HeartBreak

Cole walks back inside with a briefcase as he leans near the hallway entrance

"Whoa, nice briefcase. Where'd you get that?" Luna asks on noticing Cole return.

Cole sighs, "Work shit, documents and stuff, i'll work on it later"

Lochlan enters with a glass of water and sits by the corner

Luna shrugs with a soft smile, "fair enough then. How's work been going for you?"

Cole groans, "Viper still won't let me in the office, something about being too stressed to focus on anything"

"Wait, I thought you said the briefcase was work stuff."

"Do we need to tell Viper you're still working while not at work?" Hinata grins slightly.

Cole rolls his eyes, "If you tell her i swear to god, it's important papers that only i can file" Cole snaps his fingers as the briefcase disappears

"Look man, we're just looking out for your best interest. If Viper can tell you're overly stressed out, then I can only imagine what you're feeling. Besides, she got me to take breaks and my shoulders feel a little less stiff." Luna explains while still rubbing her shoulders.

Cole sighs as he folds his arms, "Fine, but i'm not returning the papers"

"Why would you return them? They're, and I quote, 'important papers that only (you) can file'." Luna shrugs

Cole nods, "That's why i'm not gonna return the papers"

Hinata shakes her head, "no that's fine. We don't generally care what you do."

Lochlan watches

Cole sighs in relief, "Moving on, anything you guys been up to?"

Lochlan mumbles to herself

"Not much on my end. My Soul AIs have been working on some 'secret projects' but they won't tell me what they are."

Hinata shrugs, "I mean Lu bought me a gift in town for Valentine's Day, but that's all I got.'

Cole looks over at Lochlan with a raised eyebrow then shrugs and resumes idly watching the security

Msilman had left without doing anything else

"So how are you doing Lochlan?" Luna asks, curious about her.

Lochlan mumbles while looking down at her leg, "Festering."

Cole raises his eyebrow again, "Festering?"

Luna looks over confused.

Lochlan partly grits her teeth as she speaks, "I have been gnawing on every word and action he has made ever since that talk about anger and hate."

"I don't blame you, Lochlan. I can't imagine what's going through your mind right now. I just know I want to make it right for you and find you someone better." Luna nods. (edited)

"We owe ya Lochlan, and don't think we've forgotten." Hinata smiles warmly.

Cole gets a security notification again. Mailman is walking back towards the house, though towards the front this time

Cole sighs as he looks over at lochlan, "You might wanna go into your room if you don't wanna talk to him"

"Is he coming?" Luna asks.

"Great. The ex-boyfriend on valentines day. What a fucking joke this is." HInata groans.

Lochlan's ears perk up, "Wait it's valentines day?? Fudge." Lochlan huffs as she gets up and briskly heads into hall.

Soon theres a polite knock at the door

Cole rolls his eyes, "Good fuckin god...." Cole looks over at Luna and Hinata as if asking "You wanna get it?"

"Why can't you? You're the actually strong one here." Luna has her ears folded down against her skull. She is not in a good place.

They politely knock again

"Yeah! We always get the door. Your turn." Hinata nods in support.

Cole gets up from leaning on the wall and answers the door, "Hello"

Mailman stands on the porch with a smile and no helmet as he nods in greeting. both hands are behind his back, "Hello, sorry to intrude. I was hoping to speak with you all regarding lochlan."

Luna raises an eyebrow while she keeps her eyes closed. Hinata is confused about the sudden change in demeanor.

Cole raises an eyebrow, "I can take a message?"

He shakes his head, "I meant to speak with you and Luna. The head of this house hold."

Luna doesn't respond.

Cole looks suspicious as he questions, "You remember what happened last time you were let in, you can talk to me standing there"

Luna sighs and gets up, then stands next to Cole. "Yes, you don't need to enter. I would rather my house didn't get destroyed. Again." She glares at Mailman while looking up.

Hinata has Luna's laptop open and is listening to Mailman's words.

"Well as you all know it is Valentine's day. Seeing as I hadn't gotten to see my girlfriend in awhile, and that it's our aniversery, I decided to bring her some flowers and chocolates." He moves his hands out from behind himself with a small assorted bouque of white and red flowers in one hand, and a small box of chocolates in the other.

Cole sighs and snaps his fingers as the chocolates and flowers appear on the table in the living room, "I'll forward the message"

Luna growls under her breath, but she says nothing more than that. She has an angry and disgusted look on her face. After that she walks away.

"Is that man fucking serious right now?" Hinata says out loud.

Mailman puts his hands behind his back again and nods, "Thank you. I do truely miss her." He turns and begins to walk away

"Bullshit." Luna returns to the couch. "I hated that. I wanted to punch him in the face, but I know he wouldn't feel it."

Cole closes the door as he leans next to the hallway entrance as he groans and talks down the hallway, "He's gone"

Lochlan is standing in the hall just out of the line of site from the front door. She walks back in and stares down at the flowers and chocolates. She looks less annoyed and more conflicted now.

Cole gestures to the table, "Wooooo...valentines day...woooo"

"I don't like it. He comes over, kicks our ass with his magical thick skin bullshit, hurts Lochlan directly, then a week later, he comes with flowers and chocolates?? What is his deal? He's twofaced as hell." Luna groans.

Lochlan exhauls as she covers part of her face with a hand. She rushes off into the hall, assumably to cry. Like a wuss

"I don't need to see purple eyes to know her conflict." Hinata looks over and thinks about some things.

Cole playfully rolls his eyes as he folds his arms, "So what do we do about this? Cause i'm gonna take he assumption of we gotta some how make him break up with her"

"Or make her break up with him. Which honestly sounds like a tall order let's be honest. I don't get their relationship. Is Mailman using Lochlan for something?" Luna wonders out loud. (edited)

"I can't imagine there's actual love there ya know? Or if there is, it's not natural love." Hinata adds.

Luna's eyes turn purple for a few moments, "But it does put this deal into a whole new light. Think about it, we 'owe' Lochlan a new partner. Why would she want a new partner when she already has Mailman?"

Soon cole gets yet another notification on the survalence of a certain rabbit aproaching

Cole raises an eyebrow as he looks down at the bottom right of his eye, "Huh...."

"Oh for fucks sake, who is it now?" Luna asks. Her eyes are still purple meaning it's Krystal taking over.

Theres some loud steps as Rowan walks up to the door and quickly knocks