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In the morning, Isabella does her best to extricate herself without prematurely waking Adarin. They don't need to leave on anything like a tight schedule.
She's not nearly graceful enough to reliably manage this, of course.
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prodigal_miser
Into the planty maze, indeed! The word 'maze' is appropriate, actually. There's no semblance of layout, things just sort of - weave together.
headunbowed
"Never thought you'd turn up," says a female voice from... Well, it's hard to tell. "Come to take me back with a bleeding heart and some more excuses? 'Cause I really want to hear 'em."
prodigal_miser
"Nope, actually. The opposite. Would you believe, dear sister, that I'm here to apologize?" replies Adarin, perturbed.
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Pause. "What, really?"
She jumps down from a nearby tree. "Are you dying? Is this woman here going to kill you?"
She jumps down from a nearby tree. "Are you dying? Is this woman here going to kill you?"
headunbowed
"Right then, that's a no," she says.
Now that she's out of her tree, she does look vaguely similar to Adarin. The hair's different, but other than that detail - they look very much alike. Except less friendly.
Now that she's out of her tree, she does look vaguely similar to Adarin. The hair's different, but other than that detail - they look very much alike. Except less friendly.
prodigal_miser
Adarin sighs. "Hello to you too. Isabella, this is Zeviana, my sister. 'Ana, this is Isabella, my -"
headunbowed
"Girlfriend, got it. Hi, poor girl unfortunate enough to date my dork of a brother. Did you know he's an ass? Because he is."
headunbowed
"Hi. Nice to meet you."
She looks at Adarin. "So! What happened, you were pretty stubborn about -"
She looks at Adarin. "So! What happened, you were pretty stubborn about -"
headunbowed
Zeviana's entire body language changes from defensive to upset.
"Son of a bitch. Who? Who the fuck touched you, I will fucking drown them in their fucking entrails, I damn well told you that you should have just packed up and -"
"Son of a bitch. Who? Who the fuck touched you, I will fucking drown them in their fucking entrails, I damn well told you that you should have just packed up and -"
headunbowed
"You're a fucking sap, you know that, right? If you had any more of a bleeding heart you'd be anemic."
Pause.
"Now shut up and hug me."
Hugs.
Pause.
"Now shut up and hug me."
Hugs.
prodigal_miser
Hugs.
"I'm alright. Isabella stopped her. It's sort of complicated to explain."
"I'm alright. Isabella stopped her. It's sort of complicated to explain."
dark_light
"I offered to shoot her, he declined and frightened her and kicked her out."
prodigal_miser
"Very. So, 'ana - I did a thing. It involved going to another plane and finding lots of wonderful things including a new type of magic, advanced technology, and um - well, Isabella."
dark_light
"...You laugh, but it's actually not impossible to get a mythological daemon..."
headunbowed
"A whatsit?"
Before Adarin can explain, she adds - "Short version, please, I'm not a nerd."
Before Adarin can explain, she adds - "Short version, please, I'm not a nerd."