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... Jesus. All right, since it looks like we're all gonna die anyway, I may as well do this now. I'm taking a vote - who agrees that Fear asshole is a complete dick?

Also, not that it really matters, but was anyone else in Vancouver before you ended up here? Humor me.

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Of course you do! [did he do something to make you think he didn't believe in you, nick? he believes in you.] Dwarven vow number 4: Don't depend on others. Walk on your own two legs.

But Dwarven vow number 1 is 'let's all work together for a peaceful world.' You don't only have to settle for one or the other, you know.

[Nick rolls her eyes yet again. Can you tell she does this a lot?]

Maybe if I was a fucking dwarf, any of that would apply.

[wow that's... no one has ever used that as an excuse to ignore the vows before, lloyd's not quite sure what to do about it, honestly. give him a second, he appears to give the matter some serious thought for almost a full minute before finally coming to a decision.]

That's okay, you don't have to be a dwarf to try and live by their vows! [just look at lloyd, after all. though he had been raised with them so that might be a slightly different matter.]

Why the fuck would I wanna live by dwarf vows?

Why wouldn't you? [genuine confusion here.]

Because I'm not a fucking dwarf.

[Where is the confusion here, kid. 8|]

That's okay, I'm not one either!

[the confusion is here, nick. here.]

Then why the fuck are you talking to me about dwarves? Go marry a fucking dwarf if you like them so much.

But I don't know any dwarves other than my dad or Altessa??

Then go sign up for a dwarves dating site or something.

[instead of pointing out that he has no idea what a dating site is (there's been enough of that sort of thing in this conversation already) lloyd switches tack slightly.]

I honestly haven't thought about it.

Well, good. Now you've got something to think about while you're waiting to die. Look at your life, look at your choices.

[Nick's not bitter, YOU'RE bitter.]

[lloyd is definitely not bitter.]

Oh, I did a lot of that back when we were dealing with Mithos. I have better things to do then just wait to die.

Yeah, well. I got better things to do too, but - not a whole lot I can do about that, is there.

Of course there is! Nobody should just be waiting to die.

That's pretty much what life is, kid - waiting to die.

That's no way to live at all!

Well, fucking cry about it already! Christ. I don't make the fucking rules, OK?

But you are the one who decides how you're going to live your life.

Yeah, that's right, I am. So why are you making such a big deal about it? Mind your own business.

[lloyd opens his mouth to say... something, honestly, he's not entirely sure because he stops himself short. he's been here before. having almost identical conversations with ~~zelos~~ and he knows pushing too much too fast never helps.

he closes his mouth again, brow furrowing slightly in thought before releasing a soft breath and giving her a very gentle sort of smile.]

You're right, sorry. I guess I can get kind of riled up about this sort of thing. My name's Lloyd, it's nice to meet you.

[Well. She doesn't expect that; people don't often back down from an argument with her. It catches her off guard, gives her a moment's pause.]

Yeah. Whatever, kid. I'm Nick.

[most of the time lloyd is the absolute last person to back down from an argument. not because he's convinced he knows better than anyone but just because giving up simply isn't in his bones.

but this sort of thing is different. it took awhile for him to learn, but pushing too fast with this sort of thing almost never helped.]

Nick! [his smiles grows a bit bigger, like it's the best thing he's ever heard and not just a name.] It was nice talking to you, Nick, thank you for telling my about your world.

[Boy, this kid is Weird. Nick's brow furrows as she stares at the video screen, like maybe if she keeps looking, some kind of answer as to the question of what is his deal will flash across the bottom. But it doesn't.]

Sure, kid. Don't mention it.

[lloyd waves exuberantly at nick and then moves to turn off the phone, only to prove that he's still having a bit of trouble with all of this technology because it genuinely takes him several minutes of turning the thing over and jabbing at buttons.]

..what does thi--ack. [aaaaaaaaaaaannnd scene.]

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