2017-11-22: Bundling Up

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  • Log: Bundling Up
  • Cast: Riesenlied, Noeline, Janey, Mikaia (NPCs)
  • Where: Wayside
  • Date: 22nd November 2017
  • Summary: Riesenlied finds herself quite needy for Noeline after the incident into the mind, but the kids are watching...! Watch out, Riesemama!


<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.

It's been a short while since the incident that consumed Wayside (yet leaving it seemingly intact in its wake)...

... and Riesenlied has moved to embrace Noeline as they return to her room -- glancing about left and right, she sneaks a needy gesture as she clings tighter to the Hyadean she calls her loved one and presses her lips to hers.

It's a longer moment before she lets go and-- blushingly stammers out, "I--I'm sorry. I needed... I needed to do that."

<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.

Noeline was the one to maneuver Riesenlied back to the orphanage proper - not to mention Mikaia, still cuddled in the demon's lap the whole way, and Janey, who just about managed to cling to Noeline's shoulders for the ride home. Putting them to bed is easy enough, even if there's every chance they're going to pop up a few moments later after a day like the one they've all just had.

For her part, Noeline has /seemed/ relatively unruffled by the whole incident - though the way in which she tenses and then relaxes into Riesenlied's embrace with a quiet and relieved sigh speaks volumes, and she's tugged the other demon a little closer at the kiss, eager to return it in kind.

Of course, she doesn't wilt and blush nearly as much afterwards - just smiles in a lazy kind of warmth, chuckles to herself, and then pushes in for a second kiss as she nudges Riesenlied into the room proper. "... whyever would I take offence at that?" she huffs afterwards, almost drawling the question.

<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.

Riesenlied is glad to see the orphans resting, at the very least; there's a part of her that's grieving and hurting over exposing them to so much trauma, which probably explains some of where the neediness coming out from her is coming from. She's easier to shake than Noeline is, after all. There's a raise from her eyebrows, as she leans in with another kiss as Noeline encoraches on her.

"... maybe not, but... I'm-- er--" Riesenlied stammers further, cutely blushy and flummoxed at her outburst as she gasps, "... I need you right now..." O-oh dear!! She's backpedalling still to step into their room.

<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.

Noeline might be difficult to shake, but she does look rather drained from the day. Her eyes are clear, however, and terrifically proud - not just for the effort that Riesenlied put out, but also of what she's learnt about their kids, and what they've faced and pulled through. ... not that she'd admit it to Janey easily.

She's nudging further forwards as Riesenlied backpedals, a rather cattish smile on her face as she denies the other demon any escape

<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.

Noeline might be difficult to shake, but she does look rather drained from the day. Her eyes are clear, however, and terrifically proud - not just for the effort that Riesenlied put out, but also of what she's learnt about their kids, and what they've faced and pulled through. ... not that she'd admit it to Janey easily.

She's nudging further forwards as Riesenlied backpedals, a rather cattish smile on her face as she denies the other demon any escape; her hands rest on Riesenlied's waist as she draws in closer, sneaking another kiss as Riesenlied's ankles bump against their bed. She might be able to hit 'sultry' if it weren't for her own awed blush, reminiscent of the silent devotion she paid Riese in the mentalscape.

"I'm here," she promises, trying to be grand about it. "Whenever you need me, and the rest of the time besides."

<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.

Riesenlied lowers herself onto their bed, a terribly fond thing that they've become comfortable on. The bedsheets that Riesenlied replace almost daily are fresh and crisp, and the decor of the blankets adds that Fereshte touch that she's terribly fond of.

Her expression's softened as she looks towards Noeline's grin. "... m-mm," she nods slowly, no less entranced even if Noeline's blush softens the exchange between the two. "... we're here. We're here... for each other. We don't need to dwell on times of loneliness... times of separation..."

<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.

Noeline clambers slowly onto the bed, on her hands and knees above Riesenlied; she lets her hair drape down around them both, clearly enjoying the private little world they've made for themselves as she lets her touch trace the other woman's cheek, scales and all.

"... dwelling on it is fine, I think. It can be a source of strength, after all - so long as we recognize those times for what they are, and do not let them rule us," she decides.

Oh my, how responsible-- even if she suddenly huffs out a breath, and lowers herself slightly to properly lay atop the other woman, embraced against her as the touch on Riese's cheek is replaced by a kiss, muffling Noeline's fond chuckle. "In that respect, those kids might be older and wiser than we are."

<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.

Riesenlied grumps as she-- clings onto Noeline a little more fondly; her arms have draped around Noeline's shoulders, as if pulling her in protectively. "... It hurts to see you be bullied like that." A-aww, that motherly feeling of Riesenlied's is shining through!!

She smiles just a little bit more fondly as she leans in to another kiss, breathing aloud to say, "I always had all the faith in Janey and Mikaia..." A pause. "We'd best care for them extra well in the coming few days."

<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.

