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.02 CLOWNS OR MIMES
what is this
.03 SHOWER OR BATH
bath
.04 PIRATES OR NINJAS
what is a ninja
.05 TITS OR ASS
both
.06 COFFEE OR TEA
what is this
.07 SPICY OR SWEET
spicy
.08 SUMMER OR WINTER
summer
.09 LEATHER OR LACE
leather
10. ROUGH SEX OR GENTLE SEX
either
ENFJ-A - The Protagonist
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Yeah. I mean I think... I think Rin already figured it out. But I'd rather not shout it from the rooftops.
[He does want to tell a few people. Viktor and Jayce, more than anyone. Unfortunately, his best friend Chobe is probably the last person he'd tell, just because Chobe is actually dangerous. And even if Toma was just having a suit flare when he flipped out about Chobe and Esikko being an item, Dodger can't entirely shake the idea that the information would make its way to the prince.]
Those fire-proofing potions would probably help you fight Bloemrose's boyfriend, Dabi. So there's that. If I figure out something that would help you against the other people I'm worried about, I'll let you know.
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Right. That's probably for the best.
[ Not to mention, announcing it in Henry's time is basically telling everyone you're going to get hitched. At least when it's a man and a woman. So it feels a bit strange to him, especially when he is struggling with strong feelings for two separate people.
The next part gets his attention, though. ]
Oh? You might have mentioned that earlier. [ and Henry would have gone marching right off into battle immediately.... ] That's good, though. Maybe I can help you after all.
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[Dodger sneaks another kiss to Henry's cheek, just because he can, before he goes searching through his Watch. And after a bit of rooting, he finds a picture of Dabi to show him. Like with a lot of Dodger's photos, it looks like Dabi didn't know he was around when it was taken.]
This is him - easy to recognize, with all the stitches. He's a firestarter like me. But my best friend's had trouble fighting him off, and I can just barely keep up with Chobe, so don't go after him without a good reason. Or I'll kick your ass.
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I think I have plenty good reason. But I won't.
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If he steps to me, I'll call you. Until then, I don't want either of us getting dragged back into Esikko's shit, alright? Chobe and his brother called a truce with them so they wouldn't keep getting hurt and those two are immortal.
[Or close enough. He knows how to kill them (Chobe at least) but he certainly isn't going to tell anyone, even Henry.
Dodger takes another drink of his liquor, before setting the bottle aside.]
...I feel a lot better, actually. Like... a weight's been lifted. But we can keep playing if you want.
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Unfortunately it is also very fucked up that they can just use some kind of sorcery to toss Henry aside like rubbish. ]
Alright. I won't do anything. And I won't give them more reasons to do anything to you, either.
[ That's more important than bringing his sword to a magic show. So with a small sigh, he settles again, sneaking an arm around Dodger. ]
Only if you want to. Once I'm drunk though don't expect anything coherent probably.
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I've got another bottle to go before I get drunk, I think.
[But he's not feeling the overwhelming urge to escape his mind, like he was before. He actually wants to savor the moment.]
It's your turn.
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My turn? Huh.
[ Well they answered some pretty big questions. He thinks for a moment. ]
What's your favorite food? Have I tried it yet?
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Pork lo mein, or... Singapore noodles. I don't think I've shown you them, at least.
[It's hard to have very strong opinions about food when he can't really taste them. But he likes the texture of Chinese food, and the way it smells.]
That scar on your back - what's it from?
[It hasn't escaped his notice that for as rough-and-tumble as Henry is, he doesn't have that many major scars. So there must be stories behind the ones that are there, just like the single bullet-scar Dodger's got above his hip.]
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[ But he files the information away so he can try it. "lo mein" and "Singapore" both mean nothing to him at this moment. ]
Bit of a long story, that. But we were on a diplomatic mission. While Hans and I were bathing in the river, our camp was attacked. No one survived. [ his expression hardens a bit, he still mourns those lads... ]
Then the bastards that did it started trying to go after some women that were nearby. We were in nothing but our braies and I can't swim, Hans tried to stop me, but ... I grabbed their attention and ... we ran. Got an arrow to the back for my trouble, and that was the least of my problems that night.
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You're a real hero.
[Something that Dodger has started actually appreciating in others, after years of looking down on selfless people. If they'd met sooner, if Dodger heard this story earlier, he might have called Henry an idiot for risking his life over strangers.]
...Dangerous, though, not knowing how to swim. I bet the university's got classes for that.
[Dodger has his own issues - he can swim, but his memory-bleeds get worse around large bodies of water. So he tries to avoid them anyway, and he probably wouldn't be a good teacher.]
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Well, see where it got me. It was the right thing to do, though.
[ Hans had already given him more than earful about how idiotic that was. He shakes his head. ]
I avoid deep bodies of water whenever I can. "Swimming" naked with an arrow stuck out of my shoulder was quite enough for me.
