animus_network | [002 ★ text ★ crazy backdated to before the moving event]

Someone told me that all of the trolls are having trouble sleeping here. I think I can help.

I've made sleep satchets before, these little things that you put under your pillow and guarantee pleasant dreams for a couple months before they run out. The problem is that I only came with so many spell ingredients in my trunk, so unless I can find a way to replace some of this stuff, I can't make these forever.

Not that asking this question will necessarily result in anything resembling the truth, but: does anyone need one more than anyone else?

Asking all this out of the goodness of my heart and preferential treatment, I promise.

[filtered from wwaterboy]

And now to the other part of this post. Also to trolls, sorry. If someone could explain how this matesprit thing actually compares with the human concept of romance, that would be seriously of the good, because I don't know what I'm doing here and I think I need more than the ten second summary if I am going to be doing this.

Which, let me repeat, since I don't know what I'm doing, no judging or yelling at me! I will yell back. That is so not what I need right now. I'm trying to do the right thing and honor my feelings and not stay all hung up on people that have died, which is difficult! But I've never done this "oh, and he also hatesexes someone regularly, but that's not cheating" concept before, and I want to get it right.

It seems bitchy to ask him to explain this stuff to me himself, so... advice. Please? And if you could honor the incredibly obvious filter, that would be great. Don't make me go hacker on you.

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You know how there's more than one of some people here, and the other ones that you don't know are from... like, universes where events went differently? A couple times at home someone like that came through to our Earth. Like-- just as, uh, an example, a version of me that was turned into a vampire.

[She rushes on from that to the next point, still embarrassed about the vampire Willow debacle.] And sometimes it's other planes of existence, places that can't ordinarily be accessed by humans. Spirits, gods, vengeance demons, worlds without shrimp... I could go on and on.

Oh right! Like how there's an Eridan who's at the bottom of the hemospectrum, and a Kanaya with a different blood colour? I guess that would explain why they never showed up on the timeline from my perspective.

[Alas, Aradia is forever curious]

You were a rainbow drinker?

Right, just like that! [Her enthusiasm deflates, and Willow does look embarrassed, but she explains.]

Another version of me was, and she sort of... ended up over here. By which I mean there, in Sunnydale. I had to impersonate her to rescue some friends of mine and everything. It was crazy.

Oh so the other you, the rainbow drinker you, somehow crossed into your timeline? That must have been strange. Was she much like you, rainbow drinker aside?

[She's never met one before, having "left" before Kanaya's transformation, though she can be dissuaded. She just doesn't stop to think that it might not be appropriate]

Ohhhhh no, nothing like me. Not a hair on her head. She dressed like a-- a very unashamed dominatrix, and was also unsurprisingly fond of the torture.

Vampires in my world lose their souls when they get turned. They're a little like their human selves, but not much.

Oh, huh. I suppose that does make sense. I know I wasn't much like myself after I died the first time.

So...was there anything else you wanted to know?

Yes, [she blurts out suddenly, vulnerability casting across her. She gets almost a pleading look as she goes on.] Do you think I'm being selfish and, and stupid for considering this? What if it all goes horribly wrong, what if I really don't like boys and I just-- jerk him around the whole time--

I don't want to hurt him, Aradia. [This is much more of an expression of Willow's insecurities than a declaration about Eridan. She has to get this out somewhere, has to express it to someone, and she has no better choice than her roommate. Even if she won't be able to grasp the context and backstory to why she's so worried about this.]

[Aradia frowns a little, concerned by the sudden outburst.]

I don't think you could, not through any fault of your own, and I certainly don't think you'd jerk anyone around. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out but that doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't try. As long as you're honest about how you feel, I think you'll be just fine.

... Yeah. [She exhales.] You're right. There's no reason to think this will turn out like-- like anything else has, before.

[And with that cryptic statement, Willow refocuses on her, clearing her thoughts.] Thank you for talking to me. I'm lucky to have you to count on in stuff like this. [Even if it'd be easier if Buffy were here. Much easier.]

[Aradia smiles]

Any time. I'm sorry I couldn't be more specific...romance really was always more Karkat's thing than mine.

[Her eyebrows go up.] You were plenty help. But you know, that's what Kanaya said, too.

Is he some kind of Casanova?

[She can't help but giggle at that]

Well no, not exactly. But he watches a lot of romance movies and he can give pretty good advice if you ignore the fact that he's always yelling.

I guess that would be a giggle-worthy insinuation if he's the yelling type. Hard to woo people when you have to clarify that you're not wielding the almighty judge hammer.

[Willow grins.] I talked to him a little bit earlier.

Oh you did? [Now she just grins] So you know, at least, not to take his yelling personally.

Just a couple comments on the network, but yeah, he did seem suspiciously open-minded once I got past all the caps.

Well, I'm glad. He'll be able to help you.

I need it. But even just talking about it and getting it out has been helpful.

Keeping this stuff to myself never works out.

Well, I'm glad.

So, did you want to watch a movie or something? Would that help?

--Yes. Yes, absolutely.

[She gets to her feet, ready to march off and find a movie right then.] Since you said you like Indiana Jones... You ever seen the Mummy?

[She shakes her head as she also stands, all too ready for movie time with her roomie]

I don't think so...but if it's like Indiana Jones then I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

It's worth watching if only for Rachel Weisz.

[And then they went off and had movie time~]

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