"It hurt to /be/ bullied like that," Noeline rejoins with an amused laugh - but it's light, the noise of someone who's come to terms with the history. Not that she's about to deny Riesenlied's protective instincts, mind you, nestling into the other demon as she closes her eyes and lets herself be pampered. "... nowadays, of course, I can see it for what it was - nothing personal, just all they knew."

For a moment, the spy hesitates - and then slowly tugs away some of her accessories at the same time as she returns the latest kiss, leaving her hair unbound as she hums appreciatively. "... you're right," she admits afterwards, and smirks. "Somehow, I am amazed that Janey has not burst in and dropped an elbow on me."

<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.

Riesenlied swallows faintly as she -- leans forward as she mumbles, "... it is not anything to be excused." She leans in and kisses Noeline on the foreline of her hair, whispering as she strokes at her hair, "It is something to be taught out. Something we will do..." she murmurs, trying to gather more strength in herself.

She watches the accessories come off, and she murmurs, "... it hurts that it is something that scars so deep they cannot say..." She shivers. "Yet, I am just like them, am I not? What we have explored... I..." A hesitant pause.

Noeline can see the door creeeeping just slowly...

<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.

Noeline pauses, her cheeks flaring as she lets Riesenlied take that kiss; she huffs softly, as if that were the first motion to actually make her properly bashful. Perhaps it's the way that Riesenlied restates her purpose - the spy can't help but be drawn to it. "... we will. Even if it takes time, we have taken the first steps. We can do this," she adds quietly, full of confidence for Riese's sake.

She catches the movement of the door out the corner of her eye, letting out a silent breath as she runs her fingers through Riesenlied's hair to try to soothe her. "... would it have mattered? If Janey prefers to be Janey, then so be it. Perhaps that's her way of looking forwards - but it doesn't change what they mean to us one bit," she adds, making sure she's audible enough. "Rather, I'm proud."

Another pause, and she closes her eyes. "... I'm sure they would understand. ... they're smart enough that I assume they've already figured some of it out, I imagine," she adds with a snort.

<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.

"I know that hardships await us, but... together, I feel strengthened to walk through it together," Riesenlied smiles ever warmly, her crimson eyes gazing towards Noeline's as she lets her sidle a little bit closer. "We can do it."

She doesn't seem to have picked out the movement at the door, and smiling quietly as she nods. "They have a strength that we can emulate." She shifts just a little, trembling as she murmurs, "S-should we...?" just a bit more bashfully.

You could just hear the 'ow! don't push' whisper around the corner.

<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.

"I have promised to stay at your side, after all. ... we do not need to dwell on times of separation, but we certainly can learn from them," she adds with a soft chuckle, nestling in at Riesenlied's neck as she places an unhurried kiss there. Not even a bite, goodness - not yet, anyway. "... I will not make that mistake again."

But then Riesenlied makes her soft, quiet offer, and Noeline feels her cheeks heat - together with a sudden awareness of the pair waiting at the door. In any other situation she might try to have a little fun - the sight of Riesenlied dithering is very cute, after all. "... I would like nothing more," she admits quietly and privately, her voice low in a whisper as she admits that part - and then speaks up.

"Perhaps-- /not/ with an audience, however," she snickers, as Strife suddenly bonks into Janey from behind, propelling her into the door.

<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.

It isn't actually just Janey, but Janey and Mikaia who tumble and burst into the room at the same time Mikaia complains, "I can't hear--aah!"

Riesenlied's reaction, as is on cue, is perfect as she yelps and just about nearly jolts out of her skin, flailing just for a moent as she stammers, "W-what have you-- I--" She just about cups her mouth as she tries to not say what was on the tip of her tongue.

"You can't just leave us to bunk up on your bed! Sleepover!" Janey complains.

<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.

Noeline just bursts straight into pleased, quiet laughter; it's a rare gesture from her, a genuinely relieved sort of noise that doesn't come all that often. "Well-- things like this are part and parcel of having kids, they do say," she notes with a rather wry grin, never mind the fact she remains clung onto Riesenlied even as the other demon flails and squirms.

"And here I was, about to kiss Riesemama some more," she adds straight-out, if only to try to provoke a reaction from the kids and Riese both; she's planted a hand on one hip as she does so, but then draws Riesenlied aside to make space. "But, after a day like today, we can't exactly deny that, hm?"

<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.

Mikaia has just about the expected response of 'u-uwaaah...' as she tries to cover her eyes (but winds up peeking a little). "... our children..." Riesenlied whispers with a nod, as she beckons gently to say, "... it's okay to come up here." The littlest winged beastkid smiles warmly and says, "Thank you, mama...!" as she scralws up on top.

Janey snorts just a little as she complains, at the protest, "You kiss each other all the time! If you're telling me to ration my cookies out, surely you can do it for kissing!!" and grins as she just bellyflops onto the bed.

Riesenlied's face is incredibly red as she stammers, "I--er-- that is..." She has no comeback?!

<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.

