[ He gets a notification shortly after. Location: an abandoned house in the middle of some farmlands, for some reason. There's a wrecked car on the nearest road marking the spot, picture completed by weird scratches on asphalt and a few red stains. Aren't we all glad Raíz doesn't have a budget? ]
you said you wanted me to keep this between us, right?
[that's not ominous at all!]
shiiit cece, you're out there. 1 hour. ish.
[ish is more like it, even speeding through shortcuts and over cornfields keeps him at an hour-fifteen, minimum. he brought first aid, the kind of first aid that comes with the job. heavy duty bandages and a suturing kit, but there's an extra (possibly unnecessary) addition in his trunk: a live body. he drowns out the screams with music.
the roaring of his car's engine signals his arrival. he leaves the car running, car door slamming shut and heavy footfalls as he rushes to the door. he's only quiet when he wants to be.]
Cellar? [everything is dusty, something smells. floorboards creak beneath his shoes. floorboards. looking down, he follows the smears of blood. danger isn't really on the forefront of his mind right now, waved away once he finds her on the ground. he crouches down, elbows on his knees, head tilting.] What's the worst of it?
[ The phone is dropped carelessly on her lap, head resting against the wall with a deep sigh. Cellar's exhausted, but the pain is too loud to let her consciousness fade for anything resembling a nap. He'll find her sweating, splattered with someone else's blood more than her own and annoyed about it. The scrapes and bruises are unnoteworthy; she's only used her shadows to keep a broken tibia straight and make sure it stays that way. It's just until someone comes along to fix the fuck-up, really. Something that would have already been taken care of if Queen wasn't feeling lazy.
The leg? [he's adoring, really - even when he runs his hand along her injured leg, stopping at her calf and gripping. he only wants to elicit a tiny bit more pain with a smile. nothing too bad, he's felt worse under his palm. he hums,] Ouch. C'mon, I brought something for you. Didn't think you'd wanna wait the whole drive back.
[appreciate all that he does for her. up and at 'em! he's done this too many times. he scoops his arms beneath her and with a grunt, lifts her up to be held against him and carries her back out toward his car, gets her situated on the hood and very unceremoniously drags a screaming, tied-up man out from the trunk. he drops him down with a thud, looking like a cat who's brought their owner a present.]
Nice, right? Or, [crushing his face with the bottom of his shoe to shut him up-] do you want me to wrap your leg up instead?
Ah, [ Barely a flinch, Cellar grimaces with a little more drama than the touch really deserves. Whatever, she's allowed.
She's got her arms around his neck like they've done this more times than she cares to count; certainly enough times for him to know exactly how to pick her up, how much strength is needed for her weight, how her body … fits. Cellar makes a little noise on the way, grunting as she adjusts her position on the hood of the car. She guessed Saber would have something like that ready for her, regardless of how bad her injuries actually were, and. Well. Does she care that she was right? Once upon a time she might have.
She cares more about not letting Saber get too much out of her. This already has a price, even without stroking his ego.
Puffing her hair off her face again, hands heavy on the car, ]
Mm. [ That's what we call a non-answer. Let her stall a bit to feel better about herself, jeez. ] Who is he?
[some not very good crunching sounds, he's putting too much of his weight down (on purpose). half-balanced on this stranger's face, his smile falters, lips curling in disbelief.]
Since when do you care? Some guy, I don't know.
[he, the most reliable narrator, knows that she enjoys this. he went out of his way for her, took a few extra minutes out of his day to snatch up a body. shouldn't she be grateful? he thinks she should be grateful. he abandons his spot and in a flash he's planting both hands on either side of her, leaning in so close their noses touch. he's got her trapped.]
Want me to kill him for you? You'll feel better, and I want you to feel better.
[ Now she flinches, because he moves from crushing some stranger's face to squeezing her mask under his boot. She'd protest against any claim that she enjoys this in a snap, probably throw some biting remarks to defend her case, but — this can mean a lot of things. If it means torturing some guy for her own sake, the answer is a large neon sign spelling no. If it's the fact that Saber went out of his way to do all of it because she texted him out of nowhere to fix her fuck-up…
Well, it doesn't hurt her ego. ]
… I know you don't have to kill him just to fix my leg, Saber.
