TP - LILIA

[impacter]

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[impacter]

[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]

[liliaofthevalley]

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.]

ok now that we have completed that other pc: hello

[impacter]

That... that really won't be necessary.

[Oddly clipped.

Maybe he can find a direction to get past him. Or to run. Would he need to run? CAN he run right now? Hm. It's tempting.]

why hello there :3c

[liliaofthevalley]

[He can certainly try! Lilia doesn't appear all that guarded at the moment.]

Then go on.

Walk.

[impacter]

[His eyes dart to the theatre. The urge to make chase rises, like prey under a predator's eyes.

But he turns, instead, back to the stairwell. Hands still up in mock surrender, though the gesture grows weaker the longer he holds it.]

Don't get any ideas.

[liliaofthevalley]

As long as you keep moving, there won't be any need to.

[Because naturally he's following closely behind all the while.]

For someone so insistent I survive, you don't seem to be interested in taking care of yourself. Should I take that to mean you have no intention of safeguarding my memory?

[impacter]

[He locks up subtly at the mention of the memory, like nails on a chalkboard.]

Don't make such assumptions.

It's not as though I intended for this to happen.

[liliaofthevalley]

Then what, exactly, happened?

[impacter]

A disagreement.

I wouldn't be able to tell you what it was about even if I tried, so do not ask.

[liliaofthevalley]

Because of the magic of this place, or because you don't want to?

[impacter]

Neither. [His tone is starting to fall cold, even as he keeps leading them down the stairs. Oh how he wants to run, he wants to run, he wants to run, he HATES that he wants to run...]

I can't tell you something I don't know.

[liliaofthevalley]

-?

What do you mean?

[impacter]

They didn't tell me why they attacked me, is what I mean.

Called me all sorts of things, yes. Insisted I was playing dumb. But they'd made up their mind on exactly what they wanted of me, so nothing I said would have mattered.

...

It's hardly the first time I've had stones thrown. I'll survive.

[liliaofthevalley]

...

That's all?

[He almost feels let down...]

[impacter]

Yes. That's all.

[Let him wallow a little, very very far away from Lilia.]

[liliaofthevalley]

Am I going to have to start personally guarding you to keep you in tact?

[impacter]

No. [Immediate.]

I'm not some fragile thing to be protected.

[liliaofthevalley]

[Can you feel his gaze burning into your back, Solomon? Can you?]

You could've fooled me. If someone dislikes you enough to leave you in such a state, I can't help but be concerned once the need for murder is on the table once more.

[impacter]

[Like points of fire through his skull, yes.]

I can defend myself.

[So why didn't he? Great question.]

[liliaofthevalley]

[Hm. Let's test that!

Lilia is going to aim a kick at his back - just enough to throw the man off balance. If he can't manage to keep it, he'll scruff Solomon so he doesn't actually fall, but we're just checking reaction speed right now.]

[impacter]

[In the stairwell as they are, he chokes out a breath and stumbles a step or two, but is able to right himself, his hand immediately tucked into his jacket.]

Don't. [Sharper.]

[liliaofthevalley]

...

If you're able to protect yourself, then why didn't you?

[impacter]

[His exhale pushes out through his nose, trembling, as he withdraws his hand and straightens out his coat.]

Here I thought you wanted me to rest.

[liliaofthevalley]

I would have caught you.

You didn't answer my question.

[impacter]

Because I don't want to kill you.