pc catchall for wei wuxian (givethemhell)

[uncurtained]

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[givethemhell]

Ah, well-- [Hm.] ...I think he might try to bite people.

[uncurtained]

Oh, you think they might—

[It's very clear from her expression that she hadn't considered what he's implying.]

I guess it isn't surprising for you, given your, um, line of work.

[That isn't to say it isn't upsetting either way, but.]

[givethemhell]

[He does deal with the undead way too much! Which is why he'd thought to ask Higekiri the question that had led him down a TERRIBLE PATH.]

That's part of it, but it's more like I think he really has developed a taste for flesh, unfortunately.

[Hilariously, zombies don't create more zombies by biting regular ass people in his world, so this is all new and wild to him, too. Zombitis... is a trip.]

So we'll want to, you know... keep an eye out for that.

[uncurtained]

Maybe we'll get lucky, and this'll be... different than the zombies we're used to.

[You know, with the whole taste for flesh thing.]

Unless there's a reason you think that other than because it's what you're used to?

[givethemhell]

[Just quietly giving Beck a look that says "UNFORTUNATELY YES".]

He doesn't have a taste for his favorite foods anymore. Said he was hungry, but couldn't figure out what for. When I asked if it was flesh- [Because, y'know, he's a zombie wrangler and he was Concerned about the signs he was seeing and wanted to check.] -he really seemed to consider it. Really.

[Jury's still out on whether or not Higekiri found someone to bite.]

[uncurtained]

...Oh.

[Haha! Bad!]

I know how this is going to sound, but maybe we should get him a muzzle...?

[givethemhell]

[Very bad!! He did not like that one bit.]

Mm... One of those gags might work, too. Anything that could keep his mouth shut or full, if things come down to it.

[Wow that is a terrible thing to say on a sex boat but SHE GETS WHAT HE MEANS.]

[uncurtained]

Hopefully he doesn't freak out if we suggest it...

[He will probably freak out if they suggest it.]

[givethemhell]

[He will almost definitely freak out of they suggest it...]

Honestly, if things come to the point where we need to muzzle him, he'll probably be too far gone to do anything but that.

[uncurtained]

[...]

He’s always been so gentle with me, no matter what. It’s hard to imagine that he could ever do something like that.

[givethemhell]

--I know. But he's not acting like himself, so it's almost like possession in a way, you know?

[Him having no real control over his own actions, regardless of the place those actions come from.]

[uncurtained]

But it’s different, too, you know? I can still see him in there. He’s not just gone, like the other possessed have been.

[givethemhell]

[And that's sure exactly what makes it so unsettling in the end - that it's Higekiri, but not. Higekiri, but sharper, with less control.]

Mm... Can't say I'm fond of seeing him suffer and struggle this way.

[uncurtained]

Then we just have to figure it out quickly.

[Because the alternative... Hm. She's sure this is obvious based on everything she's said so far, but it really does bear repeating, so:]

He's really important to me. He's helping me out more times than I can count.

[givethemhell]

[His expression softens a little, since he sure did get it, but hearing it reinforced is touching.]

I know. I'm quite fond of him, myself! [GREMLIN AS HIGEKIRI IS...] So we'll just have to work it out, like everything else.

[uncurtained]

Oh, you are?

[> Beck will remember this.]

But - yeah. I won't let anything happen to him.

[givethemhell]

[HE'S MADE A MISTAKE... He just waves it off!!]

Unfortunately! Though with all of us keeping an eye out, I'd like to think we'll manage to keep Higekiri out of trouble.

[uncurtained]

[She

very solemnly holds out her pinky.]

Okay... Promise.

[givethemhell]

[He just

holds out his pinky, mimicking her gesture. PINKY PROMISE, HE DOESN'T KNOW HER.]

Mm, I promise!

[uncurtained]

[She moves her hand forward enough that she can lock her pinky around his. This is now a legally binding contract.]

Thanks.

[givethemhell]

[WHAT IS THIS. He's looking at their fingers and then back at her.]

—Is this a Beck thing, or a future thing?

[uncurtained]

It’s a pinky promise!

[This explains everything.]

[givethemhell]

Oh! Right, I know those - the first one to break the deal gets theirs cut off, right?

[HE COMES FROM ANCIENT CHINA WHAT DO YOU EXPECT.]

Haha, though I don't suspect either of us will be breaking this one! Lucky for our pinkies.

[uncurtained]

No.

[givethemhell]

Oh. [...] Wait, what is it then?