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Damn. Always thought I was a fire guy.

[he has so many elemental seals and he only ever uses fire.... but he'll lean on her when she sits next to him, uwoh]

Right -- [hope....] We ran into her in hell. Avernus? Had no idea what to do there, so we decided to help her. Stole a hammer and killed a demon lady... But Raphael showed up before we could reach the portal.

You can be a fire guy and not know how to deal with an engine made of Infernal iron.

[when he leans on her, she shifts to make room for him, wrapping an arm around him.]

Sounds familiar. [...] Avernus is part of the Hells. You were in a pocket of it, if you were in the House of Hope.

[...]

Guessing you had to fight him. [looking. at the burns, sweats.]

[so that's what's in there huh.... he pokes at his chest because he's stupidly curious even now, though he drops his hand after]

Yeah. He offered us a deal first -- Hope or information about whatever's happening back here. Probably lying about both, but.

[he shrugs, silent for a moment, then]

I said I'd take the deal, the others didn't. So it turned into a fight.

[she glances at him...]

He was probably lying about both. [a pause.] Gave up on Hope that easy, huh.

[there's no judgement or anything.]

[at that, he cracks a smile, though it doesn't reach his eyes.]

After I told her I'd help her too.

[he could say that he was following Rondo's lead and that he hadn't exactly promised anything, but]

Heard that you made a different decision though.

Yeah, I did. But I had the luxury of working with three people who could defend themselves and weren't beat to shit.

[she says idly.]

Maybe I'm a little disappointed, but I can't blame you for it. Says it on my profile, right? Trusting the wrong people?

[he'd put a hand over his heart for the dramatic oof, except he remembers he doesn't currently have one,]

Saying it's your fault doesn't make me feel any better, y'know...

[it's a little tired, but still teasing]

[snort.]

It'd be dickish of me to hate you forever for making a decision I wasn't there for. That's all.

Makes me a little sad. That hope wasn't enough.

[...]

I've seen a lot of people have hope. And I know it can powerful -- people have lived on it, and triumphed with it. Grown stronger with it.

I guess I've just never thought of myself as one of those people. What's possible for them, isn't really possible for me. Or something like that...

Or maybe I'm just a huge cynic? That's probably it.

[well, she's not going to noogie him because he's extremely injured, but. she reaches to gently shove him.]

Well. Lucky for you, I'm the opposite of. So I can hold it for you. The hope, I mean. Lend you some when you need it. You big fucking cynic.

[this is affectionately said!!]

I believe in you. I really do.

[NOT THE GENTLE SHOVE!!! he sways dramatically, and then sways back to lean on her again,]

...Thanks, Kar. [...] I'll borrow some of that from you then. 'Specially while we're here.

[in this MG and this is BEFORE 5 MORE PEOPLE DIE]

[wheezes as we slowly bleed out people five by five

when he leans, she wraps her arm around him again and rests her head against his.]

You take whatever you need. That's what I'm here for, patches.

KARLACHHHHH

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