ANGRY LIZARD FIGHTS NUDE TO PROVE A POINT. WILL IT WORK? MORE AT 8.
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Edited 2022-05-21 17:44 (UTC)
[ Caligi picked a location that wouldn't be intruded on by anyone that would look for her at out of some sense of self preservation. The last thing she needed was to give the twins or worse, Thancred an eyeful of her naked form before a battle. It's bad enough she already left with only a hastily written note that she'd return in a few days with not much information beyond that - as she felt the others would judge her for leaving to heal Zenos from injuries she caused, only to fight him again naked. She would not hear the end of it from certain people.
She is petite, like all women of her race are, but she is not smooth and soft like some. She is built with shoulders broader and arms are defined with muscles, and her tanned skin littered with faint scars from wounds too much for magic to fully heal. Her body was proof of the effort that she puts into her own strength and she is not ashamed of her own power. Usually, however, it's mostly hidden under clothing or armor - as Caligi isn't one to wander around in stages of undress like her adventurer companions. She stabbed her claymore into the ground and ran a hand through dual-toned red hair grumbling a few curses to herself under her breath.
Today was a bit different, however. The situation was of her own doing and while she had no shame in her own body - not in how it looked at least, (it didn't matter what people thought of it to her,) it was hers and served its purpose. How others viewed her wasn't important - why would it? She wasn't interested in the general majority and those who had it, didn't have the type that would spark any concern about how she looked. It was just her body.
Cal still couldn't deny the building anxiety building that was from what if someone she knew interrupted her clash against Zenos, misinterpreted the situation and how would she explain the state of her undress to them, considering he was to be fully dressed and her clothing were in a haphazard pile under a bag so they wouldn't be swept away by any resulting gust of wind from the force of their clash. She wasn't good with words. Explaining herself wasn't her forte and she knows it.
She cracks her neck and rolls a shoulder to stretch the muscles and prepare them as she tries to refocus on the task at hand.
A fight with Zenos.
The red-haired Au Ra will wait patiently for him to show himself, to prove the point she had made through those texts - that she would wait for him to get ready should he need it. She couldn't bring herself to explain to him why exactly she would through text, the words having failed her in her moments of anger - that the mixture of fear and excitement whenever facing him on the battlefield to her was more than worth waiting for, she's never had someone make her tremble in both awe and rage and pushed her passed her own limits like him.
That alone makes him worth the wait and worth her time. Worth her focus. She knows he's not like her, that he likely doesn't understand that her issue with his nudity during their fight was that she couldn't give him the focus she thought he deserved. Most wouldn't understand that and she wouldn't expect anyone too. It wasn't like a situation where he was nude in a public place where it was completely unacceptable - they'd understand that, she thinks.
Turning on heel and away from the sword stuck in the ground, she goes back to her pack and clothes and squats down to dig through it, tail swishing behind her as she searches for the muffins she stored to snack on for this occassion exactly. It wouldn't do to be hungry while fighting him, anyways. ]
He better not take too much longer. [ she grumbled under her breath before stuffing the muffin into her face, eyeing a monster that looked slightly edible and may be a suitable post battle meal, before standing and moving back to her weapon and sitting down next to her sword like she would as if she were dressed and eating her muffin while she waited. ]
She is petite, like all women of her race are, but she is not smooth and soft like some. She is built with shoulders broader and arms are defined with muscles, and her tanned skin littered with faint scars from wounds too much for magic to fully heal. Her body was proof of the effort that she puts into her own strength and she is not ashamed of her own power. Usually, however, it's mostly hidden under clothing or armor - as Caligi isn't one to wander around in stages of undress like her adventurer companions. She stabbed her claymore into the ground and ran a hand through dual-toned red hair grumbling a few curses to herself under her breath.
Today was a bit different, however. The situation was of her own doing and while she had no shame in her own body - not in how it looked at least, (it didn't matter what people thought of it to her,) it was hers and served its purpose. How others viewed her wasn't important - why would it? She wasn't interested in the general majority and those who had it, didn't have the type that would spark any concern about how she looked. It was just her body.
Cal still couldn't deny the building anxiety building that was from what if someone she knew interrupted her clash against Zenos, misinterpreted the situation and how would she explain the state of her undress to them, considering he was to be fully dressed and her clothing were in a haphazard pile under a bag so they wouldn't be swept away by any resulting gust of wind from the force of their clash. She wasn't good with words. Explaining herself wasn't her forte and she knows it.
