pc catchall for aikawa.

[agleam]

give me a shitpost

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[decaptych]

Yeah, Bradley's a dick. But he died 'cause he stupidly slipped off a roof, we just -- fucking shit, it was insane. It wasn't by accident, that's all I'm saying.

[ Feature, not a bug. ]

It didn't last, we died and immediately came back, mostly fine... but I guess it came back to kinda bite us in the ass again near the end.

[ Hence his injuries. ]

[agleam]

[he takes a breath, the concern still clear.]

...I hate these things. That never should have happened.

[decaptych]

I know. [ Grumbling. ] You didn't make it out so hot either, huh.

What happened, anyway?

[ Your EYE. ]

[agleam]

Oh... Uh, it's kind of a long story, but I don't mind telling you if you want to know. Just, promise you won't be angry at anyone after I explain?

[hm]

[decaptych]

Uh --

Not what I expected to hear, but yeah, sure, 'course.

[agleam]

There was some kind of, um... I think it was a spell or curse or something that got put on me? And I sort of, um, tried to kill them all in the end.

[...]

They fought back, like they should have, and - that's when the eye thing happened.

[decaptych]

Oh.

[ He sounds bummed. ]

That's, uh, understandable. Sorry it still happened. It's not like I can talk, anyway.

[agleam]

Not like you can talk? What do you mean?

[decaptych]

[ ... ]

Promise you won't get weirded out too bad?

[agleam]

[he nods! and holds his pinky out for a pinky swear, like a baby.]

Of course.

[decaptych]

[ WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING TO HIM I'M CRYING

But when Rupert holds up his pinky, he kind of freezes? Stiffens up a little and raises a hand, not to take it, but kind of do that motion, you know, when you turn something down, with a step back. ]

Uh --

Nevermind.

[agleam]

Oh...

[he puts his hand down, visibly concerned.]

I mean, I'm not going to force you to tell me, but - you know you can if you want to, right? I won't be weird about it.

[decaptych]

S-sorry. No, it's a different thing, and it's not important anyway, s --

Look, I'll see you later.

[ Sometimes CYOA attacks you in a certain way and unfortunately this just reminded him about it :frowning: ]

[agleam]

Oh, uh... Sure, but—

[after a second of hesitation, before he leaves:]

If I said something wrong or upset you somehow, I'm really sorry.

[decaptych]

It's...

...not your fault.

[ He actually sounds profoundly... different in a way, when he says that. Sad, maybe? A little different but it's close enough. Distant. ]

I'll -- I'll be there, library. Okay? Just gonna take a walk and clear up and just -- I'll see you there.