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dedon't worry about it ([personal profile] deduety) wrote in [community profile] sleepytimejunction2021-10-06 07:26 pm

⚘ two giant handsome men



[The greenhouse is one of the few spots that Dedue feels comfortable enough in. He's given plenty of space usually by other students and staff, so he has little to be concerned for as he tends to the plants. That being said, he's also quite used to people hovering, whether being wary of him or being curious. Neither really matters as Dedue minds his business and continues to work.

It's not often that Balthus is out of Abyss, though.

For several minutes, he is quiet, disposing of weeds into a basket before he's watering some of the plants. Some are left alone as they don't need as much attention.

Eventually, he finally addresses Balthus.]


What is it?
ashenputtel: when you make deals with the goddess you usually lose (INTROVERT 👊 keep running up that hill)

[personal profile] ashenputtel 2021-10-15 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Well, all right. But speak up if you change your mind!

[At Balthus's signal, the barkeep brings over a slightly dented metal tankard of ale for Dedue, and then heads back with Balthus's request for a spicy meat pie, which he cheerfully advises will be out in twenty minutes or so.

Meanwhile, at the table, Balthus sobers a little in response to the question.]


...Everybody struggles down here. We do all right, mostly, but when times get hard...well, they get hard here first.

[He laughs, under his breath.]

We're under good management, though. Helps keep the order. So we scrounge and we scrap and we make do — and we make sure to enjoy our nights of bounty when we've got 'em.
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[personal profile] ashenputtel 2021-10-15 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
What've you got to apologize for? Most people wouldn't bother to ask.

[Some people might consider it folly, to tip their chair back onto its two hind legs when 1) they've been drinking and 2) it's already a little bit rickety to begin with, but Balthus is fearless and does it effortlessly, rocking slightly back and forth with the lackadaisical nature of it all.]

"The world turned its back on us, so we turned our backs on the world." It goes both ways, see? So maybe the world made us outcasts. That doesn't mean we won't still stick together on our own.
ashenputtel: tell me tell me i'm the only one even if it's not true (STARS 👊 collapsing with tunnel vision)

[personal profile] ashenputtel 2021-10-15 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
You do a great impression of our resident oracle. She's full of sage wisdom, too.

[It's hard to guess how a guy like Dedue will react to that sort of teasing. He's so stiff, he might not see it for what it is at first, Balthus muses. But hopefully he'll catch on. It'd be nice to see the guy crack a smile before he leaves the hospitality of Abyss.]

Been keeping after the garden? How are things, topside?
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[personal profile] ashenputtel 2021-10-15 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
...Oh, yeah? A Hero's Relic, huh.

[Dedue may not have any opinions on that, but Balthus's face certainly darkens a little at the mention, his chair clunking as all four legs hit the ground again.]

I'd be careful messing around with all that, Dedue. Relics like those can be bad news in the hands of people who aren't meant to hold 'em.
ashenputtel: if you think about it aren't crest stones really just kingdom hearts (BEHIND 👊 what lies beyond this morning)

[personal profile] ashenputtel 2021-10-15 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I'm no expert. But weapons like those aren't just your average sword or shield; they're made specifically for a handler with a particular Crest. You said this one belonged to House Gautier? Then that's probably who it was made for.

[He shrugs a little.]

Pretty nasty stuff can happen when you defy the will of the goddess. Especially when it comes to thinking you've got a right to hold something she didn't make for you.
ashenputtel: when you make deals with the goddess you usually lose (INTROVERT 👊 keep running up that hill)

[personal profile] ashenputtel 2021-10-15 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
That's about the size of it. So don't go picking this one up to deliver into the hands of your lord, you catch what I'm getting at here?

[He stares at the contents of his mug.]

I, uh. Assume you don't have one. People'd treat you better if you did. Treated me better when they figured out I did, too.
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[personal profile] ashenputtel 2021-10-15 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that's the thing. There's not supposed to be any Crests besides the ones the noble lords have got running through their blood, right? The church keeps track of 'em all.

But that doesn't mean they don't sometimes turn up where they don't belong. Things have a funny way of happening with or without the church's approval.

[He cocks an eyebrow.]

Not "yet"?
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[personal profile] ashenputtel 2021-10-15 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
...He's a good guy, that Dimitri — liked him from the first moment I saw him. I didn't realize you were kids together, though.

[It's somewhere around this time that the barkeep surreptitiously inserts himself into the moment, delivering a surprisingly good-looking meat pie to the table in front of Balthus, its crust nicely golden brown and its vents steaming slightly from the heat of the oven.]

Hey, there it is! Good thing, too, all this talking's making me hungry. Who knew you were such a chatterbox, pal?

[He glances up from his pie, flashing Dedue a sly wink.]
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[personal profile] ashenputtel 2021-10-15 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Then I'm glad he did. You're all right, Dedue.

[He breaks open the top crust of his pie with his admittedly bent fork, leaning forward to breathe the aroma of the steam that wafts out of it, and then thoughtfully pushes it into the center of the table halfway between them.]

Try a bite. You're down here to sample our hospitality, yeah? So you might as well sample all of it.
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[personal profile] ashenputtel 2021-10-15 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Not bad, huh? The gravy really saves it. Soaks right into the pastry, spices up the whole thing.

[He slides it back, not all the way back in front of him but sufficient enough that he can tuck into it without having to reach very far, and proceeds to do precisely that. He is not, strictly speaking, a dignified eater, but at least he's not a slob about it, just a hungry man ready to warm his belly with some good food after a long day.]

Just between you and me, I wouldn't be so quick to make you try it if they were serving fish instead of meat. A meal's a meal when you can't afford to be picky, but scrounging up the right stuff to make it taste like something other than fish is hard to do, a lot of the time.
ashenputtel: i mean i'm not gonna go start a war over it or anything but come on (AW 👊 but i wanted the teeny beanie)

[personal profile] ashenputtel 2021-10-15 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh. I ate a lot of it while I was on the run; fish and wild plants were all the dinner I got, sometimes.

[The fact that he goes quiet here, filling his silence by pushing food into his mouth, could possibly be attributed to the notion that he's hungry. It isn't, but it's a nice excuse.]

So no. Not really one of my favorites.
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[personal profile] ashenputtel 2021-10-15 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
No cheese? Huh. How come?

[Dedue's so strange; it's like nothing in the world can get the man to lighten up and relax. Only he is relaxing, sort of; you just have to know where to look to see it. He says things like "understood" and goes quiet without elaboration, but then he finishes his ale and smiles at the mug and commentates on his food preferences.

A very strange guy. Kind of like a nut Balthus is having an interesting time cracking open.]


Too fancy for you or something?
ashenputtel: if you can't solve a problem by hitting it then maybe you should find a different problem (SPLAIN 👊 i've been places i know things)

[personal profile] ashenputtel 2021-10-15 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Not a lot of cheese in Duscur cuisine, then, I'm guessing.

[It's a test, really. A shot at seeing if he can get Dedue to volunteer information again. He liked talking about plants, before, and food seems to interest him even a little; maybe pressing on that more will get him to loosen up further still.]

What's it usually like?

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