[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.]
[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.]
there's something familiar about a hand at her neck that manages to get her to still, surprised that he has the nerve to still touch her, and before she can actually find her voice to protest against it
she's being picked up. she's absolutely going to make it difficult, trying to move out of his grasp]
No, he starts carting her off? It's fine. She's hanging over his shoulder and back, and his arm is looped around her waist. He's got a real good grip. Weird. He looks stupid, but his strength is no joke.]
[He hums as they mount into the clouds and the full of the mountains. She doesn't have to suffer very long. Well, she does because she's with him still, but listen.
Very quickly, vines stretch out from the edges and snake up behind him to grab her around the wrists and forearms. They heft her off his shoulder and into the air to dangle, and he smiles about it like an asshole.
But then they set her down on her feet and flee, so she's fine.]
You're too slow and would have died falling off the edge.
[He reaches up and drops a hand on top of her head, squeezing very gently. Enough to begin twisting her around in place. To show her, like, the expanse of the ground and stuff. It's now covered in a wide array of wildflowers in every direction.
she's just going to sigh and wander off to go look at the flowers because whatever, freak]
Charming.
[her voice is just dripping with sarcasm it's fine
... regardless, she believes it? she doesn't like the word 'amusing' but given that it sounds truthful, she'll take that over some stupid platitude and pretending to care about her]
[If she falls off the cliffside from up here, she'll be dead. Ah well... He did his good deed for today. Hopefully she won't be minced meat at the bottom... Would he tell anyone he last saw her up here?
...Probably not.
He continues on back down the way they came, pace slow and easy. A VERY BIZARRE MAN.]
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And what do you hope to accomplish?
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but also she's not going to break their gaze first because that's LOSING]
Why do you care?
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Only curious. You make it sound so daunting. Will you rise to the top?
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Only idiots and cowards will announce their intent and then fail to meet it.
[she's too confident and it's bad]
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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?
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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.
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[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.
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Absolutely not.
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Close your eyes.
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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?]
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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.]
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there's something familiar about a hand at her neck that manages to get her to still, surprised that he has the nerve to still touch her, and before she can actually find her voice to protest against it
she's being picked up. she's absolutely going to make it difficult, trying to move out of his grasp]
Unhand me, brute!!
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No, he starts carting her off? It's fine. She's hanging over his shoulder and back, and his arm is looped around her waist. He's got a real good grip. Weird. He looks stupid, but his strength is no joke.]
Soon.
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but this is HORRIBLE and lili HATES IT]
This is undignified! Put me down!
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Very quickly, vines stretch out from the edges and snake up behind him to grab her around the wrists and forearms. They heft her off his shoulder and into the air to dangle, and he smiles about it like an asshole.
But then they set her down on her feet and flee, so she's fine.]
Jaan. ♦ You can see the village.
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but now she's on her feet and she's immediately going to lightly massage the place around her wrists where he was holding her, irritated]
I didn't need to be carried.
If you wanted to go here faster, you should've just walked ahead!
[THEY DIDN'T NEED TO GO TOGETHER]
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[He reaches up and drops a hand on top of her head, squeezing very gently. Enough to begin twisting her around in place. To show her, like, the expanse of the ground and stuff. It's now covered in a wide array of wildflowers in every direction.
Is she a flower girl? Who knows.]
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is
and she's still going to reach up to where his hand and and try to wrap a hand around his wrist to lift it off her head because sTOP TOUCHING HER.
there is a moment where she like. loves the wildflowers because lili was raised with a taste for aesthetics
but then she'll glance back over at her shoulder at him]
... why do you keep helping me? What happens to me doesn't matter to you.
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It doesn't. You're amusing. It's more fun to keep you alive as long as possible.
[No reason to, like, not be honest here.]
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she's just going to sigh and wander off to go look at the flowers because whatever, freak]
Charming.
[her voice is just dripping with sarcasm it's fine
... regardless, she believes it? she doesn't like the word 'amusing' but given that it sounds truthful, she'll take that over some stupid platitude and pretending to care about her]
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I'm going back down. ♠ See you.
[she'll just be alone stuck at the top, it's fine]
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What was the point of you even coming here?!
[did hE NOT HAVE STUFF HE WANTED TO DO]
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Oh? There was no point. I was merely bored.
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Bizarre person...
Don't trip on your way back down.
[but otherwise she'll return to
meandering right back over to the edge of the cliffside because she's curious what she might find. investigation must continue]
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[If she falls off the cliffside from up here, she'll be dead. Ah well... He did his good deed for today. Hopefully she won't be minced meat at the bottom... Would he tell anyone he last saw her up here?
...Probably not.
He continues on back down the way they came, pace slow and easy. A VERY BIZARRE MAN.]