[keep our hearts beating and alive, huh. there's another pause, and she reaches to pull her tail away from where it's still curled tightly around her ankle. none of that, now.]
Well, hey. It's not all bad news. [she says, glancing at him with a little smile.]
We've got good people here. New friends, new allies. New memories, even. That's something. Nice to know there's still a little bit of goodness in the world, right?
[ He's still making this pile. He looks at them like wow. ]
...Sure. Why not. If you could deal with the pile of odd ends I've got here. They're not continuous enough to make usable strips out of, but ripping them into fragments should work well as gauze.
[her tail scoots a bit closer. flaps on the ground like how cat tails do when they're just chilling, and then rests next to his foot, just barely touching. she's doing her best to not scare him, and also not be weird, it's just that it's really hard for her not to be touchy. this'll do, if he'll allow it.
either way, she nods at the task, and gets to work, humming a little tune under her breath.]
like maybe two minutes? she's humming happily, as she works. and she's fidgety, bouncy. this girl cannot sit still. she doesn't know what else to say really, but she is not a quiet person in the least, so it's probably clear that she's casting around trying to think of something to say.]
[her tail does a little bounce, gently thwapping his foot once.]
That's why I asked. Some people do better with the swords than the leftovers. [jeeze, though. no wonder he's jumpy. she's quiet for about half a second, and then:]
Good, though. That's - I'm glad you're done with it for now. Granted, you're here, so that's terrible, but you're out.
If no one else, you'd be the last person to tell me I'm full of shit if I told you...
[ She's literally a tiefling that just talked about being in the Hells, like. If she didn't believe him then there is no hope. ]
...I spent the last few days trapped in a pretty terrible city. Prehevil, capital of Bohemia. Torn by the war -- it was the Kaiser's goal, or so everyone suspects.
[ There's a silence here that's thick with not knowing how to begin, where to begin, whether he wants to even tell her. ]
A lot of hostiles. Unbelievable things -- overflowing with the occult gone wrong...
[to her credit - she said she was a good listener, and she is. and what he says she does believe! it doesn't even sound that strange to her. her tail settles on his foot again and stays there. just a connection, something to be grounded with.]
Gods. [she says, after a moment.] So like, monsters?
[occult is a funny term in faerun, because magic is real and people regularly commune with and talk to the gods, but she's gotten the impression from her short stay here so far that what's normal for her is witchcraft for others.
she means to say more, but she stops. that's good, she thinks - encouraging, if he wants to keep going.]
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I'll keep it in mind... I try to steer away from anything occult these days anyway.
Nothing but bad news... bad news all around...
[ Quietly, but sympathy does leech into his otherwise normally flat and exhausted voice. ]
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Well, hey. It's not all bad news. [she says, glancing at him with a little smile.]
We've got good people here. New friends, new allies. New memories, even. That's something. Nice to know there's still a little bit of goodness in the world, right?
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Sure, yeah. I can agree with that.
It's the little things... so hang in there.
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Always do! Lean on me if you want and I'll make sure we both got something to hang on to.
[a beat.] You want help finishing making those bandages? I've got claws.
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[ He's still making this pile. He looks at them like wow. ]
...Sure. Why not. If you could deal with the pile of odd ends I've got here. They're not continuous enough to make usable strips out of, but ripping them into fragments should work well as gauze.
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either way, she nods at the task, and gets to work, humming a little tune under her breath.]
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They chilling. If you asked him if he could imagine being in this scenario two days ago, he would've just said what.
He can be a quiet worker. How long will Karlach stand a little silence? ]
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like maybe two minutes? she's humming happily, as she works. and she's fidgety, bouncy. this girl cannot sit still. she doesn't know what else to say really, but she is not a quiet person in the least, so it's probably clear that she's casting around trying to think of something to say.]
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[ It's not really a smile, it's something in-between. Like a veiled almost, enough to be disarming.
But the mild amusement buried beneath it is probably real. ]
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Sorry! Sorry. Gods, if I had a silver for every time Astarion had to throw a book at me to get me to shut up enough for him to doze.
[a laugh.]
Sitting in silence makes my head go places it shouldn't, but that's what the humming is for.
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You like to read?
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Ugh. You gonna be mad if I say no? [still sheepish.] I like listening to people talk about reading, if that helps.
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I actually don't really like reading myself... the sight of a book alone could put me to sleep.
[ The shocking twist that Daan actually hates reading. ]
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Really? I wouldn't have figured! That'll teach me for assuming, huh.
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I wouldn't knock the appeal of a decent book though. They'd sometimes pass around a small novella or two if they found one in my platoon.
Does some decent things for morale.
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[she jokes.]
Platoon, huh? Soldier?
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[ He's not, but who's he to knock anybody's interests. ]
Field medic. Avoided the infantry because I knew my way around a scalpel and stitches.
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Was that better for you? Avoiding the infantry.
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Guess there's something to be said about having to do things on the medical side though. Very horrible things...
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It's over, of course. At least for now. Peace talks began, what, a week ago... two.
[ So... like... he's VERY freshly free from war. Truly, things keep coming and never stop coming. ]
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That's why I asked. Some people do better with the swords than the leftovers. [jeeze, though. no wonder he's jumpy. she's quiet for about half a second, and then:]
Good, though. That's - I'm glad you're done with it for now. Granted, you're here, so that's terrible, but you're out.
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No rest permitted, I suppose...
Sure, I'm glad to be off the front lines. But I'm more glad to be out of that city...
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she glances at him, head tilted.]
City?
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If no one else, you'd be the last person to tell me I'm full of shit if I told you...
[ She's literally a tiefling that just talked about being in the Hells, like. If she didn't believe him then there is no hope. ]
...I spent the last few days trapped in a pretty terrible city. Prehevil, capital of Bohemia. Torn by the war -- it was the Kaiser's goal, or so everyone suspects.
[ There's a silence here that's thick with not knowing how to begin, where to begin, whether he wants to even tell her. ]
A lot of hostiles. Unbelievable things -- overflowing with the occult gone wrong...
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Gods. [she says, after a moment.] So like, monsters?
[occult is a funny term in faerun, because magic is real and people regularly commune with and talk to the gods, but she's gotten the impression from her short stay here so far that what's normal for her is witchcraft for others.
she means to say more, but she stops. that's good, she thinks - encouraging, if he wants to keep going.]
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