So far. [ She's not, and she's had it proven to her time and again, but it's never been enough to stop her from meeting peril head-on - something that's likely to never change. There are too many who can do less to protect themselves for someone like her to ever feel right backing down.
Still, it's sweet, the way Red worries, and when the other woman approaches Fei, she reaches out to rest a hand on Red's shoulder. ] Come. I do not wish to stay in these clothes. Even though they dry, this dark water feels awful. Come back to my house so I can burn my clothes, and I will tell you what I saw.
[ Pausing, Fei tips her chin towards where Magnus had been after returning here. ] I went into this man's hole. Very strange things.
( Red smirks at the 'so far', because yeah, that's about what she would expect. She swallows thickly through sudden emotion when Fei's hand rests on her shoulder. She'd wanted to get out of the Underworld so badly, but she hadn't realized - the perils of mortality, the actual fear danger can bring when it could be permanent. )
I'll go with you anywhere. ( That Cerberus loyalty talking. Fei's one of her claimed people. ) Don't want you feeling awful. ( And she'd like to get away from Wrath in turn given how he... reads to her. Not Hades, but close enough.
She does snort laughter at the mention of the man's hole. Helplessly. )
Yeaaaaaaaaaaah. That's why you want to be careful when it comes to any man's strange hole. ( She bites her lip though through her amusement, heading down the hallway towards the door. )
[ Grateful for the offer to follow her anywhere, Fei gives Red a nod, her hand tensing briefly on the other woman's shoulder. ] You honor me. Don't worry so much meimei, I will be here a long time to repay your kindness.
[ Which is to say, the feeling is entirely mutual.
After adjusting the shoulder on her blade and making her quick farewells Fei follows Red to the door, relieved to get out into the street, even if the city is underground this time of night, and she's hardly met with the fresh air she'd like.
It feels good to be going home after an ordeal like that, and being in the company of a friend makes it better. It helps put her at ease, even if the dark water has made her more tired than she has to be. ]
The bleeding means nothing if that is what made you worry. I will recover with rest.
[ Even if her step is a little slower as they make their way towards the little house she and Xie Yun keep, the grip she keeps on her sword's scabbard remains firm and ready. ]
( Red stays close to the door until Fei's ready to leave, and then she follows her out into the darkness. She glances upward and then over at her as her arms fold loosely across her chest. )
No, I think it was the whole horror show you walked into with all the mannequins and the dark water- ( And Wrath who reminds her of Hades, but Emilia wants to marry him and reign in the Underworld with him so that's fine. He's probably not like the Hades she knows who chained Persephone underneath the school.
But it still makes her hackles raise. )
That's what worries me. ( She's also not used to being in situations with living people who she cares about and doesn't want to get hurt. Not used to worrying so much about someone else. It's all fairly overwhelming. ) But I know you can handle it. Did that weird water do anything to you?
They looked so wrong. [ Fei's tone grows grave, looking down at the ground and shaking her head while the sight of the mannequins and the features of some of the more developed ones replays in her memory. Bristling, she makes herself walk quicker, rounding the last corner before home determinedly as the free hand not keeping hold of her sword gently takes Red's arm. ]
It makes me wonder how many are out here. [ She adds in a conspiratorial whisper.
The sight of her home towards the end of her street makes her shoulders sag, gratifying in a way she wasn't permitting herself to think about until it happened.
Red's question is sobering, and Fei's frowning by the time she looks at her friend, nodding. ] Be careful of it. It drains you. My sword was so heavy I thought I was a little girl again, even now my things are damp and I feel like I fought Shen Tianshu tonight, not some stupid magic dolls.
( Red nods in agreement with how wrong they looked. She has never seen anything like it. She has knowledge that tells her those kinds of creatures would fit in with the likes of a horror movie of some kind, but that shouldn't be what's happening in the real world.
In life. She frowns at the whisper, swallowing, glancing down at the gentleness of her touch against her arm. Red ached for those kinds of touches in ways she didn't know until- until more recently when people in the group give them so freely. )
...like they're just living among us like they're- ( What? Normal humans? it's not like Red is normal or human really so maybe she shouldn't be speaking. She knows the sight of Fei's house by now though, and she's grateful to see it too so she might rest. ) I will. I could tell the dark water was zapping you both somehow even through the video feed. Seemed dangerous.
