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shadowglitter) wrote2017-09-04 05:02 pm
shadowglitter) wrote2017-09-04 05:02 pm
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I only drink Chocolate Milk. THE DARKEST OF MILKS!
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I'm not forcing myself to do anythin'! [he argues a little pathetically.] Look, I just-- want to do this for you.
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odin heads to the living room in silence, getting licked by his dogs exactly once before they bowl on past him to meet archie instead, then he just slumps down in an armchair. he gets up a second later to fetch archie a drink, then sets it down on the table and slumps into his armchair again, all while his dogs just push into archie with all the nuzzles and whines they've got in their arsenal. ]
Okay. [ once the dogs calm down and odin has a chance to speak, he does. he sounds nervous and tense like he's expecting a Serious Conversation Where He Gets Dumped or something. ] What've you done?
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I-I, uh. Just. [archie distracts himself by crouching down and letting the doggos jump all over him, giving them kisses back. crobat follows them, jumping up onto a couch. if odin gets the impression it's watching archie carefully, he would be right. crobat doesn't know how he should deal with what happened either, but it's able to sense if either of them is about to have a freakout. funnily enough, when archie stalls its ears pitch forward.] I found a place. I think you'll like... it's like a blacksmith? I know you know how to take care of your stuff but there's a set there I think you'd enjoy a lot.
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[ Odin shoots Crobat a nervous glance, catching the way Archie jumps, catching the way the bat is so concerned. He sighs, puts his face in his hands, puts the world in darkness for a second. Odin's grateful, of course he's grateful, and he just swore to himself to give Archie a break, but - but. He's concerned. If anyone should be grilling Archie about how he's handling everything he went through, it should be someone who didn't indirectly cause half of his problems, but Odin loves him and he's gotta say something. ]
You-- okay, I really appreciate it, but how much time did you spend searching for something to make me happy? Have you - I mean, have you been home at all, or... or anything like that? How much sleep have you had since the house?
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[fortunately, this isn't actually a lie.]
I've been home, I'm fi-- well. As fine as I can be. I'm not gonna not take care of myself. That'd just be creating problems that I could avoid and fuckin' trust me when I say I'm over creating easily avoidable problems.
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[ odin goes red, embarrassed about getting shit wrong and probably quietly calling himself stupid for misunderstanding things. but - he's still gotta be sure. ]
Sorry. I just thought maybe this was - I don't know, a distraction for you? I don't understand how you can just be back on your feet and ready to check in on me and do something kind for me already. I thought you might have been using me as a reason to not think about yourself.
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[he rubs a hand over his face.]
I'm not actually sure if it's hit me yet or what...
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[ lissa the dog puts her chin on archie's knee. odin changes his seat so he can be closer to crobat and gives it a huggo. ]
Wanna talk about any of it?
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[it's not odin, he's just worried if he does think about it too much... archie wonders if he ever really will recover, at this point.
he gives the doggie some scritches.]
Were they okay when you got back? I'm glad my PokΓ©mon weren't with me. Same for your dogs. I guess the guy wasn't evil enough to hurt animals, huh?
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[ didn't really expect him to and he's too much of a hypocrite to tell archie that talking is good for him, so yknow. just gonna let it go. ]
They were fine. Just a little hungry and confused about where I was, but they're better now. Kinda wondering if it was a bad idea to get them, if things like this are going to happen often.
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[oh that's a sad thought, that odin thinks he shouldn't have them.]
If it helps, I've been here almost eight months and that's the first time I've been or heard of people bein' stuck somewhere without bein' able to get home.
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[ he rubs his eyes. he doesn't sound sad, or angry a himself, or - anything, really. just... trying to be responsible. ]
I signed up for this thing last month - I don't know if you saw the audition tapes, I don't think they've been aired yet. If it pans out, I'll be in space for a month. Will you be able to come by and feed them for me? Make sure they're safe?
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[he continues rubbing the dog's head, thoughts venturing uncomfortably close to what would happen if odin was killed.]
Sure. You know I'll look after them whenever you need it. Maybe ask Red too; he seems good at avoidin' trouble.
