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From:

stressingwitchface

Alarming? Kikimora scoffs. Try terrifying!

"And you have made no progress since you were sixteen? I can't imagine ever feeling safe sleeping in a new place!"

From:

abrightboy

"Well... I don't. But sometimes we have to do things that are uncomfortable. Though I wouldn't say I've made no progress. It's just... not enough to get rid of the restraints," he explains.

From:

stressingwitchface

Unacceptable!

"Have you tried spells! Hypnosis? Knock-out gas?"

From:

abrightboy

No knock-out gas. I have to be able to wake up, or it’s like I’m trapped in there. But I’ll tell you what: when you earn back your healing magic, I’ll let you try a spell.

From:

stressingwitchface

She scowls, unhappy, and moves away from the table.

"Healing magic doesn't WORK like that."

From:

abrightboy

“You’re the one that suggested a spell.” He leans forward. “So how does it work?”

From:

stressingwitchface

"I am only saying that you would need something else." She explains, scowling. "A diagnosis spell, to begin with. And then maybe a potion, to help you sleep through the night unencumbered."

From:

abrightboy

“How would you be able to be sure I’d sleep unencumbered as opposed to trapped in a mental hellscape?” Malcolm asks curiously.

From:

stressingwitchface

"Because the POTION is called Dreamless Sleep." She retorts, in that condescending tone of voice she rarely uses with Malcolm. Honestly!

From:

abrightboy

"Dreamless, huh? ...Does it work on parasomias, though?"

From:

stressingwitchface

"Only one way to find out."

From:

abrightboy

Can’t argue with that. So you’d need healing magic and potion magic for that?

From:

stressingwitchface

A dramatic sigh.

"Yes."

From:

abrightboy

"Then I think it's going to be a while," Malcolm tells her. "Sorry about all the noise. When you finish your restitution, you can sleep in your own cabin again." He pauses. "If, at that point, you ever feel like anyone might be... plotting anything against you, please come to me. Some people here seem to have an insane amount of regard for mashed potatoes and walls." And less for lives.

From:

stressingwitchface

She scoffs, waving a claw.

"I have been handling plots since I was freshly hatched. I will not bother you with such trivial matters."

From:

abrightboy

“Kikimora… I want you to bother me with trivial matters. I’m here to support you,” he insists gently.

From:

stressingwitchface

"I can support myself. WITH my magic!" She insists, frustrated about this circular argument.

"I could even protect YOU better."

From:

abrightboy

"I know," he says sympathetically. "But any time you've had access to it, you've proven that what you'll be is a danger to the population. I think that we're going to have to see a diminishment in your tendency to use violence as a solution for violence and your tendency to see might as right before we can talk about a really big restoration of your power. Do you understand why?"

From:

stressingwitchface

Kikimora scowls, glaring at Malcolm's feet.

"How am I meant to PROVE I can do something unless I am given the opportunity?" She says, ignoring his question to her.

From:

abrightboy

"By proving you're open to the principles that would govern that. You haven't displayed any tendencies that aren't about using power to exact punishment and control," Malcolm explains.

From:

stressingwitchface

She mutters something very unkind under her breath, scowling. Taking a breath, Kikimora smooths out her bangs and addresses Malcolm properly.

"Then I hope others who have power here also have the same attitude as you. I'm sure I won't run afoul of anyone who could, say, toss me over the ship or throw me around. Fortunate I'm such a small target."

From:

abrightboy

"If someone threatens you with violence or tries to harm you in any way, you call me immediately. You're clever and you're resourceful. I think if you were going to get thrown over the side, it would have been during the ages and ages you didn't have a Warden to look after you at all," Malcolm tells her. "But that's also a pretty long and dry desert from having anyone you could try to manipulate into giving you your full powers back before you were ready for that, am I right?"

From:

stressingwitchface

Titan damn it, that was going to be her next move. She sighs, irritated. Might have to cultivate an arch rival, even plan a death toll while she's at it.

"So instead of being a threat, I'm now inconsequential. Such an improvement."