WHO: callisto... and people. 🧍♂️ WHAT: catch-all. WHERE: seoul, busan, & everywhere in between! WHEN: throughout the month (that's almost over) WARNINGS: blood, gore, & anything else will be updated as i go!
[ if her door knob is rattling, or the sound of a knock on her door is made evidently louder, it's not her imagination. callisto wasn't the sort who readily took no for an answer. sorry gebura. ]
How heartless. I dragged my legs all the way here.
[ he says as if he wouldn't have done it regardless. still, he feels like his mind would be a lot more settled to know she was okay. not that he had any real doubts, but weren't there times where feelings weren't entirely logical? besides, if she needed assistance, it isn't like he was opposed to offering his hand. ]
Unseen for now, one eye twitches, and there's no response for a good few minutes before the door slides open. Gebura looks a little more tired than usual when she stares out at Callisto, but what else is new when everyone else is also some level of exhausted? ]
You could just save yourself some time by checking first.
Why check when it's clear that you haven't gone out? [ or so he claims, but is it obvious? it is true that most people who showed signs of this new ailment did seem to avoid going out. likely out of necessity...
as for how? he doesn't actually know much of the details, and hence. ]
So, how have you been faring? I felt like I would not get a satisfactory response through written language, and so I have arrived in person. [ while his tone isn't too different than the usual, a mixture of his own awful sense of humor and touch of what could be seen as over-familiarity. ]
[ She very much does not have the patience level to deal with him right now, so she gives him a very long and unimpressed stare. If he thought he was getting a satisfactory response verbally, boy do I hate to disappoint him, but--! ]
[ he asks, pretending to be offended. in reality, he is used to her behavior by now. ] But, it's a relief to see you haven't been overtaken by anything strange. Those are the same tired eyes I'm used to seeing. [ they may not be exactly tired, but gebura did have a certain way of holding herself.
but, he gibes a cant of his head, as if to ask if she's not going to let him in? ]
[ he says in tune, neither agreeing with such a statement, nor casting any real disagreement either. when she turns away from the door, he does make his way in. he figures, if she's against it, the time was now to stop him.
but, can he say even that wouldn't be a bit interesting? ] Would you rather not consider it concern?
[ except, he sounds more amused than offended. well, he supposed it's quite unrelated to himself. instead, he pauses at her words, before giving a small shrug. ] Concern and unwavering belief in your abilities can exist at the same time. At least, I felt we were close enough for me to think so. [ citation needed.
but, this wouldn't be the first that he speaks freely like this.
he does look around her room briefly. mostly in genuine interest. ]
[ There's truly so little here. Like. A ramune marble and a tiny clay cat on a desk and a lil goldfish drone floating around and a couple of little odds and ends, but Gebura does not make this into any kind of home.
Very much not decadent, sorry. ]
You really need to stop thinking we're buddy-buddy at this point. I told you, we're just allies.
[ And then he'd told her not to call anyone else that so easily, and she's pulling a face just remembering that. ]
[ oddly enough, when he sees the small assortment of things gebura has gathered here... it seems to suit her. while he may have grown accustomed to some degree of opulence in the palace, it's also true that he's spent most of his formative years on the battlefield. he doesn't have ridiculous expectations...
all the more, maybe she'd be offended, but he likes the idea of having made it into her space. it does make him smile just a bit, as if the realization was sinking in. ] As I said before, allies are more reliable.
[ there were no personal feelings involved. ]
But, I would not be opposed to being "buddy-buddy" if that's what you desire. As someone who could occupy such a position, do you not think I could offer you my assistance?
[ Ah, there's her exasperation, the woman scowling just long enough to show a glimpse of fang. He almost seems to do it deliberately, doesn't he? Happily misconstruing her words. Again. ]
And what do you actually think you can assist me with, Callisto?
Then it seems I have misunderstood the lady once more. I must be getting rusty in my communication with you since I have not been in your presence for some time. [ or so he suggests in an easygoing way, as if he could believe such a thing to be the case.
it's clearly not. ]
Isn't that obvious? [ he points a finger to where he once saw the brief flash of a particularly sharp tooth. ]
Then, am I to wait until you are desperate for it? I figured you would have appreciated doing it with someone you would feel no hint of remorse towards.
[ he opens his mouth, closes it, then gives a small huff.
is it in humor or because he's offended? maybe a bit of both. ] Now why would I do that? Is simply bringing it up from time to time such a deplorable crime?
Then if I agree to bring it up minimally, are you more likely to accept my assistance?
[ he brings a hand up, holding it out palms up in front of her, as if he were offering her an actual meal. ] Did you want to sample it first? If you're hesitant, I can always make it easier for you.
[ callisto's eyes sweep back to the sword at his side. ]
[ he rolls up one of the sleeves of his shirt, pushing it up towards his elbows. if he had wounds prior, it looks like it's healing along just fine alongside his other, age old scars. ] I wasn't going that far. Before you make me assume that's a request, you could just accept.
[ closer to the the vein may be better, and so he reaches to unsheathe his sword.
[ his eyes fall towards where she holds him in grip, and his lips curve upwards. ]
And you are one of the few who would label me as such without a hint reservation. [ but, maybe that's precisely why he can be here like this. no questions to intentions if just because she always seemed to want nothing to do with him at all. ]
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How heartless. I dragged my legs all the way here.
