dear_mun | (no subject)

Certainly not. My sense of humor isn't nearly as juvenile as yours.

Aw. Well now, there's no need for that. I thought it was rather quaint!

Did you really? I have to say, I knew your morals were questionable, but it seems your taste can't be trusted in any field.

And yet, there you are with a questionable name. I dare say you find it amusing and fitting nevertheless.

[Smiles pleasantly, with an edge. He and Glasses are rather good at this sort of thing, after all.]

[ They really are. For a given definition of 'good', at any rate. ]

How rude of me. How is Mr Gat doing? [ Still dead? ]

[Wow. That was kind of low, even for you, Mr. Glasses. Hazel falls silent and glances away.]

Not so well, no thanks to me. But thank you for asking.

Oh dear.

[ Really, that's terrible. So terrible. See how distraught he is. ]

Perhaps the company he kept was too strong an influence. Such a shame.

[And this is probably the only time Hazel would agree with you. He sighs.]

Haven't you ever done something you regretted?

You seem to have forgotten. I'm youkai.

[ You racist asshole. ]

We don't concern ourselves with civilized emotions like regret.

[Still salty about that, apparently? Oh well. Whatever Ukoku might say, Hazel is no angel.]

Hm. Well, I somehow doubt that.

Do you now? I hadn't realized we were on such close terms that you had been made aware of my personal history!

[ Careful, Hazel. It's a trap. ]

What exactly do you believe I might have to regret?

I've got no idea I am sure. But it was merely my conjecture, given your current state of affairs. Forgive me if I've assumed too much.

If I were the merciful type, I could think of many many more pressing issues you should be begging my forgiveness for.

Your forgiveness, specifically? My goodness. I had no idea I had hurt you so acutely.

[Sins he's got many, but against Glasses? He'll have to think about that one.]

Oh, you didn't hurt me. You tried to hurt me by sending one of your resurrected puppets to attack me in my bed, but as in so many things, in the end you failed.

I'm afraid you are mistaken. Indeed I don't have 'puppets,' as amusing as that may sound, and I have certainly never sent anyone out to harm you.

[Really, he has no control over the people he's brought back! How terribly unfair. Besides which, he doesn't really hate Glasses. Not really.]

I wonder. Do you honestly believe that?

[That's an excellent question that Hazel would've scoffed at...before. Now, he's not so sure. And Hakkai being the fellow who helped him get rid of 'him,' perhaps that grants him an honest answer.]

... It is the truth, I have never consciously wished you harm. I suppose I never understood the extent of my power though, or indeed its origins, to say for sure what I was capable of.

[Looks at him soberly.]

For what it's worth, I am glad they didn't harm you.

[ Hakkai might know something about not fully understanding the scope or source of one's powers. ]

Finally, something we can agree on.

[ But his sharp mocking smile fades at the corners. If Hazel wants to discuss this matter seriously, then Hakkai can at least grant him that. ]

Once your, ah, companion, was parted from you, did that break the spells cast with his power?

[ If the dead are dead again, then Hazel's left a legacy of grief, but grief can be dealt with. If they're still 'alive', however... ]

[What do you know, a meeting of the minds. Though truth be told, they have more in common than he'd like to admit.]

Companion...hm. I'm afraid I don't know the answer to that. I haven't been back to any of the towns since my uh, confrontation.

[Blame his mun for her lack of action on that score, if you must.]

[ Yes, shame on you. Shaaaaaaaame. ]

I see.

[ That's probably wise, but it's also extremely cowardly, isn't it? ]

Well, I'm sure you had your reasons for avoiding them.

[Hazel is okay with mun-blaming, what a jerk!]

Well. I suppose being thrown off a cliff might put a damper on one's plans, [he says with a snort.]

Is that really all it takes to stop you? Too bad we didn't know that months ago!

For a talented healer, you certainly have a rough bedside manner...