Leif - Earth Stone

[the_last]

[As soon as Leif chomps on the fruit, he will experience sudden disorientation, as if suddenly unfamiliar with being inside his body, perhaps not even knowing why he is there or who he is. It lasts for but a moment and then slowly fades... He will suddenly find himself in a place that seems unusually quiet and gray, as though the color were stolen but there remains just enough to suggest that things have been greatly subdued. There are also about three spots in the distance that seem to almost glow with gentle hues of color, soft and welcoming. Too bad, they seem much too far away to reach.

Within the gray is an expansive forest of every tree imaginable and dry, brittle grass that extends to mid-calf. Here and there, one might even spot some faded prints left upon the ground. The sky is equally gray, although not one cloud can be seen. But a dark mist seems to swirl around the forest, not too thick but clearly present.]

Comments

[wouldntkilladragon]

So why am I here?

[karlsefni]

To annoy the shit out of me, apparently.

But I dunno, why are you here?

[wouldntkilladragon]

I mean on the ground.

[karlsefni]

Because you said something idiotic, so I hit you.

[wouldntkilladragon]

And the knife grabbing?

[karlsefni]

You wanna start calling every single thing I do my fault when you're the one who keeps telling me I've got to kill you?

[wouldntkilladragon]

Your actions are your own. So yeah, most everything is your fault.

[karlsefni]

Guess what: you're not dead yet. So I haven't done anything, so don't start accusing me of something I didn't do.

[wouldntkilladragon]

Is that because of you or because of the pain?

[karlsefni]

Pain won't stop me from killing you, you know.

Answer my question. Who are you?

[wouldntkilladragon]

Aaaand missing the point.

Who do you think?

[karlsefni]

Whether I'm in pain or not doesn't matter, I can still kill you. It's my own decision not to kill you, right now.

If I knew the answer to that, I wouldn't be asking you.

[wouldntkilladragon]

[Shaking his head.]

It's not that hard to figure it out.

[karlsefni]

[ you're underestimating my stupid ]

Fell? [ . . . why would a persona ask for someone to stab them tho ]

[wouldntkilladragon]

[Just gives a look.]

[karlsefni]

[ gives a look back ]

[wouldntkilladragon]

You really think it's not going to frustrate him eventually?

[karlsefni]

Him?

[wouldntkilladragon]

Who else?

Always looking for alternatives, the tricks, how to avoid killing. And he even manages it. Isn't that why you like him? He stopped a war because he couldn't kill, it wasn't an option, and he had to look deeper. Find something else. And even though his options were literally limited, he can find so much more than you.

You? You can't even figure out a simple trick. Can't tell when you're being led. Do you even have another option right now besides kill or don't kill? If you don't kill, what will you do then? Do you have any idea?

[karlsefni]

[ . . . w-winces, his frown deepening. ]

You shut up—[ nnn but it's so hard to deal with words, even though he knows he's fake he's still got rider's face ] I—I already know about all of that, but I've been trying, I can't just be like him and think like him, just like that! But I haven't killed you yet, and I'm not going to. I've told you this over and over, quit being annoying!

[ angrily pressing his foot down onto nightmare rider's chest, but this is more because he's standing himself up now, and moving away. ]

[wouldntkilladragon]

[Wincing, but doesn't move for a moment.]

So, what now then?

Just going to ignore me?

[karlsefni]

Is killing you actually the only way out of this forest, or is that something you said to test me?

[wouldntkilladragon]

Test.

[karlsefni]

And do you actually intend to tell me how to get out of here, or are you here just to test me?

[wouldntkilladragon]

Hmmmm.