week 3, sunday w/ steph

[alchemenace]

[ SO I ASSUME SHE'S IN HER ROOM OR SMT. but Varian is going to go see Steph to reassure himself that she is not dead.

and then he's going to awkwardly stare at her because what the fuck does he even say. stares at lack of leg. ]

It. Does it hurt a lot?

[ perfect nailed it absolutely what he wanted to say why did he even bother coming here ]

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[vigilantics]

[ stephanie has done very well so far without crying. she lost her leg, but she'll be fine. she can manage. it's not that important in the grand scheme of things.

but this does it, and between one blink and the next her eyes are watering. ]

I'm not going to leave you.

[alchemenace]

[ well if she's crying he's crying, so that's where they are now. ]

You can't guarantee that. Not the way things are now.

[vigilantics]

I'll do my best. I... I won't do anything else that's risky like that again.

[ i mean unless another magical door pops us and compels her through, but that's neither here nor there. ]

[alchemenace]

It's really hard to believe you, considering I've said the same thing before.

[ but it's said with a wet laugh. he'll take it. it's the best she can do and he knows it. ]

[vigilantics]

We're going to have to try extra hard then to make up for it.

[ at any case, it's not like she can even take any more dangerous trips anywhere. even if she does manage to get mobile again, she's going to be even more wobbly and slower than she already was. ]

[alchemenace]

I believe in you.

[ it's quiet and probably a bit too sincere, but. listen. it's been a long day for both of them. ]

... Sorry I had to set your leg on fire.

[ he's not sure she was. conscious enough to remember that but. ]

[vigilantics]

Varian... you saved my life. You really don't have to apologize to me for anything.

[ it's the first time she's actually admitted to her life being in any real danger. ]

[alchemenace]

[ that gets kind of a. noise. out of him. some kind of horror garbled noise. anyway. ]

I. I couldn't let you die. [ he gives off a weak laughter ] I, I had to think of your blood as ink so I didn't just-- pass out.

[vigilantics]

You're pretty brave, you know. And smart.

[ it's hard to overcome a fear like that. ]

[alchemenace]

I'm, heh. Doing my best.

[ overcome is a big word he did puke after. ]

[vigilantics]

I know. I'm just happy to have received your best.

[ she may not have been conscious for all of that but she at least gotten an overview, so she knows how quickly he responded. ]

[alchemenace]

I'm. I'm just glad I took that fire striker.

[ thank god he's a little thief ]

[vigilantics]

You guys would have figured it out if you didn't.

[ maybe.

she does not think about the alternative. ]

[alchemenace]

Let's not test that? Ever.

[vigilantics]

... yeah, I don't plan on losing any more limbs.

You shouldn't either.

[alchemenace]

Will everyone stop telling me to not lose a limb?

[ IT'S GETTING TIRING. ... but actually that reminds him: ]

There's a lot of people back in Corona with missing limbs. It's-- it might take me a bit, considering how, how lacking this place is, but I think I could make you something?

[vigilantics]

Uh, to be fair, I think I have more right than anyone else to say that?

[ since she is missing a limb. ]

... like what?

[alchemenace]

[ that gives her the least amount of rights, but he decides not to say that. ]

Well, if I had access to my welding tools, it would be better, but I should at least be able to make you a makeshift leg so you can walk around. [ a beat ] And it won't have a hook.

[ he doesn't understand that trend. ]

[vigilantics]

[ she has many things to ask, but, ]

The... leg has a hook?

[alchemenace]

I try not to question the thugs of Corona.

[ just. in general. ]

[vigilantics]

I... see.

No hook.

[alchemenace]

No hook. Promise. I couldn't even make one if I wanted to.

[ because this place is hellish ]

[vigilantics]

In that case, let me know what I can do to help.

[alchemenace]

Don't get injured any worse? [ it's. it's a big one. ] Um, I'll have to do a couple of fittings for measuring things properly anyway, so. Participating in that, mostly.

[vigilantics]

Listen, if I get injured again it's because someone else attacked me.

[ she can't go wandering into any death fields like this. ]