[He gives her hand a little squeeze, quiet for a few seconds. He's not sure if his words were able to help her any, and he's definitely sure his answer won't.]
...That depends. I'm hoping it'll fade on its own in a few days, but if it doesn't - or he gets worse... [Well. They all already know the answer to the "what if" there.]
We can't let him do anything he'd regret, in his right mind.
[Honestly, she knew that would likely be the answer. For whatever reason, she was just waiting for someone else to say it. That doesn't change the way she curls into herself a little bit, not letting go of his hand. The pillow gets pulled in again, squeezed against her chest so hard it's a little bit uncomfortable.
Regardless of all that:]
...I'll talk to Carlos. He gave me a task to fix my eye [that she still hasn't completed, but details!], so there has to be something we can do to fix this.
[YEAH HE'S briefly looking at her eye as if he expects it to magically be fixed when he glances?? But he gets it, running errands for the NPCs is becoming the new norm for like half the ship considering they're all CONSTANTLY GETTING INJURED.]
...Alright. [He's. Well, they're going to try everything they can, of course, but he's - hesitant.]
If it's something I can do to help, you'll let me know, yes? Otherwise, our options are a little limited.
...He wouldn't give up on any of us. We'll just have to be careful around him until we find a solution.
[That's - a very idealistic way to look at it, and it speaks to how lucky she, personally, has been in terms of who's died so far. Whether victim or possessed, there's only been one person she was especially close to, and it makes it a little bit harder to believe something that horrible and irreversible could happen to someone she cares for as much as him.]
Wei Wuxian, of course, being who he is, is already running through worst case scenarios in his mind. Things he anticipates will happen in those cases, the actions he himself wants to take - will try to, if it's down to the wire. ...But he's not one to cut down someone else's idealism or optimism, especially when he's fond of them. So instead of voicing any of that, he just smiles in a reassuring and agreeing way.]
Mm, you're right. Though we'll have to keep an eye on him when he's around others, too - and mind his teeth.
[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.
[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.]
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...That depends. I'm hoping it'll fade on its own in a few days, but if it doesn't - or he gets worse... [Well. They all already know the answer to the "what if" there.]
We can't let him do anything he'd regret, in his right mind.
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Regardless of all that:]
...I'll talk to Carlos. He gave me a task to fix my eye [that she still hasn't completed, but details!], so there has to be something we can do to fix this.
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...Alright. [He's. Well, they're going to try everything they can, of course, but he's - hesitant.]
If it's something I can do to help, you'll let me know, yes? Otherwise, our options are a little limited.
[If the hosts can't do anything about it...]
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[That's - a very idealistic way to look at it, and it speaks to how lucky she, personally, has been in terms of who's died so far. Whether victim or possessed, there's only been one person she was especially close to, and it makes it a little bit harder to believe something that horrible and irreversible could happen to someone she cares for as much as him.]
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Well.
Wei Wuxian, of course, being who he is, is already running through worst case scenarios in his mind. Things he anticipates will happen in those cases, the actions he himself wants to take - will try to, if it's down to the wire. ...But he's not one to cut down someone else's idealism or optimism, especially when he's fond of them. So instead of voicing any of that, he just smiles in a reassuring and agreeing way.]
Mm, you're right. Though we'll have to keep an eye on him when he's around others, too - and mind his teeth.
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[But, like. Also the teeth!!]
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[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.]
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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.
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[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?
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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.]
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[Haha! Bad!]
I know how this is going to sound, but maybe we should get him a muzzle...?
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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.]
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[He will probably freak out if they suggest it.]
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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.
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He’s always been so gentle with me, no matter what. It’s hard to imagine that he could ever do something like that.
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[Him having no real control over his own actions, regardless of the place those actions come from.]
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Mm... Can't say I'm fond of seeing him suffer and struggle this way.
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[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.
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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.
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[> Beck will remember this.]
But - yeah. I won't let anything happen to him.
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Unfortunately! Though with all of us keeping an eye out, I'd like to think we'll manage to keep Higekiri out of trouble.
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very solemnly holds out her pinky.]
Okay... Promise.
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holds out his pinky, mimicking her gesture. PINKY PROMISE, HE DOESN'T KNOW HER.]
Mm, I promise!
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