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[trailofblood]

[. . . what just. what. no???]

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FAILURE

[cardless]

[Your offering was REJECTED.]

[Words appear on the ground before you in glowing green. “Your sacrifice(s) are to die, by quill or by ink. Make your final peace, then meet your fate.”]



[Of course, if you wait for longer than fifteen minutes, the matter will be taken out of your hands. The oddly metallic pattern of roses on the wall, with their unnervingly long thorns, peel off the paper and lash out — they snake themselves around the doomed sacrifice and squeeze, ever so gently and ever so slowly. It’s a long death by exsanguination for you poor lost soul, as the thorns stab deep, like so many tiny knives.

Not to worry, though! They will only hurt the sacrifice, even if the other partner tries to attack them or pull them off. The thorns won’t so much as cut the skin.]

Re: FAILURE

[featherduster]

[ JUST AS PLANNED

There's some convincingly dull surprise when the words appear, but he doesn't seem

y'know

concerned by this overmuch. He's not reaching for the ink, either. ]

Ahhh, well...

[ sry wolfwood ]

Re: FAILURE

[trailofblood]

[you're not sorry at all!!]

Son of a bitch.

[it's not surprised. in fact it's. also kind of dull]

Re: FAILURE

[featherduster]

[ Well actually ]

... I'm sorry.

[ (A little bit.) ]

Re: FAILURE

[trailofblood]

Shut up. You got what you fuckin' wanted, so hurry up and finish it.

Re: FAILURE

[featherduster]

[ His voice dips into disdain for the first time ]

The Echo can take care of it themselves.

Re: FAILURE

[trailofblood]

Then you better hope they do it soon, or I'm gonna have to start punchin' you again.

[just ignore the slight crack in his voice]

Re: FAILURE

[featherduster]

[ Doing so, graciously, but that doesn't mean he doesn't feel the crack all the way to his toes ]

... Will that help?

[ Genuinely asking. ]

Re: FAILURE

[trailofblood]

No. You'd still be just as much of a goddamned idiot.

Re: FAILURE

[featherduster]

[ Exhales, but it comes out sounding more like a long sigh ]

I can't change who I am, Wolfwood.

Re: FAILURE

[trailofblood]

[does that go for me too]

[sighs in frustration and starts to pace quickly]

I'm already regrettin' lettin' you do this. . . fuck.

Re: FAILURE

[featherduster]

[ Watching... ]

I told you it's going to be fine. That's still true, y'know.

Re: FAILURE

[trailofblood]

Like hell it's gonna be fine, you ass. What part of this is fine?

Re: FAILURE

[featherduster]

You said it yourself: we come back. It'll only be for a little while, then you can yell at me all you want.

Re: FAILURE

[trailofblood]

Like I give a shit about that.

[pacepacepace]

You realize however she'd do it- she and whoever else is runnin' this- there's no way they're gonna make it painless.

Re: FAILURE

[featherduster]

... I'm not gonna kill myself, if that's where you're going with this.

Re: FAILURE

[trailofblood]

[stops]

It's a little late to be sayin' that.

Re: FAILURE

[featherduster]

[ ... Low, wry, self-deprecating chuckling is probably not the right response here, so sorry Wolfwood ]

Re: FAILURE

[trailofblood]

[you're damn right it's not the right response]

What's so goddamn funny?

Re: FAILURE

[featherduster]

Nothing, really. But it's better than being upset.

Re: FAILURE

[trailofblood]

Is that what you think? 'Cause that stupid fake smile is a pain to look at.

Re: FAILURE

[featherduster]

[ That's two-for-two, now.

He really doesn't feel like arguing about it right at this moment. ]

... Sorry.

Re: FAILURE

[trailofblood]

[just. back to pacing. this is the shittiest thing to have to wait for ever]

Re: FAILURE

[featherduster]

[ Okay, but after a few more minutes pass and the vines start to do their super lovely lashing routine, is that actually any better ]

Re: FAILURE

[trailofblood]

[NOT REALLY NO]

Spikey-!

[idc if i knew this was coming, immediately going for those vines. not that he's able to pull them off of course, thanks echoes]