[at the comment about magical bullshit, Joshua almost smirks -- he didn't even realize how much he'd miss his abilities, handicapped or not, until he'd truly lost them. so sorry if it's giving him kind of a high right now.]
You have no idea.
[at full power he could wipe away Dito or most people here without a second thought...but something tells him that sort of ability is going to be a long time coming, if it comes at all.]
[ Alright, now he looks even more pissed. Not even because of the charm, but because Joshua is talking to him like that. It makes his skin crawl, because it reminds him way too much about her.
He exhales through his nose in an almost exasperated way, fantasizing a little about if it would be difficult to shove his spear right through this guy like the other two. What's one more, right? ]
... What the hell, man?
[ Dito's over here acting like Joshua's the weird one, when he's covered in blood on their shared floor. A few bloodstained pillows is fine though, right?
He pushes himself up to his feet now, still glaring daggers at Joshua. ]
Did I? It was more of a question than a demand -- are you offended?
[he's kind of glad he's on the offensive now, rather than the defensive.]
I'm asking you...if you'll behave. I'm not really sure what got you in such a mood, or if you need more stimulation in other ways, but you're just going to keep causing trouble for me if you do things like this.
Dito's brow twitches, and his eyes flick to his spear again. He's thinking about it. But he's also not sure how Joshua's...powers or whatever work. This is new. ]
Do what? Killing? HELLO, that's kind of what we're fucking supposed to do!
[ He throws his hands up. Because if Joshua is telling him not to kill there's gonna be a problem there. ]
[Joshua inhales through his nose again, slowly, and then out through his mouth just as slowly. Dito almost reminds him of Sho -- with how rebellious and passionate he was. the only difference there was that mainly he didn't have to deal with Sho -- that's what his subordinates were for, at least until he had to face him in the game.
somehow it made dealing with Dito a little bit easier to think about it like that, and the irritation he's been feeling ebbs away. he can't lose his cool, not when he's got such a valuable asset standing right in front of him...even if it's really fucking volatile.
he's going to have to go a different route.]
I'm not saying you can't. [he's not going to argue with him on the "you're supposed to do this" bit, because he doesn't think that'd go anywhere at all.] I'm just saying...that we need to have an understanding. It's only a matter of time until those that are against murdering comes up with some sort of consequence for it -- it'd be troublesome if you were to get caught up in that.
[good god, he's expending so much effort.
he lifts the panda charm again, floating it in front of Dito's face again and not smacking him in the head. a peace offering, if you will.]
What I'm saying is you should keep me informed the next time you decide to suddenly brutally stab a couple of people.
[Josh doesn't take away the charm this time, so when he sees Dito take it back, he sighs one more time to calm himself. putting it into perspective made it all the better, ad he's not going to unpack how Dito knows how to get under his skin again.]
Thank you, jester.
[he flips a curl back behind his ear, feeling calm again.]
I'm only trying to make sure that you don't end up in an unfortunate situation of your own. So you could continue...
[ Dito kind of gets under everyone's skin. Consider it a skill at this point.
He rolls over inelegantly at this point, reaching for his spear across the floor and pulling it closer toward him. He grumbles something under his breath while reattaching his charm to his spear. ]
Prissy bitch...
[ Then he's rolling back over again, sighing as he's very much messing up a few of these pillows with all the blood on him and his clothes. He doesn't care, though. ]
Well, I'm beat! I'm gonna sleep like a baby tonight, haha!
[Joshua inhales through his nose and exhales slowly again, not really caring too much about the words that the other is saying. it's more or less the mess he's making]
You could clean yourself before bed.
[his voice is even this time at least, and he crosses his arms as he considers. he only half expects a response, because Dito seems so much more stubborn than usual...
he'll have to consider the way he handles him from here on out.]
Joshua rubs at his eyes, trying to ignore what's happening in front of him as he gets on his own bed. he could, theoretically, go get a bucket and dump it on Dito, but that would be a lot of effort. a lot of effort, and it'd end up in at least another argument, and at worst a physical fight.
he's got to let it go. it's going to bug him to hell and back, but he's got to let it go.
[ Hah. Dito grins at the other, glaring at him one last time to emphasize how little he cares.
But then he rolls over on his side in the pillows, chuckling to himself over nothing in particular. Maybe the murders, maybe the blood, maybe Joshua's reaction -- it's not really that important though when he loses it like this.
