[She nearly spills some wine at that, and takes a moment to put their bowls and glasses on the coffee table just in case there would be more shoving (or more likely, emotions) later.]
[Taako moves away from Lup, just so he can sit up properly, legs crossed with the canister held loosely in his lap. When he closes his eyes and exhales, it almost looks like he's preparing a meditative nap, but then he opens the canister, and goes still.
On the outside, it doesn't seem to last long, but for Taako almost twenty four hours pass and he sees... a lot. Feels a lot. He sees Barry, back in a body, Magnus back in his. He sees Lup, phantasmal and resplendent, destroying the Hunger's tendril.
He feels his fury and hopeless as he points the umbra staff at Lucretia, and his sheer relief at Lup's return.
The last thing he sees is the circle of black glass as he leaps off the base, Lup and Barry falling below him, and then he's back.]
Fuck. [That was.... indescribable, but as soon as he looks at Lup again he grins.] You fucking idiot, you got your stupid lich form trapped in your own magic umbrella.
[He's laughing, suddenly, because right here and now he has time to process his relief in a way he didn't, back in Fearun. And god is he relieved.]
[She's not sure what to expect when Taako opens the canister - some kind of spark or smoke or even a light? Nothing really shows up, though... just emotions on her brother's face.
Everything from pain and fear and relief. Lup desperately sticks to that relief, hoping that this is something good. Then Taako opens his eyes again and she bites her lip.
What he says kind of stumps her, though, and she gives a confused laugh.]
I... w-what? I've been... I'm in the staff?
[She scrambles from their blanket nest and mage-hands over the (awesome) umbra staff. As soon as she puts it in her hand, it feels... right. Like it belonged there.]
I've been with you the whole time.
[Sinking back into her seat, she hugs the stupid magic thing and leans her head against Taako. It's a weird mix of joy and sadness at once, and it's... soft. Like a long nap, or a breakfast full of carbs.]
[He lets her go with another laugh, watching her reclaim the umbra staff and trying not to kick himself for not figuring it out sooner, even if he'd had a suspicion.]
You're still saving my ass, even when I couldn't remember you.
[When she leans against him, Taako wraps her up in a hug. This is a lot to process, and he'll need to talk to Lucretia, at some point, but right now he just wants to focus on this.]
I dunno if you're like, in it here, the portal isn't great with pocket dimensions.
It's not about the doubles thing, it's like... I had a pocket spa with me, before here, and it just didn't show up. Whatever you did to the umbra staff must have some kinda pocket dimension, cause otherwise Kravtiz would've picked it straight away, as something undead.
[And Kravtiz suspected that something was off, but he looked at the umbra staff and passed over it. If Lup was just straight up possessing it, Taako thinks that would've gone differently.
[To hunt undead beings messing with the natural order; in retrospect it's surprising that Kravtiz didn't sense something off about the umbra staff during their little scuffle in Lucas' lab, but he was pretty distracted at the time.]
If we break it open now and another you comes out, I dunno what'll happen back home. It's been a decade, bubbale, another couple months won't hurt.
[It is weird, though, but he can't risk losing Lup for good, if this place messes with it all.]
Uh, Lucretia is doing her bubble thing, she thinks it's gonna work but... it's not, it's too late, and even if it does it'll destroy that world. Magnus and Merle are gonna see if Fisher will stop hiding the information about the Hunger, cause right now everyone's fighting shit they can't see. Davenport's gonna try to find the ship. You, me and Barry are going to Phandalin, one of the towns that got turned to black glass by the gauntlet, cause you've got a plan.
[He thinks it might have something to do with what Lucas said, about crystals, but he can't be sure.]
Well, he better lay off his job with me and Barry.
[Lup rolls her eyes a bit, but there's a hint of worry there. Hopefully this undead-hunter guy wouldn't go after them? They weren't like... raising undead armies or anything.
Taako discussing the umbrella makes her frown slightly, though.]
...and I guess. For now.
[She shrugs a little, reaching for her wine glass again as she listens to Taako talk about what the memories had told him about his future. Their future, honestly.]
Of course I have a plan. [There's another eye-roll.] Sounds like there's hope, though...
We'll work something out, he let us go and Noelle, she's undead. So...
[He shrugs, not too worried, if only because worrying about whether Kravtiz might want to drag Lup and Barry to the astral plane seems so minuscule, compared to the end of the world. They need to solve that problem, first.]
Of course there's hope, we're gonna solve this shit and kick John's ass.
[A month ago, this would've been a different story, but having Lup back changes everything.]
[Or at least he will be, once he remembers everything he lost.
It's strange to think about; even if Magnus has changed since the Starblaster, it's not... regression, he's grown and gotten more careful, more adult, more sensible.
Taako and Merle just got old and shitty. They'll both be better, for remembering.]
Some things are funny in retrospect; the way Merle reached out for his and Magnus's hands, as the purple worm came rushing towards them seemed a little out of place, at the time. It makes more sense now.]
I can't wait for us to beat the Hunger so I can take a fucking nap. For a week.
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[Hah.]
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Okay, dipshit, that's enough of that. Should I open this thing or what?
[The canister. The future.]
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Alright. Go for it.
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[Taako moves away from Lup, just so he can sit up properly, legs crossed with the canister held loosely in his lap. When he closes his eyes and exhales, it almost looks like he's preparing a meditative nap, but then he opens the canister, and goes still.
On the outside, it doesn't seem to last long, but for Taako almost twenty four hours pass and he sees... a lot. Feels a lot. He sees Barry, back in a body, Magnus back in his. He sees Lup, phantasmal and resplendent, destroying the Hunger's tendril.