She cracks her neck and rolls a shoulder to stretch the muscles and prepare them as she tries to refocus on the task at hand.
A fight with Zenos.
The red-haired Au Ra will wait patiently for him to show himself, to prove the point she had made through those texts - that she would wait for him to get ready should he need it. She couldn't bring herself to explain to him why exactly she would through text, the words having failed her in her moments of anger - that the mixture of fear and excitement whenever facing him on the battlefield to her was more than worth waiting for, she's never had someone make her tremble in both awe and rage and pushed her passed her own limits like him.
That alone makes him worth the wait and worth her time. Worth her focus. She knows he's not like her, that he likely doesn't understand that her issue with his nudity during their fight was that she couldn't give him the focus she thought he deserved. Most wouldn't understand that and she wouldn't expect anyone too. It wasn't like a situation where he was nude in a public place where it was completely unacceptable - they'd understand that, she thinks.
Turning on heel and away from the sword stuck in the ground, she goes back to her pack and clothes and squats down to dig through it, tail swishing behind her as she searches for the muffins she stored to snack on for this occassion exactly. It wouldn't do to be hungry while fighting him, anyways. ]
He better not take too much longer. [ she grumbled under her breath before stuffing the muffin into her face, eyeing a monster that looked slightly edible and may be a suitable post battle meal, before standing and moving back to her weapon and sitting down next to her sword like she would as if she were dressed and eating her muffin while she waited. ]
Edited 2022-05-21 22:12 (UTC)
[ The world is vast and replete with locations perfect for two warriors without peer to face off against each other without interference or audience. But most of those locations do require some extra effort taken to reach them. Couple that with Zenos viator Galvus's general inclination to never hurry anywhere, and the suspense has no doubt grown unbearably thick.
But he is making his way there. He intends to keep his own promise, and he is curious if she will keep hers... but not much bothered one way or another if she does or doesn't. Oh, the idea of her throwing herself at him in the nude is intriguing, yes... but it is the garnish atop the meal he was already prepared to devour in its entirety. Whatever awaits him, whatever state his friend is in when he comes upon her, he is certain that he will be pleased. That certainty is what drives him forward at his unhurried pace... an unhurried pace that is the cause of the slow, heavy footsteps approaching Caligi from somewhere far behind her.
Zenos is properly dressed if one were to simply be taking matters of modesty into account, but underdressed by his usual battle-ready standards. No armored coat hanging from his shoulders, no creaking layers of leather. The only things on his person to properly betray that it is him that approaches are his heavy boots and his absolutely enormous gunscythe. ]
Ah! My friend!
[ How... charmingly bestial to find her in the altogether, sitting beside her own preposterously large weapon, stuffing food in her mouth. When she turns to look she will find him smiling in that unsettling way of his, and clad in no more than simple pants and a loose silk shirt.
A flick of his wrist and a shifting of his shoulders and he readies his scythe and his stance. ]
You are in fine form today!
[ It is.... good to be complimentary, is it not? ]
But he is making his way there. He intends to keep his own promise, and he is curious if she will keep hers... but not much bothered one way or another if she does or doesn't. Oh, the idea of her throwing herself at him in the nude is intriguing, yes... but it is the garnish atop the meal he was already prepared to devour in its entirety. Whatever awaits him, whatever state his friend is in when he comes upon her, he is certain that he will be pleased. That certainty is what drives him forward at his unhurried pace... an unhurried pace that is the cause of the slow, heavy footsteps approaching Caligi from somewhere far behind her.
Zenos is properly dressed if one were to simply be taking matters of modesty into account, but underdressed by his usual battle-ready standards. No armored coat hanging from his shoulders, no creaking layers of leather. The only things on his person to properly betray that it is him that approaches are his heavy boots and his absolutely enormous gunscythe. ]
Ah! My friend!
[ How... charmingly bestial to find her in the altogether, sitting beside her own preposterously large weapon, stuffing food in her mouth. When she turns to look she will find him smiling in that unsettling way of his, and clad in no more than simple pants and a loose silk shirt.
A flick of his wrist and a shifting of his shoulders and he readies his scythe and his stance. ]
You are in fine form today!
