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[ he is well trained. tilts his head the other way to see if his nose is at a funny angle. ]
Yes, I believe you do. [ ... ] But whatever you were doing with his jacket was clearly right on the mark, so perhaps we should be thanking you for putting together a proper lead in the first place.
Yes, I believe you do. [ ... ] But whatever you were doing with his jacket was clearly right on the mark, so perhaps we should be thanking you for putting together a proper lead in the first place.
[ his nose remains perfect. ]
Then thank you for the dashing rescue.
[ a half shrug. ]
I think everyone had rather the right idea before that. He does, after all, wield a bat with a surprising amount of force. In the end perhaps I was rather lucky he had been divested of that particular instrument.
Then thank you for the dashing rescue.
[ a half shrug. ]
I think everyone had rather the right idea before that. He does, after all, wield a bat with a surprising amount of force. In the end perhaps I was rather lucky he had been divested of that particular instrument.
[ he pulls a face at that. ]
Don't. If he'd had the bat this would've been a much more one-sided conversation.
Don't. If he'd had the bat this would've been a much more one-sided conversation.
Hah! Probably. He could have hit me hard enough to jog the tadpole loose again ...
[ just deadeyes him for a moment and then squeezes where he’s holding his chin. ]
I suspect he would’ve jogged the tadpole loose right around the time he caved your head in, Gale.
I suspect he would’ve jogged the tadpole loose right around the time he caved your head in, Gale.
[ he goes ow a little because he got backhanded on the face pretty hard and that still hurts a tiny bit. ]
And yet, he did not, so here I remain to torment you for at least another week.
And yet, he did not, so here I remain to torment you for at least another week.
[ ah. well, ok the grip will loosen. ]
Hmm.
Good. I'm getting rather used to the monologuing -- even if it did get you backhanded this time.
Hmm.
Good. I'm getting rather used to the monologuing -- even if it did get you backhanded this time.
It wouldn't be the first time.
[ he clears his throat a little. ]
Astarion, are you doing alright ... ?
[ he clears his throat a little. ]
Astarion, are you doing alright ... ?
Should I be concerned this is just a thing that happens to you?
[ hm? ]
... Better than some people, I believe. Why?
[ hm? ]
... Better than some people, I believe. Why?
I only wanted to make sure someone was asking you as well. And because you are my friend?
[ people who are more openly emotional about it get asked a lot, and maybe someone like astarion less so, even if it's obvious all the shit that goes down effects everyone. ]
[ people who are more openly emotional about it get asked a lot, and maybe someone like astarion less so, even if it's obvious all the shit that goes down effects everyone. ]
[ he's not exactly wrong. astarion just goes through the motions of somewhat surprise, and then giving it a proper think. ]
...
I can't say I've been especially close to a lot of the people we've lost recently. [ it's maybe a little cold and callous to say, but-- well. it's not wrong. ] And Camille, in the end, was an inevitabilty.
[ he gives gale a Look, briefly. mmmmmm...rrrrr...ggg........ emotional talks. ] And you?
...
I can't say I've been especially close to a lot of the people we've lost recently. [ it's maybe a little cold and callous to say, but-- well. it's not wrong. ] And Camille, in the end, was an inevitabilty.
[ he gives gale a Look, briefly. mmmmmm...rrrrr...ggg........ emotional talks. ] And you?
[ can i start two pcs with just "well! that happened!" let's find out.
did he get his wizard ass in the swamp already? ]
did he get his wizard ass in the swamp already? ]
[ he did he got yeeted in. he's not going to object to it, he's not a big baby about healing.
he's healed over pretty well at least, the hand looks ... very stiff and scarred, but it's intact and the slice down his chest is a raw-looking but sealed wound. not all the way there quite yet. ]
I do not recommend that swamp. Quite a terrible sensory experience.
he's healed over pretty well at least, the hand looks ... very stiff and scarred, but it's intact and the slice down his chest is a raw-looking but sealed wound. not all the way there quite yet. ]
I do not recommend that swamp. Quite a terrible sensory experience.
[ he's trying not to look like one of those angry puffed up cats because they know!! this place sucks! but he's still kinda mad for no reason. ]
...
[ >:C ]
I've been told there are side effects too -- outside of the delightful experience taking a dip in there.
...
[ >:C ]
I've been told there are side effects too -- outside of the delightful experience taking a dip in there.
[ oh yes. visibly the mark is still glowing, as well as apparently, his veins. at least where the skin is thin around the mark. ]
I, erm. Do rather feel as though I might explode any second? But that is not a fear that is particularly unfamiliar.
I, erm. Do rather feel as though I might explode any second? But that is not a fear that is particularly unfamiliar.
It's not as if I'm choosing to feel that way!
[HIS SWAMP CURSE. ]
[HIS SWAMP CURSE. ]
Edited 2024-07-08 01:24 (UTC)
[ blames gale for everything even the things that aren’t his fault. ]
Yes, I’m aware of how curses work! [ mentally rattles him with his mind powers ] I would say this is a bit on the nose.
Yes, I’m aware of how curses work! [ mentally rattles him with his mind powers ] I would say this is a bit on the nose.
[ gale is on the boardwalk most of the day, just strolling up and down it, clearly a bit lost in thought.
thoughts you can hear, apparently. `Now of course using it directly on a restoration to life would eliminate all possibility of accidentally perishing via misadventure in the very moments of return--` ]
thoughts you can hear, apparently. `Now of course using it directly on a restoration to life would eliminate all possibility of accidentally perishing via misadventure in the very moments of return--` ]
[ this week is really just a look into Gale’s Brain and the Ongoing Monologue that Lives There. ]
Battling a dilemma there?
Battling a dilemma there?
[ YEAH. yeah it sure is. and he will never shut up even worse than before!!! sorry. ]
Ah-- Yes. My wish. And what exactly to use it on.
Ah-- Yes. My wish. And what exactly to use it on.
[ haha yay! ]
— Surely wishing yourself fully back to life if you die would cover both that happening here and what happened back in Faerun?
A reset is a reset, no matter when it occurs.
— Surely wishing yourself fully back to life if you die would cover both that happening here and what happened back in Faerun?
A reset is a reset, no matter when it occurs.
I would lose two months of time. I'm not sure I can afford that particular trade.
If you combined it? To return to life minus the orb. Would that be worth the loss of time?
Two months for the Dead Three and their chosen to continue making their plots and plans and enacting their goals ... I don't know that it is a good idea.
Simply eliminating the orb would likely result in me being alive. I would have, erm, stabbed myself. But that's survivable. Annoying, but survivable.
Simply eliminating the orb would likely result in me being alive. I would have, erm, stabbed myself. But that's survivable. Annoying, but survivable.
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