[log] same old love [open]

[haillenarte]

Characters: Aymeric de Borel, Estinien Wyrmblood, Francel de Haillenarte, Haurchefant Greystone, Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn, and any others in the area!
Location Building 124, Building 189
Date: Day 150, Day 151
Summary: Somehow about twenty percent of Norfinbury's population manages to stay in the same buildings at the same time despite an utter lack of coordination. Also, hungry elves are fed.
Warnings: House being House; Aymeric doing questionable things.

124: This house, covered in snow, is dark and cold, but better than outside. The snow presses in on the windows and makes the roof creak and groan whenever it shifts, but it seems to be holding up alright. It's a standard, single-story house with a living room, single bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and dining room. The bedframe has been taken apart, and its pieces arranged neatly from largest to smallest on the floor. The house is sparsely furnished, unfortunately with mostly metal. There's a back door leading off into darkness, but it isn't locked.

189: A single bedroom apartment. It's seen better days, but the door locks up at night. The window is sealed shut, with snow packed in on he other side allowing no light in. It's pitch black at night, but there is a couch to sleep on, even if the bed only has its frame. The bathroom has a toilet and shower--the shower doesn't work, but the toilet does.

Comments

[silverfuller]

Or mayhap 'tis your people that are too short.

[He chuckles.]

My dear friend seems to have taken a shining to you. Do try not to, ah....be yourself overmuch.

[rubikscomplex]

Nope. You're too tall. Look at who the doorways and ceilings here were made to accommodate.

[You're the outliers, you freakishly tall people.]

And which 'dear friend' is that? The one who wants to beat me to a pulp or the musical one?

[Not that it matters, but he'd like to know if they're going for a euphemistic term for Merlwyb or Francypants.]

[silverfuller]

When I say he has taken a shine I do mean it, House, I am not trying to play with you.

He would not harm you.

[He sighs.]

Who have you angered now? Or have you continued to vex the Admiral?

[rubikscomplex]

[House deigns to glance up to give Haurchefant a disbelievingly raised eyebrow. A 'shine.' Right. That's definitely what he was getting out of their last conversation.]

Vexing the Admiral's fun. And now I don't have to give away my cigarettes. Totally snapping pics and posting them for everyone to see what a hot babe she is.

[silverfuller]

You are aware, of course, that she hardly finds it so amusing. If she decided she wanted to hurt you, she could easily do so.

[He sighs.]

You must stop making such a habit of forming enemies where there needn't be any.

[rubikscomplex]

She wouldn't be the first.

[He shrugs noncommittally. Although he has been moderately less confrontational (as far as House is concerned) since Wilson's arrival.]

She can't take a joke, she needs to pull the stick out of her ass and deal with it.

[silverfuller]

By removing from hers and thrusting it like a Dragoon's lance up your own. Not quite the resolution you might want, is it?

[He offers a playful smirk.]

[rubikscomplex]

[House makes a face, then looks down at his tablet.]

She better put a condom on that thing if that's what she's doing. I never go bareback with dragoon lances.

[silverfuller]

A better option would be to ask for her forgiveness.

[rubikscomplex]

You want me to apologize? Well, that just makes me look weak. And she's such a strong woman. I don't wanna disappoint her.

[silverfuller]

A strong woman with little patience for those who would seek to annoy her.

[He places a hand on House's shoulder.]

There are times apologizing takes more strength than wielding a sword. For you, I believe this is one of those times.

[Apologies don't seem to come naturally to House.]

[rubikscomplex]

[Haurchefant's hand is getting such a Look as House all but visibly bristles in his corner. He drops his shoulder to shake the Elezen off.]

Lucky for me, I don't wield swords or apologize.

[silverfuller]

There is no shame in self preservation, my friend.

[His brow furrows.]

You already die more often than anyone else here. A time may come where the Administrator decides you are no longer worth the effort to bring back.

cw: suicidal ideations

[rubikscomplex]

You think that bothers me?

It doesn't.

cw: suicidal ideations

[silverfuller]

There are times being trapped in cyclical life feels like a sinister prison indeed. In this our Administrator employs a subtle but clever tyranny.

[He shakes his head.]

But while we yet live we have a chance at finding escape. Would you rather perish here or die in some distant time back home with your colleagues?

cw: suicidal ideations

[rubikscomplex]

Why do you care what I do? Or don't do? None of us are getting back home. Don't you get it? The best we can hope for is to shut this place down and finally die. They rebuilt your body from scratch, you go home, you're just gonna die if that's even really you.

And in case you and anyone else who's got their 'heroic pep talk' ready didn't notice, I'm working to escape anyway. There's nothing else to do in this goddamn maze.

cw: suicidal ideations

[silverfuller]

Not everyone comes from the same circumstances I do.

When our time here comes to its end my life will end with it. The Tale of Haurchefant Greystone is over. I accept this and have since the day I arrived in this gods forsaken place.

[He makes a small gesture with one hand.]

I ask only that you work toward escape while protecting yourself. Risking life and throwing it away are two different things.

cw: suicidal ideations

[rubikscomplex]

I don't need to protect myself.

[But his eyes to track over in Wilson's direction, wherever that might be, in spite of himself.]

cw: suicidal ideations

[silverfuller]

[Haurchefant follows his gaze.]

But others do need you to protect yourself.

cw: suicidal ideations

[rubikscomplex]

Says the guy who sacrifices himself at the drop of a hat.

[He goes back to bristling, jerking his attention back to the tablet.]

You're a hypocrite.

cw: suicidal ideations

[silverfuller]

[He was expecting this to come up.]

I give my life to save others. Can you claim that you do the same?

cw: suicidal ideations

[rubikscomplex]

I gained information.

[When he'd... chosen anything, really. That had been all of one out of four times so far. They'd known there was the possibility the first time at the morgue, but no one had been sure.]

cw: suicidal ideations

[silverfuller]

Getting information is not always your aim, or are you implying that it is for our benefit that you go around antagonizing people?

cw: suicidal ideations

[rubikscomplex]

Well, I'm rooting out the psychos.

cw: suicidal ideations

[silverfuller]

If you are referring to the harlequin I do believe he'd have eventually shown his true colors regardless of your actions.