He feels his fury and hopeless as he points the umbra staff at Lucretia, and his sheer relief at Lup's return.
The last thing he sees is the circle of black glass as he leaps off the base, Lup and Barry falling below him, and then he's back.]
Fuck. [That was.... indescribable, but as soon as he looks at Lup again he grins.] You fucking idiot, you got your stupid lich form trapped in your own magic umbrella.
[He's laughing, suddenly, because right here and now he has time to process his relief in a way he didn't, back in Fearun. And god is he relieved.]
You've been with me the whole time, Lulu.
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Everything from pain and fear and relief. Lup desperately sticks to that relief, hoping that this is something good. Then Taako opens his eyes again and she bites her lip.
What he says kind of stumps her, though, and she gives a confused laugh.]
I... w-what? I've been... I'm in the staff?
[She scrambles from their blanket nest and mage-hands over the (awesome) umbra staff. As soon as she puts it in her hand, it feels... right. Like it belonged there.]
I've been with you the whole time.
[Sinking back into her seat, she hugs the stupid magic thing and leans her head against Taako. It's a weird mix of joy and sadness at once, and it's... soft. Like a long nap, or a breakfast full of carbs.]
That's pretty rad, bro.
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You're still saving my ass, even when I couldn't remember you.
[When she leans against him, Taako wraps her up in a hug. This is a lot to process, and he'll need to talk to Lucretia, at some point, but right now he just wants to focus on this.]
I dunno if you're like, in it here, the portal isn't great with pocket dimensions.
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The world felt right again. The fact that she was in a damn umbrella aside, of course.]
I always am. That's just a universal constant.
[Still, the though of her being inside that umbra staff...]
...are you sure, Taako? I mean, I've seen people on the network that seem to be the same people, but... different at the same time?
[Those Marvels and DCs, man.]
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[And Kravtiz suspected that something was off, but he looked at the umbra staff and passed over it. If Lup was just straight up possessing it, Taako thinks that would've gone differently.
So - pocket dimension.]
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[She rolls her eyes a bit. This shit was pretty wild.]
...but yeah, you might be right. I don't want to break it but at the same time I do, because imagining myself in there... fuck, Taako. It's weird.
[Lup sighs a little and then looks back at her brother.]
What else happened?
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[To hunt undead beings messing with the natural order; in retrospect it's surprising that Kravtiz didn't sense something off about the umbra staff during their little scuffle in Lucas' lab, but he was pretty distracted at the time.]
If we break it open now and another you comes out, I dunno what'll happen back home. It's been a decade, bubbale, another couple months won't hurt.
[It is weird, though, but he can't risk losing Lup for good, if this place messes with it all.]
Uh, Lucretia is doing her bubble thing, she thinks it's gonna work but... it's not, it's too late, and even if it does it'll destroy that world. Magnus and Merle are gonna see if Fisher will stop hiding the information about the Hunger, cause right now everyone's fighting shit they can't see. Davenport's gonna try to find the ship. You, me and Barry are going to Phandalin, one of the towns that got turned to black glass by the gauntlet, cause you've got a plan.
[He thinks it might have something to do with what Lucas said, about crystals, but he can't be sure.]
'Grin Reaper' wtf self
[Lup rolls her eyes a bit, but there's a hint of worry there. Hopefully this undead-hunter guy wouldn't go after them? They weren't like... raising undead armies or anything.
Taako discussing the umbrella makes her frown slightly, though.]
...and I guess. For now.
[She shrugs a little, reaching for her wine glass again as she listens to Taako talk about what the memories had told him about his future. Their future, honestly.]
Of course I have a plan. [There's another eye-roll.] Sounds like there's hope, though...
if it helps i didnt even notice
[He shrugs, not too worried, if only because worrying about whether Kravtiz might want to drag Lup and Barry to the astral plane seems so minuscule, compared to the end of the world. They need to solve that problem, first.]
Of course there's hope, we're gonna solve this shit and kick John's ass.
[A month ago, this would've been a different story, but having Lup back changes everything.]
extra happy Kravitz
Merle will want the first opportunity to put a foot in that bastard's ass, I'm sure.
[Hope was a good thing, though. Lup could see a future now, compared to the grim news that she was dead and forgotten. They could do this.
She has a plan.]
#blessed
[Or at least he will be, once he remembers everything he lost.
It's strange to think about; even if Magnus has changed since the Starblaster, it's not... regression, he's grown and gotten more careful, more adult, more sensible.
Taako and Merle just got old and shitty. They'll both be better, for remembering.]
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True. Man, I miss him and his shitty advice. Guess it's dad advice now, eh?
[Merle with kids. Magnus with a wife. Everything was just so different. Some things in a good way, some not.]
I can't wait for us to beat the Hunger and just... get to know everyone again.
how kravtiz is saved in taako's phone tbh
[Except it's not, sometimes.
Some things are funny in retrospect; the way Merle reached out for his and Magnus's hands, as the purple worm came rushing towards them seemed a little out of place, at the time. It makes more sense now.]
I can't wait for us to beat the Hunger so I can take a fucking nap. For a week.
I would expect nothing less tbh
Fuck, yes. Screw meditative trance, we're all gonna make a nest and nap for a week.
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[It's been A Day.]
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[Or, you know, do her trance in his lap because hey. She had ice cream and it's comfy.]
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[It's a very important question.]
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[It was cute... and loud.]
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[It was that bad.]
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