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[dissonates]

I need to speak with one of the Malnosso.


[Today, Asch is all over the place. First to the plaza, to check the item bazaar for a few things; next, to the north edge of the village, above the houses, his favourite spot to blow shit up practice his fonic artes; finally, to the opposite edge, sword practice against the targets inside the barracks. He's gotten so restless since Luke's disappearance and he needs to stay on the move to avoid going crazy.

Feel free to bother him at any of those locations or even en route; he could use some socializing.]

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[Action]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

[Siiiiggghhh. All right, fine.] Do you want any coffee?

[Action]

[dissonates]

[Remember that sullen, cat-in-the-rain voice at the desert oasis? Yeah.] ....No.

[Action]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Oh stop that. Do you want any or not? [Please note that Guy is still getting two mugs out regardless.]

[Action]

[dissonates]

[Noticing this.] You're going to make it anyway.

[Action]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Yes, but the question is are you going to have some or am I going to end up drinking them both?

[Action]

[dissonates]

[...Persistent jerk.] Fine, I'll have some. Show me how to use your stupid machine, then.

[Action]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's simple! [And Guy goes through the finer points of how to operate the coffee machine, all evidence of any previous arguments erased from his voice, expression, even his stance. As if it had never happened.]

[Action]

[dissonates]

[Ahhh, Guy, he envies that skill of yours, he really does. And Asch listens... sort of. In that bored, glazed-over, "I'm doing this to indulge you, don't expect me to repeat it later" way.]

[Action]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

[Luckily, that's good enough for Guy! Lesson over.] And that's how you calculate the ratio of coffee grinds to tablespoons of water.

[Action]

[dissonates]

...Hm. ["I will never ask that question again."]

[Action]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

...should I go over it again?

[Action]

[dissonates]

No! [Okay maybe that was a tad too eager.] ...No. I get it.

[Action]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

You do not.

[Action]

[dissonates]

I do! ...Enough.

[Action]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

I guess that's good enough, then. [Guy goes about preparing their coffee.]

[Action]

[dissonates]

[WHEW, freedom. Asch flees back to sitting at the table, a much safer kitchen activity. This new technology is going to end up overloading his brain cells with useless information somehow.]

[Action] FINALLY what the Christ lj

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

You know Asch, you could just not give in when I give you the sad eyes if you don't want to hear about this stuff. [Sets Asch's mug of coffee in front of him.]

[Action] lj is as usual showing off its superdickery

[dissonates]

I don't care if you talk about it. Just don't expect me to understand.

[Action] hey i'm tagging now it's pretty neat

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

So you just like the sound of my voice. [Guy joins Asch at the table with his own mug.]

[Action]

[dissonates]

...That's not what I said.

[Action]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

But that's what it implies. [Sip.]

[Action]

[dissonates]

Are you fishing for compliments? [Don't push your luck.]

[Action]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Oh no. I'm attempting to discover the truth.

[Action]

[dissonates]

Maybe I should just let you believe whatever you want, if you need to build your confidence that badly.

[Action]

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Sounds fair. [Guy has no problem lying to himself. Clearly.]