Don't apologize. Feelings are natural. You can be frustrated about this. Upset too. I think I'd be more concerned if you weren't. [ grips her shoulder a bit tighter. ] I'm glad you seem to be rolling with a better crowd. You're worth caring about. [ another smile. ] And I don't know if it's because I've been hanging around a bunch of old men, but you could make a memory book. I'm sure you've got a few pictures of them on your phone, yeah? We could print them out and put together something where you can put photos, jot down fond memories, draw pictures, or just... let your thoughts flow. [ maybe like a... diary??? ] ...that way you'll always have a little something of them.
[ starting to steer her back to the hotel. ] I'm glad. I'm here if you need me... even if it's just to talk.
[ His smile usually makes her feel better, today is no exception -- only there's only so effective a smile can be. She can't tell if she's making things overly complicated or they really are that complicated. ] Yeah, I like that idea. It'll be something to have when I wake up from hibernation.
[ Did she tell Caeli about her hibernation cycle? Ah well no time to remember, time to ramble! ]
Can I ask you something? You don't have to answer, but... [ okay ] You and Zhongli both see other people too, right? Or something like that. [ She knows about Venti, at least. ] A lot of the problem is I feel like I have to hide stuff. Doctor knows about the others and he's okay with it, but I feel like it's another matter to whine about my lover's spats with other people right in front of him. I don't want him to be worried that he's not my priority or something. It's not like I'd agree to marry just anybody.
And this last time, with Hurricane and Nemesis both going at the same time, I didn't want to let my missing Nem suck up all the oxygen when he's hurt himself. I even stopped taking memories because -- well, a lot of reasons, but partially because I don't want to be a drain on the people I love. I feel like all they do is mop me up because I get so intense about things. So I haven't bought a memory in seven weeks.
I know I sound a little nuts, I'm just tired of being the selfish one. They deserve better. [ Realizing what she's saying and -- facepalm ] ...And of course now here I am doing the thing I promised myself I wouldn't. Sorry.
...and it'll be something that you can constantly add to. Not to mention it'll be interesting to look back on, so you can see the kind of person you we- [ hibernation? ] Hibernation? [ quirks a brow. it doesn't sound familiar. but as we established earlier pulse is a moron... so, ffs. i know pentium knows! ]
Shoot. [ ... ] aHah. [ his smile fades a little bit, and if she's listening carefully she'll hear the faint sound of a crack. ] We do. I know from Zhongli Xiansheng from back home, as I'm sure you know, but by the time I had left Liyue things had gotten a little... complicated. Many things had gone unsaid and... well, there wasn't much could be done. I go where Her Majesty tells me. [ and that's that. he finished his job in liyue besides... ] A few weeks into our stay here and we reconciled and then some, so I eventually asked if we could... be exclusive. He said he couldn't.
[ he merely sighs. ] Each relationship and group of relationships is going to be different. I guess it ultimately depends on how your partners get along... how amicable they are with each other. And all you can do is reassure him and show him a steady stream of attention and affection. I feel like love is simultaneously the best and worst thing in the world. It can make you so happy... and so sad... [ he laughs, and then there's another few cracking sounds. ]
Let me ask you this...
Do you want to take more memories? If you're worried about them having to pick up the pieces, then you can always come to me... though, your partners don't mind as much as you think they do, I'm sure. Knowing that you trust them enough to rely on them for these kinds of things is big. Letting them see you vulnerable and giving them an opportunity to stitch you together with their love is just a part of that.
...I know it can be hard when you're the disaster of the two and I mean that in the nicest way possible, speaking as a disaster, myself. I don't feel like I get to help Zhongli Xiansheng much, but... that's why I try to spoil him, because he'll be there to pick me up when I inevitably trip and fall again.
Ah. [ She tries to imagine Zhongli needing help with anything and utterly fails. Part of the trouble with her and Zhongli is the pedestal she has him perched on. And she notices the cracking, but mostly takes it as her queue to change the subject -- sort of. ]
He knows them all, is friends with them. Maybe more than that, I asked him not to tell me about it if so. I guess my species is territorial. Jealous. I wish I wasn't, but I am. [ Which is her clumsy way of saying she gets it. And she doesn't much love this about herself, since she'd want exclusivity without herself offering it, as Caeli had. The thought of being monogamous makes her almost panic. Getting married feels like much less of a scary commitment. ]
The hibernation is another thing about my species. When I first wake up I'm full of energy, can't sleep, then slowly I wind down, sleeping more and more, until one day I don't wake up. I think I get a few months awake. A year, maybe. But it's been 3 months and I'm already starting to feel tired now and then. I'm asleep for at least twenty-five years, maybe as many as sixty. And when I wake up again -- I don't have any memories. No personality. And I haven't seen any indication that I get them back, if I weren't here and able to buy them. But I feel like I should buy more memories so I can learn about myself, about my life cycle, about my losing control.
