the girl was actually feeling kind of okay today. she had gotten some sleep last night and was distracting her thoughts with a book. and, she had some apple juice! she loves apple juice. she was generally not one to read, as it was difficult for her to do, but she was interested in the ocean and marine life, so she was able to read books on those pretty well.

goldie sipped away at the juice, scanning over a page detailing lion's mane jellyfish quietly. she had been reading alone for a while, though, and was starting to grow bored of sitting in her bed, even if she was supposed to. so, she pushed herself upward slowly, blinking around the room before crawling out of bed carefully. she didn't fall this time, so that meant she was at least getting better.

there was a small pile of various supplies, most of which would be expected at some sort of party, like confetti. she was still trying to figure out ways to help out deldrach, and she had came to the conclusion that planning some sort of surprise party was a good idea. not only could it be fun, but it'd give her an excuse to ask people to check up on the female to make sure that she was...okay. that decius hadn't gotten to her. she was going to make sure it wouldn't happen.

goldie sighed and began to organize the pile a little, her legs struggling and shaking through the movement. she would need to figure out what the reasoning for the party would be. she could always just say for fun, but that may cause decius to grow suspicious. his threats lingered in her mind and she knew she would need this to go as smoothly as possible. no one could know what was really going on, as much as she wanted to tell. she just needed to focus on what she could do for now.

[member=1517]Luca[/member]

'Kind of okay' was a good way to describe Luca's general state of being as well. He wasn't doing great, but he was never doing great, so anything aside from horrible was pretty good in his books. As long as he wasn't seeing the shadows move out the corner of his eye or hearing his father's voice echoing in his head, he was fine. He was fine. Not fine enough to be alone though. The silence that filled the gaps between conversations was deafening, and Luca would kill to get rid of the empty ringing in his ears. No one seemed to be out though, and he was starting to get a little desperate in his search. If he didn't find someone to talk to soon he'd have to resort to the good old breaking and entering that had served him so well in the past. Usually he could brush his desperation for attention off as an act of a joke, and people forgot about it after a baked good or two.

Time stretched on and his patience grew thinner. He could feel his paws start to shake, and knew that he would have to find company immediately or face another of his breakdowns. So he headed towards the closest house. Pincher's submarine, if he remembered correctly. Probably not. His memory was as shitty as the rest of him. Luca managed to find his way in without breaking anything this time, glancing around for the captain. Pinch had been pretty nice to him last time he was in a vulnerable state, so he was half hoping for the same sort of comfort now. The wildcat didn't seem to be present at the moment though, and Luca's ears pinned back against his head. No dice.

It was the subtlest of sounds that drew his attention towards Goldie's room. Perhaps the sound of a pawstep, or maybe something scraping against something else. Whatever it was, it was a break from the violent ambience of the island, so he eagerly headed towards it. "Hello?" he called as he wandered in, laying eyes on the younger of the Rouxes that lived there. Goldie hadn't been who he had expected to find, but he still seemed extremely revealed to spot another living animal. Maybe now he could convince himself for just a little longer that he wasn't alone in the world, trapped in his own mind and fabricating everything around him. He stared at the supplies on the floor for a bit and tilted his head, allowing his gaze to flicker back towards Goldenluxury. "Whatcha doing?" Looked like party stuff. He was always down for a party.

the girl had begun to hum quietly to herself, using the noise to help distract her more. she didn't notice luca walk in, so as she heard his voice call out, she immediately tensed and froze in surprise. her humming stopped and she quickly turned around, a bit of the panic she'd been pushing away resurfacing. "ahh, wh-wha-!" but then she realized it was just luca. she let her muscles relax, though the shakiness in her expression remained.

she processed his question, breathing in deeply and quietly for a few moments before saying anything. "s-sorry, you s-surprised m-me." she explained quickly, looking to the ground with slight embarrassment. she pushed some of the supplies away, sighing silently. "um, i'm pr-preparing a p-party." she started with, wondering if she should announce right away who it was for.

sure, she decided. why the hell not. "is' ff-for deld-drach...it's a su-surprise." goldie explained softly, the injured girl sitting down to try and relax her legs a little. they didn't even like to stand right now. she winced slightly. her back was hurting worse. the young girl diverted her attention from her previous task, now focusing on luca.

why was he here, anyway? was papa expecting him? "wh-what brings ya h-here, anyway? i don' m-mind th-the comp-pany, b-but-" she stopped, glancing to her side for a moment. she was honestly getting really sick of talking like this. "s-sorry, i'm n-not the best hh-h-" she huffed, struggling through the words. "host. s-sorry. i'm not the b-best at tal-talking r-right n-now." this made her look even weaker. it gave caesar even more reason to pick on her. "i'm st-still happy t-to hang out! in ff-fact, i feel better w-with somebody 'ere. j-just, fair wa-warning."

He felt guilty for scaring her. A sheepish smile spread across his lips as he waited for her to calm down. He understood how it felt to be caught off guard. He slowly padded a little closer, deciding to take a seat and see what was on her mind. He suspected that there must be something bothering her if she was so easy to scare. He shifted around a bit and waited for her to speak, glancing at the supplies again as she mentioned a party before returning his gaze to her face. Maybe that was what was causing her so much trouble. He hadn't talked to Deldrach much (or at all) but he was sure that they must deserve a party if Goldie was going through so much effort. Especially when injured.

As for what brought him there... Luca let out a shot fake laugh, a hint of worry carried beneath the two syllables. He wasn't going to admit the truth, not at first anyway, but the Rouxs tended to pull that sort of thing out of him. At least Goldenluxury had given him a couple other topics to focus on. After all, she didn't seem to be in too good of a state either. He rubbed at his cheek a little, trying to decide on how to word stuff. He knew how she felt when it came to the stutter- he had a nasty one himself as a child, and it came back whenever he entered his blue eyed state. "Ah, it's okay. I get the same when I'm stressed," he admitted, deciding that it was fine for a child to get to know his weaknesses. If she grew up into an asshole he'd just deal with that when the time came. "I ain't got no reason for being here, just wanted to chat. Uh, is there somethin' bothering you? Cuz we can always talk about that if you want." He curled his tail around his paws, tilting his head at his companion.