She'd made love to Vivian.... That was an undeniable fact, no matter how people would end up looking at it. Some would see it as Vivian forcing herself on Luna, some would see Luna as having submitted far too easily for it to have been unwilling, but there was one key truth to everything. She'd actually found it enjoyable. It was almost unfathomable to think, that she'd ended up enjoying the night that she'd spent in Vivian's arms, almost as much as she'd enjoyed Lucia's company herself. The woman was just so similar to her crush in so many different ways, yet was so clearly a different person that it made her head spin and her brain hurt, though she knew for a fact that, at least for now, she didn't feel the same way about Vivian as she'd felt for Lucia. There was.....something....there, but for the moment she couldn't tell at all what it was or what it would end up becoming. For now, she just needed to find and speak to Lucia. There were things she wanted answers for. Or perhaps it was better to say that she needed those answers, rather than simply wanted them. It'd been enough of a drive for her to actually message the woman and ask her to meet her in Pormont, though she had no clue whether or not she was going to mention the whole situation with Vivian and her agreement to be shared by both women, though if the two were in connection there was a slight chance that Lucia would know already. Though, she did have a surprise for the woman, in the form of her newest companion, Natiri the White Tiger. Natiri was an adolescent, with white fur and strikingly vibrant black stripes, being female. She'd actually run into the poor girl after she'd been caught in a hunter's trap, freeing her. The two had then fought off the hunter together and a bond had been formed like that. The tiger hadn't left her side and as she fed and cared for Natiri, eventually she noticed the creature's health and needs appear on her display when she focused. She had a companion! Right now, she was almost laid out on the grass, resting her head on Natiri's belly as the tiger kept vigilant watch, having found herself get to the designated location far earlier than had been expected. Suddenly, a growl from Natiri awoke her and she sat up, looking around before spotting a familiar figure dressed in black, one that never failed to cause a smile to split her face. "I-It's alright, Natiri. She's a friend, more than a friend. S-she's, u-um, like a mate? A potential mate?" She blushed, looking away from the tiger, who stared at her in amusement. Damn that animal empathy. Now she could tell what Natiri actually felt. She smiled, waving at the approaching woman. "L-Lucia! H-Hey!"
Lucia let out a sweet hum. While she didn't make the effort to match Luna and Vivian up explicitly, she had considered ways of bringing them together. After all, it wouldn't be a proper relationship if it didn't come full circle. If Luna and Vivian didn't agree, then Lucia would have to make an incredibly tough choice if she couldn't convince them. Rather then dwelling on it though, she advanced upon her day, she was after all rife with difficulties in various forms. Dealing with her undead was a far cry from the actual issue, at the moment she was beginning to acquire resources for her raid on Morgan Folke's tomb. Despite it being her who was acquiring them though, the truth was, it was her subordinates and summons who were acquiring the tools and resources. She herself on the other hand had left to deal with some business. With a hum and a sweet spring in her step, Lucia's lithe and elegant frame made her way through the town idly, trying to find where Luna was. The girl had messaged her rather strangely, Lucia knew enough about the girl to tell she was distressed, but not know why, it was for that reason Lucia felt matters were a bit more pressing. Finding Luna curled up with the tiger, Lucia only wore a softer smile. Luna had finally found something to be passionate about, Her first big step. It was a proud moment one that made Lucia chuckle, it was always beautiful to see progress. "Only potential mm? It seems you don't have the confidence in my ability~" She teased back, suggesting that Luna thought her own abilities in bed weren't up to par enough for the process of 'mating'. Had the girl truly been concerned, Lucia wouldn't hesitate to show her otherwise. Approaching casually, even if the creature struck at her, Lucia had means to restrain it peacefully and gently if it did lash out, at her power level an immature creature wasn't quite a worthy opponent for her just yet. "I'm glad you seem to have found a friend. Maybe it would want a playmate while we talk?" Lucia mused, she had a variety of high level undead who could play with the creature, if not relaxed combat then something more literal such as playing fetch or simply running and leading. Lucia's repertoire was fortunately large enough to accommodate many needs compared to Luna's that was only starting to develop now. Once Luna made her decision on what to do with the Tiger while they talked though, Lucia would sit down, without much hesitation. Dusting herself off before gesturing towards Luna. "Come along, slide closer, let's talk. You seemed so distressed in your message love, if something's wrong you'll know I'm always here for you." She offered with a kind smile, hoping Luna wasn't TOO distressed. After all, the girl was someone special to her, she did want to take good care of her.
