IC ✦ Voicemail

[uncalled]

[Let's keep it short and simple-]

Hey, hey! Guess I'm doing important stuff but if you think your stuff is important too, tell me what it is and we can flip a coin.

See ya!

[beep!]

[ooc: action tags also welcome! seriously just ram into him or he's apartment 7.1]

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[aeolian]

[ ... Okay, she's got to snort a little. ]

That's where we're different. You've been able to make your own choices, even when you were too young to understand it. I was created for a very specific purpose. It's just not one I happen to like very much.

[uncalled]

Aw, Aria... You're the only one who believes in that anymore!

[And he's just going to press a kiss to her cheek, partially to catch her attention and partially just because he can.]

You can be whatever you want to be! What's stopping you?

[aeolian]

[ Her attention's still on him, promise. Which is why she'll reach up to ruffle his hair. ]

Myself, probably?

[ Not entirely inaccurate. ]

[uncalled]

[as;ldfjk he sputters in complaint for a moment before a hand of his own reaches up to catch her wrist - and then trying to entwine their fingers together]

That... sounds kind of annoying! Why are you getting in your own way....?

[aeolian]

[ she might have made her weaknesses a little too evident here... ]

It's a complicated and boring explanation. You're not very fond of either of those things, right?

[uncalled]

[and because he's pretty honest despite everything-]

I hate complicated and boring explanations about stuff I don't care about!

... but I mean, isn't it obvious that I care about you?

1/2

[aeolian]

[ For as much as she does understand that much (and as much as she doesn't want to dwell on it), her eyes still widen until she's blinking up at him a little owlishly. ]

[aeolian]

... I'm not sure how I could have forgotten that. [ But she says it with a smile, squeezing his hand. ]

I've told you before, haven't I? About what I was born from?

[uncalled]

I dunno either! [And he smiles amiably enough, choosing to ignore her pause even though he definitely noticed it.] But hey, I'll remind you whenever you want.

[because he cares about her. he's not always smart enough to show it all the time but... he knows he does.]

But it's... hatred or something, right? What's that got to do with it?

[aeolian]

More specifically, it's hatred against God-- the demon that's forcibly created other demons from humans, actually.

Well, to put it simply... as much as I'd like to be a defender sword, I still have a very strong impulse to kill that demon... something like bloodlust in general? It was getting even stronger when I came here. I can't say for sure that it won't happen here.

[uncalled]

But... it sounds like this 'God' of yours is kind of a jerk. If you kill him, then aren't you defending other people from being forced against doing something against their will?

I think that's pretty hero-worthy, right?!

[aeolian]

And if that killing impulse turns toward something else? Other people? My partner?

[ a small smile. ]

I'm not a hero.

[uncalled]

.... but has it done that before?

[Even the mention of it surprises him. He didn't think that Aria had a bloodthirsty bone in her body.]

[aeolian]

[ SURPRISE. ]

It's been there, when I fought with Cecily. It's gotten stronger. Not here, thankfully, but I can't say it won't ever happen.

[uncalled]

Ah, well.... [Sakon hums thoughtfully at that before pressing a kiss to her unmarked cheek.] That means it doesn't always have to be that way, right?

You can definitely still take charge.

[aeolian]

[ She squeezes his hand in response; it's selfish, considering, but she'll take what she can get right now. ]

The sheath is in case I can't-- but of course I'm going to fight back.

... Just as hard as I'm not going to fall for anyone.

[uncalled]

[Sakon's just going to squeeze her hand in return then! A reassuring gesture he thinks, but at that - well, he laughs.]

Please. Positive emotions always win out! You've got a better chance against bloodlust, to be honest.

Especially since I, as your partner, am officially gonna be helping you out on that one!

[aeolian]

[ Okay, she'll just blink. ]

Oh, and you'll be officially helping... how, exactly?

[uncalled]

[ . . . er.]

.... I haven't thought that far ahead!

But I'm gonna do it.

[aeolian]

... It's perfectly fine if you don't.

[uncalled]

C'mon, why not? Isn't that what I'm supposed to do as a partner or something? And I wanna be a good one!

[aeolian]

Well, it's never been an issue of you not being supportive. Honestly, I'm happy with how things are.

[uncalled]

[That much earns her a scrutinizing look as he leeeeaaans in.]

... yeah? For sure?

[aeolian]

[ And that earns him a grin, before she trails a finger from his cheek to his jaw and leans in herself for a kiss. ]

I could maybe do with a little more of this, but for sure.

[uncalled]

[ . . . he was ready to have an adult conversation, he swears.

But then she's just So Pretty and he's So Weak and then now he's forgetting entirely why he wanted to have an adult conversation.

So yeah, he's not going to be ashamed about leaning in to that kiss as directed. Not at all.]