scawwy ✦ karlach cliffgate

[recession]

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[recession]

Yep. That's right.

[ Watches her sway around. She has so much energy... ]

I'm not interested in just rolling over and dying because someone said so.

I'd rather not... but I can fight back, yeah.

[ablazement]

[if this were the game she'd bust out into her little dance, but that's a bit TOO much energy for the situation at hand.]

We've got that in common. If I'm gonna die I want it to mean something. [flicky tail.] How good can you fight? Think you could defend yourself against most people here?

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[ Nooo a little heel-turn tap... that's so cute. ]

In a display of pure strength? You'd snap me like a twig.

[ He's not that strong... he's average for his demographic at best, and right now, he's definitely not at his peak if you could tell. And also the general issue of his eye problem but comically enough, he actually has the highest accuracy in the entire game in a way. ]

But I've got deft hands and a scalpel. That's more than some.

[ablazement]

[that first bit makes her laugh a little, easing.]

Sometimes you don't need strength. You just need to know where to hit.

[...]

I guess I don't need to worry about you so much, but take care, alright? Feels like we're winding up.

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That is actually my preferred method. Though I guess it is worth pointing out I only know human anatomy. Not sure if it'd work on you, but if it did, I'm not totally at a loss.

...

You too. Whatever it is, at least you're not alone.

[ablazement]

[aaaaaaa

she sucks in a breath. swallows hard. and then:]

Yeah. Gods. Thank the Gods I'm not alone. I'm so sick of it.

[recession]

[ He looks at her, almost appraising, quiet... ]

Yeah. Of course.

[ A little softly. ]

[ablazement]

[there's that shaking it off thing again. she glances down at him.]

'ppreciate you indulging me. It's nice of you.

[recession]

It's nothing. Really.

It's been pleasant company.

[ablazement]

Aw, I'd call you more than pleasant company. You're one of my favorite guys around here.

[this is light and easy in tone, but it's genuine!]

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...

[ He makes a slight face like he can't help it, but it's the same vibe as if Karlach's said a word that he only half-understood. ]

Me?

[ablazement]

[her tail wags back and forth gently.]

Yeah, of course. What, you don't believe me?

[recession]

No, it's not that.

Just didn't expect it.

[ He's like... self-aware enough to realise he's kind of a dour, gloomy guy. So. ]

[ablazement]

[she loves dour gloomy guys her whole party is that]

Wouldn't expect you to. I feel like a lot of people in this place don't know what to do when I tell them I like them, actually.

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...

I'll just accept it then. Though flattery won't get you anywhere...

[ablazement]

It's not flattery! I just... I like to tell people.

[a little fire tattoo crawls over her face, burning along her throat and jaw.]

[recession]

Just teasing.

[ He's watching the fire... do that. Is it in black ink? ]

[ablazement]

[yeah, it's like the words, only it's images. it's doing the thing like how in physical plays they have waves and they bounce up and down on popsicle sticks? the flames are like that. they start to settle down and crumble away when he says he's teasing, though.

anyway, she smiles a bit, and pokes his side with her tail.]

[recession]

[ Ah. He jumps a little bit because he was distracted trying to figure out the logistics of these words, what he thinks they seem to be targeting, and how fire equates to Karlach in this case -- it's almost a flinch, actually, like he expected that to hurt. But it didn't.

He regardless tries to cover that up by slotting a hand over his side, 'protecting', but more to make it look nonchalant. ]

Yes? What do you want.

[ablazement]

[oops. she keeps making him jump - but to be fair she did mean to that time.]

Just teasing.

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Oh, very funny.

[ Wry, but not without dry amusement. ]

If you're free, would you mind helping me gather some wood? I feel like it wouldn't be a bad thing to have some around to be handy. For fire, impromptu weapons, tools...

[ablazement]

'Course. Where we getting it, just from the trees around here?

If we had an axe I'd cut it, too, but they don't want to give us sharp stabby things for some reason.

[recession]

If only they had given me a Karlach-sized scalpel.

[ That's just called Cloud's Buster Sword. ]

Yes, the ones in the pyre might be brittle but fallen or fresh branches will do. They'll need to dry out if we snap them off, but that's fine.

[ablazement]

[snorts at that.]

That's a dagger, is what that is.

[she stretches idly, and then glances around to start finding trees. she's a little absent-minded, if only because she's thinking about a few things. one of those things is the words on him from earlier - there's something in her that wants to ask, but she's been trying to be good about being nosy, these days.]

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[ He's pretty good at keeping things to himself and then dying, but he's also pretty observant and filing things away. That being said, he does think it'd be a bit complicated to ask a person who practically seems like they exude fire why their haunting words seem to be flames as well.

It's all a matter of manners. If he's going to eventually ask, he'll have to think about how first. ]

A dagger won't get us trees. A bonesaw would have helped some right around now...

The mortuary, it gets cold doesn't it? Some firewood would be handy to keep nearby.