audience: astarion

[mygod]

Comments

[haematocritical]

I listen just fine. [ sometimes. ] But I have no bloody interest in being involved in more sacrificial bullshit.

[mygod]

Have the others been too nice to point out that your interests aren't relevant?

[haematocritical]

Why, and your weird little cult's are?

[mygod]

Yes.

By nature of the power imbalance, where they hold the power and you are the sacrifice. Even if I find it disagreeable, it is—for now—factual.

[haematocritical]

Then if you can't provide the exit, consider providing a way to make it unfactual.

[mygod]

[ repeating: ]

You don't listen well, do you?

[haematocritical]

I listen just fine.

[mygod]

You're proving otherwise.

Otherwise you'd know that we've already said that we are trying to free you.

[haematocritical]

[ he presses a hand to his head and exhales so sharply. ]

Trying is fine but trying doesn't necessarily become succeeding.

[mygod]

We could always stop trying, if you'd like. Then you can be left with nothing and no one, if that's what you'd prefer.

[ they would not actually do this but they don't mind saying it to astarion ]

[haematocritical]

[ say it louder he's being a bitch. ]

...

[ he waves at hand at that last part. if that was a dig, it doesn't land. ]

And what is "trying" entailing for you so far?

[mygod]

Gathering information from the cult leadership that has the details regarding the ritual that will end in all of your deaths, so that it might be disrupted until an escape is found for all of you.

[haematocritical]

...

It doesn't involve parasites and mind control, perchance?

[mygod]

Unlikely, but I understand the desire to try to relate new information you're getting to what you already know.

[haematocritical]

[ he pulls a face ]

Did this stupid cult do background checks?

[mygod]

There is a dog here.

[ so... no ]

[haematocritical]

...

I do know a dog I would considered at least more tolerable than a number of people.

[ sweet scratch. ]

[mygod]

This dog also counts.

[ pickles good ]

[haematocritical]

[ pickles is the most valid creature here, yes. ]

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[ ... ]

Did Gale yap your ear off about the Absolute?

[mygod]

No. Are you taking that as an invitation to start?

[haematocritical]

Absolutely not.

[mygod]

Then I will continue to live in uninterested ignorance.

[haematocritical]

Until Gale does actually come to yap at you, yes.

[mygod]

As long as we don't talk about soup.

[haematocritical]

[ gazes at the sky. ]

I will not talk about soup, no.