in fact he hasn't even noticed until the sandwich and water are like, in his face. he blinks, kind of stupidly, and looks at them, and then looks at childe? ]
...Oh. [ hello ] ...I don't really... well, I guess I don't know with the alcohol here. [ pause. ] ...How long have I been sitting here...
[ he leans back, finally, stretching - enough that his joints crack, and he makes a little noise, rubbing the back of his neck. ] I'm almost done, though. I need to send it back over to Kon to look at it, but...
[ he gives childe a little smile, anyway. ] Maybe a break's not a bad idea. Thank you - you didn't have to do that.
Don't worry about it. I'm not heading back to the cabin just yet.
[He had to WRANGLE HIS EMO REDHEADED SIBLINGS FIRST ANYWAY god. But he takes a seat beside Lu Bixing, since he has no reason not to hang out until Lu Bixing needs to get back to work.]
[Fair and valid. Childe nods, partly just in acknowledgment, and partly in response to the question.]
If everything works out--yes, of course. I have a few things to take care of first, but after that I'll be on the first ship home.
[Childe never mentioned the circumstances of his death to anyone, and he certainly isn't going to do it now--but like Lu Bixing, he's glad for the chance to tackle it a second time with foresight, and he doesn't anticipate it ending poorly twice.]
If I'm lucky, I'll make it in time for Teucer's birthday. Maybe I should bring him something from here?
[ bixing brightens as he's munching on his sandwich, and nods, immediately!!! cute!!!! ]
Yes, yes, you definitely should! Where else can you get a souvenir like one from hell, right? There's got to be something cool here you couldn't find anywhere else. Do you have anything in mind?
Hmmm, I'm not sure. He likes just about everything... his favorites are dismantled war machines that I bring home, but I don't know if I could find that here. [SOMETIMES... you lie to your kid brother and say that the murder robots are called Mr. Cyclopses.] But he'd be happy with something more normal, too. I think he just likes to see pieces of the places I travel.
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in fact he hasn't even noticed until the sandwich and water are like, in his face. he blinks, kind of stupidly, and looks at them, and then looks at childe? ]
...Oh. [ hello ] ...I don't really... well, I guess I don't know with the alcohol here. [ pause. ] ...How long have I been sitting here...
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Come on, put them down for a second. The last thing you want is to make a mistake because you worked for too long.
[Imagine if LBX badends them via misplaced semicolon]
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True.
[ he leans back, finally, stretching - enough that his joints crack, and he makes a little noise, rubbing the back of his neck. ] I'm almost done, though. I need to send it back over to Kon to look at it, but...
[ he gives childe a little smile, anyway. ] Maybe a break's not a bad idea. Thank you - you didn't have to do that.
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[He had to WRANGLE HIS EMO REDHEADED SIBLINGS FIRST ANYWAY god. But he takes a seat beside Lu Bixing, since he has no reason not to hang out until Lu Bixing needs to get back to work.]
You're both heading straight back?
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If we get to, then definitely. We were together when we died, and... I'm looking forward to approaching that situation with a clearer head.
[ ie: not insane with grief/hysteria/relief/also wearing off drugs. coming at it with a much clearer head means it should end much more safely.
he shakes his head a little ruefully, though, and takes a bite of the sandwich ]
What about you, Childe? Are you excited to see your siblings?
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If everything works out--yes, of course. I have a few things to take care of first, but after that I'll be on the first ship home.
[Childe never mentioned the circumstances of his death to anyone, and he certainly isn't going to do it now--but like Lu Bixing, he's glad for the chance to tackle it a second time with foresight, and he doesn't anticipate it ending poorly twice.]
If I'm lucky, I'll make it in time for Teucer's birthday. Maybe I should bring him something from here?
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Yes, yes, you definitely should! Where else can you get a souvenir like one from hell, right? There's got to be something cool here you couldn't find anywhere else. Do you have anything in mind?
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