[ Her eyes sting as something connects ] The people I've lost, I didn't tell any of them about it. Either I never got the chance or I just didn't. Nem said they'd try to come back, and I just smiled despite knowing that even if she makes it back, I'll either be asleep or I won't remember her. I kept thinking I didn't want to ruin her goodbye.
...but for as strong and sturdy as Zhongli Xiansheng is... even stone can crack. No one is perfect, and I have had to help him a couple of times. He's just... better at keeping it together. I'm the mess. [ he... tries to laugh it off, but it's true and he knows it's true. ] I know it feels like you're being helped and helped and helped... but there will be a day when they finally stumble and they're going to look to you for help, Alizarin.
[ ...celestia. he gets that so hard. ] I... yeah, I don't really want to hear about my partner's partners either. [ he's also jealous and competitive and THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE. ] It's not like we can just change and integral part of our personalities... and even if we found a way to, then we wouldn't be who they fell in love with. [ marriage is a start!!! ]
Huh. Is there a reason that you... reset? Do you have some kind of a mission that you need to fulfill while you're awake or, ...I don't know why I'm asking when you've told me you've only taken a few memories and then gone cold turkey. [ he shakes his head, because he's an idiot. ] If you'd like we can set aside some time each week... and you can take one or two memories. Just the two of us, so you don't have to burden anybody else if you're really concerned about how they may effect them. And then, if they're not that bad, you can always replay them later on for them.
[ he slows to a stop and gives her a tug, dragging her straight into his chest. ] ...why don't we get started on that book then? If you're able to purchase memories, then that means they're dormant in your brain somewhere, so if we jot a bunch of stuff down and you do eventually forget, then it may be possible to jump start or trigger some down the line. [ maybe. ] What have we got to lose?
[ Tucked against his chest, there's a lot to appreciate about this. The offer of help, the warm solidness of him, the way he says "we". It makes her stop for a second, breathe like she can take the comfort into herself. ]
That's a really sweet offer. And I want to say yes. But...
[ She peels back enough to look up at him. ]
I don't want you to see me as just a fragile little girl. [ She can imagine it would be easy to have that view, given how he has to look down on her, given the shimmering in her eyes, how delicate and outsized her feelings can be, the slightest bump enough to spill and shatter them. If he's going to forget about the strong fighter that's also in there, she'd rather swallow her grief alone. She'll accept his care; she has no use for anyone's pity. ]
You should know that's not how I see you. Even if a memory should try to shed some doubt on my perception of you, that's not how I see you. We have all had to endure some hardship, but we are who we are because we've managed to overcome them. You're strong, stronger than you may think, and nothing can change my mind, so let me help.
[ As soon as he starts speaking, she looks away. However much she wants to believe him, it's a challenge right now. She never used to question herself like this; she was more adept with feelings when she didn't have the words to describe them. The longer she's awake, the less sense everything makes, especially herself. ]
Even if I told you that I think the reason for that massacre was that I let other people use and control me, and that I've stolen the free will of others in turn? Would you still see me the same way?
[ She knows now that Caeli tasting her blood hasn't hurt him or turned him, that doesn't mean she's let herself off the hook for being so careless. Her intentions wouldn't have mattered if the worst happened to him, to any of the others. ]
It almost seems like you're trying to push me away. Yes, Alizarin. You're not going to be able to change my mind.
Why? Because we may be a little more alike than you realize. I have mentioned Her Majesty a couple of times, I'm sure, and she once tasked me with retrieving the Geo Archon's Gnosis. You were in Zhongli's ideal world, so you may remember the visions everybody got, well, the gods of our world have something even more powerful, something called a Gnosis. Her Majesty is collecting them, so she can wage war on Celestia, and as one of her eleven Harbingers I'm more than happy to help.
