catch all.

[kimaris]

WHO: Gaelio Bauduin + etc.
WHAT: mostly quest threads
WHEN: noted in each log
WHERE: " "
WARNINGS: n/a.

[ If you want to just shoot me a blank starter I'll randomly come up with something! Or just PP me @ gaelio or by PM. ]

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@ mcgilly furreed, december, forest

[kimaris]

[ Gaelio had seen the request for a wish, and thought it a little... backwards. What makes this a quest? Some self-discovery? He'd already gone through that, or so he thinks.

But before taking off for the forest, he decides to come up with his wish first.

It proves harder than he thinks. Wish to go home? There had to be something more important than that. Wish for someone to be alive? He'd come to grips with them being long gone already. Wish to see someone again? That one wasn't impossible to achieve. He isn't going to think about that one too long.

But after a few hours of thought, here he is, stepping out of the shrubbery from behind a tree to find the bell—right at the same time as someone else. ]

MCGILLY

[mcskittles]

[McGillis, on the other hand, had never been one for wishes. He had learned early on that wishes could be nice thoughts, but were ultimately meaningless—after all, it had taken a lot more than wishes to save him.

He wonders if maybe that will play a part in this little quest—would "they" be able to tell his lack of sincerity in a wish? But it had been one of the more innocuous quests, and if he was going to try them out, it seemed best to try this one. Granted, he was reluctant to think something like this would be as simple as it seemed, but regardless...

...well, regardless, it seems he's not alone. And it has to be him, because of course it does. It's a little annoying—at some point, it had gotten easier to pretend to be someone else, and so it's... annoying, that it's the one person he'd never been able to pretend with.

(But that was something he'd always liked about being with him, too—that he didn't have to pretend.)

Well, it's fine. It's not like he genuinely believed in wishes, anyway.]

Please, don't mind me.

[kimaris]

[ Of course he's going to mind him.

Gaelio is just giving him a flat stare for a long moment, near expressionless, then looks back at the bell. ]

You have a wish to make?

[ To his credit... he doesn't sound incredulous or snarky. There's a hint of something pompous, but it's more like curiosity than anything. ]

[mcskittles]

Well, I'm certainly not here for you.

[He knows that Gaelio must be genuinely curious. And he appreciates the lack of attitude—he really does.

...but that doesn't mean he's going to return the favor and not be a pain about it.]

[kimaris]

[ Wow! That is weird, a weird feeling. There's a tiny part of him that wants to reply with a joke, but he buries it immediately with a huff. ]

You can avoid my question if you want.

[ But he wants to know!!!!!!!!!! ]

[mcskittles]

But you're curious.

[He knows he wants to know.]

I wouldn't be here if I didn't. Of course, I have my doubts.

[kimaris]

Is that right?

[ What an aggravating man... of course, it's completely expected. He's spent most of his life getting to know him. ]

I'm not going to beg you for answer this time.

[mcskittles]

[He forces a smile at that. It's not an unreasonable thing for Gaelio to say, though, all things considered. They could both use the reminder, after all.]

You know, it's rude to ask a question like that without first offering your own answer.

[kimaris]

[ THAT'S NOT HOW COMMUNICATION WORKS??

But he's sighing, moving towards the bell. He's not embarrassed by his wish or anything but... he feels like it would be better if McGillis isn't around to hear it. ]

Do you really want to hear it?

[mcskittles]

[Honestly? ...it's a tough question. He probably shouldn't, but if they're talking about it anyway...

(That's an excuse.)]

I'm allowed to be curious, too, aren't I?

[kimaris]

[ Curious... he's not sure that's what he was thinking of. It's not wrong, but Gaelio also feels slightly venomous, and the angry part of him wants to demand why he cares enough to stand around listening.

But that's not right; he had to spout his mouth before he died, and Gaelio starkly remembers that whole thing. The more he considers it, the more he can feel the anger slipping out of him, so he just shoots a glare off to the side and steps into place.

Years ago, he would have done this and felt embarrassed. Now, he just reaches up and rings the bell once. ]

I wish for you to be able to rest, now.

[ Awk...ward...? It should be pretty clear from the soft tone of his voice that he's not talking about McGillis, but rather one of the subjects of McGillis' "villainous" schemes. ]