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[ returns to this after the weekend of hell.
there's a long, long, long silence when the memory finishes. temenos looks back out at the void itself, like he's still watching that blue-flame ghost slip away from his fingers. he's relieved this now, how many times?
even without touching his shoulder, nodd can likely feel that temenos is tense, tense, tense. and slowly, he exhales, forces himself to relax. the mask, practically sewn onto his face. the reaction - or the lack thereof - methodical. ]
I told you, didn't I? [ temenos says - and there's a wryness to it, something rueful. he told him. that knight is dead. ]
there's a long, long, long silence when the memory finishes. temenos looks back out at the void itself, like he's still watching that blue-flame ghost slip away from his fingers. he's relieved this now, how many times?
even without touching his shoulder, nodd can likely feel that temenos is tense, tense, tense. and slowly, he exhales, forces himself to relax. the mask, practically sewn onto his face. the reaction - or the lack thereof - methodical. ]
I told you, didn't I? [ temenos says - and there's a wryness to it, something rueful. he told him. that knight is dead. ]
[ puts all of the temenos lore in my mouth as a display of dominance. ]
A card man and a philosopher. We can move tables after this. Give a blow for luck.
[ holding dice out to temenos then indicating blow like a puff of exhale. ]
A card man and a philosopher. We can move tables after this. Give a blow for luck.
[ holding dice out to temenos then indicating blow like a puff of exhale. ]
[ there's an eyebrow raise, but all right. he leans forward, tucking his hair behind his ear so it doesn't get in his way, and daintily blows on the dice. good luck. ]
May Bifelgan guide your fortune.
May Bifelgan guide your fortune.
Edited (actually thats the right god probably) 2024-03-28 15:10 (UTC)
That you did.
[ no one arc of memories will sum up a person, but this offers insight beyond what a sly skrunkle like temenos would normally allow. nodd, to his credit, will say little else. now he knows and there's no benefit to pushing temenos' nose in it.
won't even do that later in the arcade. won't mention at all. a chance to prove himself as a locked vault when it matters and he takes it. ]
[ no one arc of memories will sum up a person, but this offers insight beyond what a sly skrunkle like temenos would normally allow. nodd, to his credit, will say little else. now he knows and there's no benefit to pushing temenos' nose in it.
won't even do that later in the arcade. won't mention at all. a chance to prove himself as a locked vault when it matters and he takes it. ]
[ GASP. AN 18!!! BLESSED BY FOREIGN GODS. he rolls very well and wins the jackpot idk actual gambling but we're very excited by this. ]
Well, thanks, Bifelgan.
[ hehehhe ]
Well, thanks, Bifelgan.
[ hehehhe ]
[ temenos has found one of nodd's favorite places to hotbox alone. the laundry. ]
Oh. Hey.
Oh. Hey.
[ help me
wELL HE'S here to get his laundry... ? wow. that means no priest clothes for once. anyway, he opens the door and like.
immediately wrinkles his nose... terrible... ] ...Am I interrupting?
wELL HE'S here to get his laundry... ? wow. that means no priest clothes for once. anyway, he opens the door and like.
immediately wrinkles his nose... terrible... ] ...Am I interrupting?
Noo. No. I wanted to see you.
[ sticking pipe into the paper cup he's been using as an ashtray with moderate success. ]
[ sticking pipe into the paper cup he's been using as an ashtray with moderate success. ]
[ he's a mess but he likes you. how can you just abandon the poor rat??? ]
When you fell--I didn't--I think I started to think of you as the new invincible one. Too necessary for us to survive losing. Not 'us'--me. Because... you're. You know. A friend. Of mine. Right?
[ you'd think he'd be smoother with all the fantasy weed but all it does is make affection week even louder inside him. ]
So it's good you didn't fall... permanently.
When you fell--I didn't--I think I started to think of you as the new invincible one. Too necessary for us to survive losing. Not 'us'--me. Because... you're. You know. A friend. Of mine. Right?
[ you'd think he'd be smoother with all the fantasy weed but all it does is make affection week even louder inside him. ]
So it's good you didn't fall... permanently.
