axeofoath | 01; voice/action

[About the time when Tyr finds out Gremio's still dead? :(]

Of course not. I never need an excuse, Young Master!

[ Is that when they decide to take a bath together for oldtimes' sake? ]

Then I look forward to it. [ And now he'll get up to actually brew the tea. Still talking, though. ] Though if you want to relax, I can treat you today.

[Maybe it is! Though they'd need a bigger bath...]

N-nonsense, Young Master! There is no need to trouble yourself over such a thing. I have a new stew recipe I did not have the chance to try, so allow me to prepare it for you. In the meantime, you can tell me more about this strange place.

[ Yeeeah. Even if it was one of those two person baths, they'd probably think the bath is cramped. ]

Haha, all right. I can't wait to try this new stew of yours. [ We better have everything for it!! ]

[ He brings over two cups for the two of them. What did Gremio like in his tea again? Tyr doesn't remember. ...Hope you like your tea as sweet as Tyrs, Gremio. ] Anyway, about what I was going to say... The way time works here is strange.

[Much as Gremio doesn't have much concept of personal space, the bath is an exception.;;]

[He thanks Tyr for the tea, takes a sip--ah, now that's nice and warm! And he doesn't mind it sweet.] You said...ah, s-something like that before, yes?

[ Yeeeah, same for Tyr. Maybe if they get an upgrade (lol level up the apartment), the bath will be better! ]

[ Sip sip, delicious tea. This will warm them up! ] Yeah... Sometimes, people are from the past and the future... And that's probably why you don't remember Riou.

[Yeah, he needs to recruit more people!]

[And at this point, he almost drops his teacup.] W-wha--H-h-how is that possible?

[ Yeah! He can do it!! ...Actually, Riou should. ]

[ ...Maybe he should have given him the drink after talking. Tyr shakes his head. ] I don't know. There are actually... a lot of things here that shouldn't be possible.

[Ah, yes. Tyr retired from being main character!]

[He won't go picking it up again just yet in case Tyr surprises him with something else...] A-ah...Y-yes, I suppose so. [His being here is proof of that, isn't it?]

Before you came to get me, Luc said a magic spell teleported us here. Did the same thing happen to you?

[ That's right! ]

...Yeah, something like that. Riou and I weren't exactly teleported, but it was something magical.

[ He swishes his tea in its cup, thinking. ]

Luc would know best about that...But it seems magic can do some strange things.

[A little calmer again, he takes another sip of tea. Warm as it is, it doesn't seem to linger--he can feel the heat when he swallows it, yet that warmth doesn't stay or reach the rest of his body.]

Definitely. [ His voice has a bit of a bitter tone to it. ] ... This place has its own sort of magic, though. It...

[ This is harder to explain to someone you care about. Especially when Gremio is drinking. He'll just have to bite the bullet, though. ]

There are curses that can be dangerous, but... I'll help you through them.

[Thankfully he puts his cup down before that one, because he does get fretty again--not for himself, but for Tyr, of course.]

C-curses, Young Master? What sort of curses? Have you been all right?!

[ Tyr's timing has gotten good. But of course it'd be him he worries over. Which makes it awkward. ]

There are all types; they're not all bad. --Actually...

[ Tyr: Master of Distractions. He gets up and goes off to his room and retrieves the now-still snow globe of Gregminster. Back to sitting beside Gremio with a smile. Yes, he'll never suspect Tyr was cut up at the end of October! ]

I got this in a curse yesterday.

[And his distraction is very successful! Gremio's fascinated in the snowglobe--a bit wistful as well, perhaps.]

This is--the capital! With every detail, too...[His eyes linger on the McDohl household for a second before he looks back to Tyr.] But I would hardly call this a curse, Young Master!

Well, the day before that, people were gingerbread on the inside, and others were eating them... It wasn't painful though, apparently...

[ Tyr is just going to keep the snowglobe between them. At least Gremio didn't arrive yesterday, when Tyr thought he could see people they would recognise walking around. ]

People are usually changed in some way. Either their appearance or their personality changes in some way... Some of the curses are like this and just have to do with objects, but it's not as common.

[That reassurance doesn't do much for him, Tyr. Gremio's back to shocked and sputtering again.]

Th-they w-were--Y-Y-Young Master, th-that's--did anyone try to eat you?!

[The explanation's vague enough not to send him into a panic, at least...]

...We were on good terms, but... [ Uuuh. ]

I fought off the ones that tried. I wasn't that delicate at the time despite... the difference.

[That doesn't do much to calm him...Even though Tyr's in one piece in front of him, just the very idea of crowds chasing him, trying to break off his limbs and--!]

Y-Y-Young M-Master...I-I'm--I'm so relieved y-you weren't devoured! W-what if a pack of dogs had come after you? W-what would have happened?

[ S- sob;; ]

What? Gremio, I'm not defenseless... If they were out of control, I could incapacitate them with my staff or fire rune... It only lasted a day anyway, so...

[D-deep breath. And Gremio mentally repeats "Young Master can take of himself" a few times, sob.]

Y-yes, you're right, of course. But still, I...Since when did you acquire a fire rune, Young Master?

[ enough about near-cannibalism ]

It was... about four months ago... I was able to get it attached to my left hand during a curse.

[Yes, enough of that...]

...And the Soul Eater is still on your right hand.

[ And onto another uncomfortable subject, but... Gremio is the only one he wouldn't mind talking about this with. He clenches his right hand a bit. ]

That's right... I promised Ted, so... It'll always be here...

[It's uncomfortable for both of them, but Gremio doesn't know just how much it pains Tyr--because he wasn't there to see Ted's death. But he places his own hand, still cold, overtop of Tyr's.]

It's a difficult burden. But I know you're strong enough to carry it--Ted entrusted it to you because he knew that, as well.

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