Not Again | Catch All for Ash

[applechemist]

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[voidbreaker]

You probably need to get some swimwear though. [ ... ] But we have the shallows of the lake as well, which should work well enough for a start.

[applechemist]

[ Swimwear is easy. There's a boutique in the temple, and a clothing store back at camp, so she nods at that. But. Hrm. ]

It's too cold to be swimming in the lake! So maybe we should wait until the weather warms up...?

[voidbreaker]

Oh, yeah. No swimming in the lake when it's snowing. [ he doesn't want to get executed for accidentally freezing escha alive ]

But later, when it's warmer. And if there are pools in the next portal as well.

[applechemist]

Okay. I'm looking forward to it.

Thank you, Ash.

[voidbreaker]

[ and now that this nice moment is happening it's time to ruin the calm, happiness with another memory! (23:25 - 25:26)



and ash doesn't look impressed. not angry either, but just annoyed. this week has already been enough for him. ]

Do we seriously have this for the whole damn week, again?

[applechemist]

[ Boy does she not understand that scene. ]

... I'm sorry for intruding on your memories. I don't mean to.

[voidbreaker]

[ cold steel. so much. ]

No one means to. This place just continues to suck.

[applechemist]

...

[ Hrmmm she doesn't want to be, rude. But. Hrmmmrmrm. ]

That first memory. It was so brief, but... What was it?

[voidbreaker]

[ hmmm. ]

Hamel.

[applechemist]

What happened to it?

[voidbreaker]

You saw what happened to it.

[applechemist]

[ she meant like. details and specifics. But also understands not wanting to talk about it. ]

... Can it be rebuilt?

[voidbreaker]

Nope. It was tragically “destroyed in a landslide” and the area’s too dangerous to go to.

[ you can literally hear the inverted commas ]

[applechemist]

[ Hm! Bad! She just looks offended and angry, but doesn't seem to have the words to convey that? So she's just vibrating with indignant energy!! ]

[voidbreaker]

[ Hm! Very bad!

...

although tiny, blurring angry escha is actually kinda funny. he reaches out and just pats her on the head. ]

Easy there. It’s not like there’s anyone around left to put all that anger towards. [ he thinks. ]

[applechemist]

[ Setting aside the rest of that for just a moment, because headpats... Weird. And this isn't the first time he's done it! ]

I'm older than you, you know?

[voidbreaker]

[ accept your headpats escha ]

Yeah, and?

[applechemist]

[ She huffs. ]

And that means when I see something sad in your memories, I should be the one patting your head and comforting you.

[voidbreaker]

Nah.

It’s about 14 years too late to be doing that. [ versus, y’know. her seeing it right now. ]

[applechemist]

Even if it was a long time ago, it's still sad.

[ As such, she raises one hand up to pat his head, but just holds it up so that he would have to... Duck under it a little bit. She could probably just reach up and pat his head but she would like this to be a consensual head-pat.

Like trying to pet a stray cat. You have to let them come to you?? ]

[voidbreaker]

[ escha is trying so hard. she’s a very good girl.







with a sigh, he drops his head enough for her to get this over with. ]

[applechemist]

[ She gives him a very sincere head-pat. ]

[voidbreaker]

[ thank you for the sincere headpat ]

Feel better?

[applechemist]

... A little bit.

[ She does not think that head-pats really make up for a vision like that. ]

Mostly I'm just surprised you let that happen.

[voidbreaker]

[ he shrugs. ]

You sounded determined.