[ he says as if he wouldn't have done it regardless. still, he feels like his mind would be a lot more settled to know she was okay. not that he had any real doubts, but weren't there times where feelings weren't entirely logical? besides, if she needed assistance, it isn't like he was opposed to offering his hand. ]
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Unseen for now, one eye twitches, and there's no response for a good few minutes before the door slides open. Gebura looks a little more tired than usual when she stares out at Callisto, but what else is new when everyone else is also some level of exhausted? ]
You could just save yourself some time by checking first.
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as for how? he doesn't actually know much of the details, and hence. ]
So, how have you been faring? I felt like I would not get a satisfactory response through written language, and so I have arrived in person. [ while his tone isn't too different than the usual, a mixture of his own awful sense of humor and touch of what could be seen as over-familiarity. ]
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I'm fine.
[ She's always this grumpy!! ]
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[ he asks, pretending to be offended. in reality, he is used to her behavior by now. ] But, it's a relief to see you haven't been overtaken by anything strange. Those are the same tired eyes I'm used to seeing. [ they may not be exactly tired, but gebura did have a certain way of holding herself.
but, he gibes a cant of his head, as if to ask if she's not going to let him in? ]
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[ a snort.
She doesn't invite him in, not verbally, though she turns away from the door. ]
Bitten or not, it's not like I'm weak-willed enough to let that change me. Aren't you underestimating me?
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[ he says in tune, neither agreeing with such a statement, nor casting any real disagreement either. when she turns away from the door, he does make his way in. he figures, if she's against it, the time was now to stop him.
but, can he say even that wouldn't be a bit interesting? ] Would you rather not consider it concern?
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[ So if they give in, that's their problem, not hers. She just leans against the wall as he enters, giving him an unamused stare. As per usual. ]
If you want me to believe that you're concerned about me, then you are underestimating me, you know.
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[ except, he sounds more amused than offended. well, he supposed it's quite unrelated to himself. instead, he pauses at her words, before giving a small shrug. ] Concern and unwavering belief in your abilities can exist at the same time. At least, I felt we were close enough for me to think so. [ citation needed.
but, this wouldn't be the first that he speaks freely like this.
he does look around her room briefly. mostly in genuine interest. ]
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Very much not decadent, sorry. ]
You really need to stop thinking we're buddy-buddy at this point. I told you, we're just allies.
[ And then he'd told her not to call anyone else that so easily, and she's pulling a face just remembering that. ]
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all the more, maybe she'd be offended, but he likes the idea of having made it into her space. it does make him smile just a bit, as if the realization was sinking in. ] As I said before, allies are more reliable.
[ there were no personal feelings involved. ]
But, I would not be opposed to being "buddy-buddy" if that's what you desire. As someone who could occupy such a position, do you not think I could offer you my assistance?
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[ Ah, there's her exasperation, the woman scowling just long enough to show a glimpse of fang. He almost seems to do it deliberately, doesn't he? Happily misconstruing her words. Again. ]
And what do you actually think you can assist me with, Callisto?
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it's clearly not. ]
Isn't that obvious? [ he points a finger to where he once saw the brief flash of a particularly sharp tooth. ]
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[ Her expression flattens immediately. ]
No.
[ As in, yes it's obvious and hell no she's not going for it. ]
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he half-expected her to decline him. ]
Then, am I to wait until you are desperate for it? I figured you would have appreciated doing it with someone you would feel no hint of remorse towards.
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[ Callisto for the next few months like "Remember when I SAVED you from STARVATION?" Ugh, she can hear it now. ]
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is it in humor or because he's offended? maybe a bit of both. ] Now why would I do that? Is simply bringing it up from time to time such a deplorable crime?
[ this is how memories are made, gebura... ]
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[ Except to brag or use it to get something from her. She's absolutely convinced that's what would happen. ]
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[ he brings a hand up, holding it out palms up in front of her, as if he were offering her an actual meal. ] Did you want to sample it first? If you're hesitant, I can always make it easier for you.
[ callisto's eyes sweep back to the sword at his side. ]
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What, you're going to slice yourself to encourage me not to waste food?
[ Does she even hear her? Or himself?? ]
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[ it's not a yes, or a no. not even a maybe.
though, it does show his clear intent to offer it whether she likes it or not. ]
Maybe we can call it a test of your will?
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[ She echoes him, a little hollowly. ]
So you cut yourself and if I just stand there and watch you drip blood on the floor, you become convinced that I'm fine and give up?
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[ he rolls up one of the sleeves of his shirt, pushing it up towards his elbows. if he had wounds prior, it looks like it's healing along just fine alongside his other, age old scars. ] I wasn't going that far. Before you make me assume that's a request, you could just accept.
[ closer to the the vein may be better, and so he reaches to unsheathe his sword.
he should have brought a smaller knife. ]
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You are such a pain in the ass.
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And you are one of the few who would label me as such without a hint reservation. [ but, maybe that's precisely why he can be here like this. no questions to intentions if just because she always seemed to want nothing to do with him at all. ]
You're about halfway there.
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