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[The optimistic strategy to split watch throughout their cabana has hit a snag.
Returning from a bit of late-night research at the bookstore, Waltaquin finds herself coming across the common area outside the cabanas, walking in between the communal hammocks set up there...but she can go no further. The unexpected, invisible corralling is quite galling. She dislikes the constraint; it easily dulls any of the more exciting aspects of the existential dread that's become commonplace on the island.
It's just her and her housemate here, or so it seems. In lieu of pacing, Quin sits tensely on the edge of one of the hammocks, her hands folded together in her lap.]
Hyeheheh... so much for our well-laid plans. Haven't found a way around here, have you?
Returning from a bit of late-night research at the bookstore, Waltaquin finds herself coming across the common area outside the cabanas, walking in between the communal hammocks set up there...but she can go no further. The unexpected, invisible corralling is quite galling. She dislikes the constraint; it easily dulls any of the more exciting aspects of the existential dread that's become commonplace on the island.
It's just her and her housemate here, or so it seems. In lieu of pacing, Quin sits tensely on the edge of one of the hammocks, her hands folded together in her lap.]
Hyeheheh... so much for our well-laid plans. Haven't found a way around here, have you?
[ Sonya had been coming back from an evening wandering about himself when he spotted his fellow kakapo just ahead of him. What good fortune he thought, at least until it became apparent that they weren't going anywhere. ]
Unfortunately not. [ His expression is calm as always, though his arms are folded in thought. ]
We made it back to our lodging at least, or nearly so. It could be much worse.
Unfortunately not. [ His expression is calm as always, though his arms are folded in thought. ]
We made it back to our lodging at least, or nearly so. It could be much worse.
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[So close, and yet so far...It could be a lot worse, certainly, but the near-miss of it all has her teeth on edge. He doesn't seem particularly bothered by it, so she doubts he can be convinced to experiment too much with dismantling whatever this field happens to be.]
Maybe an extension of their modern magic... At any rate, you and I will be keeping watch at the same time, at least for now. If I was going to disobey the schedule I'd have preferred to do it on my own terms.
Are you frightened?
Maybe an extension of their modern magic... At any rate, you and I will be keeping watch at the same time, at least for now. If I was going to disobey the schedule I'd have preferred to do it on my own terms.
Are you frightened?
Haha, the company is pleasant but the setting could be improved.
[ It's an awkward spot to be trapped in, a kind of in between. He smiles though, as he's want to do. ]
No. I've been in far worse situations, though I'll confess I usually have my sword with me. And yourself?
[ It's an awkward spot to be trapped in, a kind of in between. He smiles though, as he's want to do. ]
No. I've been in far worse situations, though I'll confess I usually have my sword with me. And yourself?
Flattery on a night like this? [Oppressive, the sense of dread having cracked like a bolt of lightning on the other island? She's tickled by it.] If there was ever circumstance for an attempted dalliance... hah.
[At the mention of the sword, she turns to look him over much more appraisingly.]
You're unarmed? [She sounds a bit surprised.] If we're sequestered here, I don't doubt that anything else would have a difficult time getting in, at any rate.
[At the mention of the sword, she turns to look him over much more appraisingly.]
You're unarmed? [She sounds a bit surprised.] If we're sequestered here, I don't doubt that anything else would have a difficult time getting in, at any rate.
Why not? It's more than deserved.
[ He opens his hands wide, a clear show of no weapons. ]
I received a harpoon last week, but it's in the cabana rather than with me. When this situation clears, I'll fix that, of course.
[ He tips his head in agreement at the rest, but he's learned his lesson. ]
[ He opens his hands wide, a clear show of no weapons. ]
I received a harpoon last week, but it's in the cabana rather than with me. When this situation clears, I'll fix that, of course.
[ He tips his head in agreement at the rest, but he's learned his lesson. ]
You think you know me well enough to say that, do you? Well, I've never had many secrets.
[She pats the hammock beside her.]
Yes, I saw you fishing with it earlier this week, didn't I?
[The proliferation of harpoons across the vacationers has been hard to miss, though most people seem to be stubbornly or clumsily clinging to them as fishing tools instead of potential implements of violence.]
[She pats the hammock beside her.]
Yes, I saw you fishing with it earlier this week, didn't I?
[The proliferation of harpoons across the vacationers has been hard to miss, though most people seem to be stubbornly or clumsily clinging to them as fishing tools instead of potential implements of violence.]
