[ with powers returned, if nodd truly did not want to be touched, he could take a step and be across the resort. but it's temenos and it's a nice scratch of nails.
affection week activate. stays standing as he is but twists head on neck to glance back. ]
That feels nice. I suppose I don't need to drink here.
[ no tail, you can't count on it wagging!!! but let it never be said nodd is a master of disguising emotion. patronizing doesn't mean bad when you're a freak.
and yet. ]
Hmmmmmmm. Once again, so sure of yourself for a man within biting range.
[ and yet. he lets the robe drop into a wet pile. kicks it into the water. nobody seems to care or notice. ]
he will stop giving scritches with that though, stepping back with his hands behind his back. ]
Something like it. I thought I'd explore, at the very least - I find myself stuck between a rock and a hard place, when it comes to plants or flesh creatures. And I'd rather question the locals, no matter how useless it is.
[ fatality. so rude. why does he allow this? nodd should shove this nerd in a locker, powers or no powers. ]
You just throw them in a shower.
[ beastly. ]
I suppose worst case we all die and-slash-or are assimilated so maybe that's not such a big deal. I won't have a big choice in all that. But best case, we win--somehow. Then what? Everyone goes back to their homeworlds?
anyway. the look on his face changes a bit, pinching at the idea of being assimilated - that is temenos' worst nightmare, actually, being assimilated - but he lets nodd continue without saying anything about it. ]
[ he catches the look. assimilation does sound terrifying, doesn't it? complete loss of self. even nodd, whose self presents many issues, would prefer not to lose it altogether. ]
Not a problem, exactly.
[ ... ]
A few questions, is all. No answers, of course, but things like... do I go back to being dead once I enter the atmosphere? Do I ever see you again?
he. no? no. there's this emotion of like - it's almost annoyance, but it's not with nodd. it's this bone deep, spiteful feeling of not again. the confident stubbornness of temenos mistral. ]
- Or, we can determine your moment before arrival. If it was a death within the second you came, I can bring you back to life. [ cleric babyeeee ] Or, I can utilize the skills of clerical magic more similar to your world, which may work in any circumstance. So long as I can access the Sacred Flame, I don't see why I couldn't.
[ temenos just says this with a click of his tongue, but it sounds more like it's huffy than anything else - less cranky as he'd been a minute ago, more grounded and cynical as he ever is. gods. gods!!!! ]
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track upwards to the ears..... and he is just radiating amusement, immediately, brows raising. ]
Oh. That suits you, I think.
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Yeah, and you'd be a pussycat, but we're all taking the cards we're dealt.
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Oh? I think it was just a beastling, before.
[ and i've decided it's affection effect time on his end so he reaches up and just
scritches nodd behind an ear when he turns around. ]
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[ with powers returned, if nodd truly did not want to be touched, he could take a step and be across the resort. but it's temenos and it's a nice scratch of nails.
affection week activate. stays standing as he is but twists head on neck to glance back. ]
That feels nice. I suppose I don't need to drink here.
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There is no suppose about it. [ don't drink the water that can make you angry. ] Be a good boy, now.
[ lol ]
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and yet. ]
Hmmmmmmm. Once again, so sure of yourself for a man within biting range.
[ and yet. he lets the robe drop into a wet pile. kicks it into the water. nobody seems to care or notice. ]
Are you just taking a stroll around?
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he will stop giving scritches with that though, stepping back with his hands behind his back. ]
Something like it. I thought I'd explore, at the very least - I find myself stuck between a rock and a hard place, when it comes to plants or flesh creatures. And I'd rather question the locals, no matter how useless it is.
It looks like you're enjoying the sights, Nodd.
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bereft. but he'd rather super die than outright ask for a continuation. nodd pretends to be shameless until it at all matters. ]
You want me to take care of myself but you never take a break. Nobody likes a hypocrite.
[ rolls his eyes upwards but then does pause to consider the sky. ]
I've been thinking--I don't know what I'll do in both our best and worst case scenarios.
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[ BRUTAL he delivers it with a smile though, playful and lofty. so. maybe brutal teasing is his form of teasing. ]
Our best and worst, hm? How so?
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You just throw them in a shower.
[ beastly. ]
I suppose worst case we all die and-slash-or are assimilated so maybe that's not such a big deal. I won't have a big choice in all that. But best case, we win--somehow. Then what? Everyone goes back to their homeworlds?
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[ :)
anyway. the look on his face changes a bit, pinching at the idea of being assimilated - that is temenos' worst nightmare, actually, being assimilated - but he lets nodd continue without saying anything about it. ]
... I suppose so, yes. Is that a problem?
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Not a problem, exactly.
[ ... ]
A few questions, is all. No answers, of course, but things like... do I go back to being dead once I enter the atmosphere? Do I ever see you again?
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- You were dead?
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[ aheh?
scratches cheek with finger??? ]
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his attitude switches, very quickly - it's a little more intense, suddenly, the inquisitor. ] - When? Was it immediately before you arrived here?
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[ yeah this ship has only ever been a graveyard within a graveyard hooraaaaaay. ]
My tattoo changed--the moon's broken now, you've seen it--but that's the only clue I came with.
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the intensity fades a little - though just enough, because he's frowning, hand to his chin. if it was immediate, he could just fix it, but... ]
... Not knowing the circumstances... [ nyeh ] I don't suppose you have to return home.
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[ it's an awful thing to tease someone who might care if you were to permanently die. nodd can't help it. ]
I guess I can live on the Eudora husk. Oo, I could become a space pirate.
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he. no? no. there's this emotion of like - it's almost annoyance, but it's not with nodd. it's this bone deep, spiteful feeling of not again. the confident stubbornness of temenos mistral. ]
- Or, we can determine your moment before arrival. If it was a death within the second you came, I can bring you back to life. [ cleric babyeeee ] Or, I can utilize the skills of clerical magic more similar to your world, which may work in any circumstance. So long as I can access the Sacred Flame, I don't see why I couldn't.
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Not a great move to save me if you want to be rid of me, Temenos. I was giving you an out at last.
[ but if it doesn't work. ]
Anyway, I feel saved enough. I regret dying now and I didn't when this journey started.
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Then don't die then.
[ the solution is there. for once in his gods-damned life, the solution is there, and he'll be absolutely damned it he lets that slip away, too. ]
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I won't, then.
[ a sincerity in his tone. if that's what is necessary, sure. he'll live. ]
By order of the Inquisitor, I'll just have to live forever.
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[ temenos just says this with a click of his tongue, but it sounds more like it's huffy than anything else - less cranky as he'd been a minute ago, more grounded and cynical as he ever is. gods. gods!!!! ]
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That's a long time, still. You, too.
[ nodd has the doggy ears but reaching up to pat temenos on the head. there there. ]