So Joshua gets to witness Dito, covered in blood and getting it all over their pillows, just laughing to himself and rolling around a little. He truly is crazy. ]
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You have no idea.
[at full power he could wipe away Dito or most people here without a second thought...but something tells him that sort of ability is going to be a long time coming, if it comes at all.]
Do you promise to be a good boy?
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He exhales through his nose in an almost exasperated way, fantasizing a little about if it would be difficult to shove his spear right through this guy like the other two. What's one more, right? ]
... What the hell, man?
[ Dito's over here acting like Joshua's the weird one, when he's covered in blood on their shared floor. A few bloodstained pillows is fine though, right?
He pushes himself up to his feet now, still glaring daggers at Joshua. ]
I know you're not trying to tell me what to do.
[ He hates that. So much. ]
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[he's kind of glad he's on the offensive now, rather than the defensive.]
I'm asking you...if you'll behave. I'm not really sure what got you in such a mood, or if you need more stimulation in other ways, but you're just going to keep causing trouble for me if you do things like this.
[because it's obviously all about Joshua here.]
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Dito's brow twitches, and his eyes flick to his spear again. He's thinking about it. But he's also not sure how Joshua's...powers or whatever work. This is new. ]
Do what? Killing? HELLO, that's kind of what we're fucking supposed to do!
[ He throws his hands up. Because if Joshua is telling him not to kill there's gonna be a problem there. ]
And it's what I want to do.
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somehow it made dealing with Dito a little bit easier to think about it like that, and the irritation he's been feeling ebbs away. he can't lose his cool, not when he's got such a valuable asset standing right in front of him...even if it's really fucking volatile.
he's going to have to go a different route.]
I'm not saying you can't. [he's not going to argue with him on the "you're supposed to do this" bit, because he doesn't think that'd go anywhere at all.] I'm just saying...that we need to have an understanding. It's only a matter of time until those that are against murdering comes up with some sort of consequence for it -- it'd be troublesome if you were to get caught up in that.
[good god, he's expending so much effort.
he lifts the panda charm again, floating it in front of Dito's face again and not smacking him in the head. a peace offering, if you will.]
What I'm saying is you should keep me informed the next time you decide to suddenly brutally stab a couple of people.
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Fine. Whatever. I'll inform you the next time I feel like killing some idiots.
[ What's the problem??? This is literally his job normally, and he kind of hates being tied down. So. ]
How's that for you, princess?
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Thank you, jester.
[he flips a curl back behind his ear, feeling calm again.]
I'm only trying to make sure that you don't end up in an unfortunate situation of your own. So you could continue...
[he waves his hand around]
That, for however long you'd like.
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He rolls over inelegantly at this point, reaching for his spear across the floor and pulling it closer toward him. He grumbles something under his breath while reattaching his charm to his spear. ]
Prissy bitch...
[ Then he's rolling back over again, sighing as he's very much messing up a few of these pillows with all the blood on him and his clothes. He doesn't care, though. ]
Well, I'm beat! I'm gonna sleep like a baby tonight, haha!
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You could clean yourself before bed.
[his voice is even this time at least, and he crosses his arms as he considers. he only half expects a response, because Dito seems so much more stubborn than usual...
he'll have to consider the way he handles him from here on out.]
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He laughs at Joshua. ]
Not yet.
[ He even bothers to pull his knife out of his belt, licking at the relatively fresh blood. ]
I wanna stay covered in it a while longer. Isn't it the best, ah-hahaha...
[ He's normal. ]
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god he's gross.
Joshua rubs at his eyes, trying to ignore what's happening in front of him as he gets on his own bed. he could, theoretically, go get a bucket and dump it on Dito, but that would be a lot of effort. a lot of effort, and it'd end up in at least another argument, and at worst a physical fight.
he's got to let it go. it's going to bug him to hell and back, but he's got to let it go.
somehow.]
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But then he rolls over on his side in the pillows, chuckling to himself over nothing in particular. Maybe the murders, maybe the blood, maybe Joshua's reaction -- it's not really that important though when he loses it like this.
So Joshua gets to witness Dito, covered in blood and getting it all over their pillows, just laughing to himself and rolling around a little. He truly is crazy. ]