mystery tea,

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THE MYSTERY TEA MEME

THE RULES
1. Character 1 posts a comment including name/series/prefs/setup text (if desired).
2. Others reply, using RNG (1-23) to choose what kind of tea is being consumed.
3. ???
4. Profit. And fun.


GREEN TEA: Makes the drinker wiser. Bear in mind that wise doesn't necessarily mean smart.

EARL GREY TEA: Drinkers of this tea can't tell anything but the truth.

LADY GREY TEA: Drinkers of this tea can't tell anything but lies.

STRAWBERRY TEA: Causes uncontrollable hiccups.

MINT TEA: Causes a complete personality flip. Good is bad, bad is good, etc.

LEMON TEA: Instead of flipping personalities, suddenly gain someone else's personality.

CHAI TEA: Causes an uncontrollable need to dance, wherever you go.

OOLONG TEA: Causes an uncontrollable need to express everything in the form of a song. It might be a song you already know, or you might find you have a hidden talent for lyrics.

VANILLA TEA: Causes childish innocence, kindness, love of everything alive.

CARAMEL TEA: Have a little respect for your four-legged friends. Turns the drinker into an animal of the mun's choosing.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA: Not only will the drinker be more arrogant, snobbish and better than you, but they will also voice it. Loudly. Narcissism is encouraged. So is slapping them back to their senses.

CHAMOMILE TEA: This tea will calm you down to the point of apathy and sloth. Don't bother leaving bed, it's not even worth it.

DAFFODIL TEA: SUCH A CALM TEA AT FIRST SIGHT BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN IT MAKES YOU TALK IN CAPSLOCK?

THYME TEA: Suddenly your clothes don't seem to fit so well! Adult drinkers of this tea will be de-aged to childhood. Child drinkers will be aged to adulthood.

DARJEELING TEA: Causes the drinker to suffer severe delusions. They might just start to think they're the Queen of England, or a tree, or any number of things. I suggest you take videos for posterity and blackmail.

BLACK TEA: Causes blindness.

DECAF TEA: Sleep, who needs sleep?

Comments

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[ illumi just sort of watches hisoka move around for a bit- it’s unexpected, but not improbable in a world of nen, and for hisoka to have fallen for the trick… he blinks in surprise when hisoka yelps, and he finally crouches down to meet him, not even bothering to brush away the broken cup. ]

Did that hurt you? [ there’s a little too much amusement in his voice. he almost laughs. ] I suppose you didn’t do this to yourself then. [ he glances at the spilled tea all over the floor. ] This?

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[excuse you, that actually stung quite a bit! if foxes could make sour faces, hisoka would be making one right now. maybe illumi can kinda tell.]

This is hardly the same as my true self. ♣ [these dumb paws are sensitive alright. hisoka curls his tail almost defensively around himself. illumi is teasing him, and for once he doesn't even appreciate it!]

Naturally, I would have been able to detect anything in the tea. ♦ [unless...it wasn't the tea, but the cup itself that had been infused with nen? what a dirty trick.]

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The cup, then? [ he comes to the same conclusion, and activates his gyo. he’s only able to catch small remnants of the aura used- it seems the energy transferred when hisoka put his lips to it. he dismisses the aura in his eyes. ] How funny.

[ finally he gets up to retrieve a rag for the liquid on the floor. ] It would be way too easy to kill you like this, Hisoka. [ y’know. just sayin’. ]

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Ah, if only it were me our supposed offender were targeting. ♠ [lbr illumi you have a dozen more enemies than he does. well maybe the same amount. like it matters!!]

Perhaps a less conspicuous hotel next time? ♥ [hisoka already assuming there will still be a next time. despite himself he looks at illumi curiously, and feels compelled to follow him and see what he's up to. which he does, quite nimbly.]

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True, but I’m also not a fox. [ also no one seems to be jumping out or anything, if they were looking to create an opportunity. illumi doesn’t take his eyes off hisoka for long, all too interested in his small, furry form. he mops up the tea easy enough, and tosses the cup pieces with his hand now that he didn’t have to worry about being affected. ]

I’m usually pretty careful about these things. [ he’s actually refusing to take the blame for this- because he is. maybe it has to do with the fact that they had been in a bit of a hurry to grab whatever hotel was available. ] Hm. Do you think it’ll last?