[In a way, Waltaquin thinks she knew there was something special about him from the moment he complimented her company. Not many here seem particularly tolerant of differences in attitude, and either he had been attempting to manipulate her - and thus, a man with many secrets to keep - or to some extent, the compliment had been genuinely intended.
Quin comes along in the late evening to visit him where he's being held by the beach, hands knit together in front of her.]
It would have been nice to see you play with Billy Butcher a little longer. I really should have kept the other one from interfering.
[Sonya probably would have lost his strength regardless, but she could had dissuaded Shuda from getting in the way of a real one-on-one.]
I suppose I should also say thank you for not killing me where I slept.
Quin comes along in the late evening to visit him where he's being held by the beach, hands knit together in front of her.]
It would have been nice to see you play with Billy Butcher a little longer. I really should have kept the other one from interfering.
[Sonya probably would have lost his strength regardless, but she could had dissuaded Shuda from getting in the way of a real one-on-one.]
I suppose I should also say thank you for not killing me where I slept.
[ Por que los dos? ]
Hmm, well, my luck had run out by then I'm afraid. [ With weight on the word luck. ]
Haha, should I say you're welcome? I could have of course, but I don't see why I would. You have something to contribute unlike Chai.
Hmm, well, my luck had run out by then I'm afraid. [ With weight on the word luck. ]
Haha, should I say you're welcome? I could have of course, but I don't see why I would. You have something to contribute unlike Chai.
Hahaha, of course I do. I wager you found him a bit lax. [To her, Chai had always seemed like someone who didn't do much thinking ahead and was always putting himself in the path of some crazy adventure. At least when Waltaquin gets herself into such situations, it's in pursuit of hidden knowledge from times immemorial, curses that could change the tide of sorcery itself.
But she digresses mentally. After all the effort he'd gone through, it did seem to fizzle out in the end. Embarrassing. She leans forward a bit.]
Care to tell me a bit about that? You left a very intriguing riddle. It's enough to send shivers down anyone's spine. [The gummy worms...truly a clotting agent no one would expect.]
But she digresses mentally. After all the effort he'd gone through, it did seem to fizzle out in the end. Embarrassing. She leans forward a bit.]
Care to tell me a bit about that? You left a very intriguing riddle. It's enough to send shivers down anyone's spine. [The gummy worms...truly a clotting agent no one would expect.]
Aha, I've heard that before~.
[ Sorry sometimes he's just like this too, it's fine. ]
I'm not certain it's so much a riddle but rather, a technology. One I'm certain Vergilius is familiar with, but his penchant for doing as little as possible worked in my favor. Or that might have been the remaining wishpower too.
But first, do you believe in good fortune? Or barring that, the power of wishes? The very human trait of desiring what may seem improbable?
[ Sorry sometimes he's just like this too, it's fine. ]
I'm not certain it's so much a riddle but rather, a technology. One I'm certain Vergilius is familiar with, but his penchant for doing as little as possible worked in my favor. Or that might have been the remaining wishpower too.
But first, do you believe in good fortune? Or barring that, the power of wishes? The very human trait of desiring what may seem improbable?
[Oh a rare Vergilius drag? Her ears can't help but perk at that, but she doesn't ask after it.]
Good fortune, certainly. Some people are smiled up, and some will never escape their rotten luck. I don't think I've ever see a wish come true without some manpower involved. Wanting something isn't enough.
Good fortune, certainly. Some people are smiled up, and some will never escape their rotten luck. I don't think I've ever see a wish come true without some manpower involved. Wanting something isn't enough.
It requires a lot of hard work, amongst other things.
[ Hmm, how to best explain this... ]
Where I come from, technology known as "Singularities" exist. Put simply, they bring extraordinary things into the realm of possibility. Time manipulation, instant regeneration, and so on. One of these Singularities is wishpower, but it's essentially the essence of luck. Gather up enough and you could win any jackpot with a single coin, or land the lover of your dreams.
I might not have had my sword, but I did have a wishsticker on me at arrival.
[ Hmm, how to best explain this... ]
Where I come from, technology known as "Singularities" exist. Put simply, they bring extraordinary things into the realm of possibility. Time manipulation, instant regeneration, and so on. One of these Singularities is wishpower, but it's essentially the essence of luck. Gather up enough and you could win any jackpot with a single coin, or land the lover of your dreams.
I might not have had my sword, but I did have a wishsticker on me at arrival.
