Lucia Walsh-Rhys is many things. Impetuous, stupidly heroic, generous to the point where anyone else wouldn't survive it. From New York.
Busting down El's door to get at this soul-eater.
Lucia Walsh-Rhys is many things. Impetuous, stupidly heroic, generous to the point where anyone else wouldn't survive it. From New York.
Busting down El's door to get at this soul-eater.
"I suppose you can spend that on turning expired vending machine snacks into vindaloo if you like."
“Probably not? Killing mals feels satisfying, but afterwards I don’t actually feel less hungry. I felt really good after I killed all those mals in your room that night but, like, I felt good and also still hungry.”
"Huh. I guess if it got to be a big deal you could have an agglo farm or humanely breed chayaenas or something."
“I used to keep pet agglos at home in terraria after I found out that there were things that were tasty and hurt people.”
“When I was little and first managed to communicate my bloodthirst Mom brought me agglos. After I got picky about that she went outside the enclave to capture weaker mals and paralyze them so I could finish them off.“
“I had such a one-track mind at that age. You’re lucky you met me after I developed more complex preferences.”
"Oh yeah. I grew up in a commune full of crunchy granola hippies and they tolerated me for Mum's sake alone. To say nothing of school."
“Oof. Well, maybe if we had somehow met as children we’d have had loads of fun running around causing mischief.”
They enter the cafeteria. Lucia looks over at the New York table, sizing them up, trying to decide if she should do this now or later.
...
She hadn't realized what a relief it would be, looking at New York and being able to think them rather than us. She had never been planning to stay--but she hadn't been planning to burn her bridges behind her. It feels like shackles have been taken off her ankles.
She had probably better take the initiative, here.
"Save me a spot in line? I'm going to draw a line in the sand with New York now, get it over with."
"I will stand in line and take credit for your ability to cut in line whenever you damn well please."