[ It is.... good to be complimentary, is it not? ]
[ She hears him long before he says anything, but it doesn't stop her from jumping slightly from hearing his voice. It's not shock that he's there, it's the whole situation finally crashing into her. Hair raises on the back of her neck and she is acutely aware suddenly that winning here would be imperative. Not only for the agreed prize that she'd never suffer to fight the Garlean naked again - but also because she has no armor and any blow he makes will have nothing to temper it. It excites her in a way typical of most fights with the man do.
For a brief moment, Caligi wonders what he'd do if he actually manage to kill her. She doesn't chase the thought-train much longer before she begins to slowly get to her feet and turn to him to greet him.
Her gaze deadens as red eyes land upon him as she turns and holds a finger up, denoting for him to wait a moment. The small woman swallows her food and glances at the muffin in her hand and then at him. And decides to make no move to unearth her claymore from where she had stuck it. ]
And here I thought you got lost. Nice shirt. [ She stuffs the last piece of the muffin into her mouth, snorting loudly and began to move towards her pack once more and completely ignore his readiness for battle. Her need for minor bit of payback, that was a need that could be put above her urge to grab her sword and just start attacking... Making him wait would be more sweet. ] Are you hungry? I'm still famished, care for a muffin?
[ Perhaps Caligi was a little annoyed for the length of time he left her waiting and really, her nudity wasn't of any consequence to her here, but his comment about her form made her bristle.
She begins to dig around in her pack, producing two more muffins and then moving towards him to stand before the giant of a man in all her glory, hoisting up a wrapped treat for him should he want it. ]
If you're not hungry, I'm still eating mine before we fight, but the other muffin is yours to do what you will with. It's safe, I made it myself. Poisoning you would be a waste.
[ A small act of defiance with a side of an offering to their strange friendship. Friends shared food, after all. Though from an outsiders point of view the sight of a naked Xaela Au Ra casually holding out a item of food for Zenos viator Galvus; who was already prepared for battle, to eat would lean on the more bizarre side of things. One simply didn't stand unarmed before Zenos and normally expect to live - let alone stand there holding up a muffin to him and expect the man to take it like Caligi clearly was.
To her, however, this simple action served both as a function of light retribution and also her own show of good faith. ]
For a brief moment, Caligi wonders what he'd do if he actually manage to kill her. She doesn't chase the thought-train much longer before she begins to slowly get to her feet and turn to him to greet him.
Her gaze deadens as red eyes land upon him as she turns and holds a finger up, denoting for him to wait a moment. The small woman swallows her food and glances at the muffin in her hand and then at him. And decides to make no move to unearth her claymore from where she had stuck it. ]
And here I thought you got lost. Nice shirt. [ She stuffs the last piece of the muffin into her mouth, snorting loudly and began to move towards her pack once more and completely ignore his readiness for battle. Her need for minor bit of payback, that was a need that could be put above her urge to grab her sword and just start attacking... Making him wait would be more sweet. ] Are you hungry? I'm still famished, care for a muffin?
[ Perhaps Caligi was a little annoyed for the length of time he left her waiting and really, her nudity wasn't of any consequence to her here, but his comment about her form made her bristle.
She begins to dig around in her pack, producing two more muffins and then moving towards him to stand before the giant of a man in all her glory, hoisting up a wrapped treat for him should he want it. ]
If you're not hungry, I'm still eating mine before we fight, but the other muffin is yours to do what you will with. It's safe, I made it myself. Poisoning you would be a waste.
[ A small act of defiance with a side of an offering to their strange friendship. Friends shared food, after all. Though from an outsiders point of view the sight of a naked Xaela Au Ra casually holding out a item of food for Zenos viator Galvus; who was already prepared for battle, to eat would lean on the more bizarre side of things. One simply didn't stand unarmed before Zenos and normally expect to live - let alone stand there holding up a muffin to him and expect the man to take it like Caligi clearly was.
To her, however, this simple action served both as a function of light retribution and also her own show of good faith. ]
Edited 2022-05-25 20:21 (UTC)
I'M HIDING IN THE BLUE SAFE BETWEEN THE CLOUDS
IN THE BLUE WHERE I CAN'T BE FOUND
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IN THE BLUE WHERE I CAN'T BE FOUND
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Edited 2022-06-12 13:01 (UTC)
[ Helios smiles sheepishly at his words and she knows he's right. She doesn't need to wait until she's hit her breaking point every time to return to these safe arms around her. He will hold her even if she just asked him on whim in private at any given time and it is a comfort.
