[it's. a little messy. it's just a slightly terrible bachelor room compared to probably the pristine heaven of the lesbian abode. as soon as she sits down Frumpkin is making a beeline for an open lap.]
Greed alluded to investigating something too, I didn't think-- I told him that I'd help, and he gave me some bullshit about making sure I didn't push it this week. Stupid.
They are all stupid, but Greed is worst by far. For once, we can talk about them without fear of being eavesdropped upon because they are supposed to be convalescing.
[Hmph. Anyway, she'll pet the kitty. Maybe hold out a finger bone for him to bat around.]
. . . I am no longer cursed. So far as I am aware.
[Petting the kitty, because it feels nice. She's not - too upset? There's more that's upsetting her. But she feels strange and unsettled when she remembers acting that way, how she felt while it was happening.]
The worst is - gradually realizing the person I'm talking to is only humouring me. Just because I'm seeing something I shouldn't doesn't mean I also lose all of my ability to judge tone and behavior.
[Just. Nodding. Yeah. He doesn't get it necessarily (haha), but,]
That'll happen. I won't say I haven't used my share of Charms on people to get what I need, but that only lasts an hour and I try not to do it only to torment them. Unless they're complete arseholes, in which case--
[well,]
Anyway, you didn't deserve that shit, so ... I hope White gave a good enough apology for it.
[Patting him on the arm, because it's sort of sweet that he'll still defend her to the boy he's cursed to be stupid in love with.]
I would have liked to have been able to put a little bit more fear into him. [Fuck kindness week.] But I can't say it wasn't fair play. I put a petty curse on him a few weeks ago, so he put a petty but harmless one on me. He couldn't have known the reasons it would've gone badly, and when he realized it had he owned up to it.
If you want, I can use those stupid arrows I've got on him on Sunday. Then it just lasts a day. Might be kind of funny, actually. He said just not to use them on Mineo.
[this is how you treat people you're in love with? also dummy they run out tomorrow.]
No. I think it best to just let those arrows disappear forever. I think having to talk to White, or anyone, under the effect of those arrows for even so much as a single day would be a great trial to me.
[Huff.]
The best punishment will come when he wakes on Monday morning and realizes it isn't nice week anymore.
[digging in his coat and pulling out . . . it's a playstation vita. I don't know that either of these people know what that is. it's fine.]
It's supposed to play out a timeline of how an order of events went down in a location used during a murder. Can't see the murderer, but you can see the victim. Was told it's best to wait to use it after we've found evidence, so we can figure out how things went down.
With my old marshal Crux, and with Ortus, we used to have codes or gestures to communicate with when I was seeing something unusual. It would be useful to have something of the sort. A phrase I give you, and if you invoke it, I will understand that I am not acting within my right mind and must instead follow whatever instruction you give.
It wouldn't enable me to understand the nature of the curse, but I would nonetheless understand the instruction.
It lacks elegance. But I suppose it will sound more natural coming from you. Very well.
[. . .]
You must swear, then, by something of meaning to you that you will never invoke this phrase for any reason but to inform me that I am not in possession of all my faculties or have in some other way been compromised. And you must swear that you will never share this phrase with any other soul.
On my own grave, I swear to never invoke this phrase for any reason but to inform you that you are not in possession of all of your faculties or have in some other way been compromised and that I will never share this phrase with any other soul.
[There are probably necromancy rules about swearing on your own grave. But it's fine. She does a huffy sigh.]
I'll accept even though I did not find your oath convincing. Just. . . understand me. This poses a risk to my safety if used carelessly. I could trust Crux and Ortus both with this task, because whatever their personal feelings towards me, they valued their honour and could not betray their lady. I don't think honour has the same meaning to you.
[he's got two to swear by, so you know the oath is super serious! he actually looks quite pleased when she says that he totally lacks honor.]
It most certainly doesn't. Don't have a shred of honour, nor would I ever care to, but if anything that should make you feel better about it? I'm not doing it out of a sense of obligation to any old god of hot air or long-dead tit's bullshit code.
It doesn't. Old gods and long dead tits remain what they are. There is certainty in that. A vow to something that doesn't change is a vow unlikely to be broken.
[If you're loyal to the Ninth, it doesn't really matter whether you feel any loyalty in particular to Harrowhark Nonagesimus.]
Anything else is little more than. . . whims and ephemeral feelings.
