sheep_game | THE SHEEP GATES ARE OPEN

[He's got them literal grabby hands!! If Kaveh is quick he might be able to pluck one!

But also the stag is giving up and

just trying to slam its back against a tree with him on it]

[ this is so dangerous and neither of them have visions, kaveh please... ]

How should I know?! Just jump off!

[ He starts forward again when the stag backs up, because Kaveh is absolutely going to get squashed between a deer and a tree and he's not really sure how to stop it. He waves the hooves around again, hoping to maybe catch the stag's attention to draw it away from Kaveh. He's the distraction now. ]

Hey! Handsy! Look over here! Look what I have!

Getting off isn't as simple as getting on! [ his tone is a little wobbly, since he's getting bucked around, but it shouldn't be too hard to understand him. also, ew, grabby hands. kaveh wants NO PART OF THOSE. he does use his own grabby hands to snatch at one of the gems on mr. jim deer's antlers... right before he's caught between a rock and a har- i mean, a deer and a tree place. ]

-hrk!

[ he loses his grip on jim and slips off, sagging against the tree. hopefully wanderer's distraction works, because otherwise he may be getting kicked in the face. ~~i'm ok with some pain btw~~. ]

[with Kaveh off his back, Jim Deer whirls around. It's not a kick to the face, but he does give him a hard, swift kick to the chest--and those hooves? They're as hard as diamonds. He might be breaking a rib or two.

And that's if he's lucky--and he is! Because before Jim can continue stomping, Wanderer makes it clear that he's ganked its front hooves. It leaves Kaveh, satisfied, and then whirls to charge at the other on two legs, like a Minotaur. HERE HE COME]

[ Wanderer bites back an extremely immature comeback, because this really isn't the time for that.

Instead, he continues to wave around the hooves and yell until he manages to catch Jim Deer's attention... which it does! Great. Aaand now it's after him. That's less great. Kaveh doesn't seem to be in great shape either, so he immediately turns and runs to put some distance between them.

Since Kaveh has probably grabbed a gem or two off the antlers, he chucks the hooves back at Jim Deer and then makes to dive out of the way of its charge. ~~also good with injuries/pain etc!~~ ]

[ kaveh should be relieved that he didn't get kicked in the face, but a kick to the chest leaves him winded and with a couple of broken winds. left stunned, he sits there slumped against the tree, the pain in his chest pretty intense. when he finally comes to he sucks in a sharp breath ( which hurts ) and spirals into a coughing fit, his hands speckled in blood. ]

H- Hat Guy! [ he staggers to his feet, but doubles over immediately, hacking up some blood, because bad decisions. he pathetically attempts to give chase, giving jim deer a wide birth, because he doesn't want to end up on the ass end of another ass kicking. ]

[You know what hands are good for? Catching!! In this case, it catches the tossed hooves easily with one hand. And with the other? It gives a wide swing when Wanderer dives--attempting to SWAT him as hard as it can against a nearby rock.

But whether it lands or not, it seems to be satisfied after that, not even bothering to acknowledge Kaveh limping after it. It'll slide it's hooves back on its hands before returning to all fours, and it trots off to rejoin its herd in a deeper part of the wood.

CONGRATS, YOU LIVED.]

[ There is really something absurd about Kaveh screaming Hat Guy! at him, but all it does is manage to distract him right before Jim Deer slaps him out of the air. He crashes hard into the rock.

...but it seems he's still as durable as ever, even without a vision. Nothing breaks, but he's pretty severely banged up from that. ]

Ugh... you idiot... why didn't you just stay down...

[ He looks up at Kaveh as he limps after the stag which, thankfully, leaves the both of them alone. ]

Because I wasn't go- [ he brings a hand to his mouth to stifle the coughing a bit. ] I wasn't going to let you take on that stag alone. What if he didn't run off, then what? [ he looks him up and down. ] It's bad enough you got hurt at all... [ he clears his throat, wiping the blood away from the corner of his mouth. ] You should have just run once you got the hooves. He would have thrown me off eventually.

[ He struggles back up to his feet, dusting himself off with a wince. Everything hurts, but it's not that bad. ] I'm fine. I've had worse. You, though... [ He eyes Kaveh, because he's clearly in way worse condition. ]

If I'd run off, you would have been crushed to death. Stop beating yourself up and thank me for saving your life instead.