I didn't want things to turn out the way they did... [ he takes out his phone to play a memory for her. ] I may not have succeeded in completely wiping Liyue off the map, but I'm certainly the reason a lot of people lost their lives that day.
[ At first she says nothing, because part of her is trying to push him away -- everyone, in fact. Believing to her core that all she has to offer is pain. ]
[ Hearing what Caeli says, seeing the memory he plays for her, an odd combination of horror and fascination and relief tumbling through her, at least changes one thing -- she'd never push him away. Not when he's the first one, maybe the only one, to accept her not, as others have, in spite of her crimes and what she is. ]
[ Finally she looks at him, hands moving up his shoulders to under his jaw, her eyes glowing not only their usual battle-red but gilded with gold that ebbs and curls like the licks of a snapping fire. She doesn't speak at first, words seeming both inadequate and unnecessary. But she does look up at him, directly and steadily, unblinking, for the first time. ]
Thank you for showing me. And now all I want in the world is for you to feel as accepted you've done for me, however I can.
So -- [ Aliza can think of only one way to do that, which lets them both be who they are in a way they usually can't, that isn't only returning to him a fraction of what he's given her but also a way of accepting herself, that is catharsis for them both, and her eyes flare brighter to think of it ] we should have that fight we've been putting off. No holding back. And not stop until one of us is dead.
[ It will be her, she knows. That's the point. But she'd never make it easy and she'd never admit it. Whatever she owes for healing and revival would be well worth it at ten times the price. ]
[ (Might it seem odd, heartless, to want to fight after seeing that? Maybe to others who don't understand what it's like to both regret the harm you've caused and also want to inflict it anew.) ]
...and thank you, for not immediately changing your opinion of me. I can't say I blame the citizens of Liyue for hating me, but it certainly stings a little... especially to have found out I was just a puppet in an even bigger scheme. I did all that for nothing, basically! Killed a bunch of people, turned an entire nation against me, and for what, ..? I didn't even get the Gnosis. [ he laughs, and it borders on unhinged. his expression warping as his mask starts to crack. ]
There won't be any turning back, Alizarin... [ because he's going to let his mask break... ] If you want a fight, then I'll give you a fight. [ he also recently refunded and rebought his abilities, so she'll be the first to see the new changes! ]
[ When his mask snaps, she leaps backwards, drawing her sword in one flicker-quick motion that leaves the scabbard and steel ringing. At the same time, she speeds and strengthens her arms and legs, knowing she won't need to worry about the aftermath -- ]
[ ...and no answer means he's not going to bother stopping it. a few seconds later and another couple of cracks sending it bursting into a thousand pieces. an eruption of hydro swirls and electro static engulf him as he transforms, becoming much much MUCH larger. his galaxy cape billows behind him, catching some nonexistent breeze as the third eye on his forehead gleams with interest to the sound of her steel blade. his mouth drops open, splitting the seams of his face as some strange inhuman fills the air. ]
[ he doesn't waste another second, and swiftly darts forward, more than ready to get this show on the road. ]
[ the fight goes on for a while, with blows exchanged on both sides to leave an obnoxious amount of blood splattered over the pavement. childe's mask has fallen from his face to reveal the twisted version beneath, his eyes swirling like the abyss. he's panting, quite tired, but there's still plenty of adrenaline coursing through his veins - the smell of blood driving him even more wild, his head filled with nothing but kill kill kill. ]
[ he smears the blood from alizarin's latest blow across his cheek, giving a deep chuckle as he starts moving toward her... slowly... predatory... like he's contemplating something. ]
[ Caeli's changed form doesn't frighten or alarm her -- she would never think him a monster, not from how he looks or because of what he's about to do. Her time has quite literally run out, not only from the blows she's taken which drizzle blood in a steady stream below her after crisscrossing nearly the entire area, but because The Harder They Fall has flickered out and her limbs are nearing uselessness. ]
[ At least she gave him a good fight. And one more move before he gets what he's after -- her life. Losing honestly feels even more cathartic than winning, in this case. ]
[ She is silent as he approaches, and still, coiled like a serpent. And once he's within range the last of her energy focuses on levitating herself, at her full speed, high enough to try and slice his head from his shoulders, knowing and not caring that it's fruitless -- this is about wanting him to have the satisfaction of the ultimate victory, which he can't have if she quivers in place like a leaf in lightning. Her pride and instinct would never let her, regardless. ]
