castleinthemist | 01; open

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[Trying doors until one opens is tedious work. His old hands are throbbing. (No, really, don't give him that pitiful look.) But his efforts aren't in vain; Serge grins when a room finally allows him entrance, only to arch a brow at the decidedly bare and boring interior. The one thing that manages to sustain his attention is the smartphone, which he pockets. He figures he can take it. It doesn't look like anyone has been living there, much less own anything in it.

He doesn't stay for long. There isn't much to see. Not even a place to clean . . . After that sarcophagus business, he feels gross.

Then he's at the spring, and it's hardly an encouraging sight. Stepping inside, Serge sighs.]

Are they serious? I know communal baths used to be a thing, but that's in the past!

[ . . . Maybe he can get a nice view or two in the future. Provided they're nothing like Leslie, he's sure he'll be safe. Hopefully. Oh, who's he kidding; this is silly.

He pulls the smartphone out.]

What am I supposed to do with this, anyway?

[He manages to boot it up -- wow, it has his name. That means it's his, right? And it even has a list of other names. He recognizes a few. Serge proceeds to mess with someone while tapping his foot expectantly. And then some.]

( ooc: You can catch him at any part of the post! If you want Serge to call your character, let me know or hit up his phone post. He's hitting up names that sound like those of girls, but that doesn't mean his judgment is foolproof, or that he didn't click the wrong name, or that he didn't decide to diversify. )

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Huh? Oh, that -- [he turns back around to Dynos.

. . . hold the lightship, something was outstanding in his vision mid-turn. He does a doubletake and looks back to the entrance. Then down.

A waste of his time, eh? Serge approaches the object on the ground and crouches down, picking at it.]

Maybe not.

... What? What did you find?

[He whips around, dangling the object in the air, and says all too proudly,]

Tape. I wonder who put that there?

[Tape...

... Tape.]

... That wasn't there when we entered, was it?

[Tape!!]

I'm pretty sure it wasn't.

[Now what do they do with it . . . ]

[Tape...]

... Huh.

[THIS IS WEIRD.]

[Dynos seems to know something . . . !]

What's on your mind?

... Interestingly enough, I was just thinking about how I'd like to tape your mouth shut.

[HEY, HE'S WILLING TO ADMIT IT.]

[ . . . ]

So you're saying someone heard your thoughts and put it here to indulge you?

Or it was an amusing coincidence.

I don't know, tape seems off with this place's architecture. Then again, we don't even know who put this here. Did you see anyone coming in?

Not at all. Then again, it might've happened while I was distracted, when someone drenched me in water!

This again? What's done is done. And it's just water!

You just did it to mock me!

I was doing it to test the springs! It's not the end of the world if you get wet.

[UGGGGGGGGGGH.]

... Unless you'd like for me to use that tape, I suggest you shut your mouth.

[NYUK NYUK.]

Ah, but I'm the one holding the tape. Think you can take it from me?

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[Let's see how far he can test Dynos' patience without outright teasing him.

Man, he would never have thought that they were enemies with the way they're acting now.]

[HATE.]

You... I don't know how we put up with you for as long as we did!

Point is, you did!

[Serge would actually chalk it up to their contract, but that'd just put him in a bad spot because it makes Dynos standing him as out of obligation.]

Gah...

[Dynos just. Makes an annoyed sound AND THAT'S ALL THE WARNING SERGE GETS before he fires another pulse of energy at him, looking rather pissed off.]

[Serge has known Dynos for a while. He knows when to dodge at this point from a single, and he raises his arms to call upon a physical barrier -- nothing powered by magic -- to lessen the impact.]

Careful. You'll break the tape.

I hope I break you!

[Dynos looks like he's only a moment's way from trying to kill him—]

[Ah, children. So energetic. He can see how Dynos is related to Cecille.]

You know that's not going to help anyone.

[But here you go. He throws the tape in Dynos' direction.]

WHEN DID DYNOS BECOME RYFIA.

...

Hey, you started it.

no shut up

why are you so rude, mi hija

... what

mi hija, mi hija.

... /runs through translator

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por que, mi hija, por que.

because.

that is not a reason.

yes it is.

it's not good enough.

it totally is.

nnnno.

yyyyyyes.

nnnnnnnnnope.

yyyyyyyyyyyyep. also ooh new icon.

I was screencapping yesterday, you know this.