lobelia + ramuda

[conchy]

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[lollidrops]

Airships...you mean like planes? They're big metal tubes that people travel in to get places.

[ airships sounds a lot nicer.

no wings...

well, that's okay. ramuda's hands come to rest lightly on lobelia's chest instead. this is fine too, right? ]

[conchy]

Oui! Something like that. You don't have a fear of heights, do you?

[lollidrops]

Nuh-uh, not at all! Are you gonna take me on one?

[ he's ready now, let's go~ ]

[conchy]

[Lobelia laughs, tapping the tip of Ramuda's nose with his finger.]

Bien sûr. There is no better way to travel. Does that mean you intend to follow me if we manage to escape this place?

[lollidrops]

[ heyyy! ramuda wiggles with a little giggle but stays put. ]

Sure, if you're inviting me! [ there are a lot of things ramuda will forcibly insert himself into, but this is the rare case where he won't.

...there's also the fact that if he did that, he wouldn't last too long but ramuda isn't thinking about chuohku right now. he's just happy to be here, in lobelia's lap, having a good time. ]

[conchy]

Hm? I don't see why not. You can forge a new path for yourself alongside me.

[If Lobelia has to acclimate to anything, it will be getting used to no longer flying solo. Ramuda is easy to get along with, and they're intense in similar ways, so he's pretty certain things will work out just fine.]

Mm... but knowing you, it would not be enough to say you're welcome to come along. You would prefer a formal invitation to join me, wouldn't you?

[lollidrops]

[ that sounds nice—it makes ramuda's heart skip, because talking like this is dangerous. for so many reasons.

....but he'll worry about that later. it's very far away, and now is now. ]

Hehe, how did ya know? But it doesn't need to be anything stuffy!

[conchy]

Oui, oui, then I will put it plainly: come along with me, mon cher éclair. Life with you would never fail to remain exciting.

[Most people would hesitate to make such a bold offer, but not Lobelia. Why should he? If you know what you want, reach for it. Hesitating has never been his style.]

[lollidrops]

Okey-doke, then I will!

[ as easy as that and ramuda doesn't think too hard on it either. he's agreed to things like this before and this one doesn't need to be different. even though it is already.

it's one thing to agree to go with someone knowing you can just get a train, a cab, or even a plane back.

...but it's fine right? yeah, it's fine! ]

Y'know, normally I pinkie promise over things like this, hehe. [ he looks up at him impish, wiggling a little. ]

[conchy]

[Easy as that, hm? No fuss, no muss. Lobelia smiles. It's hardly a bad thing to be so decisive in one's own thinking. He warmly ruffles Ramuda's hair.]

A pinky promise...? I've not heard of that before.

[But he can put two and two together and assume Ramuda wants them to loop their pinkies together, perhaps exchange a verbal promise at the same time. That's no problem, of course... but he's going to mess with Ramuda a little first.]

Is this a bid to mind and capture my soul, mon cher? This is not unlike how a demon seeks a contract.

[lollidrops]

Awwwwww, do ya really think someone as sweet and cute as me could be a demon? ☆

[ well, they both know the answer here and ramuda is just being silly in return. ]

But what if I do? Would ya give it to me? [ batting his eyelashes, extremely, adorably cutely. ]

[conchy]

Naturellement. It's the sweet ones who are to be feared above all others.

[But Lobelia knows what lies beneath all the saccharine sweetness, and he's far from afraid. Bring it on, demon. He'll take you.]

I may be so inclined... supposing fate will hand me over to you without a fight.

[In the meantime, he extends his pinky to Ramuda.]

[lollidrops]

[ wrapping their pinkies together, hehe. pinky promise!

well a pinky promise plus a quick kiss because he can. maybe because he is a demon of sorts who just does what he wants when the opportunity presents itself. ]

Oooh, I gotta fight fate for you? That sounds like it could be fun! But why's it want you?

