nemesis

"Of course not. Personal property is fake anyways." Humming and kicking her feet a little, barely shading a grin.

Wahh, how mean...I might just go home and cry about it...[lie, lie, lie]

Ehehe~♡ ah, that's adorable. Thank you!!

[She stoops a little to take them in one hand]

Look at you, what a charmer. I should give you a reward.

You have such a gentle distortion to you...reminds me of someone I knew well...

I love gifts ~☆ let me see!

[A little clap] Oh, oh, you reeeeally have. That's for sure.

One more thing, though.

I'm asking important questions!

The raven makes space, hopping up and circling to land on his shoulder obediently.

"You still agreed to buy me an ale, aside from our little trade. Gonna follow through?"

"And I've broken spines and received the same. Both very good at our respective arts, aren't we?"

She slumps into casual posture, hair spilling over her shoulders as she leans forward against the table.

"Very cool! You're good at this for a new guy, yanno. Maybe you always just had that flair to you...I like the gift being a teensy bit of an insult. Very charming! Or maybe you'd call it constructive criticism..."

That sharp edged smile never leaves her face.

"Your boon is happily accepted."

Nemesis seems impressed by the display, at the very least. Her head tilts curiously, and there's a viciously pleased smile as she receives the creature.

"Aw, how cute is he...?"

She gingerly rubs a finger against the serpent's head, letting him rest in his relaxed coil around her neck.

...seriously? You think so?

Eh, close enough.

Anyways, I probably need a job. Got any tips?

Eheheh. That means I got it right.

Mmh? Yeah? You want me to kill it for you?

And I'm sure they elected you big commander boy because you're the best little nag there ever was.

Of course a nice bug! I like bugs.

[Grinning, a little too wide. But it is distinctly friendly even if unnatural.]

Holding up okay? You look weathered.

"Hm? Oh, no I wouldn't say so." She sits down at the table, leaning on her elbows. "I'm not really afraid of things, as I am. Bit hard to be."

Hmhm~☆ that's okay though. You're still very cute, like a bug.

Nope! I don't trust a guy who shits his bloomers when I so much as breathe. I figured that out myself.

Oh!!! For me!!

Nag me! That's what you do, right?

Ahh, right. You're still a bit of a weakling.

[Release, patpat]

Better?

Oho! So one guess was right! Good to know, kitten.

"Eh, she's not picky. Might have a taste for it now, though."

Yaaaaaay!! Lets go! We can gamble!

Even with tank queue priviledge! That's rough buddy. You wanna go to a horse race instead. I heard they have cute girls at those now.

Aww, c'mon. Just one nag.

"Seeee? THAT'S a boon. If I get sick of this, I might ask her to return to me. But for now she can stay with you, okay?" She smooths her hair out a little. "Name her whatever you want. She's plenty smart, and remembers everything."

The raven shuffes and nudges into his hand. Still guzzling.

[CRUSHING GRIP ON THEIR SHOULDER. FRIENDLY(?)] HOWSIT GOING!!!