Call Me Out - 2021

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[sponsoredby]

[ He visibly winces at that. He's had the shit kicked out of him, so he knows pain, but still. Yikes. ]

If it makes you feel any better, I got my ass handed to me by a three headed cookie dog.

[battling]

[He would've been fine if it was a cool fight, but stomped to death! By a HORSE!]

Huh? Are ya sayin' there was a cookie Cerberus?

[sponsoredby]

[ Hey, at least he was badass in the one adventure. Too bad Kotetsu can't tell him that. ]

There was. There were cookie figures of people Nero knew, too. Cain, Owen and Oz are the ones he mentioned.

[battling]

[Nero will never ever tell him about it.]

The... modelin' chocolate figures? You got sent into that candy castle?

Weird. That dog didn't make an appearance when we had to deal with that shit.

[sponsoredby]

I guess we just got lucky.

[ There's a little wryness in his voice at that. ]

But yeah, that was the place.

[battling]

Kinda surprised ya got all your limbs after somethin' like that... Guess it was just a cookie.

[Not exactly the same as Owen.]

[sponsoredby]

It was pretty nasty, but everyone ended up mostly find after that.

...Everyone except me. It hurts like hell to be bitten by a thing like that, but no limb loss. Just massive bruising.

[ Sigh!!! ]

[battling]

You just seriously unlucky?

...

Oh yeah don't go tellin' Nero I died, he'll get pissy about it.

[sponsoredby]

You could say that. My luck ran pretty bad when we were there.

[ But he nods about that. ]

Sure thing. That kind of thing isn't exactly my place to be telling anyone anyway.

[battling]

[He holds up his drink before taking another sip.]

Great.

Did ya see a weird jelly blob too?

[sponsoredby]

[ He nods at him, taking a drink now, too. ]

I'm guessing you're talking about what was chasing us at the end...?

[battling]

Yeah, chases ya outta the castle 'cause you shouldn't be there or somethin'.

[sponsoredby]

Then yep, we ran into that, too, at the end. Barely made it out.

[battling]

Important part's gettin' out.

[sponsoredby]

Yeah. Good thing my luck didn't trip me up on the way out.

[ Imagine if you made me roll for it, Mira. ]

[battling]

[Thinks about your bad rolls. He may have eaten more shit.]

Lucky you~

[sponsoredby]

[ He totally would have. ]

I could have used that luck in other places, though.

[battling]

Yeah? Like gettin' your ass kicked by a dog? Or somethin' else.

[sponsoredby]

[ There's a twitch at the corner of his lips, letting in a little sadness. But it goes away quickly. ]

Wish it was just that.

[battling]

[Bradley's a marksman, he's got good eyes.]

Somethin' worse, huh?

[sponsoredby]

[ He gives a half shrug. ]

Multiple somethings.

[battling]

Don't wanna talk about it? That's fine.

[sponsoredby]

It's not just my story to tell and I don't even know where I'd begin.

... And I'm not exactly great at talking about this kind of thing, but...

[ He hesitates a little bit and rubs his neck. ]

I've had to see someone I love die right in front of me. With nothing I could do as he threw himself into the fray to try to protect me. He recklessly jumped in to help me when I faltered. Let me just say seeing him die was one of the most painful things I had to ever experience.

[ Maybe this means nothing to Bradley, hearing all this. But he felt he should say it anyway. Of course, he won't go into full detail of it, though. ]

[battling]

[He watches, careful and thoughtful. Bradley's seen plenty of his own die for all sorts of reasons. Sickness, protection, recklessness, devotion. Even if 600 years is nothing in comparison to the twins, he's faced his share of death and loss.]

People will always do what they want to, human or wizard, doesn't matter. Especially when they're runnin' off of impulse. It hurts, but you can't do anythin' but accept their actions.

You'll never be able to turn back time, no matter how much ya wanna.

[sponsoredby]

[ There's a shrug away that response. ]

Trust me, I already know there's no way to turn back time, but I also know writing it off as people are going to do what they want is a pretty lazy way of thinking.

[ He takes a slow drink and sighs. ]

I've always been the reckless type, diving in with my instincts and willing to sacrifice myself for the greater good. A hero's life. But being at that place, talking to people... really put a lot of things into perspective.

Selfishly, I never really considered how much sacrifice only brings sorrow to those around me. If I really care about them and really want to show it, I have to take care of myself, too.

What's the point of promising not to leave someone if I'm willing to throw my life away? It's going to be a struggle... That fine line of me wanting to save lives and being in dangerous situations versus actually putting myself in the line of fire unintentionally. Sometimes you have to change your ways for the people you love... or realize you might lose them if they're not important enough to do that.

[ Maybe this sounds like a lecture? Oops. ]