…
(And just like that, he relaxes back to a half-slump, exhaling deeply.)
...Then, this was not your killing to prevent. Mephistopheles was under my jurisdiction, and the failure to protect him lies squarely with me.
...Heh, I quite literally fell asleep on the job... Heh...
(The faintest, tiniest hint of regret in his voice.)
...Well, I will go forth assuming this is the case, then. Good to know, I guess, considering I'm stuck here with you and god knows who else.
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019That's... a lot to drink at once.
...
Why are you going to war if you're a lady?
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Oh. My father also had no sons. And now he has no daughters.
...
He is probably a very sad man. I wish I could remember his face.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?I used to say prayers.
But not any more. They don't actually do anything.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?…
(Exales through her teeth, looking smugly wounded.)
I'm not sure if you're aware, but human nature is generally like that, no matter where it is you come from. If a human finds itself in possession of immense power, its first instinct is to begin systematically fucking its peers over. This is why we have wars, rapes, organized crime, the oppressive exertion of religious power over the ignorant masses... Humans are animals, after all, apex predators.
(fedora slowly descends)
...Heh, well, it would not have surprised me if he went and did it one day. He liked killing animals in the forest, for sport, and he even asked me once if he could kill this random girl we just met. He seriously did enjoy his violence, almost as much as he enjoyed his Faygo...
(Hand-push through bangs.)
make it through this year if it kills you yet | 2001-2019

I aaam...
-takes out a bottle of wine and shuts the cabinet-
A skjaldmær. Of the great king of Svíþjóðu, Sigurðr hringr. I and the rest of the warband are travelling to Brávellir.
Rather... they are. I was waylaid due to a great number of reasons.
-just pulls the cork out barehanded and starts drinking out of the bottle-
UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI