2018-03-26: Our Identity
- Log: Our Identity
- Cast: Riesenlied, Noeline
- Where: Lastonbell Inn
- Date: 26th March 2018
- Summary: Riesenlied and Noeline retire for the night after meeting Kaguya.
<Pose Tracker> Riesenlied has posed.
Riesenlied is seated on her bed at the inn room they've hired out in Lastonbell. For once, the kids aren't with them, so they've got time to themselves... it's a rare moment that the bustle of family isn't catching up with them.
Riese has discarded her robes and hood, so she's in the sleeveless undershirt that she has to wear to support her wings and deformed arm, as well as a shorter skirt with leggings as she looks towards Noeline. "... I'm-- suddenly I feel very tired. It's been a long trip..."
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Noeline has been in high spirits throughout the day; it's kind of nice to get back to her old ways a little. As much as the trip is a chance to catch up with those people important to them, and look for information on Hammer and the Fereshte, it's also a chance for Noeline to learn about a whole new culture she hasn't seen before, and she seems cheered by it.
Having gone downstairs for some water, she's closing the door behind her as she balances a tray with a pitcher on it - but is quick to set her load down on a side table when Riesenlied speaks.
"Of course," she chuckles, her upbeat mood softening to something a little more tender; she sits down to offer the other demon a shoulder to lean against, playing slightly with blonde hair. "It worry it may have been a little far, given your health, but..."
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Riesenlied droops her head to one side as she lowers it to Noeline's side, accepting the water to drink as she says, "... it rather is a stretch, but I fear that being in poor health is not acceptable with all we have to do at present."
She draws her legs a little tighter as she hugs onto Noeline's arm, saying, "How are you doing, yourself...?"
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Turning towards the blonde a little, Noeline lets out a soft huff. "... there comes a point when everyone has to rest a little. You are no exception, especially not with a wound like that," she grumbles - but relents just as quickly, leaning forwards to place a gentle kiss on the other demon's lips for an instant.
Slowly, as if Riesenlied might break, she gathers the other demon into a more solid embrace; for a moment, she looks away. "... I... have to admit, I've been worried. After everything that happened in Lost July and the Pleasing Gardens, who would not be? ... I'm still not used to the feeling, I suppose," she chuckles ruefully as she looks back to Riesenlied to offer a lopsided smile.
Before the other demon can speak, she lowers her gaze to an amused and half-lidded one. "--which does not mean I regret a thing," she possibly cuts Riese off.
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Riesenlied trembles just a little as she says, "Rest is one thing... but... I do wonder if I have the physical energy and body to go all the way, at times." She leans closer and-- gasps, as she finds the other Hyadean's lips for the kiss...
They embrace. They cling tighter, as she says, "... I'm sorry. I will do my hardest to not worry you. I've been let along on the winds, brought by whoever will speak to me..." She furrows her brow.
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Closing her eyes, Noeline shakes her head briefly; undoing the ties in her hair, she lets out a breath as she simply tugs Riesenlied the rest of the way into her embrace, drawing them both back to lie together on the bed.
"... that-- is not what I mean," she counters with a soft huff of air. "I could never stop you from following the voices and the winds that call you. I would never /want/ to," she adds with another lopsided smile. "I know how much a part of you it is, how important to you it can be."
"I simply... wish I could understand it better, I suppose. For all that I enjoy studying people, I suppose I'm not very good at this sort of thing." At least she seems in good humour about it, if quietly so; she sneaks another kiss - and then one on the scales of Riese's cheek, letting her fingers trace the line of the other woman's mutated arm.
"But physically-- I will always do whatever I can to carry you forwards, however it might be needed. ... of course, I would prefer it not come to that," she drawls suddenly with a snort. "But do not believe for an instant that you do not have my support."
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Riesenlied frowns very softly, holding out for those fingers to lace together as Noeline undoes her hair. They descend, softly resting on the bed, their hair intertwining gently as they do so. "... to understand it better... I wonder... it is about time that I seek help with it, is it not? From you, from others..."
She sighs very softly. "It seems unfair to burden you to all of that effort. I want to get better. As much as it seems I'm stubborn to injure myself, again and again."
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For a few moments, Noeline simply closes her eyes and draws in closer to Riesenlied, nestling into her as she lets out a slow breath; it's remarkably unguarded, and with her hair down it makes her look more like the young demon that left Photosphere in hopes of shaping up to the Tainted leader's example.
"I will not push you - but I would certainly listen, of course," she admits, her voice quiet. "... I suppose I'm just worried that I would not fully understand even then. I am... not exactly known for my empathy."
The self-deprecating moment passes quickly, if only because she suddenly blinks her eyes open and can't stop the laughter from bubbling to the surface. "--well! Don't think I'm going to let you get out of your exercises, or give you free reign to injure yourself," she huffs in amusement as she sits up a little, the better to lean over the other demon with a glint in her eyes - but for the time being, her mischief extends only to a touch at Riesenlied's leg. "It is just-- assurance. The ways in which I can help you, I always will."
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Riesenlied brushes her hand against Noeline's cheek, smiling quietly as she says, "... I think you've... come a very long way. What you've done for us, for the Tainted... for Janey and Mikaia... it speaks a lot to your own growth." She lets a soft sigh, then gives her another kiss--
--while she lets out a little laugh of her own. "I've been training. Maybe I should get you to help me practice?" She-- raises her eyebrows, as she tilts her head. "You help me... in so many ways. More than I can ever count..."
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With a light hum, Noeline curves into the hand at her cheek, chuckling gently to herself. "... I'm glad, then. Hearing that come from you-- well, you're the best judge of character I can think of," she admits, even if her smile suggests she's wondering if even someone like Riesenlied can sometimes be biased.
