Post by Aleyna on Dec 31, 2009 8:13:15 GMT -5
It's disorganized. I'm sorry. I am not the best chatlogger.
[03:37:04]Lazaar grabs her chin. CHIN GRABBER.
[03:37:18][Lazaar] says: You poisoned her, didn't you?
[03:37:34]Aleyna sneers, "She punched a Capo. She got what was comin' to her."
[03:38:03][Lazaar] says: I order you to get your ass down there and fix this.
[03:38:23]Aleyna moves to pull her chin from his grasp. "What if I say no?"
[03:38:55][Lazaar] says: I'll . . .
[03:39:09]Lazaar 's lip curls.
[03:39:32]Aleyna stares up at him with a defiant glare.
[03:39:48][Lazaar] says: She's just a fucking kid, Ley.
[03:40:10][Lazaar] says: You're the one who fought dirty.
[03:40:17][Aleyna] says: Coulda fooled me with how you were tryin' to put your maggoty dick in her.
[03:40:26]Aleyna snorts and stubs out her cigarette with one last exhale.
[03:40:47][Lazaar] says: I wasn't really going to!
[03:41:09][Lazaar] says: It's just a fucking game.
[03:41:28]Aleyna rolls her eyes and stands, "Whatever. Where's she crying at."
[03:41:48][Lazaar] says: A tent at the docks.
[03:41:54]Aleyna pulls herself into her saddle.
[03:43:16]Aleyna puts her hands on her hips and snorts.
[03:43:25]Aleyna toes her. "What a damn baby."
[03:43:28][Lazaar] says: See? Happy now?
[03:43:32]Lazaar kneels down.
[03:43:35]Jesmari stares up at Aleyna.
[03:43:38]Lazaar kneels down.
[03:43:38][Jesmari] says: You killed me.
[03:43:45][Aleyna] says: Sure did.
[03:43:50]You kneel down.
[03:43:54]Jesmari glares at Aleyna.
[03:43:58]You kneel down.
[03:44:25][Aleyna] says: Good news. I'm a miracle worker. I'll bring you back to life on the promise that you'll never punch a fuckin' capo again.
[03:44:29][Aleyna] says: Otherwise you're gonna stay dead.
[03:44:45]Jesmari grumbles about just doin' her job.
[03:44:47][Lazaar] says: And you're not dead, by the way.
[03:45:15]Aleyna grabs a horn and angles her head to face her, "Hey. You work for ALL of us. Not one of us."
[03:45:31]Lazaar grumbles.
[03:46:15]Jesmari starts, eye twitching at the sudden wrench. Hi, shoulder pain! "Fuck, fine! Shit! Ow."
[03:46:36][Aleyna] says: You're lucky I don't tell Yeva about this. She'd rip you apart.
[03:46:44]Aleyna mutters and digs in her pack.
[03:46:49][Lazaar] says: It was my fucking fault, okay!
[03:47:14]Aleyna pulls out a vial of green ooze. It looks like poison. Let's hope not.
[03:47:26][Aleyna] says: Yeah, well Laz, maybe you'll fuckin' take something from this.
[03:47:41][Aleyna] says: Anyone else would have cut her throat and left her.
[03:47:52]Aleyna is so kind! She pulls out a spare piece of cloth.
[03:48:18][Lazaar] says: You make us sound like some sort of serious shit, Ley.
[03:48:53]Aleyna pours the green, foul smelling ooze onto the cloth. It smells like shit and aloe vera.
[03:49:01][Aleyna] says: Last I checked, we were.
[03:49:11][Lazaar] says: Last I checked, we're a bumbling freak show.
[03:49:29]Jesmari grimaces, squinting at Aleyna and then upside-down-like at Lazaar. What're they even talking about any more?
[03:49:31][Aleyna] says: Tell me, Lazaar, how many people have you killed?
[03:49:43][Lazaar] says: Five.
