imeeji_frontstage | graduation x3 + (...?) (cw blood, food, gore)

Who: Emet-Selch, Five & Klaus Hargreeves, BARiTONES, Taisho Roman Revolution, certain criminals
Where: Mitsukoshi Ginza
When: Day 512, afternoon

[ BARiTONES and Taisho Roman Revolution will find themselves receiving invitations via cell phone to visit the Mitsukoshi Ginza for a ~*~*special graduation*~*~! Once more the terrace of the 9th floor has been redecorated for the special lads, and the theme is red.

Red carpet, red ribbons, red tablecloth, red cushioned lounge chairs, red confetti, red flower hedges, red, red, red. Heck, there's even a fancy fountain river that runs through the whole terrace before pooling at a humble sized square pond and that's red, t—

Wait.

. . . Oh. That's. Blood.

That's blood.

. . .

T-the wine is red too, and there's plenty of it. The available mugs for fancy drip coffee are red. Red velvet cake. Red meat, cooked anddddd nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooot hhhhhhhhey some of these tables and chairs seem to be made of things that are red but not things that are wood or metal or normal table material. Hey. Heyyyyy. . . ?

W . . . who is this graduation for!? Who wanted this. Like it is a Hell graduation but also!? Also!?!!? Isn't this a little too Hell-like already!?!?!

Well. Well!!!! At least there are normal sections of terrace to hang out in. They're even elegant. Fancy drip coffee and wine, again, but also fancy donuts and other breakfast options too. Fancy!!

. . .

Also . . . ? There are coin-operated horse rides, except some of them aren't horses, some of them are birds. Red birds! Phoenixes? Honestly they look kind of shitty and the music that plays from them sound horribly dissonant but on the other hand they seem to work perfectly fine without coins. So there's your entertainment!!!

At the far end of the terrace is the usual carpet to graduation doors, along with a clearing where three microphones stand for anyone who would like to make a speech or do a monologue or a performance or something. The blood fountain river crosses through here so be. Be careful. ]

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[He laughs and kisses his cheek.]

As long as I don't sleep with my enemies, I will be fine then!

More than fine. [ turns his head quickly to catch that kiss on the lips instead. ]

[He laughs after and twirls him out again.]

I am going to miss your boundless energy.

[ since he needs to take his hand to twirl him his grip on that hand is going to tighten. ] And I'm going to miss you. All of you.

Who else is going to enjoy the snow with me, although... thankfully the snowman we built in my room won't ever fade away, so I'll have my grumpy little snow Hades to keep me company until you visit.

Make sure he doesn't stay out too late or sleep under trees in blizzards, hmm?

I suppose when I visit you'll just have to carry the snow to that room, won't you? Daunting but I am sure you are up to the task.

I'll also make sure he stays up no later than 10pm. Like a good grandpa he needs his beauty sleep.

Oh? Is that what I'll be doing? How about I just invest in a snow machine. I think that'll be much more convenient, and you can enjoy the light sprinkle each and every time.

Get him a nice eye cover for the evenings, yes.

Ah, but then will you be enjoying the snow. I wonder if there is a way to escort me about.

Maybe? We can always try different things... I don't really care if I get in trouble for trying to smuggle a graduate around.

Now that is the spirit.

And if I have not said it before, I do love you dearly, my Tempest, Caeli, Childe, Tartaglia. Did I forget any names?

[He did forget one on purpose.]

[ he takes a step closer, reaching for hades' front to tug him so that they're face to face. he smirks, whispering, ] Ajax.

Ah. There was the one I was missing.

I will love and miss you, my dear Ajax.

[He lets his real name roll off in the ancient tongue, but said with much affection.]

[ childe smiles, fond, replying in kind, ] I will love and miss you too, Hades. [ said in snezhnayan, of course. ]

I won't be gone long. I'm sure you'll be back soon enough to tell me tails of splendor and battle.

Though I am dreadfully disappointed I didn't stir as many people up with this dress.

It affected all of the right people, so I wouldn't worry too much. But, mm, I'll have to keep a log of everything I'll need to share. And I do hope you'll do the same. I want to hear of all of your exploits in hell.

You want an old man's ledger. Now I know you are bored.

I'll come spice up your dreams from time to time. You can also set up poinsettias in the lobby if you ever want me to come visit your dreams.

Hey. [ he pokes him square in the chest. ] It has nothing to do with being bored and everything to do with the amount of respect I have for you. I don't want to hear anything from anybody. But you... I could listen to whatever you have to say for hours on end, you know, and besides. I have always found your exploits fascinating. [ a few of his tails start to wag. hades DID participate in wars and childe IS all about that. ] I'm glad you get to keep your abilities, so that you can visit them. Are you still going to barge in from time to time? I know that's one of your favorite past times. But yes yes~ noted.

I could tell you the most fantastical place of places of seen. And more importantly of my star. There is none more wonderful than it. Though you would hardly find stories of war there.

I think I would wilt tremendously would I never be able to truly see the color of souls before. I will tell you your true color after all. If you want to know it.

I look forward to not only hearing about it, but getting a chance to see it. As soon as you're out of here I hope you'll kidnap me for a visit. A brief one, because, as you know, I can't abandon Xiansheng and Pitchka.

I wouldn't mind knowing. Would you be able to show me what it looks like without killing me?

[He was about to reply.]

Pitchka?

Ah, my... name for Tsukiakari. I didn't want to keep calling him by his other names, and I wanted to have something special to call him, so... Pitchka. It means little bird.

Does he hate it? No. He would secretly love it, wouldn't he?

No, actually. He really likes it. And he's made it no secret, at least to me. I just want what's best for him, and that's to... move on. [ so if that means giving up the name scaramouche or kunikuzushi, then... sure. childe will do whatever for him. ]

He does need to be drop kicked out of his current headspace, yes.

And who better to do that than you, the terror or recklessness. And I say this as fondly as possible.

[ he smiles, proud of both of those titles. ] Of course. And I'm happy to do it, honestly. But he has grown a lot since the beginning and that's something to be proud of him for. I do have you and the rest of BARiTONES to thank for that.

I would hope so. I did put a lot of love and work into BARiTONES and I am proud of what they have become. Even our more late bloomers.

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