ktiseos | [pcs] su jiuqing

Su Jiuqing, be careful--

[these kappas are still on his List, but he's somewhat more concerned with her being shoved, in the moment?

at least with his size and the fact he's already kind of bent over, it's not very hard to reach out and ensure she doesn't fall.

unfortunately: the kappas LOVE this.]

[whew! caught.

the kappas cheer. one of them yells, "NOW SWEEP HIM OFF HIS FEET AND KISS HIM!"

jiuqing slowly turns her head toward it to give it a deadpan stare.]

No.

[for one thing doesn't know him well enough to want to kiss him for another HE IS SO TALL, HOW IS SHE SUPPOSED TO SWEEP HIM OFF HIS FEET? she'd get crushed.]

Absolutely not.

[nobody is sweeping anybody off their feet here??]

Must you be taught propriety by force?

[he has his sword and he will use it if he needs to.

he feels like he wouldn't even need to, with these things.]

["WE DON'T WANT PROPRIETY! WE WANT SMOOCHES!"]

Why not just kiss each other, if you want to see that so badly?

["THAT'S NOT THE SAME! WE DON'T WANT TO SMOOCH! WE WANT TO SEE IT!"

emet-selch scowls more at that. honestly, the nerve of these creatures.]

Insist upon it one more time, and I assure you, I will see that you regret it.

Edited 2022-02-15 03:38 (UTC)

["LET US SEE IT! COME ON! DON'T BE STINGY! SHIPPING!!"

...

jiuqing picks up one of the kappas and yeets it at the loudest one in the group.]

[oh, very nice. he approves! the kappa gets bowled over... then pulls itself to its feet again. "NO HATERS," it yells, "DON'T BE AN ANTI! NOW SHIP!"

emet-selch scowls, reaching for one of them himself.]

Put your color into it, and see if that serves any better.

[well, she'll try -

but she's used it once already today and it hasn't been eight hours yet, so it doesn't really do anything. she frowns, picks another kappa up, and yeets it too.]

I can't... it's been too soon since I last used it, I think. But it's okay, I think we can deal with these pests even without them.

These limitations are frustrating.

[he huffs that out, tossing the one he'd picked up away from himself.

it sails pretty far.]

But they do seem terribly weak.

I think they're more likely to give us a headache with all their yelling than they are to actually hurt us.

[YEET]

That may well be the point, particularly after the sort of few days we've had.

[just annoy them into not being able to deal...

anyway, yeet!]

I think it's about time we got out of this tunnel.

[yeets another kappa and

tries to walk back the way she came]

I do believe it is.

[off they go, time to get the hell Out of this horrible tunnel... he picks up his own pace a bit to get ahead, because if these things are corgi sized then

well. he's pretty effective at clearing a path.]

[she follows close on his heels! that way none of the kappas can get in between them and slow their progress.

later nerds]

[goodBYE little dog sized kappas they are OUTTA HERE.

and once they are, he straightens his posture with a sigh of relief, taking a moment to try to stretch his neck. ughhh that was uncomfortable.]

Well. Now that we know, I certainly will not be going there again.

Neither will I.

[she gives a little huff and brushes off her skirt.]

That whole thing was ridiculous.

I suppose the only point in its favor is not actively being a danger, but this is quite the low bar.

It certainly is...

[she sighs]

Let's hope anything else new around here is less annoying, but also not more dangerous.

Shall we see, then, or would you prefer to avoid more of it for the time being.

[he's pretty sure it'll be manageable, but still.]

Better to be prepared than not to be. I'd like to go and see what else has changed since yesterday, if you wouldn't mind, Sir Emet-Selch.

...oh, very well.

[she isn't wrong, so-- all right, he supposes he'll deal with whatever else might have cropped up.]

Emet-Selch alone will suffice, by the by. You needn't append anything; 'tis a title in its own right.

Oh! I didn't realize... Emet-Selch it is, then.

[she smiles. onward they go!]

Thank you for your assistance.

There's hardly any need for that. 'Tis nothing.

[almost huffed out, honestly. don't thank him, it's fine, anyone would do this.

they head out to the archways and through (throws dart) the one leading to the lab, and he pauses for a moment at the dim light.]

...be cautious. The last time there was trouble with the lighting, it was after those creatures had been loosed.

Wonderful.

[she puffs her cheeks out]

That's exactly what I was hoping would happen today.

Stay behind me.

[he is so fucking suspicious of this... dim, largely empty lab.

but then they come across the odd new vials of potions set up in here, and his brow furrows.]

-what in the world are these meant to be? Surely this place has not produced anything of use.

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