[03:50:11]Aleyna grips Jesmari's shoulder, angling the wound up. She stretches it open some with her fingers before pressing the cloth to it. Once you get past the pain, it should tingle warmly!
[03:50:15][Aleyna] says: Only five?
[03:50:30]Jesmari 's mouth pops open in a silent scream.
[03:50:48][Lazaar] says: Yeah, only five. For the Kamil.
[03:51:38][Aleyna] says: Hn. Have I told you about the elf who's decided to start pickin' us off? I figure when we warrent a damn assassin, we're pretty serious.
[03:52:15]Aleyna keeps the pressure on her shoulder, waiting on the anti-venom to do it's work. She pulls it away after a moment to apply more ooze to the cloth, plopping it right back.
[03:52:27][Lazaar] says: We're still a fucking joke, Ley.
[03:52:50]Lazaar points to Jesmari.
[03:53:11][Lazaar] says: We hire people like this for our "serious" business.
[03:53:37]Jesmari manages to look offended at Lazaar.
[03:54:07]Aleyna talks as if she isn't there. "Jesmari's a joke. I have at least six others I'd pick over her for a job. Last one, she went about yelling, trying to find a man who murdered a whore."
[03:54:44]Jesmari fixes Aleyna with it, now. She looks like her world is crumbling.
[03:55:12]Aleyna mumbles, digging in her bag again. "I must have been drunk when I suggested her for hire."
[03:55:16][Lazaar] says: We have stupid people like Ruepert following us around like puppies.
[03:55:36]Aleyna pulls out some bandages, moving to wrap it around the cloth on her shoulder.
[03:55:50]Jesmari shoves Aleyna's hand away with her functional arm.
[03:55:59][Aleyna] says: Maybe you should suggest a clean-up, then-- HEY.
[03:56:11][Aleyna] says: Let me heal you before he bitches at me more.
[03:56:12][Lazaar] says: Maybe I fucking will.
[03:56:47]Jesmari struggles to sit up, managing to push herself at least halfway. "Fuck you both!"
[03:57:17]Aleyna fixes her with an unamused look. "Be still. If you move around too much, the poison will go to your heart."
[03:57:39][Jesmari] says: Don't fuckin' care - shit, get away from my tent.
[03:57:54]Aleyna shrugs and packs away her belongings.
[03:58:22]Aleyna pulls out another cigarette, lighting it with a sharp exhale.
[03:58:43]Aleyna gestures to Jesmari, "Happy? She'll be fine."
[03:58:51][Jesmari] says: I SAID GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE.
[03:58:58][Lazaar] says: Good.
[03:59:01]Lazaar growls a thank you.
[03:59:24]Aleyna turns on her heel, "I'm locking the door. Hope you didn't lose your key."
[03:59:44][Lazaar] says: Don't worry. I'm not coming home tonight.
[03:59:59]Aleyna flicks ash, crossing an arm across her stomach. "Figured."
[04:00:59]Lazaar makes a rude gesture at you.
[04:01:06]Aleyna looks over her shoulder, "I don't think your ego will fit up the stairs."
[04:01:24][Lazaar] says: Go be some big-time capo, Ley.
[04:01:32][Lazaar] says: Punch some fucking babies.
[04:01:38][Aleyna] says: I will. With my fuckin' whores.
[04:01:40]You snort.
[04:02:46]Aleyna mumbles about Lazaar being a bullshit tornado.
[04:03:01][Lazaar] says: I might just go straight back to Shattrath.
[04:03:12][Aleyna] says: Fine. No one will miss you.
[04:03:28][Lazaar] says: Good. I have half a mind to fucking disappear.
[04:03:43][Aleyna] says: I was considering the same thing, honestly.
[04:03:45]You roll your eyes.
[04:04:01]Lazaar glares a hole into the back of her head.
[04:04:29]Aleyna continues to smoke, trailing the heavy scent of DRUGS behind her.*
[04:04:57][Lazaar] says: Is this how you'd treat Auby?
