[ if Kaios pokes his head into the kitchen or passes by the doors, he can probably see Ludger standing by the stove, stirring a pot of something. probably! if nothing else, Ludger can definitely see him ]
Kaios! Hey, are you hungry? I've got enough to share.
[ He's gonna get spoiled here if he hasn't already... but he'll go get plates! ]
You mentioned you liked cooking that night we all got stuck in here, too. [ Which, actually... ] Have you had any more trouble with things being thrown around or hidden?
[ rip... at least it's less Poltergeist and is more ~poltergeist~? ]
Yeah, it's back with me. [ He'll just pull it out of his pocket and drop it to the countertop for whenever Ludger might want to pick it up; he's gotten decently comfortable with him having it! ]
[ might as well grab it now, Ludger would hate if it ended up in the food by accident. so he'll scoop it up, dropping it in his pocket before he sets about plating dinner for Kaios! ]
Thanks - seriously, what's with this thing? The closest comparison I can think of is my pocket watch, and that didn't hunt me down if someone else had it.
[ that's nice but it doesn't really make him feel better about all this???????? Kaios please just... keep your rock to yourself? wouldn't that be safer???????? ]
Maybe I don't want to be able to force you to do anything you don't want to do. Is there anything I can do to prevent that?
Not really. [ He sighs, then sets down his sandwich, leaning back in his chair. ]
But I'll tell you some of it. The important bits.
It's a binding curse. I'm bound to that stupid token—as long as it exists, so do I. [ And it being around in such close proximity is fucking with him, because it's a lot more difficult to be objective about this than it normally is and he hates that???? ]
I was made into this for other people to use. And a tool isn't supposed to question orders. So I can't.
Yes, I am. That's the entire reason I exist, for people to use me. Being human too doesn't change that.
[ But he shrugs and looks away. Normally he'd tell Ludger to save his apologies for someone worthy of it, but... he's not going to even try, not when it'll inevitably lead them into an endless loop of Ludger trying to convince him that he's worth more than he actually is. ]
It's fine. I've had long enough to get over it.
Besides, compared to the people who had my token before, all this has been easy.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
chromatized) wrote2025-11-04 10:13 pm
w0, sunday
Kaios! Hey, are you hungry? I've got enough to share.
slides in here late
Are you cooking for everybody?
greases the floor
Mm, not everyone - I was in a bit of a hurry. But definitely there's enough for you and me.
no subject
...if you're offering, I won't say no. What is it?
no subject
[ sometimes the memories are in the soup ]
Tomato basil soup, with a turkey provolone melt. Ah- could you grab some plates from the cabinet?
no subject
[ He's gonna get spoiled here if he hasn't already... but he'll go get plates! ]
You mentioned you liked cooking that night we all got stuck in here, too. [ Which, actually... ] Have you had any more trouble with things being thrown around or hidden?
no subject
[ yeah the ghosts are still fucking with him. ]
Oh, uh. You have the rock again, right?
no subject
Yeah, it's back with me. [ He'll just pull it out of his pocket and drop it to the countertop for whenever Ludger might want to pick it up; he's gotten decently comfortable with him having it! ]
no subject
Thanks - seriously, what's with this thing? The closest comparison I can think of is my pocket watch, and that didn't hunt me down if someone else had it.
no subject
What's similar about your watch?
no subject
[ can it return if it's lava?????? hopefully not! ]
I was born with it, though I don't know if they meant it literally.
[ he tries not to think too hard about it. ]
no subject
But also... say what now ]
Is that something that actually happens where you're from?
[ Weird.......... ]
no subject
[ Ludger will slide a plate laden with soup and sandwich to Kaios! ]
Tell me about your family - any siblings? Are you the big brother?
me checking to make sure this wasn't w1 bc haha... kemonomimi...
Except then Ludger says that. And it's minute, but Kaios stiffens slightly, immediately glancing away from everything else.
But even though Ludger doesn't realize it, it's an order while the token is in his pocket. ]
...My father sired six other children, but I've never been considered part of that family. I don't know if my mother had other children.
[ He's not touching his food yet. ]
teehee 1/2
he sees Kaios's expression. ]
2/2
Ludger reaches into his pocket, and takes out a certain stone. silently, he'll slide it to halfway between them, and retreat. ]
... I think you should probably take that back.
no subject
[ He leaves the token where it is. ]
I told you the first time: bad things start happening to anyone who gives it to me.
Some things aren't working here—my body isn't healing itself—but other things are. I'm not risking this being one of them.
no subject
Okay. Okay, I can wait an hour for it to go back to you. I just-
[ he doesn't want to say anything that can be remotely construed as an order.
honestly, how short sighted of him - to harbor the suspicions, and do nothing with them. how foolish. he really never changed, did he? ]
... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that to you.
no subject
[ And to prove it's fine, he picks up the sandwich Ludger gave him. Take that!! ]
If I was worried about what you'd do with it, I'd try to avoid you.
no subject
[ that's nice but it doesn't really make him feel better about all this???????? Kaios please just... keep your rock to yourself? wouldn't that be safer???????? ]
Maybe I don't want to be able to force you to do anything you don't want to do. Is there anything I can do to prevent that?
no subject
I didn't think about that. [ Lie. Most people start off saying something like that, but it changes over time. It always does. ]
...I don't know. It's one of the core pieces of the curse, so it's not meant to be easy to get around.
[ Hmm... ] There's no mental connection—so if I don't hear it, there's nothing to obey.
no subject
Curse? Ah- do you want to tell me about it?
[ still hasn't quite connected that he doesn't have to make everything a question... he just has to make it not an order. ]
no subject
But I'll tell you some of it. The important bits.
It's a binding curse. I'm bound to that stupid token—as long as it exists, so do I. [ And it being around in such close proximity is fucking with him, because it's a lot more difficult to be objective about this than it normally is and he hates that???? ]
I was made into this for other people to use. And a tool isn't supposed to question orders. So I can't.
no subject
You're not a tool.
[ which is perhaps the dumbest and most obvious thing he could have said, but he still felt the urge. ]
...... I'm sorry this happened to you. Really.
no subject
Yes, I am. That's the entire reason I exist, for people to use me. Being human too doesn't change that.
[ But he shrugs and looks away. Normally he'd tell Ludger to save his apologies for someone worthy of it, but... he's not going to even try, not when it'll inevitably lead them into an endless loop of Ludger trying to convince him that he's worth more than he actually is. ]
It's fine. I've had long enough to get over it.
Besides, compared to the people who had my token before, all this has been easy.
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)