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 Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:05 am
It had been a busy night for Nagyágite; he'd already more than managed his energy quota, and was, in essence, sort of meandering aronud, looking for an opportunity to slip a bit more off the top. Going above and beyond, he suspected, was the way to get the right eyes turned on him--and he wanted those eyes on him.
He'd languished for long enough, basking in his position, not really making big moves. But he wasn't a naturally lazy or easily contented person, and Nagya had much bigger plans than just being a Lieutenant forever. It wasn't as if being a half-youma locked him out of promotion; there were half-youma generals, plenty of them; so there was no reason for him to delay.
Besides, he'd felt Laurelite's favor once.
He was desperate to earn it again.
So he prowled alleyways, hoping for a decent target. Someone to drain, or starseed. Didn't matter who, or which.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:14 pm
While Nagya may have been hoping for the right eyes to fall on him, Hati's burning eyes watched the half-youma. He was grateful, then, that he'd decided to power up before walking home from going to the outskirts of the city to do some... painting. It had been much later than he expected, the moon beginning to lower in the sky, even. Damn, but he needed some sleep. First, though, he had a duty to attend to. He stepped free of the shadows, not far from Nagya, and gave him a sharp grin. "I don't think anybody should be out this late," he called out sweetly, "Why don't you run along home? Or can you run? Do you need to slither?"
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:58 pm
Nagya spun. Oh, it was the Senshi he'd fought before--how lucky, and how interesting. The little comment got an eyeroll in response; so funny, really, picking at the fact that he was half-snake.
"And what about you? You're some kind of dog, aren't you? Seems a little irresponsible of whoever's supposed to be holding your leash to have you out here all alone." Then, he made a mockingly sad face.
"Oh, wait, unless you're some sad little stray? Wow, that would suck, I hope not. But I guess it'd make sense, what with you skulking in alleyways."
Was he being smug? Of course he was being smug. But he might as well have a little fun and entertainment while he was squaring up for a fight. Some light trash talk, a little banter, while he sized up his prospective opponent and decided on the best way to strike.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:06 pm
Hati snorted. Thanks, but I gave a girlfriend, rose to his lips, but he suppressed it—that would only fuel the fire, and if he gave it an extra second of thought, that would rather imply Asmo held the leash, rather than there being no leash at all. "Right. How does it feel to be the cause of humanity's downfall?" he asked rhetorically, "Adam and Eve are very unhappy."
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:09 pm
Nagya actually stopped in his tracks and frowned. It took him a very long moment of actual deep thought to pick up the reference, and then he made a confused noise. He was pretty sure he had the right idea, but who even knew, truth be told.
"...Is that Christian bullshit?" He asked, and he sounded genuinely puzzled. "Because you should know, I'm Hindu, and for us, snake-people--you know, nagas?--are just shy of divine, so I have no idea what the actual ******** you're talking about."
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:29 pm
That gave Hati pause, and he cleared his throat, having the grace to look very embarrassed. "Yeah, it is," he said with a grimace, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have assumed like that. Most people I meet are..." He waved a hand around vaguely. "It's not my cup of tea either, really, and the only reason I even know it is, y'know. Capitalism. The memes about it being 12:01AM on November first and everyone starts shitting Christmas trees despite the fact that most people are still at Halloween parties at that time are so true. And also, besides Easter, pretty much my only interaction with the lore." He shrugged. Huh. He never thought he'd wind up being conversational with a half-youma (or anyone from the Negaverse, really), and yet, here he was.
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:34 pm
Nagya exhaled between his teeth.
"Yeah, I'm from India, where about 80 percent of the population is Hindu? So I know some stuff, I've lived in the US for a couple of years and I had exposure before that, but every once in a while someone hits me with the Christian deep lore and I'm just ******** confused." A little wry smile crossed his lips.
"So y'know, at least this is a lesson learned about assuming."
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 11:05 pm
Hati couldn't help but snort at that declaration, letting out a small grin. "Okay, yeah, yeah, assuming makes an a** out of you and me," he said, amused. "Sooo... Uh." His mind blanked. What was supposed to happen now? He'd never expected to get kinda friendly with anyone Nega-side instead of punching their lights out. Though he supposed he still could do that, but after that very much failed attempt at pre-battle banter to get them both riled up and in the mood for it... The mood had quite deflated. "...Sports, am I right?" he joked, rather unconvincingly.
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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 7:23 pm
This was...awkward, and Nagya sighed, shaking his head. At least they weren't fighting, and he'd gotten some mild entertainment out of it.
"Unless you know anything about cricket, I'm not sure that's a fruitful line of conversation for us either." He laughed, briefly. "Why don't we just go our separate ways, huh? End the evening as unlikely acquaintances who did not punch each other in the face."
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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:31 pm
"Cricket?" he repeated, bewildered, before realizing, "Oh, right, that weird thing from across the pond. Hitting little pool balls with sticks under giant staples in the grass. Or is that croquet? Or the same thing... I'll just Google it later." He chuckled, smiling a bit and shrugging at Nagya. "Parting ways as unlikely acquaintances is good for me. Gives me more time to go home and paint instead of patch up wounds." He gave a little wave and then turned and left to head home, shaking his head a bit at himself. Well, all things considered, it had gone well.
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