[ oh he is such a dumb. kisses his forehead. me not astarion. ]
No, no. This is fully on them. It's not like we have no precedent for this sort of thing, and it's certainly not like Laudna gave them a working example of how it's done last week.
[ he has no nice words for this situation sorry 2 say. ]
Hopefully! At least this is something of a warning for them regarding hesitation.
[Me caught between saying he doesn't deserve them and he also deserves them.
ASTARION IS SUCH A MEANGIRL. As a fellow meangirl, this... manages to make him slightly amused. Trying hard not to smirk about it.]
No... you're right. [He will admit it. He's tired of being nice now.] They should have talked about who had partners, who didn't, and how to set up the very end. Getting rid of Ashlyn as someone they mostly all knew had been afflicted for the longest amount of time.
[ sometimes you are a drow who dies and you are tired of being nice and want to go apeshit* (*be a mean girl). ]
Getting rid of Ashlyn should've been a post execution thing. Allowing her partner the most time to figure out what they want to do. [ he clicks his tongue against his teeth and lets essek lower his head. ]
Pity it had to be your neck on the line for the short, sharp reminder that monster possessions aren't pretty, but we are where we are. Are you able to contact Muelsyse in the same way we can? She'll want to know you made it here without fuss.
[ said knowing he's immediately going to message her like the babygirl arrived. ]
[Yes, this is very true. Astarion keeps him tethered to the sassy side so he does not become boring when overstimulated by all these fucking affectionate extroverts.]
I believe that's what they wanted, to try to kill her after; however, the consequences of waiting... is what happened to me.
[He lowers his head, but idly sort of rubs his throat like he's been doing.]
...Yes. I'll send her word so she knows. And to see how she's doing.
[ truly bringing the neutral evil elves into this game was an exercise in "get extroverted, nerds" and now we are here. ]
Yes, well. If the plan was to do as we did with Karlach, they were a week too late. Regardless, she added another body to the count, but I can't imagine that's great for her emotionally.
[THEY HAVE EACH OTHER AT LEAST. Mean comrade in arms being whittled down into babygirls.]
Yes. I think she'll be alright once she's here at lest.
[There are a lot of people here who will take care of her. Him? He sucks at that sorta thing, so it's fine. Anyway, he wants to say thank you, but finds it gets stuck in his throat instead.]
Show me around? I'm usually on the opposite end of this...
Kate was. After... as long as it had been, she was rather relieved to feel like herself again.
[ she will be swarmed as many of the others have been in the past, naturally. as is their way. it's fine, astarion is also emotionally useless so he won't notice ]
I'm fairly new myself, but a little wander off the beaten path never did anyone any harm. [ until it did. ] You can judge the legendary Jamba Juice for yourself.
[WEH, KAAAAATE. His brows soften slightly.] Yes, it was long overdue. [The way he, Scien, and Muelsyse had to watch Kate, then Ashlyn, suffer in silence.]
I'm sure you have favored places.
[Which would probably be better than some of the wild ones others might try to drag him to actually.],/small>
The fucking goth store, help me. Why does this unfortunately interest him?] I wouldn't mind having a look, I suppose. [Back to their usual idiot routine of being pretty and fancy.]
They can get juice!! Essek tries to order the most normal thing, but he does not tip, because what is fucking tipping. So that means he just looks at Astarion after and blurts out:]
Spending time with you is wonderful, and I enjoy it.
[ HE DOESN'T MISS A BEAT. the way i realised that it's because he didn't tip and that's what's happening because nat just did the same thing to me in another thread. ]
[This is exactly why the M9 decided immediately they could adopt him. AAAAAAAAAAA, we truly dropped tipping curse right on top of you after you gave us Jamba Juice.
Speaking of, he is LOOKING at this fucking juice now, horrified with dignity. Well, maybe his dignity has now disappeared.]
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No, no. This is fully on them. It's not like we have no precedent for this sort of thing, and it's certainly not like Laudna gave them a working example of how it's done last week.
[ he has no nice words for this situation sorry 2 say. ]
Hopefully! At least this is something of a warning for them regarding hesitation.
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ASTARION IS SUCH A MEANGIRL. As a fellow meangirl, this... manages to make him slightly amused. Trying hard not to smirk about it.]
No... you're right. [He will admit it. He's tired of being nice now.] They should have talked about who had partners, who didn't, and how to set up the very end. Getting rid of Ashlyn as someone they mostly all knew had been afflicted for the longest amount of time.
...It's alright.
