[there's a laugh from somewhere behind him - familiar, actually, he'll recognize it as karlach immediately, because she's coming up to the two of them, her own tail waving.]
Hah. He's a good boy. Found him outside of the grove, protecting his old master.
I'm glad he decided to come to us, woukd've felt rotten leaving him alone. [...] Wish I could talk to him. I should've asked for an animal speaking potion from War or something.
[he manages to take a second, at least, to remind himself that it was going to have to happen, to tamp down the reflex that protests that he's absolutely going to hold killing lucas against her.]
...she understands that she's lucky, doesn't she?
[that he had others ready to keep an eye on him, when she set him off. that he's not strong enough to have gotten free, or fast enough to have dodged them.]
I know that I can't say very much about acting without thinking, when I'm... the way that I am, but...
[no, listen, that's not what she's not holding against yuffie, she's not holding the making excuses against her. she is absolutely mad at yuffie for killing lucas no matter what was going to happen there! that she can't help.]
She doesn't, and I'm not going to spend the time to explain it to her. Your business isn't her business, and I told her to butt out of it.
[reaches over to tuck his hair behind his ear.]
She should've given you a chance. I would've liked to... say anything at all, but. [...] Anyway, it's not about me.
If she doesn't, then I think that you were right to tell her to leave me alone.
[he remembers hearing her being told she didn't understand what she was talking about, and he agrees. she doesn't realize that mathis-- mathis would have backed up lucas's lie, to buy him just a little more time in that trial. to keep him from dying in exactly the way that he did.]
I was just about to ask everyone not to hurt him.
[he says, finally, head tilted a little into her touch. the bright side of alpha week is he can feel mad about it instead of guilty he wasn't faster.]
Yeah. Like I said - those are your secrets to tell. She doesn't know anything about your memories, or... anything about you, really.
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I'm sorry you lost him. Really. I know I've said, it just... [a beat.] Maybe it's horrible to say, but I stopped you from hurting her because I didn't want to lose you too.
I didn't genuinely want to hurt her. That was only the instability. But if I had been myself, I still would have been angry with her.
[he just would have lost it on her verbally instead of physically.]
... you won't lose me that way. If I'm affected by the rituals, or if someone kills me and I can't survive it, I can't stop that, but I promised that I would try to live.
Think you've got a right to be. Not even think, know.
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I'm glad to hear that, daisychain. That you're going to try. Makes me feel better, anyway, after everything. Most stressful fucking Saturday of my life.
...I am sorry for making it more difficult. I thought the best that I'd be able to do was say goodbye, once you knew what Iwatooshi was.
[and then i got absolutely fuckinnnng jumpscared!!!]
Oh, but I asked Famine- I should be able to tell you this. I do have a new partner. I was being careful yesterday because I already had to break the rules to find one, since that was my fourth confirmation... but they said that if I told someone my monster and power before, I can still share it now.
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[ZERO HESITATION he's kneeling down to pet the dog.]
I haven't seen you as a dog before... you're here alone?
[sometimes you just assume things.]
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Woof!
[he cannot speak, he is a dog and you do not have an animal speaking potion, but. he seems enthusiastic!]
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[making a face... aaaa dog slobber... oh this feels gross this feels really really gross actually
he's petting the dog with one hand and wiping his face with the other sleeve.]
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Making friends, huh?
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[he's laughing a little as he says it, despite still trying to clean slobber off his face.]
Could you hold him still? This really does feel gross...
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Nah, this is Scratch. He showed up this morning, somehow. No fucking idea how he got here.
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[he blinks, looking between scratch and karlach.]
That's strange, but at least he seems happy to be here...
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[she pets him, getting her nails under his collar, and his tongue lolls out, leg kicking.]
One more thing to look after.
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[hehe. he finishes cleaning his face off and reaches out to pet scratch again.]
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I'm glad he decided to come to us, woukd've felt rotten leaving him alone. [...] Wish I could talk to him. I should've asked for an animal speaking potion from War or something.
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[he's never really asked about potions or anything, though.]
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War talked me out of getting cigarettes for Daan again. [huff.]
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[daan.... buddy...]
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[anyway]
Hey - has Yuffie come to find you at all?
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[right after everything, he really just-- he couldn't.]
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[scratch snuffles, coming to wedge himself up against mathis.]
We talked, she's under strict orders to leave you alone about it.
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What did she have to say about it?
[petting scratch... hello good boy.]
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Excuses, mostly. [her tail flicks.] But she's a kid, so I can't hold it against her. Just have to hope she's not rash, next time.
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...she understands that she's lucky, doesn't she?
[that he had others ready to keep an eye on him, when she set him off. that he's not strong enough to have gotten free, or fast enough to have dodged them.]
I know that I can't say very much about acting without thinking, when I'm... the way that I am, but...
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She doesn't, and I'm not going to spend the time to explain it to her. Your business isn't her business, and I told her to butt out of it.
[reaches over to tuck his hair behind his ear.]
She should've given you a chance. I would've liked to... say anything at all, but. [...] Anyway, it's not about me.
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[he remembers hearing her being told she didn't understand what she was talking about, and he agrees. she doesn't realize that mathis-- mathis would have backed up lucas's lie, to buy him just a little more time in that trial. to keep him from dying in exactly the way that he did.]
I was just about to ask everyone not to hurt him.
[he says, finally, head tilted a little into her touch. the bright side of alpha week is he can feel mad about it instead of guilty he wasn't faster.]
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Yeah. Like I said - those are your secrets to tell. She doesn't know anything about your memories, or... anything about you, really.
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I'm sorry you lost him. Really. I know I've said, it just... [a beat.] Maybe it's horrible to say, but I stopped you from hurting her because I didn't want to lose you too.
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[he just would have lost it on her verbally instead of physically.]
... you won't lose me that way. If I'm affected by the rituals, or if someone kills me and I can't survive it, I can't stop that, but I promised that I would try to live.
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[...]
I'm glad to hear that, daisychain. That you're going to try. Makes me feel better, anyway, after everything. Most stressful fucking Saturday of my life.
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[and then i got absolutely fuckinnnng jumpscared!!!]
Oh, but I asked Famine- I should be able to tell you this. I do have a new partner. I was being careful yesterday because I already had to break the rules to find one, since that was my fourth confirmation... but they said that if I told someone my monster and power before, I can still share it now.
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