an intro

[stirtheblood]

Who: LiliS
Where: LiliS
When: Day 326, late morning (after hearts)

[Hello LiliS. Your door is locked and there is a strange man in your kitchen. He's making quite a lot of loud banging noises, and when you come out to see, many of the contents of the cabinets are strewn over the floor or the counters.

The man himself is barefoot in sweatpants and a crop top, which means his tattoo is very apparent.

He's currently paused his chaos in favor of inspecting the coffee maker and muttering to himself.]

Maybe you make liquor in this thing...

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[stirtheblood]

Hm. Alright, let's see it.

[he steps back]

[letgrow]

[Heading over to the coffeemaker and opening a cupboard, pointing at a higher up shelf]

Would you grab that bag, please?

[stirtheblood]

What, this one?

[he's tall, he can reach stuff]

[letgrow]

Mm! That's the one!

[Pulling the coffee grinder forward while he grabs the beans]

[stirtheblood]

[He places the bag of beans in front of her, glancing at the coffee grinder.]

All this stuff yours?

[letgrow]

It's all of ours. That is, all of Lilis'... Which includes you now.

[stirtheblood]

[he raises his eyebrows]

So what, I just wake up here and it's all mine now? Not a bad deal.

[letgrow]

[Starting to grind the beans]

Yes, but it's also mine and John's and Cyress' and Coriander's and so on. It's "ours", just like you're one of ours and we're also yours. That's how teams should work.

[stirtheblood]

[he does seem to be watching what she's doing, at least]

Teams, huh? Somehow I get the feelin' that's not really my thing.

[letgrow]

What makes you say that? Or rather...does it seem like a bad thing to you?

[Pointing for the coffee cups]

[stirtheblood]

[he retrieves two coffee cups, though he doesn't hand them over yet]

More like somethin' that's not really gonna work out that way in practice. What if I smashed these right now, because I felt like it? I do, a little. Doesn't really matter if they're "ours" when they're in pieces on the floor.

[letgrow]

[Looks at the cups in his hands, thinking it over seriously]

I suppose....I'd like to know why you felt like it? Breaking cups...would likely mean you're frustrated or angry or restless or bored. So I'd like to know how I could help. Ah, though I would like it if you at least swept up after yourself, so no one steps on the glass and gets hurt.

[stirtheblood]

That's a lot of stuff you'd like... What would you actually do about it?

[letgrow]

Ask for it, of course. And if you say no, it will be disappointing, but you're new here and you don't even know my name, so I can't expect to be given something just because I asked for it.

...So I'll have to work to show you why I want those things and maybe some day you'll want them too. Afterall, it would be nice.....to listen to someone and have them listen to you in return.

[stirtheblood]

Heh. Well, if that's what you want, I'm not going to stop you. And who knows what would happen. Definitely not me.

[he sets the cups on the counter]

[letgrow]

[Nods her thanks, starting the kettle for the water]

True. Besides...It would be boring if we knew what was going to happen.

[stirtheblood]

That's for sure.

[leans against the counter]

So what is your name? If you've got mine, I wouldn't mind that either.

[letgrow]

Shiemi. Though some people might refer to me as Camellia. This team has a history of naming it's members after flowers. Would you like a flower name?

[stirtheblood]

A flower name from the team? Are you kiddin' me?

[letgrow]

No? Why, is it funny?

[stirtheblood]

I just told ya that teams weren't my thing. Do I seem like a flower kinda guy?

[letgrow]

You seem like the type to be whatever kind of guy you put your mind to.

Valerian maybe...

[stirtheblood]

That does sound about right.

The first bit, anyway. I don't know about the name.

[letgrow]

The valerian flower symbolizes strength and being ready for anything. It seems like the sort of meaning you would like.

[stirtheblood]

Hm. Dunno that I'd say I'm ready for much other than a slumber party right now, but I'm workin' on it.