“Doubt is a bad look on you.”

“What?”

“Are you asking me to repeat myself, or are

you just stalling for time?”

“I don’t know, if I give you enough one word

answers will you start asking questions that

mean things?”

“Hah. I’d call you out for being defensive and

rude, but without your favorite character traits

I think these conversations would be far less

engaging.”

“That’s certainly a plausible and human

sentence to say out loud.”

“…I was merely trying to inform you that

calculated emphatic hubris suits your face

much better."

"Are compliments off-limits as well, now?”

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10:23 AM

“Or perhaps my style of compliment was the

affront to your ego.”

“Allow me to rephrase.”

“The shine of your eyes is unrivaled when filled

with that bone-wreathed fire, crackling off the

marrow as you raise it like a battle cry and the

affront to nature it should always have been

viewed as.”

“Alright, Asshole. You have my attention.”

“When you stride forth without the weight of

mortal concerns it is as if a god had pulled

themself to a material plane, so enduring is

your pursuit of decided objectives.”

“Stop spamming that shit.”

“You make it impossible to focus.”

“Ooooooh ;]”

“Do I now.”

“I will put you on silent for the rest of

eternity.”

“That’s quite a threat, coming from the one of

us who has seen the caliber of their ammunition.”

“God, why can’t you argue like a human

being.”

“Is that…”

“Don’t even think about it.”

“So you really did intend to send that?”

“I’m serious."

"You know that was out of reflex.”

“I’m allowed to answer?”

“Because I was certain we were both quite aware

of the answer to that question.”

“But I’m more than happy to clear up the confusion.”

“Ihandris I will remove your ability to

retain hands across any iteration.”

“How would you even manage that?”

“Logistically, I mean.”

“I’m innovative when properly motivated.”

“No, no, I understand that.”

“I’m simply fascinated by the conceptual limitations.”

“Would you commit such a complete act of violence as

to render me incapable of producing hand or

hand-adjacent appendages across all possible lives?”

“I’m considering it.”

“Or would you simply remain at my side for the rest of

existence, manually removing any attempt at hands

of my own each time I made the attempt.”

“I can’t believe I allow you to speak to me.”

“You offered me a fascinating puzzle, I’m just trying

to unravel it, offer suggestions, sound out theories.”

“I’m so upset that I can’t kill you now

without regrets.”

“You tell me the sweetest things.”

“Mmm.”

“You have this way with words.”

“A poet, even.”

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10:41 AM

“So that’s a no on dinner?”

“I want to rip out someone’s eyelids each

time we exchange words.”

“I’ll see you at 7.”

“I eagerly await your company.”