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[princess_of_ida]

Three for the gleam of a jewel or a smile.



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post the Duchess' annoucnement

[dead_tongue]

congrats, Deathwarden.

sounds like a bitchin metal band.

[princess_of_ida]

It does. Shame I can't sing.

This does mean I'm going to need an assistant. Are you sure I can't occasionally tear you away from the brothel?

[dead_tongue]

who needs to sing? just scream.

jokes aside, I'm glad she acknowledged all you do. you deserve that.


Ianthe, I abandoned my family and moved cities to get away from my obligation to the dead. and here you are, asking me to remember that obligation.

I'm not so dumb I can't see what is fate. yes, of course I'll assist you.

[princess_of_ida]

Honestly, I'll only need the help if we have a monster incident with multiple monsters. Single incursions don't net too many dead.

I appreciate the help, but you can tell me no. Seriously. I won't even take it personally this time.

[dead_tongue]

yeah, I thought about that. and the brothel is back to being fully staffed, it's not like I'm needed every damn day.

you can only hide from your responsibilities so long. besides that, I like you. you're my friend, and I respect and trust you.

should I call you 'boss'?

[princess_of_ida]

If you really want to butter me up, call me Teacher. It'll make my ego swoon.

But nah. I'm not big on formalities unless they're needed. If we're dealing well villagers, addressing me as Deathwarden will go a long way. Around the void-touched, I can just be Ianthe.

[dead_tongue]

teacher it is, then. at least when we're at work.

I'll do that. it's good for then to remember who and what you are.

[princess_of_ida]

This will help you out, too. They'll leave you alone with the whole watching us shit, and you'll get better deals.

Do you want a feather boa? I feel like you need one.

[dead_tongue]

goddamn, I'm already getting deals, I'm going to be rolling in nice fabrics and shoes.

I would look cute with one!

[princess_of_ida]

If you're a good boy, maybe you'll get one for Resurrection Day.

[dead_tongue]

oh I'm the BEST boy and we all know it.

[princess_of_ida]

Heh. You are. I won't argue with that.

Have you decided what you're going to paint on my wall yet?

[dead_tongue]

yeah I think so, but I want your input. what's your favourite landscape? like are you an ocean girl, do you like the desert, what?

[princess_of_ida]

I'm from space. I don't really have a favorite landscape unless you count the stars with their nebulae. But I see that all the time.

But I do find myself interested in the sea lately. I've only seen it from very far away. Maybe that?

[dead_tongue]

well that doesn't mean you never saw pictures. and you've been here a while.

lucky for you I'm from the coast. the sea it is.

[princess_of_ida]

Pictures don't connect to feeling. At least not to me. Here it's just forest and village. Nothing particularly exciting there.

But the sea? There's power in it.

[dead_tongue]

there is. it's not infinite like space, but it has a similar sense of depth.

also seals. I guess you've never seen harbour seals but they're so cute.

[princess_of_ida]

Seals... Are those the big brown water-dog things that bark all the time?

[dead_tongue]

yeah. but harbour seals are more like sea puppies than dogs, they've got big black eyes and cute faces. I love em.

[princess_of_ida]

I'm having trouble imagining them. Try doing the mental picture thing.

[dead_tongue]

[Being a visual person helps - it's really not hard for him to summon an image.]

[princess_of_ida]

[Her first thought was that they looked tasty, but she kept that to herself. Then:]

Their eyes remind me of John's.

[dead_tongue]

omg yeah!

[Like he needed another thing to find adorable about John. Iggy is one smitten kitten,]

[princess_of_ida]

That was a weirdly enthusiastic agreement.

[Was Iggy banging her boss?]

[dead_tongue]

what? I'm just saying that you're right. it's cute.