🔥 astarion

[ablazement]

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[ablazement]

But I've been nice to them and you haven't, so I might have an in.

[the way she just assumes this]

[haematocritical]

I’ve been perfectly nice to them!

[ no he hasn’t ]

[ablazement]

Really? Really really?

[haematocritical]

There was only minimal yelling. At one of them.

[ablazement]

Well, there you go. [lmao] I don't mind doing the talking.

[she likes talking!!]

[haematocritical]

How many of them are wrapped around your finger already?

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[that makes her laugh.]

Don't say it like that. [god.] I like all four of them. Famine especially, but we all had good chats.

[haematocritical]

Famine.

[ lmao. ]

They're so... [ so maybe famine was the one who got full stressedangry astarion. ]

[ablazement]

[see it's funny because she likes famine so much because they're a jackass like her friends]

They remind me so much of Lae'zel.

[haematocritical]

[ WELL. ]





... You're right.

[ oh my god. ]

[ablazement]

Yeah! See!

Not so bad when you get used to them. Not that I'm supposed to tell you that.

[haematocritical]

[ unsure how he feels about this. ]

Who do the others remind you of then?

[ablazement]

Hmm.

War's a bit like if Gale was way more serious? And less happy to blab. Death reminds me a bit of Jaheria, but none of the humor. Pesto's unique, I don't think they're like any of our ragtag team. Too easily impressed.

[haematocritical]

[ thinking about it. ]

I don't mind War. They seem quite serious, but not difficult to talk to. I suppose the easiest thing would be to ask Gale if he likes them and then we'd know for sure.

[ hmmm. ]

Pestilence tried to make a joke, but I'm not sure it was a particularly good one.

[ablazement]

Oh, he likes War, they're both wizards. It's like two ferocious bunnies circling each other. Adorable, really.

[lmao]

What was the joke?

[haematocritical]

[ oh god. ]

There's two of them.

[ help him. ]

Something about there being 25 monster pairings, and then saying there was only 20 and then they got all grumpy I didn't get the joke. Because apparently there was one.

[ablazement]

[squints...]

I guess I'm missing the joke too, because that doesn't sound funny?

[haematocritical]

Exactly!

But they didn't seem happy that I didn't get it? [ he's just ???? ]

[ablazement]

[help]

Well, Pesto's a weirdo as it is. Maybe I'll ask 'em about it next time I see them.

Good to know all of us have got a pairing, though, I guess.

[haematocritical]

If they give an explanation, I'd be interested in hearing it. [ DON'T EXPLAIN THE JOKE. ]

... Do you still plan on keeping to yourself?

[ablazement]

Yeah.

[absolutely no hesitation there.]

I'm not linking my fate with someone else, fangs. That's a death sentence for them.

[haematocritical]

[ he nods. ]

I have no interest in dying because someone else can't keep themselves alive. But I'm not opposed to keeping my ear to the ground for who they could be, without them knowing.

[ maybe he'd reassess. maybe not. but he IS curious. ]

[ablazement]

[she tilts her head back.]

Yeah. I've gotten a couple people come ask me to listen for their partners. [it's funny actually.] Can't say I'm not curious.

[haematocritical]

Any of them the same as me?

[ MIGHT AS WELL ASK. ]

But, yes. Something like that. Keeping an ear to the ground and see if anyone asks about my type, without letting them know it's me. That's the general plan so far.

[ablazement]

Nope. Well - maybe? I don't know what yours does, just the name of.

[a beat.]

Astarion - if you do find yours. Would you tell me? You haven't got to tell me who it is, just... I want to know.

[just in case you suddenly drop dead, you know. she would be devastated but at least she'd know.]