"O-o-only um, n-no! I-I um, I uh, y-y'know? N-not that there's anything, u-um...w-wrong y'know, i-it's just..." She was clearly flustered as she tried her best to run damage control, having been sure that the woman wasn't able to hear her, only to have had that hope thrown in her face just a moment or two later. Even Natiri the tiger was frowning at her, almost shaking her head at the young woman. "I-I'm s-sure you're um, s-s-skilled? N-not that I-I'd k-know, I-I'm sure some o-other women m-might! N-not that I'm calling y-y-you, uh, y'know, p-promiscuous!" She really felt like she should just stop talking and instead just clamped her mouth shut, hanging her head in shame. She really was making herself look and sound like an idiot, even the tiger thought that she was acting even more stupid than usual. Luna kept a hand on Natiri's head as Lucia approached, keeping the beast calm as she regarded this new stranger that Luna seemed so enamored with, yet incapable around. Natiri wondered, just why was such a capable human such an incapable mess as soon as this new woman had approached. It was actually pretty amusing. Luna meanwhile nodded at the suggestion of a playmate for Natiri, petting the tiger softly on the head before smiling warmly. "I-I think Natiri w-would like t-t-that a lot, L-Lucia..." She smiled, crouching down until she was eye to eye with the beast, making a chuffing noise that was reciprocated by Natiri. She'd quickly learned that tigers greeted each other and communicated a lot through that very same chuffing sound and even though Natiri could understand her thanks to Beast Master, she'd wanted to go the extra mile and learn a little about how tigers talked to tigers. She pet the beast again, before leaning down to bump her forehead against the skull of the big cat. "D-d-don't w-worry Natiri. W-we're not going far, w-we'll even be in s-sight. L-Lucia is g-going to give you a friend though!" With that said, she turned to face Lucia, smiling when the woman offered her a spot right next to her before slumping down next to the woman. At first, she was tempted to reach for Lucia's hand, or cuddle up to her, but she stopped herself for a moment. She was still too nervous to ask her questions too. So there was only one thing that came to mind. "I-I-I missed you." She admitted shyly, looking down. "I-I know it wasn't long, but still..."
Lucia only chuckled, seeing Luna so worried. The girl was as cute as ever, seeing her so flustered, she only reached out to grab Luna's arm and tug her closer with a tender smile. "You're sitting so far like a stranger. After what we've gone through, we aren't so unfamiliar silly girl. Come here~" She teased trying to pull Luna into her lap as she always had. Not treating the girl any different after their intimate encounter, she embraced her and played with her as always giving her a brief and playful tickle to soften her up. "If you keep treating me like a stranger, I'm gonna get really really upset, okay?" She spoke, with a gentle mile despite the joking threat. Keeping Luna close to her, she snuggled in tightly and affectionately. Though the talk about liking it if Lucia gave them a playmate made her smile sweetly. After all, they were Luna's companion, Lucia would certainly get along with them and support them. For a moment, Lucia considered who to use. While Alice might have the most in common with the tiger, it was also a horrible threat to its well being. After wracking her brain, she decided to go with the easiest option. Gesturing with a hand, she knew who was the best one to summon for any normal and variable task. "Mortimer." She spoke out causing a sudden reaction not far away. In reaction to her gesture and voice, a wisp of smoke suddenly appeared not far away. With a swirl, the smoke expanded briefly revealing the silhouette of a man. He had no legs to speak of, merely a floating coat and upper body at a glance. Between his gloves and sleeves, even under his body though there was no skin, no flesh, just an ethereal green smoke that flickered here or there. His head was covered by a tight cowl giving his head shape, and his mask was closed, revealing no eyes or mouth. With a modest bow, the phantom gentleman gestured to them politely in greeting as he announced himself with a calm masculine voice. "Matriarch." He spoke simply in greeting, his voice friendly, his demeanor making him seem approachable and subservient, as if only there to be of help or offer a hand. One wouldn't know he was Lucia's most capable assassin at a glance. "Mortimer I need you to play with this tiger here, okay?" For a moment, the phantom Gentleman hesitated. Glancing towards the tiger, he flicked his wrist first bringing a knife to his hand with a simple gesture. As if a magic trick he brandished a blade. "W-Wait no, not knives Mortimer, I mean literally-- Play. With. It." Lucia almost felt a bead of sweat dropping down. She didn't think the headsman would be so vicious as to strike from the front without reading deeper into her words. The sudden change caused the phantom to hesitate as well before returning the blade to the void. Instead, bringing a hand to his chin briefly in thought, retrieving a tightly packed sphere instead. Normally a smoke bomb for assassination and escape, the one held in his hand was empty, just the casing and some simple paper fillings. Wondering if that was good, Lucia gave a nod and a sigh before the phantom drifted towards the tiger to play catch. With a dry laugh, she turned back towards Luna giving her chest a gentle squeeze before shaking her head. "Sorry, he's a little over prepared to protect me. Things should be okay now. If you missed me though, we are scheduled for reading tonight aren't we?" She hinted, knowing that Luna would know what she meant by 'reading tonight' after their playful agreement.
