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antipillarThe curses do...vary here.
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I was wondering.
Does your offer still stand?
Filtered to those residing at the MKR Beach House
I was wondering.
Does your offer still stand?
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Date: 2010-09-23 06:03 am (UTC)Guru Clef.
actions; kay this thread just became sort of cute. /o\ Sorryyyyy.
Date: 2010-09-23 05:47 pm (UTC)Besides which, this was Lantis. He probably wouldn't laugh. ]
Lantis. [ Said as he inspects and cleans the wound, which he does without much remark. (It's good to have a first aid kit in the kitchen.) It's hardly a "scratch" but he has seen worse. ]
Was this why you decided to move in?
actions; pfffffff. don't apologize for cuteness!
Date: 2010-09-23 08:02 pm (UTC)No...this happened after I made my decision.
actions; you said you don't like sappy things so I was like ffff
Date: 2010-09-24 05:13 am (UTC)[ His voice was still calm, but there was an edge to it. He had come to the conclusion that it was a person, because the notion of a monster getting him only after he decided to leave seemed too coincidental. ]
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Date: 2010-09-24 05:15 am (UTC)Eagle.
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Date: 2010-09-24 06:26 am (UTC)Did he know of your decision?
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Date: 2010-09-24 06:30 am (UTC)[Why lie about that? It would be fairly obvious to anyone who looked at the Network long enough. That conversation hadn't been filtered and he knew that.]
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Date: 2010-09-24 06:49 am (UTC)This has become a larger issue, in that case.
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Date: 2010-09-24 07:24 am (UTC)Only then did it occur to him to ask: ]
Did he say what it was he wanted?
[ Clef felt like he was asking way more questions than he'd normally permit himself, but up to this point Lantis's brief answers had required that they be asked. In the case of this particular one it no longer mattered. Surely he could - no, he definitely would - find out from Eagle later. ]
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Date: 2010-09-24 07:28 am (UTC)He wanted to scan my sword, Guru Clef. He said it had the potential to be a key to the door to becoming a Pillar in his dimension.
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Date: 2010-09-24 09:42 pm (UTC)[ Clef was somewhat relieved that Lantis did seem to still trust him, after all. He wasn't really expecting it, after the way the Cail had acted before. ]
He wanted my ring for the same reasons, a few months ago. More recently we had supposedly entered into an agreement that he is not to attack any member of this household. It seems that he thought he could skirt the letter of that agreement by attacking you before you arrived here.
[ He said this, feeling as though he owed Lantis some kind of explanation for all the questions. It was his affair now, too. ]
This is part of an ongoing tension between us. I'm sorry you had to be dragged into it.
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Date: 2010-09-25 12:48 am (UTC)[It was a complicated situation and he knew that. But he had no desire to complicate it further.]
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Date: 2010-09-25 02:35 am (UTC)[ Clef blinked in surprise, considering it. If it didn't apply, that would put the matter between Eagle and Lantis only - in theory. In practice... ]
I don't think it matters that much. Either way it means he knowingly took advantage of a possible loophole in the agreement. What's the point of even having one if he's going to sink to that level? It was supposed to be a verbal understanding between two civilized parties, not an airtight law meant to keep some wayward child in check. [ handwaves, apparently having a bit of a rant, here. So, Clef, tell us how you really feel. ]
The technicalities don't really matter; if he can't be trusted, he can't be trusted.
[ That was all true, but it was really just a front. The agreement didn't matter to him so much, and it wasn't even really his idea - it was really for those people who wanted to trust Eagle, namely the Knights. Everyone else had put so much emotional stock in it and had taken his word with no questions asked, and for him to do this was to spit in their faces. Of course Clef was angry, and of course he was angry separately and just on principle because Eagle attacked Lantis. The only thing that was going to piss him off more was the implication that he had nothing to be angry about. That's tsundere for you. ]
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Date: 2010-09-25 03:44 am (UTC)[Which he did. Lantis knew that Eagle had added that detail in there when he said that he'd already given in.]
He will not give up in wanting to scan my sword.
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Date: 2010-09-25 05:03 am (UTC)[ Looks at the sword in question, thoughtfully. He doesn't need to ask to know that Lantis means to keep that from happening even at great cost to himself. Whatever his reasons for that were, it was certainly his right.
Clef stared at the sword for what almost seemed like too long before saying anything more. ]
I wonder what would happen if we did nothing?
[ Looks up at Lantis to gauge his reaction. Without being officially called out on his little bending of the rules, Eagle might think that the agreement is still on. Therefore, he might not try that kind of direct attack again and he may not expect any of his more insidious strategies to be defended against. After all, the letter of the agreement was that if he didn't attack them they wouldn't stop him from pursuing his goals, and he'd probably try to use that to his advantage as much as possible. He might consider anything fair play so long as it didn't technically constitute "aggression." ]
I will ask Pharle Presea if she has a sword she can lend you in the meantime, if you'd like. Please let me know directly if he tries anything again.
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Date: 2010-09-25 09:11 am (UTC)[He paused a moment. This wasn't a matter of not trusting those here. Or not trusting Eagle. This was...making sure things didn't get more complicated than they were already.]
My wish is that the others not learn of this.
[If it were kept between them then that would be best. No one needed to get involved in this.]
And, I will not take another sword.
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Date: 2010-09-25 06:29 pm (UTC)On the other hand, Lantis probably thought he was doing everyone a favor by keeping them uninvolved. Even if he was only doing it to keep things simple on his end, it was certainly a person's right to keep one's disputes private. And Presea wasn't very good at pretending not to know things, so he couldn't tell her and not have it affect anything--
... Oh, what as he even thinking? This was ridiculous; he shook his head. ]
I respect your decision, Cail Lantis, as should anyone of sound mind and high opinion of you.
However. [ Glares up at him. ] I will not keep your secret beyond what discretion demands and, should a similar situation arise in the future, you had better not let me catch you sneaking around like some coward. If you do not want the others involved, I expect you to have the nerve to tell them to their faces.
[ Pauses, considering whether he had overstepped his bounds. He did not want to make the mistake of treating Lantis like a child, and he certainly felt that he was talking to him that way at the moment. On the other hand, he very firmly believed that this was not something he should have to say to an adult.
More quietly he added, ] I hope I have made my position sufficiently clear.
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Date: 2010-09-25 07:29 pm (UTC)At least...at least that girl wouldn't become involved in this.]
I understand, Guru Clef.
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Date: 2010-09-25 08:06 pm (UTC)Clef sighed, letting his shoulders droop a little, uncharacteristically. ]
... I know.
[ He realized he had tired of this discussion and, in any event, didn't think there was any more worth saying. So, he turned and went to the doorway, looking over his shoulder at the last moment. ]
Let's go. I'll show you to your room.
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Date: 2010-09-27 04:42 am (UTC)[Lantis bowed his head to him politely as he followed after Clef. He would need to know anyways. Even if he really didn't plan on using it often.]