[ as soon as she's on the move he catches her eyes and thinks about moving... using his enhanced speed to get the heck out of the way, because he could easily just grab her and throw her to the ground, but he has a better idea. he lets her try... but evolution kicks in - his skin becoming like actual armor and preventing her sword from doing anything more than bouncing right off. the twisted expression he gives will likely be the last she sees as he uses her speed against her to throw her against the nearest wall. his own speed has him following right behind - an electrical pulse emitting from his body to paralyze her, though that probably wasn't even necessary at this point. ]
[ still... he can't have her squirming around, especially since he's looking to get a clean kill. he may be long gone, but he doesn't want her to suffer. he's not a monster. he takes the sword from her and takes a knee, covering her face with his massive claw as he stabs her with her own weapon. she should be instant, but if it isn't, then in the few seconds she is alive, she shouldn't feel anything. ]
[ Rendering her immobile is never a bad idea, she might not have access to her anywhere near her full compliment of abilities here but she's still as dangerous as he is -- nearly. Beneath his clawed hand she can't struggle, and her glowing eyes flicker once, twice, before dimming entirely. ]
[ After her sword runs her through, she has just a single moment before slipping into darkness, which she uses to look up at him, the deformed face which she loves just as well as his usual one, the corners of her lips curving upwards. ]
[ And then her eyes fall shut, and she's left to him. ]
[ childe can sense the moment her heart stops... and it's then that he removes the sword. he sets it down beside her, taking her hand off her face and making sure to shut her eyes. he doesn't change back immediately - the adrenaline still causing a sensory overload - but eventually it starts to die down and taper off. he stands, stumbling into the wall he'd throw her into... the transformation ending and leaving him exhausted. his mask has returned to the side of his head, not fully healed, but... there. ]
[ he shrugs off his jacket and, taking a knee, drapes it over her shoulders as he takes out his phone. time to get a healer and a reviver. ]
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Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 7th, 2022 03:14 am (UTC)[ starting to steer her back to the hotel. ] I'm glad. I'm here if you need me... even if it's just to talk.
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 7th, 2022 03:33 am (UTC)[ Did she tell Caeli about her hibernation cycle? Ah well no time to remember, time to ramble! ]
Can I ask you something? You don't have to answer, but... [ okay ] You and Zhongli both see other people too, right? Or something like that. [ She knows about Venti, at least. ] A lot of the problem is I feel like I have to hide stuff. Doctor knows about the others and he's okay with it, but I feel like it's another matter to whine about my lover's spats with other people right in front of him. I don't want him to be worried that he's not my priority or something. It's not like I'd agree to marry just anybody.
And this last time, with Hurricane and Nemesis both going at the same time, I didn't want to let my missing Nem suck up all the oxygen when he's hurt himself. I even stopped taking memories because -- well, a lot of reasons, but partially because I don't want to be a drain on the people I love. I feel like all they do is mop me up because I get so intense about things. So I haven't bought a memory in seven weeks.
I know I sound a little nuts, I'm just tired of being the selfish one. They deserve better. [ Realizing what she's saying and -- facepalm ] ...And of course now here I am doing the thing I promised myself I wouldn't. Sorry.
[ she covered a lot of ground at least! ]
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 7th, 2022 04:30 am (UTC)but as we established earlier pulse is a moron... so, ffs. i know pentium knows!]Shoot. [ ... ] aHah. [ his smile fades a little bit, and if she's listening carefully she'll hear the faint sound of a crack. ] We do. I know from Zhongli Xiansheng from back home, as I'm sure you know, but by the time I had left Liyue things had gotten a little... complicated. Many things had gone unsaid and... well, there wasn't much could be done. I go where Her Majesty tells me. [ and that's that. he finished his job in liyue besides... ] A few weeks into our stay here and we reconciled and then some, so I eventually asked if we could... be exclusive. He said he couldn't.
[ he merely sighs. ] Each relationship and group of relationships is going to be different. I guess it ultimately depends on how your partners get along... how amicable they are with each other. And all you can do is reassure him and show him a steady stream of attention and affection. I feel like love is simultaneously the best and worst thing in the world. It can make you so happy... and so sad... [ he laughs, and then there's another few cracking sounds. ]
Let me ask you this...