[04:05:03]Aleyna spins on her heel.
[04:05:08][Aleyna] says: Fuck. You.
[04:05:27]Aleyna clenches her jaw, her face turning red from emotion.
[04:05:28]Lazaar grins mirthlessly.
[04:05:52]Aleyna pushes his chest, "You don't know shit."
[04:05:52][Lazaar] says: I take back what I said. You don't love shit. You're just a fucking hardass capo now.
[04:06:10][Aleyna] says: Fuck. You.
[04:06:31][Lazaar] says: Yeah, you think about that, Ley.
[04:06:44][Lazaar] says: And you go ahead and go crying to Yeva if you want.
[04:07:10]Aleyna grinds her teeth, glaring up at him as horribly as she can manage.
[04:08:30]Lazaar 's jaw is clenching and unclenching.
[04:09:46]Aleyna can only keep it up so long. She deflates after a moment and looks away, appearing tired and smaller than usual. "I'm going home."
[04:10:16][Lazaar] says: Fine. I'm done.
[04:10:21][Aleyna] says: Whatever.
[04:10:25]Aleyna turns to leave.
[04:25:08]Lazaar ignores anything he said before about her leaving. "So what? You want to fuck Campy? Like everybody else?"
[04:25:51]Cadence turns red in the face and sputters. "Excus- Absolutely no- NO. Why does every- ugh!"
[04:26:06][Cadence] says: Not everyone is obsessed with that sort of behavior!
[04:26:56]Lazaar twists to regard her. "Not everyone admits it, anyway."
[04:28:06]Cadence sneers at him, and with an exasperated shrug of her hands starts to move along. "Fine."
[04:28:15][Lazaar] says: Hey!
[04:28:32][Cadence] says: What?
[04:28:41][Lazaar] says: Fine. I'll stop being a fucking jackass. Because that's probably what Campy warned you about.
[04:28:55]Cadence looks a little taken aback. ".. what?"
[04:29:27]Lazaar shrugs. Who knows?
[04:29:41][Lazaar] says: Campy doesn't paint me a very good portrait, you know?
[04:30:00]Cadence purses her lips, a faint smirk tugging at the corner of her mouth. "I think you just want to prove him wrong."
[04:30:19][Lazaar] says: Fuck yes, I do.
[04:30:52]Cadence looks skyward. She should've seen that coming.
[04:31:02][Cadence] says: Alright, well. I would still appreciate the effort.
[04:31:19][Lazaar] says: Good. Because I don't think you're stupid enough to take his word as gospel.
[04:31:46]Lazaar casts his line again. Hoping for a six-finned fish.
[04:32:20]Cadence frowns a little, glancing over her shoulder again. She stifles a sigh, and moves to the edge of the bridge, keeping her distance as she leans on the stone. "You seem upset about something."
[04:33:00][Lazaar] says: You think? Well . . . let's see? The big one right now is that I'm dead.
[04:33:44]Cadence calls bullshit on that one. "That didn't seem to bother you in the past. What's changed about it now?"
[04:34:16][Lazaar] says: You know, you think dying once would make you wise up to certain shit.
[04:34:50]Cadence folds her arms across her stomach, resting her hip against the stone as she listens.
[04:35:13][Lazaar] says: But fuck, that isn't always the case.
[04:36:07]Lazaar pulls up a catfish and lets it wriggle around on his hook for a bit.
[04:36:23][Lazaar] says: I didn't learn shit.
[04:36:54][Cadence] says: You still have the chance to learn.
[04:37:35]Lazaar grabs the catfish and pulls it free of the hook. He watches it desperately trying to breathe before chucking it back into the canal.
[04:38:02][Lazaar] says: But it still fucking blows. Making the same mistakes twice.
[04:38:50]Cadence offers a mirthless smile. "I would agree."
