showmeanguish | Appointments ; Asgard

[She's distracted briefly from her work by the comment, but turns her eyes quickly back down to the closing marks, which seal up soon enough.]

... Energy, I guess. [Her hands linger over Vanitas' neck for a moment as she checks to make sure that the injury is really gone, then she withdraws them. She does look tired, since,] I've been doing this most of the day.

That why you're slow?

[She folds her hands on her lap, pausing.]

... I suppose so. [What counts as fast, for him? She's usually faster that that, what with all the practice she's been getting, but,] I am still learning.

If I stabbed him, could you save his life?

[She straightens, visibly distressed by that question.]

I--... no. Probably not-- not without help. I'm... not that good yet.

But you're gonna get better aren't you? From now on you'll work hard to make your power even stronger so you could do something like that no sweat.

....

[She's not certain she likes the implications of that, but, slowly, she nods.]

Yes. I'll do my very best. [It was always her goal from the beginning, after all.]

That's what I thought. An' I know you'll feel so grateful I didn't let Chuckles here do you in that you'll make nice an' sure to make it up to me. He doesn't play well with others after all. [ Which is more than an understatement, but she seemed frightened enough of him as it is. And the poison's not going to last forever, so he'll prompt Namine to stand with Body Control ]

Neither do I. So you're gonna forget you saw us anywhere near that place and keep that tiny mouth of yours shut. Understand? It's inconvenient for me to have you killed but even worse if you're gonna rat me out. Consider this your chance to do the right thing: do exactly what I say, when I say it. An' if you don't want to I'll make you, because that's the kinda power I have here.

[ He'll take a step closer to her so he's looming over poor Namine, mismatched eyes focused intently on her ]

I can make people do whatever I want. If I want Vanitas to bite out his own tongue? It's gonna happen. So don't make me find out what I can make you do brat. Got it?

[There's already a frown pulling at her lips the moment he says the word 'feel'. The following words, of course, do absolutely nothing to alleviate the growing sense of dread creeping up her spine. Startled though she is by the feeling of her body standing of its own accord, she stays silent, eyes slightly wider.]

[Her eyebrows move toward each other a little more at each sentence, and she looks as though she feels a bit ill. She's not surprised that he's demanding she keep her mouth shut, not really, and not surprised by the rest of it, either, but hearing it isn't the same thing as anticipating it. Just how much more will he tell her to do, besides stay quiet about this? But really, there's no use in worrying about it. She leans back slightly to keep her eyes on him as he looms over her - and it's not a hard thing to do, though it's still intimidating.]

[And what can she do but nod? So she does, frown still firmly in place. Yeah, she's got it.]

I want to hear you say it--nodding isn't good enough.

--....

[So much for keeping her mouth shut--]

... I've got it.

Say "I'll do whatever you want."

[... She was hoping it wouldn't come to that. Her brow knits, and it's obvious she doesn't want to, but she's good enough at keeping her voice level when she says,]

I'll do whatever you want.

Glad to hear it--now get out of here. I'll know if you say anything--and you'll be the first on my list when it happens.

[Her jaw clenches slightly, then she nods. If it means getting out of here-- well, she doesn't have to say anything. If they keep acting like this, word's bound to get out one way or another. Cautiously, she edges around Kaz and heads for the door, careful to keep an eye on him.]

[ He sneers a bit, but he's putting away his knife and watching until she leaves. GET GOING NAMINE he has a pissy fake sora to deal with in like 2 minutes here. ]

[YEAH, she's going, don't worry. She is so out of here. She shuts the door behind her, and once she's sure she's out of Kaz's sight, well... she'll just be running as much of the way back to Sigyn House as she can, thoroughly unsettled.]

[She'd hoped she was done making deals with the devil.]

[SPEAKING (err thinking?) OF WHOM, Vanitas is starting to groggily stir. This is his least favorite part about getting drugged or... poisoned as it were--the part where he starts snatching bits and pieces of consciousness but his head's still fuzzy and swimming with the last of the toxins. Some people would probably throw up, but he resolutely keeps his eyes shut when they start to flutter, as feeling slowly returns to his limbs.

He gives an involuntary groan, before his eyes eventually open and stare up at the ceiling.]

[ And look who's here to greet you c: Kaz, standing over him looking more than a little amused ]

Have a nice nap?

[--Have a swing of his legs flying RIGHT AT YOUR SMUG FACE, COCKSUCKER.]

[ skdjgdsk oh my god you little ingrate!!! Kaz is barely getting an arm up in time to block, and even then it's shoddy at best so it smarts rather badly as he jumps back a step and shoves body control onto his again--this time to make him twist his leg at an odd angle ]

[HE IS NEVER MORE GLAD TO BE BENDY. The odd angle makes him wince, before he corrects it and sits up and pins Kaz with eyes that promise bloody evisceration's in his future.]

Truce or not, I should kill you for that. [His words are forced, like he's having a very hard time even speaking, he's so angry.]

Shut up--I had her heal you, be fucking grateful. Besides, you don't think someone would noticed if you went an' offed her?? She's not a faceless townie. I did you a favor.

I wasn't gonna kill her, idiot. I was trying to scare her into keeping her mouth shut--you're the one who took it too far.

[Which... isn't entirely true. It started off that way, but by the end of it, he wasn't playing anymore. He hasn't even checked to see if Namine's actually gone, either, because he'd be shocked if she was still there.]

.................. [ oops ]

I got the same thing done, who cares how it happened??

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