Noeline does at least sit up a little... but only a little. It's not often that she exercises the right to remain glommed onto Riesenlied's side in front of the children, but she does this evening, evidently still a little worn out from the day's adventure and left rather unguarded because of it. Mikaia even gets a pat on the head and a fond ruffle of her hair as Noeline chuckles--

--and immediately huffs right back at Janey in a prideful manner, her eyes glinting with mischief in the lantern's light. "The difference is that kisses won't make you fat," she notes archly as the other girl hits the bed at a running leap, immediately play-shoving with her for space before flicking her hair out. "Besides, kisses like /these/ don't come every day, I'll have you know."

<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.

Riesenlied's cheeks are burning out still as Janey rebutts with a big grin, "... they'll make you fat full of affection, so you'd best ration it out!" There's a delicate chuckle from the motherly Hyadean afterwards, however, as she leans down and gives an affectionate kiss to the top of Mikaia's head, and--

"Hey, hey!"

--Janey's as well, though not where the scarline where her ears used to be. "I have Riesemama's cooties!" she complains.

<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.

Gently, Noeline rests her head against Riesenlied's, briefly kissing her on the cheek despite Janey's protests; her hand lands on the other demon's arm, rubbing there for a moment as if to reassure Riese that the spy will be remaining right there, whether bombarded by kids or not. "/Fortunately/, affection is something we have plenty spare of," she shoots back at the other girl, watching Riese's motion.

At the very least, she does feel like she has to say something, in her position as Mommaline. "... you both did well today. I'm sure it was scary, but we all made it through," she promises them, as if to underline the events of the day and be done with them for good.

<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.

Mikaia curls up just a little bit tighter, not responding immediately to Noeline -- and Riesenlied does take that silence as a note to just cuddle her a little closer and give her warmth to compensate for how harsh the day has been.

"Riesemama is too stronggg..." Janey whimpers, as she sulks and puts her finger to her cheek. "But Mommaline is too stingy with kisses, on the other hand!"

<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.

Noeline's eyebrows pick up-- she lifts up to peer over Riesenlied's shoulder, snorting in clear amusement at Janey and letting the winged pair curl up together. "Oh, do you think so?" she wonders theatrically, a finger at her cheek in a mirror of the gesture - then she's looming in towards the energetic girl, her hands up in 'claws' as she threatens(??), "Crimson Demon Cooties are rather fearsome, I'll have you know."

<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.

There's a huff in turn from Janey as she sticks her tongue out to say, "I know I'm safe because you're not gonna bite us before you bite Riesemama!" much to the blonde Hyadean steaming ever further, Mikaia stammering, "... a-are you going to bite Riesemama, Mommaline...?"

<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.

It's /absolutely/ for the best that Mikaia was the one to ask that question; the almost automatic response of 'if she asks nicely' dies in Noeline's throat when she meets the orphan's earnest gaze, and she has to stammer for a second as she searches for ground.

"... it's alright," she says instead, kind of dodging past the question. "I won't hurt her, of course. Everyone's safe, including Riesemama, and the two of you," she reassures the girl with another pat on the head. "Though perhaps I will talk to Uncle Kalve about what /exactly/ he's got in his lab," she adds with something of a grumble.

<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.

"I wanna go play on Uncle Kalve's arms more sometime!" Janey exclaims enthusiastically, much to Riese having to pat her on the shoulder and shh her down again, if only because of how late at night it is. "It was shocking, but... I feel that I... have learnt from the experience, if nothing else."

Mikaia smiles more broadly at her mother as she says, "Riesemama..." and gets another pat on the head. "In that moment... remembering my love for all of you... it gave me the strength to hold the Malevolence back."

<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.

"... well... I would certainly agree it was a learning experience for all of us... if not one we ever actually asked for," Noeline complains just a little, her enthusiasm dented slightly as she huffs. "Though I /do seem/ to remember a certain someone complaining very loudly about how 'that isn't Mommaline at all'. The odd vote of confidence doesn't hurt, I suppose," she adds teasingly, this time ruffling Janey's hair instead, and rather more messily than she ever did Mikaia's. Such favoritism(?).

"You did very well. ... I-- have to admit I'm not terribly good at things like that. Usually, Riese is the one to feel through situations like that," she adds, and has to pause when she realizes that she perhaps shouldn't be quite so used to them in the first place.

<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.

Janey grumps, but grins as she says, "... I thought you needed the help, that's all!" with a puffed out look of pride on her face. "The Lord of Calamity's always there to extend a helping hand!" Somewhere, Velvet is sagely nodding despite being stuck in whatever limbo she is.

Riesenlied smiles ever warmer as she starts to close her eyes. "I'm so tired, but... ah, this feels so comfortable..."

<Pose Tracker> Noeline has posed.

Noeline leans on Riesenlied's shoulder, embracing her from behind; she's thrown an arm around the other demon's waist by now, and grins lazily at Janey. "And /then/ I remember having to plant a sword in front of a certain someone to protect her as I delivered a pep talk..." she drawls, intentionally skirting around any specifics not least out of respect for the girl and what she faced.

She does at least pause, though, and gently brush a little hair out of Riesenlied's eyes. "It's been a long day. Sleep, if you have to. We're all here around you, hm?" she promises, for reassurance's sake.