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[ Glances away shiftily and doesn't answer, but also doesn't deny what Charon's saying ]

I'll do it. Just-- later.

[ Somewhere with no people who could accidentally get blown up or some shit. Who even knows anymore!! ]

[bumps shoulders with Minuet]

Don't put it off too long. It's better to know what you're dealing with, especially when it comes to new skills. Maybe you'll just turn into a dragon like Charon--that wouldn't be bad, right?

[glances at Charon to back him up a bit]

[in that same gentle tone]

So long as you do not hide it, if it is something you need support for. Either of you.

[drapes his neck and head across Lethe’s lap and Minuet’s chest, if Minuet is still flat]

Regardless. We did it. We have our names.

[ He's curled up against Charon's flank at this point!! And leans against Lethe's shoulder a bit in return ]

Yeah . . .

They're pretty much top secret information, though.

Blossom said something about being careful during rituals, so I can only assume a demon is going to try and steal them from us within the week.

But it's not that secret. There are plenty of ways of communicating it without saying it out loud.

[as a dragon he does not have expressive canine ears, but all the feathers along his neck kinda perk instead]

. . . I would like you both to know mine.

[ His expression says he didn't even think about that ]

--Oh. Like--?

[ Makes a vague hand-holding gesture ]

[makes grabby hands for Charon's paw and Minuet's hand]

Just like that. Whose mind do you think is most secure? That's the obvious spot to go.

[he doesn’t volunteer himself due to having zero psychic protection still lol

tucks a giant talon over Lethe’s hand though]

[ Takes Lethe's hand

Takes one of Charon's claws ]

Uh.

I have no idea.

I kind of figured it would be one of you since I get possessed easily. And I can't use my skill on myself.

[looks between the two of them and tries to determine which one looks less likely to reveal secrets of the mind]

I will point out that Minuet has some means to defend himself from non-demonic mental intrusion, and I have none.

If it’s demons we must simply count ourselves, mm, fucked.

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Okay, okay, my place it i--

What do you mean you get possessed easily?

It's just what it sounds like. I'm a normal human at the end of the day; no matter how much willpower I put behind it, if something wants to get into my head, there's nothing I can do to stop it. Oh, but it's easy to show other people how to block it out! So if you feel like you're not adequately prepared I can show you.

[he links them up while he's talking and activates his skill, so halfway through his explanation the scenery around them darkens and shifts as they enter Minuet's mind]

If it’s a technique that can be learned, why can’t you block it…?

[I guess he is asking this in Minuet’s mindscape now. cool beans]

[ They're in that clearing again -- familiar to Lethe, probably not to Charon. The grass is green. The tree's branches are heavy with apples.

Minuet is seated at the base of the tree, as usual. ]

Have people done that to you a lot?

[ah, this is familiar. tugs at Charon, whether he's human or dragon here, and goes to sit next to Minuet in the shade under the tree]

It's happened a few times, here and back home. Maybe those don't all count as possession? People trying to get into your head or puppet your body.

And my mental stats are just really bad, so it can't be helped. If someone uses an A-Rank skill on an F-Class, I obviously don't stand a chance.

[he’s a human here, by habit if nothing else; if that changes it will change later. all of them can sit shoulder to shoulder out of the sun]

We have got to figure out how to get you past a regular human’s limits at some point. I am very worried about you sometimes.

I'm with Charon on this. The fact that it's happened enough times to talk about it in generalities kinda makes me queasy . . .

It's not a big deal. I mean, it was at the time, but there's no need to fuss about stuff that's in the past. We were going to share names, weren't we?

[shares a look with Minuet like ‘why is he like this’]

Names.

[ Minuet the Stampede will remember this ]

Names.

[ A pause while he tries to figure out how much fanfare this requires. His preference is 'not much,' so: ]

. . . It's Vash.

Vash, hmm.

[looks him over for a second before nodding in approval]

It suits you. I'm Han Yoojin. Well, we're pretty casual here, so just Yoojin is fine.

[looks at both of them, sober, like he’s fixing the new names into place in his memory]

…Albert Silverberg.

Yoojin . . .

[ He enunciates it slowly like the idiot English-speaker he is, making sure he gets it right.

Then he glances at Charon ]

Now that's a proper fancy, rich boy name.

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