Shen Tianshu? ( When they're close enough, she'll pull the door open for Fei - not that she needs it, but it seems like the nice thing to do when she's already tired. )
Like they're not– [ She halts, searching her mind for something she could compare it to. ] Copies. Forgeries of people? [ It feels weird to even describe it like that, but then - these are weird times.
Once they're through the door Fei lets Red's arm go, cocking her head towards the fireplace in a wordless request before she slips out of sight, standing on the other side of an open doorway while she gets rid off her damp clothes and gets a fresh pair of pants on. ]
Shen Tianshu led Disha. His martial arts abilities were the top, maybe, in the world. He ascended just before we fought.
[ Fei thinks of something she's heard elsewhere and leans out of the doorway enough that Red can see her face, her eyes narrowed as she says, experimentally. ]
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Still, it's sweet, the way Red worries, and when the other woman approaches Fei, she reaches out to rest a hand on Red's shoulder. ] Come. I do not wish to stay in these clothes. Even though they dry, this dark water feels awful. Come back to my house so I can burn my clothes, and I will tell you what I saw.
[ Pausing, Fei tips her chin towards where Magnus had been after returning here. ] I went into this man's hole. Very strange things.
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I'll go with you anywhere. ( That Cerberus loyalty talking. Fei's one of her claimed people. ) Don't want you feeling awful. ( And she'd like to get away from Wrath in turn given how he... reads to her. Not Hades, but close enough.
She does snort laughter at the mention of the man's hole. Helplessly. )
Yeaaaaaaaaaaah. That's why you want to be careful when it comes to any man's strange hole. ( She bites her lip though through her amusement, heading down the hallway towards the door. )
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[ Which is to say, the feeling is entirely mutual.
After adjusting the shoulder on her blade and making her quick farewells Fei follows Red to the door, relieved to get out into the street, even if the city is underground this time of night, and she's hardly met with the fresh air she'd like.
It feels good to be going home after an ordeal like that, and being in the company of a friend makes it better. It helps put her at ease, even if the dark water has made her more tired than she has to be. ]
The bleeding means nothing if that is what made you worry. I will recover with rest.
[ Even if her step is a little slower as they make their way towards the little house she and Xie Yun keep, the grip she keeps on her sword's scabbard remains firm and ready. ]
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No, I think it was the whole horror show you walked into with all the mannequins and the dark water- ( And Wrath who reminds her of Hades, but Emilia wants to marry him and reign in the Underworld with him so that's fine. He's probably not like the Hades she knows who chained Persephone underneath the school.
But it still makes her hackles raise. )
That's what worries me. ( She's also not used to being in situations with living people who she cares about and doesn't want to get hurt. Not used to worrying so much about someone else. It's all fairly overwhelming. ) But I know you can handle it. Did that weird water do anything to you?
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It makes me wonder how many are out here. [ She adds in a conspiratorial whisper.
The sight of her home towards the end of her street makes her shoulders sag, gratifying in a way she wasn't permitting herself to think about until it happened.
Red's question is sobering, and Fei's frowning by the time she looks at her friend, nodding. ] Be careful of it. It drains you. My sword was so heavy I thought I was a little girl again, even now my things are damp and I feel like I fought Shen Tianshu tonight, not some stupid magic dolls.
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In life. She frowns at the whisper, swallowing, glancing down at the gentleness of her touch against her arm. Red ached for those kinds of touches in ways she didn't know until- until more recently when people in the group give them so freely. )
...like they're just living among us like they're- ( What? Normal humans? it's not like Red is normal or human really so maybe she shouldn't be speaking. She knows the sight of Fei's house by now though, and she's grateful to see it too so she might rest. ) I will. I could tell the dark water was zapping you both somehow even through the video feed. Seemed dangerous.
Shen Tianshu? ( When they're close enough, she'll pull the door open for Fei - not that she needs it, but it seems like the nice thing to do when she's already tired. )
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Once they're through the door Fei lets Red's arm go, cocking her head towards the fireplace in a wordless request before she slips out of sight, standing on the other side of an open doorway while she gets rid off her damp clothes and gets a fresh pair of pants on. ]
Shen Tianshu led Disha. His martial arts abilities were the top, maybe, in the world. He ascended just before we fought.
[ Fei thinks of something she's heard elsewhere and leans out of the doorway enough that Red can see her face, her eyes narrowed as she says, experimentally. ]
A real tough guy?