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firstworldproblem) wrote2024-05-05 07:01 pm
firstworldproblem) wrote2024-05-05 07:01 pm
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IC Inbox - Snakes on Serpentine Horizon
[It just goes to a beep.]
[He kind of likes Emet with no hands but it also kind of sucks? Oh well, he gentles his hold on his soul.]
Am I? It's hard for me to tell. But I do like the sound of hearing you beg.
Am I? It's hard for me to tell. But I do like the sound of hearing you beg.
I am a captivated audience.
[He releases his hold on his soul, dampening his own abilities.]
I can even promise to be good.
[He releases his hold on his soul, dampening his own abilities.]
I can even promise to be good.
Ah, but I shouldn't get distracted. You do have your own squares to fill don't you? I might even release your hands for it.
Do you really think I'm interested in this farce right now?
Edited 2022-05-23 06:04 (UTC)
Farce or not, I do not wish to see your soul damaged, Hades!
And I do not believe they have the ability to do any lasting damage. If I were to speak the truth, I would be more concerned about you.
If you're that confident why not put it to the test with me then?
Whether they have the power to do lasting damage or not, do you think I can bear seeing you harmed so? Your faith in my strength is flattering.
Whether they have the power to do lasting damage or not, do you think I can bear seeing you harmed so? Your faith in my strength is flattering.
Weren't you the one that always remarked I was an 'endless fountain' of aether. The difference is not comparable.
[He sighs leaning into his shoulder.]
You are simply setting yourself up for heart ache.
[He sighs leaning into his shoulder.]
You are simply setting yourself up for heart ache.
Not if you let me help you win.
But it is hardly like I'm trying to be hurt, quite the opposite.
[He slides his fingers in Emet's hair, kissing his temple.]
I'm just telling you what is impossible for me to bear. Would you like me to pretend otherwise?
But it is hardly like I'm trying to be hurt, quite the opposite.
[He slides his fingers in Emet's hair, kissing his temple.]
I'm just telling you what is impossible for me to bear. Would you like me to pretend otherwise?
Yet I am not him, Hythlodaeus. Not that I would not protect you any less, but this fact remains true.
Do you think I'll have any easier time seeing your soul come to harm? The same color, the same beauty that draws me inevitably.
I lost him. Shall I be fine losing you as well, when I've only just found you? I think not. Even if I wished to be, it's not possible.
I lost him. Shall I be fine losing you as well, when I've only just found you? I think not. Even if I wished to be, it's not possible.
Edited 2022-05-29 21:11 (UTC)
[He brushes his thumb across his cheek.]
I imagine that sentimentality finds you no small amount of trouble.
I imagine that sentimentality finds you no small amount of trouble.
Am I the sentimental one here?
[Forget about the brushing before, he's still bound. So have a half hearted, bound shrug.]
Without a doubt.
Without a doubt.
So you never get your heart in trouble, is it?
[here]
Then my apologies I was not clear. I do not expect us to win as our priorities seem not to be in that direction. Even I am not playing to win as well.
Does that answer both your previous and current question?
Then my apologies I was not clear. I do not expect us to win as our priorities seem not to be in that direction. Even I am not playing to win as well.
Does that answer both your previous and current question?
[From here.]
[He is teleported to the middle of the forest. Isolated. Secluded. He bends his head towards him.]
You didn't desire a populated area, did you? I suppose even if you did, it does not matter. I find the activity of the populous exhausting in general.
[He is teleported to the middle of the forest. Isolated. Secluded. He bends his head towards him.]
You didn't desire a populated area, did you? I suppose even if you did, it does not matter. I find the activity of the populous exhausting in general.
Edited 2022-10-15 21:34 (UTC)
[From here.]
My dear, I would not be here with you if I didn't have any interest. I'm simply not one to spend my time on frivolous affairs.
Oh, but if you need the compliment. I am rather fond of you. Meek as you are.
My dear, I would not be here with you if I didn't have any interest. I'm simply not one to spend my time on frivolous affairs.
Oh, but if you need the compliment. I am rather fond of you. Meek as you are.
[ following, and the experience already seems to have caught his attention, though he’s not unfamiliar with this type of thing ]
Oh? Is there a reason why I might have wanted a more populated area? Are you telling me you’re very dangerous?
Oh? Is there a reason why I might have wanted a more populated area? Are you telling me you’re very dangerous?
I doubt anyone on this unit is a people person. Even Balthier though he put on a good show. Though I could be wrong. Do you like people?
[Though at the last question, his expression sours and he shrugs his shoulders with a sigh.]
I would gain little. Though the one you arrived with seems to enjoy seeing what makes people tick. And not just mentally.
[Though at the last question, his expression sours and he shrugs his shoulders with a sigh.]
I would gain little. Though the one you arrived with seems to enjoy seeing what makes people tick. And not just mentally.
Edited 2022-10-15 21:46 (UTC)
[ there’s a soft laugh at emet’s reaction ]
Did I hit a nerve? How surprising! I wasn’t even trying hard. You really are interesting.
I’m only joking. Maybe you’re the one who’s in danger? Though I’m nothing like our dear Doctor.
But to answer your question, I can handle people when it’s required of me.
Did I hit a nerve? How surprising! I wasn’t even trying hard. You really are interesting.
I’m only joking. Maybe you’re the one who’s in danger? Though I’m nothing like our dear Doctor.
But to answer your question, I can handle people when it’s required of me.
The reverse would gain you nothing but a cheap thrill as well.
[He was going to say more but he cocks his head.]
You know him?
[He was going to say more but he cocks his head.]
You know him?
[He does look him over critically muttering to himself more than anyone.]
Ah. Did I miss the carving marks? Or is he simply that skilled.
[But then he looks him directly in the eyes.]
Is that going to be a problem? The fact that he is here.
Ah. Did I miss the carving marks? Or is he simply that skilled.
[But then he looks him directly in the eyes.]
Is that going to be a problem? The fact that he is here.
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