Do you want to take more memories? If you're worried about them having to pick up the pieces, then you can always come to me... though, your partners don't mind as much as you think they do, I'm sure. Knowing that you trust them enough to rely on them for these kinds of things is big. Letting them see you vulnerable and giving them an opportunity to stitch you together with their love is just a part of that.
...I know it can be hard when you're the disaster of the two and I mean that in the nicest way possible, speaking as a disaster, myself. I don't feel like I get to help Zhongli Xiansheng much, but... that's why I try to spoil him, because he'll be there to pick me up when I inevitably trip and fall again.
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 7th, 2022 04:59 am (UTC)He knows them all, is friends with them. Maybe more than that, I asked him not to tell me about it if so. I guess my species is territorial. Jealous. I wish I wasn't, but I am. [ Which is her clumsy way of saying she gets it. And she doesn't much love this about herself, since she'd want exclusivity without herself offering it, as Caeli had. The thought of being monogamous makes her almost panic. Getting married feels like much less of a scary commitment. ]
The hibernation is another thing about my species. When I first wake up I'm full of energy, can't sleep, then slowly I wind down, sleeping more and more, until one day I don't wake up. I think I get a few months awake. A year, maybe. But it's been 3 months and I'm already starting to feel tired now and then. I'm asleep for at least twenty-five years, maybe as many as sixty. And when I wake up again -- I don't have any memories. No personality. And I haven't seen any indication that I get them back, if I weren't here and able to buy them. But I feel like I should buy more memories so I can learn about myself, about my life cycle, about my losing control.
[ Her eyes sting as something connects ] The people I've lost, I didn't tell any of them about it. Either I never got the chance or I just didn't. Nem said they'd try to come back, and I just smiled despite knowing that even if she makes it back, I'll either be asleep or I won't remember her. I kept thinking I didn't want to ruin her goodbye.
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 7th, 2022 05:12 am (UTC)[ ...celestia. he gets that so hard. ] I... yeah, I don't really want to hear about my partner's partners either. [ he's also jealous and competitive and THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE. ] It's not like we can just change and integral part of our personalities... and even if we found a way to, then we wouldn't be who they fell in love with. [ marriage is a start!!! ]
Huh. Is there a reason that you... reset? Do you have some kind of a mission that you need to fulfill while you're awake or, ...I don't know why I'm asking when you've told me you've only taken a few memories and then gone cold turkey. [ he shakes his head, because he's an idiot. ] If you'd like we can set aside some time each week... and you can take one or two memories. Just the two of us, so you don't have to burden anybody else if you're really concerned about how they may effect them. And then, if they're not that bad, you can always replay them later on for them.
[ he slows to a stop and gives her a tug, dragging her straight into his chest. ] ...why don't we get started on that book then? If you're able to purchase memories, then that means they're dormant in your brain somewhere, so if we jot a bunch of stuff down and you do eventually forget, then it may be possible to jump start or trigger some down the line. [ maybe. ] What have we got to lose?
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 7th, 2022 05:09 pm (UTC)That's a really sweet offer. And I want to say yes. But...
[ She peels back enough to look up at him. ]
I don't want you to see me as just a fragile little girl. [ She can imagine it would be easy to have that view, given how he has to look down on her, given the shimmering in her eyes, how delicate and outsized her feelings can be, the slightest bump enough to spill and shatter them. If he's going to forget about the strong fighter that's also in there, she'd rather swallow her grief alone. She'll accept his care; she has no use for anyone's pity. ]
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 7th, 2022 11:31 pm (UTC)You should know that's not how I see you. Even if a memory should try to shed some doubt on my perception of you, that's not how I see you. We have all had to endure some hardship, but we are who we are because we've managed to overcome them. You're strong, stronger than you may think, and nothing can change my mind, so let me help.
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 8th, 2022 12:51 am (UTC)Even if I told you that I think the reason for that massacre was that I let other people use and control me, and that I've stolen the free will of others in turn? Would you still see me the same way?
[ She knows now that Caeli tasting her blood hasn't hurt him or turned him, that doesn't mean she's let herself off the hook for being so careless. Her intentions wouldn't have mattered if the worst happened to him, to any of the others. ]
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 8th, 2022 03:11 am (UTC)Why? Because we may be a little more alike than you realize. I have mentioned Her Majesty a couple of times, I'm sure, and she once tasked me with retrieving the Geo Archon's Gnosis. You were in Zhongli's ideal world, so you may remember the visions everybody got, well, the gods of our world have something even more powerful, something called a Gnosis. Her Majesty is collecting them, so she can wage war on Celestia, and as one of her eleven Harbingers I'm more than happy to help.