[04:38:55][Lazaar] says: It's like these stupid fish. How many times have they gotten caught?
[04:39:12][Lazaar] says: Because they saw a goddamn worm that looked tasty.
[04:39:43]Cadence exhales through her nose, peering down into the canal. "What was your worm?"
[04:40:24]Lazaar sets his fishing pole aside and rests his chin on the heel of his palm.
[04:41:44][Lazaar] says: I don't know . . . I wanted lots of shit.
[04:42:11][Lazaar] says: Maybe I'm just fucking greedy.
[04:43:05]Cadence looks back to him placidly. "Maybe."
[04:43:53]Lazaar is goaded by her noncommital answer. "And lazy. I didn't want to pay for all the shit I wanted. I didn't want to work for anything.
[04:45:15][Cadence] says: Do you find that you still prefer that?
[04:46:14][Lazaar] says: Yeah. I prefer it, but it's not fucking RIGHT. All the REALLY good stuff, you got to work for.
[04:46:25][Lazaar] says: You don't get anything good by fucking people over.
[04:47:09]Cadence actually smiles at him sincerely this time. "That's true."
[04:47:35][Lazaar] says: But I still fuck people over, and I fuck myself over.
[04:48:18]Lazaar winds and unwinds his fishing line.
[04:49:08][Cadence] says: What's stopping you from learning from it now?
[04:50:02][Lazaar] says: I'm too stupid. Rotten brain and all.
[04:50:12]Lazaar turns and shoots her a wry smirk.
[04:50:21]Cadence rolls her eyes. "You're obviously not, if you're aware of the problem."
[04:50:55][Lazaar] says: I've been aware, and I still haven't changed. I'm stupid and LAZY.
[04:51:34][Cadence] says: Lazy, yes.
[04:51:40]Lazaar laughs.
[04:51:44][Lazaar] says: Good. You agree.
[04:51:57]Cadence doesn't confirm the former, but she does turn and sit, eyeing him.
[04:52:27]Lazaar keeps a safe distance, to keep her out of stink radius.
[04:52:34]Cadence appreciates it!
[04:52:55][Lazaar] says: So that's it. That's what's eating me.
[04:52:59][Lazaar] says: Besides maggots.
[04:53:14]Cadence grimaces a little.
[04:53:37]Lazaar already puked them out earlier, though.
[04:55:12][Cadence] says: You realize 'stupid' and 'lazy' are just excuses you're making, right?
[04:55:29]Cadence peers at him coolly. "You could change if you made the effort."
[04:56:42]Lazaar smears a hand along his jaw. "Probably. But being dead really does a fucking number on your motivation."
[04:57:30]Cadence shrugs. "Then it will continue to eat at you and you'll just have to suffer it."
[04:58:10]Lazaar snorts through a half-smile. "Yeah, that totally sounds like paladin advice."
[04:58:33][Cadence] says: Am I wrong?
[04:59:00][Lazaar] says: No, I didn't say that. Just annoyingly right.
[04:59:39]Cadence spares a slight smirk, raising her brows apologetically.
[05:00:18]Lazaar gathers up his fishing pole and pushes himself off the ledge.
[05:00:45][Lazaar] says: Welp. You probably got better shit to do.
[05:00:50][Lazaar] says: Prayers or whatever.
[05:01:31]Cadence dusts her lap off, watching her own hands. "I suppose that depends on whether or not I'm being helpful or a hinderance."
[05:02:08][Lazaar] says: Haven't really decided.
[05:02:37][Lazaar] says: Shit's only about an inch through my thick skull, I think.
[05:02:57]Lazaar taps his forehead.
[05:03:35]Cadence smiles wryly at that, shaking her head. "Very well. I hope you sort things out." She folds her hands before her and gives him a half-bow. How courteous!
[05:04:18]Lazaar gives her a nod. "Yeah. Uh, thanks. I'll think it over."
[05:04:30][Cadence] says: Light be with you.
