sarcaskick | for pyrrhaicvictory

Well that's easy for you to say, Miss I-Still-Have-Two-Working-Legs.

[ He shifts his weight a little on his crutches, wincing slightly as his bad legs gets a little too much pressure put on it. Yeah, he was going to have to be mindful of that for a while. ]

On the plus side, your round couldn't possibly end as badly as mine did now.

[ Unbidden, the image of Amber rises to the forefront of her mind and she swallows ]

Hopefully not.

[ He looks her over briefly - seeing Pyrrha so visibly distracted or bothered is a little surprising. A crack in the facade of the Invincible Girl. ]

Something on your mind, champ?

No . . . It's nothing.

Do you need any help?

What, will you carry me where I need to go?

[ She cocks an eyebrow at him ]

I'm sure I can manage it.

Oh, my hero! Take me in your strong embrace!

Do you want to walk the whole way on your own then? Because that's what I'm hearing.

Here I thought you found my distinct style of humor to be charming.

Not all the time.

[ She pauses ] And I guess, it's hard to feel charmed right now. Things seem tense all around.

Hey, if I can tell a joke after being brutally and needlessly assaulted in front of a live audience - being broadcast worldwide - the least you can do is give me a half-giggle.

[ ... Even if the entire point of the plan was to create kind of a nexus of negativity, he might want a little distraction himself. While he can get one, anyway. ]

Or is this about your dark, mysterious secret?

[ She's never been good at lying. She's not even sure why she was picked. ]

I don't have a dark, mysterious secret. Just . . . a little tired, I guess. From everything that's happening.

[ On one hand, he really, really wants to know what's going on with her. Partly because he's curious. Partly because Cinder would probably want to know.

But on the other hand, he's not sure how cooperative with Cinder he's feeling at this particular moment in time, and frankly he could use a temporary distraction himself. ]

Do you want to... I dunno, go somewhere? Somewhere that isn't here?

I wouldn't mind a breather. Do you have a place in mind?

Literally anywhere. I'd rather go to the opera than hang around here right now.

...

Okay, maybe I'm not that desperate just yet, but you get the idea.

There are some nice gardens not far from here. At least it won't put too much pressure on you to make that distance.

[ She considers ] I doubt it'll be very entertaining, but it'll avoid . . . concerned and noisy visitors.

So we're literally going to stop to smell the roses, huh?

[ A beat, before he shrugs. ] Beats skulking around here, anyway. A little solitude's worth it.

I thought you might see it that way.

You know me so well.

[ Ha. Ha. ]

Lead the way, then. Slowly. Some of us aren't quite as fast as we used to be.

I'll try not to leave you behind.

[ Perhaps that small joke will ease things a bit ]

[ His smirk widens just a bit at that, head cocking to one side. ]

What a sweetheart. Truly, this is my lucky day.

If this is what your lucky day looks like, I can't imagine what an unlucky day must be.

I've had worse.

[ ... It's not a lie. Guys don't end up the way he did by having happy upbringings. ]

... Where's your team, anyway? Half the time it seems you're all joined at the hip.

They went to check on Yang. They're really concerned.

[ And they would be. JNPR and RWBY were formed at the same time. They grew together, fought together . . . it's a bond they all cherish ]

You really think they'll let them anywhere near her right now? She's probably being detained and questioned by now.

[ He doesn't say it outright, but there's a silent "good" in his tone. Even if he did totally deserve it. ]

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