Technically, I put in for a hiatus to the end of the month, but I’m hoping to be able to dip my toe back into the game in the latter half of this week.

I made a few plans, like with Killua and Gil, that I clearly didn’t get to this month, obviously to anyone tagging with me, haha.

I don’t know if I remember all of them (though I know I got pinged on a plurk that I just didn’t have the brain to click on that I should track down again). If anyone wants to still try to fit them in November, I’m down to try, or they can be shifted to December where...I hope I’ll be able to get my brain in order??

In character, Leslie’s moms just returned home and she’s going to be...a bit...sad about that one.

Her goth dad is still here, so she won’t have to move, and her sun dad was asked to look out for her in the case of such a disappearance, but she’ll be both more (what’s the word) retreating?? and also clingier at various times, likely.

WITHDRAWN.

That’s the ticket.

She might have some trouble letting herself be properly sad about it, because she knows both Edelgard and Byleth will be returning to quite a nice time in their lives (you know, some hard work still needing to be done aside, some of which Leslie doesn’t even have a clue about), so she feels like she shouldn’t be sad.

baby girl...

it's okay to be sad and to miss your moms...

But she doesn’t get a choice about getting at least one good cry in, because if you want to hurt good, you should look at the letter Edelgard left Leslie. She’s absolutely going to cry hard reading it.

rebreather: She thinks she’d be selfish to want them to still be here when she knows they’ll be happy back in their own world. Because of course she does.

leslie...

She might be taking a few days off work, though.

oh no that letter

saber will probably pop in to check on her.

sun dad is def gonna gently and lovingly hassle her into talking about her feelings

Someone has to

Hubert is the poor choice for that even discounting his own feelings on the matter

That letter destroys me.

It is a fine letter

Leslie will appreciate Saber checking in on her even if her ideas on whether she “ought” to be feeling bad are wrong.

Thanks, sun dad. He’s done very well with that method a couple of times already. At least thing time you’ll know what you’re getting into if we thread it instead of things just turning Sad suddenly, lmao.

I'll probs drop something in her inbox later

if you're down

lmao sun dad has gothdad's back

Emotional deadness is a normal way to approach loss. ~ Hubert, probably

he can take point on this

hubert, no

dragoon1940: I’m absolutely down! (Not as down as Leslie is feeling HEYO.) I might be slow getting to tagging again, but I think that’d be fun.

No worries \o/

The sensation of loss that overcame me on that day defies all description. It was as horrific as if I'd lost all my limbs. ON THE CONTRARY

OH RIGHT he just acts like he’s not screaming inside.

damn hübért

maybe take it down a few notches, bud...

This is why Sundad gets the emotional responsibilities

Hubert has a few issues with untreated PTSD, I think.

You can't treat PTSD if there is none!!

(There is so much untreated trauma, this man is an unreliable narrator)

Anyhoo, let me know when you would like me to write up a starter for the letter/state of the Household talk o/ I don't want to overwhelm you while you're easing back in

if u ever need to talk, gothdad... it's chill

AS IF I’D LOST ALL MY LIMBS

I’m okay with starting it up whenever, as long as you don’t mind that I’m slow right now!

o7

I’m actually looking forward to the emotional devastation of writing such a thread.

awww leslie ;;;

btw welcome back, i hope you're doing ok

if you still want to do something this month, i'm down. I barely tagged this month myself so I was actually just getting some stuff ready to get threads going this week now that i have some free time. if you want them to commiserate over missing people they love, we can do that <3

if you need a Deer Friend, lemme know okay

Lorenz will likely check in anyway to see what's up

gunsandchocolate: I’m holding on! I’d be happy to have them commiserate together, with the same caveat that I’ll be slow for the reason of being in “well, I’m surviving” state.

I suspect some level of “no, let’s talk about your issues so I don’t have to talk about my own even though it would be healthy.”

woodrift: She could definitely use a Deer Friend. She won’t ask for that reason, but she might want to have tea with him and try not to cry in front of him (she might do that anyway).

bawwwwwww

I'm sure details will be figured out somehow, if neither Hubert nor Leslie are keen on talking

Her tea will just have a salty flavour.

I expect that someone will at least be updating him on Edelgard and Byleth leaving.

If Hubert didn’t, Leslie absolutely would.

07

He was a school friend of theirs, after all.

nov has def been hectic all around i hope things are going well tho

also im down w/ doing smthng the latter half of dec if you wanted to dip your toes back in, since i'm slowly catching up myself after being away

Kaede's here to be an emotionally stunted therapy cat

don't expect her to know what a healthy coping mechanism is but at least her feathers are soft

discontinued: I’m struggling a bit, but I’m struggling less than I was earlier.

And she'd pick up on Leslie being upset quickly

As much as my heart says I WANT A GERALT THREAD RIGHT NOW, my head says that the idea of going with the latter half of December is the wiser decision, doubly when you also are catching up.

Intercession:

sounds good! i'm looking forward to chucking them together again after the nightmare incident

blueraven: I’m pretty sure that hugging someone fluffy is a healthy coping mechanism as it is.

Leslie will appreciate it.

discontinued: GOSH yes. They learned much about each other.

that's fine with me! survival mode is... relatable ;; we can take it slow

Killua will want to take care of her tbh. he needs someone to be useful for

Leslie is good at being that. She is grateful very easily.

I left a thing in her inbox if you want to do that. if not we can think of something else and I can delete. no worries

I...managed to never actually see that comment. It looks good to me!

it's ok! im cool with whatever, no rush

I just woke up so braining, hard. But glad you okay

Thanks, everyone.

As far as seeing Gil again, I'm fine with waiting until next month if she's overwhelmed.

Did you want to do some kind of multiples thing again perhaps, with some other CR? I know Leslie always seems to be interacting with a number of adults, so I figured we could play it by ear for December quests.

Unless you have other ideas.

Next month is probably best. I don't have specific ideas, so playing by ear when we know What's Up in December sounds good.

If anyone wants a multi-way thread, I'm down.

i think dads are having a dad conference, so i can hit you up later <3

hahaha god which dads

what is gil's relation to leslie now

tba???

Oh my gosh, a dad conference. I'm excited.

omygosh tho if you mean the orphan helping thread

Roger that! I'll get to the backtags I have in the meantime.

THE COUNCIL THREAD maybe that's what part of what she means LOL

Gilgamesh is ICly very good with kids.

OK.

it's tru, it's in Cooking with Emiya

which is premised on Hollow Ataraxia

comes up in CCC too

and Babylonia

so yes it's consistent actually

well, except when he ate them in FSN but

u know

We all have a bad day

KEEP FORGETTING THAT ROUTE.

He probably ate them well.

Kirei doth provide.

sundad and gothdad gotta chat if they're gonna co-parent!!

yessss

You just got to get a ship(?) with one of GS's characters. Time to force a connection between Ozy and GS's other character.

i want in on some side of this

if gothdad is l

and sundad is ozy

we in for trash uncle duties ig

yobousiesho: i know idk how i keep ending up co-parenting with gs' characters, but HERE WE ARE