[05:04:35][Lazaar] says: Seeya.
[03:37:04]Lazaar grabs her chin. CHIN GRABBER.
[03:37:18][Lazaar] says: You poisoned her, didn't you?
[03:37:34]Aleyna sneers, "She punched a Capo. She got what was comin' to her."
[03:38:03][Lazaar] says: I order you to get your ass down there and fix this.
[03:38:23]Aleyna moves to pull her chin from his grasp. "What if I say no?"
[03:38:55][Lazaar] says: I'll . . .
[03:39:09]Lazaar 's lip curls.
[03:39:32]Aleyna stares up at him with a defiant glare.
[03:39:48][Lazaar] says: She's just a fucking kid, Ley.
[03:40:10][Lazaar] says: You're the one who fought dirty.
[03:40:17][Aleyna] says: Coulda fooled me with how you were tryin' to put your maggoty dick in her.
[03:40:26]Aleyna snorts and stubs out her cigarette with one last exhale.
[03:40:47][Lazaar] says: I wasn't really going to!
[03:41:09][Lazaar] says: It's just a fucking game.
[03:41:28]Aleyna rolls her eyes and stands, "Whatever. Where's she crying at."
[03:41:48][Lazaar] says: A tent at the docks.
[03:41:54]Aleyna pulls herself into her saddle.
[03:43:16]Aleyna puts her hands on her hips and snorts.
[03:43:25]Aleyna toes her. "What a damn baby."
[03:43:28][Lazaar] says: See? Happy now?
[03:43:32]Lazaar kneels down.
[03:43:35]Jesmari stares up at Aleyna.
[03:43:38]Lazaar kneels down.
[03:43:38][Jesmari] says: You killed me.
[03:43:45][Aleyna] says: Sure did.
[03:43:50]You kneel down.
[03:43:54]Jesmari glares at Aleyna.
[03:43:58]You kneel down.
[03:44:25][Aleyna] says: Good news. I'm a miracle worker. I'll bring you back to life on the promise that you'll never punch a fuckin' capo again.
[03:44:29][Aleyna] says: Otherwise you're gonna stay dead.
[03:44:45]Jesmari grumbles about just doin' her job.
[03:44:47][Lazaar] says: And you're not dead, by the way.
[03:45:15]Aleyna grabs a horn and angles her head to face her, "Hey. You work for ALL of us. Not one of us."
[03:45:31]Lazaar grumbles.
[03:46:15]Jesmari starts, eye twitching at the sudden wrench. Hi, shoulder pain! "Fuck, fine! Shit! Ow."
[03:46:36][Aleyna] says: You're lucky I don't tell Yeva about this. She'd rip you apart.
[03:46:44]Aleyna mutters and digs in her pack.
[03:46:49][Lazaar] says: It was my fucking fault, okay!
[03:47:14]Aleyna pulls out a vial of green ooze. It looks like poison. Let's hope not.
[03:47:26][Aleyna] says: Yeah, well Laz, maybe you'll fuckin' take something from this.
[03:47:41][Aleyna] says: Anyone else would have cut her throat and left her.
[03:47:52]Aleyna is so kind! She pulls out a spare piece of cloth.
[03:48:18][Lazaar] says: You make us sound like some sort of serious shit, Ley.
[03:48:53]Aleyna pours the green, foul smelling ooze onto the cloth. It smells like shit and aloe vera.
[03:49:01][Aleyna] says: Last I checked, we were.
[03:49:11][Lazaar] says: Last I checked, we're a bumbling freak show.
[03:49:29]Jesmari grimaces, squinting at Aleyna and then upside-down-like at Lazaar. What're they even talking about any more?
[03:49:31][Aleyna] says: Tell me, Lazaar, how many people have you killed?
[03:49:43][Lazaar] says: Five.
