[He can act however he wants - Jae-ha doesn't seem at all different from the week before. There might be a slight tiredness around his eyes, but it's definitely one of those 'blink and you'll miss it' details.]
Hmm? That's so much colder than you've treated me before.
[when they would HEADBUTT EACH OTHER VERBALLY
but regardless jae-ha will just bring up his arms then and toss zelos something. a fairly warm, draping something. if he holds it up, he'll find a cloak]
[ Zelos slips it on right then and there, pulling the hood of the cloak over his head. ]
Huh, not too shabby. Send the lady my thanks.
[ a look ]
Is it really from someone else. Handsome and charming as I am, I can't imagine a stranger putting the time and effort into stitching this baby up for a stranger.
Then you clearly haven't had a chance to meet her yet. She gave me a scarf the second day that I knew her... I guess the chilly temperature just made her generosity overflow.
Huh, well I guess there's not much else to do. Gotta' keep yourself occupied someone.
[ And that's how he'll rationalize that unexpected kindness. Zelos is quiet for a moment and then— ]
Hey, all that stuff I said to you this weekend? Forget about it, alright? Like— wipe it from your mind. I was just trying to get a rise out of you, none of it was really true.
But to be honest with you? I only said everything that I did because I thought you were going to die, it was supposed to be a confessional sort of thing. But now you're not dead so—
[ Zelos' frown remains, but he tilts his head curiously at that. ]
Why do you care so much? I mean, let's be real— all things considered, you're a pretty popular guy around these parts. If alliances are what you're worried about you don't really have to bare your soul to me to get em'. There are plenty of people who'd probably vouch for you without all that.
It's not really about survival - I plan to make it as long as I can, but I have a shorter lifespan than most of you anyway. If I go, then I go, even if I'll go down clawing to every inch of life that I can on the way down.
[That much is sincere but - ]
I don't really have a use or a reason to blackmail you, so it feels weird having information on you that you only felt like giving me because you thought I was going to kick the bucket.
It would be karma if I left you suffering alone, knowing that I know more about you than you know about me.
[ . . . but he's not the type of person to let Zelos deal with that.]
Your mother passed on, you said? Ah, I never knew mine. Or my father. The Green Dragon was seen as a burden to the entire village, and so they kept me locked up, chained to the ground. My only caretaker was the former Green Dragon - who hated my existence.
Once a new Green Dragon is born, there's no use for the old one, after all. So he was slowly dying, because of me.
It didn't exactly make for a comfortable living environment.
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Hmm? That's so much colder than you've treated me before.
[when they would HEADBUTT EACH OTHER VERBALLY
but regardless jae-ha will just bring up his arms then and toss zelos something. a fairly warm, draping something. if he holds it up, he'll find a cloak]
At least take this before you go.
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Cute.
[ He turns it around, and over, examining it every which way. ]
You make this, pretty boy?
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[no it wasn't]
I'm just helping with delivery.
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Huh, not too shabby. Send the lady my thanks.
[ a look ]
Is it really from someone else. Handsome and charming as I am, I can't imagine a stranger putting the time and effort into stitching this baby up for a stranger.
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Then you clearly haven't had a chance to meet her yet. She gave me a scarf the second day that I knew her... I guess the chilly temperature just made her generosity overflow.
I'll be sure to pass on your regards.
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[ And that's how he'll rationalize that unexpected kindness. Zelos is quiet for a moment and then— ]
Hey, all that stuff I said to you this weekend? Forget about it, alright? Like— wipe it from your mind. I was just trying to get a rise out of you, none of it was really true.
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[ If only it were that simple. ]
But to be honest with you? I only said everything that I did because I thought you were going to die, it was supposed to be a confessional sort of thing. But now you're not dead so—
[ Cue annoyed look? ]
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Jae-ha actually laughs at that, sincerely amused.]
Ah, sorry to ruin your plans.
If it makes you feel better, I intended to take it all to my grave?
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[ More frowning, he swats at Jae-ha like he's trying to shoo the information from his mind ]
— agh! Having to look at your face, and knowing that you know the things you know. It kinda' pisses me off.
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Does it? You know, we could always make it even. Just admit that you want to know more about me and it'll be done. ♥
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But in this moment of accidental intimacy he's offered the other man, he can't help but fluster just a bit. ]
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Yeah, I don't know if that's really even, per say. You don't seem all that tight lipped when it comes to yourself.
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Neither do you - but we all have our demons that only come out to play when we're pushed to the edge.
If you really want something in exchange for what you let slip, I can think of a thing or two that I'd rather not let get out.
[The unspoken being that - yes, he trusts Zelos with it too.]
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Why do you care so much? I mean, let's be real— all things considered, you're a pretty popular guy around these parts. If alliances are what you're worried about you don't really have to bare your soul to me to get em'. There are plenty of people who'd probably vouch for you without all that.
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[That much is sincere but - ]
I don't really have a use or a reason to blackmail you, so it feels weird having information on you that you only felt like giving me because you thought I was going to kick the bucket.
[ . . . ]
It's tempting to call it karma, but I'll refrain.
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You basically did just now.
[ There is a very clear discomfort on his features, but it's not really about blackmail. That would be simple.
Real, genuine, emotional honesty? That's complicated. ]
Fine, tell me whatever it is you were gonna' say to level the playing field.
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It would be karma if I left you suffering alone, knowing that I know more about you than you know about me.
[ . . . but he's not the type of person to let Zelos deal with that.]
Your mother passed on, you said? Ah, I never knew mine. Or my father. The Green Dragon was seen as a burden to the entire village, and so they kept me locked up, chained to the ground. My only caretaker was the former Green Dragon - who hated my existence.
Once a new Green Dragon is born, there's no use for the old one, after all. So he was slowly dying, because of me.
It didn't exactly make for a comfortable living environment.