now.

[he winds an arm around glory]

Ours is a strange existence, after all. I can only hope that "me" keeps him from doing anything too foolish.

[auguryofinnocence]

Don't worry, I am well aware of the difference.

...But I don't need anything to keep me in line, you know.

[devilmaycaregiver]

[huffs. that's fine she guesses]

You're keeping you in line. Isn't whatever is keeping you in line Raven, by definition?

[her voice does not indicate it, but she may be teasing him a bit.]

[namelessnevermore]

By some definition, perhaps. I can't decide if Cosmo is partially responsible for keeping you in line or not. Perhaps it's a shared duty.

[auguryofinnocence]

[Okay maybe Glory isn't wrong!]

What, do you not believe he is a good influence? And there's no need for Cosmo anymore, his name is Hephaistos.

[devilmaycaregiver]

[Glory is always right (citation needed)]

Hephaistos...

[namelessnevermore]

I thought his name was Lahabrea...? I'm sure he's a good influence in some respects--he's certainly more emotionally intelligent than either of us--but I doubt he has any desire to reign you in, so to speak.

[he glances sidelong at glory with a smile]

Something he has in common with you, I think.

[auguryofinnocence]

Lahabrea was a sort of title, he has retired now. So, you should know his real name.

But, well. Why should we be reigned in anyway.

[devilmaycaregiver]

I am not sure I'd describe myself as emotionally intelligent... But I am not sure I'd describe Co—Hephaistos that way either. So maybe we are about the same level.

[namelessnevermore]

My perspective may be biased. After all we've been through together, and all the ways you've helped me understand my own feelings... I do think of you as emotionally intelligent.

But what would you say, instead?

[he leans back, taking each of their hands in his own, to hold]

[auguryofinnocence]

[wheeze. He's shy. But okay, hand holding now,]

She's right, it is more about being observant, isn't it? To recognise things in others, but not necessarily yourself. But it does appear to be the same thing on the surface.

[devilmaycaregiver]

[hand holding now!! claps Raven's hand]

Something like that. Plus the fact that if you struggle with emotions for long enough, you learn a few things you wouldn't if you were actually good at them.

He's had a while. And I had... an aggressive approach.

[namelessnevermore]

[hand holding success!!]

The end result is more or less the same to me: we've found ourselves with people who complement us well. People who understand us, and care for us as we are.

[he squeezes both their hands]

Now, are you hungry?