Luna blushed, letting the woman pull her into her lap, as was their usual routine, though part of her felt guilty about accepting this after what had happened with Vivian. The woman hadn't beaten Lucia to her first, but she'd hoped to be sworn totally to the necromancer. This new development and the strange feelings it brought really were not helping her develop or talk about her own feelings. She giggled, squirming slightly as Lucia tickled her, shifting and wiggling her body to escape the woman's fingers instinctively, as most people did when they were tickled. Luna turned to watch Lucia summon another one of her undead companions, a male called Mortimer, who appeared to be the textbook definition of a gentleman. Luna smiled at the sight of the man, who seemed to treat Lucia with every ounce of respect possible. The name matriarch in particular was a fairly interesting title to give to the woman. Luna found it fairly fitting, though a brief surge of terror ran through her spine and she almost leapt to her feet when Mortimer conjured a knife out of nowhere, though she was thankful that Lucia wasted absolutely no time in setting the summon straight, who dismissed the knife and produced some sort of ball to toss for Natiri, who seemed to be rather excited at the prospect of play. She giggled, watching Natiri and a necromantic summon play catch with a ball for a moment, before settling back down to speak to Lucia, who brought up 'reading', causing Luna to blush. How could she forget that agreement? "A-a-ah, u-umm, y-yes. R-reading..." She blushed again, poking her fingers together, not really knowing what to do. She was really awkward with this whole affection thing. "T-thank you for g-giving Natiri s-something to do..." She tried to change the subject, smiling.
Lucia couldn't help a sweet chuckle, the girl after all was so innocent and sweet, she wouldn't turn down a chance to cuddle up and snuggle her thoroughly. Seeing Mortimer playing catch with the tiger seemed rather natural. While Mortimer wasn't particularly specialized in ranged combat, his nature as a jack of all trades gave him an advantage of a strong ability, when coupled with the fact that his choice of weapon was to some extent classified as a ranged weapon, it made the game more interesting. A large portion of the time, Mortimer would stand in wait, with arms folded behind his back for the tiger to return with the wrapped ball before once more letting it dart forward over the hills for the creature to chase. All in all, he seemed familiar with taking care of creatures, as he was with most things. "It's alright, after all, they look over my cute partner after all. How could I be such an ungrateful host?" She asked with a mellow smile. Ultimately no matter what Luna chose to adopt as her supporter, Lucia was prepared to accept it as a comrade because it was Luna's partner. If the creature would support her treasured companion, there was no reason that Lucia herself would turn it away callously. Though Luna changing the subject wasn't uncommon, Lucia couldn't help frowning after a brief moment. The girl seemed to try to dodge her again to some extent making her a bit more worried. Perhaps the call wasn't as simple and sweet as missing her after all? Furrowing a brow though, the more time she spent with Luna the more it seemed the girl had something on her mind outside of their cute pleasantries. As much as Lucia adored spending some time with the girl, she couldn't help worrying. "What's wrong dear? You don't seem as cheerful or optimistic as usual. This is a very big step for you, wouldn't you normally be really happy to introduce me to your partner?" Lucia spoke finding the girl's behavior a little strange. It was odd but Lucia couldn't put her finger on it, Luna seemed preoccupied with something. While Lucia didn't want to necessarily pry into anything she wasn't wanted in, she still felt that if Luna was in trouble, she might be able to at least be a shoulder to lean on.
