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[evocation]

This is Kyna. You should just text me if you actually want me to answer.

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[text]

[lifetothefullest]

[So, despite feeling somewhat guilty about his lack of being useful, Lance is not interested in getting involved with... Whatever is going on right now, so soon after the altercation with the Visitor. But he is stalking all of it, including Kyna's conversation with Nick after his announcement, and her tone seems a little off; he's not sure if he's imagining it or not, still a bit off himself from the ordeal during the event, but he'd rather be safe than sorry.]

Hey, are you doing okay with everything going on?

[text]

[evocation]

[Ughhh Lance, stop being so insightful!]

you mean the demon invasion?

[text]

[lifetothefullest]

[Can't stop won't stop.]

Yeah, that.

[What else would it be; is he missing something else?]

[evocation]

uh

[Ugh!]

it's not awesome.

[lifetothefullest]

Is it something you want to talk about?

[evocation]

i figured caedra was a demon as soon as i saw her, and tucker guessed too.
we haven't had a lot of awesome luck with demons back home.

[lifetothefullest]

What happened?

[He assumes she might indeed want to talk, since she said that much.]

And would you rather talk in person?

[evocation]

sure?
maybe?
it's not a fun story

[lifetothefullest]

It's up to you; if it's easier over text, that's okay.

[Also he's definitely worried now.]

[evocation]

it's okay.
you can come over.

[lifetothefullest]

Alright; I'll be there soon.

[And he does show up a little while later, knocking quietly on her door.]

[evocation]

[Kyna answers, looking somehow even more fidgety than normal.]

Hey. Um, are you feeling okay?

[lifetothefullest]

Yeah, I'm okay.

[Not super great, but that's pretty par for the course and right now he's more than okay enough that there's no need to worry.]

You seem less okay, though.

[evocation]

[Kyna makes a face, then steps back to let him in.]

I fucking hate dealing with demons. They suck.

[lifetothefullest]

That seems appropriate. I'd be kind of surprised if demons were pleasant.

[He offers a small smile to go with the stupid comment, stepping inside and waiting for her to shut the door.]

Did you deal with them a lot, before?

[evocation]

Yeah, a couple of times. My brother's dealt with them more, but like... a year ago I ran into my dad on a job and, um. We found out he was possessed.

[lifetothefullest]

[Oh. That isn't at all what Lance is expecting, and he's immediately totally serious again.]

I'm sorry; I can't imagine having to deal with something like that.

[For several reasons. He wonders if this issue is why Kyna had seemed so disdainful toward her father the last time they discussed him, or if that was something completely unrelated.]

[evocation]

[She shrugs, mouth twisting as she reaches for her necklace.]

It was his fault. He made a deal with the fucking thing.

[lifetothefullest]

[He frowns a little, watching her reaction.]

Do you know why?

[evocation]

Some sort of awesome magic, apparently.

[It's clear that Kyna is trying to brush all of this off as something that just makes her angry when in reality it makes her incredibly uncomfortable.]

[lifetothefullest]

[Yeah, unfortunately the dismissive act never works all that well, at least not that he's really ever seen.]

What happened?

[evocation]

[She sighs, raking a hand through her hair.]

We could tell something was wrong with him, you know? He kept checking something in his pocket, so Tucker tried to swipe it, and... I don't know. It was some sort of book. Like, linking him to whatever demon he made the deal with. It fucked Tucker up pretty badly. Harlan destroyed it, and then we killed the thing, but...

[lifetothefullest]

[There's a lot in those few quick sentences, but right now he focuses on the last part.]

But?

[He asks it quietly, trying to encourage her to continue; it's usually easiest for people to get the whole story out, before getting into the emotional part of it.]

cw suicide rip

[evocation]

[She takes a deep breath, not quite looking at him.]

But whatever it was, it... I don't know. It was like he was decaying the entire time it had him. And when it was gone, his magic was gone, too. I took him back to my apartment, and I left the room for one fucking second to call my brother, and he...

[This is the part that's hard to get out, the part she hates talking about.]

He slit his own throat right in my fucking kitchen. I couldn't even do anything.

weh :c

[lifetothefullest]

[Again, not the sort of thing he was expecting, and he looks briefly shocked for a moment; that sounds really horrific, and would've been even if it was a stranger, let alone someone she knew, and let alone a family member.]

I'm really sorry.

[That she had to witness it, that she lost her father that way, that the entire situation was what it was.]

You shouldn't have had to experience something like that.