#ofc no pressure just a convenient setup if u like huhu

[carefreemonk]

[ Water ] - The liquid of life, the quencher of thirst. Served in crystalline glasses. And what’s more dramatic than throwing water at someone’s face!

HM. he slowly turns the glass of water in hand, studying it carefully before thrusting it into the other's face. "i wonder!" odin muses, "from whence does this liquid spring forth? does it come from a sanctified well, or does it merely flow from the common tap, enchanted by an accursed tome or ill-omened relic? imagine if, that drip-drip-dripping we perceive as water...was actually the tears of immortal souls, paying penance for sins most dire."

Already, the monk is pinching his brow.

He is not being paid enough for all of. This.

The corners of his mouth downturned in distaste, the monk gingerly pushes the glass of water away. Away from his face. Away from his clothes. Away from the whole of him, preferably redirected in a different direction altogether.

Odin is in the midst of giving him a whole new plethora of trust issues, you see.

And also a headache.

"It shall be from the tears of yours truly we'll be sourcing the remainder of tonight's fare if you. do not. S t o p." Really, Azama might have been bored to tears just moments ago, but now he wishes he'd never taken those moments for granted. He has regrets, yes. Many regrets.

He does not function well with regrets. Life is too short, ephemeral, to be weighed down with concerns o'er the present. This, too, will pass, he reminds himself, and yet...

Perhaps the evening might yet be salvaged...?

"Actually, Mister Odin Dark," lol. what kind of a name. "Do you see that [miss over there by the wall]? I have it on good authority that she is in the know, if you know what I mean? She may well part with her secrets concerning this curious liquid of yours-" it's water, w h y can't Odin just call it water "-if you approach her with the right incentive, that is."

(For emphasis, Azama jingles the bells on his brooch. Not an invitation to exchange, no, gods no, but a hint! That he hopes Odin will take and leave with.)