DESERT- MORNING

[baitswitch]

If anyone happens to spot a shoe- well, a black boot, more like- wandering around the desert by its lonesome, would you let me know? I happened to lose one of mine and I have good reason to believe a slug took up residence inside of it. [LOOKIN' RATHER SHEEPISH]

Shoes are only shoes, of course, and I'm not so attached to it that its loss will leave me bereft, however...

I feel a little imbalanced, and this sand is a trifle warm.

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[haring_to_go]

[ sniff, how like the Great Hero of Sablier to give up his shoe to the smaller masses (literally!). ]

You're free to make use of my shoes. [ If he can handle Barma, he can handle a little sand. ]

[baitswitch]

[...yep. this is heroism, all right. PROBABLY THE MOST HEROIC HE'S EVER BEEN IN HIS LIFE.]

And I am also free to decline, am I not?

[haring_to_go]

[ LIES AND SLANDER ]

I still have the slippers. [ his feet will be perfectly fine ]

[a_parting_word]

I take it you broke the engagement.

[baitswitch]

She's moved on to bigger and better suitors, from what I understand. Which admittedly isn't much.

[a_parting_word]

I can hope she hasn't left you devastated.

[baitswitch]

Though my heart is broken, I believe I will be able to carry on.

[a_parting_word]

I'd meant your person more than your heart.

[baitswitch]

Oh come now, Gil. She was very friendly. Besides, it would take more than a giant sand-dwelling beast to put me out of commission.

[a_parting_word]

I wouldn't want to have to know what it takes to put you out of commission.

[baitswitch]

[griiiin]

You may not be little anymore, but you're still my cute servant, aren't you, Gil? Forgive my insensitivity.

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[a_parting_word]

That's...

[a_parting_word]

[ puppy-tail-waggingly yours - ]


It's only that you're always neglecting yourself. It's a bit like...

[baitswitch]

[stop doing adorable things, Gil, it won't help you any]

Like...?

[a_parting_word]

...Oz.

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[baitswitch]

[ahahahahahahahahahaahhahaahahahahaha oz]

[baitswitch]

A valid point. Among other things, we share some of the same bad habits.

[a_parting_word]

Don't speak of him like that. Or of yourself.

[baitswitch]

Why not? I speak only truth.

[a_parting_word]

I don't like to hear it.

[baitswitch]

You're very kind, Gil. Too kind, sometimes.

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[a_parting_word]

Leave that for my worry. Try not to...

[a_parting_word]

You can rely on me. If you need help with - anything. You don't have to handle it alone. That's... that's what I'm here for.

[baitswitch]

[wow. for a fleeting moment, he actually feels like a jerk.

fleeting being the operative term, here.]

Yes, I know. And I extend the courtesy to you, as well.

[superbeast]

If there's a slug living in it, I think it might be better to just... call it a lost cause. They're sneaky.

[baitswitch]

Ah, you have experience to back your claim, don't you? I suppose I do, as well, all things considered.

[superbeast]

Well, no experience with them stealing things of mine-- Honestly, I didn't think they were even strong enough to lift a boot-- but after having to deal with some friends getting screwed over by them, footwear doesn't seem like a fair trade-off for what could happen if someone got too close.

[baitswitch]

Size is not always an indication of strength or lack thereof. Nor is appearance.

Oh, my. What could happen?

[superbeast]

Mm, yeah. You're right on that.

You could break out into song, cry, scream, and try to start a fight all in under two minutes. [Pause.] Unless that's normal for you, in which case carry on.

[baitswitch]

Well, I do like to sing, even if I'm rather terrible at it. I try not to cry or scream unless the situation calls for such- and some situations certainly do. As for starting fights...there's a time and a place for that, as well, though I'm usually not the instigator. [he lets others do it for him!!!!!]

[superbeast]

[s-soft laugh] Alright, alright, but would you really do those all at once?

... though I guess it'd be pretty talented if you did, on a regular basis.

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[terrestrial]

The slug might not be so keen on parting with it...

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[baitswitch]

Perhaps you're right, though I'd like to at least attempt to persuade it to find new living arrangements.

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[terrestrial]

Maybe you can find something else for it to live and try to coax it out of your shoe and into whatever you happen to find? Works with hermit crabs.

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[baitswitch]

Now that is a splendid idea. I wonder how it would feel about an empty skull?

Of course, I'd need to locate my shoe first.

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[terrestrial]

But, you've already located an empty skull?

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[baitswitch]

This particular desert is rife with them- due to the local monsters, I'd imagine.

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[terrestrial]

Oh. Right, one of the monsters... That makes sense. It might like it? I'd give it a few more options, though. In case the skull proves to be an inhospitable shelter for it.

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[baitswitch]

Hmm- I suppose I could try to hollow out a tumbleweed. Or a cactus!

...After dispensing with the spines. I'd hate to be both bootless and a human pincushion.

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[terrestrial]

That's probably best to avoid.

[worldofourown]

...And here I feared your sandworm friend stole it.

[baitswitch]

What use would she have for a boot? Sandworms lack the necessary appendages.

[worldofourown]

[Sarcasm, Jackie. Look it up :|]

As I recall, that hardly seemed to dampen your...ardor

[baitswitch]

[Maybe he just likes messing with you, Karl. 8)]

[ALSO, HERE IS A DRAMATIC SIGH.]

I must work on my subtlety.

[worldofourown]

[Karl's been messed with enough already xD]

Or, simply, your choice in ladies of questionable background.

[And species B] ]