[007]

[oliverplus]

[Oliver is sitting at the Astral Bar, a glass of whisky in front of him. actually, there are several glasses, but only that one is still full. he has one hand on it, the other holding a sky blue egg with silver sparkles securely in his lap]

[he picks up the glass, downing quite a bit of it before he sets it back down on the counter. sighs, looking down at the egg morosely] They might just lock me up, too, soon enough. [starts to pick the glass back up]

[but at that moment, as though in response, the egg gives a very loud CRACK. Oliver starts, setting the glass very heavily back down on the counter, spilling a bit. he watches the egg as a huge crack begins to form in its side, growing slowly until, with another CRACK, the egg splits open. it reveals a baby dwarf rabbit, which will look rather like this one when it gets a bit older. for now, it is tiny, its eyes are closed, and it's squirming restlessly. Oliver brings his other hand down, cupping the rabbit between them so it won't fall out of his lap. for the moment, he can only stare at it in awe]

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[hostclubmommy.livejournal.com]

[Kyouya glanced in briefly, but stops to watch the egg hatch.]

Perhaps this one will breathe fire.

[oliverplus]

[jumps, turning in surprise at the voice. he's still in shock at the idea of having a baby rabbit in his hands] Why would it do that?

[hostclubmommy.livejournal.com]

I saw another creature produce electricity.

[oliverplus]

Oh! Yeah, that's--[someone's name he's not supposed to be sharing!]--one I saw, too.

But I think he's just a rabbit... [looks back down at his lap, cradling the tiny creature in his hands]

[hostclubmommy.livejournal.com]

You'll have to pick out a name for him.

[oliverplus]

Yeah... [is still staring at the rabbit in disbelief. sorry, Kyouya, he's in some degree of shock. and maybe a little drunk] Do you have one?

[hostclubmommy.livejournal.com]

In a sense. I think mine is better suited to Tamaki.

[oliverplus]

[glances at him] Really? What name's that?

[hostclubmommy.livejournal.com]

I haven't selected a name yet, but I thought Tamaki's panda would want company.

[forever-noble.livejournal.com]

[there's a soft mewling sound coming from the carrier (http://www.petworldshop.com/pictures/leopard-soft-sided-cat-carrier.jpg) Donna's brought into the Astral Bar. she coos at the ragdoll kitten (http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t114/vampwrite/Reality%20Shifted%20Stuff/Donnaskitten-fromflickrroxeteer.png) within as she heads on over, but she frowns when she sees all those empty glasses. props a hand on her hip after she's set the carrier down on top of the bar]

I hope you were sharing with someone. [as stern as she sounds, she's only truly concerned about this.] Or, oh no, don't tell me. You can't talk again. It's not that, is it?

[oliverplus]

[Oliver looks up at her, still awed at the baby creature in his hands. but he winces when he feels her concern, quickly dropping his gaze to look at her kitten instead] I can talk.

She's beautiful!

[forever-noble.livejournal.com]

Oh good. I wasn't really looking forward to another one-way conversation again.

[she smiles warmly] She's an absolute darling, even if she was hatched out of an egg. Your little one looks too precious, too.

[oliverplus]

[laughs weakly] Nah, you don't have to worry about that.

[looks back down at the rabbit, still rather dazed at its unexpected existence, which probably isn't helped by all the whisky he's had] Yeah...I think he is. He's tiny...

[forever-noble.livejournal.com]

[takes a seat next to him] They usually are when they're just born. [reaches across to gently pet his bunny]

[she hesitates to bring this up, but...] You wouldn't be having a one-man party because of those deathmatch things, would you?

[oliverplus]

[shakes his head, giving her a look like that should be obvious. although, admittedly, the deathmatch caused him to get the ability that's been causing all this trouble] Nah, we stopped those. Just...having a bad day at home. [snorts--at himself. that isn't the half of it, and he knows it. he keeps his gaze on the rabbit for now. he doesn't want to feel her concern]

[forever-noble.livejournal.com]

[she smiles, relieved to hear that. after seeing Oliver's--though, admittedly, she only saw the black dome and Robespierre leaving--she honestly didn't want to come to the Plane again. not even after getting the Doctor's note.] Must've been one hell of a bad day. We can talk about it if you'd like. I'll make us some coffee.

[oliverplus]

[glances at her, confused] They serve coffee here? [either that's all his slightly drunken brain has processed, or he's avoiding the rest for now]

[newworldlover.livejournal.com]

[Oh, that's worrying. Not the egg part, but the whiskey part. Sirkka approaches slowly, radiating wave upon wave of warmth. She smiles down at the rabbit, and very pointedly reaches over to take the glass and move it further down the bar.]

Oliver.

[oliverplus]

[glances up at her, his gaze still filled with the awe of having a baby rabbit in his lap. his expression softens a bit, the warmth from her helping him to relax more than the whisky has] Sirkka! I've got a rabbit!

[newworldlover.livejournal.com]

[That's good. Also, the bunny is cute. She can't resist a stronger smile as she sits on a stool beside him.]

Oh, he's very cute.

[oliverplus]

[looks down at the bunny, then smiles back] Yeah, he is. [he's terribly proud already, if still a bit stunned. he cradles the rabbit very carefully]

[newworldlover.livejournal.com]

[She places a hand over one of his.]

I think we should start the lessons soon. Drinking is never a good way to cope.

[oliverplus]

[keeps his gaze on the bunny] We're visiting Sukhrit today. He's mad. I...felt it.

[and Sukhrit's madness is from his possession by the Puppeteer, which makes it even scarier to Oliver]

[newworldlover.livejournal.com]

[She bows her head.] I know what that feels like. People who are sick-- really sick-- can make it almost overwhelming to be near them.

But you can shut it out so it doesn't bother you. And you can also use it to watch them, if you'd like. The same power that affects you so strongly can allow you to sense if they do something wrong.

[oliverplus]

[surprised] What, to...feel when he's done something?

Sukhrit's in hospital, though. He won't hurt anyone anymore.

I thought... [sighs] I thought he was getting better, but when I felt how he feels... [trails off, expression somber]