cumulative | karlach [pcs]

I-I thought you might not, but... I wanted to make certain.

[it would suck if she could and would save herself and didn't know.]

I don't know, yet. I still don't want to risk someone, but they wanted me to... consider it if someone found me and... let people help. Um, I think they were a little mad at me.

[local sadboy gets fucking scolded]

[braids his hair la dee daaaa]

Mad at you, huh? Which one was it?

Famine, but I think they were just... just trying to help?

[maybe? probably?? he's so confused about them.]

Sounds right. [a laugh.] They're all bark, far as I can tell.

They got real stubborn about some stuff, but I'd like to see anybody try to out-stubborn me.

I... think that I would, too.

[it'd be something to see. he actually does kind of want to see them try to win a conversation with karlach now?]

I-it was a little surprising, though... but I thought that they were all... fairly nice.

[all of their conversations were her just insisting they were good people and they were like yeah but no, it was very funny.]

Me too. Even War, cranky old bastard. I think you've got to be, to want to help at all. They could've just left us to die, but they didn't.

Cranky...? I th-thought they seemed polite...

[or at least they had a pretty decent conversation by mathis's standards, which are, admittedly, on the floor.]

But... I agree with you. If they don't want to see us die, then making the effort to help us... it's kind of them.

They were polite. Still cranky though. It's the I can't stand talking to you but I will anyway thing.

I couldn't get a whole lot out of them, but then again - I wasn't trying much. I'm more interested in making friends, if I'm honest.

It wasn't as hard to spend time with them as I was... worried it would be... they talked about magic, a little.

[his mood is staying pretty good overall, really, he presumably had a nice time.]

Death showed me how to weed the garden, too.

Yeah? I'm glad. See - you're good at talking to people.

[she's so proud!!!]

Which of them did you like the most?

I-I don't know about that...

[help? help. he doesn't know how to take that compliment.]

It'd be difficult to choose one, though.

[baby boy.]

Hah, diplomatic. [a beat.] I'd have a hard time picking too, I guess. They've all got their little quirks.

Right...? Famine is intimidating, b-but they turned out to be kind regardless... and Death let me help them even if they don't want to be friends... War didn't mind answering my questions, a-and Pestilence talked to me about books...

[a beat, before-]

Oh- I need to remember to bring Olive something, the next time I speak with them.

[that about sums up her experience, too, it was that plus a lot of bullying. she just nods along.]

Olive? That one of the birds?

[bully them harder karlach. get their asses. god i hope none of them are teens there are already too many for me to feel safe.]

Pestilence's bird!

I-it... pecked me, and them... so I wanted to try bringing it a distraction.

[HELP makes note to ask their ages]

What a cute name, aw. [she's so determined to befriend the birds too, even though they hate her and want her to die.] I gave War's bird a button off my outfit the other day and it spent like ten minutes whacking it against my horn.

If you find a shiny thing horde, let me know. They like those, apparently.

Shiny things and snacks, they told me, so... I'm going to watch for that.

[bird presents bird presents bird presents]

Okay, but I want snacks, too.

[bird presents but like if she doesn't get a tasty treat she's going to riot]

Th-then I'll look for some for you too-!

[KARLACH SHOULD GET TREATS]

[HELP she laughs]

Thanks, daisychain, but don't stress yourself out too bad looking, alright? I'll survive.

Yes, but... you should still have something nice here, too.

[treats!!]

[very gently pulls his hair where she's finished braiding a little piece.]

Aren't you a sweetheart. You make sure you find something too. In fact - that's what I want you to do the rest of the week, yeah? Find a little thing that you like. Something that's yours.

Something that's... mine?

[huh.

he's quiet for a minute, contemplating that.]

I'll- try.

[this depends wholly upon what there turns out to be in this place.]

Attaboy.

If anything, you can at least ask our culty friends for something. Maybe they've got hobbies you can get into.

I'd offer one of mine, but it's all swords and axes, and I think you'd keel over.

P-probably... I really only know how to use a knife, and I'm not very strong... I was learning from someone else for a little while, though.

[he's been trying so hard to be less weak. less fragile.]

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