[he exhales softly over her lips,] Yeah, you want me to kill him.
[he waggles his shoulders with a toothy grin, a dog given a bone. he nudges her nose with his own playfully, then takes a step back to look down at this helpless victim. yeah, he didn't really want to deal with all the bullshit of hauling him back, anyway. kneeling down, it only takes a fingertip to send rot through skin, but he's got his whole hand around the guy's throat. he likes watching the life leave their eyes, likes feeling it fill him up instead. he whistles when he's done.]
Phew, that's fresh. He wasn't sick or anything.
[always more rosy after a kill, he scoots himself right up to Cellar's feet, hand wrapping delicately around her injury. it only takes a few seconds, new life sweeping into skin, tissue and bone, and he gets to keep the leftovers.]
All better. [finished with a kiss to her knee, like a princess. or a child that's been crying, but he thinks of her as a princess.] Test it out.
[ Considering what she did on this road about — two hours now, she wants to say? — watching Saber kill yet again has less of an effect as having his nose brush up against her did. Most of the red staining her clothes belongs to someone else, after all, something she'd rather not talk about with him, if only so he can't call her out for a thing or ten.
Cellar's shoulders relax, a little annoyed that he went ahead and did it anyway. It's the same kind of predictable disappointment reserved for cats that nudge a glass of water off the edge of a table, as if he isn't the one with several decades of experience on her. Maybe that's why he's so happy to give negative fucks about going overboard. Cellar still feels like she needs a good reason to do that.
What's done is done, she supposes. Her leg is clear of shadows just before his touch fixes one of several problems witnessed by this road. Cellar stares at him for a moment longer, lower lip sucked in to lick dry tissue. Ugh. She blames Queen, only Queen, and won't be taking questions or comments at this time, thank you.
Sliding off the hood, one hand on his shoulder, she bends her leg slowly, rotates her ankle, grabs it like she's warming up for a race before finally standing straight. As good as new, if not better than before. ]
Thanks. [ A pause. Before she has to brace for what's probably coming next, ] Are we going to bury the guy, at least?
[he digs around in his pocket as he stands, pulls out a cigarette case and a lighter. disrespectfully, he nudges the body with his shoe. it may as well be a piece of trash, flesh blackened and green. rotting flesh never smells good, no matter how many times he's smelled it.]
This thing? [cigarette brought up between his lips, lighter clicking and he takes a long drag, holding it in and shrugging.] No.
[exhaling, smoke pluming up into the air and he's moving to open the passenger door for her.]
You really wanna stay out here and wait for me to do that? Get in the car.
[ She's staring at him, arms crossed over damp red clothes, bad posture and petty manners. Cellar walks toward the passenger door to stand in front of him, eye to eye, only to place a hand in front of his face — casting a shadow that elopes into her grasp, growing and reshaping itself until she sends it away to wrap around the decayed victim. Like a spider spinning its web without even having to look at her job, Saber is treated to a morbidly comical treat: a perfectly black cocoon carrying off the body until it disappears inside the house, to be hidden god-knows-where. If he won't do it, he'll just have to wait for her instead.
After that display, he gets an immature little smile. ]
[first mildly annoyed, any negative emotion diminishes as he watches the cocoon gather up the body and carry it away. he lets out a bark of laughter. he doesn't often see her use her powers for fun. correction: fun for him.]
What the fuck, that's funny as hell. [car door shut once she's in, he gets in the drivers side and switches through a couple of stations, then fishes his phone out and tosses it into her lap.] Pick something.
[off they go! it's an hour and a half drive, they have some time to chitchat.]
Of course you'd think that. [ Because it is. RIP, that poor guy's dignity. She makes herself comfortable while he makes his way to the driver's seat, one shoe on the dashboard — so just happens to be the leg Saber fixed — thumb tapping and sliding across the screen. She picks a song off some random EDM Hits playlist, lets them both figure out what they're going to hate and what he may or may not tolerate. She's just vibing. ] So you're definitely not gonna tell Great, right?
