>>5155224Sensing the unease in the air, you ask her, “…Okay, something’s up. Do you need to talk? Er, wait.” You gently shake Keli’s shoulder.
“Mnh. Five more minutes…” she mumbles, lazily starting to open her eyes.
“Melee’s here.” you inform her.
Keli’s eyes jolt open and she sits up. “Melee!” She almost leaps at the demon lady and brings her in for a tight hug.
Melee hugs her back tight. “Good to see you again too.”
You smile sweetly at the pair. “So… do you need to talk with us for a bit? Or… just her? I mean I’d just come to let Keli know Teach’s match is about to start, but you’re here now, so...” And now this feels awkward. “Ahem! I mean, while I would like to ask for some info on how to help Keli better manage Demonic Ki, especially any signs to watch out for so we don’t have a repeat of the first time she tried it out-”
“H-hey!” she exclaims with a pout.
“-I know it can wait if there’s something more pressing you want to talk about. And if it’s just for Keli, I can wait for the two of you to finish.”
Melee chuckles softly. “Thank you for that, Peppa. But you can stay. I’ll… try to make this brief. I shouldn’t have to return immediately, but it’s better you know the important bits, before asking for any details later.” She lets go of Keli, once more smiling sadly. “…I came here because I am not sure when I’ll get another chance to. We’ve spent time preparing for Towa’s next plot, and while we don’t have all the answers, we believe part of her goal is having Dabura retake leadership of the Demon Realm. We don’t know HOW she plans to do that. But if that does come to pass, we doubt any who aren’t loyal to them will be allowed… much in the way of free movement.”
Keli frowns. “Oh…”
“I am sorry to be a bit of a downer. But I felt you needed to know the truth.”
>A. Okay, this DEFINITELY raises up some questions, but they can wait until later. I’ll be watching the match>B. What if you… I dunno, just stay away from it? You don’t need to be part of it, do you?>C. The match can wait, this is much more important. We need to catch up>D. Can I call mom over? She’ll want to hear about this too>E. Something else? 