[ i am assigning him weird with dimitri because he just grabbed him by the skull to check if he exists?
dimitri nods, a little idly, because when they're talking about it's hard not to just go back to that place. his thoughts turn to the sensation of falling, but instead of landing in a hotel pool, it's a pit full of rot and dark water.
isn't it better to resist that? he pulls his mind back to the present. ]
...I should be glad, but it just means that we are both lost.
[ still, he clearly relaxes, both relieved and wearied. he didn't come here to fight. ]
If you and I are both here, then... maybe it will be easier to leave that place behind. [ ... ] I do not know that I can assign meaning to the you standing here. But I am grateful for his company, and that he survived.
[ Hey… Yeah. Closing his eyes, he’s wondering why a teen is trying to comfort him. ]
It’s not something you need to do. [ He takes a step back. No more intimidation. ] We’ll return as long as we want to remember who we are.
In case you need a reminder now, you are Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, supposedly royalty. You wrongfully bit me on the first day in this hotel. I still seek reparations. In recent developments, you impolitely address me by my given name despite your age. I intend to have you rectify this.
[ He’s being annoying about it, purposely. This is more of a question despite his tone: ]
[ stop, just because he's not ancient oldies like the two of you. he's surprised, because this is the first time in his life that someone is pulling rank on him. ]
To right such a long list of grievances? I must return posthaste, sir.
[ he doesn't sound offended. there's a tired bemusement in his voice, even. joonghyuk had tried to help him multiple times when they were in the hole, in his own, brusque way. he's not such a bad person, dimitri thinks, having missed seeing all of his cyoa crimes. ]
...I do not want to stay in such a place, as much as I may deserve it. If I am to atone for what I am, I am meant to do so here. [ ... ] I take it you will not allow yourself to wallow in that wretched pit forever either.
[ Just a boy. Who thinks he has to atone for being a boy—at least that's what Joonghyuk sees. It's distinct wording which caught his attention, but they are in such a hazy place. ]
Petals are not enough of a nuisance for me to give my story for free. [ Sometimes you are cagey. ] They're just annoying.
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dimitri nods, a little idly, because when they're talking about it's hard not to just go back to that place. his thoughts turn to the sensation of falling, but instead of landing in a hotel pool, it's a pit full of rot and dark water.
isn't it better to resist that? he pulls his mind back to the present. ]
...I should be glad, but it just means that we are both lost.
[ still, he clearly relaxes, both relieved and wearied. he didn't come here to fight. ]
If you and I are both here, then... maybe it will be easier to leave that place behind. [ ... ] I do not know that I can assign meaning to the you standing here. But I am grateful for his company, and that he survived.
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It’s not something you need to do. [ He takes a step back. No more intimidation. ] We’ll return as long as we want to remember who we are.
In case you need a reminder now, you are Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, supposedly royalty. You wrongfully bit me on the first day in this hotel. I still seek reparations. In recent developments, you impolitely address me by my given name despite your age. I intend to have you rectify this.
[ He’s being annoying about it, purposely. This is more of a question despite his tone: ]
… You do want to return.
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To right such a long list of grievances? I must return posthaste, sir.
[ he doesn't sound offended. there's a tired bemusement in his voice, even. joonghyuk had tried to help him multiple times when they were in the hole, in his own, brusque way. he's not such a bad person, dimitri thinks, having missed seeing all of his cyoa crimes. ]
...I do not want to stay in such a place, as much as I may deserve it. If I am to atone for what I am, I am meant to do so here. [ ... ] I take it you will not allow yourself to wallow in that wretched pit forever either.
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He lingers on the word “atonement” for a moment. It never meant much to him, but the hotel has had him thinking. ]
… That is what I would do.
[ He says that, unsure. Is that what he would do? A cough stifled, covered, yet blue petals peek anyway. ]
You seem so sure.
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dimitri shoots him a troubled look, even if he's not really in any position to offer advice or guidance. ]
It does not suit a king to sound uncertain.
[ he has to seem sure. ]
...I find the flowers are easier to avoid if you speak freely. [ if he wants to muse aloud or anything. ]
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[ Just a boy. Who thinks he has to atone for being a boy—at least that's what Joonghyuk sees. It's distinct wording which caught his attention, but they are in such a hazy place. ]
Petals are not enough of a nuisance for me to give my story for free. [ Sometimes you are cagey. ] They're just annoying.