[he eyes her foot on the dash, cigarette dangerously close to falling out of his mouth. he's admiring the curve of her leg, but he keeps that to himself. he shifts gears into four, then five, and they're speeding back.]
I'unno. [he killed a guy, picked her sorry ass up, healed her. not in that order. they're scrambled around in his head.] Can I sleep with you for a couple nights? I miss you.
[he's smiling wickedly, focus very much not on the road.]
[he shoots her a look of disbelief, mulling over his words between a drag of his cigarette. he knows she loves the attention he gives her, the apple of his eye. maybe he likes her so much because she hasn't surrendered to his advances.]
'Cause you're special. You don't need me to tell you that though, huh? You know that all on your own. Smarty-pants.
[he offers the cig out to her, waves it in front of her face playfully.]
[ Oh, Saber. You know how to stroke a girl's ego. Cellar takes the cigarette, keeps her eyes on him through the inhale, opening the window to exhale. Doubtful he gives a shit about getting the smell stuck in this car, considering, but hey. Call it a force of habit. ]
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i already asked queen but he can't be bothered bc he's an asshole
[ ... Asking Queen for anything usually means some part of her body is in a Not Good State. ]
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just send me your location i'll get what i want later.
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[ He gets a notification shortly after. Location: an abandoned house in the middle of some farmlands, for some reason. There's a wrecked car on the nearest road marking the spot, picture completed by weird scratches on asphalt and a few red stains. Aren't we all glad Raíz doesn't have a budget? ]
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[that's not ominous at all!]
shiiit cece, you're out there. 1 hour. ish.
[ish is more like it, even speeding through shortcuts and over cornfields keeps him at an hour-fifteen, minimum. he brought first aid, the kind of first aid that comes with the job. heavy duty bandages and a suturing kit, but there's an extra (possibly unnecessary) addition in his trunk: a live body. he drowns out the screams with music.
the roaring of his car's engine signals his arrival. he leaves the car running, car door slamming shut and heavy footfalls as he rushes to the door. he's only quiet when he wants to be.]
Cellar? [everything is dusty, something smells. floorboards creak beneath his shoes. floorboards. looking down, he follows the smears of blood. danger isn't really on the forefront of his mind right now, waved away once he finds her on the ground. he crouches down, elbows on his knees, head tilting.] What's the worst of it?
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[ The phone is dropped carelessly on her lap, head resting against the wall with a deep sigh. Cellar's exhausted, but the pain is too loud to let her consciousness fade for anything resembling a nap. He'll find her sweating, splattered with someone else's blood more than her own and annoyed about it. The scrapes and bruises are unnoteworthy; she's only used her shadows to keep a broken tibia straight and make sure it stays that way. It's just until someone comes along to fix the fuck-up, really. Something that would have already been taken care of if Queen wasn't feeling lazy.
She puffs hair sticking to her nose. ]
Just the leg.
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[appreciate all that he does for her. up and at 'em! he's done this too many times. he scoops his arms beneath her and with a grunt, lifts her up to be held against him and carries her back out toward his car, gets her situated on the hood and very unceremoniously drags a screaming, tied-up man out from the trunk. he drops him down with a thud, looking like a cat who's brought their owner a present.]
Nice, right? Or, [crushing his face with the bottom of his shoe to shut him up-] do you want me to wrap your leg up instead?
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She's got her arms around his neck like they've done this more times than she cares to count; certainly enough times for him to know exactly how to pick her up, how much strength is needed for her weight, how her body … fits. Cellar makes a little noise on the way, grunting as she adjusts her position on the hood of the car. She guessed Saber would have something like that ready for her, regardless of how bad her injuries actually were, and. Well. Does she care that she was right? Once upon a time she might have.
She cares more about not letting Saber get too much out of her. This already has a price, even without stroking his ego.
