Astarion

[residentflorist]

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Antirrhinum
Resembles the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed
Deception, graciousness, fascination

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[residentflorist]

Do you think the overseers would know even if we asked? [she starts flipping through a rack of dresses.] Or do you think the answer would be "we have no idea and it doesn't matter"?

[haematocritical]

The latter. Although there's no harm in asking.

[residentflorist]

Have you actually talked to them that much? [or is this a thing aerith herself will have to ask?]

[haematocritical]

... [ huh. ] I... hm. I suppose I have. War is quite easy to talk to.

[residentflorist]

Really? I haven't spoken to them that much. [she finds war interesting, but this is the first time she's heard someone else mention it first.] But they do seem easier to talk to than they make themselves out to be.

[haematocritical]

Pestilence tells a lot of bad jokes, which is always a risk. [ and famine told him to get therapy so he's grumpy at them. ]

They're easy enough to get on a topic, and once they're on the topic things are fairly simple. Why, have you been avoiding them all?

[residentflorist]

[i feel like famine might be right. me personally.]

Oh? What's wrong with bad jokes anyway? And doesn't that depend on the topic? [she cares a little less about that and more about the rest.] I haven't been avoiding them at all. But things have been...very busy lately. I want to give them some space from having to answer to all of us while still getting to know them better if we're all meant to work together.

[haematocritical]

[ bold of you to assume faerun has therapy. ]

They were knock knock jokes. [ a SIN. ]

Oh. No, just go and bother them. I’m sure Famine hates it, but Pestilence doesn’t seem too bothered and War will indulge you. [ plus it’s like a little petty payback if he’s bothering them, as far as he’s concerned. ] Ultimately we could be dead before the week’s out so there’s little point in sitting on your hands.

[residentflorist]

Oh, the horror. [TERRIBLE. this is hilarious though thank you for the tip-off.]

Famine always says they only have to show up because the crow won't leave them alone, but they've never rushed me out or made me ask my questions right away. But you're not wrong. I...waited too long to try again with Death, and I haven't quite forgiven myself for that one yet.

[haematocritical]

[ go bully (static) with knock knock jokes, ty. ]

I’d say. They were bad.

They’re very intolerant of things they don’t care for. I’m never quite sure if I’m getting them on a good day or a bad one. [ the AUDACITY of astarion being the one saying this. ] To be fair, my dear, I don’t think they expected anything like that to happen either.

[residentflorist]

[she does in fact playfully raise her eyebrows but she will not call him out on it.]

Guess that depends on what you'd call a good or a bad day. It's still a day they're part of a cult. [so you know. debatable! but she does nods, eyes drifting off toward a wall of shoes.] ...it didn't seem like they did, no. It kind of feels like they're taking a bigger risk to keep helping us after that, too.

[haematocritical]

[ good! ]

I'm sure they have their own reasons. It's easier to believe they really are trying to help when one of them died in the process, but it's rare for something to be given without a secondary motive in place.

[residentflorist]

If you had to guess though, then what would you think a secondary motive would be this time?

[haematocritical]

Likely personal, so who knows? They might get something from observing the rats trapped in their cage.

[residentflorist]

[likely so. she's quietly contemplating that before shaking her head.]

Well. If we're just rats to them then guess we'll have to do the unexpected, now won't we?

[haematocritical]

Oh? And here I thought you were such a mild mannered and well behaved young lady.

[ smile ]

[residentflorist]

[hehe?]

That's the secret. Nobody else has to know.

[haematocritical]

Oh I'm very good at keeping secrets, my dear.

[residentflorist]

You kinda have to in your line of business, huh? [rogue life...] But it does make me wonder what other secrets you might hold.

[haematocritical]

Now why on earth would I talk about something like that?

[residentflorist]

I had to give it a try, right?

[haematocritical]

It seems you were expecting to fail, regardless. [ smart. ]

[residentflorist]

Maybe a little. But do you really expect me to give up just because I failed once?

[haematocritical]

Yes...?

[residentflorist]

Oh. Well, that's a silly expectation. [no, she's going to bug the shit out of this man for weeks to come now.]