One she knows she needs to remember to indulge more often. ]
I did say that I was already ready to come home before my mishap, that gets me some leeway, right? [ She smiles up at him crookedly, but it becomes hidden as she begins to turn to face away from him like he asked. She cups the water in one hands and drains it over the other, just to feel it. ]
Can I do yours after? And be careful - I can't be sure if I missed any bumps or scrapes up there, nothing to worry about so don't give me the face - you know the one - but I'm telling you just in case I did miss a tender spot up there and we both start getting worked up over it.
[ a brief pause, then she whines. ]
I was trying to be careful, you know. The one time I was trying to be careful I do something stupid like this. Don't tell Hades, he'll lord it over me.
One she knows she needs to remember to indulge more often. ]
I did say that I was already ready to come home before my mishap, that gets me some leeway, right? [ She smiles up at him crookedly, but it becomes hidden as she begins to turn to face away from him like he asked. She cups the water in one hands and drains it over the other, just to feel it. ]
Can I do yours after? And be careful - I can't be sure if I missed any bumps or scrapes up there, nothing to worry about so don't give me the face - you know the one - but I'm telling you just in case I did miss a tender spot up there and we both start getting worked up over it.
[ a brief pause, then she whines. ]
I was trying to be careful, you know. The one time I was trying to be careful I do something stupid like this. Don't tell Hades, he'll lord it over me.
LIZARD AND TIRED ASCIAN: THE MOVIE
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[ Oh dear. Just what do his eyes see. Why it would seem as though the star's esteemed hero is out and about, running errands for those that should be beneath their notice. Should they not concern themselves more with keeping their energy up? Hard to save the world and everyone else if the silly girl thinks to take on every single task some ant sees fit to bring before her.
And now it would seem that there is quite the problem before him. It is clear that she is struggling with the latest round of beasts Caligi has been tasked to bring down. How long she has been at this, going from one location to location, he couldn't say. It isn't as though Emet-Selch is watching the girl at all hours. So the real question is this:
Does he render aid or just watch? Helping the poor, weary hero would announce his presence. Denote that he might actually care whether or not she lives and thrives. Which of course he does, but inly so much, of course... ]
And now it would seem that there is quite the problem before him. It is clear that she is struggling with the latest round of beasts Caligi has been tasked to bring down. How long she has been at this, going from one location to location, he couldn't say. It isn't as though Emet-Selch is watching the girl at all hours. So the real question is this:
Does he render aid or just watch? Helping the poor, weary hero would announce his presence. Denote that he might actually care whether or not she lives and thrives. Which of course he does, but inly so much, of course... ]
[ She is running on very little sleep in the last 48 hours and later, she will acknowledge that this is her own fault. She should have stopped long ago, should have rested and refueled at the Crystallarium. Yet Y'sholta's words, her words of concern to Urianger about the light aether still ring in her ears and her mind will not shut down and let her stop. There is no looming danger of becoming a Lightwarden if she does not give herself time to process it and truly consider what that could mean for her friends and this world.
That's why she is not thinking straight enough to switch classes to something more suited to survival - she should be happy to relish in her prowess as an Dark Knight, to be the Warrior of Darkness and not of Light for once -- No, her mistake is she didn't want to think more than she had to about easy tasks. Casting and jumping around as a Red Mage, throwing vercure on herself when it was needed, all of it required little thought from her.
Caligi just wasn't expecting that she would find herself surrounded, low on aether for the moment and the exhaustion creeping up on her and nearly out of her stock of potions. She tends off another monster, then another and as she began retreating backwards, she trips backwards over her own feet. She lands on her back, red haired he'd smacking hard against the ground and leaving her dizzy.
In that moment, she is scared. Not in the same way she was scared of Zenos when she first met him, not in the way that she becomes afraid for her people and found family, but scared that there will be no coming back from this. Afraid for what Corona will do when they realize that she's no where to be found and afraid of what she will be leaving behind unfinished. It is a gut clenching feeling, one so foreign to her that she swears to Rhalgr that she's surprised her anger hasn't begun to fuel her immediately.
It does, finally, kick in as she puts a boot hard into a lunging monster and forces it back with a gutteral scream of frustration. She begins to reach for the rapier that was knocked out of her hand by her fall, only to see she's managed to drop it just out of her reach. ]
Oh for fucks sake!
