[ lili avoids hisoka for weeks straight ]

[coastal]

if anyone finds this the image was anna's idea

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[wildc4rd]

[Despite being a little :| about the impoliteness, he smiles anyway because it's at least entertaining if nothing else.]

You're already so grown, of course. Do you rule the roost back home? How scary.

[coastal]

If you're going to insult me, at least stick to one...

[she feels double insulted for some reason]

What does it matter to you? It's not like hierarchy means anything here.

[but also yea she's definitely a princess-type]

[wildc4rd]

Sometimes, eating fruit too ripe is a little bitter. But... I don't mind.

[Only one golden eye opens, but then the other follows afterward.]

Oh, it doesn't. I just think it's funny. So young... but so bold. It really gets me excited.

[coastal]

Stop talking like that.

[she wants to fight him]

I don't care about what gets you excited!

[wildc4rd]

[How he keeps smiling in the face of all of this--a saint. An evil, creepy, degenerate chaos saint.]

That's fine. [He just gets excited regardless. Without warning, he starts walking in the way they both were probably headed.] Shall we?

Do you need me to carry you...?

[coastal]

What? No. Don't offer weird things like that.

[it's weirdly considerate and she has no idea what the fuck is going on

but also in general she doesn't like having people touch her so

she's just going to try to keep going now]

[wildc4rd]

Suit yourself. If you fall, I'll have to tell so many people about the awful thing that happened. And what would people back home think?

[Also, it's good she's walking behind because if she were in front, he'd probably be looking at her butt.

closes my eyes]

[coastal]

[anNA]

I don't know... what would I care? People back home don't think of me at all.

[this isn't true, she's just bad at recognizing herself]

Stuffy nobles who don't do anything have no worth to me.

[wildc4rd]

[oh no

She's saying a lot of things he loves. Bad. She's saying a lot of things he finds interesting. BAD. The good thing is he doesn't look back. Yet.]

Hoh? Bossy, but not a ringmaster. I see. Do you truly hate the rich so much?

[coastal]

[the thing is that lili doesn't know why she's still talking to him but also he's asking about something she feels very strongly about?

so given that, she doesn't stop talking]

People who only want to turn a blind eye to the world and stay locked in their ivory towers are the most contemptible kind of people.

Isn't it normal to dislike those people?

[lili, a royal: fuck the bourgeoisie

[wildc4rd]

Mm. [He has a high charisma because he's a sociopath is why.] Those people wouldn't exist if everyone disliked them. Don't you think?

I'll tell you a little secret. [There's a smile in his voice even if she may not be able to see his face.] It'll be our secret, just between the two of us.

Everyone, including those people, look exactly the same when they're dead.

♥

[coastal]

[ . . . . well, it's not like he's wrong.

she's bristling, her eyes narrowing, and for some reason she's becoming slightly more aware with each step that they're getting further away from the village.

but.]

Are you trying to scare me?

[though she doesn't sound that scared]

[wildc4rd]

[He's a bit insulted. If he wanted to scare her, she'd surely know, and she would absolutely be scared regardless of how big her britches are. But... like... he doesn't want to ever say "yea, I'm scaring you," because it's no fun.

It's all about the look of utter horror in their eyes.] No.

They're only worth their value in entertainment. Hating them won't get you anything, but you can if you want. You and them, you both look just alike buried in the ground.

[coastal]

[ . . . well.

the odd and unfortunate thing is that she can't find a way against that - there's no way to. not when it's true. for a long time, lili herself was the same useless noble she so condemned. she'd be even more alike to them that she wants to admit out loud.

however.]

Then the only thing that matters is what I accomplish better than them before then.

[sometimes you nearly die and still think you're better than some trash king that was gonna kill you]

[wildc4rd]

[The response curves his lips into a wide smile. Please cease making the clown turned on. He finally turns his head enough to glance over his shoulder at her.]

And what do you hope to accomplish?

[coastal]

[she didn't want him to look at her

but also she's not going to break their gaze first because that's LOSING]

Why do you care?

[wildc4rd]

[too bad, he looked]

Only curious. You make it sound so daunting. Will you rise to the top?

[coastal]

What kind of question is that? Of course I will.

Only idiots and cowards will announce their intent and then fail to meet it.

[she's too confident and it's bad]

[wildc4rd]

[Oh mood? That's cursed.]

Haaa... That expression. That voice. I didn't think I would find so many to play with here. But here you are... so determined.

[Slowly, he rolls his neck and his shoulders, like he's shrugging something off.]

And then what? When you're at the top? Are you fine with being all alone so high up?

[coastal]

[can he stop being creepy

lili's expression just goes tired again. she's so tired of people here trying to get at her. leave her alone, you vermin]

That especially doesn't sound like your business. I'm prepared to do what I have to in order to accomplish what I want.

Whatever happens to me after doesn't matter until it happens.

[wildc4rd]

Ah. Scary.

[he still never sounds scared ever. don't kill her he's having too much fun]

Hm. [Suddenly, he stops, turning back to half face her.] Close your eyes.

[coastal]

[alsO STOPS]

Absolutely not.

[wildc4rd]

[Slowly, he turns around and steps toward her at an easy pace, enough to come right up in front of her almost flush. He looks down at her.]

Close your eyes.

[coastal]

[she doesn't want to back up because she's not going to be a cornered animal fuck you

but she is going to step back JUST ONCE to regain some of her personal space :/ ]

No. Stop telling me what to do. I have a place to be.

[so she's actually going to try to step around him?]

[wildc4rd]

[She sidesteps, and he doesn't sidestep to follow, but his arms are long. The closest one to her shoots out, and he grasps her by the neck under the jaw. The whole hand is big enough to fit around it almost completely.

He doesn't grip or strangle her, though his nails are sharp pressed into the skin under the ear.] I guess it can't be helped. This is why I do all my tricks solo... [He goes to lower his hand, and she's probably going to be fighting, but like

he's going to try to absolutely pick her up over his shoulder.]