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w4; thursday
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white is there!
no i'm just kidding he's not.]
Harrow.
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[She'll just come in and sit down. Is it messy in here? If it's gross, she'll make a judgmental face.]
Awful. Pride told me they were going to try to investigate this week. I didn't think it would be so bad.
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Greed alluded to investigating something too, I didn't think-- I told him that I'd help, and he gave me some bullshit about making sure I didn't push it this week. Stupid.
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[Hmph. Anyway, she'll pet the kitty. Maybe hold out a finger bone for him to bat around.]
. . . I am no longer cursed. So far as I am aware.
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[frumpkin is batting around that bone!! hell yea!!!! molly just looks concerned.]
Ah - yes. Sorry, if I made it worse. Figured I could point out we could be rude to it. Not exactly real, you know?
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[Petting the kitty, because it feels nice. She's not - too upset? There's more that's upsetting her. But she feels strange and unsettled when she remembers acting that way, how she felt while it was happening.]
The worst is - gradually realizing the person I'm talking to is only humouring me. Just because I'm seeing something I shouldn't doesn't mean I also lose all of my ability to judge tone and behavior.
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That'll happen. I won't say I haven't used my share of Charms on people to get what I need, but that only lasts an hour and I try not to do it only to torment them. Unless they're complete arseholes, in which case--
[well,]
Anyway, you didn't deserve that shit, so ... I hope White gave a good enough apology for it.
[he loves him so he isn't meaner right now.]
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[Patting him on the arm, because it's sort of sweet that he'll still defend her to the boy he's cursed to be stupid in love with.]
I would have liked to have been able to put a little bit more fear into him. [Fuck kindness week.] But I can't say it wasn't fair play. I put a petty curse on him a few weeks ago, so he put a petty but harmless one on me. He couldn't have known the reasons it would've gone badly, and when he realized it had he owned up to it.
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[this is how you treat people you're in love with? also dummy they run out tomorrow.]
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No. I think it best to just let those arrows disappear forever. I think having to talk to White, or anyone, under the effect of those arrows for even so much as a single day would be a great trial to me.
[Huff.]
The best punishment will come when he wakes on Monday morning and realizes it isn't nice week anymore.
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If you say so.
[Anyway.]
Oh-- I got a gift from Lust. An item to help in trial.
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[She frowns a little at that, but doesn't say anything else.]
What does it do?
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It's supposed to play out a timeline of how an order of events went down in a location used during a murder. Can't see the murderer, but you can see the victim. Was told it's best to wait to use it after we've found evidence, so we can figure out how things went down.
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[So, that's good. A good prize.]
. . . I've been thinking. I think a code phrase would be ideal.
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[Or when you're cursed.]
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[She's massaging her temple.]
With my old marshal Crux, and with Ortus, we used to have codes or gestures to communicate with when I was seeing something unusual. It would be useful to have something of the sort. A phrase I give you, and if you invoke it, I will understand that I am not acting within my right mind and must instead follow whatever instruction you give.
It wouldn't enable me to understand the nature of the curse, but I would nonetheless understand the instruction.
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Though if anyone curses you again I'll just actually kick their ass. What's your phrase, then?
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. . . I'm going to say you need to see a man about a manticore.
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It lacks elegance. But I suppose it will sound more natural coming from you. Very well.
[. . .]
You must swear, then, by something of meaning to you that you will never invoke this phrase for any reason but to inform me that I am not in possession of all my faculties or have in some other way been compromised. And you must swear that you will never share this phrase with any other soul.
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On my own grave, I swear to never invoke this phrase for any reason but to inform you that you are not in possession of all of your faculties or have in some other way been compromised and that I will never share this phrase with any other soul.
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I'll accept even though I did not find your oath convincing. Just. . . understand me. This poses a risk to my safety if used carelessly. I could trust Crux and Ortus both with this task, because whatever their personal feelings towards me, they valued their honour and could not betray their lady. I don't think honour has the same meaning to you.
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It most certainly doesn't. Don't have a shred of honour, nor would I ever care to, but if anything that should make you feel better about it? I'm not doing it out of a sense of obligation to any old god of hot air or long-dead tit's bullshit code.
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[If you're loyal to the Ninth, it doesn't really matter whether you feel any loyalty in particular to Harrowhark Nonagesimus.]
Anything else is little more than. . . whims and ephemeral feelings.
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