( with a deft movement of the wrist, karlach picks the small list that had been rolled up underneath one of her bracers. she gives it a little wave in the air as if to emphasise what she means. )
[His eyebrows make a mad bid for space, attempting to climb directly off his giant forehead. A beat later, his eyes tracking the slip of paper she produces, his grin pulls sharp and he snaps his fingers.]
Fuck, do I ever! I can't even tell what half this shit is. [He holds out a hand.] I'll haggle with the potion lady to make sure we each get a share.
( she doesn't take the hand, instead offering a friendly thumbs up. it's not personal. karlach always hesitates to touch others, mindful of her ever-constant heat and fire. )
You do the talking and I'll do the deciphering. I'm starting to get the hang of this kind of thing.
( karlach grins. )
Pretty sure we just need 3 ingredients each, so it'll be easy.
( and she really does make it sound that way. )
Did you see anything that sounded familiar on the list?
[He's far from offended-- some people just aren't big on contact! Though he'd probably enjoy the heat, the dude eats heated coals to turn himself into a weird little lizard hot water bottle.]
[His grin is sharp, and he looks back to the list, skimming it.] There's eight in total, so we can rule two of 'em out that way.
[He hums, actually looking at the list of items.] ...gotta be real, a lot of this sounds fuckin' bizarre and abstract. How do you harvest a "whale's whisper"? [This inquiry comes complete with air quotes.] I know what a ghost pepper is, at least, 'n..., more weird abstract shit, but one of 'em is "pirate's sweat" and apparently "Coarse-er" [More air quotes-- it's corsair, BlitzΓΈ,] is just a fancy word for pirate.
( no, she does not. this is not at all true. unfortunately, she says it with full confidence in herself as if it were fact. the reality is that most magic is completely beyond karlach, but she's mostly gotten used to the vague way mage-types tend to think.
it has nothing to do with living with one. not at all. )
Then that one's gonna be easy! I'll just wring you out like a sponge.
( said with a little laugh, but she isn't entirely joking. she slips her gloves on in the next moment, pulling them over her large hands and talons. imps still sweat, right? is he an imp? karlach is pretty sure he's an imp.
that's a question for later. )
How 'bout it? Wanna get squeezed?
( pulling two vials out of her pocket, she brandishes them down towards blitzΓΈ with clear intent. )
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Wasn't aware there was a wizard to speak, [He's laughing, because that sounds absolutely ridiculous, but the laughter dies off in a startled squeak when she pulls her gloves on.]
[He doesn't quite take a step away from her, but his posture pulls taut and he puts both hands up with a different sort of chuckle.] Hey now, be careful offering to wring a guy out, that's easily misunderstood. [He grins, winking pointedly, only to make another startled sound when she brandishes her little vials.] Whoa, okay, squeezing lady on the loose! [Because, yeah, he's an imp, and yeah he still sweats, but he's a little concerned she might squeeze the life out of him before she gets a vial of sweat.] I can sweat just fine without you squeezing me, I ain't soggy. Gimme that, [He makes a swat for one of the vials.]
( karlach lets out an amused little laugh, but she lets the vial be taken from her without resistance. it's a little disappointing that she didn't get to test out whether or that would actually work, but you never know. there might be other chances. for imp squeezing. )
Alright, alright. I'll leave it to you.
( which is especially helpful since karlach couldn't provide her own sweat. )
One down and now just two more to go.
( she glances back over the list. )
Pretty sure I know where those peppers probably are too.
[Listen all you gotta do is ask and he'd probably be game for a squeeze, depending on how it's intended to be carried out. So long as you anticipate several innuendos to be made about it.]
[He makes a face at the vials and tries to determine how best to collect his own fucking sweat, because that's actually kind of gross, and sticks them in his pocket for the moment.] Probably can just shove the things in my pits later, I hope you don't want the vials back.
[He perks up at the mention of peppers regardless, grinning crookedly.] Yeah? Lead the way, then! [Little does he know that eating the peppers they're meant to obtain will probably make him sweat, so he's technically killing two birds with one stone. Two lizards??]
