week 2; tuesday ( stephanie )

[axilium]

[there's no escape, steph. literally. steph can't escape unless her leg has been magically healed between then and now.

belph is not happy.]

What.

Are you doing?

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[vigilantics]

[ she'll take his hand and... make him gently smack her own hand. ]

There. You smacked me.

[axilium]

[a beat.]

I have no words to express how utterly unnecessary that was, but okay.

[vigilantics]

Please humor me. My leg is broken and I got stabbed with my own grappling hook.

[ whoops. ]

[axilium]

... Um?

[vigilantics]

... anyway.

[ sometimes... it happens? ]

[axilium]

... You seriously had an adventure, I see.

[vigilantics]

It was...

[ kind of terrifying. she's still holding onto belph's hand, but she's doing it more absentmindedly than on purpose. ]

Well. It's over now.

[axilium]

No, you're actually just hallucinating right now. You're still in the woods.

[vigilantics]

Don't say things like that when you know I can't chase you.

[axilium]

This is exactly when I get to make fun of you.

[vigilantics]

I'm dying and you're being mean to me.

[ she's not dying, she just feels like it. ]

[axilium]

Please, I think it'd take more than that to kill you.

[vigilantics]

[ there's a pause, and then she shrugs. ]

Yeah. I've had worse.

[axilium]

I don't know whether that's reassuring to hear or not.

[vigilantics]

[ she shrugs. ]

... I may not be in the most cheerful mood now, but I'll bounce back.

[axilium]

... You'd better. Otherwise, I might start slacking off for real.

[vigilantics]

[ that makes her laugh. ]

Not on my watch, bud. I need you in tiptop shape.

[axilium]

I'm never in tiptop shape.

[vigilantics]

Hm... you're gonna have to start working out.

[axilium]

... Nah.

[vigilantics]

I can barely walk. You'll have to carry me.

[axilium]

... I can be your crutch, but I hope you're not expecting a princess carry, 'cause I'll end up dropping you.

[vigilantics]

I really hope that's commentary on your strength and not my weight.

[axilium]

I would never dream of insinuating that you're fat.

[a beat.]

... Don't kill me. I assure you it's a commentary on my strength.

[vigilantics]

Just checking.

[ she deals with so much back home... so much... ]

I'm tired of all the princess carries anyway. It was fun the first few times but now it's kind of embarrassing. A crutch is fine.