Luna giggled as she watched Lucia's summon playing with Natiri, smiling as Natiri would race off to pick up the ball and bring it back, pushing herself to go just a little faster each time. It probably helped that Mortimer could throw the ball incredibly far, so Natiri had seen it as a test of speed and endurance or something along those lines. The white tigress seemed to enjoy pushing herself to and past her limits, it honestly made her one of the best partners that Luna could have asked for. She giggled, sighing as she settled into Lucia's lap just a little bit better and listening to the woman. "Y-y-you d-didn't h-have to, you know? S-s-still I r-really appreciate it. I-I-I'm g-glad that you d-don't mind her b-being nearby. I-I was w-worried that Natiri's presence w-would irritate you a-a little..." She admitted, looking down at her own lap nervously. She frowned as the woman seemed to pick up on the fact that she was focused on some other things, namely what had happened with Vivian and what had actually happened between herself and Lucia. She shifted in her seat, turning slightly to look at Lucia with a troubled expression on her face. She really didn't know which of her issues to bring up, but the Vivian issue was one she'd honestly prefer to bury, if she was honest. "I-I um....y-y-you c-could say I um, I h-have a lot to thing a-about..." She murmured softly, wishing that Lucia would keep her distracted somehow. She could run her fingers through her hair or tickle her or even slip in small, naughty touches like the woman was so often want to do. Anything other than worry. She didn't want to worry the gentle necromancer. "I um....I-I've....been thinking..." She cut herself off, looking down at her lap again. She had to say it, didn't she? She couldn't just keep holding it in. "A-a-a-about.....you and I...w-what does it all mean t-to you?" She asked, still looking down at her lap, before closing her eyes and tilting her head up some. "T-the kiss...a-a-a-and e-e-everything that c-came after....w-were they just spur of the moment? D-did you really.....really m-mean what you said? What you d-did? O-or w-was it....all lust?"
Lucia only shook her head, continuing to affectionately stroke Luna, hugging her closely, petting her head and playing with her hair sweetly. The girl was just far too cute not to after all, there was no reason for her to hold back either. Hearing her comment on not having to, Lucia only shook her head. It wasn't a matter of want to after all, Lucia wanted her to be happy, to have fun and to treat her companions well as well. The tiger would be looking after Luna, so that already made the creature family whether Luna would understand that thought process of Lucia's or not. Much like Lucia's undead, those NPCs weren't underestimated or mistreated simply because real people weren't behind them. "Don't be silly. He's your partner. I could never neglect them right? We're all on the same side after all, the same team. Don't think about it... just know I'm very proud~" Lucia teased with a tender smile. After all, this was the first companion Luna had introduced her to. Though hearing that there was indeed 'something' Lucia felt a bit relieved, at least the poor girl wouldn't bottle it up and let it fester. Instead, a small smile came to her face in understanding. Trying to slip her hands into the girl's shirt to play with her she held her close and rested her chin on her shoulder affectionately. "That's it, don't worry. Whatever the trouble is we can talk about it." She reassured, trying to ensure that Luna didn't feel that Lucia was trying to keep things from her or pushing her away. As warm and welcoming as she usually was in the game, Lucia patiently waited for Luna to explain her troubles and worries. Though the topic of their relationship being purely lust or something more made her laugh a bit dryly. After all, was she really so bad at emoting? In truth, if Luna watched her face closely, she'd notice a very visible cramp in Lucia's expression briefly. Her facade quivered briefly from her thoughts as uncertainty flashed across her face. Not at all because of her thoughts on her feelings for Luna, she was very firm in the purity of the love she felt for this adorable girl... but more because she was wondering if perhaps there was a crack in her facade that she wasn't aware of. Wondering whether Luna's worry was just insecurity or if Lucia genuinely didn't properly display her feelings in a way for them to be felt clearly. In her heart of hearts, beneath her facade, that envious monster lurked, peering at the world through the mask that she wore and that fake exterior she wore like an armored mask. That hated monster, the fiend she knew as her 'real self' wasn't good at expressing themselves, a stoic and indifferent expression, empty and soulless eyes that couldn't properly display the emotions in her heart of hearts genuinely. She was scared that some of that darkness had slipped through, that it was polluting her dazzling and bright self as she was now. It was an awkward silence, one that might make Luna worry as Lucia's gaze searched Luna's expression, as if peering far off into the distance at something else simultaneously. She was searching for cracks, for anything unnatural in her demeanor and atmosphere that she'd struggled and endeavored to perfect so desperately. After a long while, she finally answered with some hesitation. "It's... Not obvious then? Maybe I did something wrong-- Which part makes it confusing or uncertain?" Lucia couldn't help asking such a problematic question bluntly. The question wasn't 'is it lust or love' but more 'how can i show you the difference'. After a bit of reflection, Lucia simply couldn't find where she'd gone wrong or where that crack might be. She'd thought her actions were flawless but if there was a hole, an imperfection somewhere, she needed to correct it got worse.
