Felt Mansion

Greetings. I'm a bit unsure of my bearings in this town and the fog is obscuring any significant landmarks. Do you perchance know the location of the park?

*Yggdrasil smiles warmly

the park

*He frowwns*

sure i do but thats halfwway across the city
this part a towwn is just shy a the actual slums i hope you dont havve hotel here

*Yggdrasil gives a pouty face at the news

That's upsetting. I don't want to keep walking alone in the dark! I have been lucky so far, but I'm worried about being attacked if I continue to wander alone through town. I haven't seen a single policeman.

im not sure there evven is a police force
but if there is there might as wwell not be

*Eridan is then hit by a solution so strickingly obvious he would almost suspect the hot lady was hinting at it purposefully*

tell you wwhat
it just so happens youvve found me wwith some time to kill for a change
wwhy dont i wwalk you there

*The Lady laughs

Oh I could never trouble you with such a benign task. And besides, how would you defend us? You don't seem to carry a gun on you that I can see, and you appear rather young.

Eridan smirks.

not just any gun no

He equips the Crosshairs

only the most legendary goddamn rifle in existence
i could levvel this entire towwn wwith this darlin here no swweat
an concernin my age-

*His phone, which he had moved back into his sylladex, beeps a few times more*

sorry one sec

He takes out the device and reads the message:

Show Pesterlog:

...
He captchalogues the phone again, and is quiet for a moment.

*Ygg smiles slightly, so small and fast it's almost unnoticeable

Bad news, dear?

*Crowbar and Trace approach the Mansion*

*Yggdrasil spots them from the distance and smiles. She melds the shadows nearby Trace and Crowbar, and another form of herself steps out of an alleyway and approaches Crowbar and Trace

Hello! Would either of you gentlemen know a good place for a nice relaxing jog? It's hard to conceptualize a route when the city is so shrouded.

*Crowbar stops for a moment, as does Trace*

*Trace is suddenly VERY interessted in the ground in front of his own feet*

*Crowbar hesitates just a second but then replies*

Well sir, you cer7ainly are in 7he wrong neighborhood for 7ha7. Walk 7ha7away and you'll ge7 7o 7he park, 7ha7's probably a be77er place for joggin. Now if you'll excuse us, my coworker and I are in bi7 of a hurry.

*Crowbar coughs, Trace nods while still avoiding to look at the handsome stranger*

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*Ygg smiles slightly, so small and fast it's almost unnoticeable

Bad news, dear?

*Eridan shakes his head, staring angrily at nothing in particular*

not bad newws
just a bad friend

*He looks back up to Ygg (which has the happy side effect of immediately slightly increasing his mood)*

anywway i guarantee im more than capable at dealin wwith anyone stupid enough to try an attack us

*M!Yggdrasil sighs

That's too bad, I could always use running mates to jog with. I guess I'll catch you later then!

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*F!Yggdrasil smiles sympathetically

That's too bad. I understand what it's like to be let down by a friend.

*She smiles at Eridan, then turns and starts walking in the opposite direction of the park unknowingly

But if you know how to get to the park and you're willing to escort someone such as myself, I would greatly appreciate it!

*Crowbar nods and swiftly walks away, Trace hurries after him*

*Trace whispers*

Who was that?

WHAT was that?

How am I supposed 7o know, I've never seen anyone like him!

Why did th3y com3 h3r3?

7race, I li7erally know as much as you do, s7op asking me!

But-7race shu7 your mou7h or will shu7 i7 for you!

I have as much of an idea wha7 jus7 happened as you do, le7s jus7 ge7 home, okay?

*Crowbar hisses*

*Both of them continue to make their way towards the mansion, too focused on their own whispered conversation to notice anyone else*

* "someone such as myself"? Eridan raises an eyebrow at this. He'd say, there's certainly more disagreeable people to escort.
He decides to put the whole Karkat-being-an-enormous-douche thing out of his mind for the time being*

alwways ready to be a gentletroll
*He starts walking along with Ygg for a few steps before he remembers he's supposed to be leading the way*
wwe uh
might wwanna start by goin the other wway

*Yggdrasil started.

Oh. My mistake. Lead the way, adonis.

*Eridan cracks a smile*

heh thats a flatterin an not entirely inaccurate title alright
but that reminds me i havvent actually introduced myself yet

*He turns around and, while walking backwards, makes a theatrical bow*

eridan ampora seadwweller extraordinaire
at your servvice

*Yggdrasil flashes a very stunning smile

Nice to meet you, Eridan. May I call you Eridan?

*Eridan takes a second to reply, being smile-stunned and all, and narrowly avoids bumping into a streetlight*

sure you can
an do you havve a name as wwell or shall i just refer to you as charis

*Yggdrasil's smile grows even softer, and her eyes twinkle

You can call me Kita if it pleases you, as my full name is a bit of a mouthful.

fine by me kita it is

*He'd rather not pry after her real name, since his accent will make attempting to pronounce it likely twice as embarrassing, and he really doesn't want to embarrass himself to someone with such a wonderful smile.
Unwelcome thoughts of Feferi come wandering into his thinkpan, and he quickly and resolutely shows them the door*

so youre not from around here then
did you come from far there arent a lot a cities nearby

*Yggdrasil continues to walk next to him, winking at him at the question

I'm a traveller. I spend lots of time far beyond the borders of my homeworld, searching for purpose.

good luck wwith that
the only purpose you got here is the use you are to others

*He grimaces*

then once theyre done wwith you they ditch you an replace you wwith someone more suitin their needs

*Yggdrasil flashed Eridan a sympathetic look

You sound as if you speak from experience.

*Eridan sighs*

ivve gotten pretty used to bein disappointed

*Yggdrasil gives Eridan a knowing look

I understand your frustrations, but you can't continue to rely on others if you have no reliable friends. You need to be able to stand on your own! How do you think I'm able to travel such vast distances without the aid of others? It's because I've learned to live with myself.

*She winks

First step to loving others and making strong bonds is to love yourself.