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[compulsivecadaver]

Act 5: ===> Blind Eyes for the Lost Troll

Vinira: *You are Vinira and you are doing something that absolutely no one saw coming ever. ...Headed to Zillas's shop. Becaue you are not predictable at all. Nope nope. Really you are hoping that you can get what you're after and go because... ahaha, yeah no one of the things you ask (well, probably two) are not going to be awkward at alllll right. Yeah right. You pause by the ship, earfins pinned back as you try to peer inside and guess if there are others there and if the shop itself is open*

Zillas: *You are Zillas and you are leaned back behind your desk, smoking your hookah, calm and cool again, feeling a lot better and there are a few carpacians in your shop picking up things they need and a few mini virals buying things for the bigger ones. The virals seem to like to pay in large lumps of gold....*

Vinira: *You perk your earfins up and note those already in there before you kind of just... slink inside. Okay so you know he does what Amalia told you about and you're going out on a limb here and this is going to get really embaressing really fast if you aren't careful. You flick your earfins and wander over to where the others aren't, picking up a tablet. Armor, really, is what you're after. ...You may have finally remembered about Ancala (boy was that a chewing out you should've anticipated) and his dragoon thing. ...Naturally if you can jump like one you sort of want armor like one. So dragon themed armor it is. You flick an earfin again before finally speaking up* uh... hello ssillas, so... two questions really, to go along with me gettin more armor. ...*Oh gods why are you doing this, there's no way this is going to go well* ... would you... uh... be opposed to me payin you ffor two thins? ...one off which bein directions? *...You shift from one foot to the other. You have been trying to... well not worry and fret but you wound up doing it and asking if you can pay him to do a thing is somehow less.... embaressing than asking for a favor so... fuck why are you doing this again?*

Zillas: *You turn your head in her general direction, leaning against the counter with a grin* veeneera? you can pay me to leeterally do anydeeng *you say with a chuckle* what zort oz deerecteeonz do you need?

Vinira: *...Oh. Okay. Well that's... a relief? Maybe? ...You flick an earfin again. ...You are figiting. Kind of can't help it.* ...well one off the thins is pretty much just me bein... worried about someone and just wonderin iff... i could.... get you to check on.... arthat ffor me *No one has to know how many times you keep looking at your trollian and starting a message only to back off because you're sure he's busy or just doesn't want a thing to do with you (Yeah no you don't fucking BLAME him on that note) but really insisting to yourself that he's fine because well damnit he's HIM isn't a thing that is working when you haven't even seen him around on the ship since that first day. You figet more and focus your attention on the tablet, perking when you find a nice set of armor that looks prety awesome* ...and the directions are so i can ffind.... haides... sort off realissed i don't... have his trollian *...And you want to make sure he's okay. Granted you will probably peek and see if Mumraa is there and ask him because you are... also not sure if Haides even wants to see you after what happened... the last time...* so thought i might... go see him *You realize you probably don't need to say that part, whoops.*

Zillas: well ardat eez upztaeer and leevez een de map room, zometeemez getz cozzee and orderz random deengz he never uzez. juzt ztacks em up een heez room and zleepz on dem.... aka he' more done and emoteeonally een de crazy houze den anyone on board. juzt planz ztrategeezeeez all day and doeznt talk to anyone. *You say with a shrug* haeedez waz een heat and een medeecal but got deezcharged and went to peak at de coleezeeeum bezore headeeng back to de underworld.

Vinira: *You frown, you consider making a detour to the map room after getting a giant stuffed.. something. ...Actually yes that sounds like a plan. Get your armor, get a giant stuffed animal, drop the latter by the map room after knocking on the door (run by stuffed animal delivery. You are childish, yes you are) and then ...wow Haides was in medical? Gah, that makes you more worried and you just really need to get his handle at this point because wow fuck you are so GREAT at keeping in contact with others aren't you? You keep tucking yourself away and training but you can't just... DO that there are other things that are needed and you are not allowing yourself to just... languish in a corner your concerns about the state of your pan aside.* ...okay, thank you *You select the dragon themed armor and go for the stuffed animals, selecting one of those two and nodding some to yourself* just these, plus whatever i owe you ffor the infformation *...You will probably be back if you don't catch Haides at the coliseium. ...Paying for directions is better than getting lost endlessly... right?*

