hadriel | [text]

you're the one who keeps kicking me out of the kitchen.

it's really not necessary, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

save your sarcasm for something less vital than cookies. you do not yet understand.

You're a distraction.

Uh huh of course.

Nope I suppose I don't. Until I do I'll keep my sarcasm safe and close.

on a nearly professional level, when i try.

hey, i'm not begging for a new nickname here.

i'll be home in a few and you can reevaluate your sarcasm. i even got milk: the murdercave version.

I'm horrified of the day you do try.

Your nickname's embarrassing though.

You know I don't really know why people call this place "murdercave". Murder implies a human being killing another human being and so far it's been a lot of monster on human killing or vice versa. And if you want to count the 'gods' as nonpeople then even more so.

But thank you for picking up milk. I knew there was a reason I let you stay here

(Never mind that they share a room on Newt's decision.)

the day i try, you won't even notice.

of course it is, you gave it to me.

i don't know. it's kinda catchy, mostly. hadriel makes it sound all classy and mysterious and shit. it's sort of a cave that's trying to murder us, except that'd imply a lot more caring about whether we live or die than i'm really getting from anyone.

see, i'm useful.

Probably not. I've grown exceptionally talented at ignoring you.

I meant your nickname for me.

Isn't it kind of mysterious though? I still don't really think it's trying to murder us. Everything's too convenient really.

Mmmhm. Yes, Peter, very useful. What would I ever do without you

see, my plan is working perfectly.

how is a comment on the color of your hair embarrassing? are you embarrassed by your hair? is that why you're always fussing it in the mirror when you think i'm not paying attention?

okay so it's mysterious. in a lot of ways. like how i don't think this is anybody's version of earth. but murdercave still beats hadriel, whether or not murder is going on.

have to fall asleep without the gentle lullaby of my snoring.

What is your plan exactly? Infiltrate the kitchen to watch me cook? I assure you that's not as exciting as it sounds.

No I am not embarrassed by it. You're just ridiculous about it. And I do not fuss with it. You're a jerk.

Well that'd certainly make sense given our situation. It seems like it'd rather defeat the purpose if we had too much information on this place due to others already knowing about it. Again, the architecture supports that as well.

It is pretty interesting though, you know. This place is composed of two different rock formations. The actual caves/tunnels aren't like the cave making up the city. I noticed when I went hunting for monsters the other day.

What a dream come true.

nope. telling you my plan would ruin it.

i'm not ridiculous about it, you're ridiculous about it. and you fuss with your hair all the time, whether i'm a jerk or not. i probably am.

it wouldn't really matter since we can't get to the surface, but i guess so. the tunnels are different from the cave though? like different rock or what?

hey, you know where the door is, you could be on the other side of it if you wanted.

All right. Wouldn't want to ruin your plan then.

You are absolutely ridiculous about it. If my friends heard you call me blondie they'd probably lose their minds over it.

(Totally ignoring that fussing part. It might be a little true okay.)

Why would it not matter? You don't know that for a fact. There's tunnels. They need to lead to somewhere, don't they? Even if it's not the surface, it ought to be somewhere that's not here.

Different formations. Formations are the result of stuff like erosion. Or could be the strata. Layers, you know? I think. It feels right to me.

Yes, yes I could be.

thanks, i appreciate that.

that just means you need more creative friends. or friends better at pointing out the obvious. one or the other.

the tunnels don't have to lead anywhere. the word oroboros mean anything to you?

i'll take your word for that one. so you're saying that the cave is made different than the tunnels? like they were stuck together from different pieces?

yep. i will draw my own conclusions.

What do you expect? Not everyone can represent a thirty year old adult male both in appearance and mind like you.

Yes they do. There has to be more than just this place. And no, it doesn't.

Kind of. Maybe. I'd have to look at it better. But I kept my hand on the walls a lot and it felt different. I don't know. Something about it reminded me of the Maze but I can't really figure out what right now.

i can't even tell if that's harsh or not. either a new high or a new low for you.

of course there's more. whether we can get to it or not is something else entirely. putting us into a closed system with hope of escape barred by scary monsters and also reality would've been pretty damn smart of these gods. just sayin.

i'll draw you an oroboros later. it's relevant.

interesting. i wonder what that's about.

I'll let you make up your mind about that then.

You don't have to just say. I pretty much went through exactly an identical scenario just a few months ago. I wouldn't really use the word 'smart' to describe it either.

Okay.

Who knows. Are you willing to explore the caves or is that not really your thing?

thanks.

yeah, except there was obviously a way out of that one. what word would you use?

there is a very specific time during which i am willing to explore the caves. it's coming up in a few days.

We didn't know that for certain for years though that there was definitely a way out. It had been assumption for the most part.

I'd use the word 'sadistic'.

I want to just do a bit of a thorough look. I don't really want to do it a lot because- well. Just don't but if you want to join me for it, that'd be nice.

That's oddly exact. Why in a couple of days?

the situation was different.

something can be sadistic and also smart. depends on your point of view.

reasons. i'll explain later.

Again, I'm aware that something can be sadistic and smart. Thanks. But something about these 'gods' doesn't really strike me as 'intelligent'. Deceit isn't always the same thing as smart, I don't think. Either way, I wouldn't use smart as the prominent word to describe them

All right? Over cookies then?

i'll give you that they're ignorant, bigoted, and unwilling to learn, but if they aren't smart, things accidentally tend to come out very cleverly in their favor, then. maybe that's a god perk.

over cookies. i'm just around the corner.

Well I don't think they're stupid but I don't think they're that smart either.

Okay. I'll be waiting.

ok

[as promised, peter ambles in a few minutes later with a package of cookies and a gallon of milk. the former he tosses at newt, expecting the other boy to catch it, and the latter he puts on the counter in order to take two glasses from the cabinet. they get filled with milk, and then he comes to join newt, looking more subdued than might be expected.]

Blondie, meet cookies. Cookies, blondie.

(Newt catches the cookies of course and looks down at them, surprised. He looks over the package curiously before glancing over at Peter. He spends enough time watching Peter that it doesn't take him even a second to realize that something...Isn't quite right.)

Pleasure's all mine, I'm sure.

(He replies lightly. He won't push Peter right then. Pretty sure it has to do with whatever Peter planned on telling him anyway. He takes one of the glasses from Peter before taking a mild sip. He opens up the package of cookies and nudges it towards Peter.)

You first.

It is, cause we're gonna eat 'em.

[he opens the package, takes out a cookie, and promptly dunks it into his milk, submerging about half the cookie.]

So a homemade cookie would be soft, but these are from the store, so they're not. That's why you dunk them in milk.

Ah. I see.

(Very interesting. He picks up a cookie for himself before looking down at the milk. It seemed a little bit odd to him to bother with but Peter usually knows what he's talking about.

So, Newt dunks his cookie and pulls it out after a couple of seconds. He takes a bit and instantly moves a hand up beneath his jaw to catch any crumbs, looking a bit surprised.

Then a couple of seconds pass and his chewing slows as a curious look rises up over his face. The cookie is way too hard but the flavor is distinct enough that his mind slides over a soft smile, the smell of warmth, the smell of cookies, homeliness, and he can't tell if it's his own home or something else but...)

Oh.

[peter leaves his cookie in to soak until after newt takes a bite, so his is more soggy and he has to hold a hand under it as well. when newt's expression changes, he smiles, and it's something oddly soft.]

Yeah, see? Cookies.

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