got a hold on me / capture

[PIERCE]

☁ Wet eyes flicked over to focus on Ren as he spoke up, Pierce's paws shaking uncontrollably as he listened, silent and unmoving while the words registered. There was an Ascendant's kid in Sunhaven, and by the sounds of it, they weren't there willingly. But no one there would take another person, let alone a child, would they? Perhaps, at a darker time in his life, Pierce would have considered grabbing, hell, even hurting an enemy to defend his clan, but was this even defense at this point? Not one excuse could justify taking a child from their home or family. "S-sorry, what?" Though the unevenness of his voice was far from leaving and he was still lightheaded, Pierce managed to force out a comprehensible sentence, wiping his eyes harshly to keep tears from falling. Another approached after Ren, but it was a feline that had already gathered that really caught his attention when he spoke up.

The harsh interruption was enough to shut Pierce up without Moon even having to say anything else, mouth going dry as the air left his lungs, leaving him feeling almost as if he'd been kicked in the gut. Dramatic? Maybe. But, the truth was, it wasn't just the thought of his daughter alone in his home that had left him shaking and tearful. It was an almost instinctive reaction, one he could hardly help no matter how hard he tried to swallow the feeling of tears in his throat. Possible scenarios continued running through his mind, and the smell of burning flesh and fur refused to leave his nose.

The promise of the Ascendants members - whatever they called themselves - not hurting him was hardly an assurance to Pierce, partially because after hearing about the act of violence from Sunhaven he wasn't sure who to trust, and partially from his experience with captors, and even despite Bubonicplague and Moon's words, he couldn't help but flinch at the movement of Bub's paw in the other's attempt at comfort.

However, the former Goldenblood of Sunhaven couldn't help but laugh at Moon and Bub's next words. It was a bitter sound, not the typical light, bubbly noise that would escape Pierce's lips. Did these people really think they'd notice his absence? Not only was Sunhaven rather dead, but he hadn't been around enough for them to notice much shift in his presence. After stepping down? He wouldn't be surprised if they never noticed the fact that he was gone, let alone question it if they did. People disappeared all the time, and considering he'd left his position shortly before his disappearance, he doubted they would end up doing anything about it. "Do- do you really think they're gonna notice one missing member?" He wasn't trying to be rude to the people before him or anyone back home- he was genuinely curious. It wasn't like he was someone super well known that was expected to be seen. Unless someone randomly decided to be his friend one day, it wasn't like they were going to be visiting his house, and his sick daughter could barely get out of bed to take care of herself these days, let alone leave the house and notify anyone of his absence.

"speech"

[ONISION.]

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ONISION M.F.

— WHEN WE'RE IN YOUR BED

[size=8pt]tags - plotting - reference

the ascendants
- lunar lieutenant
mentors watson
10 months old

physically varies
easy to piss off

demihomosexual
homoromantic

tsundere asshole
dating alexander

were-vampirism
known to shift into aloysius

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You see, Onision was patient when it came to-  Wait, no he wasn't. He was only quiet right now because Moonmade looked like he was going to rip someone a new one. And Gods, Onision wished he would. Oni merely watched as the dude literally broke down on the ground, balling like a child who lost their candy. It was obvious this annoyed the chocolate feline by the way his tail tip flicked to and fro, trying to keep himself calm.

"They'll notice if I raise hell." Onision grumbled lowly, rolling a single blue eye cockily. He just wanted to punch this guy, he wanted his fucking cousin back, and he was just making this worse on himself and his Clan. If he wanted to, he'd go over there himself and wreck havoc himself. But he was nice- and he didn't want Moon to strangle him, but whatever.

Other than that, the male continued to watch silently, his head tilting just a bit.

all you give me is a heartbeat —

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[W]isker

[agathe.]

[align=center][div style="width: 500px; text-align: justify; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; color: black;"]"You? Raising hell?"

She seemed to give Oni an almost too judgmental once over, tempted to 'tsk' at what she saw before her attention was easily piqued by the individual who should have been the subject of her curiosity to begin with. She'd taste the air quietly before flashing her pointed teeth, delighted by the idea of a Sunhavener - she had yet to happen across one - within their home. Agathe refused to say much else though, merely retaining an easy silence as she sized Pierce up like a predator might its prey. He was off limits, she knew that much, but it was still interesting to finally see the face of the Ascendants' recent anger.

It was his question that urged her to finally address him, a look that might have mirrored concern flashing temporarily upon her pale features. "One member is just as valuable as a thousand," She extended softly, not bothering to expand further on her words before rearing back on her haunches. Around her, her red cloak seemed to pool. If there was one good lesson that she had learned while serving as her matron's heir, it was that the loss of one could devastate the entire group. If Sunhaven didn't even wonder where this stranger had gone, they'd be idiots. But she worried that reassuring Pierce in that matter would be deemed inappropriate. They were technically enemies, after all, and he had been brought into the Observatory as a capture. Now was not the time for thinly veiled attempts at kindness and admittedly, Agathe was a bit shocked that she entertained such ideas to begin with.

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[align=center][div style="text-align: justify; width: 55%; font-family: georgia; font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: -1px; color: black"]Onision's words made him flinch and he pressed his head up against the wall. Now he's really unsure of what he was supposed to do right now and he swallowed thickly eyes focused on nothing in general. Hearing the Sunhaven's teary voice made him shiver a little and he lifted a paw to press it against his ear as if to block out the noise. There was just something about it that he didn't want to hear and so he didn't. Instead he turned to look at the wall but a soft poke to his flank made him jolt a little, whipping his tail hard against his own body as he jerked around to look at whom had touched him. Struggling to control his breathing he looked at the feline, the nice one that had met him at the border and he gave a hurried nod of his head to this words. Please, he just wanted to be anywhere but here. "Please...." He breathed out, feeling his chest tightening with the panic that was beginning to try and strangle him. He already knew one that and that he disliked one of the members that lived here already. But he would keep that to himself as such emotions would not help him in the end. So instead he focused on Ren, hoping to take his mind off of the event that was going on and instead trying to think of what coffee beans were and what they were used for.