kismet_loop | [Video] Arms Race

[Dirge seems to be holding the drone like a selfie cam, even though its perfectly capable of floating at any angle on its own. He seems to be too excited to remember that.]

Today is a very good day. I knew following the light colors would lead me to something shiny.

[He turns the drone to the left revealing what looks like an honest to goodness pot o' gold.]

Yes, it is gold. And yes, its all mine. I've heard humans place high value on this particular ore. I can understand why- not only is it very pretty, but it tastes great. [Yup, he's been eating it. Maybe that's why his tongue is all sparkly?]

The gold isn't the only thing I found though... [Dirge's grin grows wide as he finally lets go of the drone, allowing it to float back a bit.]

There was also a strange little organic. Smaller than adult humans. Spoke funny. I was going to keep him but he offered me something if I let him go.

[Dirge lifts his arms in a shrugging motion and two more unfold from behind his back. He seems incredibly pleased with them.]

A wish! I've always thought having more arms would make everything easier- grab twice the stuff, put things away twice as fast, hold two times more things at once. Not to mention, two times the claws.

[He flexes them all to demonstrate-- twenty wicked teal knives are nothing to sneer at.]

Time to try these out in the warehouse~

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[How many weird organic words are you going to pull on him, little guy?] If what you mean is... 'fluid'.... then, yes.

[Maybe he should go see if there is a human medical dictionary in the warehouse somewhere. It seems like it might be essential in talking to this one in particular.]

It's called lubricant. [He'll even demonstrate by sticking his rather long blue tongue out for you.]

And she is a witch- how am I supposed to know what she can and cannot do with her skin?

[You think he won't start up a human anatomy class, but he totally will.]

...oh, sick, that's awesome! [You have earned his respect, even after literally eating gold~]

Uhhh, I don't think she's a witch... [Cause if she is, Hiro's broken some cardinal fairy-tale rules by moving in with her.]

[He reels it back in, jaws shutting with a clack.] I'm rather fond of it. I've had to have it replaced a few times and this one is definitely my favorite version.

What, she hasn't threatened to put a spell on you yet? Lucky. Ask her about it. Tell her Dirge is very interested to know if she's suddenly lost her powers~

[That is both awesome and terrifying. He's like a chameleon with a retractable tongue.] Were the other ones that...slimy?

Well, I'm living with her right now so...maybe she's biding her time? [Great, because he didn't have ENOUGH to worry about...]

Why wouldn't they be? I didn't have my lubricant ducts removed. [Huff.]

Hm...That sounds just like her. [He crosses his arms and nods.] Just don't make her angry or one day you may wake up unable to taste anything.

[Reverently:] That's so gross.

...did she curse you? Is that why you're so sensitive?

[Beam] I am very gross.

She threatened to! That's why I can't kill anyone. Not why I'm sensitive.

I have a lot of respect for that.

...well if I avoid trying to kill anyone I should logically be fine, then.

Respect is apparently a valuable thing to collect.

[He taps his chin with a claw, mulling that over.] True... Though I am not sure what else she may decide warrants a witch curse.

If you wanna get any help getting anything done, yeah.

Hmm...I dunno. I mean, I'm not sure what witches are opposed to in general.

Hmmm. Good to know.

And the books on them only mentioned being set on fire.

Or water. Except...is it that they dislike water or...that they can't drown? It's one of those.

Perhaps we should find out.

-- wait, wait, wait, I'm not gonna melt my roommate.

Is she that valuable to you?

Well...she gave me a place to stay. She didn't have to do that, y'know.

Getting things from someone is a good reason to keep them around, true.

That's not--

[This is a futile effort, have Hiro taking a deeeeep breath and then:] Yes. Yes it is.

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