[at some point, karlach snuck away from everything to go curl up somewhere quiet. she's kind of just staring off into the distance, eyes half-closed, expression tight. lips pursed.
her tail flicks in agitation, and after a second - she slams her fist against the wall she's leaning against and hisses:]
Shut up, Wyll, don't talk to me like that. They care. Shut up.
[she startles at her name - that's not wyll's voice, it's not shadowheart. she blinks, woozy, looking over at the shadows... and the one in particular.]
-- Fuck. Hey. Kate? [her tail is still going like crazy.]
Nope. I - told you about the worms, right? The tadpoles in our heads? We linked up, and he realized I wasn't who he thought I was. [...] He paid for it, though. You don't break deals with patrons.
[she's squinting right now, trying to ignore the laughing in her ear, so it takes a second.]
Patron's a creature that gives you magic to use in exchange for something. You're bound to them, so if you make a deal and break it, they'll fuck you up. What happened with Wyll was he got transformed into a fiend.
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her tail flicks in agitation, and after a second - she slams her fist against the wall she's leaning against and hisses:]
Shut up, Wyll, don't talk to me like that. They care. Shut up.
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... Karlach?
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-- Fuck. Hey. Kate? [her tail is still going like crazy.]
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It sounded like you were talking to someone...
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[you'll die, he whispers, grinning. just like you were supposed to, and nobody will miss you. they'll keep going, they'll live and laugh and --
sorry, kate, she slams her fist against the wall again, like that's going to help.]
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[ if that is what she was doing. kate sure can't tell. ]
... May I sit with you for a bit?
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[tersely. but:]
... Yeah. Of course you can, little red, I like it when you're around.
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Would you tell me who he is? "Wyll"?
Perhaps it will be easier to ignore if we're talking over him.
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He's a friend of mine. The Blade of the Frontiers, right? Hero of the Gate. He was trying to hunt me down, first time we met.
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I look like a devil. And that's what his patron told him to do, find me and take my head.
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But he didn't.
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Nope. I - told you about the worms, right? The tadpoles in our heads? We linked up, and he realized I wasn't who he thought I was. [...] He paid for it, though. You don't break deals with patrons.
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[ that's what she assumed was meant by "patron" here. ]
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[she's squinting right now, trying to ignore the laughing in her ear, so it takes a second.]
Patron's a creature that gives you magic to use in exchange for something. You're bound to them, so if you make a deal and break it, they'll fuck you up. What happened with Wyll was he got transformed into a fiend.
So - horns. Devil blood. [taps at her own horns.]
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So she set the order, he broke the deal. Bam.
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When he's not whispering rancid shit in my ear because I drank some off tea, anyway.
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[she says, closing her eyes. a beat. and then half-joking:]
Gods, I feel fucking wretched. No more parties.
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[ it's fine..... you'll be partying again in no time. unless you're dead this week ig. ]
But please take care of yourself.
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Usually I do a much better job of that. Something about this place. [she says, rubbing at her face.] ... Sorry. I'm alright, promise.
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she shifts, and kind of opens her arms? hug? want hug?]
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