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Getting rid of Ashlyn should've been a post execution thing. Allowing her partner the most time to figure out what they want to do. [ he clicks his tongue against his teeth and lets essek lower his head. ]
Pity it had to be your neck on the line for the short, sharp reminder that monster possessions aren't pretty, but we are where we are. Are you able to contact Muelsyse in the same way we can? She'll want to know you made it here without fuss.
[ said knowing he's immediately going to message her like the babygirl arrived. ]
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I believe that's what they wanted, to try to kill her after; however, the consequences of waiting... is what happened to me.
[He lowers his head, but idly sort of rubs his throat like he's been doing.]
...Yes. I'll send her word so she knows. And to see how she's doing.
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Yes, well. If the plan was to do as we did with Karlach, they were a week too late. Regardless, she added another body to the count, but I can't imagine that's great for her emotionally.
[ he nods, watching him rub his lil throat. ]
A good idea.
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Yes. I think she'll be alright once she's here at lest.
[There are a lot of people here who will take care of her. Him? He sucks at that sorta thing, so it's fine. Anyway, he wants to say thank you, but finds it gets stuck in his throat instead.]
Show me around? I'm usually on the opposite end of this...
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Kate was. After... as long as it had been, she was rather relieved to feel like herself again.
[ she will be swarmed as many of the others have been in the past, naturally. as is their way. it's fine, astarion is also emotionally useless so he won't notice ]
I'm fairly new myself, but a little wander off the beaten path never did anyone any harm. [ until it did. ] You can judge the legendary Jamba Juice for yourself.
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I'm sure you have favored places.
[Which would probably be better than some of the wild ones others might try to drag him to actually.],/small>
Jamba... Juice...?
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One or two. Did you want to get some appropriately dark clothing for your time here?
[ because there's a goth store. aw yeah. ]
Jamba Juice. You'll see. [ tags this before you can fix your html. ]
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The fucking goth store, help me. Why does this unfortunately interest him?] I wouldn't mind having a look, I suppose. [Back to their usual idiot routine of being pretty and fancy.]
I'll... see then.
[IT SOUNDS QUESTIONABLE.]
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and that's what he thought you'd say you dramatic drow. ]
Come on then. And don't look so worried, just avoid the cereal drinks and you might be surprised.
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He makes a bit of a face. Mouthing "Cereal?" in bewilderment.]
I'm even more unsure now.
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[ who the fck wants cereal in their drink. ]
Clothes first, or drinks. [ we can handwave the clothes because we can’t have three dress up threads even if this one would be sexy and gothic. ]
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[But our three fashion threads and this one is goth......]
Drinks.
[He is curious even if he is afraid of what this entails.]
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Then to Jamba Juice we go.
[ did you know we don’t have jamba juice in the uk. help. ]
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Lead the way.
[He is still thinking about cereal.....]
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[ HE WILL LEAD THE WAY AND THEY CAN GET JUICE NOW. ]
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They can get juice!! Essek tries to order the most normal thing, but he does not tip, because what is fucking tipping. So that means he just looks at Astarion after and blurts out:]
Spending time with you is wonderful, and I enjoy it.
[OH GOD]
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mid sip of his own juice. ]
.....
I say this very nicely, because the sentiment is sweet, but are you cursed, darling?
[ LKSJDLKSDGS ]
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No - Yes. I -
[Wow, okay. Relax. He looks so frustrated.] You're very handsome. [NOT THAT. He grits his teeth.]
What is happening?!
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I know. You are too, darling.
[ HE DOESN'T MISS A BEAT. the way i realised that it's because he didn't tip and that's what's happening because nat just did the same thing to me in another thread. ]
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Speaking of, he is LOOKING at this fucking juice now, horrified with dignity. Well, maybe his dignity has now disappeared.]
No, that's not--
[Oh my God, he wants to die. WAIT, HE'S DEAD.]
Don't just reciprocate.
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This is the first time I've seen this happen, maybe you're just special. [ the way i've had this open for so long but the MINGLE WON'T STOP.
and yeah he's dead. can't escape now. ]
Why not? A compliment for a compliment, I don't give out sincere ones often.
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You guys really are just out there doing things. THIS MAKES HIM FLUSTERED. Please stop talking.]
It... I wouldn't have... said it out loud...
[Jamba Juice was a mistake. He can't even focus on the fact the juice isn't completely terrible.]
I don't know how long this lasts.
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Hmm.
[ so he was thinking it. ]
I can go temporarily deaf, and pretend I hear nothing until it's over?
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