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[The trip from Vandare to Lake Dala isn't impossible nor is it particularly forgotten to Maya at this point, but it's not like she ever planned to be in Vandare in the first place. No one ever really makes the trip back from somewhere they never meant to go happily, especially not after they woke up from a nice nap and had to help new arrivals out.

...Which is part of what's strange, as Maya's had plenty of time to ruminate on while she's walked. How long, exactly, had she been down in Vandare? And when did she get there in the first place? And why had she washed up along so many others? She'd seen some of the early rumors be passed around, but with a goal of getting back to her bed in mind, Maya hadn't stuck around long enough to hear how strange it was that people had shown up again.

She's rather calm-- though a bit hesitant-- when she opens the door to Mari's former house and now hers and Dandy's, and kind of leans in the doorway before stepping in and closing the door behind her.]

Hello? Dandy? Aaare you home?

Edited (i chose that icon before i started writing WOOPS) 2018-08-03 21:59 (UTC)

[It isn't Dandy who hears Maya's return right away. No, it's late and Dandy's always been a fan of sleeping as much as he damn pleases. Thankfully, the person who DOES hear her is his ever loyal little dog, who just so happens to transform into the world's most dutiful watch dog the moment the sun goes down. Little Miss Pineapple Pancake Delight's barks are incredibly difficult to ignore, especially when you're in the same room with her. Dandy lets out the most pathetic groan when he realizes it's not stopping anytime soon, which means something's actually up and the dog didn't see a leaf move the wrong way or something.

So Maya might have to wait a bit, treated to the loving sounds of a tiny dog scratching furiously at a bedroom door as Dandy struggles to put pants on while he's half asleep. Honestly, it's amazing he was even able to do that much, it's not like he cares if some sorta lost squirrel or a robber sees him in his underwear.

But once pants have been obtained, the flood gate that is the bedroom door is finally opened and the dog goes blasting out, a very sleepy Dandy to follow.]

Alright, alright, I'm comin'...

[For whatever reason, he feels the need to assure someone who could possibly be an intruder. A good idea when you walk around hunched over and gotta hang onto your pants because you were too lazy to grab a belt.

Definitely not a picture perfect creature she's returning to, when Dandy finally does make it -- way after the dog -- he lets out the longest yawn possible before he starts scratching his thigh. If he wanted to pretend he was smart, he'd probably say it was in case there really WAS a robbery and he was trying to get the bastard to let their guard down.

...What's weird is how true that could possibly be when Dandy actually sees who's in his door frame and the whole facade melts away just like that. Suddenly, there are two happy dogs, ready to greet the once missing Maya, but one of them is actually a dolphin. Dandy's face could not bounce from one extreme to another any faster if he tried. Everything lights up. Everything. His smile is so large, it outshines his actual bioluminescence.

What?!

Just...what?!]

Hey!! Look at you!!

[Look at her indeed, this could so be a trap. Another simulation or some shapeshifter trying to get him to lower his guard. It's not like it hasn't happened before, but very clever of them to pick Maya as a disguise this time.

Because...Dandy absolutely does not care.

His arms spread out wide as he walks over to her and he envelops her the second he can. Wow! Look at that! He can feel her and everything, this is totally real! Even if it is a trap, Dandy will take these few seconds he can squeezing even a POSSIBLE pseudo Maya and enjoy them as much as he can until the knife stabs him in the back or whatever is coming.

No...? No knife?

Even better!!

His head rests on her shoulder as he almost seems to bury his face in her neck and hair, trying hard not to get weird over how much he missed the familiar scent. But...c'mon damn it, they don't make candles for that!! He'll breathe her in all he wants, fuck the police.]

Ain't you a sight for sore eyes...

[Seeing Little Miss is just a routine 'hello' for Maya still, who hasn't quite realised how long she's been away despite the dog's reaction. She straightens up and even means to speak when Dandy sees her, but before she can say anything, she's swept up in his arms.]

Oh! Hey!

[Maya's quick to hug him back, not deterred but at least noticing how he holds her like she's barely even real. Tighter than she's ever really been held. Her eyes stay wide, blinking, but she tries not to seem too alarmed beyond that, fingers tangling in the ends of Dandy's hair.]

There you are... I shoulda known you'd be asleep.

Yup, surprise, still sleepin' at night.

