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WHO:Thistle and Lily
WHERE:Lily
WHEN: Day 9 morning

[KNOCK KNOCK ON THE BARN DOOR]

Good morning, Lily! Your requested maid service has arrived.

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[the seeds of battle maids planted. yes, good.]

Either way, s'mostly laundry and maybe some huntin'. There's those 'dillos that're good for leather and we need it. But that can wait, really.

[the only other maid he knew was Kawakami, who was not a battle maid, so. BATTLE MAIDS. . . SOUND MUCH MORE INTERESTING]

The only animal I know how to clean and prepare are fish. I can bring you guys some armadillos, but. . . you'll have to wait until you're better again to prepare them. Is that okay?

Yeah, that's fine. They'll keep for a day or two.

All right.

[nods!!]

I'll leave the laundry to Odin and Loki. The armadillos will be my responsibility.

Sounds good.

[but also gonna pull him over to the side a bit.]

One more thing. Charon made a good point about how the messagin' system might not work as well passed the fence. Got a plan for that if things go south?

[blinks a li'l, then raises a brow]

. . . tactical retreat.

[which doesn't sound like much of a plan, BUT. . .]

Odin is the reason we were able to escape from the ram demon before. If things get too hairy, I'll have him lug all of us out of there.

Just to be clear, this deal don't involve me sacrificin' limbs or whatever.

I get you're in the dark as much as I am about why ya need a "normie", but gonna make it clear--this place has a bunch of sacrificial rituals, and if it starts demandin' meat from me, I'm out.

[immediately, firmly]

I'm not giving any demon shit, be it from my team or anyone else's team.

I don't do sacrifices.

I get that's how you go about it, but like I said before don't promise absolutes.

We don't know shit about this place. So anythin' can happen. I'm just makin' my stance here clear.

And I'm making my stance as clear as yours.

[chin lifted!]

I don't do sacrifices, and that is that. It's not a promise-- it's a position from which I won't budge, no matter what.

And like I told another idiot who likes to go around sayin' the same damn thing: everyone budges if the stakes are high enough.

You're a shepherd. Lookin' out for yer own is what ya should do.

[just. staring at Styx with a very difficult-to-read expression, before he lifts a hand to adjust his glasses, lenses turning opaque]

. . . no matter what you say, I'm going to continue to do things my way. You don't have to trust me-- we barely know each other, after all.

But there's no sense in arguing over it. For now, I'm just grateful for your help.

[same lines and mannerisms and everything. god, he hates it.]

... sure.

[protagonist types, right??]

[bows a little; the gesture is polite, but it contrasts sharply with his defiance earlier]

. . . please get some rest, okay? And not just for tomorrow-- I'm sure you really need it, too.

Plenty rested.

[thank fuck for illusions that back him up on this]

[and he is none the wiser lol]

I'll be back soon.

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