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.
she also feels a lot better about all of this. the hallucinations are fading, thankfully, and she exhales the last bit of it away as she gives kate a warm, solid hug. she's very good at this.]
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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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... yeah, okay, she'll scooch in closer and get that hug. ]
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she also feels a lot better about all of this. the hallucinations are fading, thankfully, and she exhales the last bit of it away as she gives kate a warm, solid hug. she's very good at this.]