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[well, hisoka will take the blame for that any day. he observes himself just a tad bit longer, and carefully pushes a paw down on his tail.] Hmmm. ♥

I daresay it won't. ♠ [he sounds confident about it too, as if he's already dismissed being turned into an animal as a trivial thing. the reality of it is, it's not trivial- because this form is incredibly vulnerable, and it simply won't do.]

But in the meantime, I'd like to find whoever decided to play such a prank. ♦ [and you know, kill them.]

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Are you sure that's a good idea? [ if you think illumi is going to willingly put himself in a position where he'd have to protect hisoka you have another thing coming.

illumi slinks back into watching hisoka in a bout of silence, and picks up on something. ] I wonder why you turned into a fox of all things.

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Aw, are you worried for me, Illumi? ♥ [lmao yeah right but he gets it- this form isn't suitable for fighting, but that doesn't mean hisoka can't find that old thrill in trying.]

I wonder the same thing. ♦ Wouldn't a mouse or a flea be more efficient? ♣

Perhaps they wanted something they could chase. ♠ [speaking.....of chase..........hisoka is becoming distracted by illumi's boot laces. he hasn't moved yet but he can't stop...staring.

hewantstochasethem.]

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[ don't chase them he'll probably kick you

having not taken his eyes off him, illumi notices hisoka looking at his shoes. it's curious, but he doesn't mention it. instead he crouches in front of hisoka again, getting a closer look at him. ] Well, anything else wouldn't be as cute, hm?

[ nonchalant. illumi briefly wonders why foxes suit hisoka so well. and suddenly, he has a hand under hisoka's chin, gripping his muzzle and looking to reveal those sharp canines. ] Still, a fox can be pretty dangerous.

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! [hisoka had taken kindly to the compliment (illumi was right he was pretty freaking cute) but the hand is unexpected, and his tail bristles the moment illumi begins to examine his teeth.

he allows it for a second more before he shakes his muzzle loose from his grip- and prances away from him.] Oof. ♥

You're terribly honest about all this. ♣ [then again, as if illumi could be anything besides that. now hisoka can't seem to stop moving...trotting around illumi once, then hopping up on the counter and back down on the floor.]

Fascinating... ♠ [he grins with a bit of pride.] I have a scent. ♦

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[ illumi stands as soon as hisoka leaves the vicinity of his reach, and follows him. ] It looks like you're already keen on how to move. [ no wobbling or anything. he supposes that should be expected, though.

illumi isn't entirely sure what hisoka means by a scent, but he doesn't dwell on it for long, a small urge rising in him instead as he watches hisoka hop about just like an actual fox. ] Say, Hisoka... let me pet you. [ ok

he's not really asking, but he wouldn't like to chase him around the room for it. ]

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[hisoka isn't entirely sure what he means by it either- the concept comes so easily to him now. he and illumi have a certain kind of aura, very distinguishable from one another. before hisoka could easily feel their aura, but now feels as though now he can...smell them. it's odd, but not unpleasant. there just so happens to be a third scent, originating in the kitchen and trailing off into the front door. whoever planted their little trick planned it mere minutes in advance, and it's astonishing how he can tell that too.

he'd very much like to tell ilumi about this but the quesion makes him pause. literally, he goes stiff.] Ah. ♦

...If you'd like. ♥ [hisoka doesn't go over to him, but instead sits with his back towards illumi, facing forward. his ear involuntarily twitches, but other than that he goes perfectly still.]

[steered]

[ oh good. illumi doesn't pay attention to the fact that hisoka is staying still, and immediately takes him up on his (elicited) offer. when illumi touches his fingers to the top of hisoka's head, he notes that his fur is coarser than he expected. (it's still nice to touch, though.)

as illumi begins to stroke the top of his head, he peeks around hisoka's turned back, curious about every little thing hisoka does and doesn't react to. his hand runs down hisoka's back, stopping before he reaches his tail (that is one fluffy tail-), and up again at the base of his neck. illumi decides to push a little bit of his luck by taking hold of one of hisoka's ears, and rubbing it between his fingers.

the thought hardly crosses his mind that the context of this is extremely strange- in fact, he might be enjoying it a bit too much. ]

"do foxes wag their tails when they're happy"

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[somehow, hisoka is less concerned of what illumi will do and is more concerned of how he himself will react. not that he's particularly worried about playing it 'cool', but when someone like illumi is behind you and is seemingly interested in something, one must be wary regardless.