[ kaveh levels a state with him. ] ...you're not fine, but I'm sure you've had worse. [ don't change the subject! there's no need to talk about him!! ]

[ but beating himself up is what he's best at. ]

[ he gives him a weak smile, setting a hand on his shoulder... more for himself at this point, because he's pretty sure he might collapse. the overexerting himself from hurrying over did not help. ] Thank you.

[ Well he doesn't want to talk about himself!! And getting Kaveh to thank him was probably a mistake, because he doesn't know how to respond to that, either. ] ...whatever. Don't mention it. [ He can't disguise the way he winces as Kaveh puts weight on his shoulder, though. ]

You touched that weird statue in your barn, right? We should be able to... heal each other. Or something like that.

...maybe we should get out of here first.

[ it's kind of hard not to notice how wanderer winces and that tells him exactly how hurt he is. you can't lie to him! he removes his hand and tries to stand upright. ] ...sorry. I did, yeah. [ he hums. ] We can give it a try back in the pasture.

[ he nods and starts to head back, but he's definitely not going to be going all that quick, since his breathing is pretty labored. ] How does your team heal, do you know?

[ With an exasperated sigh, he holds an arm out for Kaveh to use to support himself. He might be hurt, but he's not the one wheezing for breath. And besides: ] Come on. You're slowing me down.

...yeah. It seems simple enough. I roll a dice, and hope at least one of us is lucky enough for a good roll.

[ he sets a hand on his arm and pushes it back at him. ] I'll be fine. [ he tries to pick up his pace, offering a strained and lopsided smile. ] And besides, you're hurt too.

[ chance. oh boy. kaveh has the worst luck, so he is just internally screaming. ] ...fun. [ except not. ]

[ He's not helping his case about being annoying, but Wanderer relents with a shrug and a very skeptical look. Whatever, he tried. ] ...if you say so. Just try to keep up.

Yeah, so fun. [ He's not the biggest fan of it, either. He rolls his eyes. ] How do your abilities work?

[ he's not being annoying! he's being considerate! ] I'm doing just fine. [ ignore the wheezing and the blood. ]

[ wanderer is going to regret asking. ] Kissing.

[ That's being annoying! But he just scoffs, rolling his eyes again because he doesn't believe that for a second. ] As long as you can keep walking...

[ He does regret asking. He stares at Kaveh. ]

...on second thought, I think I'll be fine without your healing.

Real mature. It’s not as if I intended to jam my tongue down your throat. A simple kiss on the lips would have sufficed.

Do you think I want your dumb dice to decide my fate when the first thing you heard me say was my luck was crap?

A "simple kiss" on the lips...? I don't exactly kiss people very often.

...you have a point, but one of those things is far more invasive than the other. What's the worst thing that can happen, the dice decide not to heal you?

[ kaveh has to refrain from asking if he's ever kissed somebody... but then he'd have to bring up the last time he kissed anybody and... he doesn't want to talk about that. ]

With my luck the die would probably split in half and then, yeah, probably.

[ It's unlikely he would have answered anyway, but he scoffs at Kaveh's response. ] I doubt it'll be that bad.

Here- we're probably close enough to try. [ They're near enough to the fence, so... with some concentration he summons a green die, flipping it into the air. It lands with... a 2.

He looks from the number, to Kaveh... who would feel some of his more immediate and life-threatening injuries heal as well as most of the surface cuts and bruises, but his ribs are still definitely broken. ]

...alright. [ he reaches out for the fence, leaning against it as soon as he's able. as soon as he sees the die he balls a fist, hoping that his luck will have finally turned around, but it lands on a two. his jaw tightens and though he feels some of his more immediate injuries heal he can still feel the tenderness in his chest. he keeps his head down, but murmurs some thanks to his companion. ] I told you.

[ but there are other matters to take care of. ] Now for you.

[ To his credit, he does look a little guilty about it. Even if it's not strictly his fault, he doesn't like to feel useless. He sighs, propping a hand against his hip and glancing to the side. ] ...it looks like that's the best I can do.

[ Another pause... and he debates complaining about it, but... he's not going to leave himself at a disadvantage. ] Yeah, yeah. Just get it over with.

I'm sure I'll be alright, h- hah, you tried... and I'm mostly fine. [ he's not mostly fine. he has two broken ribs. ] Abilities based on chance, imagine that. [ he tries for a smile, but he only ends up wincing as he pushes away from the fence. ]

Apologies in advance that you have to kiss such an annoying guy. [ he cups wanderer's cheek and gives him a chaste kiss on the lips, healing him of all his injuries. ]

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