That's why she is not thinking straight enough to switch classes to something more suited to survival - she should be happy to relish in her prowess as an Dark Knight, to be the Warrior of Darkness and not of Light for once -- No, her mistake is she didn't want to think more than she had to about easy tasks. Casting and jumping around as a Red Mage, throwing vercure on herself when it was needed, all of it required little thought from her.
Caligi just wasn't expecting that she would find herself surrounded, low on aether for the moment and the exhaustion creeping up on her and nearly out of her stock of potions. She tends off another monster, then another and as she began retreating backwards, she trips backwards over her own feet. She lands on her back, red haired he'd smacking hard against the ground and leaving her dizzy.
In that moment, she is scared. Not in the same way she was scared of Zenos when she first met him, not in the way that she becomes afraid for her people and found family, but scared that there will be no coming back from this. Afraid for what Corona will do when they realize that she's no where to be found and afraid of what she will be leaving behind unfinished. It is a gut clenching feeling, one so foreign to her that she swears to Rhalgr that she's surprised her anger hasn't begun to fuel her immediately.
It does, finally, kick in as she puts a boot hard into a lunging monster and forces it back with a gutteral scream of frustration. She begins to reach for the rapier that was knocked out of her hand by her fall, only to see she's managed to drop it just out of her reach. ]
Oh for fucks sake!
Edited 2022-06-13 11:11 (UTC)
[ Again, it is quite a pickle, isn't it? Out of supplies. Attacks hitting a bit too hard. Emet-Selch watches it all. He isn't sure what it is that he's waiting on, what he wants to see out of this shattered soul. Maybe he is wondering when they are going to shock him, these insects that play at life. Look at how they struggle. It never ceases. Had they been born with the entirety of their souls intact... This would be nothing.
He sighs. Emet-Selch supposes that he should do something. The girl is important to his plans at least. He waves his hand.
Cal will suddenly find her rapier in hand.
Go on now. Take care of these wee beasties. ]
He sighs. Emet-Selch supposes that he should do something. The girl is important to his plans at least. He waves his hand.
Cal will suddenly find her rapier in hand.
Go on now. Take care of these wee beasties. ]
[ She is alarmed by the rapiers sudden appearance in her hand, but there will be time after she dispatches the remaining monsters to find the one creeping on her.
Caligi is fully awake again, hair standing up on the back of her neck because someone was watching her struggle with this. There was a witness to this moment of weakness and they helped her from a distance.
She acts fast in dispatching the rest of the attacking monsters and switches her job crystal in the now down time to Dark Knight. Her red eyes scanning the scenery and keeping her guard up as she keeps herself ready to attack. ]
Show yourself Jackass! I know you're watching me like a creep. [ She yells and while she has no idea whom it was, she trusted the unseen force about as far as she could throw them. ] Get out of where you're hiding and tell me what business you have with me, coward!
Caligi is fully awake again, hair standing up on the back of her neck because someone was watching her struggle with this. There was a witness to this moment of weakness and they helped her from a distance.
She acts fast in dispatching the rest of the attacking monsters and switches her job crystal in the now down time to Dark Knight. Her red eyes scanning the scenery and keeping her guard up as she keeps herself ready to attack. ]
Show yourself Jackass! I know you're watching me like a creep. [ She yells and while she has no idea whom it was, she trusted the unseen force about as far as she could throw them. ] Get out of where you're hiding and tell me what business you have with me, coward!
[ It is true. He will hold her any time and every time she allows him, really, as it is a pleasure to do so, soothing for them both.
And yes, he is not berating her, more reminding her that not waiting all that long is an option.
A soft laugh, that he tucks his mouth against his shoulder from so he doesn't let go, and does not look away for. ]
You may do my hair whenever you want. And yes, I will be careful.
I believe you, you know. Even usually you are less careless and more... daring, attempting what few would even conceive, let alone attempt. And as nobody has been able to test your strategies before, invariably if something goes wrong, you're the one to bear the brunt of it. But...
You do what you feel needs to be done, and to succeed brings you joy. So I am glad.
And yes, he is not berating her, more reminding her that not waiting all that long is an option.
A soft laugh, that he tucks his mouth against his shoulder from so he doesn't let go, and does not look away for. ]
You may do my hair whenever you want. And yes, I will be careful.
I believe you, you know. Even usually you are less careless and more... daring, attempting what few would even conceive, let alone attempt. And as nobody has been able to test your strategies before, invariably if something goes wrong, you're the one to bear the brunt of it. But...
