no one and nothing can break through

[predecir]

[Well! That sure did happen!

Bruno does not organize an afterparty. He's not a party organizer in general - that was Wu. But he knows he was completely useless, if not downright actively unhelpful, during that whole thing, and he already feels guilty enough. He has to be useful somehow. Otherwise, why's he even here? 

So, before everyone can leave the teleportation circle in the dining room and all go their own separate ways, Bruno mumbles something about making food and takes off for the kitchen. He'll be there for a couple of hours, whipping up some quick chicken sancocho, with Olive on rice duty. Azul can be in charge of actually grabbing people and bringing them in - god forbid Bruno do anything like that - but if anyone does happen to be there to take one, he'll make them up a bowl. Otherwise, he's just gonna leave it all warming on the stove. 

There's also some arroz con leche simmering for later, if anybody wants dessert! He'll put cinnamon in it, and then add some hot chocolate to the lineup as well. He's no Julieta, of course, but at least he's made something? It's not enough, but it's...something.]

Comments

[cuttingremark]

[Loki pulls the plate closer.]

Aw, you do care. [His voice lacks a true sarcastic bite. More just making a gesture of teasing because that's apparently their thing now.]

[encelevenemus]

I do not.

[not at all]</small. I only wanted to consider us even for your aid, nothing more.

[cuttingremark]

Aiding you aided everyone, including myself. You had a better chance at taking him down, so I did what I could to assist. [He's still going to eat that food, thank you.]

[encelevenemus]

I would just hope that is the worst we have to contend with. Though I do not dare be so optimistic as to believe such is likely.

[cuttingremark]

If you end up in the same situation as he, do us all a favor and don't pull the same 'if I'm going down, I'm taking all of you with me!' shit.

[encelevenemus]

What I said in agreement with Hubert stands--I deal in pragmatism, not simple violence for violence's sake. Should it comes to it, I would obviously seek to minimize casualties.

That said, if I were going to harm any of you over such an incentive, Jasper would have been dead before the week was out.

[cuttingremark]

Once more, I am flattered I would not have been your first consideration for a victim. The bond we're forming grows everyday. [He has so little energy and he chooses to spend it on this. Amazing.]

[encelevenemus]

Why are you like this.

[cuttingremark]

It's a very long list, I doubt you want to actually run through it.

[encelevenemus]

[He sighed and pressed a hand to his eyes, shaking his head before taking a seat a short distance from Loki.]

You are beyond irritating.

[cuttingremark]

[He's counting this as a win.]

You are not the first to tell me so, and I doubt you will be the last. It's part of my charm.

[encelevenemus]

[UUUUUGH]

Irritating or not, I suppose that I owe most of you my gratitude. I do not know that I could have dealt with him alone without my sword.

[cuttingremark]

Glad to be of service. We should practice with a similar strategy incase there are any more battles to be faced here.

[encelevenemus]

...I would not be against some practice. Clearly, my shielding still needs work.

[cuttingremark]

Did any of your abilities seem...weaker to you?

[encelevenemus]

I was not going to admit as much, but since you've outright said it...yes. The Lucii's shields don't just break.

[he's a little insulted]

[cuttingremark]

You're stature is impressive, but creating duplicates of your armored form should not have tired me this much. [Also insulted.]

[encelevenemus]

The Alchemist's work, no doubt. Astrals forbid he should be so soundly outclassed.

[cuttingremark]

It was a dangerous gamble bringing so many powerful mages here. I suppose he had to put some kind of dampeners on our powers.

Perhaps I can contact him again, determine what sort of dampener they are using.