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[New day, new town, and hopefully new opportunities. Specifically opportunities to make some money because Zel and Emery’s funds have been running kind of low after their most recent misadventure. This has meant a temporary separation while Zelgadis goes to look for merc-type work and potential cure leads and Emery goes around chatting up the locals without terrifying them.

Or at least that was the plan, until Calanthe showed up.

By the time Zel gets back to the inn, Emery’s still busy talking to Calanthe in their inn room, although the conversation’s just about wrapping up. If he’s perceptive he might even catch a bit of Emery’s words.

“...some funds this time? ...Seriously, is that it? He’s always such a cheapskate. …Okay I got it. I’ll see you later.”

A few moments later a woman wearing a green cloak exits their inn room. Her hood is up, partly obscuring a pale face and hair, and she barely spares anyone a passing glance as she drifts down the hallway.

Emery is still standing inside the inn room looking pensive, but when Zel enters he’ll give him a bright smile.]


Oh! Hey, Zel. Did you manage to find anything?

on 2025-02-01 03:07 pm (UTC)
chimerad: (ok but.........no.)
Posted by [personal profile] chimerad
[Zel stiffens, turning and squinting to size the captain up.]

Hyperbole. Your vessel isn't prone to being targeted, is it?

on 2025-02-02 12:13 am (UTC)
chimerad: (let's color this tree purple.)
Posted by [personal profile] chimerad
Then what's the fare?

[Zel keeps his coin purse faintly out of sight just in case this guy's gonna pull the 'how much you got' schtick.]

on 2025-02-02 01:41 am (UTC)
chimerad: (yeah i smell it too.)
Posted by [personal profile] chimerad
[Zel's face gets hot, but he's mostly masked, so hopefully there's no sense of a purpling of features behind there. instead, he just doles out the requested cost.]

When are you setting out?

on 2025-02-02 08:00 pm (UTC)
chimerad: (Default)
Posted by [personal profile] chimerad
Unless there's something you want to restock on, I'm find to get sorted here.

[he's had enough of interacting with the general population, thanks.]

on 2025-02-03 01:00 am (UTC)
chimerad: (makes extremely loud bleating sound.)
Posted by [personal profile] chimerad
[from the moment Zel's climbed onto the ship, he's quietly cast a small levitation spell on himself that lightens his steps, his ears sharp to the natural groaning and creaking of the vessel with just the lighter load. in hindsight, a heavy freighter would be more trustworthy for his extra whole-ton of weight, but most vessels can handle it unless they're really overburdened.

this one seems to not be the case, which is a relief; it'd be a pain in the ass to have to train focus and resources to keep the thing afloat. he's just a second anchor. in...in a weight sense. not a logistical sense. he's never doing that again. the indignity.

he quietly surveys the room, crouching and checking the stabilization of the bunk, looking for any egregious holes or wood-wear that would suggest leaks. straightening up and finding none, his tense posture relaxes as he releases the spell, holding his breath only a beat longer while he feels the wood settle under his weight.

no falling through to the lower decks here. nice. he lets himself actually exhale in with some genuine relief - both for that and the reprieve from more socializing.]


It'll work. [he pulls his mask down and hood back, looking over his shoulder.] Nothing seems fishy at surface level to me.

on 2025-02-04 11:38 pm (UTC)
chimerad: (pitbull softly plays in the background.)
Posted by [personal profile] chimerad
[Zel shrugs their bag of gear off his shoulder (definitely always there in cape hammerspace) and sets it against the wall, doing a slight double-take at the call. he hesitates, giving Emery a contemplative look before moving.

instead of taking the spot offered him, he kneels in front of him, his movements slow and telegraphed so it's no surprise he's moving in to hug him around his waist, carefully turning his head to avoid scraping at him with his hair while meaning to rest his head against him.]

on 2025-02-06 06:46 pm (UTC)
chimerad: naturalperms (this is the "sexy siren" stand-in icon.)
Posted by [personal profile] chimerad
[it's not cute unless it's also somehow badass and cool, and since that's impossible, Zel is not cute!

once he can feel the vague press of the hand on him, he lets some of his carefully tensed-up posture settle. it's not a complete relaxing, but it's a start. he gently squeezes at Emery's waist in response, prior to a soft grunt.]


Mn. No more haggling or entertaining for a while.

on 2025-02-08 01:13 am (UTC)
chimerad: naturalperms (i forgot what this one was oop.)
Posted by [personal profile] chimerad
[the action is picked up more by sound than by feel, but once some of his hair starts tickling at his ear, Zel finds himself beset by a tingling down his neck that makes him want to fidget. he fights that, wanting to keep where he's at.]

...That can't feel pleasant for you. [it's not soft at all!]

catboyification at 60%

on 2025-02-08 01:51 am (UTC)
chimerad: naturalperms (this is the "sexy siren" stand-in icon.)
Posted by [personal profile] chimerad
[a shade glum:] Careful can't be that pleasant, either. [but it is what it is, isn't it? and it's something that Emery is being so thoughtful.

...it feels nice. hypnotic, in some sense. perhaps it's in part because of the drained social batteries, the unfamiliar landscapes, or being devastatingly touch-starved, but Zel finds the gesture easy to soak up.

when he exhales out heavily through his nose, some of the tension goes with it, and he's just a bit heavier in Emery's lap for it.]

on 2025-02-11 12:57 am (UTC)
chimerad: (makes extremely loud bleating sound.)
Posted by [personal profile] chimerad
[he exhales a sound through his nose.]

...

[it's nice. but conceding that anything about his own body being nice beyond being sword-proof feels like inadvertently adding years and years onto his search for a cure.

but downplaying how nice the attention is would be wrong too! think, Zelgadis.]


You smell nice.

on 2025-02-11 03:09 pm (UTC)
chimerad: (yeah i smell it too.)
Posted by [personal profile] chimerad
Y-you-- [it's embarrassing the moment it falls out of his mouth, prompting his head to turn to hide his face in Emery's lap. his arms go slack, withered by how lame he feels, ears still burning from the definitely-should-be-pity laugh seconds prior.]

on 2025-02-11 05:07 pm (UTC)
chimerad: (ok but.........no.)
Posted by [personal profile] chimerad
[his shoulders draw up against the tingling sensation that ear-touching provokes, fingers twitching. with a grumble, Zel lifts his head only to the point he gets the sense of Emery's hands there, still sensitive to not scraping or scratching him up with an inadvertently sharp move even while embarrassed.

it takes a double-take from wary side glances to make eye contact and confirm there's no teasing in the mirthful look beaming down at him, and Zel's chest squeezes a little. Emery's really cute...

he gulps, sitting up on his knees to spare Emery so much of a slouch.]

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