Edited 2024-04-01 03:03 (UTC)
[ oh this is embarrassing for you. he does not say this but he does think it, and he turns a little red at the ears. is. is temenos mistral flustered. nodd’s just out here using the f word!!!! Embarrassing!!!. ]
I’m hardly invincible. [ this is like the first response he manages after a beat. jeez. sincerity! Believe it or not… it’s a weak point! ]…but, yes. Friends.
[ embarrassing ] I’m sure that many people felt quite the same about you last week, you know.
I’m hardly invincible. [ this is like the first response he manages after a beat. jeez. sincerity! Believe it or not… it’s a weak point! ]…but, yes. Friends.
[ embarrassing ] I’m sure that many people felt quite the same about you last week, you know.
[ embarrassing and true. ]
Good. Friends. [ fwends ]
You don't gotta fluff my ego. They were looking at Yuri. I'm okay with it. [ starts waving any lingering smoke toward a vent. ]
Good. Friends. [ fwends ]
You don't gotta fluff my ego. They were looking at Yuri. I'm okay with it. [ starts waving any lingering smoke toward a vent. ]
[ mortifying. no wonder you and dion got along you both just say things.
anyway. temenos is going to duck past him and the smoke to go check on his laundry and also restore his dignity. ]
A good healer looks at everyone. [ like him or something. ] At any rate, we were luckier off. My hands are already healing well enough, so all the better for it.
anyway. temenos is going to duck past him and the smoke to go check on his laundry and also restore his dignity. ]
A good healer looks at everyone. [ like him or something. ] At any rate, we were luckier off. My hands are already healing well enough, so all the better for it.
[ dion and nodd's private conversations are horrendous for this reason and nodd can only pray nobody else is ever aware of them. ]
Almost feels like we should have changed places. Maybe you would've been more help against Dion. I don't fall normal.
[ as seen during dion's execution, given a chance, a bitch will float down like a feather ]
Almost feels like we should have changed places. Maybe you would've been more help against Dion. I don't fall normal.
[ as seen during dion's execution, given a chance, a bitch will float down like a feather ]
Mn. I could have healed, at the very least.
[ a little more than metis, anyway - though, he's right. temenos has fought dragons before, so that really wouldn't have been any different. though... ]
... All the same, I hope that it was closure, for you. If nothing else.
[ a little more than metis, anyway - though, he's right. temenos has fought dragons before, so that really wouldn't have been any different. though... ]
... All the same, I hope that it was closure, for you. If nothing else.
[ cold so it's sweater time. that's the only reason, as nodd has never educated himself--perhaps on purpose?--as to correct church-going attire.
besides, he's only here to see temenos, anyway. asking throné about what he could do yesterday was fruitless. (haha, all that 'friend' stuff, the half-elf doth protest too much!) this will be him attempting to figure it out all on his own. ]
Hey, Inquisitor.
besides, he's only here to see temenos, anyway. asking throné about what he could do yesterday was fruitless. (haha, all that 'friend' stuff, the half-elf doth protest too much!) this will be him attempting to figure it out all on his own. ]
Hey, Inquisitor.
[ i'm terrified of how powerful this is going to be.
it's a chilly cold day on the ship, and temenos is back in the church again - he's presiding over the prayer book, absently flipping pages over by the lectern, all ethereal and lit up by stained glass light. happy love arrow curse. ]
Nodd. [ he glances up from what he's doing, and tilts his head, enigmatic smiling as ever. ] Come for confession?
it's a chilly cold day on the ship, and temenos is back in the church again - he's presiding over the prayer book, absently flipping pages over by the lectern, all ethereal and lit up by stained glass light. happy love arrow curse. ]
Nodd. [ he glances up from what he's doing, and tilts his head, enigmatic smiling as ever. ] Come for confession?
If I did, we'd be here all day.
[ and it's wrong and sinful and counterproductive that he wouldn't altogether mind that.
he approaches the lectern, stride slow, head cocked a slight amount to the left. ]
You haven't heard enough?
[ and it's wrong and sinful and counterproductive that he wouldn't altogether mind that.
he approaches the lectern, stride slow, head cocked a slight amount to the left. ]
You haven't heard enough?