"R-r-r-right, t-t-t-though um, N-Natiri i-is a g-girl s-so she might n-not like you calling her a h-he..." Luna giggled, though she didn't hold the assumption against the woman that she was so fond of, since she herself had assumed that the white tigress was male until she'd actually bonded with her partner. She was really glad that Natiri seemed to like Mortimer though, considering how nervous she'd been of the idea that the tigress might be too protective of her, or would maybe see Lucia or her magic as some sort of threat and would strike first. The tigress had always been wary of people after they'd dealt with the hunters that had tried to capture and kill her. And even though she could reassure Natiri that Lucia was one of the best women that she'd ever met, there was no way to actually confirm that for the tigress without actually letting the two meet, so seeing the first meeting go so well was a huge reassurance for the girl. She blushed, squeaking as Lucia's hands dug beneath her shirt, though she did nothing to stop the woman from holding her, especially given what she'd been through already recently. Though, she found herself worried at the woman's reaction to the question that she'd asked. Lucia...she looked almost broken by the question, as if she'd asked something that had called something about Lucia herself into question. Luna blinked back tears, looking into the woman's eyes, before lurching forwards and wrapping her arms around her. She'd wanted that same smile, not the strange, haunted look that Lucia seemed to be directing at her. This wasn't what she'd wanted to do! She hadn't meant to hurt Lucia! "N-n-n-no! No you've d-d-done nothing wrong! I-I-I j-j-just...d-don't see w-why you'd w-w-want me..." She sniffled, leaning back to look the woman in the eye, before wrapping her in the hug again. "I-I-I....I already....a-already k-k-know about....h-how y-you s-struggle w-with your d-darkness. I-I've s-s-seen it w-when w-we first met, w-w-when I assumed A-Alice was just a danger. I-I um, I s-still c-care for you..." She swallowed heavily, having been speaking into Lucia's shoulder for most of the time. "B-b-but I j-just...s-started to question it." She gulped. "I-I just....I-I met a woman w-who c-calls you m-mistress. H-her name is V-Vivian." Luna's breathing slowly began to quicken, as she both blushed and started to hold back even more tears. "S-s-she s-said a-and did a l-lot of things. T-t-things I-I thought I d-didn't want, b-but didn't stop..." She trailed off, the dam finally breaking. "Why? W-w-why her? W-where does that leave me?" She sobbed into the woman's shoulder, her heart an internal mess. What was she supposed to feel? "I-I love you! H-h-how will this work out now? W-why didn't I stop h-her from m-making love t-to me!?"
