[Hadriel IC Inbox]

[judgementor]

"Leave a message. If it's important, I'll get back to you."

*beep*

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[judgementor]

Missing my point, as usual.
You might have thought to ask me.

[battlebound]

That's what I'm doing.

( He can go alone, if he has to. )

[judgementor]

Is it?
You have very peculiar ways of asking me questions.

[As if he's going to say 'no', but they can't possibly have a conversation without it being an argument.]

[battlebound]

Is it my fault you can't understand the beginning of a discussion?

( Especially not in this city, it seems. )

[judgementor]

I don't believe you understand what a discussion is, Steak. Would you like to start over?

[battlebound]

( Steak is rolling his eyes at his phone right now. )

What do *you* want to do, bastard?

( How does someone make acquiescing sound so confrontational via text? IDK but Steak sure can do it. )

[judgementor]

[From Red Wine's end, there's only silence for several minutes. An indication that he is typing something appears and disappears a few times.]

Whatever we do, we do it together. I'll not have you running off by yourself again to get injured by those things.

[battlebound]

( He still doesn't see what the big deal was. He was doing what he had to do, and the risks are just part and parcel of that. He's always accepted it. )

I wasn't alone. Nor were we seeking those things out when we encountered them.

[judgementor]

That's hardly the point.

[Of course he doesn't see what the big deal is. Because he's an idiot.]

[battlebound]

( Well, yes. )

Then what is?

[judgementor]

I made a promise to look after you and being here does not relieve me of that.

[battlebound]

You weren't here when it happened.

( Which is obviously also the point. Why is Red Wine so bothered about something like that? )

[judgementor]

And now I am. Did you think a brief absence from your side would make any difference in the present?

[battlebound]

Of course not!

( It's one of the few things he accepts and respects about Red Wine. The bastard is unexpectedly loyal, diligent in maintaining his vows. )

[judgementor]

Good. Perhaps there's more hope for you than I thought.

[battlebound]

...Asshole.