Although after a minute of feeling illumi's hands over his fur and along his back, hisoka is considerably more relaxed. he leans his chin up into illumi's touch as if demanding more attention, and his tail gives a few thumps against the floor.

he doesn't quite like the ear rub though, and gives his head a quick shake to wear off the sensation.]

I think you're enjoying this. ♣

are they cats or dogs we just don't know

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You too. [ he lets him have his ear back, though and decides to focus his attention on hisoka's face. he rubs his cheek and realizes his make-up symbols are a part... of his fur, rather than on top. a really peculiar detail. illumi rubs most of hisoka's face with his thumb- his cheek, his nose, his forehead. briefly illumi thinks hisoka looks exactly like himself, despite being an animal. ]

What you were saying about scent earlier- do I have one? [ like. whatever you meant by that. and, idly: ] You're soft, Hisoka. At least compared to yourself normally.

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[hisoka thinks illumi is being very cute, what with his attentive hands rubbing the right (and sometimes odd) places. he headbutts illumi's hand once and let's out a content little sound- half him, half animal.] Hm? ♠

Your scent...♣ [hisoka drags his nose against illumi's fingers- oops, cold fox nose.] is a little overwhelming, to be quite honest. ♥

Hair product doesn't smell nearly as nice with such a sensitive nose. ♠ [he brushes his cheek against illumi's knuckles.] Or perhaps that's just the scent of metal around you? Metallic...and slightly smokey. ♣

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Hm. [ as if you don't use copious amounts of hair product too, hisoka....... illumi had kept his hand steady for hisoka to examine, and now that he’s gotten his verdict he lifts his palm up- and cups hisoka’s face with both. he does nothing more than admire him (as he does, with his blank expression) and the way his muzzle feels in his hands then lets him go.

finally, he stands. ] If only you'd stay like this, Hisoka. You're much easier to deal with this way.

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Oh? ♣ [hisoka's fox smile seems to spread up at that. he shakes off the newly made kinks in his fur and trots away- somehow even more easily than before.]

Wouldn't you miss me too much if it came to that? ♦ [the more he meanders around the kitchen the more he...realizes the height difference here. he doesn't really find anything interesting at this level, so maybe the living room will provide better perspective. he's out of the kitchen in a heart beat, peeking into areas in the larger, separate room and finally making his way to the bedroom.

if illumi were to follow him he'll find hisoka on the bed.....making a mess of the sheets on the bed, by rolling himself around and tangling himself in them. wtf.]

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[ illumi stops to consider that. ] I might. [ he's not even trying to be coy he just thinks he'll probably miss the sex and that's about it. speaking of, he wonders just how a transformation like this works- hisoka lost a considerable amount of mass, after all.

oh, but hisoka is already out of sight before he has time to dwell on it. when illumi follows him he doesn't make it past a few feet from the bed before he stops and blinks at him. ] Are you losing yourself? [ do foxes normally do this or ]

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Hmmmmmmmmm... ♦ [that is probably not the response illumi was looking for but that's what he gets after hisoka rolls around in bed for a minute more. when he reemerges from the sheets he streeeetches, as if having just finished some odd little exercise routine.]

Join me, Illumi. ♣ [if hisoka were human he might've done some cliché yet provocative pose to "persuade" illumi to join him, but all he's doing now is rolling on his back, looking about ready to fall asleep at any minute.]

Ah, and could you rub my belly? ♥ [a grin. is he even upset about this anymore. is he even trying.]

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[ it isn't the long hum but the following two lines out of hisoka's mouth that gives illumi his answer. ] Huh. You're really into this, Hisoka. [ well, not that it isn't too left field for hisoka to ask weird things but.

illumi takes a seat at the side of the bed but doesn't move in any further than that, opting instead to lightly pet hisoka's head with the tip of his fingers. he rubs once, and pulls away, also effectively ignoring his request. illumi's not really sure what to do with him- he is cute and all but he didn't exactly plan to babysit a fox today. idly, he takes hisoka's paw and squeezes it. ]