catchall; gideon

[toyska]

I want you to know that on my journey to find a shitpost I learned what "pumpkin pounder" means

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[toyska]

[Ah, yeah. He looks a little awkward.]

He did say you were mad. [AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

...A little more quietly--] Sorry.

[He doesn't regret doing it, really even though he'd probably choose differently now that he knows how it ended. But not telling her what he'd been thinking, not expecting her to care all that much--those were mistakes, and he'll own up to that.]

[cavaliered]

[there's a pause, and she just sighs, a little heavy. rubs at her neck.]

It's not like you could've known I'd flip my shit. I know I'm not - good at this. [like, talking to people in general.] I wasn't... at the time, I figured you got a good time out of it, and I knew you weren't gone forever.

[toyska]

[Hilariously, he didn't even get that good of a time out of it--but he won't correct her, because he's not quite that stupid.]

I'm not either, really. Things are different in the Fatui. [Which is his only experience with anyone older than twelve turning to him for support or guidance of any kind.] ...I promise I didn't intend to die, though. Honestly, I mostly assumed I wouldn't find anything.

[It's not reassuring, not really. Not when there's no sign of salvation on the horizon, a consequence he knew he'd face. But it's the most he can offer, no matter how paltry and belated.]

[cavaliered]

[well if it makes him feel better she has the emotional competence of a twelve year old so like, he's doing fine]

No, I didn't think you did. I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at Ryo, but that's for a lot of fucking reasons. Drowning you in a giant sink or whatever the fuck happened is the cherry on top.

[toyska]

[He thinks she should be more mad at him than Ryo, honestly, since Ryo truly just happened across him--but he'll leave that unsaid unless she asks.]

...Well, I'll accept it if you change your mind. [And decide she wants to punch him anyway, or something. He doesn't really know what to do with--not even forgiveness, but pure acceptance. He is, truthfully, incapable of comprehending it; will be waiting, in some part, for the other shoe to drop at any time.

Until then, though--]

If it makes you feel better, Bloody Mary made fun of me for ages about it. [WEDNESDAY REALLY SAID "DIE TO SOAP? LOSE ALL RIGHTS."]

[cavaliered]

[ryo stabbed her and she still likes him somehow so i think childe will be waiting a long time for that shoe.

she does give him a little head tilt, like a confused dog, when he says he'd accept if she changed her mind, but she lets that go for now.]

You're right, that does make me feel better. You deserve it. [lmao]

[toyska]

[STOP LISTEN]

I didn't know it was so slippery up there! Why was there soap on the sink like that, anyway?! [because it was funny that's why]

[cavaliered]

Why was there soap on the sink? Childe.

[LMAO]

Dumbass. [shoves his shoulder, affectionately.]

[toyska]

It should've been put to the side! In a dish!

[NOT JUST ON THE SINK FOR PEOPLE TO SLIP AND FALL TO THEIR DEATHS IN.

But she is amused now, which was the actual goal here, so he will take the shove with grace.]

At least the island with the snow is nice. [IS IT?] Lavi tried to fix up the resort for you all, but then Scaramouche decided to start setting traps.

[cavaliered]

[that's cute, stop making me think childe is cute]

You all keep talking about the traps but I never saw a single one. What were they, exactly?

[toyska]

[It cannot be helped]

He dug a few pits, he electrocuted a few things... I have no idea what he got up to indoors, but I'm sure it was more of the same. Uriel and I were trying to make ice sculptures, but it didn't go as well as we'd hoped.

[Sometimes confidence week makes you break things]

[cavaliered]

Zagreus told me he and Lavi made a squeaky punching bag because they were thinking of me.

[she says this like she's kind of amazed by it? like wow. they thought of her at all? people think about things that might make her laugh? huh. sounds fake.]

Why didn't it?

[toyska]

That sounds like them. I think Lavi brought over the skeletons, too. [Lavi tried so hard while a bunch of evil gremlins ran around sabotaging everything. Gideon's relatable, though.]

We kept breaking them... I think it was whatever was affecting us all that week. Uriel was very sure that her flaming sword would help her carve the ice.

[cavaliered]

[snort.]

I mean. It would. For a second.

[toyska]

Exactly. [He looks amused, because it really was funny.

Though, that said--]

Are you guys still staying in the same place? It might be better to get some rooms at one of the hotels, at least for the people who can't fly.

[cavaliered]

[she's so disgruntled about not being able to fly, i hope you know this]

I've been staying in the dorms, yeah, but that's a good point. [...] Can you fly?

[toyska]

[She's gonna be even more disgruntled because he nods

Though he does add--] Not as easily as some of the others can. It takes more energy for me, but I can get around quickly if I need to. I usually don't do it--my cabin's just an island away anyway.

[cavaliered]

[GRUMPY FACE.]

Your cabin?

[toyska]

[


Grins at her]

Do you want to see?

[cavaliered]

[-- well, she grins too, then.]

Sure. Is that where all your weapons went?

[toyska]

[She will find out shortly!!

By which I mean he puts a hand on her shoulder, says "hang on," scoops her up, and then does this. Just without the yellow seal thingies.

If she doesn't, like, panic and flail or punch him or anything else, he will nyoom them off back to snowy island like this--straight over the lava and everything. If she does do those things then she can just fall and get a concussion I guess that's fine too]

[cavaliered]

[okay well listen it's a LITTLE startling, so she does flail a bit at first, but she's not unused to magic-like things, so she catches her balance and clings a bit, looking like she's been absolutely bamboozled.

ALL OF YOU HAVE COOL POWERS. LET HER HAVE SOME.

regardless, she will not get a concussion... this time.]

[toyska]

[THIS TIME.......

But he will deposit her outside of a cabin! It looks... basically the same as the other cabins on this mountain, except like. Properly repaired and more-or-less livable. It's still cold as fuck up here but Childe doesn't seem too bothered as he dusts his hands off. He does, however, look a little tired from the effort.]

That's how it works for me. Though, that's harder with two people than I thought it would be.

[cavaliered]

You really are a water guy.

[like she didn't believe him or something ig]

You got an actual place out here? The hell.

[toyska]

[HELP He looks like he wants to protest, but then he thinks better of it because he knows it would just be an invitation to make fun of his sink death again]

Kind of. I didn't pay for it or anything, but I fixed it up. The resort's not that far away, so it's easy to head down there and cook. [He gestures! He will lead the way inside; indoors, it looks pretty much like what you'd expect of a cabin--a little mishmashed in style, but fortified against the cold and very tidy. As expected, there's a collection of his weapons, though not as many as before. The no-murder panda blanket is on the bed.]