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[morrer]

If she'd tolerate it, sure

I'm not too worried, I know she can handle herself
But there's a lot more going on here than in the average earthborn lifetime?

[Lot more psychopaths, really, he means.]

But it's nice to have some other eyes on her

[longlegs]

yeah
theo will take care of her too

actually
i was wondering if i could ask you something

[morrer]

feed her salmon over tuna

Yes?

[longlegs]

yessir

can i have some of that black blood thing again
in like a vial

[morrer]

For what?

[longlegs]

do i have to tell you?

[morrer]

I'd like to know what you're using my blood for, yes

Unless you want a no strings attached trade.

[longlegs]

ugh sure
what do you want

[morrer]

a bone

[longlegs]

a bone

[morrer]

Preferably one of yours

[longlegs]

[ Squints. ]

what, like what you did to iggy?

[morrer]

Yes, like that arrangement

It won't hurt.

[longlegs]

one vial is def not enough then
you better not be doing any ritual with the bones btw
I'm already owned by someone else
and iggy deserves better than that
which one do you want

[morrer]

I don't need bones to do rituals. I'm just collecting parts of people who interest me.

Femur?

[longlegs]

[ wait, she interests him? ]

FEMUR??
that's huge! there's no way it's not gonna hurt dude
what even happens to the rest of my leg?

[morrer]

[shut up]

I promise you no pain.
You'll suffer no hindrance, though you'll have to source a replacement if it bothers you

[longlegs]

'if it bothers me' oh my god
so you're not even going to heal me

[morrer]

you won't be able to notice it's gone
I'll make sure you're held together

But if you want a bone where this one was, you'll have to find your way of getting one
Zephir is often kind with that

[longlegs]

eugh, him
can't you take a wisdom tooth instead

[morrer]

Teeth come with the jaw or no deal

I'll let you think it over but you know where to find me if you decide you want that trade

[longlegs]

[ She doesn't reply, and it looks like she's taking his advice. Hours pass, maybe a day or two after, and then— ]

if I'm gonna give you the leg i want more than the vial
i want your protection for something specific

[morrer]

[Casual, like it was minutes instead of however long:]

What do you need

[longlegs]

idk how complicated this would be but like
can you make me unkillable to just one person?
I'm not talking immortality or whatever, i just don't want theo to be able to kill me or be responsible for my death or however you wanna put it
not that he would but you saw what this place did to people last month
what happened to iggy, what he couldn't stop himself from doing
and there's so much fucked up shit warping minds and
yeah i don't care about dying necessarily i just don't want him to ever do it because raiz would retaliate
so idk
I'm asking you to protect him more than me i guess

[morrer]

I can't do that

I can't make promises to keep you safe from the effects of death. Death is everywhere, it is everything, it is the only known guarantee a living thing can know. It's part of a cycle that is required to keep balance and while I am death itself, it is not a willful process.

[It's like water running in a constant circle, to stop it would be to destroy the entire flow of life. Possibly, sure, just like how he could control it and induce it at will - but that always makes issues. And yes, he's a hypocrite with Delphine which is why he says:]

I can't keep him from killing you. But I can keep you from dying, under those circumstances alone, if I'm present and able. Once. As a favor.