scawwy ✦ karlach cliffgate

[recession]

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[ablazement]

No. Fuck no. This is the last place he should be, I don't want anything to happen to him.

[...]

He just showed up this morning. [so now she has another water bottle. yay!]

[recession]

In lieu of a Sunday item?

[ Wtf? ]

[ablazement]

No, I got that too - which is something that puts out fires, by the way.

[recession]

Well thank god for that.

[ BITCHES. ]

[ablazement]

[snort.]

I'll leave it at the Mortuary probably, just in case I can't get it and you all need it.

[scratch is back to digging holes, which she watches fondly.]

[recession]

Thanks, it's probably going to be good to have around in case we wake up in a house on fire again.

[ What! The! Hell! ]

How old is he?

[ablazement]

I'd like to make a vote for avoiding being in a house on fire, actually.

[jeeze.]

No idea. Couple of years? I found him out in the middle of nowhere, protecting his dead owner's body. I can talk to animals back home, so I just asked him if he wanted to go with us.

[recession]

Two weeks of some place being on fire. My hopes aren't that high.

...

[ That's kind of sad. ]

And his name?

[ablazement]

Scratch.

[her tail waves a bit, and the dog in question looks up like ? name!]

He's a pretty smart dog. Know that's what all the dog owners say, but it's true.

[recession]

I'd believe it after the previous two we had.

[ An independent ranch dog able to handle a farm entirely on her own... and Pickles. ]

Hello, Scratch.

[ablazement]

[his tail goes crazy, and he comes over to snuffle at daan's hands, trying to get him to pet.

karlach smiles a bit.]

You doing alright today?

[recession]

...

[ He's a bit hesitant, but he gives Scratch a few soft pets on the head. ]

Fine, yeah. The pain still comes and goes, but it's not as bad as it was initially and I can manage it more or less. I'll just sit down until it goes away if it returns.

...

Yesterday's paranoia has waned also.

[ablazement]

[scratch sits happily at his feet, tail wagging, and leans up into the pets. calmer, this time.]

That's good. Should be gone completely tomorrow, right? At least the pain.

[recession]

It's not like I'm not injured, but it's probably going to be a stroll in the park compared to what I've been dealing with for the last day and a half, yeah.

[ Soreness can't hurt him anymore!! ]

[ablazement]

Look, in this shithole? I'll take even a little bit of improvement.

You think you can manage going to look at all the stuff in the new place? Books sound boring as shit, but there's a cool tree.

[recession]

Might need to sit down and take a break here and there depending on how I feel, but better than sitting around doing nothing.

[ablazement]

I could carry you if you get tired!

[alpha week enthusiasm]

[recession]

Horse-riding is the last thing I'd recommend for myself right now, as a doctor.

[ Wow. ]

[ablazement]

[HELP what's a horse those don't exist in bg3 (no)]

Aww, come on, at least give me the dignity of an owlbear.

[recession]

[ You don't milk them, that's for sure... ]

Riding a bear seems worse than riding a horse.

Why is both yours and Astarion's go-to example animal an owlbear?

[ablazement]

Probably because we've got one in particular on the brain. We adopted one, at our camp. Little guy, babiest thing you've ever seen, can rip a goblin clean in two.

I knew Astarion liked him. Much as he pretends he doesn't.

[recession]

Yes, he told me a little bit about him.

Feigned innocence, something about hoping to sic it on someone else or one-another.

[ That's not exactly what he said but the vibes were more or less in that area. Aka Daan is absolutely clocking him right now. ]

[ablazement]

[snortlaughs.]

Uh huh. He's a softie. I know he'd hate me saying it, but I think you can probably tell.

[recession]

...I think only you would be able to get away with calling him "soft", exactly...

Seems he's been through quite the thing before he came across you and yours.

[ablazement]

Maybe soft's the wrong word! Just...

[she thinks about it, tilting her head back.]

You're right. He's been through so fucking much, but he still has hope in there somewhere. He's been doing good. He's been trying - with me, anyway, so I'm just really proud of him, you know?