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

[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.

[karlsefni]

Get up and pick up a rock.

[wouldntkilladragon]

[Quirks an eyebrow.]

[But yeah, sure. Does that.]

[karlsefni]

[ offers his left hand for the rock ]

[wouldntkilladragon]

[Gives him the rock.]

[karlsefni]

[ you are now watching a guy with a barely usable right hand try to make a fire ]

[wouldntkilladragon]

So just gonna ignore me unless you need a rock?

[karlsefni]

No, you just haven't answered my question and I don't feel like asking any more right now.

[wouldntkilladragon]

[SIGH.]

[karlsefni]

[ i'm still bleeding and i haven't actually tended to my wound yet and i'm kind of light headed, i really don't feel like talking!!! and more importantly i've got a fire to deal with alright ]

[wouldntkilladragon]

[He's watching.]

[karlsefni]

[ you're an asshole, you know that?

he takes a while, but eventually loki takes pity on him and gives him fire!! probably!!! offering the firestick to ]

Hold this.

[wouldntkilladragon]

[See, Loki does like you. You should be friends.]

[Taking it.]

[karlsefni]

[ maybe i'll think about it when i get out of this hellforest ]

[ . . . . . sighs why do i have to do this

taking the hem of his shirt, tearing into it unsteadily until he has a long strip of cloth to bandage himself with. makeshift first aid!! (it looks so bad and sloppy, this is also a skill that padded my registry.) ]

[wouldntkilladragon]

[You and your registry.]

[Another sigh.]

[karlsefni]

You know, it'd help if I knew just what you were sighing about.