[03:50:11]Aleyna grips Jesmari's shoulder, angling the wound up. She stretches it open some with her fingers before pressing the cloth to it. Once you get past the pain, it should tingle warmly!
[03:50:15][Aleyna] says: Only five?
[03:50:30]Jesmari 's mouth pops open in a silent scream.
[03:50:48][Lazaar] says: Yeah, only five. For the Kamil.
[03:51:38][Aleyna] says: Hn. Have I told you about the elf who's decided to start pickin' us off? I figure when we warrent a damn assassin, we're pretty serious.
[03:52:15]Aleyna keeps the pressure on her shoulder, waiting on the anti-venom to do it's work. She pulls it away after a moment to apply more ooze to the cloth, plopping it right back.
[03:52:27][Lazaar] says: We're still a fucking joke, Ley.
[03:52:50]Lazaar points to Jesmari.
[03:53:11][Lazaar] says: We hire people like this for our "serious" business.
[03:53:37]Jesmari manages to look offended at Lazaar.
[03:54:07]Aleyna talks as if she isn't there. "Jesmari's a joke. I have at least six others I'd pick over her for a job. Last one, she went about yelling, trying to find a man who murdered a whore."
[03:54:44]Jesmari fixes Aleyna with it, now. She looks like her world is crumbling.
[03:55:12]Aleyna mumbles, digging in her bag again. "I must have been drunk when I suggested her for hire."
[03:55:16][Lazaar] says: We have stupid people like Ruepert following us around like puppies.
[03:55:36]Aleyna pulls out some bandages, moving to wrap it around the cloth on her shoulder.
[03:55:50]Jesmari shoves Aleyna's hand away with her functional arm.
[03:55:59][Aleyna] says: Maybe you should suggest a clean-up, then-- HEY.
[03:56:11][Aleyna] says: Let me heal you before he bitches at me more.
[03:56:12][Lazaar] says: Maybe I fucking will.
[03:56:47]Jesmari struggles to sit up, managing to push herself at least halfway. "Fuck you both!"
[03:57:17]Aleyna fixes her with an unamused look. "Be still. If you move around too much, the poison will go to your heart."
[03:57:39][Jesmari] says: Don't fuckin' care - shit, get away from my tent.
[03:57:54]Aleyna shrugs and packs away her belongings.
[03:58:22]Aleyna pulls out another cigarette, lighting it with a sharp exhale.
[03:58:43]Aleyna gestures to Jesmari, "Happy? She'll be fine."
[03:58:51][Jesmari] says: I SAID GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE.
[03:58:58][Lazaar] says: Good.
[03:59:01]Lazaar growls a thank you.
[03:59:24]Aleyna turns on her heel, "I'm locking the door. Hope you didn't lose your key."
[03:59:44][Lazaar] says: Don't worry. I'm not coming home tonight.
[03:59:59]Aleyna flicks ash, crossing an arm across her stomach. "Figured."
[04:00:59]Lazaar makes a rude gesture at you.
[04:01:06]Aleyna looks over her shoulder, "I don't think your ego will fit up the stairs."
[04:01:24][Lazaar] says: Go be some big-time capo, Ley.
[04:01:32][Lazaar] says: Punch some fucking babies.
[04:01:38][Aleyna] says: I will. With my fuckin' whores.
[04:01:40]You snort.
[04:02:46]Aleyna mumbles about Lazaar being a bullshit tornado.
[04:03:01][Lazaar] says: I might just go straight back to Shattrath.
[04:03:12][Aleyna] says: Fine. No one will miss you.
[04:03:28][Lazaar] says: Good. I have half a mind to fucking disappear.
[04:03:43][Aleyna] says: I was considering the same thing, honestly.
[04:03:45]You roll your eyes.
[04:04:01]Lazaar glares a hole into the back of her head.
[04:04:29]Aleyna continues to smoke, trailing the heavy scent of DRUGS behind her.*
[04:04:57][Lazaar] says: Is this how you'd treat Auby?