Lucia shook her head, a warm laugh coming from her in answer to the girl's concern about the gender. Lucia wasn't exactly an animal expert after all, she couldn't really tell or decide what an animal's gender was at a glance. Instead, she just sort of guessed male since Luna was female. Though seeing them playing so harmoniously, Lucia was also pleased. "Mortimer might be very strange, but he's very capable. He's very well trained in almost everything, even if he was once a very bloody person in life, he's approached this second life with hopes of changing his ways and becoming different." She explained with a modest smile. While in life, Mortimer was a frightening assassin who lived as the human incarnation of the boogieman for 2 generations, in death, Mortimer was a modest and approachable steward who supported Lucia's day to day activities. Though Luna's sudden tears made her hesitate. It wasn't her intention to make the poor girl cry. For a moment she stiffened before immediately reaching up to her face gently to help her wipe them away. "Come now, you don't have to cry like that. Really, don't we all have our own darkness to deal with? Certainly, i'm bothered and put off by my own, but no one's evils are greater then anyone else's I promise." She spoke trying to reassure the girl, after all she seemed like she was taking her own suspicions hard. It wasn't as if Lucia was trying to guilt trip her or make her feel bad or despicable, instead, Lucia was just concerned and worried for the poor girl who didn't seem to understand what to do with her feelings. Though hearing about Vivian, particularly about the things that she'd done together with her, Lucia couldn't help her expression cramping again. Certainly she expected such from Vivian, her intentions with the woman was a bit more lax because she understood her nature. With Luna though she'd somewhat expected more. For a moment, half stunned, she eventually came back to the present with a small chuckle. "So you met Vivian? That's good, I was somewhat wondering how I would get you two together... Though I can't say I'm too happy about you giving in so early without knowing the truth." Lucia commented with a somewhat bitter laugh. For a moment, she stroked the girl's cheeks to erase her tears gently as she continued to care for her. "First, you have to be careful not to get caught by dangerous people like her in the future. Vivian is alright, but strangers are very dangerous, I want you to at least fight those strange people who might try to take advantage of you rather then just freezing up." Lucia lectured gently. Lucia tried to wait for Luna to calm down, a sweet smile on her face as she continued to wait patiently wiping her eyes over and over until she was calm enough to listen well and hear her out. "Lets see... As for us, and Vivian. You love me right? I love you as well dear. Vivian is also very special to me, I love her as well you know? And you said that you didn't hate your time with her. If you like her too, why fight the feelings in your heart? Let's all just stay together, loving each other, happy together, feeling warm and cozy together. There's no need to feel guilt or sadness, we're all in this together right?" Lucia spoke tenderly stroking her hair. After all, Vivian and Luna were both loved dearly, all she had to do was build a bridge between them to complete the relationship. "If you don't like it, we can have a talk with Vivian and ask her to be a bit more gentler with you if you like? After all, even if you do enjoy all manner of things, your heart is very delicate right?" Lucia spoke reassuringly. She didn't know whether or not Luna would be pained by this, but she certainly gave her all to support the girl in sorting out her feelings.
Luna smiled softly at the talk of Mortimer's origins, looking at the creature with a soft expression in her eyes. She'd never really thought about the idea that Lucia's magic gave people a second chance at life, to do things they'd always wanted to do or change themselves in ways that they'd wanted to change. The fact that Mortimer had been a bloody person when he was alive ultimately didn't matter all that much, she'd decided, as long as the man was as gentle and obedient as he seemed to be now, following Lucia's orders and playing fetch with a tigress. It was clear he had a very wide skillset, a lot of which was probably used to cause harm, but it was also impressive as well. She sniffled as the woman hugged her though, thankful for everything in her life that Lucia was a kind and comforting person to her, doing her best to keep the tears from falling onto Lucia as she continued to let out her sorrow and confusion. Never before had her heart been so torn and divided, so having a person that would just sit here with her and let her work everything out was such a nice thing. "S-s-sorry a-a-about c-c-crying, Lucia..." She mumbled, gently pressing her lips to the woman's shoulder through her dress. She did frown at Lucia's reaction to her meeting with Vivian, having wanted the woman to be a bit more upset that the witch had touched her to begin with, something that proved that she cared. The fact that she'd even been trying to push them together was even more suspicious. "I-I-I-I'm s-s-s-sorry! I-I-I j-just....t-t-trusted her b-because she said y-you and she w-w-were close together." She sniffled again at the thought, curling inwards slightly around Lucia, pulling the woman into a closer hug as she listened to Lucia's 'suggestion', understanding none of it. Did....did Lucia want all three of them to date each other or something like that? Luna blinked, sitting back to look at the woman in the eyes, trying to spot any hints of a joke, that Vivian had been an older lover and she'd moved on, something like that. When she found no such thing, her heart sank. "A-a-a-all three of us? N-no! No!" She looked down at her lap, hands clenching slightly. "W-why can't it just be us? W-w-w-why d-d-d-do y-y-you have to like h-h-her too? T-t-this isn't fair!" She wasn't ready to feel anything for a woman like Vivian, not yet. She'd only just fallen in love with Lucia not too long ago and now she had to open her heart to another woman or risk losing the woman she already loved? How was that fair? "I-I d-d-don't understand! T-t-t-three p-p-people d-d-doesn't w-w-work! O-only two p-people can b-be together!"