And yet, she can't completely hide the foolish grin behind the teasing one, obviously affected by her partner's praise. "I had a lot of time I wanted to make up for, I suppose, or perhaps a lot of time I felt I /had/ to make up for. I couldn't stay as I was any longer."
"I'm not a doctor or a trainer - really, quite the opposite - but I'll do my best to help," she adds, before hesitating again - and then positively digging into her partner, arms tight around her, head tucked into the crook of her neck, legs tangled together. She barely seems to care about the mutations against her skin, but then it's not like she bruises easily.
"... perhaps I was more affected by the fight with Berserk than I thought," she mutters, sounding like she's not even sure herself. Carefully, she places a kiss at the other demon's neck, this time - but belies it with her soft and mumbled 'thank you'.
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Riesenlied tilts her head with a warm, red face. Perhaps she is biased... but there's certainly a mountain of evidence to back behind it, so it isn't as if she's feeling terribly guilty. She smiles just a little bit warmer, and says, "... I appreciate it. Maybe it's-- for the best we did find each other, after all of this."
She jolts just a little, bashful as Noeline moves in ever closer... "... even if you are not, we have instructions. We can follow them... so I can help stave off the atrophy happening to me. We can do this together. As a family, even."
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"'Better late than never'?" Noeline quips from her position tucked into Riesenlied's neck, and rumbles gently with a chuckle before falling silent. "You-- you know I was watching you before I left," she says after a moment, haltingly - an indicator she's probably blushing but trying to hide it. "But if I'd said something then, I wonder if I would have had the sort of identity to make it this far now. Not that I should get lost in 'what if's, of course, but..."
She trails off, and lightly shakes her head. Lifting up - and trying her best to ignore the red on her cheeks - she meets Riesenlied's gaze with her own, and places a hand on the blonde's cheek in turn. "... of course. All of us, together. Or those two would never let us hear the end of it /anyway/," she adds, grinning brightly enough to show her fangs.
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"... I wondered if you would ever notice me..." Riesenlied admits bashfully, herself. She tucks her head down. "I thought I wasn't good enough, or too boring, or..." a soft sigh, as she remarks, "No, that isn't helpful. This is the us of now, not then. I'm still working on my own identity, after all..."
She closes her eyes and expresses, "Let's... rest and be comforted in each other's company..."
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With a soft snort, Noeline closes her eyes and dips her head - but again, she can't hide or prevent the amused, warm smile that picks up on her expression. "... that's true... rather than dwell, we'll just have to bear in mind we were both terrifically bad at speaking up back then," she laughs with a renewed light in her eyes.
She reaches rather haphazardly behind her, seeking a blanket to tug over them both; she certainly doesn't look about to detach from the other woman any time soon, nestling back into her. "... I'm proud of your identity," she adds quietly, for once private in her affections.
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Riesenlied bites down upon her lip upon that thought. The kind of strange going ons that happen in her mind... "I do truly hope so. More and more I wish to be able to share what it is I struggle with..."
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Quietly, Noeline smiles to herself, and reaches up to thread her fingers amongst blonde hair. "... I will do my best to learn, and to understand. ... most of all, I will be at your side, to offer an ear and a hand whenever you need it." But even she yawns, for once, and looks quietly amused. "... not to mention, in the morning."
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Riesenlied tilts her head and closes her eyes as she feels Noeline's hand run through her. "... t-then... p-pet me more... tell me more-- nice things," she rather bashfully requests, having a rather rare and clingy moment as she shuffles in closer. "We don't have to worry about anything until the morning comes..."
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Noeline's eyes pick up for a moment - and then she laughs gently to herself, trying to pretend she isn't charmed at the response. "--of course," she states as she slips just a little up the bed, the better to cradle Riesenlied in her arms; she places a kiss atop the other demon's head, her fingers toying with blonde hair.
"... perhaps more of the things I wish I'd shown you - and the things I will show you, come our new world." Her confidence is enough for two, knowing that might be the very best way she can help right now.
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Riesenlied-- lets out a little giggle, very private, as Noeline kisses her hair and cradles her closer. More intimately, the way only two people who've begun to navigate around the labyrinth that is their confusing and long-winded relationship can do. "Dancing. That can be part of our exercises too. I always wanted to learn. How to dance with you..." Riesenlied muses.
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Noeline curls her legs up with a pleased hum. "... I would like that," she admits without any of her usual pomp, her smile quiet. She's silent for a moment, and then volunteers: "And, perhaps-- I have always wanted to learn an instrument, but never been all that good at carrying a note on one. If you do not mind a rather unruly pupil..." she trails off.
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Riesenlied can't help but smile wider, nodding as she expresses, "I'll teach you. You're more dexterous than I am, it shouldn't be a problem for you..." as she giggles further, buoyed on such good feelings between the two of them.
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Out of nowhere, the spy pouts all of a sudden. Her eyes show it isn't exactly serious, but she's doing a good job of acting it. "... you would be surprised. I think I've been banned from trying Mikaia's recorder," she glumly reports, rather playing the situation up. "She said something about a 'strangled cat' and I was forced to slink away in shame."
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Sproinggg, Riesenlied's ahoge is back. "O-oh..."
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Noeline grumbles further. "... it seems you can appreciate music, and know how to dance, and still be tone deaf when you actually pick up a flute," she sums up, never mind that calling a recorder a particularly delicate and elegant instrument is a bit of a stretch. ... not that it really matters, because her focus is evidently on a bit of a 'pet me, pet me' despite how genuine her earlier request was.
She seems content to leave the topic at that, though, and softens once more as she pecks at the other demon's forehead, seeing if she's yet to be lulled to sleep. "But... I look forward to trying once more."