Audience - Wiš'adel

[holyspirits]

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[holyspirits]

No, I mean... I'm fine? I don't have something going on or whatever you think is happening here.

[sarkazm]

You sure? Didn't seem that fine...

[holyspirits]

[ ... ]

Can you please just tell me what you want? [ the tone doesn't sound quite clipped, but more edging on slightly desperate for some kind of distraction. ]

[sarkazm]

Strongest shit you've got. I didn't re-up the painkillers, it'll be fine, I'm not double dosing anything.

[holyspirits]

Okay.

[ and they get to work on mixing a lot of different things into a glass, deft hands and quick movements making up a majority of the next few minutes. vodka, absinthe, gin, brandy. blackberry liqueur, and they slide the glass across the bar for her. ]

Give that a shot.

[sarkazm]

[she does-- and exhales heavily.]

Whew, okay. Yeah. That's about the level I needed today.

[holyspirits]

Good. I'll leave the bottles out for a little while then. You can help yourself if you want.

[sarkazm]

Sure, sure, I'll go one at a time.

[her arms.]

[holyspirits]

[ just... staring blankly. ]

... right. Sorry. My bad. [ shaking their head a little. they will move to put a straw in her current glass though. ]

[sarkazm]

Thanks, Gabe.

[after another sip:]

Sucks I can't offer you a fight to get your head out of this mess.

[holyspirits]

I don't think I'd be good in a fight right now. [ a pause. thinking. ] Maybe against you because you wouldn't care how long or hard I went, I guess.

[sarkazm]

[laughing into her drink a little. she can't help it.]

Oh, you are so lucky I'm not making the obvious joke.

Buuuut you're right, I wouldn't!

[

she can't resist.]

That's how I like it anyway.

[holyspirits]

[ ...it breaks them out of their funk enough there's a little laugh. ]

I feel like your lack of obvious joke lasted all of ten seconds there, Weesh. [ it's fine. ] Good to know though, I guess.

[sarkazm]

What can I say, I just don't have it in me to hold off after nine hours of that shit.

[another long drink.]

We'll see. If someone decides to do me a favor and put me back in shape for it, I'll make sure I come see you first?

[holyspirits]

And maybe you shouldn't. After everything, maybe people need to be unfiltered a bit.

[ but there's a nod. ]

Bring a knife if you want. [ they'd said before no bladed weapons, but well. things change. ] We'll see how things go though.

[sarkazm]

"If I want"? As if you don't know what my answer'd be.

[of course she'd bring a weapon, then? she always prefers sparring with one.]

It's just more exciting that way.

[holyspirits]

Exciting for who, exactly? [ faintly amused. ] I won't keep one on me but I can dodge.

[sarkazm]

Uh, for me? Who else!

[who else MATTERS.]

[holyspirits]

[ heh. ]

Then when you're able, come at me with everything you've got.