karlach [pcs]

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[ablazement]

[comes to settle next to him, carefully...]

It's alright, you're alive. That's what matters. [...] How are you feeling?

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I-it's still painful to walk, and...

[his gaze drops to his hand, with a frown.]

My chest- won't stop hurting.

[ablazement]

[ghhhhhhh she looks a little gutted at this.]

... Yeah. I'm sorry - you shouldn't have to feel that. It's a lot, and you're not built for it. [because at this point how could she not guess what happened, really.]

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N-no, don't... it isn't your fault.

[he's just leaning on her at this point.]

It isn't as painful, sometimes.

[ablazement]

[she wraps her arm around him to cuddle him as usual.]

Well, that's good. [...] So it was what I thought it was, then. Fuck.

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Yes. I recognized... she mentioned 'Avernus'.

[he never asked her about it, but he recalls seeing the word inked on her.]

[ablazement]

It's just a little part of the Hells. The House.

I'd never been there before we went down. But it was just as bad as the rest. [...] What'd you get wrapped up in?

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Hope-- asked us to help her, so we agreed to steal a hammer to set her free... but that turned out to be difficult.

[...]

...I woke up again, but I... I died.

[ablazement]

You - what?

[a beat. she turns to look at him, frowning.]

Did Hope bring you back?

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I don't know. I... I died inside the library, and woke up just inside the door again, and then the second time... I was outside the room completely.

[ablazement]

[she clearly has no idea what to say to this, but:]

She must've.

[she brings a hand up to gently tilt his head side to side, looking him over to make sure there's nothing weird going on...]

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[he seems pretty normal...

except he kind of blinks, looking startled, and seems to be listening for something.]

[ablazement]

[she goes ???]

What?

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You... you didn't hear that?

[ablazement]

No? What'd you hear?

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I-it... sounded like someone laughing...

[ablazement]

I didn't hear anything like that.

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You didn't-?

[ablazement]

No... are you sure you heard it?