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[livlaughlove]

livio

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Powers nerfed & gained

Self-healing: Nerfed on arrival from near-instant to delayed by a few minutes. Think 5-10.

Superhuman strength: Nerfed on arrival. Still super strong, but not to the same extent.

Dragon Blessing - Strength: Makes up for original nerf. Plus dual sets of horns, one pair curved down to frame his face, one pair curved back and up. Sharp and harshly angled, like his sunburst tattoos.

Dragon Blessing - Balance: Thick, alligator-like tail.

Deaths & Resurrection prices

Death - August 2024: Killed by a Corrupted Vash.
Price: Marksmanship skill. Can no longer aim a gun worth a damn.

Other permanent changes

Memory Loss - February 2024: In Razlo's heartspace, his memory of Chapel defending him to the other Masters was destroyed. He still recalls having been fiercely loyal to Chapel, but not why.

Scarring - March 2024: Scars in an enormous jaw pattern spanning from his thighs to upper arm, with teeth marks along both his chest and back.

Temporary changes

Hydra form - May 2025: from Event/TDM 24. A bunch of fungi made LR into some fun guys.

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weasel's note: livio's handwriting is extremely neat and uncannily consistent. every letter is always the same exact size and shape. as if simply writing perfectly in times new roman was a humanly possible thing.

livio can commonly be found where he lives at vash's house or looking after the school.

plotting contact: PM // discord @ fuckweasel

Comments

[livlaughlove]

[it helps that livio has been spending so much time around angelina. he doesn't seem nearly so bothered by beat's appearance as he did when they first met face to face. granted, given the circumstances he isn't happy, but... it's something.

plus, it's always been far easier for him to get motivated to do things for other people than for himself.]

... Sure. What do you need?

[soundsurfing]

[ That gets a large grin out of him, muzzle open, tongue lolling. ]

I needchu to plant a sunflower wid me. Then we gotta tie a ribbon to it. It'll sprout fast, ain't no worries 'bout that. You down?

[ He shows off his large paws with the seed packet and ribbon. ]

[livlaughlove]

[sounds pretty specific. one of those odd requests from the shopkeeper or trader? livio doesn't really understand his own part in this, but...]

Okay. Where...?

[soundsurfing]

[ Good question that makes Beat pause. He stares at the ground, brow furrowed, before shrugging. ]

I don't think it matter, yo. You got a spot in mind that might do good wid a sunflower? They're all about like... happiness an' stuff. I think. You know they turn to the sun? An' if they can't see the sun, they turn to each other? So like... where you think would do good wid some shit like that?

[livlaughlove]

[livio takes a moment to look around, considering. he'd just assumed beat already had a plan. but ultimately, the options seem... limited.]

... Probably around the well? Less tree cover, more chance of sun hitting it.

[soundsurfing]

... Yo! Good idea!

[ He'll wait for Livio before taking off towards the well, tail wagging vigorously. ]

Thanks, brotha. I really 'preciatechya helpin' out. It means a lot.

[livlaughlove]

[he'll come along, not anywhere near as upbeat, but he was asked to participate, so... here he is.]

It does? [they hardly know each other, and when they last met, they were all but fighting.] Why me...?

[soundsurfing]

[ Why him... Beat pauses to scratch the back of his neck, then sigh. ]

'Cuz I know how you feelin', yo. An' I know if you wallow, widdout lil' moments to break it, it spirals yer ass down the toilet.

[ He turns to the big guy and offers him the sunflower seed packet, expression serious. ]

An' sometimes symmolism can help. [ Symbolism... ]

[livlaughlove]

[it's fine, livio gets the gist. he isn't the type to mock.

he does stare down at the packet blankly once he receives it, quiet for a long moment. eventually, his eyes shift up to beat's face -- still not quite used to someone being taller than him, all told, but that's actually comforting, in a way, right now.]

... You asked me for help, but it feels like you're the one helping me. [that isn't chiding, either. in fact, there's a slight waver to his voice that betrays how touched he is.]

[soundsurfing]

[ That makes him huff, hard. ]

We all need a lil' help sometimes, brotha.... Yo, like the sunflowers! If they can't see the sun, they turn to one 'nother! If you ain't able to see the sun through yer shit, turn to yer friends! I get it!!

[ He did not make the connection until now, his tail wagging so hard. Oh fuck he's a GENIUS. ]

I know you dunno me, but strangers is jus' friends that ain't spend 'nuff time wid each other. So le's plant a sunflower or two, an' be friends.

[livlaughlove]

[man. he really has been spending too much time around angelina (no such thing actually), because the tail wag makes him a little happier, too.]

I think you're right, Beat.

[once they decide on a good spot, on the side of the well that gets the morning sun, livio kneels in the grass to dig up just a little dirt with his hands. it's oddly soothing, too, to feel grass at his fingertips and soil under his nails. pleasant senses he can hold onto to claw his way out of the proverbial toilet.

and, of course, he opens the packet and gestures to beat, waiting for him to open his hands so liv can pour in a few seeds.]

