"I mean, yeah," Malos says, more confused than anything else. "Guess y'all have been through a lot." And they're in a brand new, probably confusing as hell, dimension besides. Well shit. "Givin' him some time sounds like a fine plan," he says, a little louder than normal, putting on an air of confidence masking the unease that sits in his chest.
Like, okay, giving someone some time to sit and regulate themselves after a breakdown? Valid as hell. Makes perfect sense. Definitely something he's used to.
But also that's his grandson so he's kind of worried like holy shit.
Give him some time, Malos, give him some time. Malos ducks back into the kitchen, makes sure his pancakes aren't burning (they aren't) and then sits and glares at the pan while he tries to figure out what he's going to do. Maybe it won't even be the best thing to spring on Lloyd if he's not doing too hot, but also... if Lloyd and Sheena are going to be in this world for an extended period of time--which Malos kind of figures they are, especially with Zelos in the equation, and knowing that inter-dimensional travel probably ain't something you can do on a fucking whim-- Then, well. Lloyd and Sheena really need to know how this world fucking works, huh. Especially if they're going to meet Mithos. Especially since they have no idea what the history here is, with the war, with the Aegises. Maybe Sheena knows some but Malos knows Lloyd doesn't and they...
They cannot just walk up to Mithos' tower not knowing shit about fuck.
Oh shit, pancakes are burning.
Cursing, Malos hastily gets them outta the pan and tosses them onto the plate with the rest. Batter's all been used up and they've got a pretty impressive stack going, but-- Well, they ain't eating until Lloyd's back. Malos shoves the plate into the microwave. They can just heat 'em up later, it's fine. No one will know if he doesn't say shit.
Better go kick Anna out of bed.
He takes a second just to look Zelos' and Sheena's direction before he heads upstairs. Sheena's pacing enough she'll probably run a rut in their floor if she keeps it up. Zelos is on the couch, looking like he might be trying to nap again. He thinks about saying something to Sheena, isn't sure what to say, decides against it. Saying nothing, up the stairs he goes, until he's in Anna's room.
"Up up up!" he calls, obnoxiously, opening her curtains so she gets a faceful of sunlight. "Unfortunately, day's started."
There's a flare of anoyance and regret along their emotional bleed. Anna rolls over and covers her face with a pillow. "Five more minutes," she grumbles.
Normally this is the point where Malos cajoles her out of bed with promises of breakfast he's already made and threats that it's gonna get cold if she doesn't get her ass downstairs soon, but today he goes with:
"Come on, gonna need you to give your famous Aegis history lesson."
That gets her.
She sits up-- or at least, props herself up on her arms to send him a slightly-more-coherent look. "Oh fuck," she says, and the annoyance in their emotion bleed is replaced by confusion and also a sweet sweet song of eager delight. (Anna loooooves doing these history lessons, she has speeches memorized and everything.) "How soon? I need to pee, at least."
Malos laughs. "After breakfast," he tells her. "Maybe during. You got time."
"Time to shower?" Anna asks.
Malos shrugs. "If you want."
Anna considers it for a moment, then: "We're gonna be on the road for a while, maybe I better."
Malos leaves her to making that decision, and heads back downstairs. He checks the clock. It's been like, fifteen minutes since Lloyd went out? Probably hasn't been enough time... He doesn't want to eat breakfast without Lloyd, though. And something about leaving Lloyd out there alone just doesn't sit right with him.
And like... Lloyd should at least know there's breakfast, right?
"Gonna go check on Lloyd," he tells Sheena, already making his way for the door. "Tell him breakfast is ready and all." He hesitates, then adds. "Don't help yourselves, we'll eat when I get back."
Out the door before Sheena can argue. Malos hopes she's right about Lloyd not having gone far-- but then, he can feel Lloyd's ether signature, still. It's weird, a human having an ether signature so strong (not quite blade, only barely less), but Malos counts it lucky at the moment. He follows the taste of something a little like Anna, a little like something old and just-barely remembered he can't quite name. (Did their Lloyd have an ether signature? Malos kind of remembers he did, maybe.)
He finds Lloyd in the woods not far from the house, back to a tree, face buried in his knees. Malos bites down his worry and siphons his emotional link to Anna, not wanting to ruin her shower with concern she doesn't know why he's throwing around, and also not wanting her highly-focused delight making it harder to think about what's in front of him.