I didn't want things to turn out the way they did... [ he takes out his phone to play a memory for her. ] I may not have succeeded in completely wiping Liyue off the map, but I'm certainly the reason a lot of people lost their lives that day.
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 8th, 2022 03:44 am (UTC)[ Hearing what Caeli says, seeing the memory he plays for her, an odd combination of horror and fascination and relief tumbling through her, at least changes one thing -- she'd never push him away. Not when he's the first one, maybe the only one, to accept her not, as others have, in spite of her crimes and what she is. ]
[ Finally she looks at him, hands moving up his shoulders to under his jaw, her eyes glowing not only their usual battle-red but gilded with gold that ebbs and curls like the licks of a snapping fire. She doesn't speak at first, words seeming both inadequate and unnecessary. But she does look up at him, directly and steadily, unblinking, for the first time. ]
Thank you for showing me. And now all I want in the world is for you to feel as accepted you've done for me, however I can.
So -- [ Aliza can think of only one way to do that, which lets them both be who they are in a way they usually can't, that isn't only returning to him a fraction of what he's given her but also a way of accepting herself, that is catharsis for them both, and her eyes flare brighter to think of it ] we should have that fight we've been putting off. No holding back. And not stop until one of us is dead.
[ It will be her, she knows. That's the point. But she'd never make it easy and she'd never admit it. Whatever she owes for healing and revival would be well worth it at ten times the price. ]
[ (Might it seem odd, heartless, to want to fight after seeing that? Maybe to others who don't understand what it's like to both regret the harm you've caused and also want to inflict it anew.) ]
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 8th, 2022 03:59 am (UTC)There won't be any turning back, Alizarin... [ because he's going to let his mask break... ] If you want a fight, then I'll give you a fight. [ he also recently refunded and rebought his abilities, so she'll be the first to see the new changes! ]
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 8th, 2022 04:13 am (UTC)[ Then, she grins. And charges. ]
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 8th, 2022 04:28 am (UTC)[ he doesn't waste another second, and swiftly darts forward, more than ready to get this show on the road. ]
[ the fight goes on for a while, with blows exchanged on both sides to leave an obnoxious amount of blood splattered over the pavement. childe's mask has fallen from his face to reveal the twisted version beneath, his eyes swirling like the abyss. he's panting, quite tired, but there's still plenty of adrenaline coursing through his veins - the smell of blood driving him even more wild, his head filled with nothing but kill kill kill. ]
[ he smears the blood from alizarin's latest blow across his cheek, giving a deep chuckle as he starts moving toward her... slowly... predatory... like he's contemplating something. ]
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 8th, 2022 04:37 am (UTC)[ At least she gave him a good fight. And one more move before he gets what he's after -- her life. Losing honestly feels even more cathartic than winning, in this case. ]
[ She is silent as he approaches, and still, coiled like a serpent. And once he's within range the last of her energy focuses on levitating herself, at her full speed, high enough to try and slice his head from his shoulders, knowing and not caring that it's fruitless -- this is about wanting him to have the satisfaction of the ultimate victory, which he can't have if she quivers in place like a leaf in lightning. Her pride and instinct would never let her, regardless. ]
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 8th, 2022 04:50 am (UTC)[ still... he can't have her squirming around, especially since he's looking to get a clean kill. he may be long gone, but he doesn't want her to suffer. he's not a monster. he takes the sword from her and takes a knee, covering her face with his massive claw as he stabs her with her own weapon. she should be instant, but if it isn't, then in the few seconds she is alive, she shouldn't feel anything. ]
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 8th, 2022 05:01 am (UTC)[ After her sword runs her through, she has just a single moment before slipping into darkness, which she uses to look up at him, the deformed face which she loves just as well as his usual one, the corners of her lips curving upwards. ]
[ And then her eyes fall shut, and she's left to him. ]
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 8th, 2022 05:12 am (UTC)[ he shrugs off his jacket and, taking a knee, drapes it over her shoulders as he takes out his phone. time to get a healer and a reviver. ]
Re: Day 497
Date: Sep. 8th, 2022 02:44 pm (UTC)