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Oh, this...? [His laugh is weak.] An unfortunate disagreement, that's all. Ah, though I guess it's... probably starting to look a little colorful right now, isn't it?
[He raises one of his hands to his left temple where the color is already the most vibrant, immediately wincing at the touch.]
[He raises one of his hands to his left temple where the color is already the most vibrant, immediately wincing at the touch.]
Did you get into a fight with Nishi?
[Just throwing that guess out there as he examines the wounds.]
You're a mess. Let's at least find you someplace to rest.
[Just throwing that guess out there as he examines the wounds.]
You're a mess. Let's at least find you someplace to rest.
Because it's the song I know best!
[Kheeheehee!]
[Kheeheehee!]
Are you in any shape to resist?
[He'll reach to grab Solomon by the collar, dragging him down further with a firm, surprisingly strong grip.]
[He'll reach to grab Solomon by the collar, dragging him down further with a firm, surprisingly strong grip.]
Yes, back when I was babysitting. It doesn't feel all that long ago to me.
[Others may beg to differ, though.]
[Others may beg to differ, though.]
[ow ow OW OW OW...
With Solomon's collar pulled into his fist, it's easier to see the long stretches of purple on his neck right at his throat.
His hands immediately go up in fake surrender.]
Wh-whoa, whoa -- ggh -- please, Lilia, do you have to be so forceful? O-ow...
With Solomon's collar pulled into his fist, it's easier to see the long stretches of purple on his neck right at his throat.
His hands immediately go up in fake surrender.]
Wh-whoa, whoa -- ggh -- please, Lilia, do you have to be so forceful? O-ow...
[He sees that indeed. With a scoff, he'll release Solomon.]
Then don't test me.
Then don't test me.
You make it sound so pleasant, but the prince could be a real terror all on his own, you realize. Even as a child, he could freeze the entire castle when he was in the middle of a tantrum.
[im a dumbass and forgot the rest whoops
Besides the neck wounds: his lower lip is split, and there's bruising from multiple angles along his jaw, temple, nose and the underside of his face. Whatever blood there was has long since dried and been wiped off.]
Temper, please...
If you really were so insistent, you could have just asked.
[No he is not trying to divert this so he can go by himself later what are you talking about]
Besides the neck wounds: his lower lip is split, and there's bruising from multiple angles along his jaw, temple, nose and the underside of his face. Whatever blood there was has long since dried and been wiped off.]
Temper, please...
If you really were so insistent, you could have just asked.
[No he is not trying to divert this so he can go by himself later what are you talking about]
Oh, worry not. I am nowhere near angry - for the moment. But if you do not walk with me to a place to rest, I will carry you if I must.
[But hey, maybe Solomon would find it fun to get physically dragged around by a 5'2" man.]
[But hey, maybe Solomon would find it fun to get physically dragged around by a 5'2" man.]
...No. The work fell to the servants, I'm afraid.
[Typical human.
There's another one of those pensive little frowns, before he returns to lightly strumming the zither before him.]
The war was not kind to my homeland. Both the king and queen were among the casualties.
There's another one of those pensive little frowns, before he returns to lightly strumming the zither before him.]
The war was not kind to my homeland. Both the king and queen were among the casualties.
...
You know... it's the strangest thing.
I can't seem to remember. But I suppose that means you must have been the one locked away, once upon a time?
You know... it's the strangest thing.
I can't seem to remember. But I suppose that means you must have been the one locked away, once upon a time?
[It twists his gut in a way that feels wrong, with a feeling he hasn't had a name for in a long time. The Fountain took that from him, in such large strokes. To see so much that nothing would truly faze him, that nothing would break him to pieces.
A flicker of fear didn't belong here. Truly.
He forces it down with an exhale.]
Mm? Once or twice, yes. Though I don't seem to recall ever telling you about that.
A flicker of fear didn't belong here. Truly.
He forces it down with an exhale.]
Mm? Once or twice, yes. Though I don't seem to recall ever telling you about that.
What a coincidence.
[He says, without an ounce of surprise.]
I'd say it's fair to assume we each have something of the other's. Does that sound right to you?
[He says, without an ounce of surprise.]
I'd say it's fair to assume we each have something of the other's. Does that sound right to you?
[...
His mind is moving in multiple directions at once, and that fear swells again. He smiles, but it's different.]
Then I recommend you stay alive.
[It's a weak comeback. His fingers start finding the keys, but it's less forceful. There is a pull here, unpleasant, like a corpse bobbing to the surface and disrupting the plain of emotion. Making him feel like there's not just a fairy here, nothing noble, nothing safe. It's a tiger set to pounce.]
His mind is moving in multiple directions at once, and that fear swells again. He smiles, but it's different.]
Then I recommend you stay alive.
[It's a weak comeback. His fingers start finding the keys, but it's less forceful. There is a pull here, unpleasant, like a corpse bobbing to the surface and disrupting the plain of emotion. Making him feel like there's not just a fairy here, nothing noble, nothing safe. It's a tiger set to pounce.]
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