8 - Accidental Audio / Action?

[knowsvinewhip]

[There's a soft gasp. The otherwise comatose body stirs. He's bone pale, and in a good deal of pain, but he's alive. This time. And he's in an unfamiliar pod.]

[He lifts a shaking hand, studying it. The other, badly damaged arm doesn't move. He speaks, mostly to himself, in a hoarse, tired voice.]

Still not Hell, I see...

[Hakkai clears his throat.]

... I'm not certain where it is I've ended up. If someone could please fill me in...? And I... wouldn't say no to some water, either.

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[knowsvinewhip.livejournal.com]

Perhaps... I'm not quite certain of the species... But it was very avian.

[A breathy, shaking laugh.]

I'm alive. Does that count?

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[fallintheriver.livejournal.com]

Like a bird and a lion?

[Yes, that counts, Hakkai. But...]

...Did you die?

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[knowsvinewhip.livejournal.com]

Yes. Something like that.

Ah... I don't believe so. I wonder if that would have changed anything.

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[fallintheriver.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Zhaneel.

Oh. How the hell did you get away?

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[knowsvinewhip.livejournal.com]

A friend of yours?

... I'm afraid I acted rather cowardly. I ran. And after that, things become too blurred to recall.

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[fallintheriver.livejournal.com]

Don't joke about that.

Running isn't cowardly. It's smart.

[Ezra is, of course, only pointing this out because he did the exact same thing. Though with less success.]

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[knowsvinewhip.livejournal.com]

Joke about what?

Ah... well. If you say so. I'm in no position to argue.

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[fallintheriver.livejournal.com]

About me being friends with her.

Well it's better than dying, isn't it?

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[knowsvinewhip.livejournal.com]

Oh-! I'm sorry... It wasn't intended to be a joke... I was genuinely curious.

... we'll see, I suppose.

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[fallintheriver.livejournal.com]

Tch, it's the same thing.

[But he doesn't sound angry about it. He does, however, change the tone of his voice for the next part.]

No. It's better.

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[knowsvinewhip.livejournal.com]

I apologize, then, for inadvertently offending you.

[Hakkai doesn't answer right away.]

... of course.

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[fallintheriver.livejournal.com]

[Oh, Hakkai. You can be frustrating, sometimes, because even Ezra can tell the agreement is hollow, but what can he say when you're so polite about it?

So he just grunts.]

Yeah, yeah.

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[knowsvinewhip.livejournal.com]

[That's part of his defenses.]

So... are you well?

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[fallintheriver.livejournal.com]

I'm alive. Does that count?

[Throwing your line right back at you, Hakkai.]

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[knowsvinewhip.livejournal.com]

[He chuckles -- but it's weak, and there's no real humor in it.]

Yes. That it does.