showmeanguish | Appointments ; Asgard

[ YOU WERE RIGHT TO KEEP YOUR HOPES LOW crying Kaz is sort of blinking in surprise when Vanitas actually moves forward--he didn't think Vanitas would actually think about it since it means dragging Namine back through Hel and then outside in order to do away with her, and it also means that Kaz would know and be able to rat him out any time.

...If Vanitas is serious, but he isn't great at social cues. ]

...You serious??

[God, Kaz. You're useless. But Vanitas keeps the act up--he'll have to plan this out better next time, but now that he's rolling with it there's no stopping now. When Namine resists, he just makes a harder grab for her upper arm, and yanks her forward off the bed, head turning back towards Kaz to respond.]

Do I look like I'm kidding? If you're not feeling peckish, I know other ways.

[And here, he glances back to Namine out of the corner of his eye, because what he says next? He wants to be able to gauge her reaction to.]

I am Darkness after all.

[YEAH SHE THOUGHT SO thanks a lot, Kaz. She registers Kaz's comment despite being a bit distracted at the moment, but doesn't focus on it as she's hauled off of the bed, which makes her squeak quietly. The girl keeps her feet, though she does carry on away from Vanitas as much as possible, heels threatening to dig in. Her eyes squeezed shut when he reached for, but now they open, fearful yet still with a hint of that peculiar acceptance.]

[Does he look like he's kidding? No, not so much, and she knows because she's watching him carefully, eyes wide. Her mouth was open slightly before, but it shuts immediately when he mentions knowing 'other ways'. The comment about being Darkness provokes a response that is pathetically small in comparison; it's nothing more than a slight downturn to her lips and a hint more tension in her brow.]

[ Ugh ugh ugh this sits horribly with him Namine why couldn't you be two years older or at least look your age? He hates getting involved in this sort of thing so much. Other peoples' problems are not his problems and there's no reason for him to do anything for anyone else. ...Unless it benefits him in some way.

So he'll actually step in, grabbing Vanitas' wrist while looking at Namine. ]

Hey, brat. What's your power?

[It's a small tell, but it sticks. That reaction isn't what he expected, but it says... enough on it's own for him to allow a tight smile in return, and a slight widening of his eyes.

You should've freaked out more, Namine. Because that look says you're involved. He doesn't know how, but now he'll be determined to find out.

--And then Kaz spoils the moment, by stepping in and touching him. His expression instantly blanks, and turns guardedly darker as he waits for her to respond. Fffff Kaz, he wants to just turn around and break your neck right now.]

[The look on Vanitas' face is... not a good sign, and even now, she realizes that. She's not sure what's happened to cause it, but she feels as though she's let slip something she shouldn't have, without even saying anything. Momentary confusion cuts through her anxiety, and for a second she almost has it--]

[Kaz's interference is unexpected but decidedly not unwelcome. She sees his hand on Vanitas' wrist first, the look on his face second, then she turns and blinks up at Kaz, a bit taken aback by the question. She half-opens her mouth to speak, hesitates, then almost glances at Vanitas but doesn't. She'd honestly rather keep as much about herself as possible to herself in front of both of these guys (especially the younger), but... can she really get out of answering that? The answer is probably a resounding 'no'.]

I'm--... a healer.

An' what's the best you can do? [ He knows Vanitas will be less than displeased but he's going to tighten his hold on him in warning anyway. He's less concerned about Namine and more with the self-proclaimed Darkness, so Vanitas gets the majority of his attention at this point. ]

[There's tension in his frame that wasn't there seconds ago, a rigidness that belies that something's suddenly changed. Vanitas isn't sure if he's acting anymore, because now he really does want to grab Namine and run away where Kaz can't interrupt, to interrogate her.

His voice is even harder now, when he interrupts.]

What does it matter? She needs to go.

[His hand tightens even further on her, and prepares to throw Kaz' hold off him at a moment's notice.]

[The best that she can do? Why...? But, of course, she's in no position to question Kaz or his methods. It's not as though she's got much choice in the matter. She's not entirely certain what the limit of her new powers is, truthfully - she knows that she's been getting better over time, but as for a true test of those abilities-- well,]

I--

[And then Vanitas is interrupting and her mouth immediately shuts. He's getting annoyed, she thinks, and she grimaces slightly at the uncomfortable squeeze of his hand on her arm. It's the kind of contact she's unpleasantly familiar with, the kind meant for control. She might have felt helpless in Asgard before, but this... this is certainly a throwback. Perhaps she's been spoiled, all this time.]

[ And it's that tension, that readiness to act that makes Kaz decide his next course of action. He releases Vanitas' hand flippantly and back off a step with a snort. ]

Fine.

[ Except it's not fine, because as soon as he turns and makes like he's going to walk off he grins and slams as much body control as he can onto Vanitas and force his eyes shut the split-second before he turns and whips an arm around at the same time he draws his dagger from within his coat. He's not aiming to stab him though, and jabs the hilt into Vanitas' shoulder blade as hard as he can, grabbing his hair in the next second and yanking back. One leg comes up in the next instant and hits the back of one calf to take out Vanitas' right leg.