[04:05:03]Aleyna spins on her heel.
[04:05:08][Aleyna] says: Fuck. You.
[04:05:27]Aleyna clenches her jaw, her face turning red from emotion.
[04:05:28]Lazaar grins mirthlessly.
[04:05:52]Aleyna pushes his chest, "You don't know shit."
[04:05:52][Lazaar] says: I take back what I said. You don't love shit. You're just a fucking hardass capo now.
[04:06:10][Aleyna] says: Fuck. You.
[04:06:31][Lazaar] says: Yeah, you think about that, Ley.
[04:06:44][Lazaar] says: And you go ahead and go crying to Yeva if you want.
[04:07:10]Aleyna grinds her teeth, glaring up at him as horribly as she can manage.
[04:08:30]Lazaar 's jaw is clenching and unclenching.
[04:09:46]Aleyna can only keep it up so long. She deflates after a moment and looks away, appearing tired and smaller than usual. "I'm going home."
[04:10:16][Lazaar] says: Fine. I'm done.
[04:10:21][Aleyna] says: Whatever.
[04:10:25]Aleyna turns to leave.
[04:25:08]Lazaar ignores anything he said before about her leaving. "So what? You want to fuck Campy? Like everybody else?"
[04:25:51]Cadence turns red in the face and sputters. "Excus- Absolutely no- NO. Why does every- ugh!"
[04:26:06][Cadence] says: Not everyone is obsessed with that sort of behavior!
[04:26:56]Lazaar twists to regard her. "Not everyone admits it, anyway."
[04:28:06]Cadence sneers at him, and with an exasperated shrug of her hands starts to move along. "Fine."
[04:28:15][Lazaar] says: Hey!
[04:28:32][Cadence] says: What?
[04:28:41][Lazaar] says: Fine. I'll stop being a fucking jackass. Because that's probably what Campy warned you about.
[04:28:55]Cadence looks a little taken aback. ".. what?"
[04:29:27]Lazaar shrugs. Who knows?
[04:29:41][Lazaar] says: Campy doesn't paint me a very good portrait, you know?
[04:30:00]Cadence purses her lips, a faint smirk tugging at the corner of her mouth. "I think you just want to prove him wrong."
[04:30:19][Lazaar] says: Fuck yes, I do.
[04:30:52]Cadence looks skyward. She should've seen that coming.
[04:31:02][Cadence] says: Alright, well. I would still appreciate the effort.
[04:31:19][Lazaar] says: Good. Because I don't think you're stupid enough to take his word as gospel.
[04:31:46]Lazaar casts his line again. Hoping for a six-finned fish.
[04:32:20]Cadence frowns a little, glancing over her shoulder again. She stifles a sigh, and moves to the edge of the bridge, keeping her distance as she leans on the stone. "You seem upset about something."
[04:33:00][Lazaar] says: You think? Well . . . let's see? The big one right now is that I'm dead.
[04:33:44]Cadence calls bullshit on that one. "That didn't seem to bother you in the past. What's changed about it now?"
[04:34:16][Lazaar] says: You know, you think dying once would make you wise up to certain shit.
[04:34:50]Cadence folds her arms across her stomach, resting her hip against the stone as she listens.
[04:35:13][Lazaar] says: But fuck, that isn't always the case.
[04:36:07]Lazaar pulls up a catfish and lets it wriggle around on his hook for a bit.
[04:36:23][Lazaar] says: I didn't learn shit.
[04:36:54][Cadence] says: You still have the chance to learn.
[04:37:35]Lazaar grabs the catfish and pulls it free of the hook. He watches it desperately trying to breathe before chucking it back into the canal.
[04:38:02][Lazaar] says: But it still fucking blows. Making the same mistakes twice.
[04:38:50]Cadence offers a mirthless smile. "I would agree."
[04:38:55][Lazaar] says: It's like these stupid fish. How many times have they gotten caught?
