I don't. That wasn't a lie, princeling. ( /derogatory ) But maybe you're just unlucky? A shame, really. Would that I could share some of my luck with you. You should be more careful about where you place those vines of yours.
A servant who's skilled at magic, perhaps even more than you are? That's surprising. No wonder the mere mention of him gets you so worked up. You look down on him, but aren't you the one who has to look up all the time instead?
( this is all a gamble in itself, a compilation of assumptions from what aventurine has experienced and what he has heard. no emotionally stable behaves the way esikko does, and that is a lot from the guy in dire need of therapy. )
A pool of blood makes for an awful company. You might want to reconsider your tastes.
Haha. But that's not surprising in the least, is it?
( just saying. )
What else is left once you're the only one alive, Esikko? A pool of blood and a string of corpses around you for you to reign over? I guess dead men doesn't have ears to listen to your words, and a mouth to argue back in disagreement. Your affinity for corpses isn't unfounded, it seems.
You're quite angry with me, but you're the one who set the rules. I only showed you the holes in your thinking.
Unlike what you're saying, I have no interest in corpses like you— people with perfectly healthy bodies wasting their time and space as cowards, doing nothing but moping around about their unfortunate lives, waiting for the chance to escape.
What a waste. If nothing has changed in your mindset, then you should have stayed dead.
Hmmm? I'm not angry at all. ( he is ) It is as you say. I set the rules, and you found a loophole. That's how you efficiently play a game.
I must say, I actually feel honored. 'If nothing has changed in my mindset'? That almost makes it sound like you want it to change. Do you want me to be alive? Is that what you truly wish for, princeling? Then don't worry. I am quite hard to kill, and as you have seen, even when I die, I come back. You will see plenty of me still, Esikko. This cowardly corpse has a lot of unfinished business, after all.
The name of a game does not explain its rules, princeling. I know first hand you can use it to put your plants and vines inside my body. Or you mean to imply I should believe you didn't use that to experiment on me? Really, you could just have asked first. Have you not heard of consent before?
( haha you could say kirma added the toppings.................... )
That's right. However, once dead, that statement no longer applies, does it?
There's remnants of petals inside my heart. ( lungs, actually, but also esikko doesn't deserve the full picture. ) Knowing how you like your magic, shouldn't you be flattered that I thought of you before anyone else? Even the House. Perhaps this is the kind of pedestal you've always longed to be on?
The House is on your side, but it saw fit to reward me with two cards despite my death, and it bothered to bring me back to life. Your reasoning seems a little flawed, princeling. In fact, I would argue I have gotten quite lucky with how it all turned out.
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I can answer that if you tell me how you know about that. I thought you didn't recall anything that happened after your death?
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But maybe you're just unlucky? A shame, really. Would that I could share some of my luck with you.
You should be more careful about where you place those vines of yours.
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Honored son... That's what you're curious about?
He was just referring to me the way a servant would. It's nothing more than his annoyance shining through.
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No wonder the mere mention of him gets you so worked up. You look down on him, but aren't you the one who has to look up all the time instead?
( this is all a gamble in itself, a compilation of assumptions from what aventurine has experienced and what he has heard. no emotionally stable behaves the way esikko does, and that is a lot from the guy in dire need of therapy. )
A pool of blood makes for an awful company. You might want to reconsider your tastes.
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My tastes haven't landed me in the grave. Can the same be the said for both of you?
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( just saying. )
What else is left once you're the only one alive, Esikko? A pool of blood and a string of corpses around you for you to reign over?
I guess dead men doesn't have ears to listen to your words, and a mouth to argue back in disagreement. Your affinity for corpses isn't unfounded, it seems.
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Unlike what you're saying, I have no interest in corpses like you— people with perfectly healthy bodies wasting their time and space as cowards, doing nothing but moping around about their unfortunate lives, waiting for the chance to escape.
What a waste. If nothing has changed in your mindset, then you should have stayed dead.
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It is as you say. I set the rules, and you found a loophole. That's how you efficiently play a game.
I must say, I actually feel honored. 'If nothing has changed in my mindset'? That almost makes it sound like you want it to change.
Do you want me to be alive? Is that what you truly wish for, princeling?
Then don't worry. I am quite hard to kill, and as you have seen, even when I die, I come back.
You will see plenty of me still, Esikko. This cowardly corpse has a lot of unfinished business, after all.
Maybe try harder next time?
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Are you done? Because I stopped asking questions some time ago.
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What magic did you use on me?
( sure would've been a romantic question if he weren't lowkey accusing him of being the reason he's afflicted with hanahaki now :\ )
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I know first hand you can use it to put your plants and vines inside my body. Or you mean to imply I should believe you didn't use that to experiment on me?
Really, you could just have asked first. Have you not heard of consent before?
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But also, I have no idea what you're talking about. I didn't put anything inside of you, other than that knife. Kirma added the extras.
Did you wake up with something strange?
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That's right. However, once dead, that statement no longer applies, does it?
There's remnants of petals inside my heart. ( lungs, actually, but also esikko doesn't deserve the full picture. ) Knowing how you like your magic, shouldn't you be flattered that I thought of you before anyone else?
Even the House. Perhaps this is the kind of pedestal you've always longed to be on?
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Perhaps the House is on my side. Maybe it thinks you've wasted time and resources on your own self pity, so it's slapping you on the wrist.
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In fact, I would argue I have gotten quite lucky with how it all turned out.
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But, sure. Congratulations.
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Pleasure doing business with you, Esikko.
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