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Aah-!
[flinging a hand up to shield himself once the crow pecks him... HELP. WHY. BIRD.
he has one of the dropcloths from the church wrapped around himself because he has yet to notice that covering himself up has not stopped the effect. oops.]
What did I do...
[flinging a hand up to shield himself once the crow pecks him... HELP. WHY. BIRD.
he has one of the dropcloths from the church wrapped around himself because he has yet to notice that covering himself up has not stopped the effect. oops.]
What did I do...
O-oh. Sorry...
[
wait.]
Um... did you... have business out here-?
[also today he is definitely local guy who wrapped himself in a cloth because he has not noticed that doesn't stop shit with the words. good job.]
[
wait.]
Um... did you... have business out here-?
[also today he is definitely local guy who wrapped himself in a cloth because he has not noticed that doesn't stop shit with the words. good job.]
[yay!
mathis gives them a nervous little wave, swaddled ineffectively with one of the church dropcloths. he tried.]
Oh-- h-hello. I'm sorry I wasn't... able to speak with you yesterday...
mathis gives them a nervous little wave, swaddled ineffectively with one of the church dropcloths. he tried.]
Oh-- h-hello. I'm sorry I wasn't... able to speak with you yesterday...
Should I have... brought Olive something to distract them...?
[he's making a note of this for the future. pestilence's bird may require anti pecking measures...
anyway the most legible bit of the mess that results from his weird blend of fears & regrets is, currently, existing. normal stuff.]
[he's making a note of this for the future. pestilence's bird may require anti pecking measures...
anyway the most legible bit of the mess that results from his weird blend of fears & regrets is, currently, existing. normal stuff.]
Wh-what-?!
[hurriedly glancing down at himself to try to cover it and promptly failing when it just fucking moves a second later
the tattoo is like. messy, especially when it shifts. but right now it looks like it says not knowing who i am.]
[hurriedly glancing down at himself to try to cover it and promptly failing when it just fucking moves a second later
the tattoo is like. messy, especially when it shifts. but right now it looks like it says not knowing who i am.]
Sh-should I have left you alone? Sorry...
[his visible inks. he's trying so hard, man. it changes sometimes; right now, it's the dark.]
I didn't want to... leave any of you out.
[his visible inks. he's trying so hard, man. it changes sometimes; right now, it's the dark.]
I didn't want to... leave any of you out.
[aaaaAAAA]
I-I don't know what else you... want me to explain...
I-I don't know what else you... want me to explain...
Aah-!
[he quickly turns, stumbling back a step or two, starting to fumble for his knife before he realizes it's them. oh. oh okay.
he realizes a moment later it would've been hard to reach the knife with this cloth wrapped around him ANYWAY so really, poorly-thought-out all around.]
[he quickly turns, stumbling back a step or two, starting to fumble for his knife before he realizes it's them. oh. oh okay.
he realizes a moment later it would've been hard to reach the knife with this cloth wrapped around him ANYWAY so really, poorly-thought-out all around.]
S-sorry, I wasn't... looking...
[mathis they snuck up on you]
Um, I... hope you weren't t-too busy.
[mathis they snuck up on you]
Um, I... hope you weren't t-too busy.
What, um... what do they like? I haven't... spent very much time with birds.
[thank you for being polite he appreciates that... or he would if he realized the word was exposed.]
[thank you for being polite he appreciates that... or he would if he realized the word was exposed.]
I-I did want to meet you, too-! Just not for... anything pressing...
[he was curious and he's doing his best.]
And there are... there are already lanterns, aren't there?
[he was curious and he's doing his best.]
And there are... there are already lanterns, aren't there?
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