featherduster | ( sheep ) overflow

[ YOU KNOW THAT'S CONCERNING TOO, LETHE, RIGHT???

Repeats, vaguely, ]

He's got boundary issues.

[ Just leaves it there since it does sum up a lot of the horrors that are more personal than just 'genocide.' ]

Anyway, it'd just make you pissier at him and I don't want you actually getting in a fight with him -- ever. [ A PAUSE, and then, ] Please.

Edited 2024-04-02 17:24 (UTC)

[it's relatable???? obviously?????]

I'll do my best to avoid him entirely. I'm not eager to pick fights either. It's easy to avoid picking fights with someone even if you don't care for them, you know.

[ NAM FLASHBACK MONTAGE OF EVERY FIGHT THAT'S EVER PICKED ITSELF WITH HIM FOR NO REASON ]

... I'm sure.

[he cannot see those flashbacks but he can feel the emotions they elicit]

.......None of those crazy guys are here so it's fine, you know? I haven't seen anyone pick fights for no reason here!

Yup. Just Hannya.

[ kinda amused ]

He's a good time though.

Is he any good at fighting? He looks kind of weak...

[he doesn't even mean it badly he just cannot look at normies and think they're tough]

[ Tries not to laugh, but like, yeah... normies... ]

... I'll give you three bushels of berries if you say that to him and let me watch.

[mentally calculates how many desserts he can make with that]

Deal.

Deal.

[ BANGS METAPHORICAL GAVEL then cocks his metaphorical gun ]

Now . . . I'm feeling pretty exposed spilling my guts all one-sided . . .

Ah. Well...what do you want me to spill my guts on...?

I dunno... something that's been on your mind? Something you're worried about?

That narrows things down so little.

[that's just a pile of grief and worry waiting to explode]

I'm worried about Lily, I'm worried about my family back home, I'm worried about all of the teenagers here who are never going to get therapy, I'm worried about Charon, I'm worried about you...

Edited 2024-04-02 20:12 (UTC)

[ God that's so fucking relatable. He hates it. Stop it. ]

Well, let's start with the easy ones. Why're you worried about me and Charon?

You don't take care of yourselves.

[GRUMPY. ...drinks more]

[ Is it worse that his genuine reaction to that is ? ]

I dunno what metrics you're using.

[ Mental checklist like: eats. Drinks. Sleeps SOMEtimes. Clearly we've got the entire Maslow's Hierarchy here. ]