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I guess that makes about as much sense as anything.
I suppose.
Would you tell me about yourself as we walk?
Would you tell me about yourself as we walk?
[ Even as an AU he can't help being a smartass-- ] Guess that means you can't read minds, then, huh?
[ and neither can she help shutting him down-- ]
I could, were there something there to read.
I could, were there something there to read.
[ That gets a laugh out of him-- quiet, short, but genuine, and the slightly surprised look definitely shows he wasn't expecting that. ] And here I thought you weren't supposed to hurt me.
Your fragile human ego was not a part of the agreement.
Damn. Wish I had known that before I agreed.
[ He's quiet for several steps, before he turns to her. ]
Alright, then. How about you ask me a question, I ask you one? And we go back and forth until one of us gets angry and decides to stop talking.
[ He's quiet for several steps, before he turns to her. ]
Alright, then. How about you ask me a question, I ask you one? And we go back and forth until one of us gets angry and decides to stop talking.
Your loss.
[ She considers that a moment, and well, like she's one to ever turn down a trade ] Fair enough. How did you become a Ravager?
[ She considers that a moment, and well, like she's one to ever turn down a trade ] Fair enough. How did you become a Ravager?
They found me when I was a boy. I mentioned the "get eaten or fall in line" thing, I think. That's what I was referring to.
[ For his part, he chews lightly on the inside of his cheek, considering his question. ] How many contracts have you made?
[ For his part, he chews lightly on the inside of his cheek, considering his question. ] How many contracts have you made?
Two. You, and Sophis.
If the Ravagers took you when you were young, what happened to your family?
If the Ravagers took you when you were young, what happened to your family?
It was just me and my mother. She died from illness, and I-- left. [ Ran, more like. ]
What will you do with the time you take from me?
What will you do with the time you take from me?
I don't do anything with it. Your life is my life. It's how I survive in the human realm.
What will you do now that you have me?
What will you do now that you have me?
Kill the Ravagers. [ Short, to the point, kind of emotionless. ] After that, I don't know. Might dismiss you.
If I do, dismiss you, I mean, do you go back to your own realm?
If I do, dismiss you, I mean, do you go back to your own realm?
I can stay as long as I have the means, and I have Sophis' entire life to sustain me, on top of whatever I get from you. I'll likely find another contract before too long.
But if you don't dismiss me, I can help you learn to use your abilities. [ because yes, she's pretty sure he's a wizard of some kind, but if he was taken when he was a boy, it's likely he never knew. ]
But if you don't dismiss me, I can help you learn to use your abilities. [ because yes, she's pretty sure he's a wizard of some kind, but if he was taken when he was a boy, it's likely he never knew. ]
... I'm pretty sure you're still mistaken on that, sorry to say. I mean, you were in that relic for a while.
And you were raised in an environment that hates and fears magic, weren't you?
[ He blinks, surprised. ] What makes you think that?
The way you look at me sometimes, like you think I'm going to eat you.
And the way that other man looked at me, when I had him in my Phaselock.
And the way that other man looked at me, when I had him in my Phaselock.
Well, let's be fair: you're scary as hell, and you've got the power to back it up. Anyone would be afraid of you.
[ After a beat-- ] No offense.
[ After a beat-- ] No offense.
There's a difference, though, between fearing my powers because of what they can do, and fearing them because they're magic.
I know that look- the Order had me go through more than my fair share of "nonbelievers".
I know that look- the Order had me go through more than my fair share of "nonbelievers".
... Yeah, you pretty much caught me out. I imagine you find it annoying, then, that I'm a-- a "nonbeliever," huh.
First, the Order's beliefs are not my own.
Second, I only find it annoying that you won't even consider the possibility of what I'm suggesting.
Second, I only find it annoying that you won't even consider the possibility of what I'm suggesting.
I'm just finding it difficult to believe, that's all. If I had any abilities, I'd think they would've manifested by now, in some way.
... Tonight's events withstanding.
... Tonight's events withstanding.
Maybe they have, but subtly. Or in situations where you haven't had time to consider what just happened and why.
Or perhaps you're just a late bloomer.
Or perhaps you're just a late bloomer.
[ He sighs -- clearly they're at an impasse with this argument. ]
Maybe, maybe not. All I know is that I've never knowingly done anything magical, aside from break you out of the relic -- and even that was still an accident.
Maybe, maybe not. All I know is that I've never knowingly done anything magical, aside from break you out of the relic -- and even that was still an accident.
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