[ There is definitely some residual trauma from the incident. ]
Is there anything you miss about, what was it- Boston?
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Nothing worth leaving here for.
[He hesitates.]
I didn't talk to people much. I had food delivered to my apartment, and I didn't leave the house much except to work. People saw my scars, or my powers, and... it scared them off. And the people I worked with- I didn't want to give them anything to judge me on. So... I didn't have friends, I didn't have hobbies, I didn't have a real life. I was Augustine's dog, and that's all I was. I went where he said, did what he said, hurt or killed whoever he told me to, and then went home and slept long enough to handle doing it again. Or to patch up the bruises if Augustine decided I wasn't doing a good enough job.
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[ Henry listens, eventually giving a nod, though he pulls Dodger in (or rather it's more like it pulls himself to Dodger) to kiss him against the temple. ]
I'm sorry to hear it. But then, I'm glad...you've gotten away from all that.
[ It sounds awful, and that's even before all the stigma of having powers, which Henry can't really comprehend anyway. He also thinks maybe he should think of better questions. Asking Dodger things about his home always gets sad. ]
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I got away, I don't have to answer to anyone here, I've got real friends. I've got you. And I don't have to worry about getting arrested for lighting a cigarette off my fingers.
[Maybe it's not quite that serious. But police officers can be trigger-happy, and Dodger doesn't exactly scream trustworthiness. He tries his best to just stay where authority figures are not.]
...Have you ever killed someone before? I mean- someone who didn't earn it?
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Least of your worries here, probably.
[ Then his gaze drops a moment, as though he's pondering taking a drink. He's definitely killed people that deserved it, but those that didn't? ]
Sure. I've killed someone just for fighting under a different banner. They'd kill me for the same reason. Other than that, I think everyone I've killed .... I could justify it in some way. As ... as something they deserved. Or maybe a mercy.
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Same for me. For... most of them. They deserved it, they would have killed me, or- it was a mercy.
[He chews his cheek briefly.]
I've only killed one person I wanted to take back. I mean there's... people that needed to die, but I didn't like killing them. But... one person I shouldn't have killed. It sticks with you a lot more, I think, when you can't tell yourself a good story about it.
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He also gives a nod. ]
Sometimes they would have met a worser fate.
[ Pausing a little, he takes a drink and then continues slowly. ]
I killed someone recently... for revenge. And even though the bastard fucking deserved it, sometimes I still wonder if I made the right choice. I don't think taking a life is ever really simple.
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It gets simple, after a while. But it makes you wonder if you're still human. Sooner or later... you stop feeling sick, you stop questioning it, you stop thinking of the people you kill like they mattered. It feels more like... butchering livestock.
[He takes his bottle again, and drinks the rest of it. About a quarter of what was left, which... leaves his head swimming a little bit. That's probably fine.]
But I killed Arzial, and I killed the man that raised me. And I think wiping those two fuckers out makes up for a lot of my sins.
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It does get easier, but I ... don't know. You're right. When we're in battle, I'm not thinking about them as equals or anything like that. And I guess...that's wrong.
[ But he doesn't really sound like he thinks that's true. See, it's complicated!!
And he should feel things about Dodger's admissions but ... from what he's heard about Arzial and the man who raised him, they were fuckers. ]
I would surely think it would. Sometimes I have these dreams...where Martin is telling me I shouldn't have killed Istvan Toth. Like he's ... disappointed in me. But I had to do it.
[ He gulps down a larger portion of his drink too. ] You want to stop playing?
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Probably a good idea. Save our livers the trouble.
[He sets his bottle aside, and gives Henry enough time to do the same before he lays back in bed and pulls his boyfriend with him. And once they're settled, he guides Henry into a long, warm kiss in the lips.]
We should get some sleep, before the sun comes up.
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[ More things that don't make sense to someone with a medieval understanding of human health. He shakes his head and puts his bottle aside too. It's not important. And his own consumption has made him feel...warm. The kiss even more so. So he smiles at Dodger almost kind of goofy. ]
More like we should get some sleep before I sing you song.
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[Because Dodger is a biology nerd, and he's going to want to show Henry charts of how organs work.
He smiles back, though, and runs his fingers through Henry's hair as he settles in.]
Why don't I sing for you. It'll help you have a good dream.
[Theoretically.
The song that he picks is one he's probably hummed in the shower before - this song but subbing in Henry's name. And sung much slower, to make it feel a little more like a lullaby.]
Henry, nobody knows what I see
Everyone thinks I'm crazy
Crazy for you, oh boy...
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Oh, yeah?
[ He murmurs in response, closing his eyes before Dodger even starts singing. The lyrics make him smile though, breathing out a half-assed laugh. He feels... warm. Pleased, despite some of the questions they'd managed. ]
Yeah, that's nice.
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Once he finishes the song, he presses one more kiss to Henry's brow before curling up against him, and dozing off.]