The Midnight Prince

[Shisou]

Shisou nods, slowly. "If we k-k-k-k-k-kill h-h-h-h-im, w-w-w-w-won't his e-e-e-e-el b-b-b-budd-dd-d-d-dies c-c-c-c-come f-f-f-for us?"

[Rokag]

"Only if it looks like we did it. Indou probably has a habit of pissing a LOT of people off." Rokag gave a long breath. "And ya know, we could just do what I did the last time I was sure I was gonna die if I stayed somewhere."

[Shisou]

"...r-r-r-r-run a-w-w-w-w-way?"

[Rokag]

Rokag nodded. "It'd...probably be a terrible idea, and I don't really want to, but if the choice is that and let him get his fucking hands on you again, I know what I'll choose." She looked away. "Sayna probably wouldn't forgive me, tho."

[Shisou]

Shisou nods, slowly. "A-a-a-alrr-r-right. L-l-l-l-et's g-g-g-g-g-et s-s-s-s-some m-m-m-m-m-m-mon-ney t-t-t-t-tog-g-g-eth-ther a-a-a-a-nd f-f-f-f-find th-th-is s-s-s-s-sist-t-ter of y-y-y-y-ours."

[Rokag]

"And hopefully she'll help." Rokag frowned a little. "I don't...actually know if she even knows I exist, but maybe we'll be lucky?"

[Shisou]

"Sh-sh-she p-p-p-p-r-b-b-b-a-b-b-ly d-d-d-d-oesn't."

[Rokag]

"....shit, okay, so we'll also have to try and prove any of this shit." Rokag sighed. "And then convince her to help us with all this shit....okay, so we might need to figure out if we can kill him first, just in case this takes too long."

[Shisou]

"I c-c-c--can p-p-p-p-ut o-o-o-out f-f-f-feel-lers a-m-m-m-m-mong m-m-m-my c-c-c-cc-contac-c-cts. F-f-f-f-find h-h-h-h-her."

[Rokag]

Rokag nods. "Good. I...um... " She looked oddly...uncomfortable. "But we can do that shit a little later, right? We don't have to do all of that in the next little while?"

[Shisou]

"N-n-n-n-no, wh-wh-why?"

[Rokag]

Rokag moved to embrace Shisou. "Then I just need you to be...you for a bit, okay? Whichever one you wanna be, because I do not wanna fucking deal with all this shit on my own right now, alright?"

[Shisou]

Shisou pulls back, but only for a moment, long enough for the noisy, complex transformation to take place. Then Shiori moves to embrace Rokag, nestling her face against Rokag's chest. 

"I'm sorry," she says quietly. "I didn't mean to scare you."

[Rokag]

"I'm usually not that easy to fluster, but....damned if I wasn't worried I'd have to fight you or something." Rokag squeezed tightly. "I would have tried getting you to change before but that...seemed like a real shit idea."

[Shisou]

"I love you," she says gently. "You know that, right? Even under the spell I wanted to do right by you. I would never hurt you."