[conchy]

[What better seal for a promise than a kiss? Lobelia leans into it, a small huff of amused laughter following.]

I would not be so keen to try if I were you. Tell me, how much do you know of the Major Arcana?

[lollidrops]

Hmmmm... well I know what they are and I know that it drives a lotta women crazy when their fortune comes up bad! And then they do all kinds of things like wear mismatched shoes or pay only in coins or only eat fruit for a whole to week to try to counteract it.

But I'm guessing I'd need to do more than that, huh? [ he is undaunted. ]

[conchy]

Heh! If only fate were so easy to defy.

[And that brings him nicely to his next point...]

Sure, there is much within your means that you can change, but not everything. Not fate, not karma, not the nature of your own mortality... but knowing where you fall on the celestial map tells you about the trajectory of your life.

[lollidrops]

I see, I see ☆. [ does he? well he's certainly listening even if his response might sound blithe to anyone but present company. ]

So what's your fate then?

[conchy]

Destruction. Annihilation. Clearing a path for a new tomorrow.

[Lobelia is the chaos that precedes real change. Not the fun part.]

That is to say... my major Arcana is La Torre. Does that surprise you?

[lollidrops]

[ he's quiet for a moment before breaking out into a grin, notes of laughter he's barely suppressing. it's not at lobelia, it's because- ]

Nah, not at all! Is that supposed to scare me?

Cause I just find it really interesting instead! And who says I gotta fight that fate anyway? I mean I still can, but...

Hehe, do you know what my name means, Lobelia?

[conchy]

It should scare you.

[But it's no surprise that Ramuda remains undaunted. If Lobelia were to cut someone to pieces in front of his very eyes, he's sure the reaction he'd garner would be similarly disproportionate... but that's what he likes about Ramuda. It's fine!

Ah, but the meaning of his name... Lobelia shakes his head.]

Non. You'll tell me, won't you?

[lollidrops]

[ honestly, he was spooked when he really saw what lobelia could do with yuki. but it didn't scare him beyond a few beats of his rabbit heart. because he's a person who's drawn to the dangerous things in life, and from an artist to an artist it really was beautiful. ]

Mmhmm! [ he takes lobelia's hand and turns it palm side up so he can draw with his finger. ]

The first character in ramuda is 乱, it means "disorder", "riot", "war". The second character is 数 which means "number". If you put it together you can read it as "ransuu" which is random number, so something unpredictable and by that nature, chaotic.

So actually, I think we're complimentary! There's nothing more chaotic than destruction, is there? ☆

[conchy]

[Lobelia watches his finger dance about on his palm in unfamiliar stokes with clear interest. Languages have always fascinated him, after all.]

Ah! So you were aptly named. Quelle coïncidence! We do indeed make a fine pair... or rather, a perfectly destructive one.

[He'd return the favor and explain what his name means, but—]

In my case... surely you know what Lobelia means.

[lollidrops]

Hmmm...I'll let you in on a secret since I like you so much!

[ and since he's having such a good time right now, and isn't that what matters? ]

I had to self teach myself pretty much everything besides rap~. Lobelia is a plant though, right? Tell me!

[conchy]

[Lobelia hums— Ramuda's origins sound... unusual, but they've yet to discuss such things anyway. Taught himself everything besides rap? Lobelia can't imagine he had a normal home life.]

Oui— a type of flower. But if you're looking for a grander reason behind the name, I'm afraid only my Maman and Papa could tell you... and they aren't around to answer such questions.

[lollidrops]

Awww, well that's okay. That means you can have it symbolize whatever ya want if nothing or no one can say otherwise! Or you can just leave it like that, cause it's a pretty name!

[ at least that's how ramuda views it. ]

I got my name from someone else cause parents and me aren't a thing.

[ in the most literal of terms, and maybe the way he says it so, bluntly in a way that simply is the truth rather than just ramuda being ramuda, betrays him slightly here. ]