HANSA

[chanteuser]

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[chanteuser]

[ she's just finishing up whatever it was she's writing when hansa speaks to her, so it takes a moment for her to get her head out of what she's doing and into the present. ]

Hm? [ ... oh. right. she is doing this right here in the lobby, maybe she should be more aware of what's going on around her. ]

I'm alright. [ she looks down at the bandage on her leg and then back up at hansa. ] I got some help sorting out the wound, so... yeah. I'm okay.

[ "okay" in relation to "being stabbed with a surprise sword" but she's not exactly lying to protect feelings or anything like that. all things considered, she could be doing far, far worse. ]

I'm more resilient than I look, I think. What about you? Are you alright? [ that was... a lot. even for those of them who are 70% metal. ]

[robopriest]

That's good.

[He's honestly relieved.]

I mean, I don't think we expected a bird vomiting up a sword, but...I guess this place is crazy enough for that. I'm glad you've been taken care of.

[He shrugs lightly at her question.]

I'll probably be scrubbing out mud for days, but besides pure exhaustion, I'm more or less okay.

[A beat.]

Sorry about shocking you, by the way. I just forgot in the heat of the moment.

[chanteuser]

[ so. very. drily: ]

The bird was a surprise.

[ to put it so, so incredibly mildly. everything was so much. she's exhausted. and sore. ] Do you think if we all just took a two or three day long nap we might get to skip everything that happens at the weekend? If we're all asleep and too tired to move, then maybe nothing will happen.

[ she's not being serious, but there's a genuine note of curiosity to her voice. a days long nap sounds amazing right now, honestly. ]

[ ah. ]

No, don't worry about it. I'd probably still be getting out of that swamp if you hadn't helped me. [ ... ] I feel like I should be saying sorry, this is the second time you've had to haul me around because I was unconscious, or [ bleeding from a stab wound ] injured. Plus, you get shocked too?

[robopriest]

It sure was. And yeah, we deserve an eight-day week. One day just for sleeping. Let's write a petition. Everyone will be on board.

[He says, deadpan.]

Oh, its no big deal. [And his emotions seem to echo that, like he doesn't want to linger on his own act of kindness. Not out of embarrassment, but more like to him, it, well, isn't a big deal.] I'm made of tough stuff, literally in my case. I can take on a few shocks.

[chanteuser]

If anywhere can make it happen, somewhere that may or may not be influenced by our thoughts and perceptions would be a good place to try it out.

[ alex’s own thoughts and emotions seem to lean to something like uncertainty. like... it’s still being shocked ]

Just because you can doesn’t make it less unpleasant. Three quarters of you conducts electricity, doesn’t it? [ yikes ]

[robopriest]

You sure have a point. Well, it may be worth a try. Everyone would appreciate it.

[Again, that same emotion of it's no big deal, really, but it's not quite humbleness, though. Its more like her calling it out makes him want to just put it aside. Maybe because it just reminds him of his own mistake.]

It sure does. [A huff.] I fight things that can cause me a world of pain, Alex. It just comes with the territory.

[chanteuser]

... maybe it’d be more responsible if we all kinda wished for a door home first, though.

[ well. there’s certainly nothing accusatory in her emotions, or anything to suggest she’s holding some of grudge or blame over hansa’s head. weirdly, there’s almost a familiarity there —- like she understands what he’s saying well enough to be immediately concerned or exasperated by the idea. ]

Still. [ she’s still holding her pen so she gets a free pass for tapping him on the side of the head with it. take that rule 9. ] Just because it’s normal for you doesn’t mean people stop worrying.

[robopriest]

Wouldn't that be nice.

[He blinks at her tapping his cheek, glancing aside - its hard to decipher his feelings here, a mixture of a mildly exasperated feeling of its fine, some disconcerted emotion at being called out, and a mite of fondness, at the same time.]

...I guess. [He says, after a moment, finally glancing back at her.] I appreciate it, though. Thanks for looking out for me.

[chanteuser]

[ there's a whole lot of exasperation on her end, with a similar mix of -- well just something that's entirely the equivalent of "???" in emotional form, and fondness in there as well.

exhausting. ]

You're welcome. But I should probably be the one thanking you. Again. [ her challenge next week is to not do something that gets her injured, and ends with her being carried away by hansa. ]

[robopriest]

I don't want you to thank me when I got you hurt in the process, Alex.

[He smiles, but there's definitely an undertone of guilt, there.]

I'm always happy to help, though.

[chanteuser]

It is literally not your fault a bird somehow managed to spit a sword into my leg, y'know.

[ hansa? no. no guilt. she's tapping him in the side with the pen again because no. ]

[robopriest]

But its my fault that you got shocked...

[He puffs out his cheeks a little - let him feel guilty!!!!]

[chanteuser]

[ no!! ]

If you hadn't helped I'd have spent about an hour trying to get out of that house, what with all the birds. And snakes. And the fighting they were doing. [ while bleeding. she'd probably have just laid there and bled on the floor. ]

[robopriest]

[He's frowning, but he sort of looks like a pouting schoolboy.]

I have to take responsibility for causing trouble for you. [>:I] But I'm glad I could get you out of there, at least.

[chanteuser]

[ >:U ]

That's the main thing. I'm not holding a grudge, so there's no point in sulking about it.

[ just. just call a guy out for sulking, alex. ]

[robopriest]

I'm not sulking.

[He said, sulkily.]

[chanteuser]

You are so sulking.

[robopriest]

Am not.

[chanteuser]

You are!

[robopriest]

[>://////]

Shut up.

[chanteuser]

[ she just laughs. but it's happy, rather than mocking. ]

... Shutting up.

[ ... ]

Still, how was fighting an alligator? That's two weeks running you've got to beat up the local fauna, right?

[robopriest]

...Heh.

[His prior sulking eases back into soft amusement, mood improving especially with the mention of the reptile.]

I think it was a crocodile, but not sure. Honestly, it was pretty good. I'd be fine if it was a recurring experience.

[chanteuser]

[ sometimes all it takes to make a guy happy is to talk about that time he wrestled a crocodile in a swamp. who knew? ]

Even with the snakes swimming around? [ and the leeches. wow, the leeches. ]

You've managed it two weeks running. Who knows what next week'll bring?

[robopriest]

Eh, the snakes were annoying, but its hardly like there's a lot of flesh and bone to bite.

[He's just...a simple man.]

Maybe I'll fight a shark, next. That would be exciting.

[chanteuser]

[ she feels exhausted suddenly. enjoy that. ]

Please be careful when fighting a shark.

[ it's not even like she thinks he wouldn't. he absolutely would. if next week is beach week, hansa is fighting a shark. ]