And if that all works the next thing he does is pull again on Vanitas' hair again to bare his neck so sink his fangs in with a hiss, holding his dagger against it to keep him from struggling.

YEAH VANITAS. YEAH. ]

--Huh!! [Kaz is so, so lucky he's not expecting any of this. The attacks work like a charm--or almost, as Vanitas does manage to fight back a little. When that arm pulls around him, he slams his elbow back on a hair-trigger reaction, but it's not enough to avoid the next blow to his shoulder blade. That makes him hunch with another pained noise, lips pulled back from his teeth in a snarl, but before he can worry about breaking Kaz' hold his leg's crumpling outward.

In the struggle, he lets go of Namine's arm and reaches up to try to pry Kaz' arm off that way. But it all happens so fast, he doesn't even have time to think about using his own powers to get out of this, before he's getting bitten.]

Nno! [He knows what that means from last time, and after that eclaimation he garbles a curse at Kaz that's... pretty rude. Already though, he feels himself getting sleepy and lethargic...]

[...and in the next few seconds he stops thrashing, eyes slipping closed as he slumps. Like a sack of something... darkness related.

He's going to be so pissed off when he wakes up.]

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[Kaz's feigned withdrawal fools Naminé, too, just long enough for despair to make it through her and show slightly on her face, only-- the next second Kaz has got a knife and is on the move and she automatically squeezes her eyes shut with a yelp.]

[Except she discovers quickly enough that she wasn't the target and her eyes snap open again in time to see Vanitas get bitten. ... Bitten? Bitten, what--]

[Oh.]

[That's... what, apparently, and she presses her hands over her mouth, more than a little horrified at the sight of him as he loses consciousness. How--? Is he dead? ~~Should she be glad, if he is?~~]

[Still visibly unsettled, she turns big blue eyes Kaz's way.]

[ He turns his gaze on her next, keeping his knife in hand even as he places a foot on Vanitas' back. Just in case. ]

Looks like an opportunity for you to show what you've got just opened up kid. Show me your power and heal this idiot--an' don't even think about clearing up the venom when you do it.

[Her already defensive posture becomes slightly more so when he turns to her again, and she closes her mouth a little more tightly. The order is at first a bit surprising, not only because he's telling her to heal someone he just injured himself - which, in a way, sort of makes sense, because it does at least prove her ability - but also because it confirms that Vanitas is, in fact, still alive.]

[... She'll withhold judgement on whether or not that's a good thing. Almost gingerly, she nods, as if afraid that nodding incorrectly would inspire his wrath. He doesn't have to worry about her messing with the venom; she's not even sure she can, but she's pretty sure she shouldn't. Just as cautiously, she lowers herself into a seated position next to Vanitas' slumped form, glancing up at Kaz to make sure she hasn't earned his disapproval before reaching toward the unconscious boy.]

[HATREEEEED SO MUCH HATRED.

Vanitas is going to leave a permanent stain on Kaz' bedroom floor, from where his throat was nicked by his daggar. He also had no real control over the way he landed, so his mouth's slightly open and... leaving a spot of drool as well. lakjsdlfkj so undignified DX]

[ He hates you too honey♥ Also he approves of how pathetic and hunger-sating you look right now so be glad you have truce with Kaz at the moment or there would be a lot less healing going on 8'| Because it's that that keeps Kaz standing where he is, watching with interest as Namine steps forward. He'll wait until she's done before he does anything--he wants to see how healing here works ]

[Hm. How to go about this? It's awkward with him all slumped like that... and maybe she can't help feeling a little bad for him, seeing him like that, so, cautiously and actually very gently (especially for someone he just threatened to kill) she rolls Vanitas onto his back, if Kaz will allow her to, and-- oh, ew. Drool. That's... pretty gross, man. She's just going to... start to reach for the wounds, instead, pause, then quickly nudge his mouth closed with a finger under his jaw before returning both hands to hovering over the cut on his neck, first. It doesn't look too deep, so it shouldn't be too much trouble, and she gets to work with her power, closing up that particular injury quickly.]

[As for the bite, she peers down at it for a moment. Hm. She's never had to do something like that before, but it seems like a simple enough puncture wound...? Oh, well, better give it a shot.]

...It cost you anythin' to use that power? [ Since she seems to be working slow compared to the healers in his world and the others he's happened to witness in Asgard--but that could just be her. Maybe her power works a bit differently. ]

[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.

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the work radio is playing 'paint it black' as i type this tag. IT KNOWS.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

AHAHAH also zan tell me if I should change this sdkjgsjkd

1/2 LMFAO NO IT'S FINE; that's what he gets for being a creep

2/2 And this is my last tag for the thread until he has time to wake up o7

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okay i lied /throws one in

gorgeous, vanitas. you're gorgeous

most attractive troll ever, doki doki

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