PCs for Brilith

[shortforever]

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[infire]

Maybe not by itself, but it helps.

[ she pours him a cup and hand it over. it's jasmine! ]

It's... Thursday, right? [ keeping track without a sleep cycle is... surprisingly hard. ] You should keep an eye on the hour, so you aren't locked outside.

[ pleasant morning conversation ]

[shortforever]

Yeah, I've mostly been staying in the game room. Did you know I was able to unlock all 55 fighters in SM*SH? And I only started playing it Monday afternoon.

[It's amazing what no sleep can do to a person.]

Buuuut I'm guessing you got locked outside last night?

[infire]

That's the game you showed me, right? Congratulations.

[ it's been a long week, she can't keep track. but when he brings up last night, she winces a little, smile fading. she doesn't want to talk about it :( ]

...I wasn't locked out, no.

[shortforever]

[You can't just leave a man feeling like he's choking and not talk about it!]

Locked in instead?

[infire]

[ hahaha. she nods. ]

The other room that was locked on the third floor.

[ since 45 and co. are back by now. ]

[shortforever]

Yeah? What'd it end up being?

[infire]

An abandoned hospital with monsters inside.

[shortforever]

[Oh.]

Shit, is that why it felt like I got strangled last night? I was wondering whose ass I had to kick.

[infire]

[ well she at least has the decency to look apologetic. ]

I'm sorry. It was in the ceiling, so I didn't see it and it grabbed me.

...It's still there, I think, so be careful if you look around.

[shortforever]

Nah, I'm not gonna mess with monsters without my ability, not if I don't have to. We can just stay outta that room.

But it's not one of those monsters, right?

[The ones hiding among the people here, he means.]

[infire]

[ that makes her pause for a second ]

I... don't think so? [ SUDDENLY SHE ISN'T SURE?? ] I didn't get a good look at it, but the others weren't really... animal-like.

[shortforever]

Even so, it's still a risk that it might come back for you. I guess I'll have to stay with you tonight.

[Don't think he missed the patterns with Thursday nights.]

[infire]

[ hm? ]

You think it might?

[ that... sends a wave of mingled fear and anger through her. cool! she's gonna ignore that. ]

...I'm not sure if it will do any good if that's true, but you're welcome to stay with us anyway.

[shortforever]

'Not sure if it will do any good'? Just who do you think you're talking to here? No monster stands a chance against me.

[That confidence is not faked, by the way. Well...mostly not faked. He is at a disadvantage without his canon powers, but he still thinks he could take a monster in a fight.]

[infire]

[ strangely enough, it... makes her laugh. ]

Right, your profile did say you were good at fighting, didn't it? [ she didn't mean to denounce his skills or anything, so she just. accepts this. ] Then I'll be relying on you, Chuuya.

[shortforever]

[There's actually a sudden burst of warmth and appreciation, because Chuuya surprisingly likes being the reliable one that people can count on. So hearing those words makes him feel pretty happy.]

I'd be better with my powers, but I'm good enough without them to take on the monsters here. It'll be alright.

[Up until Mammon dies and then Chuuya gets anxiety and guilt over not being able to protect him from his own horny, whoops.]

[infire]

[ oh... it takes her by surprise, but brilith won't say anything more on the matter. instead: ]

If we had our powers, I might do alright on my own. I've never had to fight without them, though, so you're a step ahead of me, I suppose.