[ Half a year. Vesuvia feels... lifetimes away. And every new discovery makes it feel further, and somehow... less real.
He never should have broken into LIES. Never should have kept pushing, kept studying, kept--
He smiled, the expression sly and sharp. ]
It's meant to sound ominous. Maybe I'll find something especially hideous, with an awful... hat or something.
[ That insufferably sly look only deepened, his lashes low, and he leaned to take another looong drink. ]
I told you what I wanted as a prize, now you tell me what you want as a prize. But you probably shouldn't even bother, because I am definitely winning. You might be taller and bigger, but you probably haven't slept well-- did you even get a chance to eat, today?-- and on top of all that you're probably stressed, dehydrated from the cold...
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He never should have broken into LIES. Never should have kept pushing, kept studying, kept--
He smiled, the expression sly and sharp. ]
It's meant to sound ominous. Maybe I'll find something especially hideous, with an awful... hat or something.
[ That insufferably sly look only deepened, his lashes low, and he leaned to take another looong drink. ]
I told you what I wanted as a prize, now you tell me what you want as a prize. But you probably shouldn't even bother, because I am definitely winning. You might be taller and bigger, but you probably haven't slept well-- did you even get a chance to eat, today?-- and on top of all that you're probably stressed, dehydrated from the cold...
I'm practically playing with a stacked deck.