Oh, I didn't use the sticker in the hope of achieving my wish. There wasn't nearly enough wishpower stored up in it for that. Instead, I used to ensure the kill would go off as cleanly as possible, and how I wanted it to.
Someone had to kill, for the greater good. I'm pretty selfless, you know? I gave Vergilius' team something they hadn't earned, because it was the right thing to do. At least, for now.
Someone had to kill, for the greater good. I'm pretty selfless, you know? I gave Vergilius' team something they hadn't earned, because it was the right thing to do. At least, for now.
[Waltaquin giggles when he mentions being selfless for the greater good in a way that is entirely not selfless and unhinged. Oh, he's very little-guy shaped. Delightful.
Though she wonders about his actual wish, the one that now will go unfulfilled, one things stands out more than all the others to her.]
"As cleanly as possible," was it...? In that case, did you want all that business with the candies?
Though she wonders about his actual wish, the one that now will go unfulfilled, one things stands out more than all the others to her.]
"As cleanly as possible," was it...? In that case, did you want all that business with the candies?
[ Unhinged, absolutely. Selfish? Well not if you logic loop around to it! ]
The worms? I had to muddy up his corpse a bit so it wasn't clear that it was done by a harpoon. They're what I had at hand, or what he had on hand, at least. And I figured that since he liked them so much, he would appreciate being buried with them~.
The worms? I had to muddy up his corpse a bit so it wasn't clear that it was done by a harpoon. They're what I had at hand, or what he had on hand, at least. And I figured that since he liked them so much, he would appreciate being buried with them~.
Largely, yes. But I hadn't expect that fountain to hold sugar and not water. It was ill-suited to cleaning my harpoon.
I wouldn't say I know you well, but I can appreciate your company even so.
[ So yeah, he'll take her up on her invitation for hammock time. ]
You did. As far as rewards go, it is pretty useful.
[ nods at meta in knowing. ]
[ So yeah, he'll take her up on her invitation for hammock time. ]
You did. As far as rewards go, it is pretty useful.
[ nods at meta in knowing. ]
The sugar...? [Ah, she just can't stop giggling! The soft hum of amusement remains in her words, even after the laughter ends.] Then the thing that caused us all so much confusion for the longest while was your only accident!
Sonya, I believe even that may have been part of your good fortune.
Sonya, I believe even that may have been part of your good fortune.
[stares at the meta dead-eyed]
Throwing arms to a gathered crowd is just going to make them more likely to riot... It might be useful for survival, but I'm sure our hosts have other uses in mind.
[It's useful for him, perhaps. Imagine being bequeathed one as someone who prefers more bombastic methods of offense than simple martial weapons. It's perfectly useless under those circumstances, unless they all intend to become fishermen.]
I prefer a strong offense, but in a situation like this, surely I'm enough to defend us both if we're in trouble.
Throwing arms to a gathered crowd is just going to make them more likely to riot... It might be useful for survival, but I'm sure our hosts have other uses in mind.
[It's useful for him, perhaps. Imagine being bequeathed one as someone who prefers more bombastic methods of offense than simple martial weapons. It's perfectly useless under those circumstances, unless they all intend to become fishermen.]
I prefer a strong offense, but in a situation like this, surely I'm enough to defend us both if we're in trouble.
Do you? It should have lasted just a little while longer, then. I didn't even clean my boots more than I usually do.
[ Like really, he's just a neat person. ]
[ Like really, he's just a neat person. ]
It sent us in circles for quite a while, don't you think?
[It might have been the harpoon that made Sonya aggressively defend himself in the end, but it really was in noticing his tidiness that the focus shifted. That's an act of misfortune if she's ever heard of one.]
I guess it goes to show that nothing lasts forever. What a shame, just when I hoped to get to know you better.
[It might have been the harpoon that made Sonya aggressively defend himself in the end, but it really was in noticing his tidiness that the focus shifted. That's an act of misfortune if she's ever heard of one.]
I guess it goes to show that nothing lasts forever. What a shame, just when I hoped to get to know you better.
Usually I have a better sense of timing... but, well— [ ... ] you're right.
[ He tilts his head, resettling into a smile. ]
Did you? At least I can tell you that it's mutual. And that there's still time, however limited that might be.
[ He tilts his head, resettling into a smile. ]
Did you? At least I can tell you that it's mutual. And that there's still time, however limited that might be.
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