Puffing her hair off her face again, hands heavy on the car, ]
Mm. [ That's what we call a non-answer. Let her stall a bit to feel better about herself, jeez. ] Who is he?
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Since when do you care? Some guy, I don't know.
[he, the most reliable narrator, knows that she enjoys this. he went out of his way for her, took a few extra minutes out of his day to snatch up a body. shouldn't she be grateful? he thinks she should be grateful. he abandons his spot and in a flash he's planting both hands on either side of her, leaning in so close their noses touch. he's got her trapped.]
Want me to kill him for you? You'll feel better, and I want you to feel better.
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Well, it doesn't hurt her ego. ]
… I know you don't have to kill him just to fix my leg, Saber.
[ Sorry, random guy. ]
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[he waggles his shoulders with a toothy grin, a dog given a bone. he nudges her nose with his own playfully, then takes a step back to look down at this helpless victim. yeah, he didn't really want to deal with all the bullshit of hauling him back, anyway. kneeling down, it only takes a fingertip to send rot through skin, but he's got his whole hand around the guy's throat. he likes watching the life leave their eyes, likes feeling it fill him up instead. he whistles when he's done.]
Phew, that's fresh. He wasn't sick or anything.
[always more rosy after a kill, he scoots himself right up to Cellar's feet, hand wrapping delicately around her injury. it only takes a few seconds, new life sweeping into skin, tissue and bone, and he gets to keep the leftovers.]
All better. [finished with a kiss to her knee, like a princess. or a child that's been crying, but he thinks of her as a princess.] Test it out.
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Cellar's shoulders relax, a little annoyed that he went ahead and did it anyway. It's the same kind of predictable disappointment reserved for cats that nudge a glass of water off the edge of a table, as if he isn't the one with several decades of experience on her. Maybe that's why he's so happy to give negative fucks about going overboard. Cellar still feels like she needs a good reason to do that.
What's done is done, she supposes. Her leg is clear of shadows just before his touch fixes one of several problems witnessed by this road. Cellar stares at him for a moment longer, lower lip sucked in to lick dry tissue. Ugh. She blames Queen, only Queen, and won't be taking questions or comments at this time, thank you.
Sliding off the hood, one hand on his shoulder, she bends her leg slowly, rotates her ankle, grabs it like she's warming up for a race before finally standing straight. As good as new, if not better than before. ]
Thanks. [ A pause. Before she has to brace for what's probably coming next, ] Are we going to bury the guy, at least?
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This thing? [cigarette brought up between his lips, lighter clicking and he takes a long drag, holding it in and shrugging.] No.
[exhaling, smoke pluming up into the air and he's moving to open the passenger door for her.]
You really wanna stay out here and wait for me to do that? Get in the car.
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After that display, he gets an immature little smile. ]
Okay, I'm ready!
[ Inside the car she goes. ]
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What the fuck, that's funny as hell. [car door shut once she's in, he gets in the drivers side and switches through a couple of stations, then fishes his phone out and tosses it into her lap.] Pick something.
[off they go! it's an hour and a half drive, they have some time to chitchat.]
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I'unno. [he killed a guy, picked her sorry ass up, healed her. not in that order. they're scrambled around in his head.] Can I sleep with you for a couple nights? I miss you.
[he's smiling wickedly, focus very much not on the road.]
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[ Maybe she's being a little shit now. Just a little. Her eyes say as much. ]
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You love when I sleep in your bed.
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[ That rhymes with 'babe', ew. ]
So... [ sooo ] That's what you want in return for...?
[ Because she'll take it. ]
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[she gave him a nickname. that's a huge mistake! (for her) and he's looking too excited about it.]
Yeah, that's what I want.
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You definitely can't tell Great about that.
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[sure he makes that sound cute, but there's an underlying tone of or else.]
I won't if you won't. You don't like Cece? I wanna call you something special.
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And you wanna call me something special because...?
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'Cause you're special. You don't need me to tell you that though, huh? You know that all on your own. Smarty-pants.
[he offers the cig out to her, waves it in front of her face playfully.]
Want a taste?
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Shouldn't you be saying that to Ash?
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