[God, he's just...so happy right now. ...And still kind of half asleep despite the good show he's putting on. It doesn't even occur to him that Maya's missed three months of his little hair project, so used to Rosch playing with it that it doesn't even phase him when her fingers start to tango with it. OH MAN, he can't wait to tell Rosch, and they can all play, and she can see his shows, and--

Dandy's mind races with all the stuff he's always wanted to do with her, all the "what ifs" and "what could've beens" that can now become reality. There's never been a moment where Dandy hasn't sat around and wondered how something would've played out if Maya was right there with him.

Probably a whole lot less violence.

...Oh shit.

Hm.

Maybe there were... some times where it was better that she disappeared.

When Dandy's hug finally reaches its end, he straightens himself back up but still makes sure to hold onto her. As much as he loves smashing his face against her, he still wants to...well...see her. It's just...it's been so LONG and it shows in his face when he can finally bring himself to look at her eye to eye. There's a sort of unsaid said "wow!" that plays out in the way his eyebrows rise, his eyes widen when he takes in her face again. Her cute markings, those lips. Everything is exactly how he remembers which...is kind of amazing to himself because he barely remembers anything.

Look at her, doing shit like making lasting impressions.]

Where've you been all this time?

[Half joking, but the other half of him can't help but wonder what even happens when you...you know...disappear.]

Edited 2018-08-03 22:56 (UTC)

[When Maya pulls away, she stares at Dandy's face, too-- at the gentleness and longing in his eyes, and puts her palm on his cheek. It's not as though she's never seen this kind of tenderness in his face, really those moments from him are what she waits for, but here and now it only shows that she's been gone for much longer than she'd assumed.]

I.... guess I was taking a really long nap.

[She answers with a shrug, browspots knitting into a question-]

Like... really long?

Edited 2018-08-03 23:03 (UTC)

[There's a smirk on his face as his head instinctively seems to lean into her hand, much like an animal would when it's getting those good pets. Dandy can't even remember the last time he's had his face touched so gently.

Oh wait, yes he can.]

Try a three month long nap~

[His voice is playful despite everything.]

Which is kinda impressive, because most people would call that a coma.

[He will surrender his crown to her, the true nap master.]

Thhhhhreeee months?!

[The calm of the moment is shattered by Maya's surprise and the miyazaki-esque fluffing of her hair.]

Why did-- where did-- three months?!

[That would be so adorable if it wasn't so worrying...]

Wha-- hey!!

[...Okay, he can't really blame her for freaking out, most people probably would. It's kinda funny...Dandy of course can't say he'd feel the same if he was the one who disappeared. Like...whatever, right? Just pick up where you left off, right??

But this isn't about him, her reaction is perfectly reasonable. So...he just sort of...presses his forehead against hers.]

Pretty wild, right? ...You're lookin' great, by the way. Y'know, for a chick who hasn't bathed in three months.

[There's a small laugh in his voice, he absolutely knows he's being dumb right now.]

[Maya has every right to be surprised, and yet she can't help but be soothed by Dandy's behavior. Whether it's pod-brain or just the fact he seems really, really affectionate-- no, no it's definitely the second part, isn't it? Her head swims a little still, but it's so calming to be here like this, in a loose embrace.

Maya does not remember the last time she was held like this.]

You thi-- hey!

[She manages a pout despite it all, giving Dandy the tiniest of shoves-- following his movement with her own, magnetized.

She then sticks out her tongue. She is an adult.]

Says the guy who barely came down here in pants at all.

[Everything about what she does gives him so much life that you'd almost wouldn't think he's ready to flop to the floor and continue sleeping. The way she shoves him, her adorable tongue peeking out of her mouth, Dandy can't control the smile on his face. He would've never gotten anything like this out of anyone else.

The way she sticks close even after the shove is rewarded -- or so he tells himself -- as he presses his lips against the bridge of her nose in the most playful kiss. The grin never disappears, if anything, it becomes larger the moment she mentions his pants.]

Hey now, that's nowhere NEAR the same. I look even better the moment they come off.

[And yes. He wiggles his eyebrows.]

[Maya does not half the self control at this moment not to roll her eyes, let alone her whole head, with a big old smile. She shoves Dandy again, this time not following him.]

I just walked here from Vandare, you know.

[Yeah, he definitely doesn't make a fuss about getting shoved, Dandy knows he deserves it.

But also, um...]

Woah.

...That's hardcore.

[BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY.]

Why didn't you whack a dude for their laptop and call me?

Or like...take a bus?

[Not like he's going to wait for an answer. Instead, the ever growing concerned Dandy slips behind Maya and just...scoops her up. He's already decided what's happening next and it looks like it's less walking.]

Guess I'll just have to wait until the morning, and go to sleep like some kinda normal person.