You do what you feel needs to be done, and to succeed brings you joy. So I am glad.
No, I don't imagine that I will.
[ So he says... From everywhere and yet nowhere at all. Emet-Selch has not managed to continue on this path for so long by being reckless, after all. ]
Forgive me if your sudden change in demeanor does not inspire trust that you will not cut me down.
[ So he says... From everywhere and yet nowhere at all. Emet-Selch has not managed to continue on this path for so long by being reckless, after all. ]
Forgive me if your sudden change in demeanor does not inspire trust that you will not cut me down.
[ It likely was a sight to behold to watch Caligi's face cycle through visual confusion, annoyance, rage, abject horror at realizing whom that voice sounded to before just looking oddly resigned to the fact that she knows exactly who that voice belongs to. ]
Does being a stalker just run in your bloodline? [ She asks and there's a moment of pure defeat in her whole being, before she switches her job crystal once more to Astrologian to properly begin tending to herself.
She is so, so tired and fighting Emet-Selch right then sounds like she would be better spent pounding sand. He had a very clear chance to have her killed then and there and instead of taking the opportunity to get rid of her, he helped her. ] How about now, Emet-Selch? Or are you just going to make me talk to air for your own amusement while I heal myself?
Does being a stalker just run in your bloodline? [ She asks and there's a moment of pure defeat in her whole being, before she switches her job crystal once more to Astrologian to properly begin tending to herself.
She is so, so tired and fighting Emet-Selch right then sounds like she would be better spent pounding sand. He had a very clear chance to have her killed then and there and instead of taking the opportunity to get rid of her, he helped her. ] How about now, Emet-Selch? Or are you just going to make me talk to air for your own amusement while I heal myself?
Comparing me and Zenos does not endear you to me. I say this only so that you are aware of the fact you attract more flies with honey than with vinegar.
[ He didn't need to help her. Thus Hades doesn't really like to be called "stalking." The Ascian is merely managing his assets, thank you kindly. They can't have the girl losing herself before the proper moment. ]
Frankly speaking, hero, I am surprised that you have strength left to stand, lend alone tend to your wounds.
[ He didn't need to help her. Thus Hades doesn't really like to be called "stalking." The Ascian is merely managing his assets, thank you kindly. They can't have the girl losing herself before the proper moment. ]
Frankly speaking, hero, I am surprised that you have strength left to stand, lend alone tend to your wounds.
[ It takes all of her willpower not to make a snappy comeback about watching someone from an unseen place did in fact count as stalking and if the shoe fit, he can't say shit about her calling him a stalker like his great-grandson. Instead she just closes her eyes and begins to cast Aspected Benefic on herself as it seemed to be the easiest course of action she had with her minimal reserves of aether left for the moment. ]
If I wasn't so sure of the opposite, I'd almost think you were concerned about me. [ That being said, she does begin to sit down to just breathe. Exhaustion is creeping up against now that she isn't in danger and the adrenaline is fading. ] Thank you, by the way, I appreciate that you did help me for some reason. I do in fact enjoy breathing and you did prolong that, if nothing else.
If I wasn't so sure of the opposite, I'd almost think you were concerned about me. [ That being said, she does begin to sit down to just breathe. Exhaustion is creeping up against now that she isn't in danger and the adrenaline is fading. ] Thank you, by the way, I appreciate that you did help me for some reason. I do in fact enjoy breathing and you did prolong that, if nothing else.
[ Her brows scrunch up together as she listens to him, questioning the implications in-between the lines for only a minute before she once again lets it rush away from her so she could instead exist in the moment before them. ]
It's still a little embarrassing for me, you know? How often can I say that I wasn't actually trying to be daring and just wanted to get it done with so I could return home to you? Not very often.
It's still a little embarrassing for me, you know? How often can I say that I wasn't actually trying to be daring and just wanted to get it done with so I could return home to you? Not very often.
See, that would be where you are wrong. I am concerned. Very concerned, in fact.
[ But since she thinks to say thank you, Emet-Selch strolls into view. He does so as if he hadn't been hiding at all. The arrogance and slight smirk are all present. Slouching too, as if he doesn't really seem to care about the Warrior of Light at all. ]
That wasn't so hard, was it? Offering a bit of thanks. 'Tis all I really wanted in the end.
