CRYSTAL | MISS ME, DARLINGS?

[illithidnapped]

FORM: sending crystals, during the truth event, you know what to do
SENDER: your favorite rogue, Astarion xoxo
RECIPIENT: as always, everyone
NOTES: if you drank Truth Soup, cough up your feelings; if you didn't drink the soup, make it worse for everyone, I dare you

[Someone's bored tonight. And it's been over a year since the last time he felt restlessness stirring him into needling action— particularly when he's noticed a couple of blurted-out confessions running high and harsh in the air. He could sleuth around. Sniff about for any signs of volatile tampering (or ask if this is just the next phase of whatever sleepless affliction's still nipping at everyone's collective heels)....

But this is so much more fun.

Anyway— ahem, and all that:]

Name one thing you like about someone else in Riftwatch. Anything. Anything at all.

Bonus points if you feel like getting weird with it.

[And don't think he's generous enough to actually start this game himself: that, you're all going to have to do on your own.

Or maybe just ask nicely.]

Comments

[notathreat]

You first, you evil fucking genius.

[Said with all the venom of someone who meant to say something rude instead.]

[armd]

-- No, you first.

What's one thing you like about me.

(Quickly.)

1/2

[notathreat]

You're absolutely fucking cut and I can't stop thinking about that time you walked in on me in the baths.

2/2

[notathreat]

Fuck.

[illithidnapped]

[Across the crystals, someone has just absolutely gasped the words —oh shit in full, delighted shock.

It's Astarion.

Astarion did that.

Because this is officially the second best day of his unlife.]

[sparklequeen]

[ Whispered: ]

She said what we're all thinking.

[illithidnapped]

I'm sorry, did you just say 'what we're all thinking?'

[The emphasis is him doing a somewhat close-ish impersonation.]

As in: of course everyone finds her attractive and can't stop imagining being in the bath with her? That sort of 'what we're all thinking?'

1/??

[sparklequeen]

Yes!

[ Wait. Fuck. Shit. ]

2/???

[sparklequeen]

The part about her being attractive, I mean--

[ She is going to die and everyone will hear it on the crystals oh gods. ]

3/???

[sparklequeen]

The baths thing is more personal...

[ Someone take her crystal away or gag her for the love of all that's good.

Muffled noises as she plants a hand over her own mouth at last. ]

4/4

[sparklequeen]

[ After maybe thirty seconds of dead silence. ]

That wasn't fair!

[armd]

... Uhhh(?????????????????)

(Real quick: what the fuck? What the fuck? Hello?) Um- that's

yup.

(nailed it bye
GO COLLECT YOUR FUCKING BONUS POINTS)

[illithidnapped]

Oh no no no, don't you dare let it end there.

[It's just getting good, after all.]

Go on, what do you appreciate about her.

[armd]

I appreciate that she's trying to meet me halfway despite everything, because it's making me feel more at home here.

[notathreat]

[Crystal shoved under pillow so she won't answer, but that. Actually is nice. Sorta softens the weirdness there.]

[notathreat]

No!

[illithidnapped]

What? You compliment her and she gets off with zipping her mouth shut?

[Pfft. Hardly seems fair.]

[armd]

(-- NO. TOO SINCERE

Pissily,) Happy?? Fuck off!

[illithidnapped]

Not really.

[That's honesty, too.]

After everything you've been through, it just seems a little....I don't know, anticlimactic?

[doggish]

Yup? That's the summation of your response?

[Abby, come on now. You can do better.]

[armd]

What the fuck am I supposed to say to that!

(ARE YOU SUGGESTING SHE SAY THANK YOU????????)

[sparklequeen]

She is absolutely correct and all you have to say is "yup"?!

[ You are so cut Abby it's unfair. ]

[armd]

Yup.

(stop she is overwhelmed)

[notathreat]

[Gruffly:]

Agree to never fucking talk about this again?

[armd]

(Flatly,) Agreed.

(Best thing about the crystals is nobody can tell you blushed.)