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[ it's kind of small compared to everything that's been going on recently, but he had a bit of a social faux pas with the guy and it's better to give him some space. by social faux pas, i mean he screamed about how he was in love with a pretty girl to kaneki for about 30 minutes until he found out that was just kaneki dressed as a girl and (probably) messing with him. so... yeah ]
Thanks. I don't know if I wanna put Red out, though. He just started dating. The last thing I want to do is get all up in someone's business while they're in a relationship and take all their time away from whoever they're with.
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[he is STILL GOIN AT THOSE SCRITCHES.]
You wanna come to this place with me or am I gonna have to carry a buncha sharp-- ah! Almost ruined the surprise.
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I don't think I want to talk to anyone for a while, in general. I've done enough talking since coming back.
But - yeah. Okay. [ "sharpedo"? no, that can't be right. maybe just sharp? he likes sharp things. ] Lead the way, Archie.
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Can't bring them, unfortunately.
[maybe odin will be able to confirm his theory as like. dead right. so right. 110% right, even.]
What did you name 'em again?
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Black one's Lon'qu. Brown one is Lissa.
[ His voice isn't hard, or sad, or anything like that, because he loves talking about his dogs, but he is a little quieter when he says it. Given that he was convinced the zombies that killed the shit out of Archie were modeled after his parents, mentioning their names is a little difficult right now. ]
Can't believe you forgot it with how loudly I was screaming after them when we adopted them. [ he pauses. ] Thanks for coming with me, when I did that. I know you only wanted me to get one and I let you down on that, but... yeah. I wouldn't have been able to see all those dogs and just leave with a couple if you and Red hadn't been there to reign me in.
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[his brain isn't working right ok]
It's fine. I just thought-- you'd like the company, you know? I mean, not to say I didn't enjoy hanging out with you at night, you just seemed to like Mightyena more. Which isn't a bad thing!
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[ Odin pauses. ]
I guess I love you both in exactly the same way, after all.
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[he knows that's not what odin meant but had to clarify.]
That's cute. You're cute, you fucker. C'mon, let's go, or I'm gonna end up on the floor with your dogs again.
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[ probably would have been what he meant, if he wasn't in such a stupid Serious Mode over this whole house thing and thought it would be funny to get his face licked by a human person. god, odin's weird. still, he follows Archie out and lets him guide him to wherever they're supposed to be going, uncharacteristically quiet and reserved the entire trip there. ]
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eventually, they get to the store - it's clearly one of a kind - set up to look like ye olde blacksmith, probably something odin recognises more than archie. there's no door, so archie just walks right in, past the open area where a guy is forging something for people to watch, and says something to the clerk, who disappears into the back, presumably to get something.]
I got something from here before. I think they're high quality? [sidelong glare from nearby employee.] I can't tell.
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he does light up when they hit the blacksmith's, despite himself, but the skip in his heart turns painful. the smell of water on metal that hangs in the air reminds him of home and he has to wipe tears from his eyes with the heel of his palm, because he really, really fucking was not ready to be reminded of home right now. not given what happened in that house. he tries not to make it too obvious how badly this place is fucking him up, but he's not that good of an actor. ]
Oh, yeah. This place looks really good, I can tell. They must make good things here. [ things are blurry, so he wipes his eyes again, laughs and makes a vague gesture as if it's just the steam by the forge getting up his nose and not the way hammer on steel makes him think of his dad slaving away over owain's first sword, showing him how to iron out the dents of it so it can protect him in battle. ]
What'd you, um - jeez, sorry. [ really can't stop those tears from coming, now. he just keeps laughing awkwardly as he wills himself to stop being such a fucking baby and let archie do what he needs to do for him, angrily smearing tears off as they run down his cheeks. ]
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[misdirection sucessful! archie puts an arm on odin's shoulders regardless.
...what he can reach, anyway.
a couple minutes later, the clerk comes back with a box, and opens it to reveal... a special sword. archie points at it excitedly.]
Look! Look! There's an entire set! Is this not the most you thing ever?!
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