thenearshore | [Closed] Take a Moment, Remind Yourself

Who: Dio, Joseph, and Masaki
What: Dio is getting used to this whole 'shifting into felines' thing, and he hasn't seen such nice-looking water in over a year.
Where: Tezcatlipoca's Jungle
When: May 9th, evening
Warnings: Dio attempting to drown Joseph a little??? Some minor blood(from big cat scratches), maybe, but nothing else for the time being.

Dio had a great time not long ago on the Near Shore in cat form. As sleepy as he'd been with the mix of supernatural activity and sunlight, he had awoken to being pet and cuddled, and that was strange but not wholly unpleasant. He probably shouldn't take a jaguar form in the midst of humans, even if they were likely to miss him. Just in case.

Still, he wanted to stretch his 'transforming' muscles, and so that found him running about near his temple in the shape of a jaguar, checking out how everything looked and smelled in this body. The large feline lifted it's head, sniffing about the air as he went before happening upon the waterfall he'd overlooked before. There was a stick floating in the water... how enticing!

Dio the vampire wouldn't jump into the water after a stick, but Dio the jaguar bounded into the water after the stick, not really paying attention to much as he attempted to grab the stick with his paws first and then with his mouth. He ended up getting it between his teeth and pulled himself out of the water, only to toss the stick back in and follow it with another leap. This was... fun?

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Dio looked back toward Masaki momentarily as she spoke, her declaration of 'nevermind!' piquing his interest. He would love curling up next to her for a nap sometime, even if she never suggested it.

"Mh. It's been strange..." not having Joseph sleeping in his bed with him, but he couldn't say that, could he? Maybe, but better safe than sorry. "... not having you around as often."

He stopped outside the door, not currently having the means to open it, nor wishing to stand in all of his nude glory in front of Masaki again.

Joseph would appreciate the burning of incense, even if he never had before. Anything to clear out the faint, metallic odor that only reminded him of the worst times in his life.

"Ooh, a tour!" Means he could carry the catnip with him in a pocket, because he'd be clothed...probably. Considering the place he wanted to plant it was right under Dio's pillow, this would be a task. He could ask Masaki to do it, but, well, she might not be hip on his pranks, and he didn't want to look bad in front of her. Even though the prank itself was his most innocent yet!! "Sure, I could stand to know my way around."

Sounded like Dio missed his company, and it hasn't even been that long since this whole god ordeal began. Joseph would have laughed, if he himself weren't in a similar, lonesome boat. "A chat to catch up, hm?"

He may have been the guest, but he got the door anyway, giving the other two entry and planning to follow after.

She'd love to hug and sleep next to Dio but...would it be as a cat or as a man? She kind of wanted both. And that, she was pretty sure, was kind of getting into the creepy territory. With her crush, anyway. She didn't know if he'd caught onto the warm fuzzies she'd been getting whenever he was walking around as a man.

"Thanks." She smiled up at Joseph, walking in with Dio. Maybe she should put her chocolates in her room. Or in the kitchen? Really, it depended on what she should do first.

Laundry, she decided, then kitchen.

"We can have him around for meals. It'd be easier for me to cook." Masaki offered. They'd all win that way, wouldn't they? "Here Joseph, let me show you to my room. Er, shower."

Blocking them both from easy access to Dio's room for pranks and long chats. What a pity.

Oh, Dio caught on, and perhaps that was part of what tugged on his heart so. He wanted so badly to reciprocate, to take her up in his arms and kiss her, to hold her as she slept... But it was still too soon. A crush was one thing, becoming the courting couple they'd been once before was another. Still, he planned to do something in time.

For now, he was content to follow them around, careful not to stay in the path of Joseph's big feet and avoid tangling himself up in Masaki's legs. "Would you want that, Joseph...? Coming around to have Masaki feed you?" he asked, looking up at him. If a cat could, he'd be giving the man a smirk. Of course he'd want to be over to see Masaki more, right? And then he could spend some time with Dio too.

Speaking of time spent with Dio, he was still following along toward the shower. He was going to do his best to get in something quick if he had to, but it was a little difficult with Masaki there. It was so weird still, trying to hide things from her.

While they had that between the two of them, Joseph just heard Masaki's little slip of perhaps her real current desires there. (Show him to her room? Is that so?) Even so, he smiled it off, pleased to be going there to get to the shower anyway. And being invited over for meals didn't sound so bad.

"I wouldn't turn down a homecooked meal if you're inviting me and all..." Time spent with Masaki, time spent with Dio, he wouldn't be against it. It's not like he wasn't already going to be keeping up with the two of them anyway.

But, they made it to her shower, and Joseph turned towards them both and eeeever so sneakily stuck the catnip somewhere directly behind him for safe keeping, maybe on a shelf or something. "So, uh, where should I leave my clothes, and where are the towels?"

Her, showing Joseph her room...welp. Bit of a slip there. But she was concentrating more on the idea of making sure that Dio wouldn't be lonely. She liked it when Dio was happy.

"Great! Then I'll start pestering you for what you like." She giggled, hugging the box of chocolates to her chest. "I can take your clothes-just leave them outside the door. Actually...Dio, would you mind giving Joseph the spare towels? There should be some in there, but I think there's some fresh spares in your bathroom."

She paused, thinking, then nodded. "Yeah, they're in your bathroom."

She could be wrong, but she's pretty sure she left them in there when she did the linen laundry.

Dio gave a light chirp as he looked up to Masaki. "Yes, I can handle the towels, no problem", he responded, the smile audible in his voice. That would give him an excuse to join him a little, right? Sure.

"I'll bring them in, Joseph. Feel free to just start the shower up."

He'd have to turn back into his human form for it, too. No one really wants a furry towel, and he probably couldn't carry it very well that way. Either way, he turned away, trotting off towards his room. He wasn't planning on turning back naked in front of Masaki again right now.

Stop being adorable with those cute little cat chirps, right this instant, Dio. And Masaki's displays brought a smile to Joseph's lips. He was glad to see her like this, if nothing else. Maybe it'd be okay, coming over and having dinner and making new memories with her once in a while.

But he was being ushered to get started with his shower, told to leave his clothes outside the door, and expected to trust in Dio to bring him his towels. "Alright, I'll leave the fate of my clothes to your cleaning magic." He'd never washed clothes, so it was all magic as far as he was concerned. "Don't try to peek, now."

When the both of them had left the room for their respective reasons, Joseph stripped of his boots and gloves first, then quickly removed everything else, stopping only a moment to unbuckle and slide out his belt. He sat his clothes outside the door just like he was told and moved straight into getting the shower started.

Ahhhh, the hot water felt great, even if it would eventually steam up Masaki's bathroom.

Thank goodness Dio decided to go to his room. It just meant that he wouldn't get another mish mash of all of her feelings on the matter. Bad enough he had been bothered by that special touch of Joseph's.

"It's not magic silly. But I'll try not to." She winked, and went off to put the chocolates in the kitchen, and start up the washer for Joseph's clothes. It wouldn't be a bad idea for her to do her own, but she'd left her socks and shoes behind. She wanted to get those before putting in a load for herself.

Prep work done, she came up to her bathroom door in time to hear the shower running. And...for a moment, she had the odd shiver, staring at the door. Like she wanted to peek in, or join him.

She shook herself, and hurried to grab Joseph's clothes and out of the room. One crush was bad enough. She didn't even know what to call this.

[Closed] Take a Moment, Remind Yourself

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