The Nineteenth Trial

[hot_mess_express]

Who: Everyone
When: Day 43, evening
Where: The Mermaid's Beach

Come on, come on heroes...! Come hither!

[ There's a playful giggle and the sound of splashing as the Mermaid's beach appears in the clearing. ]

Let's play a game...!

Comments

[bowtiedbones]

Say one thing we like about ourselves.

[voreaciously]

[gross]

I am always on time.

[bowtiedbones]

I keep very tidy notes.

[voreaciously]

I would like to see them sometime.

[anyway time for dignity to die.]

How do you make holy water?

[bowtiedbones]

Sure.

Um, I don't know?

[voreaciously]

You boil the hell out of it.

[bowtiedbones]

[laughs!]

Oh, geez!

[voreaciously]

[oh no, her laugh is so cute]

Would you mind terribly if I embraced you?

[bowtiedbones]

[spreads her arms wide]

Not at all! Go for it.

[voreaciously]

[she hesitates for a moment before enveloping Eliza in a hug.

she's kind of bad at it though]

[bowtiedbones]

[luckily eliza is very good at hugs]

And hug, check!

[voreaciously]

[she trembles in her arms a moment]

[bowtiedbones]

[???? loosens her hold like did she hit a bruise or something]

Um?

[voreaciously]

I am fine.

[she doesn't sound it this time, she sounds somewhat pained before she clears her throats and asserts, clearer this time.]

I am fine. Let us continue.

[bowtiedbones]

[WORRY]

Um, okay... Which one?

[voreaciously]

[she sounds more or less fine now there's no need to worry clearly.]

Dancing, perhaps?

[bowtiedbones]

Sure. I already filled that one, but I'd be happy to dance with you anyways.

[voreaciously]

...Thank you. My apologies for making you do it again.

[bowtiedbones]

Don't apologize for something I want to do. It's fine.

[voreaciously]

...Very well. My apologies.

[she's sorry for being sorry. but she selects a waltz off her chain and lets it play before offering a hand in invitation.]

[bowtiedbones]

Seriously, it's fine.

[takes her hand!]

[voreaciously]

Very well.

[pulls her closer and starts to lead her in a waltz.]

[bowtiedbones]

[follows along]

Oh! Want to hear something good?

[voreaciously]

What is it?

[bowtiedbones]

Dusk got me a deer skeleton!