Haha. My well never runs dry, or something like that.
[ or maybe he's just really nosy... it's hard to say... (he's really nosy) ]
Consider me ever a provider of services. [ there's a light chuckle, and he sets his hands on the prayer book so none of said prayers can be seen. maybe he does take his job seriously. it is hard to say 75% of the time - but he smiles down at nodd, a twinkle in his eye. ] One might say I have the nose for it.
[ or maybe he's just really nosy... it's hard to say... (he's really nosy) ]
Consider me ever a provider of services. [ there's a light chuckle, and he sets his hands on the prayer book so none of said prayers can be seen. maybe he does take his job seriously. it is hard to say 75% of the time - but he smiles down at nodd, a twinkle in his eye. ] One might say I have the nose for it.
[ what the fuck, man. saying that shit. provider of services. right to nodd's face, as if he's not doing his best to both follow his incredibly loud, annoying heart and keep in mind throné told him to back the fuck off. waaaaah.
nodd and sae together always forgetting he really is a short king and temenos is one of the last 178s remaining. why can't the priest lose 40cm from a curse? that would make nodd's life exponentially better.how does one leer from down here? ]
Sure, but you know what they say about all service and no play.
nodd and sae together always forgetting he really is a short king and temenos is one of the last 178s remaining. why can't the priest lose 40cm from a curse? that would make nodd's life exponentially better.
Sure, but you know what they say about all service and no play.
[ there's a light chuckle. ] I've the feeling you know one far more than the other.
[ service over play.
the unfortunate thing is this is just the kind of dialogue that he says at all times. unnecessary. if he's being leered at he doesn't notice, or he just raises an eyebrow, mouth pulled into that smug little smile. ]
[ service over play.
the unfortunate thing is this is just the kind of dialogue that he says at all times. unnecessary. if he's being leered at he doesn't notice, or he just raises an eyebrow, mouth pulled into that smug little smile. ]
[ give nodd a second to puzzle over which one he's being accused of. strangely, both options work depending on what the nature of the critique is. ]
I'm not against learning new things.
[ resting fingers lightly on the lectern's edge. ]
You aren't bored being alone in here?
I'm not against learning new things.
[ resting fingers lightly on the lectern's edge. ]
You aren't bored being alone in here?
Yeah, but I don't know how good that will be for you.
[ you know how simple it would be for nodd to throw this lectern aside? it's one of the smaller barriers that's been placed between him and something he wants. but people are not the same as purses, you can't simply snatch them. especially not if they matter. ]
You know I'm about as pious as a slimemold.
[ you know how simple it would be for nodd to throw this lectern aside? it's one of the smaller barriers that's been placed between him and something he wants. but people are not the same as purses, you can't simply snatch them. especially not if they matter. ]
You know I'm about as pious as a slimemold.
Well.
[ temenos reaches down from his spot, eyes crinkling at the corners, mouth still pulled into that smile - and with no real warning, lightly bumps two of his fingers under nodd's chin to lift it and have him look at him properly.
he's the kind of person with a lot of gravitas, and this is no exception, so he lowers his voice when he speaks, and there's something awfully...you might even say it's flirtatious? who knows if it's on purpose. but there's a suggestiveness to the nature of temenos' words normally, let alone under a curse. like always, he's a mystery, toeing the line between something serious and bullshit, words dropped specifically to make someone interpret them.
it's almost a hum: his fingertips remain under his chin. ]
Perhaps a wayward lamb is in need of guidance.
[ temenos reaches down from his spot, eyes crinkling at the corners, mouth still pulled into that smile - and with no real warning, lightly bumps two of his fingers under nodd's chin to lift it and have him look at him properly.
he's the kind of person with a lot of gravitas, and this is no exception, so he lowers his voice when he speaks, and there's something awfully...you might even say it's flirtatious? who knows if it's on purpose. but there's a suggestiveness to the nature of temenos' words normally, let alone under a curse. like always, he's a mystery, toeing the line between something serious and bullshit, words dropped specifically to make someone interpret them.
it's almost a hum: his fingertips remain under his chin. ]
Perhaps a wayward lamb is in need of guidance.
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