[ Korone's spent this time gathering herself back together. Slowly. She's allowed to take her time. It's safe here, with her hand in Lott's and Macaque's arms tight around her. Anything that got past Donnie's security systems wouldn't last long against either one of them, let alone both. She's safe. She's safe.
She builds up her mental walls painstakingly, little by little, just like she'd sometimes had to do in the Forest. It wasn't a trick to rely upon often, for several reasons, but sometimes … sometimes everything just got to be way, way too much. Sometimes she just had to. It'll do until Donnie comes home. Donnie. Because Macaque is holding her, and her name is Choco Korone, and that means she's in Ellipsa, not the Forest. She's in Ellipsa, not the Forest. Her name is Choco Korone, she's in her house in the Sunwaning district of Nightwake city, Ellipsa, in the arms of her adopted father, Macaque, and she's holding hands with Lott. Who is … also … in Ellipsa(n … Metaverse …) …
Mrrr.
When the shield does fall, it's … gentle, thanks to the wall she'd built. Even the wall itself is gentle in its own way, allowing Korone and Lott to see the broad strokes of each other's feelings from a distance instead of them being all up on top of each other. She makes a little sound, achingly soft, somewhere between a grumble and a cooing purr, and squeezes Lott's hand twice, gently but unmistakably deliberate. A wordless, "Hi, I'm here," and a "You guys can keep chatting though." ]
Re: THE CITY ...
She builds up her mental walls painstakingly, little by little, just like she'd sometimes had to do in the Forest. It wasn't a trick to rely upon often, for several reasons, but sometimes … sometimes everything just got to be way, way too much. Sometimes she just had to. It'll do until Donnie comes home. Donnie. Because Macaque is holding her, and her name is Choco Korone, and that means she's in Ellipsa, not the Forest. She's in Ellipsa, not the Forest. Her name is Choco Korone, she's in her house in the Sunwaning district of Nightwake city, Ellipsa, in the arms of her adopted father, Macaque, and she's holding hands with Lott. Who is … also … in Ellipsa(n … Metaverse …) …
Mrrr.
When the shield does fall, it's … gentle, thanks to the wall she'd built. Even the wall itself is gentle in its own way, allowing Korone and Lott to see the broad strokes of each other's feelings from a distance instead of them being all up on top of each other. She makes a little sound, achingly soft, somewhere between a grumble and a cooing purr, and squeezes Lott's hand twice, gently but unmistakably deliberate. A wordless, "Hi, I'm here," and a "You guys can keep chatting though." ]