Bookman Junior | "lavi" (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
bookpapers) wrote2024-06-08 07:15 pm
bookpapers) wrote2024-06-08 07:15 pm
KARLACHHHHH
one day ill have images prepared
[her tail flicks.]
I don't know, a month, maybe? Maybe two. Recent.
I don't know, a month, maybe? Maybe two. Recent.
Damn.
[that is recent... and then he nudges her, playful]
Got any plans for your two month anniversary?
[is it an anniversary...]
[that is recent... and then he nudges her, playful]
Got any plans for your two month anniversary?
[is it an anniversary...]
[a laugh!]
I'll tell you right now it wasn't this! [a beat.] It's alright. I'm breathing and talking and can touch people. What else could I ask for?
I'll tell you right now it wasn't this! [a beat.] It's alright. I'm breathing and talking and can touch people. What else could I ask for?
[karlach's out here, wandering again. she can't see the word on her just yet, but it's there. it's on her back, blotchy and inky, in big white letters: ENVER GORTASH.
right this second she's looking at the plaque outside the mortuary, tail swaying back and forth.]
right this second she's looking at the plaque outside the mortuary, tail swaying back and forth.]
[Lavi heads on over when he spots her]
Hey, Karlach -- [and immediately reads the word because of COURSE he does, despite being very not into this ink trend they're all having because he's both nosy and hypocrite,
but first he looks at the plaque and then back,]
You're rooming with your pals, right? And others.
Hey, Karlach -- [and immediately reads the word because of COURSE he does, despite being very not into this ink trend they're all having because he's both nosy and hypocrite,
but first he looks at the plaque and then back,]
You're rooming with your pals, right? And others.
[...his smile turns a little less playful and more genuine at that,]
Well, I was gonna say a birthday cake, or whatever your favorite food is -- but they feel kinda silly now that you've said that.
Well, I was gonna say a birthday cake, or whatever your favorite food is -- but they feel kinda silly now that you've said that.
[she gives him a little grin when she sees him. hello, friend. she does not know about her words... shame.]
Yeah. Gale and Astarion - but I like the others, too. Vin especially, love that kid. [that's one of her katamari teens.] Where'd you end up?
Yeah. Gale and Astarion - but I like the others, too. Vin especially, love that kid. [that's one of her katamari teens.] Where'd you end up?
Nah, not silly. I'd take those too. I don't think I've had a birthday cake since I was a tot.
[she will soon...]
I'm at the house with Yuu! Plus Yuffie, Laudna, Eric and Ichi, Kate too. Oh! And Pickles.
[the words "having a heart" shines along the edge of his scarf]
Fun group, but it's even more cramped in there than it felt before, y'know? And we've only got one bar of soap...
I'm at the house with Yuu! Plus Yuffie, Laudna, Eric and Ichi, Kate too. Oh! And Pickles.
[the words "having a heart" shines along the edge of his scarf]
Fun group, but it's even more cramped in there than it felt before, y'know? And we've only got one bar of soap...
Hey, same here. Maybe we should get an extra big one for us both.
[catholic cake.....]
[catholic cake.....]
[not the catholic cake]
If we can find ourselves the ingredients, maybe we can put one together! I'll hold you to it.
If we can find ourselves the ingredients, maybe we can put one together! I'll hold you to it.
[icebreakers catholic cake.....
at that he laughs]
Guess it's a deal then.
at that he laughs]
Guess it's a deal then.
Gods, what a group that is. At least you've got any soap! We're struggling at ours. [she says, amused.
carefully... does not look at his words. or tries. she sees them anyway, and frowns. sorry, she means to be polite but there's just something about the phrasing of having a heart that makes it so that she can't tear her eyes away.]
carefully... does not look at his words. or tries. she sees them anyway, and frowns. sorry, she means to be polite but there's just something about the phrasing of having a heart that makes it so that she can't tear her eyes away.]
Maybe you could put a request in? War seems like a soap kinda guy.
[lavi just wants to bully... he looks over at Karlach who is doing her best not to stare at his words, which makes him look down to see what it's saying and. ah.
he looks back at her. sees her try.]
You can ask me about it if you want.
[lavi just wants to bully... he looks over at Karlach who is doing her best not to stare at his words, which makes him look down to see what it's saying and. ah.
he looks back at her. sees her try.]
You can ask me about it if you want.
[she snorts a bit at the first part because war is really easy to bully, yeah. but.
she gets distracted, and then:]
Sorry, I wasn't going to. Just... [a beat.] I guess this is me asking.
she gets distracted, and then:]
Sorry, I wasn't going to. Just... [a beat.] I guess this is me asking.
[at the very least, Lavi doesn't look worried or bothered by the question. Instead, he pauses for a moment, as if trying to sort his answer, then taps his chest.]
I guess... it means I'm afraid of my emotions. Having too much of them. Cause if I do, then I'll be biased, and I can't do my job if I can't see clearly.
I guess... it means I'm afraid of my emotions. Having too much of them. Cause if I do, then I'll be biased, and I can't do my job if I can't see clearly.
[hmmm...]
I'm never gonna tell you not to have emotions. [he did not ask for your advice karlach but ok] Emotions are important. Makes you human, makes you make the right decisions, because you know what's right in your heart.
I'm never gonna tell you not to have emotions. [he did not ask for your advice karlach but ok] Emotions are important. Makes you human, makes you make the right decisions, because you know what's right in your heart.
[at that, he smiles -- a little wryly,]
...Dunno if I even know that. What's right for me.
What about you? It sounds like you know a lot better than I do.
...Dunno if I even know that. What's right for me.
What about you? It sounds like you know a lot better than I do.
What, what's right for me?
[shrug.]
I said it before, right? I'm alive. You can bet your ass I'm going to feel everything that's available to me. Fuck what anybody else says.
[shrug.]
I said it before, right? I'm alive. You can bet your ass I'm going to feel everything that's available to me. Fuck what anybody else says.
[he laughs at that]
Can't imagine you being any other way.
[and for karlach who'd been conscripted and forced to do something else? he can see how precious that is,]
Can't imagine you being any other way.
[and for karlach who'd been conscripted and forced to do something else? he can see how precious that is,]
[a little hum.]
Glad I've made myself clear on that one. [she says, amused.] There's no time like the present, by the way. To learn what's right for you.
Glad I've made myself clear on that one. [she says, amused.] There's no time like the present, by the way. To learn what's right for you.
...If not now, then never, huh? [...] I'll keep it in mind.
[and maybe he already has, but that's a whole other issue entirely. instead, he peers up at karlach]
...Can I ask you about Enver Gortash? I read it on your back.
[and maybe he already has, but that's a whole other issue entirely. instead, he peers up at karlach]
...Can I ask you about Enver Gortash? I read it on your back.
[oof. well. fair's fair.
she does tense at the name, her tail flicking angrily back and forth. but.]
... My old boss. [she says, glancing away.]
she does tense at the name, her tail flicking angrily back and forth. but.]
... My old boss. [she says, glancing away.]
[it's very clear body language, and yet Lavi follows it up with another question,]
...The one who conscripted you?
...The one who conscripted you?
Yeah, that's the one. Sold me out.
[she sounds more pissed than anything.]
[she sounds more pissed than anything.]
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