abyssdressing | (no subject)

Not something you wish to talk about, I assume?

It's not exactly that. Just... it's kind of a reminder that I'm letting him down - letting everyone down - by being here.

You let no one but yourself down by thinking along those lines. You will not be able to accomplish anything bemoaning your current situation.

I know that, damnit. But it doesn't exactly help Asch any if I'm not there to do my part to fix things, now, does it? And... [holds out a hand expectantly] If you're quite finished with it, give my Phoenix back.

How do you know it does not help him? Have you attempted to do something here that might reach him? There could very well be a reason for your being here.

[ Slides a hand over the staff, looking it over. ] Find your manners first, replica.

Call me that again and I'll burn your ass off, got it?

[ Scoffs to himself. ] Touchy about that, aren't we?

Considering my Asch doesn't call me that anymore, none of you have the right to. But, if you really feel like trying your luck, by all means.

Ah, but we are not your Asch, now are we? It is not right of you to expect different people to act as though they are the same person you know.

And just like you're not my Asch, I'm not your Luke. So maybe you should keep that in mind before deciding to treat me like that. Now, like I said, my Phoenix. Or I really will burn you.

Were you my replica, my treatment of you would be far... different. Again, as I said, I am waiting for you to find your manners first. Then I will return your treasured staff to you.

Last I checked, someone with manners wouldn't just go and take someone else's stuff, so, really, I'm just responding in kind. Besides, are you so sure you want to be risking taking the gift Lorelei gave to me?

As am I. You found my assistance to be amusing, I find your anger to be so. I have no intention of keeping your little blessing from Lorelei all that long. I merely wished to have a look at it before giving back to its owner.

Tch. You're as obnoxious as he used to be back then. And you've looked at it long enough. Give it back.

Perhaps I am from "back then". If you want it back, let me hear a simple 'thank you' from you.

What can I say, maybe I was going on the hope that different versions of him might have not had that stick up their asses. [raises an eyebrow, but instead of saying "thank you," he's pulling something out of his pocket and looking at it calmly]

I am afraid there is no stick up my ass, as you put it. Though I must wonder how you know that about your Asch. [ Yeah, he knows Luke doesn't mean that literally. His eyes go to Luke's hand, watching him cautiously. ]

You learn a thing or two when you live with someone for ten years. [It's a fonstone! And it's glowing kind of red-ish! Wait... red-ish?]

Point. You must have come to understand one another very well. [ Interesting. This Luke is very different on all accounts. Being more curious than anything else right now, he'll opt to hang onto the staff a little longer. ]

[Sure that's a wise choice? He's starting to pull fonons out of the fonstone and into himself now.]

[ What can I say? Asch is a glutton for punishment today. He's looking over Luke like he's some fascinating science project or something. ]

[Might want to pay better attention to where you're standing, Asch, because there's a fonic glyph showing up under Luke now.]

[ Don't mind him, Luke. He's just going to come up to one side and crouch down for a better look at that glyph, resting the staff across his lap. ]

You're being kind of stupid, aren't you? [especially since it's almost done forming]

Am I? I would think you too would be hit with whatever spell it is that you are casting.