[ The sad part is that might be slightly true. ]
[ But since she thinks to say thank you, Emet-Selch strolls into view. He does so as if he hadn't been hiding at all. The arrogance and slight smirk are all present. Slouching too, as if he doesn't really seem to care about the Warrior of Light at all. ]
That wasn't so hard, was it? Offering a bit of thanks. 'Tis all I really wanted in the end.
[ The sad part is that might be slightly true. ]
[ Immediately, she regrets asking him to come into view. Because she's suddenly reminded that she often wants to punch him in his smug face for reasons she doesn't really think to hard on. ]
Color me surprised that you're capable of concern. [ She muttered, though she rolls her eyes at his victory lap at getting her to say thank you. ]
I give thanks when it's deserved, not when it's expected. [ Sighs, then rubs her cheek and without thinking offers her hand to the other. ]
Help me up, will you?
Color me surprised that you're capable of concern. [ She muttered, though she rolls her eyes at his victory lap at getting her to say thank you. ]
I give thanks when it's deserved, not when it's expected. [ Sighs, then rubs her cheek and without thinking offers her hand to the other. ]
Help me up, will you?
[ He huffs, amused. ]
No one would have the fortitude to survive twelve thousand years if "concern" is not a factor in the grand equation.
[ Of course his true "concerns" lie with his people. His true people. For the world that once had been. For all of the people that had been lost and sacrificed. Oh Emet-Selch has nothing but concern. ]
Deserved or expected, it makes no difference to me since gratitude has already ben given.
[ Though he's not about to give his own hand in return. Help her stand? That requires touch. ]
No one would have the fortitude to survive twelve thousand years if "concern" is not a factor in the grand equation.
[ Of course his true "concerns" lie with his people. His true people. For the world that once had been. For all of the people that had been lost and sacrificed. Oh Emet-Selch has nothing but concern. ]
Deserved or expected, it makes no difference to me since gratitude has already ben given.
[ Though he's not about to give his own hand in return. Help her stand? That requires touch. ]
[ It becomes clear that she's not getting help up, so she withdraws her hand and instead pushes herself up on her own. Instead of talking at first, she just chooses to look at her own clothing so she can at least somewhat hide how he managed to make her eyes roll so hard she swore they stung a little.
He provided a distraction she needed and she was not keen on chasing him away no matter how much she wanted to punch him. She does finally choose to speak, having no issue with levelling him a stare that would have sent lesser men running. ]
Our versions of concern clearly don't meet even remotely near each other.
So, do me a favor and simply tell me what about my behavior has been bothering you so I can choose to ignore it and instead finally take a nap - you're even welcome to walk with me to the closest place if it's more a case of you just wanting to infuriate me for forcing you to help me.
He provided a distraction she needed and she was not keen on chasing him away no matter how much she wanted to punch him. She does finally choose to speak, having no issue with levelling him a stare that would have sent lesser men running. ]
Our versions of concern clearly don't meet even remotely near each other.
So, do me a favor and simply tell me what about my behavior has been bothering you so I can choose to ignore it and instead finally take a nap - you're even welcome to walk with me to the closest place if it's more a case of you just wanting to infuriate me for forcing you to help me.
[ She can do her best to hide it, but Emet-Selch can see the gesture all the same. Her height doesn't hide her irritation. ]
I would think that they align more readily that you, yourself, are willing to believe.
[ Since, in the end, they desire the same thing. the preservation of the world that they love. To save it and the people that live there. Hades will do whatever is necessary to meet that end. This little Warrior of Light would surely do the same.
Not that he is going to outright say all of that of course. Instead he offers a dramatic shrug and a sigh to go with. ]
You put words in my mouth. Not everything needs be about your behavior nor about simply desiring to irritate you. Perhaps I was watching merely to observe.
I would think that they align more readily that you, yourself, are willing to believe.
[ Since, in the end, they desire the same thing. the preservation of the world that they love. To save it and the people that live there. Hades will do whatever is necessary to meet that end. This little Warrior of Light would surely do the same.
Not that he is going to outright say all of that of course. Instead he offers a dramatic shrug and a sigh to go with. ]
You put words in my mouth. Not everything needs be about your behavior nor about simply desiring to irritate you. Perhaps I was watching merely to observe.
[ She would move the heavens if it meant to preserve what she had. Pluck the stars from the sky and destroy the moon if she needed to. Her family and friends were more important to her than her own life. That's what got her here, in this situation, in the first place and why she was so desperate to not think of what if she failed.