[Mmmm smelly imp armpit vials. At least it probably washes off.]
[He keeps up with her despite their vast difference in height, sticking his stupid little forked tongue out of his mouth and taking the vials back out in favor of jamming them literally into the armpits of his coat as they go. What a fucking weird little guy.]
Oh-- yeah? Yeah, they're not really my vibe, I just like the sound of the reward. I don't like being an errand bitch. You like this kinda thing?
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( she grins. )
You looking for some help?
( with a deft movement of the wrist, karlach picks the small list that had been rolled up underneath one of her bracers. she gives it a little wave in the air as if to emphasise what she means. )
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Fuck, do I ever! I can't even tell what half this shit is. [He holds out a hand.] I'll haggle with the potion lady to make sure we each get a share.
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You do the talking and I'll do the deciphering. I'm starting to get the hang of this kind of thing.
( karlach grins. )
Pretty sure we just need 3 ingredients each, so it'll be easy.
( and she really does make it sound that way. )
Did you see anything that sounded familiar on the list?
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[His grin is sharp, and he looks back to the list, skimming it.] There's eight in total, so we can rule two of 'em out that way.
[He hums, actually looking at the list of items.] ...gotta be real, a lot of this sounds fuckin' bizarre and abstract. How do you harvest a "whale's whisper"? [This inquiry comes complete with air quotes.] I know what a ghost pepper is, at least, 'n..., more weird abstract shit, but one of 'em is "pirate's sweat" and apparently "Coarse-er" [More air quotes-- it's corsair, BlitzΓΈ,] is just a fancy word for pirate.
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( no, she does not. this is not at all true. unfortunately, she says it with full confidence in herself as if it were fact. the reality is that most magic is completely beyond karlach, but she's mostly gotten used to the vague way mage-types tend to think.
it has nothing to do with living with one. not at all. )
Then that one's gonna be easy! I'll just wring you out like a sponge.
( said with a little laugh, but she isn't entirely joking. she slips her gloves on in the next moment, pulling them over her large hands and talons. imps still sweat, right? is he an imp? karlach is pretty sure he's an imp.
that's a question for later. )
How 'bout it? Wanna get squeezed?
( pulling two vials out of her pocket, she brandishes them down towards blitzΓΈ with clear intent. )
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[He doesn't quite take a step away from her, but his posture pulls taut and he puts both hands up with a different sort of chuckle.] Hey now, be careful offering to wring a guy out, that's easily misunderstood. [He grins, winking pointedly, only to make another startled sound when she brandishes her little vials.] Whoa, okay, squeezing lady on the loose! [Because, yeah, he's an imp, and yeah he still sweats, but he's a little concerned she might squeeze the life out of him before she gets a vial of sweat.] I can sweat just fine without you squeezing me, I ain't soggy. Gimme that, [He makes a swat for one of the vials.]
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Alright, alright. I'll leave it to you.
( which is especially helpful since karlach couldn't provide her own sweat. )
One down and now just two more to go.
( she glances back over the list. )
Pretty sure I know where those peppers probably are too.
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[He makes a face at the vials and tries to determine how best to collect his own fucking sweat, because that's actually kind of gross, and sticks them in his pocket for the moment.] Probably can just shove the things in my pits later, I hope you don't want the vials back.
[He perks up at the mention of peppers regardless, grinning crookedly.] Yeah? Lead the way, then! [Little does he know that eating the peppers they're meant to obtain will probably make him sweat, so he's technically killing two birds with one stone. Two lizards??]
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( karlach answers. didn't matter to her so long as they completed the task. stinky vials would be the witch's problem.
then she does a little wave to encourage the imp to follow after her as she starts walking. )
It's not too far from here.
( but it does seem surprising that he's doing something like this. )
Didn't think I'd see you doing one of these quests.
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[He keeps up with her despite their vast difference in height, sticking his stupid little forked tongue out of his mouth and taking the vials back out in favor of jamming them literally into the armpits of his coat as they go. What a fucking weird little guy.]
Oh-- yeah? Yeah, they're not really my vibe, I just like the sound of the reward. I don't like being an errand bitch. You like this kinda thing?