catchall rupert

[skyagain]

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[agleam]

[glances at the pasta. glances at the snake.]

...Oh, no. I heard about this.

[skyagain]

[ cloud is trying to move his sword so he is sitting less uncomfortably. he could stand to look at the snake too damn.

anyway he stares at Rupert in total ??? ]

You have?

[agleam]

Yeah! Tsuru said there was an evil snake baby and they had to give it pasta for its birthday or else it was going to kill all of them.

[ok]

[skyagain]

[ ...ok ... ]

This doesn't exactly look like a baby.

[ but there is pasta. and a snake. ]

... Should we be feeding it?

[ IT HAS EARS ]

[agleam]

It seems like it's already eating, though? Maybe we...

[he's interrupted as the snake tells them both to eat, and he just kind of flinches.]

—Oh no. It talks.

[skyagain]

Of course it talks.

[ why wouldn't it. cloud looks at the food and then at rupert, and then the snake ]

I don't think we can take it out. [ cloud would try, but he does not fancy trying to protect rupert from a giant snake that is currently sitting in front of them like they are on the world's worst pasta date ] Think it'll let us go if we... eat?

[agleam]

Maybe...?

[a beat.]

Alternatively, I am not completely sure listening to the evil snake that's no longer a baby is a good idea.

[skyagain]

[ pandora... hisses. ]

Maybe not. [ looks at their plate of infinite olive garden pasta. ] Pasta or snake, kid, your call.

[agleam]

[he does at least seem to think this over for a little while longer...]

Yeah, no, listening to the evil snake definitely feels like the wrong call here, so - no pasta? Are we good with no pasta?

[immediately makes the wrong call]

[skyagain]

Then you might wanna get behind me.

[ WOOPS TOO LATE PANDORA HAS EARS AND IS RIGHT THERE so it is just going straight for bities on rupert. nom nom ]

[agleam]

I—

[whatever he's about to say is getting lost as he gets bitten by the snake and immediately sent back out into the hall with some regrets.]

[skyagain]

[ cloud takes out his sword!!! ready to avenge rupert who was obliterated before his eyes!!!

anyway, pandora bites him and he is unceremoniously thrown out on top of rupert. the good news is. the sword was in his hands and not on his back so rupert may not die from the impact.

he groans ]

... Think that was the wrong choice.

[agleam]

[this is fine

he makes a noise of surprise as cloud lands on top of him, and after a few seconds, wheezed out:]

Yeah, I'm getting that idea too.

[skyagain]

[ hmmm. oops. he rolls off, though. god. his arm fucking hurts. snakes suck. ]

... You good?

[ he gives rupert a once over. what if this is deadly poison. problematic. ]

[agleam]

I probably will be. Eventually.

[maybe.]

Did it bite you, too...?

[skyagain]

[ he grimaces, looking at his arm ]

... Yeah. That thing was fast. [ hrm. ] I don't know how venomous it was or not.

[agleam]

—Oh, right.

[sitting up and looking at the snakebite on his arm.]

Well, um. It definitely stings pretty badly, but I don't know if that means anything... Should we get Shinobu? She said she has medical training.

[skyagain]

[ cloud, who is aware there is not a shit ton any medic could do with no tools, no poison samples, and no magic; ]

... It should be fine. [ he flexes his arm with a hiss ] If we were poisoned, we'd probably know right away.

[ if they die, they die, ]

[agleam]

Yeah... It doesn't seem like they'd go to all the trouble of bringing us here only to let us wander into a room with a snake that could actually kill us, anyways.

[probably......]

Still - sorry I got you bit.

[skyagain]

[ he shrugs. it hurts. he hates snakes. ]

I wasn't that keen on listening to that snake myself anyway. Just didn't think it'd get mad this fast.

[ should have maybe not talked so loudly about how it was an evil snake, guys ]

[agleam]

Yeah... Gonna be honest, I still have no idea why it was so stuck on us eating the pasta.

[its motivations will go unknown...]

[skyagain]

Somehow, I don't think it was trying to share. Maybe the pasta was a bad option too. No win scenario.

[ it was just noodles. ]

[agleam]

[clearly the pasta has a deeper meaning too]

Yeah... Maybe. [a pause] Oh, but - I should introduce myself. I'm Rupert! It's nice to meet you.

[despite snake trauma]

[skyagain]

Cloud. [ he does not share the nice to meet you sentiment, because he has never said that in his life. ] You said... you were in a school?

[agleam]

[he pauses for a second like he's waiting for the nice to meet you, but it's only a little awkward before he moves on.]

...Okay! Cloud's a pretty cool name. [he nods.] Yeah, that was the last group I was in before this one.