Lucia only shook her head in understanding, after all, she didn't have to feel betrayed if it was Vivian. At the very least, the one who got to Luna first was someone that Lucia was close to and trusted already. It wasn't the greatest thing, but was the lesser of two evils that Lucia'd accepted quickly. It was better someone close, then some stranger who might threaten Luna, hurt her, or even torment her repeatedly. While Vivian might have frightened her, the woman wouldn't have scarred her or anything like that Lucia thought. "It's okay... I'm a little bothered that you didn't put up a fight... but if it's Vivian then the worse case scenario was avoided at least. Honestly dear, what we have is worth protecting isn't it?" She couldn't help asking with a wry smile, really wanting Luna to understand that she was important to her, at the very least, that she didn't want Luna to feel she wasn't valued or wanted. Though the woman's grievances caught her more then a little off guard. For a moment, confronted by Luna raising her voice and clenching her fists, she looked back blinkingly while she ranted. Only after a long time did she finally reply with confusion that matched her perplexed expression. "E-eh?" Initially, the words just didn't come from her head right away. Only two people could be together? Unfair and fairness? For a minute, Lucia didn't quite know how to respond. Wasn't she just reassuring Luna that everything was okay despite Vivian's sudden action? Didn't she just get through trying to reassure Luna that she treasured her and hoped that she would be more careful with people? It was a very fortunate accident that it just happened to be Vivian, it allowed Lucia to stomach this turn of events since she felt things would naturally go down that path as time went on. But Luna didn't want it? Again, Lucia found the words difficult, as if blindsided or ambushed while talking about friendship or peace, she struggled initially before finally, her heart just blurted out the words swimming in her mind. "Why not?" She finally ended up asking. Lucia loved Luna, and loved Vivian, they were very precious to her. Vivian loved her back, and seemed to enjoy Luna's company no doubt. Luna loved her as well, and at least enjoyed Vivian's company enough to not struggle. Lucia couldn't process the reasons Luna was upset or bothered. As if something unforeseen suddenly stepped into what was almost a perfect and happy ending. "I love you Luna. You're precious to me, I understand that Vivian might be hard to get along with or understand.. but that isn't something that you need to just jump right into. I'll always be here, and when you're a little more comfortable, we could start slow together, just like we did before." Lucia spoke with a somewhat bitter expression, after all, Luna seemed very opposed. Lucia wasn't sure what Vivian had done with her exactly but Lucia was ready to try and help both of them.
And there it was again, the fact that the only reason that Lucia was even slightly bothered was because she hadn't fought back, not that somebody had even done that to her in the first place? Shouldn't she be even the slightest bit upset that Vivian had done something like that in the first place? Wasn't that something that a lover was supposed to do or feel? Luna honestly couldn't tell anymore, she could barely tell what was happening with her heart in such turmoil. "B-b-but...s-she....y-you're....s-s-she wouldn't s-stop! I-I-I begged her t-t-to stop..." She whimpered, using every once of willpower within her to keep herself from folding into a ball and sobbing again, though she did remove the flower from face to keep her tears from soaking through it, stashing it in her inventory for now. She hadn't quite been ready, however, for the effect that her rant had on Lucia, who seemed so confused and puzzled, as if the idea of dating multiple people had just been natural to her. Had she really just expected her to be okay with being told she had to fall in love with another woman alongside Lucia herself? She shook her head, tears falling from her eyes and rolling down her cheeks again. "I-I-I don't k-know! I-I don't know what I should feel!" She sniffled again, focusing pleading eyes on Lucia once again, begging the necromancer to help her with her gaze. She needed Lucia now more than ever and it felt a little bit like the woman wasn't there for her so much as she was there for the idea of dating two women, which she knew was absurd but right now her heart wasn't exactly in the right state. "I-I-I....I k-know y-you care. I-I love y-y-you s-so much. I-I-I d-d-don't w-w-want to lose you." She sighed, leaning back to look the woman in the eyes some more, before lowering her gaze to her lap. "I-I-I'm s-s-s-sorry I'm b-b-b-being unreasonable. I-I-I....I know I'm um, w-w-willing to g-g-give things a c-c-chance, b-b-but I'm s-s-so confused a-a-and s-s-so scared. I-I've never e-e-e-e-even heard o-of m-m-multiple people i-in a relationship." She gulped, before leaning forward to softly press her lips to Lucia's, pulling back almost immediately. "A-a-a-and y-y-you're r-r-right I guess...o-on s-s-some l-level I m-must have w-w-wanted V-Vivian if I didn't r-r-resist." She admitted softly, looking back down at her lap. "I-I-I j-just....c-can't g-g-guarantee I-I'll f-f-fall for her t-too. S-s-she's s-s-scary....b-b-but she s-shouldn't have to t-tone down w-who she is for my sake..."
