#hornell

While talking with Garamond and Zaza, either during the first encounter with him, or one or two encounters later, Hornet realizes that she's never really explained her relationship with Chell to him, and it comes up in the conversation, and she compares her relationship with Chell to Garamond's with Zaza, what with how close they are and how they fight together. Hornet then realizes what she's said/implied, and then tries to explain how they're different actually, and tries to dig herself out of the hole.

Hornet, mid digging: Not to say that our relationship is better or closer, just different, for example, we tend to fight side-by-side, or, depending on the situation, back-to-back, instead of one of us riding on the other.

Chell signs, with absolute confidence that only Hornet will understand her: To be fair, we do sometimes ride each other, though not usually while fighting. ...Depending on how you define "fighting".

Hornet, suddenly very glad that her pale mask isn't generally inclined to blush: Chell! By wyrm, you can't keep saying stuff like that. Some day we are going to encounter someone who knows your sign language.

Chell: If we ever actually get to see other humans, or at least bugs who know what humans are, maybe. But until then...

Garamond: Well, I don't know this sign language you're using, but I'm pretty sure I understand what Hornet was trying to say, and the way in which your bond differs from the one I share with Zaza.

Hornet: *Wants to die*

Edit: Apparently I forgot to underline Chell's written lines, they are now underlined.

Edit 2: Apparently tumblr is allergic to underlines, please assume all Chell dialog that isn't italicized should be underlined.

Shakra: In these lands names are given freely, are they not? I am Shakra, Wielding Rings. If our hunts intertwine again, I will have new maps to trade. Until then, farewell, Child Wielding Needle, and Mystery Wielding Spear.

*Hornet and Chell turn away to leave*

Hornet: Child Wielding Needle? Mystery Wielding Spear? What silly names. And I told her I wasn't a child.

Chell: Maybe if we told her our names, she would use those instead. And I actually quite like Mystery Wielding Spear. I think I'll go by that by now on.

Hornet: Are you serious?

Mystery Wielding Spear: Quite serious. And I think you're just jealous that the cool warrior lady called you a child, and called me something cool.

Hornet: You're impossible!

Shakra, who is still only like a few feet away: What's impossible?

Hornet: Oh, nothing, my acquaintance here is just being an idiot.

Mystery Wielding Spear: ACQUAINTANCE!?!?

Hornet: As long as you insist by going by that silly name, you're being downgraded.

Chell, sighs and takes out her slate and turns to Shakra: My name is Chell, and my fun hating partner here is named Hornet, and we are both adult women

Shakra: It is a pleasure to properly make both of your acquaintances Chell Wielding Spear and Hornet Wielding Nail. And I meant no offense when I called her child.

Hornet: Fun hating?! Did you actually mean, responsible and reasonable?

Chell: Like I said, fun hating

Shakra: I hope I did not cause this argument between the two of you, or cause offense.

Hornet: No, no, you did nothing wrong, and unfortunately, you are not the first to mistake me for an adolescent. Although, based on the way Chell acts sometimes, you'd think people would mistake her for one more often.