"Hey," Malos says, dragging the sound out just a little. "Breakfast is ready." He wants to ask what's wrong, but knows better than that. Can't get away with that shit when you ain't close to someone. So. "You don't gotta come back right away, just wanted to let you know."
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Like, okay, giving someone some time to sit and regulate themselves after a breakdown? Valid as hell. Makes perfect sense. Definitely something he's used to.
But also that's his grandson so he's kind of worried like holy shit.
Give him some time, Malos, give him some time. Malos ducks back into the kitchen, makes sure his pancakes aren't burning (they aren't) and then sits and glares at the pan while he tries to figure out what he's going to do. Maybe it won't even be the best thing to spring on Lloyd if he's not doing too hot, but also... if Lloyd and Sheena are going to be in this world for an extended period of time--which Malos kind of figures they are, especially with Zelos in the equation, and knowing that inter-dimensional travel probably ain't something you can do on a fucking whim-- Then, well. Lloyd and Sheena really need to know how this world fucking works, huh. Especially if they're going to meet Mithos. Especially since they have no idea what the history here is, with the war, with the Aegises. Maybe Sheena knows some but Malos knows Lloyd doesn't and they...
They cannot just walk up to Mithos' tower not knowing shit about fuck.
Oh shit, pancakes are burning.
Cursing, Malos hastily gets them outta the pan and tosses them onto the plate with the rest. Batter's all been used up and they've got a pretty impressive stack going, but-- Well, they ain't eating until Lloyd's back. Malos shoves the plate into the microwave. They can just heat 'em up later, it's fine. No one will know if he doesn't say shit.
Better go kick Anna out of bed.
He takes a second just to look Zelos' and Sheena's direction before he heads upstairs. Sheena's pacing enough she'll probably run a rut in their floor if she keeps it up. Zelos is on the couch, looking like he might be trying to nap again. He thinks about saying something to Sheena, isn't sure what to say, decides against it. Saying nothing, up the stairs he goes, until he's in Anna's room.
"Up up up!" he calls, obnoxiously, opening her curtains so she gets a faceful of sunlight. "Unfortunately, day's started."
There's a flare of anoyance and regret along their emotional bleed. Anna rolls over and covers her face with a pillow. "Five more minutes," she grumbles.
Normally this is the point where Malos cajoles her out of bed with promises of breakfast he's already made and threats that it's gonna get cold if she doesn't get her ass downstairs soon, but today he goes with:
"Come on, gonna need you to give your famous Aegis history lesson."
That gets her.
She sits up-- or at least, props herself up on her arms to send him a slightly-more-coherent look. "Oh fuck," she says, and the annoyance in their emotion bleed is replaced by confusion and also a sweet sweet song of eager delight. (Anna loooooves doing these history lessons, she has speeches memorized and everything.) "How soon? I need to pee, at least."
Malos laughs. "After breakfast," he tells her. "Maybe during. You got time."
"Time to shower?" Anna asks.
Malos shrugs. "If you want."
Anna considers it for a moment, then: "We're gonna be on the road for a while, maybe I better."
Malos leaves her to making that decision, and heads back downstairs. He checks the clock. It's been like, fifteen minutes since Lloyd went out? Probably hasn't been enough time... He doesn't want to eat breakfast without Lloyd, though. And something about leaving Lloyd out there alone just doesn't sit right with him.
And like... Lloyd should at least know there's breakfast, right?
"Gonna go check on Lloyd," he tells Sheena, already making his way for the door. "Tell him breakfast is ready and all." He hesitates, then adds. "Don't help yourselves, we'll eat when I get back."
Out the door before Sheena can argue. Malos hopes she's right about Lloyd not having gone far-- but then, he can feel Lloyd's ether signature, still. It's weird, a human having an ether signature so strong (not quite blade, only barely less), but Malos counts it lucky at the moment. He follows the taste of something a little like Anna, a little like something old and just-barely remembered he can't quite name. (Did their Lloyd have an ether signature? Malos kind of remembers he did, maybe.)
He finds Lloyd in the woods not far from the house, back to a tree, face buried in his knees. Malos bites down his worry and siphons his emotional link to Anna, not wanting to ruin her shower with concern she doesn't know why he's throwing around, and also not wanting her highly-focused delight making it harder to think about what's in front of him.
"Hey," Malos says, dragging the sound out just a little. "Breakfast is ready." He wants to ask what's wrong, but knows better than that. Can't get away with that shit when you ain't close to someone. So. "You don't gotta come back right away, just wanted to let you know."