[soundsurfing]

[ Beat will let Livio dig, even though his paws itch to do so as well. He knows it's therapeutic. Sometimes you just need to dig a really good hole.

And Livio gets to experience dog brain in action because Beat interprets the gesture as "shake" and before he can stop himself, he smacks his giant ass paw into Livio's hand with all the glee a dog can muster.

This sends seeds scattering. A tornado of seeds that have suddenly learned how to fly.

Beat's expression is one of shock and startlement, as his brain tries to process what just happened. Then he sighs heavily... ]

Man... if you ever get a chance to turn into a dog, say no.

[ He will slowly begin to pick seeds up with his claws. ]

[livlaughlove]

[bruh... sometimes you do just need to dig a really good hole.

livio's own brain shuts off for a moment as he gets dog-handshaked and the seeds go everywhere.

then he feels bad. but not in the spiraling way, at least. it's... kind of funny, even if he doesn't laugh. the only smile he gives is a mostly guilty one as he moves to start picking them up, as well.]

Ah... sorry. I didn't think about how that might look...

[soundsurfing]

[ Livio may not laugh but Beat does, shaking his head. ]

Nah, ain't yer fault. Dog brain the worst. You say walk innocently and I'm-

[ Tail wags harder. Oh man he wants to go for walks. He drops a few seeds into the hole Livio dug, tongue lolling out the side of his mouth. ]

Wanna go fer some walks after this???

[livlaughlove]

[yeah, he can see that. it's a slippery slope, even when beat is the one talking! poor guy...]

Yeah, we can. [it's surprisingly easy to agree to. beat is difficult to be too upset around, it seems.

just for good measure, because he was asked specifically to help, livio sets a couple of seeds in the dirt as well, a bit spread out just in case, and gets to sprinkling dirt lightly over them all. he's learning that each plant has its own preferences on how much dirt goes over the seeds, whether it's just dusted over or compacted, so... he figures a middle ground is good, probably?

... oh.]

Are we s'posed to water them?

[soundsurfing]

Oh hell yeah! Walks are so great, yo, you get to sniff so many things!

[ Beat watches Livio drop a few seeds in as well and cover the hole. Huh. It looks like he's done this before. He tilts his head in the curious 45 degree angle, closing his mouth on his tongue so it's blepping out a bit. ]

Nah, we jus' gotta wait, Yiddler magicked them so they sprout after a bit. Hey, you a gardener? It looks like you've done this before.

[ While they wait, he hands Livio one of the gold-colored ribbons. His paw hands aren't great for tying bows... ]

[livlaughlove]

I guess my sniffer ain't as good as yours, but I do like getting to see all the green things.

[he stares at beat blankly for a moment... yiddler??]

Oh. Well... not exactly. I just planted some seeds for the River Guardian and the Behemoth, that's all...

[he accepts the ribbon, holding it delicately as they wait for the flowers to sprout.]

[soundsurfing]

[ You know, the batman villain running the Trader shop! Beat grins happily at the idea of seeing things. ]

Fair. I'll leadchu to some stuff you might miss otherwise. There's a whole buncha things around.

[ The not really makes him huh. ]

You should do it more, you look like you got a blue thumb. [ NO.

Thankfully the sunflowers are magicked and it doesn't take long at all for green little shoots to begin peeking through the dirt. Slowly but surely they stretch and grow, green buds forming as they reach for the sky. Beat's tail wags ridiculously. ]

[livlaughlove]

Sounds good.

[he tilts his head.] What's a blue thumb? [guess who's from a desert planet, has never heard the term "green thumb" in his life, and is going to take whatever beat says next as gospel?

the same guy who watches in awe as the flowers sprout before their very eyes. being from said desert planet really gives him an appreciation for any sort of greenery, so the magicked sort is extra special.]

[soundsurfing]

Tha's when you really good wid plants, yo. Make 'em grow good an' stuff.

[ The sagest of incorrect nods.

And he can't help but grin to the expression on the other guys face as the sunflowers grow.

And grow.

... And grow.

Turns out, Sunflowers are really tall, Beat blinking as the things curl their way upwards still, slowly but surely. ]

Uh... she didn't say nothin' 'bout them bein' huge...

[livlaughlove]

Oh. [huh. that's something he certainly never could've been on nomansland. it... doesn't sound half bad, here, honestly. taking care of something alive has been awfully therapeutic with angelina.

his eyes widen and he leans back the taller the stalks get, just as shocked as beat.]

I've only seen them in pictures... uh... Should we be worried?

[soundsurfing]

N...naw.... But, ya know, jus' in case...?

[ He will stand and back up a bit. Just in case. Thankfully for them both the sunflowers stops at around five feet but that's still large for a plant, the flowers blossoming brightly and ... largely. Beat huhs softly, scratching the side of his muzzle. ]

.... Cool! Why they get so big?!