TP - LILIA

[impacter]

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[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.

[liliaofthevalley]

You're welcome to try.

[He's quite confident in his own abilities, magic or no.]

But is that why your other assailant was able to reduce you to this state?

[impacter]

Yes. I felt in no danger for my life.

Can we please move on from this?

[liliaofthevalley]

You may just be even more stubborn than Fandaniel.

[(Derogatory, if that weren't already clear.)]

[impacter]

I'd certainly hope so.

[wrong response solomon

He's just

going to start going down the stairs a little

faster than before.



Maybe he just doesn't want to risk another attempt at breaking his neck. He has places to be. They. They have places. Ugh.]

[liliaofthevalley]

[He follows all too easily, annoyingly so.]

Oh? And why is that?

[impacter]

A clash of ideals sometimes requires an endurance match.

[Yes, they weren't in complete opposition, but still. He's too distracted to pretend that he and Fandaniel are getting along in the slightest.]

[liliaofthevalley]

Don't tell me he was responsible for the rest of the bites, too...

[impacter]

Hah! No.

Just the one. For that matter, at least, he was telling the truth.

[liliaofthevalley]

[RELIEVED SIGH.]

Thank goodness. How awkward that would be.

[impacter]

He wants nothing to do with me. You may leave it at that, if it helps. [His tone's still rather tense, but at least talking about Fandaniel is, oddly, keeping him from wanting to run away quite so fast.

The Infirmary is only a short ways down at their current pace, at least.]

[liliaofthevalley]

So long as my roommate isn't out to kill the one holding my memory hostage, that's enough for me.

[impacter]

Well, he has threatened to strangle me once.

[A beat, and he hums in thought over it.]

But... I suppose I did hit him with a prop from the theatre. And only after he went and impolitely ripped something straight out of my chest. So maybe it was deserved?

Mm. Really, it was all a very big mess.