Lucia chuckled a little, oblivious to Luna's worries. If only she'd knew she'd be able to explain, it was natural for her to be upset with Luna not fighting back rather then Vivian committing the deed, they were just different people after all. She couldn't measure them by he same stick, it just wouldn't be fair. At least if it was Vivian, she could trust that Luna was in good hands, even if it was rough or a bit frightening at first with a stranger, Vivian wouldn't have intentions of leading her astray or abusing her cruelly. Likewise, if Luna didn't learn to fight back, there was a chance such an encounter could happen someday. Alternatively, Lucia could be upset with Vivian for attacking strangers... but that was Vivian's nature, it was even a part of her character design, it would be the same as asking Luna not to befriend wildlife or herself not to raise corpses. A tricky catch 22 that Lucia wouldn't try to police just because she was worried, after all, Vivian could handle herself, while Luna required her attention and super vision from time to time. Holding Luna closer, carrying the girl's face to her own soft chest, she stroked her hair affectionately. As she did from the moment they met, she played with her hair tenderly while the girl cried, just letting her pour her feelings out for a short while. "You two are really polar opposites, I can see why you'd be worried. I think that's part of the reason you two need each other a little though, one to learn restraint, and the other to cut loose. I won't talk about that any more though, at least until you're ready. In the mean time, we'll focus on us." Lucia commented as she continued playing with the girl's hair, after all, what Luna probably wanted to hear the least was her thoughts on Vivian and getting together with everyone. "I hadn't really put much thought into being with just one person. It seems like a waste doesn't it? I mean, you're so special, so lovely and sweet. I love you so much, I wouldn't want us to be apart for something silly as knowing someone else who is special in a different way." Lucia explained, wondering if her thoughts made sense. After all, if she was outside of the norm in any way, this idealistic belief would be it.
Luna shook her head as Lucia talked about forgetting about the whole situation with Vivian for now, looking up at the necromancer as she held her, blinking and raising a hand to rub away a few remnant tears that threatened to start leaking out again. She wasn't going to cry anymore! She was an adult here, she had to handle everything in the same manner than an adult would! She couldn't just start bawling because she was inwardly confused or in turmoil! When things started to get tough, she had to stand and get through it for Lucia's sake and her own sake. "W-w-we c-can't...can't just i-ignore this for now Lucia..." She mumbled, loudly enough for the woman to hear as she looked at the woman. A part of her heart desperately wanted to ask the woman to choose one of them, though deep down she was convinced that the answer was going to be Vivian. Lucia had known the witch for longer, after all. They probably shared something far more meaningful than Lucia and herself actually shared as of right now. "If...if we j-just leave it...i-it'll never get resolved." She did find herself more confused after Lucia's explanation of her feelings than she had been before the woman had spoken up, blinking up at the woman and nuzzling into the woman's hand as it stroked her hair tenderly. "S-s-so y-you n-never intended to...to s-stick to o-one lover anyway?" She asked with wide eyes, looking at the woman. Lucia had fallen for her knowing full well that she didn't intend to stick with just one person? "S-so...y-you wanted t-to push me and V-Vivian together? I-Is that....w-why you t-t-told me t-to check out that place?" Had Lucia been gunning for this from the start? "I don't understand how three of us can work..."
