week 1, sunday

[vigilantics]

[ later in the day after trial, stephanie will be making her way through the castle. slowly, but... look she's really bad at the staying in one place thing. her injuries are never going to heal properly, she's accepted this by now, i'm sorry.

when she passes by the tailer though, she pauses when she sees a familiar face. ]

Hey Fane.

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[faceripper]

[ There's another pause, but his voice comes out soft and amused. ]

You know, that's kind of you to say. No one else has.

[ Largely because people tend to forget just a little of empathy in the face of "Fane, what the fuck," and that's fair. He doesn't begrudge people for it, and in fact, hadn't even really noticed until she had offered it. ]

[vigilantics]

[ that's a little surprising to hear, but also not. she figures a lot of what fane says might go over someone's head.

still, if someone has made it clear that this is their life's goal, you support them. ]

Well, that means my words are extra lucky and full of support then.

[faceripper]

[ He laughs, though this time, it's warm instead of dry and sarcastic. ]

I'll take your word for it. It's hardly as if I can disprove that.

[ translation: thanks ]

[vigilantics]

[ she smiles and gives a little shrug. ]

Besides that, I also wanted to say thanks. For when we went into that cavern.

[faceripper]

[ Again, he's a little surprised by the thanks, but he nods. When he speaks, it's almost... bashful, of all things. ]

Well... Naturally. I may not think very highly of mortals' survivability, but an ally is an ally. I would never hesitate to help someone in a fight.

[vigilantics]

My partner yelled at me for helping you because he said you would have just abandoned me.

[ which annoyed her, since she was actually there and saw fane do the exact opposite of that. ]

[faceripper]

[ Fane pauses, and there's a distinct sense in his silence that he's offended. However, if there's any doubt— ]

...What a little shit.

[ -10 for hikage ]

[vigilantics]

I know! That's what I said.

[ well, not exactly.

but she was pretty mad about it. she still sounds vaguely annoyed. ]