Llama 26 | Video

[helborn]

[Casper looks... tired. But excited! He smiles at the screen.]

... So if we vote for a lab the scientists shut up and any damage is contained. Right now I think they're using the quiet car which is sort of the opposite of what it's intended for.

And I'd like the quiet car back for... quiet. And doing some writing and such. So let's just... get it over with.

[He looks like he's about to turn off the screen, but stops.]

Also Q'uila, Della, Zagreus, and Thanatos - wanted to have a chat with you. Uh, not together? I mean you could, but I just - there's no private filtering here.

[Now he's done.]

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[helborn]

That's really nice of you. If you need anything I can help with, just let me know.

... Did you like the last place we were at? Other than the illusion caves, I mean. I don't think anyone liked those.

[controlsthedie]

It was... strange. Like being in Poseidon's domain.

[ He didn't like it or dislike it really. It was just weird. However, yeah. To hell with the illusion caves, even if they were meant to help. ]

[helborn]

I guess it would be. I... uh. I don't like being underwater. For. Reasons.

[He pales a little bit and forces himself to let out a long breath.]

I got... trapped. Kind of. I have a form that can swim easily, but normally... I can't swim. It's a little embarrassing.

[controlsthedie]

[ Thanatos stares, a little baffled and trying to understand something about Casper. ]

Are you normally of a habit to divulge personal weaknesses to others?

[helborn]

... I mean. I do have a - a tendency to run my mouth, as you know. But it means I trust you. I've had people take advantage of me over and over, but... I'm a little better at figuring that out now. I think. And I do trust you - I don't think you're going to take advantage of that weakness.

[controlsthedie]

That is a dangerous tendency you need to work on. If not for your own sake, then for others.

[ It makes Thanatos hesitant to tell Casper anything that needs to be kept secret. Casper may not do so intentionally, but once something is said, it can't be taken back. Surely, he can understand that. ]

However, you are correct. I am not one to use that against you.

[helborn]

Trusting too easily? ... I know. It got me killed.

[He's quiet for a few moments.]

... But I'd rather try to trust people than to be always afraid of them.

[controlsthedie]

[ Thanatos simply shakes his head. He can't see Casper's point of view to trust so openly, even if he says he's gotten better about it. Maybe it's because Thanatos has much more on the line if he trusts the wrong person.

If only it was just his own life at risk. ]

Was there anything else you wanted to speak to me of?