Did you give him back what you got? [unfortunately he's going to have more bruises probably after this because gideon isn't in the mood to hold back oopsies.]
i'm going to say that she does in fact try to wail on him, and he's welcome to wail on her as well - but the second she hits him and he wheezes, she stops. taps out, immediately jerking back with her hands in a t-position, time out, time out. and when she's sure they're not fighting, she sucks in a sharp breath, and grabs him by the shoulders.]
[THEY'RE REALLY JUST WAILING ON EACH OTHER well until Gideon signals the time-out. Lavi startles a little when she grabs him, the surprised look in his eye going to hers, before it turns sheepish.]
S'not that bad, I'm just bruised.
[But he doesn't shrug her off, just centers his breathing.]
[well. after that, she feels less like she wants to cry or throw up, so. a break sounds okay.
she exhales slow, and reaches up to muss his hair into his face before letting go of him. i keep forgetting if i mentioned this or not she has like, healing cuts on her arms. they're a couple days old, so she hasn't bothered re-wrapping them, and he'll see it since she's right up in his space.]
You made a noise like a balloon getting popped. [:T]
[she glances at him, pushing her glasses back up to her forehead. she also pulls out a cloth and just wipes the rest of her facepaint off, because it's driving her nuts. enjoy bare-faced gideon.]
Did I tell you about that, or did you hear about it? [she honestly can't remember.]
... The idea of them being lost like this is trash. [she says, finally.] We're dead, but it's fucking garbage to watch someone's second chance get pulled.
[...She really does remind him of Allen. A few people have already, but this single moment feels the most familiar so far. It's that tenacity, he thinks. And the willingness to hold onto people who could just as easily turn their backs on her.
He wriggles one of his arms over then lifts it up, palm open for a high five as he waves it around]
All I've got are two arms for grabbing and a head you can bounce thoughts off of, but... count me in. I don't wanna see our group get any smaller than it already is either.
[she looks at him for a minute, expression bemused, but it sorts itself out into something a little warmer. he opens for a high five, and she gives it to him, easy enough.]
It's like bailing water out of a ship with holes in, you know. [she says, but.] Alright. We work together, then.
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Once there, he turns to face Gideon, pulling off his scarf and setting it aside. there's a bruise on his chin when he looks back at her, grinning,]
Should've saved that for me instead. Actually -- I forgot that she did -- made me juggle a bunch of knives for her.
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Well, don't be a moron. [she says, and again, this is affectionate. she watches him for a moment.] What'd you do, drop a fucking knife on your face?
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Lavi's grin immediately disappears, pressing into a grimace, then he sighs.]
...I got stuck with Junhyeong last night. He wasn't thrilled about it, so we ended up fighting.
[gideon said don't be a moron and yet here he is]
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Did you give him back what you got? [unfortunately he's going to have more bruises probably after this because gideon isn't in the mood to hold back oopsies.]
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he'll gesture for Gideon to color him with more bruises, though if she aims any at his abdomen then she'll hear him wheeze in pain,]
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i'm going to say that she does in fact try to wail on him, and he's welcome to wail on her as well - but the second she hits him and he wheezes, she stops. taps out, immediately jerking back with her hands in a t-position, time out, time out. and when she's sure they're not fighting, she sucks in a sharp breath, and grabs him by the shoulders.]
Don't fight me when you're fucked up, dipshit.
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S'not that bad, I'm just bruised.
[But he doesn't shrug her off, just centers his breathing.]
...But I'll take a break if you're offering.
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she exhales slow, and reaches up to muss his hair into his face before letting go of him. i keep forgetting if i mentioned this or not she has like, healing cuts on her arms. they're a couple days old, so she hasn't bothered re-wrapping them, and he'll see it since she's right up in his space.]
You made a noise like a balloon getting popped. [:T]
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Must be because of your finely honed instincts. Your sixth sense of knowing where to hit me where it hurts most.
[incredible talent, amazing. He pauses as he takes in the cuts, then he looks at her]
Are these from your stuffed animal adventure?
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Did I tell you about that, or did you hear about it? [she honestly can't remember.]
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Childe told me. He said the mirrors exploded when the animals came through 'em.
[he nods at the cuts]
Are you sure you don't wanna bandage those? I've got extra back in the room.
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[a pause, and then:]
... Eto cleaned them for me the first time, so I probably won't double-die of infection.
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She does a good job.
[or 'did', but he doesn't feel like correcting himself.]
...I didn't know Hunter. And I didn't know Eto that well either, but she saved my life even when we were complete strangers. ...I'm gonna miss her.
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... The idea of them being lost like this is trash. [she says, finally.] We're dead, but it's fucking garbage to watch someone's second chance get pulled.
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...And for all we know, it'll be five more weeks of this bullshit.
[...]
The body count could go up too, nothing on the imaginary rules that says more than one person can't have a go.
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The less people the better, if we're getting down to it. [...] That's not how I want to do this, Lavi.
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You said you wanted to get all of us out of here. You still feel the same way?
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[there's a pause, and she laughs, low and bitter, because she's nearly repeating something she said just a few weeks ago, when she was alive:]
All I can do is try to keep as many of us from dying as I can, and hope someone figures out what to do.
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He wriggles one of his arms over then lifts it up, palm open for a high five as he waves it around]
All I've got are two arms for grabbing and a head you can bounce thoughts off of, but... count me in. I don't wanna see our group get any smaller than it already is either.
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It's like bailing water out of a ship with holes in, you know. [she says, but.] Alright. We work together, then.