trailofblood | (no subject)

[ OH WAIT NO IT FUCKING DOESN'T????

Returning that punch from earlier, jackass ]

[why am i friends with you again]

[but yeah okay he's taking that without a word. do you feel better now]

[ No. ]

I've considered your proposal and decided it's bullshit.

[give him a second to recover]

-Can't say yours is better.

[ Take yo time ]

Just- just gimme a minute to think, alright?

[ PACING. Extremely agitated pacing. ]

[watching him]

It's no use, spikey. No matter what we do, people are gonna die.

But if it makes it any easier on ya, no one's gonna lose their lives. It's not much of a bright side, but as you know death ain't permanent here.

They're still going to suffer.

[ He paces for a while longer, then comes to an abrupt halt, jaw tight. Something seems to drain out of him, leaving only the weariness behind. ]

... We'll offer a sacrifice. If we fail, the Echo'll kill me herself.

That's the only compromise I'm willing to make. If you want to argue about it, then we both die.

[He grits his teeth, but his answer is otherwise immediate]

If that's your final answer, it's all or nothin'. We both live, or we both die.

[ With an edge like a serrated knife, ]

Then we'd better think up a really good sacrifice.

[right, the sacrifice.]

[. . .]

I didn't think this far ahead.

Of course you didn't...

It has to be something precious enough to pass her little judging contest.

Yeah.

[ugh]

There's only so much I've got to offer.

If it's stuff, that's not gonna cut it. All I've got is my gun.

Same here. [nevermind it's a huge gun-slash-rocket-launcher]

[hesitantly]

Knowin' she's a sadistic shit, there's stuff like harmin' ourselves, givin' up memories. . . bet she could take shit like emotions, too. Could offer a favor, but who knows what she'd call it in for.

[something awful, that's what]

Emotions, huh?

[ Wolfwood can probably hear the gears turning in his head ]

... Could probably give her 'happiness', or somethin' like that.

[punches in the head]

[it's not hard this time but still]

Like you're gonna be happy after this is over anyway.

[ dO YOU MIND, backpedaling some ]

You said it yourself that she's a sadist. That's the kind of thing sadists are all about.

[also wants to complain about the sheer idea of giving up the ability to feel happy, but well]

Do you really think that'd be enough?

Only the Echo knows that for sure. But it has a lot more meaning than offering an arm, or something.

You only got one real arm to offer anyway.

[thanks wolfwood that's helpful]

[ Yes thank you for that groundbreaking contribution ]

I've noticed, thanks.

You got any better ideas?

Dunno 'bout you, but I'd be pissed to lose a limb.

[ He can't really get onboard with that, but... ]

Pissed enough to make her real happy about it?

[making nyssa happy tho]

. . . Maybe just a hand?