[04:39:12][Lazaar] says: Because they saw a goddamn worm that looked tasty.
[04:39:43]Cadence exhales through her nose, peering down into the canal. "What was your worm?"
[04:40:24]Lazaar sets his fishing pole aside and rests his chin on the heel of his palm.
[04:41:44][Lazaar] says: I don't know . . . I wanted lots of shit.
[04:42:11][Lazaar] says: Maybe I'm just fucking greedy.
[04:43:05]Cadence looks back to him placidly. "Maybe."
[04:43:53]Lazaar is goaded by her noncommital answer. "And lazy. I didn't want to pay for all the shit I wanted. I didn't want to work for anything.
[04:45:15][Cadence] says: Do you find that you still prefer that?
[04:46:14][Lazaar] says: Yeah. I prefer it, but it's not fucking RIGHT. All the REALLY good stuff, you got to work for.
[04:46:25][Lazaar] says: You don't get anything good by fucking people over.
[04:47:09]Cadence actually smiles at him sincerely this time. "That's true."
[04:47:35][Lazaar] says: But I still fuck people over, and I fuck myself over.
[04:48:18]Lazaar winds and unwinds his fishing line.
[04:49:08][Cadence] says: What's stopping you from learning from it now?
[04:50:02][Lazaar] says: I'm too stupid. Rotten brain and all.
[04:50:12]Lazaar turns and shoots her a wry smirk.
[04:50:21]Cadence rolls her eyes. "You're obviously not, if you're aware of the problem."
[04:50:55][Lazaar] says: I've been aware, and I still haven't changed. I'm stupid and LAZY.
[04:51:34][Cadence] says: Lazy, yes.
[04:51:40]Lazaar laughs.
[04:51:44][Lazaar] says: Good. You agree.
[04:51:57]Cadence doesn't confirm the former, but she does turn and sit, eyeing him.
[04:52:27]Lazaar keeps a safe distance, to keep her out of stink radius.
[04:52:34]Cadence appreciates it!
[04:52:55][Lazaar] says: So that's it. That's what's eating me.
[04:52:59][Lazaar] says: Besides maggots.
[04:53:14]Cadence grimaces a little.
[04:53:37]Lazaar already puked them out earlier, though.
[04:55:12][Cadence] says: You realize 'stupid' and 'lazy' are just excuses you're making, right?
[04:55:29]Cadence peers at him coolly. "You could change if you made the effort."
[04:56:42]Lazaar smears a hand along his jaw. "Probably. But being dead really does a fucking number on your motivation."
[04:57:30]Cadence shrugs. "Then it will continue to eat at you and you'll just have to suffer it."
[04:58:10]Lazaar snorts through a half-smile. "Yeah, that totally sounds like paladin advice."
[04:58:33][Cadence] says: Am I wrong?
[04:59:00][Lazaar] says: No, I didn't say that. Just annoyingly right.
[04:59:39]Cadence spares a slight smirk, raising her brows apologetically.
[05:00:18]Lazaar gathers up his fishing pole and pushes himself off the ledge.
[05:00:45][Lazaar] says: Welp. You probably got better shit to do.
[05:00:50][Lazaar] says: Prayers or whatever.
[05:01:31]Cadence dusts her lap off, watching her own hands. "I suppose that depends on whether or not I'm being helpful or a hinderance."
[05:02:08][Lazaar] says: Haven't really decided.
[05:02:37][Lazaar] says: Shit's only about an inch through my thick skull, I think.
[05:02:57]Lazaar taps his forehead.
[05:03:35]Cadence smiles wryly at that, shaking her head. "Very well. I hope you sort things out." She folds her hands before her and gives him a half-bow. How courteous!
[05:04:18]Lazaar gives her a nod. "Yeah. Uh, thanks. I'll think it over."
[05:04:30][Cadence] says: Light be with you.
[05:04:35][Lazaar] says: Seeya.