[Seriously, who is he kidding, he is so tired right now. Maya is doing him a favor, he would've embarrassed himself otherwise.]

It's not like it's that far.

[Not... for someone who lives on the mountains and regularly walks and bikes everywhere, anyway. And especially not when you're a monster instead of a human. But SOME PEOPLE have been on SPACE SHIPS their whole lives--

and suddenly she's being swept up again. Maya puts her arms around Dandy's shoulders for stability, not at all complaining about being carried.]

Whoa! Okay.

[Guess that's happening. Maya gives him a playful pout... or what attempts to be a pout but is more of a smile.]

You? A normal person? That's a new one.

Seriously, I dunno how you can do this to me. Next thing I know, you're gonna ask me to get an office job or something.

[Office Dandy: He's a boring guy. That's it.

But he's obviously all smiles as he begins carrying her off to the bedroom. Her bedroom. In her house. That's been waiting for her this entire time. Dandy's not one to get sappy and believe in things like home, especially not on this dump of a planet, but maybe things will start to feel a little more...comfortable again.]

S'kinda funny...I honestly didn't think you were ever gonna pop up again. [HILARIOUS!]
There's actually people--I'm talkin' non-crazy cult people--out there that managed to stick it to the fog god, she couldn't bring people here for awhile, can you believe that?!

Man...I'm a little bummed it didn't stick, but at the same time...

[He kind of just gestures to.......her.]

Gross. That doesn't sound like me.

[But the next thing he says catches Maya even more by surprise, and she fidgets in his arms, not about to let that one fly.]

They stopped the Fog God? For real?

[There's a lot to touch on in what he said, but... one thing at a time.]

Can't get any more real.

[And he is just...so happy about this.]

That forest she had all fucked up is cleared now, too! Pretty sure that didn't change...

[When he finally reaches the bedroom, Maya's ride sadly has to end as he ever so gently sets her down on the bed. The dog makes sure to slip in just in time before Dandy shuts the door, everyone is there and accounted for.]

[Maya blinks a bit vacantly as she's set down, tilting her head a little and staring up at Dandy.]

Even your hair is longer.

[Everything is a bit different now, and in only three months. She'd missed so much and so little at once.]

I missed a lot.

[...

Dandy's giddiness disappears the moment she mentions his hair, he even grabs a bit of it to confirm that, yes...it is. Holy shit, he had it down this entire time, his human self would be seething. Always keep your hair styled!! You never know when you'll run into a pretty lady!! LIKE YOUR GODDAMN GIRLFRIEND!!

The words echo in his head like the world's shittiest conscience talking. Jiminy Cricket inner-Dandy is not.]

Can you give me one sec real quick....

[And Dandy scrambles off, arms flailing and everything.]

AH--

[It's really hard to stop Dandy when he gets something up his ass like this, so instead Maya's left staring after him for a few seconds.]

Wait-- Hey!

[...Before she remembers that just because she was carried here doesn't mean she can't chase after him.]

Wait up! Are you really gonna go do your hair?!

[Is he really gonna go do his hair? Maya gets her answer whenever she finds him in the bathroom, viciously opening every drawer and cabinet in search for his pomade.

It's...been awhile.]

It'll take me, like, two seconds!!

[Oh...the time got bumped up...]

What happened to going to bed?!

[Maya asks, hopping up onto his back like a very stupid clinging spider in an attempt to stop him, arms around his shoulders again.]

[Even though it really shouldn't, Dandy acts and struggles like she's somehow pulling him back by doing so. He clutches onto the sink like she'd rip him away if he didn't.]

I'm puttin' the beauty in beauty sleep, b-baby!!

You already look great, dummy!

[Good thing they don't have neighbors close enough to hear them being so incredibly obnoxious.]

[It's true. ...Although the dog might be rolling her eyes...]

...Yeah?

[And just like that, he stops, looking back at his Maya backpack completely unfazed by what just transpired. It's not like he wasn't growing his hair out for a reason.]

I was kinda goin' for a more...mermaidy look, y'know?

[What happened to sleeping is this really the time to talk about hair-- It's Dandy, it's always time to talk about hair.]

Someone had the fill the hole you made when you left, not like that Marco guy was going to grow any wavy locks anytime soon...

[That guy's too much of a nerd. He's the real office dandy...]

[No one anywhere would blame the dog for being sick of their shit.

...But Maya falls silent, letting herself slide down to the ground, leaning her cheek against his back and replacing her arms around his waist.

Someone had the fill the hole you made when you left. ]

...I like it. Your hair.

[She says, finally, unmoving.]

It's nice like this.

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