So she chooses her next words more carefully. ]
I meant about your concern, what was I doing that concerned you so much, Emet-Selch? [ she scrubs her face again and for a moment, she will wobble, but then straighten up and let herself soften even a faction. She does snort and laugh, though wisely chooses not to comment that just watching her to observe definitely counted as being creepy to her. ] You implied that my activities were concerning, enlighten me on why while we begin walking.
[ The Xaela does begin to move, though and she goes at a less hurried pace than her norm. ]
I am not going to apologize for finding you irritating, however. Something about... [ She gestures to all of him. Because while she may make it hard to endear herself to him, he makes it just as hard for her in the same way. She can't put her finger on what exactly makes his smugness and general existence so exhausting to her, but there's something. ] you, makes me want to punch you in the face any time you open your mouth and start looking too smug. But I will apologize for putting words in your mouth.
So she chooses her next words more carefully. ]
I meant about your concern, what was I doing that concerned you so much, Emet-Selch? [ she scrubs her face again and for a moment, she will wobble, but then straighten up and let herself soften even a faction. She does snort and laugh, though wisely chooses not to comment that just watching her to observe definitely counted as being creepy to her. ] You implied that my activities were concerning, enlighten me on why while we begin walking.
[ The Xaela does begin to move, though and she goes at a less hurried pace than her norm. ]
I am not going to apologize for finding you irritating, however. Something about... [ She gestures to all of him. Because while she may make it hard to endear herself to him, he makes it just as hard for her in the same way. She can't put her finger on what exactly makes his smugness and general existence so exhausting to her, but there's something. ] you, makes me want to punch you in the face any time you open your mouth and start looking too smug. But I will apologize for putting words in your mouth.
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[ Oh he supposes that he can follow. He's done so before; her and her little group have had his companionship, if one wishes to call it that. ]
You are hardly the first to think of and express the need to commit senseless acts of violence against my person. Doubtful that you will be the last.
[ Because he refuses to acknowledge the more obvious implication that a statement like that means. Emet-Selch has refused to see it the moment that he had laid eyes on the girl proper. So he won't speak of it more than that.
What he will do instead is: ]
It would appear you are not resting well, hero. Now how can you bring back the night if you are burning the candle at both ends?
You are hardly the first to think of and express the need to commit senseless acts of violence against my person. Doubtful that you will be the last.
[ Because he refuses to acknowledge the more obvious implication that a statement like that means. Emet-Selch has refused to see it the moment that he had laid eyes on the girl proper. So he won't speak of it more than that.
What he will do instead is: ]
It would appear you are not resting well, hero. Now how can you bring back the night if you are burning the candle at both ends?
I pray that you give me a reason to be the last. I wish you on no one. [ She will not lie to him about it either. Though she does chose to drop the subject there and listen to his concerns. ]
I'll answer your question. [ Because if she's lucky, he may give her an answer to her worries without even realizing. She doubts she will be that lucky. ] The short answer is that I will bring night because I have to. There is no universe where I could ever accept failure being an option. No amount of lack of sleep or injuries will stop me from that.
The long answer is that my current state is because I'm trying to avoid thinking too deeply on something I overheard. Hard to think about it if I don't give myself time to. [ She rubs her jaw and furrows her brows as she struggled to find more words that sufficed to explain why she kept herself so busy, wearing herself down to the point where she was willingly playing nice with an Ascian she trusted about as far as she could throw. ] Distracting myself got away from me, I'll say that, but as you saw very briefly, I run on anger and spite. Should something actually be on fire, I will likely get angry about it and find some sort of energy to do something about it.
I'll answer your question. [ Because if she's lucky, he may give her an answer to her worries without even realizing. She doubts she will be that lucky. ] The short answer is that I will bring night because I have to. There is no universe where I could ever accept failure being an option. No amount of lack of sleep or injuries will stop me from that.
The long answer is that my current state is because I'm trying to avoid thinking too deeply on something I overheard. Hard to think about it if I don't give myself time to. [ She rubs her jaw and furrows her brows as she struggled to find more words that sufficed to explain why she kept herself so busy, wearing herself down to the point where she was willingly playing nice with an Ascian she trusted about as far as she could throw. ] Distracting myself got away from me, I'll say that, but as you saw very briefly, I run on anger and spite. Should something actually be on fire, I will likely get angry about it and find some sort of energy to do something about it.
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