Zillas: *You nod and total up her things and send the price to the pad* zo who you buyeeng a geeant tuffy zor eez ee meeght azk....? *You wonder if she found out about Haides's fetish with those. How he sees them as "punishment" and when he deserves "punishment" face plants into a giant pile of stuffed animals complaining how he is such a weakingly all he deserves is little kit things like animals*

Vinira: ...was goin to drop it offff by the map room, iff he's sleepin on random thins they should at least be comffortable right? ...though admittedly i am a little tempted to see what you haff in fflowers or other thins to annoy haides... why do you ask? *...There is no garentee that the giant stuffed animal will even be used by Arthat, but you can't just... do nothing. You've done enough of that recently*

Zillas: ....reazonz. ee dont deenk he would appreceeate me telleeng you *you say with a chuckle* and ee got zlowerz. zhould ee get de deezney ztyle onez wed de reedeeculouz colorz oz peenk?

Vinira: *...He. You're silent for a moment while you try to work that out. ...The only one whose reaction you know to stuffed animals is Arthat. Males on the ship... Hnnn. ..You will puzzle this the rest of the way out later, possibly be back but you're not gonna press. Tis the day for guessing at things it seems. You flick an earfin* ...yes, as ridiculously disney as possible *Wow no you can't say that with a straight face, whoops*

Zillas: *You nod and after a bit, pull out a giant boueqet of flowers, all in shades of obnoxious pink with little plastic birds pinned to them and disney troll princess as well* ....good enough?

Vinira: *Oh my cod. You can't keep a straight face at that, you have to bite your upper lip to keep from almost gagging. Yeah... yeah holy shit that works. It takes you a moment to force the words out* y...eah, great, perffect

Zillas: *you grin* glad ee could be oz azzeeztence az alwayz *You chuckle and pack it up with her other purchases* anydeeng elze you'll be needeeng?

Vinira: *You flick an earfin and shake your head* nope, that'd be everythin, thank you very much

Zillas: good luck den een all your quadrant wooeeng *you say, teasing slightly* ee'll be here eef you need to buy cardz!

Vinira: *You chuckle a little bit* thank you, and i'll keep that in mind! *You flick an earfin, taking your purchases and heading off*

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You put most of your purchases up where they go in your sylladex, slipping out of the suit of armor you've come to wear all the time. The one purchase you keep out is the giant stuffed animal. You manage to find your way to the map room with only a minor incident where you got hopelessly lost (How the hell you ended up in a food court, you are not sure).  You stare at the door for a few minutes, earfins perked for signs of life inside the room. You stand there for a bit longer than you planned,  gathering up the determination to do this. You.. know this whole stuffed animal thing isn't much and without realizing it you rub your shoulder. You never got that tattoo removed. You meant to, maybe. You don't feel like it.

You stare at the door for a little longer, perhaps willing it to open. Zillas... probably wouldn't lie. You paid him. ...Not that that means you particularly trust his word, just that he is a reliable seller. After a while longer you give a little half smile that doesn't quite do much more than quirk your lips up briefly. "S-STILL OWE YOU A-AN OINKBEASTBACK R-R-RIDE." ...It's silly, and trivial, maybe just like the stuffed animal is, but... Nnng. You have to do this before you lose the will power. You're fidgeting again, and you didn't fail to notice that you stammered, again. ...Did something happen with your volume? No matter.

Hokay! No more dilly dallying, you set the stuffed animal down and arrange it so if all goes well - it will hopefully not startle him or trip him up. After a moment's thought you take one of those bottles of wine from your sylladex and set it down with the stuffed animal too. Then you knock on the door hard and quickly.

That is about when the courage you mustered up for this fails you so you... well you pretty much flee. Hah. You can face down monsters a lot bigger than you, no fear. High odds of death, you don't fear it. ....But the thought of being around and accidentally upsetting Arthat in case he doesn't want to see you ... that you fear.

It's off to the coliseum with you, hopefully Haides is still there...